Marius Coomans

David Pope in Canberra Times

With no opposition, Labor is acting increasingly fast and loose with your money Labor is handing millions of taxpayer funds to private equity firms with no rationale beyond propping up manufacturing. Along with its new raid on super, it shows a disregard for being careful with ot...

Good on Crickey & Bernard to keep the Bastards honest...
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A point which I never see raised is that the cost of the stadium would be borne by all taxpayers, whereas the profits and economic benefits would accrue to businesses catering to the resulting traffic, and the AFL. Seems like a massive expenditure of public money to benefit the private sector.

Australia needs to diplomatically disengage from our 'dangerous ally' It seems likely that our prime minister will meet Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly later this month.

Australia needs to diplomatically disengage from our 'dangerous ally' johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...

Orchestra and chorus rehearsing in a futuristic looking church with a high ceiling

I snuck into St Barnabas while the rehearsal was on, before this afternoon's wonderful Bach concert by the Sydney Cantata Project. #bach #10outof10 #sydneycantataproject

I would like to place a bet of fifty gazillion dollars that post-politics, Richard Marles will somehow find a job for a weapons company that helps America slaughter millions of brown people for squillions of dollars

Don't miss John Menadue on ABC Radio National's Late Night Live, with David Marr, tonight. The wide ranging interview will cover John's significant contribution to Australia life including the importance of an independent media, such as Pearls and Irritations. 10PM on Radio National. #auspol

The attack on Australia’s net zero target is reckless and gutless. Voters expect more than ‘intergenerational bastardry’ | Zoe Daniel While Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack try to ditch the 43% net zero 2030 emissions target, Australia’s net zero target for 2035 has not yet been set

Zoe Daniel is such a loss to our parliament. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Rangitoto?

New map for justice Occasionally a sentence will arrive and through its gentle, balanced clauses, through the patience of its metre, it will suggest a fresh reality. The words will not be new but their force will be. It ...

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World War 3!? Whose idea was that? | First Dog on the Moon The world is up in arms and maybe even ending! What is going on. I’m frightened!

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Cartoonists provide the clearest perspective....

The United States never has enough money to keep people alive at home but always has enough money to kill people overseas.

no accidents

Who’d have thought that the first priority for the new term of @australianlabor.bsky.social government would to give away $200+ billion of Australia’s gas to a multinational gas exporter

…and trash indigenous heritage and add 4 billion tonnes of emissions

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Australia: A sovereign continent not for Marles to gift away Yesterday’s statement by Defence Minister Richard Marles that Australia’s geography and continent would be crucial to any United States prosecution of a war against China will go down as a dark moment...

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Paul... please come back and run this piss-weak joint...

“Washington has the delusion it still runs the show”: Jeffrey Sachs on a multipolar world | UpFront YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

Why does it take Al Jazeera to give a voice to thoughtful Americans like Jeffrey Sachs?

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Paul Keating says US Aukus review could ‘save Australia from itself’ as sceptics hail chance to exit pact Former PM Malcolm Turnbull and former foreign minister Bob Carr say Australia must seize chance to urgently review its defence needs * Australia news live: latest politics updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A chorus of Aukus sceptics, including former prime ministers Paul Keating and Malcolm Turnbull, say a US review represents an “opportunity” for Australia to escape a controversial deal that would cost hundreds of billions of dollars and leave Australia, ultimately, less able to defend itself. The US department of defense has announced a 30-day review of the Aukus nuclear-powered submarine deal “ensuring that this initiative of the previous administration is aligned with the president’s ‘America first’ agenda,” a Pentagon official said, “and that the defense industrial base is meeting our needs”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Paul Keating says US Aukus review could ‘save Australia from itself’ as sceptics hail chance to exit pact

WTF?

ABC confirms Q+A to be axed amid wider changes and scores of redundancies across broadcaster Political and current affairs discussion program being cut alongside the ABC’s Innovation Lab

Q&A to be axed... I suggest replacing it with Monday Conference... #someviewersneverforget

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The real reason for the North West Shelf project The polluting impact of fossil fuels is not new to those who peddle them. Nearly 30 years ago, when I was an executive at BP, we acknowledged climate change and what it would bring – despite others in...

The real reason for the North West Shelf project....
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So first I give you money for the podcast and now you want more cash to read your writing? #preet #cash

I can't believe that Labor is leaving @edhusicmp.bsky.social off the front bench.... Doesn't bode well for the next 3/6 years.

But will they listen?

Flutes in situ Created by Nathalie Houtman and Laura Pok, "Flutes in Situ" is a project of video capsules that make the recorder resonate in remarkablesplaces to be discovered. The videos, one per month, promise to ...

Flutes in Situ is a wonderful project of recorder playing in beautiful buildings and places. #recorder #beautifulmusic
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I'm looking forward to the next concert by the Sydney Cantata Project on 31st May in Burwood! Love their concerts!!!
sydneycantataproject.com

that’s why a Labor minority government forced into REAL reform (tax, environment, defence) by progressive Independents and Greens would be the best outcome for our country

News Our experts highlight the events shaping tomorrow.

Mike, I think you're overlooking news.com in second place....
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'I can't start at zero now': Australians want answers after cyber attack on super Australians are calling for answers after suspected cyber attacks on multiple large superannuation funds.

Why is it still impossible for members to log into their account at AustralianSuper? It's been a couple of weeks since the " break-in"...
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I subscribe, one of the better US magazines. Thanks for pointing, Wendy!

A long interview with Jim Chalmers by the Kohler Mob....
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