Well this is going to be interesting. Yet another defamation trial relating to the case of a young liberal female staff member who was raped in Senator Reynolds office on the night of Sat 23rd of March, 2019 by Bruce Lehrmann. #Reynolds

abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

You would think…

Labor are hiding behind Dr Craig Emerson as an excuse to not support the Greens' Divestiture Bill, which would give courts the power to break up the supermarket duopoly.

Dr Emerson worked for Coles' parent company, as well as the Business Council of Australia.

23% - the % of the homelessness population that is 12-24yrs old.

0 - the # of affordable rental properties for someone on Youth Allowance.

47% - % of 15-24yr olds who come to homelessness services & need long-term housing. Only 4.3% get it.

Our youth deserve better.
#YHMD2024

Those who fear 'WWIII' & 'nuclear apocalypse' over defending Ukraine -

Okay, say you let russia conquer Ukraine, legitimising russia's nuclear blackmail.

A more powerful russia, emboldened by our weakness & with Ukraine's resources will absolutely attack others - Moldova,…

Hate to break it to you Tanya Plibersek but in a world saturated by Murdoch-Stokes-Costello tabloid trash & ABC News failures—all full of lies, misinformation &/or disinformation as well as constant 'stoking of division'—social media is my ONLY trusted news source. 🤷‍♀️ #auspol

Hamas now admits that only 20 out of the more than 133 hostages in their hands are still alive. They were responsible for the hostages’ safety. This is a war crime. Not once did the International Red Cross visit them. Not once did Amnesty International demand their release.

Just one of the missiles fired by Iran at Israel. This one landed in the Dead Sea.

Make no mistake, Iran was attempting to inflict horrific casualties on Israel.

Bird flu spread: The dairy and meat industries don’t want you to think cows have bird flu

“In other words, industry vets are trying to rebrand bird flu so that we keep calm and keep buying cheeseburgers” vox.com/future-perfect…

This is such a carefully written tweet.
Note: 'Every flock is tested' not 'Every chicken is tested'
A 'flock' can be thousands of chickens.
Note: 'If chickens test positive, *they* do not enter the food chain' - 'they' as in the flock, or 'they' as in individual chickens?

Greens Nick McKim threatening Woollies CEO with contempt & potentially prison for refusing to answer basic questions about their massive profits is exactly what proper political representation looks like. It's news cos we're so used to Labor/Lib politicians rolling over for CEOs

With Benjamin Cohen now lawyering up, Syrian Girl is going to regret this post for the rest of her life

Lord Miles Now Ben Cohen is lawyering up and has one of the best defamation law firms in Australia representing him

He will undoubtedly sue Seven News Media for defamation and if he chooses to join Aussie Cossack (Simeon Boikov) and Syrian Girl (Maram Susli) onto the action he could…

Canberrans now spending over 38% of their income to service a mortgage.

“Mortgage stress” is defined as 30%.

We need more than tinkering to turn things around when it comes to housing.

I’ll keep pushing the major parties on tax reform & ambition.
canberratimes.com.au/story/8593659/…

JWeiland Thanks JP!
It looks like the bottom of the trough is ... [checks watch] mid-April.

For those following along in Australia and elsewhere, JP's models are usually a fairly relevant guide to the shape of the wave wherever you are.

“Three of Sydney’s wealthiest private schools received double the federal funding they were entitled to last year … [while] Just 1.3% of public schools are fully funded”
theguardian.com/australia-news…

Riot Police are violently cracking down on protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Demonstrations are protesting the “Foreign Agent” bill which would require organizations that accept funds from abroad to register as foreign agents.

This law would be similar to legislation that Russia…

Georgians risking their lives attempting to get the Russians out of their government at this hour in Tblisi.

Meanwhile, 7000 miles away in DC, Putin's Republican Party has totally frozen the US government.

Today I took on the Woolworths CEO about their huge profits. Australians have been paying too much for the basics of life and it needs to stop now. Only the Greens will take on the supermarket duopoly.

JUST IN: Dubai International Airport forced to divert flights after torrential downpour causes the runway to look like an ocean.

Citizens are being told to stay inside as thunder, lighting, hail and heavy rain slams the region.

Dubai saw more rainfall in one day than they…

If I was PM looking to build a more fair society and reduce inequality instead of increasing it, I would remove Gov funding of private schools and put the money into the public school sector. No one left behind Anthony Albanese ? Not if you have rich parents and attend a private school