Qlder 🇦🇺🚜 🇬🇧 #NoDigitalID

🇦🇺 Standing up for the progress of Qld and her endless opportunities. Keeping pollies honest. Love our Queensland! Conservative. Delcon. #qldpol 🍍🇦🇺 💪

[Qlder 🇦🇺🚜 🇬🇧 #NoDigitalID @Qlder]

Federal Labor have a government spending addiction that is making inflation sky rocket. Costs through the roof. So the reserve bank is penalising you with your massive home loan repayments. Labor just don't care about you 😢 #qldpol #auspol

[Baron of Burleigh @BaronBurleigh2]

@NoelWhittaker Been reading the fine print its a dangerous document full of trickery and rorting by the goverment.

[Noel Whittaker @NoelWhittaker]

🚨 Tax specialists have uncovered a sleeper clause in the federal budget bill designed to quietly inflate investor tax bills — and it's a rort. The bill which passed the lower house yesterday, introduces a mandatory "loss-ordering" mechanism for the first time in Australian tax history. Instead of cherry-picking how losses offset gains, investors will now be forced to burn through their oldest gains first — stripping away the 50% CGT discount and leaving newer gains fully exposed to the punishing new cost-base indexation regime from July 1, 2027.
Say you bought shares in 2018 and again in 2024. You sell both at a gain, but you also have losses to offset. Previously, you'd apply those losses to your 2018 gains first — which already qualify for the 50% CGT discount, meaning less of them are taxable anyway. Under the new rules, you're forced to do exactly that — exhausting the discounted gains first and leaving your 2024 gains fully exposed to the new, harsher indexation rules.
You end up paying more. This isn't an oversight. It's a deliberate revenue grab buried in fine print

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Yup

[Francynancy @FranMooMoo]

Taxpayers in debt ridden Victoria are footing the bill for free weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic, to prisoners. These drugs cost regular Victorians almost $700 a month.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

A robot kicked a little boy in the stomach

We're officially one software update away from Terminator

[Hedgie @HedgieMarkets]

🦔UC Berkeley's computer science department just posted its worst failure rates in years. 35.3% of CS 10 students got F's in spring 2026, up from under 10% in prior semesters. Professor Dan Garcia says the primary driver is a "vast increase in academic dishonesty" through LLMs. Students use AI to complete assignments, never learn the material, then fail exams. His office hours, once full, are now empty.

My Take
Companies are firing experienced engineers while the pipeline that produces new ones is being gutted by the same technology. Students use AI to bypass the hard part of learning, show up to exams without the understanding, and fail. One professor discovered a student's linear algebra class had an "open AI" policy for homework and exams. That student then couldn't do basic linear algebra in the next course.

Both ends of the workforce are eroding at the same time. Senior engineers are getting cut to fund AI spending. Junior engineers are graduating without the skills because AI did their coursework. And the companies spending trillions on these tools haven't connected those two facts yet.

Hedgie🤗

[David McMahon @David_McMahon75]

The proposed CGT indexation system will result in a huge increase in the tax burden on the typical Australian investor. Particularly in the share market and other high growth assets.

This chart shows why. Over time, a tiny handful of stocks drive share market gains. Most of your holdings will be losers. If you are taxed up to 47% on your real gains but can’t inflation adjust your losses, effective tax rates become very high. This will discourage investment in all growth assets, including venture capital and small cap IPOs and rights issues in Australia. It is a tax on productivity.

[Marko Matvikov @MarkoMatvikov]

Australia’s tobacco policy is producing remarkable outcomes:

• Less legal smoking

• More illicit smoking

• More nicotine consumption overall

• Billions less in government revenue

• Billions more for organised crime

• Higher enforcement costs

An estimated $10 billion per year in lost tax revenue - roughly the annual ‘cost’ of negative gearing or the capital gains tax discount.

Investors 👎

Business owners 👎

Taxpayers 👎

Organised crime 👍

[Kyla Scanlon @kylascan]

One of the most important things to understand about the moment we are living in

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

LEGO has unveiled a record-breaking 12,060-piece set based on Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, marking it as the largest LEGO set ever released

Info: LEGO

[Ted Bullpitt 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 @RightisRight___]

Just a few taxes we pay in Australia 🤬

* Income Tax
* Company Tax
* Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
* Medicare Levy
* Medicare Levy Surcharge
* Goods and Services Tax (GST)
* Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT)
* Luxury Car Tax (LCT)
* Wine Equalisation Tax (WET)
* Fuel Excise
* Tobacco Excise
* Alcohol Excise
* Customs Duty
* Import Processing Charges
* Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT)
* Passenger Movement Charge
* Superannuation Guarantee Charge
* PAYG Withholding
* PAYG Instalments
* Diverted Profits Tax
* Withholding Tax (Interest)
* Withholding Tax (Royalties)
* Withholding Tax (Dividends)
* Biosecurity Protection Levy
* Agricultural Levies
* Fisheries Levies
* Export Certification Charges

State Taxes, Duties and Levies (Australia-wide)

* Payroll Tax
* Land Tax
* Transfer Duty (Stamp Duty)
* Vehicle Registration Duty
* Motor Vehicle Registration Charges
* Emergency Services Levy
* Fire Services Levy
* Foreign Owner Surcharge
* Absentee Owner Surcharge
* Betting Tax
* Wagering Tax
* Lottery Tax
* Casino Tax
* Gaming Machine Tax
* Mining Royalties
* Petroleum Royalties
* Quarry Royalties
* Waste Levy
* Congestion Levy (where applicable)

Local Government Charges

* General Rates
* Water Rates
* Sewerage Charges
* Waste Management Charges
* Infrastructure Charges
* Development Contributions
* Special Rates and Charges

Other Mandatory Business-Related Government Charges

* Workers Compensation Premiums
* ASIC Annual Review Fees
* Business Name Registration Fees
* Licence Fees
* Permit Fees
* Environmental Authority Fees
* Development Application Fees
* Building Approval Fees
* Maritime Registration Fees
* Commercial Vehicle Registration Fees
* Heavy Vehicle Road User Charges
* Biosecurity Fees
* Workplace Health and Safety Fees
* Industry Accreditation Fees

Total commonly encountered taxes, duties, levies and mandatory government charges across Australia: approximately 50–60 separate categories depending on the state, industry and business structure.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇪🇺🇨🇳 The European Union's share of the global economy has fallen from 30% to 17% in just 17 years.

That's roughly the same relative decline China experienced during the Qing Dynasty.

The difference?

China took about 50 years.

Europe did it in 17.

For decades, Europe helped shape the global economy, global institutions, and the rules of the international order.

Now it's increasingly adapting to a world being shaped by others.

The real question is whether Europe still knows how to stop it.

Source: legrandcontinent, Counter Intelligence Global (Telegram)

[Spachus Aus @SpachusAus]

We've spoken to agents across Sydney and Melbourne, and many say the market fell off a cliff after Budget night. 👀 Some are even having to make staff redundant.

With investors making up around 42% of housing loans, it's a reminder of how quickly this can impact the market.

What's happening in your local area? 📉🏡

[Adam Gwiazda @delestoile]

🟥 Czy Henry Nowak mógł przeżyć?
Dr Krzysztof Magier @DrMagier , lekarz pediatra i były konsul honorowy RP w Cowes, przeanalizował nagrania z policyjnej kamery nasobnej pokazujące śmierć Henry'ego Nowaka.
Dr Magier jest lekarzem prowadzącym oddział intensywnej terapii dziecięcej, z doświadczeniem w szkoleniach z medycyny pola walki oraz po specjalistycznym kursie leczenia ciężkich urazów (w tym ran postrzałowych i kłutych).
Nie zgadza się z opinią patologa i sędziego, że Henry Nowak nie miał żadnych szans na przeżycie i ze skucie go w kajdanki nic w zasadzie nie zmieniło. Wręcz przeciwnie – istnieje duże prawdopodobieństwo, że to interwencja policji przyczyniła się do jego śmierci.
Przeanalizował on raport z sekcji, który wskazuje na uszkodzenie żyły podobojczykowej jako główne źródło krwawienia i tłumaczy, gdzie leży problem.
U zdrowej osoby krwawienie żylne odbywa się pod niskim ciśnieniem i często samoogranicza się dzięki powstającemu naturalnie skrzepowi, a samo zbliżenie krawędzi rany i ucisk otaczających tkanek domyka żyłę na tyle, że spowalnia albo nawet zatrzymuje krwawienie.
Z nagrania z policyjnej kamery nasobnej wynika, że gdy policja przybyła na miejsce (prawdopodobnie 5-10 minut po zranieniu), Henry był na tyle przytomny, że mówił dość głośno. Nie był zatem jeszcze w stanie terminalnym. Po wykręceniu rąk do tyłu i skuciu za plecami najprawdopodobniej doszło do rozciągnięcia żyły, rozerwania skrzepu i gwałtownego nasilenia krwawienia. W ciągu zaledwie ok. trzech minut stracił przytomność i zmarł.
Osoby z podejrzeniem urazów wewnętrznych nigdy nie powinny być gwałtownie przemieszczane ani szarpane – takie działanie może zniszczyć naturalny skrzep i doprowadzić do masywnego krwotoku wewnętrznego.
Zamiast natychmiastowego wezwania zespołu ratownictwa medycznego i przekazania pacjenta w ręce ratowników, policja go skuła. Gdyby na miejscu jako pierwsi pojawili się paramedycy, szanse Henry’ego na przeżycie byłyby znacznie większe. "50%" - pisze dr Magier.
Ratownicy mogliby szybko założyć kroplówkę, podać płyny zwiększające objętość krwi krążącej oraz kwas traneksamowy stabilizujący skrzep, a w razie potrzeby wykonać dekompresję igłową (wkłucie grubej i długiej igły w płuco), bo problemem nie był tyle brak funkcji płuca, ale ucisk zalanego krwią płuca na serce i śródpiersie, który blokuje krążenie.
Co gorsza, incydent miał miejsce zaledwie kilka minut jazdy samochodem (2–3 minuty karetką na sygnale) od Southampton University Hospital – regionalnego Major Trauma Centre dysponującego pełnym zapleczem specjalistów, procedur i sprzętu. "Jestem przekonany, że gdyby Henry dotarł tam żywy, lekarze nie pozwoliliby mu umrzeć" - pisze dr Magier.
Podsumowując: agresywna interwencja policji, zamiast ratować życie, doprowadziła do śmierci przez nieodpowiednie postępowanie z ciężko ranionym człowiekiem, mimo że najwyższej klasy opieka była w zasięgu kilku minut. "Obawiam się, że Sędzia i patolog byli zbyt łaskawi dla policji" - pisze dr Magier.

[Tarric Brooker aka Avid Commentator 🇦🇺 @AvidCommentator]

Let's examine some of the polling data as it relates to migration to Australia.

45% of Australians think migration is "generally negative" for the country (Essential April 2026).

79% of Australians want net migration at a level of 100k per year or less, including 75% of migrants (Fox & Hedgehog March 2026).

60% of Australians say there are "too many migrants in Australia", including 59% of migrants (Fox & Hedgehog March 2026). This view is also held by a majority of non-citizens who have an opinion on the issue either way.

Policymakers have made an absolute mess.

[Bob @BobBurn97207272]

We all saw this coming

[Rob Smith @Ausbobsmit]

Clare O'Neil offloaded her investment property. Many in Labor offloaded their investment properties, right before Albanese crashed the market.

Clare sold her investment property for $1.375 million. Property records show that property is now worth $987,000

[Valerie 🤌🏻 @AussieVal10]

We are officially classified as a third world hellhole

[Drew Hutton @DrewHutton45645]

I emailed the Queensland Greens today to resign from the party I founded. I’m very sad about this as the Greens was a major part of my life’s work. However, their support for gender extremism, their rejection of freedom of speech and their refusal to see the world in any other terms than the narrow class bubble they are in meant I had little choice.

I shall be looking to support progressive community independents who are good on the environment and are committed to changing the Sex Discrimination Act and banning puberty blockers.

More on this soon.

[Retard Finder @IfindRetards]

Australia's finance minister doesn't have a clue about basic finance. Cooked.