A National Press Club of Australia event with Smart Energy Council CEO John Grimes - there are 600 billion reasons to attend. Wednesday 9 July 2025 from 11.30. “Power politics: The political power of Australia’s renewable energy industry.” #auspol lnkd.in/gQR6UaP3

It’s been 17 years since I published anything in the press. I’m speaking up now because Heydon’s allies want to rehabilitate him—giving him access to high-profile events with alcohol and young female lawyers. That’s not safe. smh.com.au/national/i-was…

Strength, resilience and self-determination: the power of the community controlled model croakey.org/strength-resil… Our final report from recent QAIHC_QLD conference, by Marie McInerney

Like so many issues we face today - the shocking events in the childcare sector all started with Howard - who allowed private operators who prioritised profit over care to dominate the sector. Another thing MSM/ABC refuse to highlight #auspol

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme gets the best price from US drug manufacturers, protecting us from exorbitant prices that US citizens pay. It's a national treasure. Congrats to Anthony Albanese for consistently defending the PBS from Big Pharma. Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/our-pbs-i… #auspol

Trump tariff madness… nytimes.com/2025/07/03/bus…

The difference between a dog and a cat

Never before in the history of this nation has such a large redistribution of income been directed upward, for no reason at all

Beau Webster has now played Tests across 5 different countries in 7 months & saved the day for Australia in 4 of those #WIvAus

Important from Karen O’Connell & ⁦Josh Bornstein⁩: laws that aren’t enforced are empty gestures. Enforcement requires resources & commitment. Govt needs to supply the resources & commitment - and be held accountable when it doesn’t. smh.com.au/national/we-ha… #auspol

In 2023, Richard Denniss shocked the National Press Club when he pointed out that the federal government collected more in HECS-HELP student loan repayments ($4.9 bn) than it did from the petroleum resource rent tax ($2.2 bn). Read ⤵️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/in-2023-2…

Substitute the word childcare for agecare and reprint - ITS THE SAME!! Its a TOTAL MISTAKE for profit and care to be in the same sentance. abc.net.au/news/2025-07-0…

Trump has dropped a big, beautiful bomb on America’s economy telegraph.co.uk/gift/0efdcf5c1…

Doctors should prescribe reading, the benefits are so good… smh.com.au/national/a-tic… ⁦Greg Callaghan⁩

@chriswallace.bsky.social Greg Callaghan Medicos are prescribing exercise for some patients so it's not a huge step to prescribe reading for some (all?).

@chriswallace.bsky.social Greg Callaghan The prac teacher (in me) set to major in literacy loves this. More important in an online, globalised world. Literacy = learning = have a deep understanding of the world we exist in. 🙏

UK bosses to be banned from using NDAs to cover up misconduct at work theguardian.com/law/2025/jul/0…

Extraordinary overreach. The Jewish council of Australia is calling it deeply dangerous and straight from the Trump playbook.

A scorching NYT investigation: how the criminal Netanyahu, the Butcher of Gaza, ignored warnings about Hamas… and now prolongs the war and the genocide for his political survival. nytimes.com/2025/07/11/mag… via @NYTimes

#Straya