Geoff Stein

We’re ready for the Big Bounce! @GWSGIANTS

@GWSGIANTS We know!

Wake up, we’re back.

@catscram Especially as the licensing arrangements now mean those that need advice are less likely to afford advice…..although I accept there are many examples of consumers with resources unwilling to obtain quality advice

Call me sceptical but I'm just not sure a warning to get "proper financial advice from a licensed financial advisor" is quite going to cut it. We need stronger protections for vulnerable consumers. au.finance.yahoo.com/news/watchdog-…

@DrKatyBarnett @_HelenDale ….and hate can not simply be legislated away

@_HelenDale Dreadful. I did not have time to read it properly or to think properly. There is a real risk of unintended consequences (to say the least) with such hasty legislation.

Albo’s Exposure Draft of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 is an absolute drafting disaster, classic “draft in haste, repent at leisure” (while sending people to gaol for their opinions). /1

@jpodhoretz As advertised

Clearly, Mamdani is not going to disappoint. There are those of us who expect no more from him. And there are those who will see he is supporting a murderous genocidal organization called Hamas without saying so, and will be happy about it.

Must read from today’s Herald Sun

@deniseshrivell We’re told they asked “Where’s the Jews?” before any military response. I guess they and their allies found them.

Robert Manne drawing the obvious & tragic line that no politician or MSM/ABC commentator is inexplicably able to - that the rise in antisemitism is a direct consequence of the Netanyahu Govt’s actions in Gaza. Stop the Netanyahu’s genocide to address anti semitism #auspol

@ProfDBernstein I assume ‘welcome’ is being used ironically (or if that assumption is wrong, ignorantly).

Leading Palestinian Arab politicians lobbied against allowing Jews to flee Nazi Germany into Mandatory Palestine, undertook a violent revolt against the British largely over that issue, led the British to issue a virtual ban on Jewish immigration during the Holocaust, and collaborated with Hitler during the Holocaust. None of that is in the slightest bit of historical dispute. The fairy tale that "Palestinians welcomed you to their land, gave you safe haven," is on the level of Holocaust denial in its complete rejection of actual history. But it seems to be a fairy tale widely believed in the Arab world, iirc Rashida Tlaib promoted a version of it.

David Hirsch:

@IPinBusiness @JaquelineOutram @Isaac_Herzog People have a choice. #StopTheHate or keep piling on…..they betray themselves when they choose poorly

@JaquelineOutram @Isaac_Herzog Gazans elected and supported a theocratic terrorist regime, celebrated and joined its pogrom, and then acted surprised by the inevitable consequences. Now the luvvies in Australia act surprised when the globalised intifada they chanted for happens, and obvious outcomes ensue.

In 2024, the Australian Governor-General, Sam Mostyn, was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for “eminent service in social justice..” Will she now betray those values and follow Albo’s order to issue an invitation to a war criminal, Israeli President @Isaac_Herzog?

@TonyHWindsor @ChrisMinnsMP An allusion to a bingo card? It’s like the illusion that people who are educated understand nuance

In his rush to create an allusion that he is doing something Premier @ChrisMinnsMP uses a bingo card to determine the number of firearms that individuals can acquire without any reference to the logic of behind the number. #cowlotto

@nick_coatsworth Haters gonna….

@Eve_Barlow Q1: Why did the organisers apply to protest in front of synagogues (other than to Harass Jews). Q2: Why is the @Audi logo featured prominently in many photos? Did @AudiOfficial give permission for their brand to be associated with allies of antisemitism?

The blood of Bondi is on their hands.

Given the response, I am lifting my column out of the paywall… 1/2 This evil is driven by envy In the context of the Bondi tragedy, let me start by saying that Australia is not the country I once knew. The Australia I remember during my youth bears little resemblance to the nation that now exists. I am not sure you can even describe us as a nation – we are more like a heterogeneous agglomeration of vested and frequently colliding interests. I think there is a fair case to be made that we have traded away our soul. There is no cohesive national identity. There was, once upon a time, a demonstrably visible national character. We knew what it was to be Australian. We loved our country. Our flag. Our history. Our entrepreneurial and iconoclastic verve. Our disdain of centralised authority. Our willingness to give every person a fair go. Our characteristically intense competitive streak. And our eccentric and larrikin heroes. From Don Bradman to Kerry Packer. But today it is difficult to discern a unifying crusade or common community. There are, to be sure, redoubts here and there. But across this sunburnt land we have emerged as a nation divided. Many will claim that their vision of Australia best represents a universal mission. That they know the true Australia. And that there is a silent majority that agrees with them. But I do not see it. Right now, Australia is a battlefield bloodied by conflicting interests, which this column belaboured seven days ago. The lucky country has become the lazy land, spoilt by endless resource riches and the seemingly bottomless pit of public money that this has bestowed. Our wealth has been relentlessly wasted on pet political projects that serve only to perpetuate the reign of those in power. Financially corrupt the voters to win the next election and then rinse and repeat. Until the money runs out. Australia has become obsessed with the public sector providing answers to its problems. Obsessed with centralised control. Remember the world’s worst lockdowns? Obsessed with censorship: eviscerate parental responsibilities and ban children from access to the internet. Obsessed with revisionism. We don't even give our kids an opportunity to learn from our historical wins and losses. It is airbrushed in the name of trying to create an alternative political reality. Obsessed with cutting down tall poppies. That is, we don't just want equality of opportunity, which is a crucial ideal—we increasingly seek equality of outcomes. A huge amount of the secular racial prejudice projected against Judaism by other creeds and cultures can be attributed to the fact that the Jews have been consistently one of the most successful communities in the countries they have lived in. The intelligence, innovation, and unmatched professional intensity that Judaism nurtures has been a persistent source of envy and polarisation for as long as the faith has existed. Whatever academic pursuit or vocation you inspect, you will find Jews dominating. This is true by design because the community defines itself through a purity of purpose that advocates intellectual and professional excellence. It is a self-selection process that attracts and spawns world-class talent. Yet in a society where you are constantly seeking to manipulate and sate the masses, the ever-tempting reflex is to focus on persecuting the difficult-to-understand anomalies. The exceptions. Those that rank in the 99th percentile. Accordingly, we fall back on handicapping success. We want to regress everyone back to the mean to create an egalitarian world. The Jews are to blame. It’s the "great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity" as Goldman Sachs was once described. Of course, Goldman was founded as a Jewish partnership. Cont’d 1/2 afr.com/markets/equity…

@ProfDBernstein @MiddleEastEye “Gaza genocide” reminds me of Claytons - the drink you have when you’re not having a drink

@MiddleEastEye There's actual genocide, and then there is "genocide."

Germany approves $3.1bn Israel arms deal despite Gaza genocide middleeasteye.pulse.ly/rgpvkjynns

Great article today by @ChrisMerrittc Bondi massacre is also an attack against Australian values theaustralian.com.au/business/legal… via @australian

For Thoughts and Prayers….I wish someone could explain to me coherently why protesting against Jews outside synagogues is not inherently antisemitic…..even if you are a Passionate ProPal there are many other venues where you could express yourself

Thank you to everyone who has reached out with assurances of Friendship and Support - many of whom have continuously done so since Oct 23. 1/

@SCynic1 Shocking to reflect after years of asserting the existence of a nefarious ‘Jewish lobby’ that this could occur….

Siri: show me a public figure crapping himself at the prospect of his past words and actions being highlighted after racist murders.

@ProfDBernstein @PeterWMurphy1 Dear @ProfDBernstein the man to whom you are replying swore evidence in Supreme Court NSW asserting the right to ‘protest’ against Jews in synagogues…….res ipsa

@PeterWMurphy1 The whole point of people such as yourself making the absurd allegation of genocide is to make antisemitic violence abroad permissible. x.com/ProfDBernstein…

• I oppose Zionism AND I grieve the murder of Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach • I oppose the #GazaGenocide AND I want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe. • I want a #FreePalestine. • I mourn the deaths at Bondi. #BondiBeachShooting