The "No" campaign, which has dominated MSM coverage of the Voice, has failed to shift voter sentiment, with 65% of respondents supporting the change, a two-point increase from the percentage recorded last December.
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I'd be feeling ripped off if I'd voted for the Greens just eight months ago
Lidia Thorpe used the party's finances and volunteers to get elected and now won't guarantee her support for any of their positions outside of climate
She has their seat until 2028
What a mess.
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I know there’s a lot going on today, but I’m sitting here in the chamber listening to Keith Pitt banging on about Nuclear power.
The entire world is investing in renewable energy, yet the Liberals are pushing this barrow. Unbelievable #auspol
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Just a reminder that it’s fossil fuel groups who are pushing “nuclear power”. They know it won’t happen (way too costly), but that’s the point. It’s to muddy the waters & hold back renewables so they can keep making huge $$$.
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I know there’s a lot going on today, but I’m sitting here in the chamber listening to Keith Pitt banging on about Nuclear power.
The entire world is investing in renewable energy, yet the Liberals are pushing this barrow. Unbelievable #auspol
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This is what American exceptionalism looks like.
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Aren’t elected representatives supposed to represent those who elect them? Last I saw 87 percent of Greens voters supported the Voice —Thorpe’s exit from the Greens the biggest bait-and-switch in politics
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John Barilaro’s $500,000 NY role was “jobs for the boys", inquiry finds. MP Stuart Ayres misled public, probably parliament. Hugely damning findings. “Whole sorry saga has shaken public’s confidence”....
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I’ve found a place on Nagpur. It’s called Corridor Seven. Very very good.
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Anyone coming to Nagpur this week? I need filters for my aero press.
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It’s always heads the private schools win, tails the public schools lose in today’s Australia, and it’s the kids with the highest needs who suffer. We must radically reform the way we fund & staff schools.
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“private schools get significant government funding, on top of their student fees, enabled them to pay higher wages to attract teachers”
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Well colour me surprised. I knew we had a percentage of our population that is inherently racist but would never have guessed it was as high as 37%. 😢
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In February 2003, former US Secretary of State Colin Powell falsely claimed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who helped write the speech, and Greg Thielmann who wouldn't stand for it joined .
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The prestigious Sydney school, which has a proud AFL history, did not take part in last season’s comp after the school deemed the sport to be too great a risk to students’ developing brains. Full details:
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This work was meant to be a mural during the Beijing Olympics last year..
Didnt happen due to my poor health at the time.
But as these things often go, seems appropriate now. 🎈🎈🎈🎈🦅
#XiJingping #CCPBalloon #ChineseSpyBalloon #Beijing2022
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You did say that the Clintons killed JFK Jr.
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Thank you! It’s a ridiculous fabricated media lie about me that corporate media still spreads to this day.
I never even said that phrase nor thought it.
Credentialed media, who condemn conspiracy theories, actually create them for politics, & unfortunately people believe them. twitter.com/NeilWMcCabe2/s…
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As Republicans melt down over Biden’s waiting too long to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon, the DoD casually announces that 3 Chinese spy balloons came into the country during Trump’s presidency and he did nothing
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It has shown up! Incredible India.
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Tudge sought legal advice from DHS chief counsel Annette Musolino... to use a loophole and release Cauzzo’s personal Centrelink record. The full machinery of government was then set towards smearing the reputation of the 28yo florist and musician.
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Pakistan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Imran Riaz Khan and cease targeting journalists in retaliation for their commentary on the military.
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BREAKING: U.S. officials confirm to CNN the suspected Chinese spy balloon has been shot down off the East Coast.
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BREAKING: The FAA has shut down 3 airports and closed airspace in parts of North and South Carolina due to “national security initiatives”. Biden says “we are going to take care of it” in reference to the Chinese balloon.
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Australia’s best band.
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Listen to Tropical F*ck Storm's Epic Cover of #JimiHendrix’s “1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)” | GuitarPlayer #music #guitar @tfs_theband guitarplayer.com/news/listen-to
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A sovcit from Ballarat gets ejected from the courthouse. I don't know the circumstances leading up to this.
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"Western Australia is better than this."
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Jon haystacks the needle again!
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The Monarchist outrage over the $AU5 with Aboriginal history rather than Charlie reminds me of the controversy re the $AU1 note issued with a depiction of Artist David Malangi's bark painting.
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Keep thinking about the comment offered up to us by someone in audience last night:
“Are you Christians? You have the harmonies of true believers.”
Yeah, like the Everlys, CS&N, Lennon & McCartney & Bee Gees were all famously god-botherers 🙄
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40 years ago, British Gas was a national asset owned by all of us. Today, they break into our homes, shut off our heating and leave us to freeze. Time to end this failed experiment of Tory privatisation.
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“The full machinery of government was then set towards smearing the reputation of the 28-year-old florist and musician.” The 28-year-old florist and musician had just suicided. This summary of events at the #RobodebtRC by is just jaw-dropping.
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In the week following publication of The Saturday Paper story, Tudge’s office debated the merits of releasing a dead man’s personal information to strike back at what they perceived to be unfair coverage, writes @SquigglyRick. satpa.pe/robde4ed
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🏏 An iconic innings. 💯💯
🇦🇺 On this day 34 years ago, Dean Jones reached his highest Test score of 216 not out off 347 balls at Adelaide Oval. He also scored his highest First Class score on this day in 1995, with an unbeaten 324 for Victoria. 💚💛
📰 bit.ly/abcsport
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Whack it on the five dollar note #thrilkseekers ! Nicky Winmar April 1993 Victoria Park St Kilda v Collingwood responds to the crowd post game “ I am proud to be black “ after the saints beat the pies .
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Sums up Barnaby.
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From the Patently Obvious Files ABC finds Barnaby Joyce ill informed on the Voice to Parliament. But he is quick to respond to the ' grog' problem in Alice Springs .And hypocritical given Tamworth in his electorate has its own problems .Housekeeping 101- clean own house first !
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Australia!!!
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Remember when I got referred to Qld Parliament’s Ethics Committee for wearing a shirt protesting this guy’s mine?
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Dan Christian's retirement means one thing for Steve O'Keefe: "He was the oldest bloke in the team. So now that’s me!"
Yet he also reflects that the legacy Christian leaves behind is one of persistence, resilience and inspiration.
#BBL12
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