There is an escape route for Labour from certain disaster at the general election: use their Commons majority to ram through PR. It’s cynical, + they’d never govern alone again, but it locks Reform out of No10. The left (Lab, Gr, LD) still have a majority over the right in the UK
Gas corporations will make up to $107 billion in Australian exports this year thanks to Trump’s new war, while paying a lower rate of tax than a nurse.
@aaronsmith Section 51(xxiiiA) of the Australian Constitution empowers the Commonwealth to provide medical services, but explicitly prohibits "civil conscription" meaning the government cannot force doctors to become its employees, or mandate where they practice.
BREAKING: Australians will no longer pay $1.6bn in card surcharges from October 1.
People shouldn’t be punished for using a credit or debit card.
That's why the Reserve Bank will today take steps to end credit and debit card surcharging from October 1.
This change will make a meaningful difference with Australians no longer paying $1.6 bn a year in surcharges, and small businesses will save $910m.
Shocked that Coles has no Passover (Pesach) merchandise or advertising. Plenty of Easter eggs & hot cross buns but not a Menorah in sight. Blatant antisemitism from Coles. Will Senator Paterson refer them to the Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion?
When Tiananmen Sq happened Hawke led with courage & granted 42,000 Chinese students asylum. Even Abbott provided 12,000 new places for Syrians & Morrison 16,500 new places for the people of Afghanistan. Albo on the other hand is shutting the doors on all Iranians, he’s no Hawke!
The only religious leaders Australians are authorised to mourn in the future will be -
The Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Pope.
Bruce Hales of the Exclusive Brethren.
Michaela Cash will investigate any unauthorised grief.