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Turnbull Exposes How Gutless The ABC Has Become

11 March 2025 1 yr

Former PM Malcolm Turnbull exposes how gutless the ABC has become in an interview with a breakfast announcer. In response to questions about his criticism of US President Donald Trump Turnbull hit back at the ABC.

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3 March 2024 2 yrs

The ABC Has Lost Its Independent Voice

17 December 2023 2 yrs

The ABC Has Lost Its Way After A Decade Of Coalition Bullying

12 December 2023 2 yrs

Silencing Of The Drum Death Knell For ABC As Alternative Media Voice

by Clio

13 April 2026 5 dys

Free Childcare Downunder

We have seen a spate of one-size-fits-all welfare payments and subsidies. You know, instead of governments helping the most needy they make stuff free for all. This is done for political purposes in attracting votes at elections. All this does is increase wealth inequality. Well off property owners should not be receiving government assistance in maintaining their lifestyles. This brings us to the Alan Kohler call for free childcare downunder. While I support the general idea, I question why wealthy Australians should qualify for these types of assistance. How about a carve out for those over a certain income and capital asset threshold? We need to reverse the widening wealth divide after decades of American style neoliberalism funnelling riches to a select few in Australia.

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by Clio

2 April 2026 2 weeks

Nobody Wants To Follow The US

Trump starts war with Iran in concert with Israel and vandalises the world economy. This irresponsible fool then passes the buck to America’s former allies, demanding they re-open the Strait of Hormuz. Nobody wants to follow the US into this mess of their own making. This is what you get when you elect a convicted felon and multiple bankrupt to the presidency. The stupidity of America is on full display. The greed and selfishness of Americans is up on the world stage for all to see. Listening to a lying, loud mouthed idiot is taking the United States and the world to the brink of collapse and destruction.

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When Elected Representatives Are Deaf To Their Constituents

by Clio

26 March 2026 3 weeks

When Elected Representatives Are Deaf To Their Constituents

We need an Inquiry into why LPG gas deals have been so financially bad for the nation as a whole. Why do the gas companies pay so little tax and royalties on the huge amounts of gas they export for enormous profits? When elected representatives are deaf to their constituents, you know something is wrong with our democracy. Polling has indicated that 75% of Australians support a 25% export tax on LPG gas. Yet, this federal Labor government has knocked back proposed legislation to make this happen.

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Episode 24: The Language of Liquor - Robert Sudha Hamilton's Podcast

Robert Sudha Hamilton is back in hi viz & working hard in a liquor super store. This podcast episode is a reflection on what it is like.What is the language of liquor?The language of liquor is a special dialect replete with jargon and keywords. Some customers will only give you a single word to indicate their order and look at you as if you are an idiot if you ask for more. 3 years ago we were spending some $26 billion annually on liquor in Australia. I confidently predict that figure has only increased in the meantime. It was a shock to my system seeing the prices of these packaged products and what some individuals were regularly forking out for their tipple weekly. Hundreds of dollars spent on recreational drinking and it all just gets pissed away in the end or out of it at any rate. Such are the vagaries of life, I suppose. The grog shop super store is an Aladdin’s Cave of sparkling colour of packaged product. Liquor is largely non-descript fluid encased in glass, metal or plastic, which is tricked up in printed packaging. It is in this packaging that these products gain their distinctive identities, which are so beloved by some customers. “Mama, just killed a man.” Let me tell you about what I have seen when I have poked my head inside the vehicles carrying customers through my drive-through. Withered bodies still bearing the tired tattoos inked upon torsos and limbs long, long ago. The ravages of alcohol after decades of excessive consumption are not pretty sights. Join me on this voyage into bottle shop brain sights and sounds.https://www.midasword.com.au/

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13 Apr

We have seen a spate of one-size-fits-all welfare payments and subsidies. You know, instead of governments helping the most needy they make stuff free for all...

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4 Apr

There are so many paid pundits commentating during AFL matches broadcast on Fox Footy that judgements fly faster than the Sherrin...

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1 Apr

Labor, the Coalition and One Nation all just voted against an amendment I put up to call on the Government to get a fair deal on the sale and export of Australian gas by instituting a 25 per cent tax on LNG export revenue, which is estimated to generate $17 billion a year.