Just a reminder that while the US election sucks, a Liberal Party-aligned think tank is now openly calling on the Liberals to abolish redundancy pay and abolish all penalty rates. Yep. You read that right. Don’t ever let them back into office.

What we need now is vigilance, not just reassurance. Listen to more Pod Save America wherever you get your podcasts.

Right in the feels

Yep, so many people are fooled by the right wing Media ..wake up Australia 🇦🇺 #auspol

Chevron’s income selling Australian gas last year was $33 BILLION. They got virtually all the gas for free (didn’t pay royalties), and paid $0 PRRT Now they’re cutting jobs offshore-energy.biz/exxonmobil-mul…

Politicians who got higher education for free should be fighting for bold reforms to make it free for today’s students too! 🎓 The current debt relief “tweaks” aren’t enough – we need free education and full debt cancellation NOW. #CancelStudentDebt #auspol

PETER DUTTON: ONE INTERVIEW, EIGHT MORE FALSEHOODS A #auspol thread 🧵 on the Leader of the Opposition’s interview on Sky News yesterday: 👇

Crockett: 19 of the 26 Republicans on this committee voted against keeping FEMA funded and 9 are in states that were directly hit. I don’t understand why we pretend that we have all these issues with this agency when you don’t want to fund it.

Govt shouldn't be collecting more in HECS than PRRT revenue - but they do. This bill could fix that but it only goes part of the way. What is govt waiting for? Let's prioritise 🇦🇺s. And stop giving our gas away for free.

PASSED: Labor's legislation to make multinationals pay their fair share of tax in Australia. This will help us pay for the things that matter most to Australians like healthcare, housing and help with cost of living. #auspol

Santos, who are currently being prosecuted for a 25,000 litre oil spill that they allegedly tried to cover up, have used lawfare to crush one of the only organisations that can protect Australia from their pollution. amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.thegua…

Inexplicably, it is that time again! Your annual reminder that every Christmas, all proceeds from White Wine In The Sun go to charity. Specifically, these legends: Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia). youtu.be/x1rw1fx170s?fe…

Texas will stop reviewing maternal mortality rates since the implementation of the abortion ban in Texas. Our democracy truly dies in darkness. kxan.com/news/texas/tex…

The money from the overpriced ornaments doesn’t go to charity. I went through her entire website. The profits go back to her.

Once again, the LNP lied. A dangerous path.

I know there is a lot going on, but the precedent this sets is properly dangerous. Banning not only amendments to a bill, but also debate on it. theguardian.com/world/2024/dec…

There’s a reason he wants you distracted by “Indigenous flags” culture wars…

Pundits are wrong. Australia's economy outperforms global peers - Michael West michaelwest.com.au/pundits-wrong-…

If you needed more proof the Liberals still don't value TAFE, here it is: they just voted against our bill to make free TAFE permanent. Since this post we’ve saved TAFE from Liberal cuts, helped 600,000 Australians study for free, and now we’re making free TAFE permanent. And