My husband happily paid taxes for many years as a permanent resident before he had the privilege of being granted Australian citizenship. As an equal contributor to our economy why should he be excluded from the communal benefits afforded to our wonderful society #auspol
More than half of the people living in Kooyong were either born overseas or have a parent who was born overseas. I'm hearing from many of them that the political debate about immigration is making them feel marginalised and othered.
Immigration is vital to our economy and our society. It's entirely appropriate that we discuss it sensitively and constructively, but we should also celebrate our migrant history and our diversity.
"I’m concerned that Queensland might be reverting to the bad old days of biased electoral boundaries – the notorious Queensland gerrymander." Tony Fitzgerald speaks against appointing Jarrod Bleijie's D-G John Sosso to Qld Redistribution Commission by David Crisafulli. #qldpol
Anthropic has already signed a deal on its $32bn Dalby data centre before any approvals. Residents haven't been consulted & the Crisafulli government is ploughing ahead with Qld Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie taking planning away from the council. #qldpol
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Residents of Dalby on Queensland's Western Downs suddenly face a $31bn datacentre. David Crisafulli lobbied Anthropic for it & refuses to implement power/water regulations. Now Jarrod Bleijie has seized control, taking planning away from councils. #qldpol
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Great to see such compelling evidence from Queensland that stronger law enforcement can effectively disrupt the illicit tobacco market.
Illicit tobacco is a law enforcement and health issue, not a tax issue. Every Australian jurisdiction needs to strengthen its response to the illegal supply of tobacco and vaping products and the harms they cause.
Every illegal tobacco store is visible to the public and to regulators who choose to act.
We wouldn't tolerate unlicensed shops selling alcohol, firearms, or prescription medicines on our high streets. If we want to stop tobacco-related crime, we need our governments to close illegal tobacco stores.
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Are you frustrated or excited by the rapid proliferation of data centres? We want your questions for climate analyst Ketan Joshi and Monash Uni's Dr Ben Eltham for an upcoming episode of the Cut Through podcast.
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The credit ratings agencies have confirmed Australia's triple-A borrowing status and we have the strongest budgetary position in the Group of 20, with lower gross debt than every major advanced economy, writes John Hewson. https://t.co/A6KEtyUzSI
🚨 NEW POLL: Labour has climbed to 30%, its highest Opinium rating since 2024, after Andy Burnham's conference speech and promise to rethink Britain's relationship with the EU.
The new voting intention figures put Labour FIVE points ahead of Reform UK:
🔴 Labour: 30% (+2)
🩵 Reform: 25% (+1)
🔵 Conservatives: 17%
🟢 Greens: 11% (+1)
🟠 Lib Dems: 9% (-1)
Burnham is also the only major party leader with a positive net approval rating, at +8.
Detention & deportation is never easy nor cheap. Politicians who call for ‘mass deportations’ rarely understand what is involved. https://t.co/1IOZwHMKzf
BREAKING: In a shocking development Canada announces it will build a coalition of countries who share their values to build their economy and trade opportunities and will exclude the United States.
“If the U.S. no longer wants to lead, Canada will.”
#RedbridgeAccent ALP 28 L-NP 21 ON 29 Grn 11 Oth 11
Their 2PP respondent prefs 54-46 to L-NP (!!???) (+2)
Last election prefs 50-50 (L-NP up 2)
My conversion 51.2 to ALP (-0.5)
Their ALP vs ON respondent 52 to ALP (=)
My conversion ALP trails 49.9-50.1 (ALP down 1.1)
🚨 6 NEWS FEDERAL SEAT ESTIMATE (based on polling aggregate to late September 2026): Following a month of relative stability, Labor remains in the best position to form government ahead of One Nation and the Coalition
Full details here: https://t.co/IyWutyhXaW ⬇️
We need more articles in defence of immigration massive, positive contribution to Aust
A contribution that will become all the more essential over this & coming decades.
Our prosperity, diversity, hopefully tolerance & humanity all boosted by people settling here.
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