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As a country, we’re facing challenges on multiple fronts. While I can’t speak for everyone, I find it deeply frustrating that the government appears either unable, or unwilling, to take responsibility for its role in where we now stand. It becomes increasingly difficult to respect leadership that lacks candour and accountability. Integrity demands acknowledging mistakes and course-correcting, yet what we see instead is a reluctance to admit how policy decisions—particularly around spending and priorities—have contributed to the pressures many Australians are feeling today. - An energy system that feels unstable and poorly managed, with rising costs for power and fuel - A growing welfare burden that raises serious questions about sustainability and incentives - Declining productivity, alongside a rapidly expanding public sector without corresponding improvements in services - Record levels of immigration, despite assurances of moderation - A steady erosion of living standards - A cost-of-living crisis and housing shortage that shows little sign of easing - Ongoing concerns about national security and our capacity to defend our interests None of these issues exist in isolation, and none will be solved through denial or deflection. Serious problems require serious leadership, leadership that is honest about trade-offs, accountable for outcomes, and willing to make difficult decisions in the national interest. Until that standard is met, frustration will only continue to grow, and rightly so. #auspol NOTE: 𝐻𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝒜𝒻𝒻𝒶𝒾𝓇𝓈 𝒹𝒶𝓉𝒶 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓌 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝑜𝓃 1 𝒥𝒶𝓃𝓊𝒶𝓇𝓎 2026, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝓌𝑒𝓇𝑒 2.98 𝓂𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝑒𝓂𝓅𝑜𝓇𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝓋𝒾𝓈𝒶 𝒽𝑜𝓁𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓇 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒾𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒜𝓊𝓈𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓁𝒾𝒶, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝒾𝑔𝒽𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝓃𝓊𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝓃 𝓇𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓇𝒹, 𝓂𝒶𝓇𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶 4.24 𝓅𝑒𝓇 𝒸𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓌𝓉𝒽 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑜𝓊𝓈 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇 𝑜𝓃 1 𝒥𝒶𝓃𝓊𝒶𝓇𝓎 2025.

A little catch up on the Default Market Offer. I should have noted that it's not a secret that the AER has been instructed by Chris Bowen to squeeze retailers profits in the Default Market Offer. He's passed a bunch of new regulations to say so.

More methodology changes.... All pushing down. Lowered assessed cost of acquiring customers, and cost of providing for bad debts. I'll have to come back for a more detailed take. But this looks like real news is about the regulator squeezing retailers. 3/3

@RaymondKeown3 Plus head rubs, tummy tickles and grooming sessions ☺️

𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ‘𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬’ 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 A sobering piece from Alexandra Marshall @ellymelly. And when you think about our record migration into this country which is showing no signs of easing in fact its increasing questions have to asked. Why? Because in a couple years these people will be entitled to apply for citizenship, hence they can vote. “Remember when anyone who dared to suggest – let alone claim – that mass migration from the third world was a form of election interference was labelled a ‘conspiracy theorist’? Trump is half-way to proving it in America with revelation after revelation in Blue States and Democrat ‘sanctuary cities’. But former German Chancellor Angel Merkel has saved him the trouble. The woman responsible for throwing Europe’s gates open to the third world and its tide of radical Islamic terror attacks ‘enriching’ previously safe and culturally coherent nations, has come out and urged ‘migrants’ to vote against the AfD. Merkel asked people with ‘a migration background’ to join forces with other voters. ‘I wish everyone would stand together against this party. And we do not split ourselves as a political centre, I say, on to those who have a migration history and those who have none. Because then our country would become weaker against the AfD … whether a German citizen has become a German citizen for two years or for four days or the entire family family for three generations, it doesn’t matter. We are the German people… We must also stick together when we have to take action against people who have completely different ideas about our future.’ And so we have a real-world example of a government importing a powerful foreign voting base capable of out-voting the ethnic population and acting deliberately against the safeguards of democracy. The AfD is a reaction against nation-destroying policy. Whether you agree with them or not is irrelevant. The people whose ancestry lives within the boundaries of the nation should be the ones deciding on its future. This might offend modern multiculturalism, but it rings true deep in our souls where the desire to protect ‘the home’ reigns supreme. There is very little difference between giving voting rights to millions of people who arrived yesterday and letting 20 million Chinese submit postal votes from Beijing in the German election. Their connection to the host nation is roughly the same. You’re not allowed to say it, but it’s true in most cases. Of course, Angel Merkel is fresh from being honoured by the European Union – an institution that has reached such a dire state of fatigue and collapse that it has felt the need to create an award system to pat itself on the back and fabricate ‘greatness’ with all the sincerity of a Golden Globe ceremony. They didn’t quite have the nerve to congratulate Merkel for ‘diversity and inclusion’ so they gave it to her for dismantling Germany’s world-leading green nuclear energy in favour of Chinese-made renewables. Tonight I finish with a lesson: the more decorated a politician by their peers, the more unworthy they are of favourable print in our history books.”

It’s no secret I’m not a fan of either Albo or Burke, but the treatment they received at the Lakemba Mosque last night was extremely poor. Shouting “he’s got to respect us” begs the question: why? Respect is a two-way street, it’s earned through mutual understanding and conduct, not demanded outright. And I’ve witnessed very like respect shown toward this country from a number of members of that mosque.

UAE says it dismantled Hezbollah‑Iran‑linked terrorist network Authorities in the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday they had dismantled a “terrorist network” they allege was funded and directed by Lebanon’s Hezbollah with backing from Iran, state media reported, accusing the cell of money laundering, financing terrorism and threatening national security. You are to wonder how many more of these cells are dotted across the global. I suspect it’s more than we think.

Jim Chalmers’ budget thread today: “savings package, productivity package, tax package.” Sounds ambitious… until you notice what he left out: fixing power prices, rebuilding cohesion, real cuts to migration/NDIS/public waste, private jobs, and housing red tape. Here are 7 practical strategies that would actually work: 1. Power: Fast-track nuclear SMRs + new gas baseload plants.
Achieves: Reliable 24/7 energy, slashes household bills 25-40%, ends blackouts and subsidies for wind/solar roulette. 2. Social cohesion: Cap net migration at 200k/year for 3 years + mandatory integration.
Achieves: Eases pressure on housing/services, lifts Scanlon cohesion scores from 16-year lows. 3. Migration savings: Skills-only permanent visas; axe student visa rorts.
Achieves: Saves $10B+ on infrastructure/welfare, stops record highs. 4. NDIS: Independent assessments + AI fraud crackdown + means-testing for high earners. Achieves: Halves the $50B+ blowout, protects genuine recipients, frees billions. 5. Public sector: 10% headcount reduction via attrition + hiring freeze on non-frontline + contractor cap.
Achieves: Real $5B+ annual savings without touching nurses/teachers. 6. Private jobs: Cut payroll tax 50% for small business + slash business red tape 30%.
Achieves: Shifts growth from public sector padding to genuine private hiring boom. 7. Housing: 90-day approval limit + fast-track prefab/modular builds + cut planning red tape. Achieves: Drops construction costs 20-30%, delivers the 1.2m homes target on time instead of failing. Chalmers wants “ambitious reform”? These are the real ones. What’s missing from his thread says it all. Your move, Jim. #AusPol #Budget2026 @JEChalmers

Albo’s servo ..

@MarthaThomas20 Morning Marth ☺️

Good morning possums .. we made to a Friday ☺️☺️ This is true ..

@scarlett_r52201 @AlboMP No country holds 12 months of fuel. The largest of the OECD countries is Japan with 160–200+ days total cover. Followed by South Korea with140–180 days.

@Kate3015 @AlboMP Sorry 30 days of petrol not 12 months like all the countries around the world

So @AlboMP is now going to recall the National Cabinet on Thursday. He said today. “We want to make sure that we do everything we can to shield the Australian economy, households and businesses from the worst of global uncertainty,” he said. “This new global challenge demonstrates that we must keep building Australia’s self-reliance and our economic resilience.” Labor have done diddly squat to build our self-reliance and even less on our economic resilience. In fact they’ve seriously eroded both!! Seriously who writes this stuff for him because it bears no relationship whatsoever to reality!! #auspol

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@Kate3015 gm possums, we really did make it to Friday 😌

No it was not and fact checked and offical accounts proved that Chalmers lied because he WASN’T handed a trillion dollar debt. And in fact if Labor had had their demands meet far more who have been spent on COVID. And point these facts are easily verified if you bother to look. 1) ABC fact checked proved and govt financials 2) Hansard, No myth just fact. Perhaps facts is an anathema to you but not to me.

@Kate3015 @WayneWoodall5 @AlboMP You forget that the $ T debt was created under Morrison & Frydenburg as part of their Covid response by providing Corp welfare to Qantas, Harvey Norman etc. So your "proof" is utter crap as that debt was carried over when Labor won office in 2022. You are rusted on to a myth.

Activist: "The water usage for beef is obscene. Thousands of litres per kilogram." Farmer: "That's rainfall." Activist: "What?" Farmer: "The figure includes all the rain that falls on the pasture. The cows drink from the stream. The rain falls whether there's a cow here or not." Activist: "It's still water consumption." Farmer: "Should I stop the rain falling on my field?" Activist: "Grow crops instead. More efficient." Farmer: "This is a 35-degree slope in the Welsh hills. Show me the crop." Activist: "Technology..." Farmer: "To make tractors climb mountains?" Activist: "There must be a solution." Farmer: "There is. It's called a cow." Activist: [checks phone]

@mizzshoppalott @JacintaAllanMP That isn’t correct and not all of the MSM is owned by the Labor. In fact none is, influenced yes, owned no. Even the ABC (Labor’s media arm) has published a number of reports about the difficulties farmers are facing..

@Kate3015 @JacintaAllanMP Unfortunately the media refuses to broadcast the plight of the farmers - msm all owned by the Labor party!

𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬': 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤. And where are the rights activists screaming over this? 🙈🙉🙊 Victoria is now officially a dictatorship under @JacintaAllanMP. The state has passed compulsory acquisition laws that make it easier for energy companies to acquire farmers’ land and build transmission lines and renewable energy projects on it. thenewdaily.com.au/podcast/2026/0…

@corneliusz4220 @AlboMP Mark Latham 2019. There are many things we could take Latham to task for but he was spot on with this.

@Kate3015 @AlboMP

@hotwheels54 True, they have

@Kate3015 The government has not only failed us, they have betrayed us.

As a country, we’re facing challenges on multiple fronts. While I can’t speak for everyone, I find it deeply frustrating that the government appears either unable, or unwilling, to take responsibility for its role in where we now stand. It becomes increasingly difficult to respect leadership that lacks candour and accountability. Integrity demands acknowledging mistakes and course-correcting, yet what we see instead is a reluctance to admit how policy decisions—particularly around spending and priorities—have contributed to the pressures many Australians are feeling today. - An energy system that feels unstable and poorly managed, with rising costs for power and fuel - A growing welfare burden that raises serious questions about sustainability and incentives - Declining productivity, alongside a rapidly expanding public sector without corresponding improvements in services - Record levels of immigration, despite assurances of moderation - A steady erosion of living standards - A cost-of-living crisis and housing shortage that shows little sign of easing - Ongoing concerns about national security and our capacity to defend our interests None of these issues exist in isolation, and none will be solved through denial or deflection. Serious problems require serious leadership, leadership that is honest about trade-offs, accountable for outcomes, and willing to make difficult decisions in the national interest. Until that standard is met, frustration will only continue to grow, and rightly so. #auspol NOTE: 𝐻𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝒜𝒻𝒻𝒶𝒾𝓇𝓈 𝒹𝒶𝓉𝒶 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓌 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝑜𝓃 1 𝒥𝒶𝓃𝓊𝒶𝓇𝓎 2026, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝓌𝑒𝓇𝑒 2.98 𝓂𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝑒𝓂𝓅𝑜𝓇𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝓋𝒾𝓈𝒶 𝒽𝑜𝓁𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓇 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒾𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒜𝓊𝓈𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓁𝒾𝒶, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝒾𝑔𝒽𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝓃𝓊𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝓃 𝓇𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓇𝒹, 𝓂𝒶𝓇𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶 4.24 𝓅𝑒𝓇 𝒸𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓌𝓉𝒽 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑜𝓊𝓈 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇 𝑜𝓃 1 𝒥𝒶𝓃𝓊𝒶𝓇𝓎 2025.

@rebecca_delacy @AlboMP Netanyahu has not played any part in what Albanese is doing and it’s fanciful to even suggest he has.

@Kate3015 @AlboMP He did this making plans with Netanyahu for the demise of every Australian and the price we all Will pay, including the lives, making plans with the devil was never good policy.

@mizzshoppalott @JacintaAllanMP Many of us are and have been but we need more to stand up for them. Particularly those living in cities who appear oblivious or simply don’t care what is happening in the bush

@Kate3015 @JacintaAllanMP Time to stand by the farmers and say enough!

“Naive? No Im not. I’m well aware all parties take donations but singled out the LNP & Labor and gave ON a free pass. The issue is who they’re beholden to but whether that influence is transparent or distorting policy. And let’s not pretend this is just about ‘unions protecting workers.’ Back many clearly don’t. There are legitimate concerns around job security and standards, but blaming ‘cheap untrained immigrants’ is a lazy oversimplification. The real problems are lazy Australians, weak regulation, skills shortages, and employers willing to cut corners, not the people being brought in to fill gaps. If we’re serious about protecting builders, mechanics, electricians and others, then the focus should be on enforcing standards, proper training, and unions who negotiate fair wages not ones that are sending business bankrupt or forcing them to move overseas.

@Kate3015 @danrisky @AlboMP Wake up and dont be sooo bloody naive and one sided...all partys take donation because you cant run a paty on no money.Their are people behind the unions who are fighting for people losing their jobs over cheap untrained immigrants...builders mechanics electricians ect.