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Shocking. Awful. This is not the Australia we know and love. 🙏
Victorian independent Helen Haines has been critically injured during an attack outside her electoral office, with a suspect taken into custody, PM Anthony Albanese says. #helenhaines #pm #victoria
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They should impeach Trump just for this. Disgusting.
Alex Pretti's father: Our son was shot and killed by the government, federal immigration agents, on January 24th, 2026. We learned about his death from the media as we saw him being shot repeatedly in the back after helping a woman from his community. This was not a protest that Alex was at. His hands were in the air, and his face was on the ground when he was executed by ICE agents. We know exactly what our eyes saw. No one from the federal government called us on that day. But they did go on TV to tell lies about Alex. No one has called us since. No one has recanted those lies.
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The RBA has hit out at an Albanese government move, which it says is pushing it to keep hiking rates, claiming it's the only thing that works. 👉 bit.ly/48hFBPu
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You are responsible for this situation. Denying that makes the situation worse.
New data from the ABS shows that inflation ticked up in September.
While we already had an inflation challenge in our economy, the conflict in the Middle East is making it worse.
We recognise people are under pressure and that’s why we are rolling out responsible cost of living relief like cutting income taxes again and boosting bulk billing.
We are playing our part in the fight against inflation by finding savings.
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Opinion: Transcripts from seven long-form podcast interviews in the past month showcase a Treasurer who seems more focused on the sound of his voice than engaging with small business owners: bit.ly/4ssMoPG
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It’s hard to imagine a woman less suited to our times. The world is burning from an excess of indulgence, gentle parenting and a 60s libertarian fad for chucking unwell people out of asylums. Meanwhile, Sydney University hires an empathiser in chief. Yes, I’m sure some more head-titled nodding will heal what ails us.
Jacinda Ardern: Former New Zealand prime minister appointed professor of practice at the University of Sydney smh.com.au/national/nsw/from…
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Pauline Hanson has declared her cartoons mocking fellow MPs “will not be going anywhere.” Full story: bit.ly/4yEdBAs
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What the hell has happened to Australia. Another 100,000 are going hungry while billionaires buy 4th or fifth yacht or jet.
If Gov was fair dinkum they would tax the billionaires an extra 10% and buy food for poor.
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Sunday evening rant:
Mainstream politics has gotta stop telling people how they should feel, and criticising them for how they actually feel.
That's *literally* what gave birth to Trumpism, and is boosting ON.
If you won't *act* to help them, don't be surprised by their vote.
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The attack on MP Helen Haines has put the spotlight on the issue of violence against politicians. Peter Dutton has blasted social media giants for giving a “safe haven for deranged individuals” and warning “occasionally their delusion is carried into the real world and we see a sickening attack like the one on Helen”.
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Sound Chris Kenny analysis:
“It is cowardly and dishonest for our political class not to recognise the reality; that most of the demonisation and violence in our polity comes from the left. It can come from any corner, or course, and should be resisted by all, but the left has form…
“It might be a long while before we know exactly what motivated the lunatic who allegedly crushed Helen Haines’ legs with his Land Cruiser, but we do know he had a social media account full of anti-Israeli bile, along with plenty of climate activism.
“Anyone who pays attention will be certain that if he had posted once in support of One Nation then Labor and the media would be describing him as a hard-right assailant, yet few have described him as hard-left – they seem to want to censor the partisan angle.”
The PM who ignored the flames now demands we ‘lower the temperature’ theaustralian.com.au/inquire…
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These people must not be allowed to make decisions that affect honest people.
This unmitigated grub! This toxic little arsehole!!
Chris Bowen defends Helen Haines dirt file as just part of ‘robust debate’
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Ha .. Victorians have learnt through bitter experience not to believe everything that comes out of the mouth of a politician.
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Pauline Hanson can say sorry. The PM can't. Why @alboMPs' response should worry Labor MPs.
My analysis in @thenightlyau:
latika.me/AlbosDirtSheet
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How much more grubby can Australian politics get?
Australians have every right to question who gets taxpayer money.
But when Helen Haines questioned Albanese’s community sports grants, his office circulated a dirt sheet attacking her integrity. It’s despicable.
And the Liberals play the same grubby game.
In August, The Australian newspaper identified two “dirt unit” researchers working in Angus Taylor’s office.
And a Labor strategist was recently quoted about having dirt sheets on One Nation, saying: “We’ve got a lot on One Nation … But unlike the Liberals we’re holding it back.”
A Labor MP was reported last month saying: “Throwing shit at them risks making them more popular.”
Read that again. This is how they talk about attacking their opponents behind closed doors.
They can’t defend their records. They can’t sell their policies. So they feed dirt to the media and trash reputations.
The major parties have taken turns running our country into the ground. Australians are struggling to pay their bills while the major parties use taxpayer-funded staff to shovel dirt.
Australians deserve politicians focused on their lives, their families and their futures.
Instead, they get an incompetent, dishonest government and an opposition playing the same dirty games.
Our country deserves better.
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Police allege one lone man is behind the appalling attack on MP Helen Haines. Yet, to hear the PM, there may be others responsible. Namely, you, I and every other ordinary Aussie at risk of being radicalised by social media, writes James Morrow.
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Comedian Dave Hughes has questioned a Labor minister's salary and superannuation benefits compared with nurses after the MP invoked them to defend proposed trust tax reforms.
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