Rob Baillieu
@rebaillieu
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Advocate for climate action, integrity in leadership, and pragmatic government. Proud Australian đłď¸âđ
Australia
Joined May 2015
It hurt to write this but if we want better leaders in the world then we have to foster them in our community. If your vision of the future is a vision of the past then you arenât the leader we need. #Mon4Kooyong #auspol #KooyongVotes
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smh.com.au
The son of former Victorian Liberal Premier Ted Baillieu says the party has abandoned its small-l liberal values and that independents offer a vision for the future, not the past.
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I hadn't seen George Brandis' op ed about expanding parliament but it is indeed completely false and @benraue has kindly saved me the trouble of debunking it
tallyroom.com.au
Todayâs blog post is inspired by a strange opinion piece in the Nine papers yesterday by former federal Liberal Attorney-General George Brandis. Brandisâ piece (in addition to incorrectâŚ
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This, absolutely this. Its not the kids, itâs the terrifying world we have created.
smh.com.au
Young people around the world are in the middle of a mental health crisis. We want to blame Facebook and TikTok. What if weâre wrong?
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The inside story of DFAT's treatment of LGBT staff over the decades https://t.co/MncfZd8L29 via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
In a new book by a former Australian diplomat, the stories and struggles of LGBT workers in Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are documented.
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Should the government be encouraging people to take out mortgages with $8,091 monthly payments?
abc.net.au
The expansion of the scheme, which allows first home buyers to purchase a property with as little as a 5 per cent deposit, has some warning it will also inflate the market. Here's what you'll need to...
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Interesting article! The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation/Union is having a seriously contested election for the role of Secretary for the first time since 1989 Challenger Quinn McGuiness seems like he may just get there #auspol
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abc.net.au
For the first time in 36 years Victorian nurses' union members will vote on a new branch secretary.
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The aging Liberal membership base is utterly out of step with the broad Australian electorate. They're rearranging deckchairs on the SS Liberal Titanic, convinced theyâre steering the ship.
The Victorian Liberals voted to abandon net zero on the weekend. That makes it every mainland state! In every mainland state Liberal or National parties have now voted to abandon net zero.
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Victorian Liberal state secretary Stuart Smith has resigned over text messages he sent to a staff group chat making fun of the party's women's council and mocking a female MP. #springst
abc.net.au
Stuart Smith has apologised for the comments he made on a WhatsApp group, and says his resignation is in the "best interests of the party".
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Victorian Liberal state director Stuart Smith has been caught making disparaging remarks about the partyâs womenâs council and mocking an MP âwith dementiaâ, threatening to deepen rifts within the fractured state division. https://t.co/AyQluPf8EJ
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Sussan Ley sacks Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from frontbench
theage.com.au
It came after the firebrand senator refused to say she supported Ley in a hastily arranged six-minute press conference in Perth on Wednesday afternoon.
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Protesters burn Nepal Energy Ministerâs house as cash rains down. https://t.co/PMgnzIiEa1
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Gen Z led protests in Nepal just caused the resignation, collapse, and apparently burning of the entire government in 24 hours
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'Weâve increasingly seen a claim that Mardi Gras must return to its so-called ârootsâ, [coming] from the myth that it started as a protest, not a parade,' says Protect Mardi Gras co-founder Peter Stahel. 'This is a neat slogan, but itâs not true.' https://t.co/9cpWmqX1Oc
starobserver.com.au
Some claim Mardi Gras must return to its ârootsâ; that it started as a protest, not a parade. This is a neat slogan, but itâs not true.
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Iâm proud persistent crossbench advocacy, particularly from Sen Pocock, finally delivered an extra 20,000 home care packages to the community. I and others have been calling for this since last year. Took a while, but the major parties got there in the end.
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Another crossbench win today: 20,000 additional aged care packages secured - helping older Australians remain in their homes with the care and support they need. I know how important this is for Kooyong - and I'm really happy to have secured more funding for aged care in our
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This is an excellent bit of truth telling by Aaron when it comes to urban history, geography, perceived and real culture. Dave comes from Riverstone. Riverstoneâs story is a microcosm of outer urban Sydney - I am actually commissioned to write a book about how our country has
Dave is marching Sunday because Indian shops have transformed his suburb and replaced "Australian culture". He wandered the local shopping strip, pointing out the invasion. I dug a bit. Let me show you the loss of "Australian culture" heâs mourning. /1 https://t.co/ZV0hQfeqHR
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"Iâve been openly gay for 20 years â to my family, my friends, my neighbours, even the postie. Everyone knows, except my local footy club," Dylan Harrington. "I love AFL with a passion [but] I genuinely donât feel comfortable coming out as gay to my teamma https://t.co/SFLOVYUtJL
starobserver.com.au
Iâve been openly gay for 20 years, out to my family, friends, absolutely everyone â except my local AFL footy club, says Dylan Harrington.
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Great to see a former player come out but the pattern of elite male players only coming out once they cease playing highlights the ongoing cultural issues in these sports #auspol
Former West Coast player Mitch Brown has become the first male AFL player, past or present, to identify as bisexual In an interview with The Daily Aus, Brown â who said there were "countless" homophobic comments directed at him while playing â said he wants others to feel seen
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Former West Coast player Mitch Brown has become the first male AFL player, past or present, to identify as bisexual In an interview with The Daily Aus, Brown â who said there were "countless" homophobic comments directed at him while playing â said he wants others to feel seen
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Breaking - Adelaide star Izak Rankine is under investigation for an alleged homophobic slur in Saturday nightâs win over Collingwood @7NewsMelbourne @7NewsAdelaide @7AFL
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