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We need zero migration. ZERO. Apart from family reunion and genuinely skilled migration for national projects. The end. That’s it. That’s the policy. The best policies are easy to understand. Thank you for attending my TED talk.

@Mountain_Tui Take her back, this human rights abuser is not welcome in Australia. With any luck she will be needing around the clock health care like her twin Dhead Andrews

Ardern is a national asset & remains extremely popular in #NZ. Unfortunately death threats & vitriol fanned by right wing accounts & media meant her family is not safe Australia's gain is NZ's loss. NZ has also lost ~3% of its citizens since the right took over #JacindaArdern

@MarkOgge So you're a terrorist sympathiser prefering to see innocent Iranians murdered by the regime. Retarded.

I’m disgusted by this drivel. Israel and the and the US are clearly the aggressors, with zero justification, bombing the Iranian people, so the racist genocidal Israel regime can keep expanding. The hypocrisy of “Australia stands with the brave people of Iran..” is staggering.

Anyone in Australia not supporting and celebrating the fall of the Islamic Iranian Regime is a security threat. All should be investigated, watched and deported where possible.

@MaryKostakidis You really are a special type of retarded.

Can you imagine how the Iranian people are feeling, surrounded by the fire power of the mightiest war machine in the world with its lunatic President telling them to stay safe inside their homes while he bombs them and that those who survive will celebrate a regime controlled by the US and subservient to Israel? War on the pretext Iran must not have a nuclear bomb. This is an attempt at a deception NO-ONE is going to buy. This is an illegal, criminal and unnecessary war. First, a historic city, Gaza is destroyed by Israel, now this. I’d say most people in the world would be standing with Iran.

@sussanley So much dribble about knowing the electorate, why then did you decide to ignore them and start pushing agendas they didn't agree with?

This morning, I wrote to the Speaker of the House of Representatives to advise of my immediate resignation from the Parliament as the Federal Member for Farrer. In keeping with my final remarks at Parliament House, I shall not be returning for a valedictory speech. I am confident that my efforts and achievements over 25 years will speak for themselves; as a local member, Minister in four Coalition governments and Leader of the Liberal Party, as well as in the minds of the many people whose lives touched mine along the way. Naturally, I am sad to no longer represent my electorate of Farrer. I love the wide western plains of New South Wales, the country towns along the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers and the thriving cities of Albury and Griffith; communities that it has been my enormous privilege to serve for almost 25 years. At one stage the western edge of Farrer was the entire New South Wales-South Australian border, touching Queensland at Camerons Corner. I certainly appreciated being able to fly myself in a light plane, often into remote airstrips. Every community in Farrer is unique. My approach was that one size does not fit all and I always fought to ensure that all of my constituents, whether they lived in the bigger centres or miles away from them, were treated with the same importance as anyone else, anywhere else across Australia. I came to know the electorate as a candidate, towing the caravan I lived in when I worked in the shearing sheds, up and down the Murray River. I became attached to the landscapes and lifestyles of this part of Australia and was never prouder than when speaking up for our communities in the national Parliament. The people and their stories will always be with me. Farming families battling fires, dust storms, drought and low irrigation allocations; small business owners breathing activity into quiet streets and local volunteers asking for so little but doing so much. And always, always, the wonderful women of western New South Wales — the ones who put themselves last without ever losing heart. I want to acknowledge their strength, their courage, and their sheer, bloody mindedness when fighting for the people they love and the future they deserve. Wherever I travelled in Australia, part of me would miss ‘my people’, the people I always came home to at the end of every long road. I will continue to live in the best part of Australia. After the Liberal Party suffered our worst defeat in 81 years, it was with gratitude and humility that I took on the role of Leader of our Party. I was elected by my parliamentary colleagues and I thank them once again for the opportunity to serve. I believe my election as the first woman to ever lead not just the Federal Liberal Party, but any Federal Opposition, is a milestone for all women to be proud of. I hope I have paved the way for the next woman to be elected to, and succeed in, both these roles. It will be for commentators and historians to measure the period of my leadership, but I am proud that we were instrumental in establishing a Commonwealth Royal Commission into Antisemitism and that we set clear directions on several key policy areas in tax, industrial relations, energy, national security, and families. I welcome the Coalition’s immediate re-adoption of many of these directions and policies in recent days and weeks. The seat of Farrer was created in 1949. At every one of the 30 elections since, through different and challenging circumstances, it has been held without exception by the Liberal Party (for 60 years) and the National Party (for 17 years). The electorate has always been bigger than any one individual and has always been well-served by the Liberal Party. The election of a Liberal Member in the Farrer by-election is vital for the betterment and ongoing strength of our region and I know that Angus Taylor can and will ensure the Party continues to enjoy the support, trust and confidence of the people of Farrer. I wish every single member of the 48th Parliament the best as they work hard to make this country a better place for our children and grandchildren. I am acutely aware that the blessings my six grandchildren enjoy are not shared by every child. In this luckiest country, that is unfinished business for all of us. Australia is best served by Coalition governments and I particularly wish every one of my (now former) colleagues well as they work diligently and determinedly to win government. For me, I have never lost the feeling I had as a young girl, migrating to Australia, stepping off the plane after travelling halfway round the world. A big sky, a big country, a place to dream your biggest dreams. I thank the people of Farrer for the honour of representing them for the last 25 years.

What was the best concert you've ever attended? #mikesquestions

"Oh you wanna talk about motherssss"

@Mishi_2210 500/0.5+50

@Mishi_2210 1050

What is the answer? 99.9% will fail

@KatyKray73 Same in Geelong, my parents have older sports cars they simply can't drive anymore due to the road conditions

Melbourne’s roads are an absolute disgrace! This is just a typical suburban street, yet the entire stretch is riddled with deep, car-damaging potholes. Where are the funds going to fix the roads? 😠😠

@Ausbobsmit 🤣 my family have 2 registered vehicles we can't drive on Victorian roads, potholes so big on almost every single road the risk of injury and accidents is almost 100%

Jim Chalmers has run out of your money. His latest scheme is a "road user toll". He wants to slug you based on the distance you drive. He said he will target heavy vehicles first.

@francinepinnuck @deniseshrivell There was a recent review but the politicians voted to ignore the recommended changes

@deniseshrivell The entire expenses policies need to be reviewed and changed.

Why is MSM (with ABC following 🤦‍♀️) going after Annika Wells now? She's doing nothing they all don't do - and she's now enacting a highly flawed, zero evidence policy which is done on their behalf. So why now? What's going on? #auspol

@OMGTheMess Back to the fares however, both Qantas and virgin do have insanely cheap fares available for domestic travel numbers are limited per flight though. Fully flexible melb - Syd 150-180. Price range.

@OMGTheMess RBA employee changing to a 15 minute earlier flight from CBR to Mel. $1800 extra.

100,000 for three airfares? I’m glad the government negotiated that special corporate rate with Qantas

@OMGTheMess Similar stories to these at least every second day

@OMGTheMess ATO member complains about a $17 amendment fee, meanwhile they have wasted $850 by booking 2 seats for same route in case they were able to leave early

@OMGTheMess NIAA employee, "entitled to fly business" changes cbr-syd sector of Perth flight to go via Brisbane instead. $3600 and 4 hrs travel time extra. All good because "it's not her money" just because she didn't want to spend 90 minutes in economy

@bozzb13 @nick_coatsworth I work for the company that books all the government travel. It is infuriating seeing the waste every day. They have no appreciation of tax payers money the amount of times these pricks assistants approve additional costs while saying "it's not their money" is insane

@nick_coatsworth I think we would all be shocked with that we would see if we audited all the politicians ...

Annika Wells used the family reunification allowance (also known as taxpayer funds) to get her husband to the Boxing Day cricket test in 2022 and 2024. Most Aussies can only dream of getting to the “G” for that sporting event. smh.com.au/politics/feder…