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Years ago, I read of a Hunter Valley garbage collector who was distressed at the increasing incidence of people sleeping in cars near the bins at supermarkets. Apparently, that's viewed as a safe place.
He was upset that he repeatedly scared children when he asked their mother to move the car so he could get at the bins. Clearly, the situation has not improved.
Australia, 2024. 😢
#AusPol
#homelessness
Australia hasn't exactly been protest-friendly over the years, but at least the Aboriginal Tent Embassy has lasted 50 years, right outside (what was when the protest started) Parliament House.
US institutions of higher learning were so affronted by tents that they sent in the goons after a single day #auspol
Poverty is a policy choice - it is time for the government to choose better - The Australia Institute
If the government decides not to raise Jobseeker in the Budget is it not because they cannot afford it, but because they have chosen not to make it a priorityGreg Jericho (The Australia Institute)
Gun reform advocate Walter Mikac celebrates 'bittersweet' win on 28th anniversary of family's death at Port Arthur
On the eve of the 28th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre in which Walter Mikac lost his wife and two daughters, the gun reform campaigner says it is "bittersweet" to finally see federal government funding for a national firearms register.Matthew Doran (ABC News)
For people like me that sometimes have difficulty understanding it all, this is a great easy explainer. #AusPol #NetZero #Climate
The truth about getting to net zero, according to the numbers – video | Environment | The Guardian
The truth about getting to net zero, according to the numbers – video
Is a 43% emissions reduction target by 2030 enough to get us to net zero by 2050? Bertin Huynh looks at the dataThe Guardian
Today is #ANZACDAY
A day we recognise the people who sacrificed their lives so that we can
-support Isreal’s illegal occupation and ongoing genocide
-ignore the fact that too many women are dying at the hands of men.
-continue extracting fossil fuels, putting at risk the future of the entire world
-continue building a military industrial complex so we can fight more unnecessary wars.
#anzac #auspol
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/24/on-anzac-day-youll-hear-stories-of-courage-and-mateship-its-a-way-to-rationalise-war?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
On Anzac Day you’ll hear stories of courage and mateship. It’s a way to rationalise war
Our leaders weave grand, often poetic, narratives around death on the battlefield – and then tragically we let it happen againPaul Daley (The Guardian)
And Crikey wonder why so few subscribe.
Both Bernard and Guy are contrarian libertarians, not exactly who I want my money going toward.
And to answer Crikey: I am better than the social media that you dickheads frequent, and I'm certainly better than anyone who draws a salary at Crikey #AusMedia #auspol
