CommonSenseAlways
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Battling a world of stupidity with good old common sense
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Even when it’s blindingly obvious, the pollies can find a way to ignore the problem. #gamblingreform
smh.com.au
NSW governments have promised gambling reform for years, but only the venues have changed.
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Great piece on super tax changes. “You don’t have to put your assets into super. It’s a privilege, not a right . That’s all this is. It’s not redistributing wealth. This is a minor reform that’s nothing more than a redistribution of privilege.” #auspol .
smh.com.au
Australia has put itself in a political straitjacket that makes any real reform potentially suicidal for our elected leaders.
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Doesn't sound like he really 'accepts the decision of the Full Court', does it?.
Ben Roberts-Smith VC will seek a High Court appeal, after the Full Bench of the Federal Court today unanimously upheld the early judgement that, to the civil test, he is a war criminal and a murderer. The BRS statement, here 👇@10NewsFirst
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May not agree with John Howard on many things, but he’s spot on when he calls out the ‘grave social evil’ from pokies. #gamblingreform
afr.com
The former prime minister is calling for regulatory reform following an investigation into the distribution and ownership of poker machines in Alice Springs.
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In 2019, Adam Bandt got 49% of first pref votes in his seat. In 2022, he again got 49%. In 2025, he only got 40%. But somehow his loss is because of ON & Lib preferences (as if they ever flowed to the Greens). Delusional. #ausvotes2025 #auspol.
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Gina is blaming voters for the election result. Someone tell her that’s how elections work. #auspol #AusVotes2025
smh.com.au
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart says Australians should learn from US citizens she met as she wandered the streets of New York in a MAGA hat.
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Only the delusional could claim the Green’s outcome to be a success. But then @AdamBandt has been delusional for some time. #AusVotes2025 #election2025
smh.com.au
The minor party faces the loss of lower house seats around the country.
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Adam Bandt’s pre-election statements about how the new Govt would need to accede to his demands seems a bit misplaced now. #ausvotes #AusVotes25.
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Well, certainly got that wrong.
@Peter_Fitz @smh There's lot's of people fantasising about it, but Dutton is not going to lose his seat.
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I’d like to speak to my father but he won’t speak to me because I’m unable to refrain from speaking to the media, says Harry speaking to the media.
Always feels like Prince Harry has poor advice: Telling the BBC your father won't speak to you really does not seem the best path to take when trying to get your father to speak to you.
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Sums it up perfectly: In this election campaign, the Coalition hit the ground losing. Backflips, stumbles & lacking in nous, the Lib campaign has been a shambles. Australia needed better to seriously challenge the Govt. #auspol #Election2025 #ausvotes .
smh.com.au
Anthony Albanese has been disciplined and clear with his message. And Donald Trump has only helped the cause.
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Trump really did turn things upside down in very quick time. A guy who was going to be PM just a couple of months ago no longer has a seat in Parliament.
#BREAKING 🚨 Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has lost his seat of Carleton in the Canadian federal election, with Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy winning with 50.6% of the vote. Jagmeet Singh has also lost his seat and will resign as leader of the New Democratic Party
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Symbolic of the entire campaign. Spinning wheels and going nowhere.
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What have we done to deserve Labor? Peta asks. Not provide a better alternative, answer the Australian people (assuming the polls are to be believed). #auspol25 #Election2025 .via @australian.
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Whoever’s running the Libs campaign should be sacked.WFH - no, then yes.41000 sacked - yes, then no.EV tax breaks - no, then yes, then no.Not exactly confidence inspiring. #auspol #Elections2025
afr.com
When asked on Monday whether he would scrap the EV tax breaks if elected on May 3, Dutton was definitive. No, he said. On Wednesday, he had a different position.
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Is neither leader in #election2025 capable of having an honest conversation with the electorate, or is the electorate unwilling to hear it?. You have to think it’s a bit of both, sadly.
Spot on. There was a time the majors cared (or at least pretended to care) about the state of our national finances. Now? No interest. It doesn't even get mentioned. They're too busy bribing us with our own money, and leaving debt for our kids. (Source: AFR homepage). #auspol
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A major black mark on the first term of the Govt. #auspol #EndGamblingAds.
Albanese used captain’s call to shelve ban on gambling ads. “Rowland was intent on making public the reforms and instituting them in this term before Albanese stepped in…” It’s time to #EndGamblingAds #AusPol
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‘The government expects you to spend your own savings before becoming eligible for Centrelink support.”. Actually, I suspect more than just the Govt expect that. #auspol
afr.com
The government expects you to spend your own savings before becoming eligible for Centrelink support.
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