Stuart James

I’m done. This once great platform has become a toxic cesspit of cowardly anonymous trolls attacking real people. You’ll find me on Facebook.

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

Recently I reflected on my time as Mayor when COVID hit, and the crazy world we were all living in. Huge thanks to @Raf_Epstein for the way he presents these; still brings a tear to my eye listening to it.

https://t.co/KT8YRYJUeO

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

“Passengers for East Pakenham or Cranbourne go to Platform 12 and change at South Yarra” @metrotrains

Next train on Platform 12 is in 10 minutes. Cannot move.

Completely empty Sandringham train promptly arrives on Platform 13 and leaves empty.

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

@MelbOnTransit @metrotrains @metrotunnelvic They just opened it after spending $15B building it, and now it’s closed? Amazing.

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

Strange planner. Cranbourne Trains don’t stop at South Yarra 🤔

@metrotrains @metrotunnelvic

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

@MrCricketAust @simo1652 @newscomauHQ Article was written by @Matt_H_Sullivan but I doubt he wrote the social media headline.

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

This is disgraceful from @newscomauHQ.

His wife was in labour.

Calling childbirth “wife drama” is lazy, sexist and deeply disrespectful.

Words matter. Headlines shape attitudes. They can either challenge misogyny, or quietly reinforce it.

This one reinforced it.

Do better.

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

@Westpac @NAB It’s as if you didn’t even read my tweet 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

So @westpac allow “eligible customers” to deposit cheques via their app, yet no one knows what that is, not online chat, not ring customer service or visiting a branch NONE. It’s 2026 & I have to go to a branch to deposit a cheque

Regret moving from @nab

https://t.co/6I7OXyrwxV

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

@Westpac @NAB Already did that before tweeting.

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

On top of that, they won’t let me link my savings account to my credit card and force me to have two cards. Understanding why @westpac is a cheaper offering.

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

Dandenong/Cranbourne/Pakenham passengers, find your own way home.

@metrotrains @MCG

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

Train sits empty on Platform 1. It’s the shuttle between Richmond and Caulfield.

But our train from Oakleigh is 3 minutes late, so the empty shuttle train departs with 10 people on board.

Amazing @metrotrains

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

Person ahead of me at Breadtop this morning. 6 items, likely eaten within 30min, all in their own single use plastic bag (banned?) that will likely end up buried in landfill

There’s no reason they couldn’t be put in to a paper bag

We must do better

@MurrayWatt @Steve_Dimo

[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

This is not the time for half measures. The Murphy report calls for a complete ban on online gambling advertising.
https://t.co/VygDGYvBLw

[Fiona Murphy 🇵🇸 @FionaMurphee]

@AlboMP Treat gambling like we treat cigarettes. No advertising. No sponsorship.

[Kate Chaney @ChaneyforCurtin]

I’ve been pushing the Gov for 3 years to act, and now it’s doing the bare minimum on gambling reform; a missed opportunity by PM for lasting change. Too few of the Murphy Report recommendations have been addressed. A full online ad ban is needed - partial bans don’t work.

[Geoffrey C E Brown @gceb]

Albanese’s 'small & underwhelming' gambling reforms won’t do much to reduce harm - nor do they honour the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, whose mid-2023 report recommended a complete ban on gambling advertising due to harm caused (via TV, sports venues, online)
https://t.co/t3rly98iSM

[Grattan Institute @GrattanInst]

Australia has the highest gambling losses in the world.
Australia should:
🚫 Ban gambling ads
🎰 Introduce loss limits on pokies and online gambling
📉 Progressively cut the number of pokies in each state

Our new report shows how governments should prevent gambling harm. https://t.co/2yrO7Uy5Ir #auspol

[KEVIN THE COMMONER @kfm52]

“Peta Murphy was serious about protecting young Australians from gambling industry harm. The government’s proposed reforms fail the Murphy test.” https://t.co/5gGItH4sPt

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

@Peter_Fox59 @TroyStolz Parents have to “opt out”

https://t.co/Mtn3yfrBUx

[Stuart James @CrStuartJames]

@AlboMP Key word: cutting

Half-assed response. Implement Murphy report recommendations in FULL. Anything else is caving in and putting corporate interests ahead of the Australian people.

More than 80% support a complete ban on gambling ads. Stop treating us with contempt - get it done