a locomotive can teach you a lot about power

My wife has just bought a new church dress. I instructed her to be make sure it covered her shoulders.

@glengyron you're always the voice of sense and reason

Regarding the energy rebate: Means testing things cost a lot of money, and it's often not worth the effort. Better just to throw the cash. Then you can do it at the energy provider level without having to marry up tax data (which would be a nightmare and dangerous) #Budget2024

@tresantes sometimes the docks build up a static charge which mess up the docking process. But there's lots of things that can go wrong because the system is full of complex bits that all need to work. It's a bit of a wonder that computer systems work at all

Does anyone have any theories as to why my work laptop won’t log in first thing in the morning when docked (I have to log in undocked and then dock for it to work)

Does @abcnews imagine that none of us notice their failure to mention that #Israel attacked #Isranian embassy - an essential fact that directly led to Iranian retaliation -

@glengyron @Leo_Puglisi6 @AlboMP 🤣

The obvious choice to secure the future of the ABC was @Leo_Puglisi6. Dropped the ball there @AlboMP.

Simon Birmingham says that people will be worse off when they earn more money. Can't make this stuff up #auspol24

Opposition says Government shouldn't meet to discuss cost of living relief #Auspol2024

Mike Pezzullo, the now-sacked Home Affairs secretary, turned out to be what so many national security bureaucrats are: a hypocrite who leaked but wanted other leakers thrown in jail, writes Bernard Keane. The break-up of his department should follow. crikey.com.au/2023/11/27/hyp…

@AaronDodd ME Bank was supposed to do that but it just turned into an expensive bank with limited services

A further development could be for the big Super funds to offer mortgages to compete with banks that allow a member's super to be offset against interest the same way. That would also increase market competition, lowering interest rates. #auspol

Provided the super funds can somehow be preserved in the offset account, and not drawn on for any other purpose, this is actually not a bad idea from @ajamesbragg. The interest saved though should be allocated against the super, not general income. #auspol #Echobox=1700964832" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">afr.com/policy/tax-and…

Peter Dutton and the Liberals continually slashed funding to Home Affairs. In contrast, we're investing in our agencies to provide them the tools they need to keep the community safe.

@quite_majority @Marcus78216830 So our falling birth rate, reducing tax base, shortage of skilled workers are part of our economic situation. Do you know what our 3rd largest export is? International education. Migration's complex & it's not a cure all but I haven't seen sound reasoning for all the negativity

@redstarcycles @Marcus78216830 Reported today that 540 000 immigrants in last 12 months. Yes i think this is excessive considering our economic situation.

@rachelrwithers @Forthleft2 Great. Let's bag ghe shit out of the first government in 10 years that has done anything and then celebrate the return of the punishers and straighteners

Labor can trumpet what they've done as much as they like. The fact is, many struggling people can't feel it. Incrementalism doesn't appear to be working. Many can't afford food, rent, or healthcare, while the rich are doing just fine. And it's going to cost them.

.@MarkDreyfusKCMP has announced appointments of new FOI and Privacy Commissioners. It’s a good step, but where’s the serious money and resources to clear a huge #FOI backlog and fix a broken system. On its own this looks like window dressing to me. #auspol ministers.ag.gov.au/media-centre/f…

@bluedpn @SatPaper @PaulBongiorno It says what it's measured against in the post. The constant carping about how terrible the ALP is by so-called progressives and the failure to acknowledge what has been achieved is intellectually dishonest and benefits the LNP

The performance of the first-term Albanese government has been marked by an unusual stability and maturity, writes @PaulBongiorno. The government has shown a level of competence — in sharp contrast to its predecessor. satpa.pe/psStgUl

@instanterudite @BelindaJones68 But who convinced him to run the defo? Lawyers must have told him it was a terrible idea

I wrote a recap of Week 1 of Lehrmann's defamation case and Bruce's terrible, horrible, no good very bad days in the witness box. theshot.net.au/news/general-n…

@BarbaraPocock Might be overstating your role and influence a bit

So, Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo has been sacked today shortly after the Remuneration Tribunal changed the rules on payouts for exiting public servants. Good to see some swift action from them following my questions in Estimates about payouts for wrongdoers.

Debates about curriculum are a sideshow. Want to end educational inequality? Ensure every child can access a well-resourced and inclusive public school! The idea that tweaking the curriculum would magically reverse decades of public system neglect is a technocratic fantasy.

@crikey_news @mckinnon_a Why is anger towards labor growing. The ALP opposes the invasion, called for a cease fire, condemned the attacks on non-combatants, used diplomatic pressure. Individual ALP MPs have spoken forcefully. The greens party, posture & point score, but the ALP are the baddies.

The Greens' calls for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine and an end to Israel’s occupation of Gaza and the West Bank are beginning to raise its profile in migrant communities that have overwhelmingly voted Labor for decades, writes @mckinnon_a. crikey.com.au/2023/11/27/lab…

@quite_majority @Marcus78216830 Still trying to understand the objections. I dont recall this level of hysteria when the LNP was in government and the level of migration was effectively the same so what's the problem now?

@redstarcycles @Marcus78216830 Do you think we need more?

@quite_majority @Marcus78216830

@redstarcycles @Marcus78216830 BTW, under morrison, it was down. Covid for 2 years.

@amandajanewd I did that how?

@redstarcycles Stop policing women’s voices

if you want to have a grown up discussion, maybe allow two way communication instead of turning off your comments