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@HardBeingGreen@theblower.au
mastodon 4.6.8Australian Greens voting, racehorse owning punter
A strange mix but I Iike most of their policies
I set this account up mostly to focus on #auspol with a scattering of international and state politics as well
Overall, politics. I'm looking for respectful debate not argument
I might not shout it out loud all the time but I'm an ally and supporter of diversity
Federal public servant and a proud member of the CPSU
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Joined November 12, 2022
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With Mark Butler speaking at the National Press Club today re cuts to the NDIS it's worth listening to the interview with Jordan Steele-John this morning of RN Breakfast. Link below
The key figure he raises, and the one that isn't talked about enough, is the economic benefits of the scheme i.e. $2.25 for every dollar spent
Powerful and passionate from someone with lived experience of disability
Auspol, Insiders
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@joannejacobs@aus.social
It's too late to change leaders imo although maybe they have nothing to lose
I'm not sure One Nation's polling will hold once they start announcing candidates. They are bound to have some shockers
It's kind of ridiculous that the RBA has now lifted interest rates 3 times this year at the same time fuel prices are higher and that's starting to flow through to grocery prices etc
I feel bad for them in that it's the only tool they have and the rules they work under effectively forced their hand.
I feel worse for people, especially young families, already struggling to make ends meet with the cost of living through the roof and salaries not keeping up
The budget next week really needs to do some of the heavy lifting rather than leaving it all to the RBA imo
Happy May Day Comrades :solidarity:
Massive month in politics this May starting with a state by-election in Nepean tomorrow along with 2 upper house elections in Tasmania
Next Saturday is the federal by-election in Farrer
The budget on the 12th
A state by-election in Queensland on the 16th, Stafford
And in the midst of all that council elections in the UK along with elections in Scotland and Wales on the 7th
Lots of 🍿 needed as we get a bit of a guide as to where things are at although only part of the picture with not every party contesting in each seat
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@treleanor@aus.social great interview from RN Breakfast this morning
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/omar-musa-wins-2026-miles-franklin-award-with-fierceland/107002274
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@feather1952@aus.social hopefully Fiji says no, especially to taking our garbage
I think we should build high standard ones here instead
https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2025/05/16/how-waste-to-energy-incinerators-work-in-australia.html
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@smitjo@mastodon.au @cheryanne@aus.social
I grew up in housing commission, I can't imagine what it would have been like if we didn't have access to it
It's part of the reason I dislike Albo so much, I'll never forget the advantages of having secure, affordable housing provided and if I was in his position I'd be doing all I could to ensure people had access to it now
@John@fairdinkum.one he'd better not, although we already have some in the region
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@emmadavidson @feather1952
90% plus of Greens preferences should go to Milthorpe, there's always a little leakage
I wonder how many Labor voters go via the Greens?
Hoping to see the Greens in the teens
It'll be fascinating to see how the NDIS changes play out. Things need to change but dropping a third of current and potential recipients is too drastic imo especially with the states not resourced to manage the fallout
Happy birthday @treleanor@aus.social 🎉
Seems like a pretty tough budget on the way for the Australian Public Service
Noting there are thousands ready to go if they're offered a redundancy, I just hope they land where they're wanted and not forced on those who don't
Latest I heard is a dozen or so agencies have redundancies on the table already, more to come I'd expect
https://region.com.au/federal-budget-not-looking-good-for-the-public-service/957630/
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@BruceC01@theblower.au @smitjo@mastodon.au @jillL@theblower.au
And to be able to give something back in election years
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@trib not sure we're at that point yet but the longer it drags on the closer it will get
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@smitjo@mastodon.au absolutely, definitely a big piece of the puzzle that's missing. That's the easiest way to fix things
Some interesting ideas in here imo
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-07/rent-housing-affordability-rental-cooperative/106309274
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@sister_ratched@toot.community @smitjo@mastodon.au talking about a few sensible reforms, see what's announced
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@John@fairdinkum.one I think they may be getting ahead of things. The US is saying we should
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@smitjo@mastodon.au their rules need to be changed to allow for more nuanced approaches imo
But yeah, it's a very important budget in many ways. It needs to take the heat off those doing it tough and tighten the screws a bit on those who aren't
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@tubsta@social.bsdlab.au I think the split is 1/3 own, 1/3 have a mortgage and the last 1/3 rent etc
You're spot on, the 1/3 that own aren't bothered by interest rate rises and potentially benefit if they have money in the bank
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@feather1952 I hope she wins 🤞
I don't think the preference flows will be as strong as expected on the right
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@jillL@theblower.au I guess it's about rewarding working people at the expense of investors but I don't get why it's not means tested
#auspol
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@katenevens@mastodon.scot
Congratulations 🎉
An awesome result to wake up to in Australia
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@Old_IT_geek@techhub.social
They don't actually want that although we may be headed in that direction
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@RaymondPierreL3@aus.social @feather1952@aus.social
Agree councils, state government should manage it but there is potentially some money to be made from the power generated
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@troberts yeah they're making a lot of the wrong choices
Increasing towards 3% of GDP on Defence has to come from somewhere
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@smitjo yeah there's a few around at the moment, hopefully the processes are managed well and they let the people go who want to go and keep the ones who want to stay
Including more moves across agencies
I hope it works out for them 🤞
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@HannaEsmeralda_
Absolutely
Not that it should matter, but she is beautiful as well which probably added to it all
So many pressures that middle aged male leaders just don't face
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@wyliecoyoteuk @anne_twain
Well there you go, basically the opposite of what I said. It forgets lol
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@HannaEsmeralda_
I almost feel sorry for you in that case, the future only a little brighter. Our Labor party is a centre / centre right party now rather than a centre left one ☹️
Sounds like we'd both be better off with minority governments, well if they involve worthwhile parties
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@HannaEsmeralda_
Happiest country 9 years in a row 🙂
I think I'd struggle with his films
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@anne_twain
1 - not sure exactly how it works but it shapes to the person using it
2 - Trump Always Chickens Out
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@HannaEsmeralda_
Not ideal lol
Hopefully he learnt more about fitting in the longer he was there
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@trib it's well and good for those who want to work from home, not so great for those who don't
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@danielbowen@mastodon.social
Outside looking in I hope someone else puts their hand up and the baton doesn't pass from Labor left to right
#VicPol #SpringSt
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@marilyn
Thanks for that, I'll have a look on the weekend
Yes they mostly hit the mark, I hope the Australian Greens are paying attention
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@mosen@hachyderm.io I think it's more about adapting the rules they work under rather than removing their independence
I just re-tooted, boosted a toot from the Scottish Greens on education, I'd be interested in what people think
It's frustrating that I still can't quote toot on Tusky, might be time to explore alternative Android apps. Any recommendations?