Kos Samaras
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Director at RedBridge Group Australia. Endurance athlete. Religion: Stoicism. Research posted - paid by and for RedBridge.
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This is Indian Australians helping our their fellow Aussies during the catastrophic bushfires. Remember them? They fed thousands across 3 states. When we faced a crisis, they donated and helped. When they are faced with a crisis we threaten to fine their families returning to Aus
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Dear (some) Victorians. Dictatorship is not an experience. It’s not a rule that requires you to stay home and bake bread. A dictatorship means a gun to the head, your friends go missing, your loved ones disappear and you panic buy a one way ticket to another country. Ask my mum.
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Ben Roberts-Smith and Bruce Lehrmann, both supported by a billionaire, mistakenly believed that this backing would secure them an easy pass through the legal system.
If it were not for Lehrmann's belief in coming back to eat one's vomit, many would still be hunting down his…
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It cost billions, to steal millions (from the poor), to empower a few.
For a long time, the Australian public’s view of their democracy can be summed up by this front page.
Faith in our institutions is at rock bottom.
There is some poetic justice though. The man these named…
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Imagine a country. A country where you need to conduct an election to determine if its native people are allowed to have a say on how government policy impacts their people.
You live in this country. Yes, its Australia in 2023. Not 1923.
Put that on the ballot paper. Put that…
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Win the battle. Lose the War. Maybe.
Teal seats massive in favour of Yes. Liberal Party will win the battle but it may lose the war because these voters will not forgive them for supporting No. These social issues matter to these voters.
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Anthony Albanese was booed at the Australian Men’s Tennis Open.
The cheapest seats were close to $1000. Most tickets were a lot more.
Not the demographic that will determine the next election.
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The Liberals campaigned with the cookers and sent their own votes to them - genius
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A politician who championed the voice of the most oppressed.
If you want to know why he keeps winning elections. You need to accept the reality that a majority of voters want empathy and compassion from their political leaders. Not nastiness and hate.
As a country, we've spent so long telling Aboriginal Australians how it's going to be.
Telling them what's best for them.
And it hasn't worked.
The Voice is an offer to change that.
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As a Greek I am compelled by my own history to vote Yes. So are many other migrants and children of migrants.
My ancestral land is no longer my home, it’s no longer the home of my relatives. It’s a reality that the No campaign completely overlooked.
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‘Power grab by group of elites’.
Australia’s richest 1% gained 10 times more wealth in past decade than bottom 50%.
First Nation people are right at the bottom of that 50%.
The word elite is used by elites whenever their power is threatened.
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The Yes campaign would be in a far better position if it worked with some of the best progressive campaigners in Australia. Not shutting them out.
Like this man.
Premier Dan Andrews begun his explanation (on the Voice) by declaring "you get better outcomes when you listen to…
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Lot’s of speculation about the incident in Sydney. Best we wait for the full police report.
One fact is clear. It was a man. As it is every 15 days in this country.
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Breaking a promise to assist people with the affordability crisis is unlikely to have any significant political repercussions for the federal Labor government.
Only a small percentage, approximately 3.4%, of Australians earn over $180,000 annually, which is primarily found in…
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My mum. Lives in public housing. The same home I grew up in. In Meadow Heights. She is voting Yes. Poverty and disadvantage has shadowed her entire life.
I wont inherit one cent from my mum. My cousins in Greece can tell of a similar story. None own property. When you are…
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Virtue signalers, the type who can afford to spend their days protesting about climate change and stopping other people getting to work. Ofcourse they also own 2-3 cars, a huge house & a 100k caravan they tow around with their 80k deisal ute
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I see Sky after Dark crew are now targeting myself and our company.
Am I some inner city woke lefty?
The grandson of a Greek refugee from Asia Minor.
The grandson of a Greek partisan who shot Nazies during WW2.
The son of a woman that joined the Greek Communist Party and had…
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Looks like Victoria has run down a Delta variant. The first jurisdiction (globally) to do so.
Fingers crossed NSW can be the second.
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“Liberal Candidate”
On a serious note.
Did you know that many of us Greeks are related to Turks? Do you know why? You get no prize for guessing why.
That’s what happens when you get occupied. The occupiers brutalise your women and girls.
Getting rather sick of reading this…
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The majority of Australians could not give a rats a*se about what Woolworths and Coles sell in their stores - heading towards Australia day. It’s their prices that are the issue.
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This is what happens when you attack modern Australia. Mocking Millennials, Chinese Australians and having your state Liberal brand reinforce that message during most of the campaign. A result not seen in 100 years
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A Budget shaped by empathy. It’s been decades since we have seen this.
No. It does not fix everything but it places the Labor government firmly into the corner of caring and trying to help. That’s all voters want. They don’t expect miracles but they do want and demand empathy.…
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This is what you achieve as a government when you don’t walk around all the time, trying to play geopolitical wars. Diplomacy, respect and professionalism has granted this woman a second chance in life.
Much respect to Penny Wong.
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They sacked 1700 Australians illegally. After Australians (our money and not Morrisons) propped them up with bail outs during Covid. They have been charged by the ACCC for mistreating their customers, mostly all Australian.
Can we please stop with the rubbish that they are our…
QANTAS WORKERS WIN! The High Court has unanimously dismissed Qantas’ appeal over the illegal outsourcing of 1700 workers.
This is a massive victory for the workers who have not stopped fighting for justice since they were outsourced.
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1. What happened in Aston is the new norm - for the Liberal Party.
Across Australia, they only hold 14 urban electorates.
Perth - 1
Adelaide - 1
Melbourne - 3
Sydney - 6
Brisbane - 3
Hobart - 0
Darwin - 0
ACT - 0
Just 2 more seats than the Greens/Teals/Ind who hold 12.
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John Farnham endorsing Yes and allowing his song to be used is good for that campaign.
Some progressives may not like it but that’s the point - you are not the target audience.
Over 50 year old, lower income voters are the problem/focus and many within this group were/are…
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Why the pile-on ABC journalists? It all relates to something very primal.
Gerard Henderson writing for his key target audience. Very old men, who grew up in an Australia that promised them status based on which school they went to and what network they were able to purchase via…
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Federal Labor is considering restoring the support to single parents that it took away the last time it was in government. If they do this, it will put to bed one of the most ghastly things I have seen a Labor government do.
Why do we need to support single parents? Here is a…
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1. It’s clear that parts of the Liberal Party are convinced that mirroring the hard Right conservative approach of the U.S Republicans is the solution to their problems.
They have their supporters of course. Sky after dark.
In Aus, it’s political suicide.
Here is why
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The AJA calling for a worker to be sacked because they pinned a badge of a flag on their uniform. Seriously?
This worker should not have been counselled by QANTAS management for this, let alone paraded around like she did anything wrong. It’s disgraceful.
There are enough…
Exclusive:
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Waleed Aly was talking about a fact. University degree, coupled with geographic location and then age, correlated heavily with a Yes vote.
He also nailed the underlying issue here, which of course, most who are attacking him have completely overlooked.
The method of…
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In the US. In Aus, in the Uk this very young generation of voters are coming.
This was Gen Z earlier today in Wisconsin. They just flipped the state Supreme Court from conservative to liberal in a massive victory for abortion rights. (h/t
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When elected public figures encourage violence against their fellow workers - they need to be charged.
Some of us a getting rather fed up with MPs, joining mobs wanting to hang other MPs or urging mobs to shoot other MPs.
Hold them to account. NOW.
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An LNP primary vote of 28%. It will be lower in our capital cities.
A message to all those on the Right side of politics who have been howling at the moon over the last two weeks. You are hopeless at politics, out of touch and the public clearly reject the politics of division.
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The ‘work harder you peasants’ head of the RBA yesterday listed a range of triggers to inflation. For some reason he overlooked the main trigger.
The Week on Wednesday podcast explains why this is all political.
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Melbourne’s 2020 ring of steel was not about Melbourne. It was all about preventing Melbourne infecting Victoria and the country.
We took a massive hit to protect others
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The power of vaccines. Thanks for all the well wishes RE my mum.
Exposed to a positive COVID person for a good 5 min. Nearly a week since the exposure, 2 tests and still negative.
74 years old, severely immune-compromised. AZ saved her life in my opinion.
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A perfect example of how out of touch with modern Australia some current and former Liberal MPs are. Tonights Aston result is in part brought to you by people like Nicolle. Election losing machines.
Take them with you, Rob. Don’t shut the door on the way out. We’ll dead bolt it so you can’t get back in.
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"Former Australian prime minister (John Howard) tells right-wing conference that immigrants should ‘adopt the values and practices’ of their new country"
In the 1980s- 62.5% of couples were married. Today, it's down to 46%. 10% had no religion. It's now close to 40%. Well over…
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Advance Australia - this country does not support this type of politics and campaigning.
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Putting aside the outrage on this stuff for a minute. He is flat-out wrong and clearly has no idea what he is talking about. Two images explain why he should not be allowed to discuss this stuff on any platform.
Wages v profits and productivity. Australian workers have never…
Gurner Group founder Tim Gurner tells the Financial Review Property Summit workers have become "arrogant" since COVID and "We've got to kill that attitude."
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Faced with a 'fork in the road' moment, the LNP had two options. Head to the Right or Left on the Voice. If they had any hope of talking to under 40 year olds, Left was the only option. They chose the Right.
Dutton's support amongst 18-34 is close to 10% and 18% amongst women.…
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I don’t think going to the next election promising to give voters’ boss the right to sack them if they don’t reply to emails after hours - is a vote winner 🙄
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I have few sporting heroes. Bradman has never been one of them. Always knew about his politics, which were extreme and rejected by Menzies, let alone Fraser. This person on the other hand is in the top 3. Peter Norman.
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No disrespect intended but we need more health and science journalists at press conferences.
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Craigieburn early voting centre opened for the first time today. A line 100 meters deep. One of these most diverse parts of Melbourne, very young and clearly many were voting YES.
It should not surprise. Multiple polls, including our most recent two, report higher levels of…
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Winners and losers political strategy. It birthed Robodebt.
But it’s a strategy that is now dead.
It was mastered by John Howard. It worked by appealing to those who were winning, whilst encouraging them to resent those who were not.
Immigrants, minorities and the jobless…
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Jeff Kennett just said that if he was Premier the COVID breakout would not have happened in Victoria.
This is an advertisement created by Nurses back when he was Premier.
Na. It would have been much worse.
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If you run a business and cannot afford to pay your lowest paid workers an extra $1 hour then this pay rise is not actually your real problem.
You are going broke for other reasons.
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After a long break. The African gangs are back. They are like migratory birds, flying back into Melbourne during election years.
Businesswoman Bec Judd says she feels “unsafe” after a number of crimes in Bayside and has vented her anger at the Andrews government.
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The RBA slammed another interest rate rise into the Australian masses. Their aim. To smash Australian households down to abject poverty. In Tasmania, they are about to reach that target.
What a circus. They are akin to a bunch of old mystics. Fixated on a dead monetary…
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Absence of No volunteers at polling places is stark. This was not a thing back in 1999. Presence at a polling places matters more than a general election. Yes volunteers will be converting undecided voters all day on places where No have arrogantly abandoned.
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Very clear folks. Once Victoria is open. That’s it. If you are unvaccinated. You are on your own. Victoria will not lockdown for your anti vax views.
Good.
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Any reason why abuse in Aboriginal communities was not an issue or worthy a political visit two months ago? Any reason it’s now an issue and worthy a visit after your political party has stated its voting No on Voice?
Two questions being asked in a lot of teal seats atm.
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Dear media. I respect you’re doing your jobs but did any of you check if the former Vic health minister had not received death threats before you televised her home?
Hmm?
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Indian Australians. The polling place in Mickleham, federal seat of Calwell. It was at the Gaayip-Yagila Primary School.
One of a few booths that recorded a win for Yes in that seat. This suburb is now almost 60% Australian Indian. Enrolled voters a bit lower.
This community…
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Many former MPs can never adjust to a life where their identity is not wrapped up being an MP. This looks very sad
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Only one problem. Labor did not stand a candidate. 🫢
Warrandyte has spoken for all Victorians, who have sent a powerful message: ‘we are tired of Daniel Andrews and his corrupt Government’.
The Liberal team is lucky to have Nicole Werner join us in our fight to rid this State of Labor.
Daniel Andrews, you have been given notice.
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During an era where the electorate is demanding empathy and humanity - the Liberals contemplate her. Are they truly this stupid?
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I see some conservative American commentators are suggesting we should have their gun law freedoms. “It may have prevented the stabbing deaths”.
More than 40,000 Americans were killed by guns in 2023.
Over 95% of mass shootings were committed by men.
Yep. No thanks.
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Why does Melbourne attract Alt Right rallies?
Because Melbourne is hostile territory for the conspiratorial Right. Follow me here.
Melbourne is most defined by its progressive & prevailing culture. Our institutions, government to footy, have come to be defined by this culture
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Melbourne. Ranked among the top four most diverse cities worldwide, it's a beacon for thousands of young migrants, drawing talent from both across Australia and internationally.
As Australia's largest metropolis, it thrives on innovation and multiculturalism, making it less…
Melbourne deserves so much better than green-left governments that have left this once great city woke, broke, dirty and violent. Adelaide is my hometown and I’m ready to go back, writes Steve Price. Read more: What do you think?
#TheAdvertiser
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He may find personal reference checks during future job applications challenging.
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30 something Millennials
Higher HECS debt than gen x
Contributing more than any previous generation to fund the retirement of older Australians.
Facing housing market entry costs up to 15 times their annual salary, largely through debt.
Experiencing the lowest wage increases…
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Blame the gig economy. Not migrants.
Back in 2019, Airbnb provided their data via an open source portal. When mapped out, it provided us with a striking visual on just how many homes were being reserved for this type of gig economy.
Right down to the street level, we are able…
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1. Not a bad policy solution. Abolish negative gearing beyond one additional property. In other words, a family with one additional property can still negative gear but beyond that, no.
That will at least stop homes being used as investment stocks.
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The Greens housing banter. They had one chance and in my opinion - they blew it. They could have waved through Labor’s policy, whilst stating that they are not happy with the final result. “Something had to be done. “
Something had to be done! For who?
Let me give you an…
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Peter Dutton tonight doubled down on allowing Australians to use their super for housing. This is a deeply unpopular policy.
This from our research on this exact topic. April 20th.
Younger voters in particular felt that this was another policy aimed at making them pay a price…
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Watching 3 Premiers being grilled for saving thousands of lives is rather odd. They are miles in front of all other leaders around the world. We should be thanking them
#QandA
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If Melbourne was to have the same number of COVID cases and deaths as Stockholm (Sweden). It will have recorded close to 100,000 cases and 12,000 deaths.
Let that sink in for anyone who loves a good old virus to 'let it rip'.
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QANTAS - when people start creating these images for you. You have a catastrophic PR problem on your hands.
Remember, customers make the business. Not share holders. You fly customers and maybe, shareholders benefit if you make the customers happy.
They are not happy. Clearly
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Imagine this. Men, from Arabic background turn up at the Vic Parliament steps and suggest that they wish to assassinate the Premier.
Imagine the reaction? I’m sure it will be justified. But when the same threat is issued by a white person? - carry on folks.
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Life. This week, my 75 year old mum told me how she is extremely content with life. Even though she is sick, she loves waking up every morning and hearing the sound of birds singing to each other.
My 85 year old dad, on the other side of the planet told me how his legs hurt…
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What contributed to Dan Andrews's win. Summed up with 4 points.
Millennials
Middle class professionals
Work from home cohort
The Liberal Party ;-)
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A reminder that the team that walked onto the field today, representing Australia in the world cup, is the product of government funding for grass roots soccer (World Game) - ten years ago.
Funding for women’s sports full stop was abysmal ten years ago. These young women, have…
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The term mum and dad investors. It has been used a lot. Debunking the myth that they are numerous. I am going to focus on Victoria given the obvious attention being applied to the Vic gov’s land tax for investment properties.
Victoria has around 600,000 investment properties…
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Friends. DO NOT rejoice in anyone getting COVID. No matter their politics.
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I honestly don’t know what the LNP were thinking but this will be the sort of comms material that they will now have to combat.
For the next 12 months.
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Aston is the political story of Melbourne. Eastern Melbourne was the Liberal’s stronghold, their demographic heart. One seat after another is being swept into the political dustbin.
The Liberal Party now represent only 11.5% of enrolled voters in the city of Greater Melbourne.
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Newspoll. Labor - 31. LNP 38. Votes moving to the Right and not the Left.
We have spent all year ringing that warning bell.
Perhaps the political bubble should talk about economics and people’s ability to feed their kids and stop yapping about every other issue that does not…
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We have some data coming on this theory. It was not misinformation. It was the lack of information. Or to be more precise, an inability by Yes23 to communicate to a part of Australia that are being economically destroyed atm.
Great campaign for Smith Street Collingwood.…
“This is the single largest misinformation campaign this country has even seen” Dean Parkin
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Woke is a term used by Right wing elites. Not working class, middle income, aspirational, suburban or regional Australians.
We conduct on average 350 focus groups a year. Even when discussing politics, it is never brought up by participants.
When Australians who do not belong…
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I see Peter Dutton is doubling down on the 'No' campaign and all other contentious First Nations issues.
The Liberal Party problem in Teal seats is akin to a bushfire. Dutton just poured petrol all over this problem.
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@patto_1981
Taking offence to some fool mocking some kids enjoying some achievements in life. Mate, I will post this 1000 times.
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Just a friendly reminder that workers who build things with their hands are actually more important than most who work behind a desk. The latter’s social value is extremely subjective. The former group’s work is easy to measure. Objective. Without them, those working behind the…
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When he won, Millennials only made up 16% of all enrolled voters in our 2 largest states. The last Liberal Prime Minister who actually tried to connect with this growing electoral group was
@TurnbullMalcolm
Last year, Millennials and Gen Z made up 40% of all voters in Melbourne…
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Also, many are accounts operated by single users. Their profile? Overwhelmingly male, middle age.
Nasty little middle age man babies. Told by politicians (like Howard), that they are so important, self-made and special, while having their nastiness indulged. They are now wholly…
Here's the proof an enormous number of accounts were created at once to abuse
#Yes23
supporters. They do not have a local feel & have similar lines. I think it is clear someone has paid for them. Who benefits? I hope people keep investigating
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Hey men. Don’t draw women naked unless they consent. You should also check with their partner and kids. ESPECIALLY if they are young kids!!!
Drawing men naked versus women is not the same. We all know why. The why could fill a book. It has.
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Hey. Here is an adult’s post/tweet on the situation in the middle east.
My heart breaks watching kids being killed. I am old enough that these kids can easily be my daughters and sons. Irrespective of their religion.
You want me to take a side? My response? Go away you…
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Let me explain why some get the psychology of COVID wrong. The majority of Victorians get protective about their state. Right now, the people that are helping them get through this are medical professionals and government. 1/
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Fadden - in short. Labor’s vote held ground, Greens lost ground, LNP gained ground but mainly via a consolidation of the conservative coalition with UAP vote heading back into the LNP.
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The LNP just kicked under 40 year olds in the teeth. Their only solution to help young people into the housing market is to impoverish the only savings any of them have. Their super.
Oh and yes, push them all into poverty when they retire.
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It’s Robodebt day. Imagine this..
Your money, our money, commissioned a report that found deep flaws within a scheme that drove countless Australians to suicide. But the company (PWC) that was paid nearly $1 million, buried its findings because their masters would not like the…
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I note that some on the conservative side of politics are suggesting that the Liberal Party solution to their electoral woes is to be more conservative.
Good plan. If you plan to ignore the meteor heading for you
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Way back last year, the Liberal leadership made one point very clear. They can’t win government without winning back some of the seats they lost to the teals. Correct.
So their solution to this challenge? Back the No vote and double down on this?
It’s as if the Victorian…
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This would be like me saying. The Greek genocide was really good for us Asia Minor Greeks.
For those of our ancestors who survived, the social and economic aftershocks are being felt by grand kids, great grand kids today.
Now multiply this by 20 for Aboriginal people.
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Oddly not a single working Greek I have come across doubts the impact of climate change. It scares many of them because even on the islands, it’s a blast furnace. They use a term to describe their future, translated - it will boil us.
I’m heading back to Aus where at least we…
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