Returning briefly to the hellsite to ask for donations to my MS Brissie to the Bay appeal open.substack.com/pub/johnquiggi…

How we can help Ukraine 🇺🇦 and #MakePutinPay secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/se…

The end of maritime power, by JohnQuiggin open.substack.com/pub/johnquiggi…

Just posting to keep my account active on the theory that this will prevent deletion/hijacking

I have left X/Twitter, but am putting up this regular post in the hope that it will prevent my account being hijacked. You can find me on Mastodon aus.social/@johnquiggin, or subscribe to my substack johnquigginblog.substack.com

JohnQuiggin Jonathan Skelton I fear the looming defeat will have a terrible effect on the discourse around race. It's unlikely, but in the circumstances, Albo should step up and present two separate questions in the referendum i.e. (1) recognition and (2) consultation. The former would easily pass.

“We are, indeed, driving younger generations of Australians towards a poorer future,” writes @johnquiggin. “But this poverty won’t be caused by higher tax rates or the costs of aged care.” inside.org.au/the-ageing-ala…

An important question. I'll think about it.

NZ documentary on the Food Crisis. Some brief comments from me about 24:00
vimeo.com/857730344
Password: Crisis

My beautiful Canyon attracts admiring glances wherever I go

The first days of spring and we are already facing catastrophic fire risk in Queensland. Every climate denier and delayer has contributed to this disaster. All should pay. That includes Albanese and Plibersek who are even now heaping on fuel to these fires
abc.net.au/news/2023-09-0…

Remember, outsourcing core government functions to nonprofits is a recipe for waste, corruption, and total government failure.

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You see it these days when reactionaries accuse others of 'virtue signaling' -- they can't imagine compassion or fellow-feeling being real, spontaneous sentiments. They can only read them as deceptive back-door exercises of self-interest.

#Labor now officially worse than LNP #auspol smh.com.au/politics/nsw/k…