I'm enjoying the news this morning - first Dutton's backflip on WFH, then this. Good work by the Age. :)

"Amelia Hamer, the Liberal Party’s great hope to wrest the blue-ribbon seat of Kooyong back from the teals, has pitched herself as a renter and someone who empathises with tenants’ struggles.

"But this masthead can reveal that while the Oxford-educated 31-year-old is renting in Hawthorn, she is a landlord and owns two investment properties – a million-dollar flat in inner London and an apartment in Canberra, both bought in the past decade."

#auspol https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/amelia-hamer-pitched-herself-as-a-renter-she-owns-two-investment-properties-20250404-p5lp8f.html

‘Look, I made a mistake on WFH policy, I thought it was a great idea, Trump, Musk and Gina think it is so it must have been right? Get it? RIGHT, but I now recognise it won’t get me elected, so it’s gone’ says Ex QLD Teenager, Man of conviction and well thought out policies Peter Dutton

I can't remember when I've seen something this desperate - reversing a major policy announcement in the middle of an election campaign. Dutton is a blustering idiot; why would you vote for him?

"Peter Dutton has been forced into a costly backflip that shows he has deeper problems in this election campaign than his approach to working from home.

"The opposition leader has made a necessary decision to stage a big policy shift so he can assure Australians – especially women – that he will not force them back to the office."

#wfh #auspol https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/three-challenges-for-dutton-in-landing-the-backflip-on-working-from-home-20250406-p5lpkk.html

Again he shows us who he is #Trumplite #NeverLNP #AusPol.

Dutton's China bagging could deny him crucial votes this election

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/federal-election-2025/2025/04/06/peter-dutton-china-2

Dutton may have walked back on some things, but when someone consistently shows us who they are - believe them! #AusPol #NeverLNP #TrumpLite

Labor ramps up WFH attacks as Dutton backs down

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/federal-election-2025/2025/04/07/dutton-work-from-home-ban-2

#TheConversation #Energy #Environment #auspol New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner Read more…https://theconversation.com/new-satellite-data-shows-nzs-major-cities-are-sinking-meaning-rising-seas-will-affect-them-sooner-252881

#TheConversation #Science #Tech #auspol Friend, tutor, doctor, lover: why AI systems need different rules for different roles Read more…https://theconversation.com/friend-tutor-doctor-lover-why-ai-systems-need-different-rules-for-different-roles-252302

#TheConversation #Energy #Environment #auspol Biosecurity policies can be annoying – but a century of Antarctic data shows they work   Read more…https://theconversation.com/biosecurity-policies-can-be-annoying-but-a-century-of-antarctic-data-shows-they-work-252494

It takes some time, but middle eastern states completely dependent on the US will fail as the US fails. Israel, Jordan and Iraq are in this category #auspol

Dutton's backdown on WFH a warning to private sector bosses who've been promising to end it. Their workers can't vote them out but they can vote with their feet. #auspol

A message from the Editor https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04/a-message-from-the-editor #Auspol

#TheConversation #auspol Reform clock is ticking - the big policy challenges the next government must urgently address Read more…https://theconversation.com/reform-clock-is-ticking-the-big-policy-challenges-the-next-government-must-urgently-address-251343

This Australian commentator gets it:

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“The American age is coming to an end after 80 years and nine months and will be replaced by something that may be better.”

“ Perhaps Liberation Day can be seen as the world being liberated from America.”
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#uspol #auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-07/tariffs-trump-world-will-move-on/105143574

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/04/why-do-domestic-prices-rise-with-tarriffs.html

Yes, we all know that tariffs are bad, but do you actually know why? This short article (with diagrams) explains it simply and clearly.

#tariffs
#auspol
#uspol

Another month of waiting for an election to be called saw plenty of activity. Filled with plenty of attempts to feed the culture war and push Trump style politics as well as a few announcements. #auspol #auspol2025 #australia #lgbtqia #trans #Transrigths #lgbt

https://narrativecuriosity.co/latest-from-down-under-trumpets-fumbles-and-interference/

Just look at the numbers. There are around 80,000 Lebanese Muslims in Australia. Of these, 22 have been charged with terrorism offences, or around one in 3600. There are around 3000 priests in Australia, plus a few hundred retirees. Of these, an astonishing one in 20 has been charged with child sexual abuse offences. And according to the best academic experts, the true number of offenders is around one in 15.

#Pedophila #ChristianPedophilia #PedophileCult #AusPol

https://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/richard-cooke/2016/23/2016/1479858182/letting-catholic-priests-australia-was-mistake#mtr