Christian Brooker
@jedibrooker.bsky.social
Old Life - The only Australian-born to coach a diver at the Olympics between 1992 and 2024.
New Life - Data Analyst developing data literacy for Australia's largest employer.
Sydney Swans, Newcastle Jets, Sydney Sixers.
New Life - Data Analyst developing data literacy for Australia's largest employer.
Sydney Swans, Newcastle Jets, Sydney Sixers.
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We can never have #UBI, until we get rid of the uniparty clowns who have squandering our recourves, giving it away tax free.
Where is our Sovereign wealth fund?
They can't even do simple stuff like roll back #CGT #NG to make homes affordable to young people
#auspol
Where is our Sovereign wealth fund?
They can't even do simple stuff like roll back #CGT #NG to make homes affordable to young people
#auspol
Excellent article in @thepointau.bsky.social by @squigglyrick.bsky.social
"What if we just gave people money? The economics of time and freedom"
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
"What if we just gave people money? The economics of time and freedom"
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
What if we just gave people money? The economics of time and freedom
The idea that there’s only so much money to go around makes a bastard kind of sense to the poor. If impossible decisions abound in their lives, it must be true of governments, too. Certainly, that’s h...
thepoint.com.au
March 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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It would be good if our #auspol leadership could better communicate this and then explain when the Hormuz blockade will completely cease shipments from those other impacted sources - if it hasn't already - and what that will leave us with.
Where does Australia gets its crude oil from?
Big chunk from Australia itself, although refinery capacity has been decreased.
Lots of overseas refined products rely on the ME though.
www.shippingaustralia.com.au/supply-chain....
Big chunk from Australia itself, although refinery capacity has been decreased.
Lots of overseas refined products rely on the ME though.
www.shippingaustralia.com.au/supply-chain....
March 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
It would be good if our #auspol leadership could better communicate this and then explain when the Hormuz blockade will completely cease shipments from those other impacted sources - if it hasn't already - and what that will leave us with.
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Seems to be the pattern…
February 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Seems to be the pattern…
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"The average mortgage pays $200,000 in profit over its life to the banks," says Richard Denniss, co-CEO at The Australia Institute.
You can read more on good ideas for economic reform here: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-genuine-economic-reform-is-long-overdue
You can read more on good ideas for economic reform here: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-genuine-economic-reform-is-long-overdue
February 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
"The average mortgage pays $200,000 in profit over its life to the banks," says Richard Denniss, co-CEO at The Australia Institute.
You can read more on good ideas for economic reform here: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-genuine-economic-reform-is-long-overdue
You can read more on good ideas for economic reform here: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-genuine-economic-reform-is-long-overdue
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Where can we project this and play on a loop? Outside The Lodge? Loudly 24hrs a day, psyops style?
#auspol
#auspol
Damn i wonder who this guy speaking out against the Iraq War is. Wonder what he's up to these days
March 1, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Where can we project this and play on a loop? Outside The Lodge? Loudly 24hrs a day, psyops style?
#auspol
#auspol
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I know almost nothing, but am lucky enough to know people who do know things
Remember for @amyremeikis.bsky.social’s PointLive if you have any questions about any policy/politics leave a comment and she will get the @australiainstitute.org.au team to answer (in the rare occurrence she doesn’t already know!)
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Mass protests planned in response to Israeli president visit, Codependent Coalition back together
Mass protests are planned around the country in response to the visit from Israeli head of state Isaac Herzog, who has been accused of inciting the commission of genocide. The Coalition have reunited...
live.thepoint.com.au
February 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I know almost nothing, but am lucky enough to know people who do know things
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We've shut down the busiest pedestrian intersection in Naarm/Melbourne because our government invited a genocidal war criminal to our country
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 AM
We've shut down the busiest pedestrian intersection in Naarm/Melbourne because our government invited a genocidal war criminal to our country
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While coal and gas companies are making millions in profits from burning fossil fuels, it's our communities footing the bill for climate disasters.
A climate disaster levy would make polluters pay for the damage they cause!
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
A climate disaster levy would make polluters pay for the damage they cause!
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 AM
While coal and gas companies are making millions in profits from burning fossil fuels, it's our communities footing the bill for climate disasters.
A climate disaster levy would make polluters pay for the damage they cause!
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
A climate disaster levy would make polluters pay for the damage they cause!
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
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Hey @albomp.bsky.social how do you cope with the psychological dissonance. I mean it’s clear you were out played by the zionists but you constantly seem to be a spineless leader.
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Hey @albomp.bsky.social how do you cope with the psychological dissonance. I mean it’s clear you were out played by the zionists but you constantly seem to be a spineless leader.
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Australia is the most expensive place to send a kid to high school in the developed world! 🤯
"We've basically privatised our education system."
Chief Economist Greg Jericho unpacks how we got here on the latest Dollars & Sense! 💰
@grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol
"We've basically privatised our education system."
Chief Economist Greg Jericho unpacks how we got here on the latest Dollars & Sense! 💰
@grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol
February 6, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Australia is the most expensive place to send a kid to high school in the developed world! 🤯
"We've basically privatised our education system."
Chief Economist Greg Jericho unpacks how we got here on the latest Dollars & Sense! 💰
@grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol
"We've basically privatised our education system."
Chief Economist Greg Jericho unpacks how we got here on the latest Dollars & Sense! 💰
@grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol
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Cost of living is rising in Australia – but migrants are not the cause.
“Migration isn't the issue here and blaming migrants is not going to fix the problem.” - Matt Grudnoff
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-population-growth-driving-the-housing-crisis-heres-the-reality/
“Migration isn't the issue here and blaming migrants is not going to fix the problem.” - Matt Grudnoff
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-population-growth-driving-the-housing-crisis-heres-the-reality/
February 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Cost of living is rising in Australia – but migrants are not the cause.
“Migration isn't the issue here and blaming migrants is not going to fix the problem.” - Matt Grudnoff
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-population-growth-driving-the-housing-crisis-heres-the-reality/
“Migration isn't the issue here and blaming migrants is not going to fix the problem.” - Matt Grudnoff
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-population-growth-driving-the-housing-crisis-heres-the-reality/
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“In Australia, it’s perfectly legal to lie in a political ad. And thanks to taxpayer funding of election campaigns, you could be the one paying for the ad that lies to you," writes Bill Browne from The Australia Institute.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4kn5u5S
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4kn5u5S
February 2, 2026 at 11:53 PM
“In Australia, it’s perfectly legal to lie in a political ad. And thanks to taxpayer funding of election campaigns, you could be the one paying for the ad that lies to you," writes Bill Browne from The Australia Institute.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4kn5u5S
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4kn5u5S
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☝️Known financial donors to the far-right racial hatred lobby group, Advance:
• Gina Rinehart
• James Packer
• Jillian Segal
• The Exclusive Brethren
Wow. What a bunch.
#auspol
• Gina Rinehart
• James Packer
• Jillian Segal
• The Exclusive Brethren
Wow. What a bunch.
#auspol
February 2, 2026 at 10:51 AM
☝️Known financial donors to the far-right racial hatred lobby group, Advance:
• Gina Rinehart
• James Packer
• Jillian Segal
• The Exclusive Brethren
Wow. What a bunch.
#auspol
• Gina Rinehart
• James Packer
• Jillian Segal
• The Exclusive Brethren
Wow. What a bunch.
#auspol
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www.smh.com.au/business/the...
one can only hope this analysis is spot on. #auspol #ClimateChange #FossilFuel
one can only hope this analysis is spot on. #auspol #ClimateChange #FossilFuel
Trump is pushing China and Europe together to create a new world order
It takes a lot to throw these two foes together, but the US president may have pulled it off over the 10 days that shook the world, culminating in the Greenland disgrace.
www.smh.com.au
February 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
www.smh.com.au/business/the...
one can only hope this analysis is spot on. #auspol #ClimateChange #FossilFuel
one can only hope this analysis is spot on. #auspol #ClimateChange #FossilFuel
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WTF is going on @albomp.bsky.social ? Are you so beholden to vested interests that you no longer have a moral compass. FFS take a step and do something that says you have the fortitude to stand up to the bullies. You are no longer even close to representing my Labor values #auspol
Labor has invited the head of the country that is still doing this to millions of occupied people for a state visit - it’s hard to believe really.
February 1, 2026 at 1:43 AM
WTF is going on @albomp.bsky.social ? Are you so beholden to vested interests that you no longer have a moral compass. FFS take a step and do something that says you have the fortitude to stand up to the bullies. You are no longer even close to representing my Labor values #auspol
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Imagine a government whose actions show their priority was the people they were elected to represent.
‘you have to wonder – who are they governing for, and why? And if it’s only for the most vocal minorities, if it’s only those who whinge and win, then why pretend it is anything else?
#auspol
‘you have to wonder – who are they governing for, and why? And if it’s only for the most vocal minorities, if it’s only those who whinge and win, then why pretend it is anything else?
#auspol
Any Remeikis - nails it, again ... "Clowns to the left, jokers on the right ..."
"Publicly, & privately, Labor MPs will tell you their agenda & focus is about hope."
"But hope without action is just a buzzword."
"Publicly, & privately, Labor MPs will tell you their agenda & focus is about hope."
"But hope without action is just a buzzword."
Clowns to the left, jokers on the right – voters stuck in the middle
A good chunk of the parliament is focused on nothing more than wrenching the social fabric even further apart – who are they governing for?
www.thenewdaily.com.au
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Imagine a government whose actions show their priority was the people they were elected to represent.
‘you have to wonder – who are they governing for, and why? And if it’s only for the most vocal minorities, if it’s only those who whinge and win, then why pretend it is anything else?
#auspol
‘you have to wonder – who are they governing for, and why? And if it’s only for the most vocal minorities, if it’s only those who whinge and win, then why pretend it is anything else?
#auspol
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What if there was one simple trick to solving the problem of extreme wealth concentration and billionaires?
There is. A wealth tax.
alexwhite.org/2026/01/do-w... #auspol
There is. A wealth tax.
alexwhite.org/2026/01/do-w... #auspol
January 29, 2026 at 11:18 AM
What if there was one simple trick to solving the problem of extreme wealth concentration and billionaires?
There is. A wealth tax.
alexwhite.org/2026/01/do-w... #auspol
There is. A wealth tax.
alexwhite.org/2026/01/do-w... #auspol
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Even the Mathias Cormann-led OECD says the capital gains tax discount & negative gearing are a problem.
Dollars & Sense is back with @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discussing why the housing market is (still) cooked, inflation & AUKUS spending #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/49N9BED
Dollars & Sense is back with @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discussing why the housing market is (still) cooked, inflation & AUKUS spending #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/49N9BED
January 29, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Even the Mathias Cormann-led OECD says the capital gains tax discount & negative gearing are a problem.
Dollars & Sense is back with @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discussing why the housing market is (still) cooked, inflation & AUKUS spending #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/49N9BED
Dollars & Sense is back with @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discussing why the housing market is (still) cooked, inflation & AUKUS spending #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/49N9BED
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What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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New planet just dropped and it
1) is almost exactly Earth-sized
2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.
3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡
Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
1) is almost exactly Earth-sized
2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.
3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡
Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
Earth-size planet spotted with yearlong orbit
Long-overlooked Kepler signal discovered by citizen scientists reveals promising world worth a closer look
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New planet just dropped and it
1) is almost exactly Earth-sized
2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.
3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡
Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
1) is almost exactly Earth-sized
2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.
3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡
Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
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Another flyover of the RAAF and crowd at Flinders Street erupts, forgetting all their fear of chemtrails. Must be the "Aussie Spirit" keeping them safe. 😳
#AusPol
#AusPol
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Another flyover of the RAAF and crowd at Flinders Street erupts, forgetting all their fear of chemtrails. Must be the "Aussie Spirit" keeping them safe. 😳
#AusPol
#AusPol
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#Neoliberalism spawn #fascism. We needto end neoliberalism to prevent a slide into fascismhere in Oz #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08...
'Neoliberal capitalism' has contributed to the rise of fascism, says Nobel laureate
The attacks on democracy and freedom "have never been greater in my lifetime," warns Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.
www.abc.net.au
January 25, 2026 at 10:33 AM
#Neoliberalism spawn #fascism. We needto end neoliberalism to prevent a slide into fascismhere in Oz #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08...
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Every day the Australian govenment fails to condemn the US administration for killing and disappearing people, invites the same to happen here. #AusPol
January 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Every day the Australian govenment fails to condemn the US administration for killing and disappearing people, invites the same to happen here. #AusPol