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on unceded Awabakal land. OR nurse. Bikefluencer @lambtomnium #cargobike & runner. Music lover. Not-too-bad-a-cook. πŸ‘ˆWoke leftie. #couchpeloton πŸš΄πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

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Homelessness is a choice. We could chose to end it.

09.03.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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β€œFossil fuel subsidies harm the budget and make climate change worse,” said Rod Campbell, Research Director at The Australia Institute.

Read more: https://theaus.in/4lpmqJq

11.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 10
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In 1968 Finland banned for profit education, the few private schools that exist in Finland have to reinvest any profit they make or pay it back to parents.

It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.

There should be no profit in education or healthcare.

11.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 517 πŸ” 190 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 11

They’re finished to a higher standard of mediocrity

11.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk's xAI wins permit to build power plant in Mississippi despite pollution concerns Mississippi regulators authorized xAI to build a power plant with 41 natural gas-burning turbines in Southaven to power its nearby data centers.

You'd be hard pressed to find a worse climate villain when it comes to data centres than Elon Musk.

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/e...

By my own calculations, Musk's carbon bomb slop factories are undoing nearly half to all of the emissions cuts from Tesla products ketanjoshi.co/2026/03/02/m...

11.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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Two robodebt officials engaged in serious corrupt conduct, Nacc finds, but Scott Morrison cleared Anti-corruption watchdog makes adverse findings against two former public servants but clears four other individuals

Fair to say they might as well roll up the NACC.

What a disgrace.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

11.03.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 379 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 6
Recommendations and outcomes
The investigation made findings of serious corrupt conduct against
2 individuals. It also concluded that there was insufficient admissible
evidence to establish the alleged offences against either Mr Withnell or
Ms Wilson beyond reasonable doubt. Key admissions and statements made
during this investigation are not admissible in criminal proceedings. It is
therefore not appropriate to refer either to the Commonwealth Director of
Public Prosecutions.
The NACC Act invests the Commission with corruption prevention and
education functions and the power to make recommendations as part of
the Commission’s investigation reports aimed at preventing corrupt
conduct from occurring again.
In this case, however, the Royal Commission made a number of
recommendations to improve the budget process and agency responses to
the Commonwealth Ombudsman, and they have since been implemented.

Recommendations and outcomes The investigation made findings of serious corrupt conduct against 2 individuals. It also concluded that there was insufficient admissible evidence to establish the alleged offences against either Mr Withnell or Ms Wilson beyond reasonable doubt. Key admissions and statements made during this investigation are not admissible in criminal proceedings. It is therefore not appropriate to refer either to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. The NACC Act invests the Commission with corruption prevention and education functions and the power to make recommendations as part of the Commission’s investigation reports aimed at preventing corrupt conduct from occurring again. In this case, however, the Royal Commission made a number of recommendations to improve the budget process and agency responses to the Commonwealth Ombudsman, and they have since been implemented.

NACC clears Morrison, Campbell, Musolino, & Halbert of corrupt conduct.

Withnell & Wilson were found guilty of "serious corrupt conduct", but aren't referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions because statements they made to NACC "are not admissible in criminal proceedings"

The system works!

11.03.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
In the present context, however, of an investigation into allegations
of corrupt conduct, we are not so much concerned with Diceyan
theory of ministerial accountability and Cabinet solidarity as with
personal obligations of honesty and good faith. Thus, although
Mr Morrison may have been responsible to Cabinet for the failings of
DSS – in particular for DSS’ failings in not preventing the
shortcomings of the NPP and checklist – it by no means necessarily
follows that Mr Morrison was personally at fault for not detecting the
failings of DSS or that he set out to act dishonestly or in bad faith.
The question of any personal shortcoming requires consideration of
the system and circumstances of ERC’s operation at the time of its
adoption of the NPP.

In the present context, however, of an investigation into allegations of corrupt conduct, we are not so much concerned with Diceyan theory of ministerial accountability and Cabinet solidarity as with personal obligations of honesty and good faith. Thus, although Mr Morrison may have been responsible to Cabinet for the failings of DSS – in particular for DSS’ failings in not preventing the shortcomings of the NPP and checklist – it by no means necessarily follows that Mr Morrison was personally at fault for not detecting the failings of DSS or that he set out to act dishonestly or in bad faith. The question of any personal shortcoming requires consideration of the system and circumstances of ERC’s operation at the time of its adoption of the NPP.

The passages clearing Morrison of fault are extraordinary

NACC says Morrison is technically "responsible" as cabinet Minister, but not "personally at fault"

If responsibility exists without consequence...then what does "ministerial accountability" even mean anymore?

11.03.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 313 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 12
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Today we have published new analysis building on the Committee's advice on the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget.

Our conclusions about the cost of decarbonising the UK and impacts on energy security were tested against different scenarios ⬇️

Read the full report here: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...

11.03.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 12
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Andrew O’Hagan Β· Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

What a take-down of the Yorks... my dear friend Andrew O'Hagan at his blistering best!
( hope you can read)
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

11.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4

The NACC has been an utter waste of public money. Its sole achievement so far is to further persuade everyone that consequence-free corruption and bastardry are fixed features of government in this country.

11.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 470 πŸ” 175 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6
Headline: Matt Canavan elected Nationals leader and call for more Australian babies more Australian everything”

Headline: Matt Canavan elected Nationals leader and call for more Australian babies more Australian everything”

When introducing yourself to voters, it’s good to make sure you don’t get off to a creepy start

11.03.2026 06:20 πŸ‘ 193 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 6
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Been really getting into makeup tutorials lately, and I know Canavan loves a bit of coal cosplay

11.03.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

The NACC's view here is even funnier when you consider it's about a bloke who secretly appointed himself to multiple roles and thought no-one would find out.

11.03.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

@safety.bsky.app take down this guy’s account. He’s intentionally being an offensive arsehat

11.03.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re a real dickhead

11.03.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing like intentionally leaving misinformation posted

11.03.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And no-one will be charged because the NACC isn’t referring anything to the DPP.
So that’s it.
Everyone walks away, no one who was responsible for the worst govt malfeasance in the country’s history - costing lives and billions of $ - will ever face justice.
The NACC is for covering up corruption.

11.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

What a fucking crock.
Two mid-level officials found to be corrupt by the NACC, but the big guns get off scot-free forever.

10.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 267 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 6
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This French man’s International Women’s Day message is better than any I heard yesterday (in English).

09.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The walking legless dead

09.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump: "They're walking around with no legs"

09.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 994 πŸ” 231 πŸ’¬ 200 πŸ“Œ 127

SchrΓΆdinger's War

09.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 496 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 6

Amazeballs🀯--the world gets fossil fuelled climate disasters, repeat global mass coral bleaching, toxic algal blooms that kill marine life over tens of thousands of sq km, destruction of irreplaceable Indigenous rock art cultural heritage

Meg O'Neill gets a fancy 11.7 million pound pay check 🀬🀬🀬

09.03.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 230 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 5
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Palantir embedding staff in Defence and mining Australian data under contract with Trump-aligned company A Department of Defence contract for 'Industrial Intelligence Capability' obtained by Crikey is the first time that the nature and conditions of the controversial company's work with Australia has bee...

A DoD contract for β€˜Industrial Intelligence Capability’ obtained by Crikey is the first time the nature and conditions of Palantir's work with Australia has been made public.

Palantir embedding staff in Defence and mining Australian data
- by Cam Wilson

www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/09/p...

09.03.2026 06:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Australian gas producers reap windfalls as Iran war chokes global supply
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Mar 6, 2026 – 1.38pm

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Australia’s biggest gas producers are cashing in on the conflict in the Middle East and the suspension of Qatari LNG production, which has disrupted global supply, with deals struck at more than double recent market rates.

Santos, the country’s second-biggest listed oil and gas producer, finalised a deal with a commodities trader on Wednesday for the sale of an LNG cargo at about $US25 ($35) per million British thermal units (MMBtu), according to market sources, who were not authorised to speak publicly.

Australian gas producers reap windfalls as Iran war chokes global supply Angela Macdonald-Smith Angela Macdonald-Smith Senior resources writer Mar 6, 2026 – 1.38pm Save Share Gift this article Listen to this article 7 min Australia’s biggest gas producers are cashing in on the conflict in the Middle East and the suspension of Qatari LNG production, which has disrupted global supply, with deals struck at more than double recent market rates. Santos, the country’s second-biggest listed oil and gas producer, finalised a deal with a commodities trader on Wednesday for the sale of an LNG cargo at about $US25 ($35) per million British thermal units (MMBtu), according to market sources, who were not authorised to speak publicly.

Not a single soul on the planet happier about bloodshed, conflict, uncertainty, rising energy bills, fuel shortages and cost of living collapse than the CEO of a fossil fuel company

The worse the death and destruction, the happier they (and the shareholders) get

www.afr.com/companies/en...

08.03.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 278 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 6

Cool. He looks progressive

08.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember to use paper straws everyone

08.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Formula 1 cars don’t even have sick mags

08.03.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is no telecast that wall to wall Harvey Norman commercials cannot ruin

07.03.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0