John Hilvert

Freelance editor, internet policy wonk and bluegrass tragic

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@michaeljames947 @OnyaDon @c_s_wallace @Telegraph Actually Wordle requires audacious grasp of vocabulary and you only have six puts.

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@michaeljames947 There are so many areas an opposition could contribute. I am thinking of alternative tax reform models, heath and medical care in the bush, refugee resettlement - essentially all the areas Labor side stepped in its promises. Opposition in the Senate has got more potential.

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@WoodLeonie Perhaps review need for certain prayers at start of Parliament sessions?

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@InsidersABC @FergusonNews @David_Speers @PeterDutton_MP Insiders has become stale and derivative. It is due for a reset in terms of the panel and its guests.

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@HumanHeadline More folks fly in and overstay visas.

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there's an odd Twitter trending topic today where people reckon the ABC is avoiding referring to Anthony Albanese as "Prime Minister". Tveeder transcript shows News Breakfast referred to him as PM at least 20 times in just two hours this morning https://t.co/l5rymLcKni

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“Anthony Albanese being welcomed by President Joko Widodo” what’s wrong with this headline on ABC News?

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@verge Good!

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@markdreyfusQCMP Congratulations. Please do something about 1) Making FOI enforceable with penalties for agency misuse of exemptions 2) clean out AAT members that were appointed mainly as jobs for the party faithful with no relevant qualifications or experience.

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@craigthomler @anthonypesec I agree. It’s the assault nature of the AR-15. There was a ban on those weapons in the mid 90s. Can it be restored?

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@michaeljames947 I suspect the review will call for contemporaneous notes that reflect the decision was taken in spite if advice to the contrary.

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@michaeljames947 @JoshFrydenberg Perhaps he’s foreshadowing his next press conferences as executive director for certain corporations…

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@murpharoo It’s intriguing how disciplined the deputy Nationals leader shuffles talking points in response to questions about pay rates - the best welfare is a job/ governments don’t raise wages - that’s a job for the Fair Work Commission etc

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@JaquelineOutram I recall when the Government promised to make no more changes to superannuation so folks could have certainty concerning their retirement plans.

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@mjrowland68 @Milliganreports @ScottMorrisonMP @AlboMP @BreakfastNews @ellinghausen I’ve seen enough, thanks. Pre polling here I come.

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@Gamakyini A good start would be to revise the use and abuse of the Modified Monash Model (MMM) in determining access to health payments and services.

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@Pollytics Ozark

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@michaeljames947 I agree. Religion seems to make good people do bad things, just because it accords with their belief. Giving this a special legal protection over and above normal civil relationships seems stupid.

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