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@MarkoMatvikov I don’t have much faith that the party that created this monster can tame this monster.

The latest NDIS announcements: Growth target of 2% per year until 2030, then 5% per year from there (currently running at 10% per year). Participants cut to 600k by 2030 (from 760k now), mostly by diverting the 160k to the new Thriving Kids program. Tighter rules, a shift to functional assessments for permanent and significant disabilities, and more plan reviews. Plans to have clearer funding rules, shorter periods, total caps, and reduced spending on non-core items. Stronger provider registration, fraud crackdowns and pricing controls. My thoughts: Obviously a big step in the right direction in acknowledgement of the massive systemic flaws, rorts and ballooning cost. It shouldn’t be growing at all until the cost per year is actually reduced - until the issues are resolved, the growth rate should be negative, then 2-3% in perpetuity. The 5% growth rate from 2030 makes no sense and undermines the short term intentions - it just comes across as backloading cost in the budget beyond the short-term. These numbers are meaningless without the Thriving Kids program budget given the cut in participants will mostly just be shifted there. The integrity measures and rules changes sound genuinely positive - let’s see how they play out in practice.

@AndrewAQLD Australian universities have lost their way. So many problems. Ripe for disruption.

Australia's 42 universities collectively received $12.33 billion in fees from international students and paid No Tax! We're giving away our universities for free!!

@I_HODL_BTC @TonyHWindsor @michelle4farrer Well said. When you start calling people names, you have lost the argument, and your credibility.

You lost me at “racists.” That attitude is exactly what’s wrong with this country right now. Wake up and read the room - One Nation is surging because it’s winning support from everyday Australians of every colour, every background, and every suburb. The silent majority has had enough of being lectured and smeared.

So the Libs and Nationals are going to preference the Racists in Farrer against Independent @michelle4farrer I shudder to think what former MP late Tim Fischer would think of this move. Where is the outrage from John Anderson? If anyone is still struggling to understand how America under trump has collapsed this will give you a glimpse of how to start the slide in Australia.

@IfindRetards You either believe in free spech, with all of its problems, or you don’t.

What happened to this guy?

@Katherine_deves @Kon__K The 2011 Productivity Commission modelling (used to design the scheme) projected the NDIS would cost under about $15 billion per year once fully implemented. At that time, the system was expected to support roughly 400,000 Australians. It is now out of control.

@Kon__K They should be cutting $40B In 2013 disability expenditure was $6-8B Taxpayers should not be forced to fund everything for everyone who wants it all the time - especially gardeners, servants, drivers, rent-a-friends

Utterly shameful, 160,000 Australians to be cut off the #NDIS, with $15 billion to be cut by 2030 from its annual projected budget. While we don’t tax foreign gas companies which would raise at least $17-$18 billion annually with a 25% levy. Help it make sense!

@Kon__K The 2011 Productivity Commission modelling (used to design the NDIS scheme) projected the NDIS would cost under about $15 billion per year once fully implemented. At that time it was intended to support no more than 400,000 Australians. The currently system is unsustainable.

@Ryandally08 I am still waiting for my $270 p.a. reduction in power bills that Labor promised at the last election.

#BREAKING Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, says that “coal assets” are the most “unreliable part of our energy system” “And the most expensive” It’s worth noting that our electricity bills have tripled since Chris Bowen switched from coal to renewables.

@ESPNNBA @KendrickPerkins @PatMcAfeeShow Jacking up a lot of threes when they are not falling seems an odd strategy to me. Even Jordan had nights when his jumper was off but he quickly pivoted to plan B. He attacked the basket, got fouled, shots some FTs, and then got his pull up going.

"The one thing I will not do is question the Joe Mazzulla system. ... [The 76ers] stole a game on the road, but I'm not concerned about the Celtics." @KendrickPerkins has full belief in the Celtics during this series 🏀 (via @PatMcAfeeShow)

@DrewPavlou It had an initial budget of $12b, not $55b. Right now the country cannot afford it at $12b. We are about to have a $1T national debt. That’s a massive problem. . . We need some grownups in charge.

Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John says its ''terrifying'' that the Australian government plans to spend $52 billion on the NDIS next year rather than $55 billion. Lol.

@MarkoMatvikov Victorian politicians are not serious people.

“The teens have been charged with a string of serious offences. Two were tonight back on the streets - including one teen who was already on bail at the time.”

@goodfoodgal How about we cut back on government spending to get our finances under control? Ndis is nearly $40B over its initial budget. ABC funding is now at $1.2B a year. Lots of opportunities. National debt is about to hit $1T dollars. Jim Chalmers will become the “1T dollar man”.

Oh yes. More tax. Instead of actually fixing the problem.

@ksorbs The same kind of rorts are happening in Australia under a far left government. It is not a coincidence.

Holy hell Somalis were getting paid $600 an HOUR for autism services? Give me a break. Arrest everybody who facilitated this. Now.

@IncrediblyBozza Is Victoria trying to destroy itself?

Get this. One of the 4 teenagers who committed the violent crime in Port Melbourne yesterday was out on bail, but here is the kicker, he was given bail again today after being caught. #auspol #springst

@TheCinesthetic “Settling in for the long nap”.

The ending of Interstellar (2014), Brand alone on the new planet, starting the colony by Edmunds’ site, the mission finally paying off even if she has to begin it on her own.

@FirstTake @stephenasmith I am not sure Ime should be considered “great” after this year.

"What the hell were you all doin' not having a point guard?" @stephenasmith CALLS OUT the Rockets organization 😳

@FTFonFS1 @Chris_Broussard Lebron continues to surprise me. I am not a huge fan but I hugely respect what he is doing in his forties.

“The series is over. The Lakers are winning. The only question is: is it going 4, is it going 5, is it going 6? The Rockets are ATROCIOUS! Even with Kevin Durant!” @Chris_Broussard LOVES the way LeBron’s playing:

@RennickGBR I couldn’t support a public bank. The government should only run services the public sector cannot.

People are drowning in debt “Australia’s retirement system has been based on the presumption that the overwhelming majority of people would own their homes outright upon retirement. However, due to declining homeownership rates, Australians buying homes later, and carrying larger mortgages into retirement, that assumption is clearly crumbling. Westpac notes that people over the age of 40 accounted for around 20% of mortgage loans issued to first-home buyers in 2025. As a result of people purchasing later and taking out larger mortgages, Loan Market Group has found that 40% of respondents do not expect to have paid off their mortgages by the time they retire. This analysis aligns with warnings from the Super Members Council of Australia, which estimated that more than 40% of Australians will retire with mortgage debt, up from 16% two decades ago.” ••••••••••••••••••••••••• People First has been the only party talking about the fact that 40% of people who retiree haven’t paid off their mortgage. This figure is based from ABS numbers now five years old so the figures are probably worse. These people end up cashing out their super and going on the pension this wasting billions on Superannuation fees for nothing. No other party wants to tackle our financial system except People First. We will: • Reintroduce capital controls to stop house inflation • Bring back a public bank • Start an Infrastructure Bank • Bring back a Government Insurance Office • Allow young people to keep their superannuation so they can buy a house • Cut immigration It’s time to put the Australian People First.

@FranMooMoo Labor will launch a massive scare and bribe campaign to win the next election. They can no longer run on their record.

Oh boy, they'll be coming for her now. If you thought the attacks on One Nation were already full on, it's about to ramp up big time. Love em or hate em, One Nation, led by Pauline Hanson, is our best chance to break the duopoly right now and the bureacrats who have been sucking on the public teat for decades are not about to give up their golden tickets without a fight.

@MarkoMatvikov Economics wins again.

There’s now 6 months of data since the 5% deposit scheme was expanded. It confirms what we knew what happen: Nationally, home values have risen at twice the rate below the scheme price caps as above it. In Melbourne and Sydney, home values have actually fallen above the price caps, but risen below them. In other states with positive growth overall, it’s amplified the rise in home values. This scheme has done what it was intended to do - push up house prices further.

@GadSaad Our immigration policy alone should be enough to qualify. At a time where there is a cost of living crisis, not enough housing, and some of the most expensive housing and rental costs on the planet our government continues to allow record numbers of new immigrants. Crazy policy.

I'm quickly converging to declaring Australia a proud member of Stage 5 Suicidal Empathy. Should I add them?