David Purdue

Just on Twitter to read the thoughts of interesting people and kibbitz about politics. Following Australian & US politics. I will make a joke of your misspell.

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@sheikoftweet11 @TheKouk How many households outside the top 10% rely on selling assets for their income? And be honest, it is not a 20-50% tax on the sale, it is a tax on the increase in value accounting for inflation, i.e. a tax on income.

[Ash @AshPolitik]

NETZERO IS WORKING!

Electricity prices are falling.

From July 1, the AER's Default Market Offer drops for most households in NSW, QLD and SA.

Why? Lower wholesale costs. Less spot price volatility. Wind and battery now covering evening peaks.

This is what the renewables transition actually looks like in your power bill.

Small businesses get the biggest relief — up to 20.9% off in NSW.

The transition is working. The right whingers were wrong.

[Sparky777 @Potstirrer111]

Eat a dick conservatives. Renewables won

[The Noisy Elephant @TheNoisyTrunk]

An Open Letter to Tim Wilson MP
@TimWilsonMP
Sunday 24 May 2026 – 11:44 AEDT

Re: National Press Club Address 20/5/26

Dear Mr Wilson,

On 20 May 2026, during your address to the National Press Club, you referred to a young entrepreneur named Sienna Jovcevski and her business, Tweeny Skin.

According to the official transcript and video of your speech, you stated:

“At the age of 12, Sienna set up Tweeny Skin in her bedroom.”

“Built after school, packed orders on weekends … reinvested basically every dollar back into the business.”

“Yet while Sienna finishes her HSC, she has learned she has a shareholder who wants to take half the reward of her effort.”

You later referred to this “half” as a potential 47% tax outcome when questioned by ABC journalist David Speers.

Mr Speers specifically asked you:

“The government says existing exemptions for small business would remain. So how exactly would Sienna lose half her profit?”

You responded:

“Well it depends on when Sienna chooses to opt out of her business and sell it and for what price…”

You later added:

“It could, depending on the exit strategy and price, ultimately face up to 47%.”

Mr Speers then asked:

“But is it possible she could pay no capital gains tax as well?”

To which you replied:

“We’re dealing with hypotheticals… It depends on when she decides to exit, it depends on what she sells for, it depends on what stage of life she’s at based on the current application of the law.”

Given the seriousness and specificity of the claims made in a nationally broadcast address, and the potential for those claims to alarm small business owners and young entrepreneurs, it is reasonable for Australians to seek clarification as to the factual basis of the example you presented.

Accordingly, could you please clarify the following:

1/. Prior to referencing Sienna Jovcevski and Tweeny Skin in your speech, did you make any enquiries regarding the legal ownership structure of the business?

2/. Did you seek to determine whether the business operates as:
→ a sole trader,
→ a company,
→ a discretionary trust,
→ or another legal structure?

3/. Did you seek to determine whether the business is legally owned, operated, or controlled by Sienna Jovcevski personally, or by other individuals, entities, or family structures associated with the business?

4/. Did you make any enquiries as to whether existing small business CGT concessions may apply to that business in the event of a future sale?

5/. Did you obtain or review any information regarding the approximate turnover, profitability, or scale of the business before presenting it as a national example of the impact of proposed CGT changes?

6/. Did you receive any professional taxation or legal advice supporting the proposition that the business would realistically face an effective 47% tax outcome under the circumstances you described?

7/. Given your acknowledgment that the example was hypothetical and dependent upon numerous unknown future variables, do you accept that your original framing may have conveyed a misleading level of certainty to viewers?

8/. Have you since sought clarification regarding whether your example accurately reflected the operation of Australia’s current small business #CGT concession framework?

These are reasonable questions arising from statements made by a Federal Member of Parliament during a nationally televised address on taxation policy.

Australians are entitled to expect that examples used in public policy debates, particularly those involving taxation and small business, are properly verified, accurately framed, and presented with appropriate factual context.

We look forward to your clarification.

Sincerely,

The Noisy Trunk
On behalf of many Australians

[stranger @strangerous10]

Angus Taylor tells Sky After Dark viewers it was a “mistake” for any Libs to distance themselves from Trump & MAGA at the 2025 election.
“You won’t see me doing it!”

Angus wants this to stay in the late-night Sky vault. Please share so mainstream Aussies also find out. #auspol

[Anthony Klan @Anthony_Klan]

Renewables surpass coal power globally. This is why bad actor politicians, One Nation, etc, are going into hyperdrive. Their puppet masters, fossil fuels, are increasingly desperate. It’s why the lies are even more extreme — and even more obvious…

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@cat240359 @AlanBixter @KatyKray73 Landline did a piece on this last year. They spoke to a cattle farmer keen to take advantage of solar, so were investing in sets of panels arranged in a circle at the top of a pylon. Much more cow-proof.

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@BingIsBackBaby @MurrayWatt Don't you fucking dare shit on the NDIS. I could not have survived without the help of the NDIS, and it wasn't even me who was disabled.

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@JoeDavidsons80 @MurrayWatt It can well be the case that the voters of Farrer are sick and tired of Liberal and Labor, but if they think that ON is the answer then yes, they are fucking idiots.

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@FalseProphet93 @colonelhogans Who's fucking century? The war criminals? False prophet is right!

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@7Veritas4 It's not like they have to go far down the list - this is a violation of commandment number 1!

[Ronni🧂Salt-WhoWroteGunnawahYeahThatOne @RonniSalt]

The law in this regard is outrageously out of date

@AusElectoralCom officials had to apply for an after-hours court injunction just to remove a fake sign with forged AEC insignia on it

The Act needs to change to empower AEC officials with the authority to remove immediately

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

"He fought for us."

A civil court found he machine-gunned an unarmed man with a prosthetic leg.

The party that printed this sign is funded by Gina Rinehart, and led by Pauline Hanson who knowingly hired a convicted rapist.

There is no bottom.

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@Xeneize_gonza_ @amazingmap Each state of Australia has labour day on a different day, although some states overlap.

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@Patrickwebb No shit, Sherlock!

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@colonelhogans @abc730 No, Laura Tingle. Why use a cudgel when you can use a scalpel?

[AEC ✏️ @AusElectoralCom]

How do you know what to believe during the Farrer by-election? Swipe for tips!

https://t.co/NSCSN73yu0

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@chugginloads69 @colonelhogans The person who said that racism is a valid viewpoint just got blocked.

[David Purdue @DavidPurdue1963]

@DaveHawkinsX @davidsenra @tobi The trouble being, of course, that the rich don't share or give away what they can't eat. They horde it, because it's not about lifestyle, it's just a way of keeping score.