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[Ben @czaxx]

It'll make a difference - but not a good difference. The last thing it shows is that the government "has your back". What would make a difference is media literacy education but the ALP is so scared of a culture war, they come up with this idiotic policy. #auspol #socialmedia

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

A minimum age for social media of 16 years will make a difference.

[Ben @czaxx]

Angus watching Cat TV - tonight's show: "The Brushtail Family" #CatsofTwittter

[Ben @czaxx]

I honestly don't know why I bother watching @abc730 anymore. It's just a constant attack on the Gvt and campaigning for Dutton. I certainly don't remember them calling out the multiple rorts of the Morrison gvt . #ThisIsNotJournalism

[Ben @czaxx]

Angus's 13th #birthday today. Made him a delicious layered meat cake which he loved #CatsofTwittter.

[Ben @czaxx]

Remember that whole DARPA ARPANET thingy, that network that was like meant to have no single points of failure to withstand a nuclear war - now what happened to that network philosophy? Oh yes, the interwebs got corpratised #outage

[Ben @czaxx]

#Facebook could stop this if it wanted, but it would get in the way of Meta making even more stacks of cash, so they don't. #Democracy be damned. https://t.co/Tg3cxw6Ual #technology #socialmedia

[Ben @czaxx]

It's nice that my #wine club is having an end-of-financial year sale, and although my job certainly drives me to drink, I doubt the #ATO will accept it as a work expense. #tax

[Ben @czaxx]

@DancingDanB Sadly, I think he's a good chance to win. And even more sadly it'll come down to turnout rather than actual voter intention.

[Ben @czaxx]

Winter Feast at Dark Mofo #tasmania

[Ben @czaxx]

Third prize!

[Ben @czaxx]

I'm at a Bob Brown foundation trivia fundraiser in Hobart during Dark Mofo. Very glad that our team name got a laugh, especially after every other team's environmentally themed names.....it was always a risk to name ourselves "Dark Scomo" #auspol

[Ben @czaxx]

The ABC needs to be a "National campfire" (wtf?) says the chairman who is turning it into a "National binfire"
https://t.co/WTwfU3uqMa #auspol

[Ben @czaxx]

And #ABC730 has joined in - the "hurdles" are State governments and the election - not that every expert says it's not feasible. And now a platform for the shadow minister with a softball interview (Ferguson just addressed him as "Minister"). #ThisIsNotJournalism #auspol

[Ben @czaxx]

Despite every expert pointing out that Dutton's nuclear plan is bullshit, prepare for the #MSM running a policy PR campaign. I can't wait for the political analysis from the ABC that'll have Dutton expertly "wedging the government on energy policy" or something. #auspol

[Ben @czaxx]

And right on cue @abcnews starts its sales job for Dutton. It's not the complete lack of feasibility that will derail Dutton's fine nuclear plan....it's those pesky State premiers: https://t.co/imar5Leebr #auspol #ThisIsNotJournalism

[Ben @czaxx]

@DancingDanB I'm pretty sure there'll be a bunch of analysis about how Dutton has so effectively wedged the government on energy policy.

[Ben @czaxx]

@DancingDanB I've used it to try and write manuals and resource guides & although it can make a reasonable fist of it, it still reads like one of those slightly wrongly translated manuals for consumer electronics.

[Ben @czaxx]

To be honest though, "not incompetent" is pretty high praise for anyone in today's Liberal party #auspol

[Tanya Plibersek @tanya_plibersek]

Peter Dutton gives his shadow treasurer a ringing endorsement. #auspol

[Ben @czaxx]

I honestly read this as "17 metre insects" and thought that'd be "terrifying" rather than "magical"

[The Guardian @guardian]

‘Magical’: 17m insects fly each year through narrow pass in Pyrenees, say scientists https://t.co/Pu7pmwLTZi