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  Love this on use of #punctuation at work… by a ‘British person’. #Cartoon #humour The loaded punctuation marks of work emails https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/picture/2024/oct/11/the-loaded-punctuation-marks-of-work-emails-the-stephen-collins-cartoon

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  Both #Labor and the #Coalition are complicit in perpetuating the lie that Australian natural gas is clean. “In other words: we need to kill the idea that gas is clean, even in relative terms, and should use as little as possible as quickly as possible.” “It’s a highly lucrative business. Revenue across the Australian #LNG industry last financial year was nearly A$70bn. Infamously, the federal government’s tax take has not kept pace with the industry’s extraordinary growth.” #FossilFuels #Ene...

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  #AUKUS appears less and less likely to actually happen the more I read about it. The question is, how many A$ billions Australia will waste failing to solve its #Submarine #Deterrence need… if indeed we need subs at all. #auspol #Submarines #Defence #BetterUseOfMoney US congress research warns of risk of cost blowouts for Australia in Aukus submarine program https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/18/aukus-submarine-deal-us-australia-cost-blowouts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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  @RaymondPierreL3 thanks for the response Raymond. As a Adelaidian I’ve watched the submarine debate for years. I thought with the French subs, that the task was finally done. Morrison’s diplomatic car crash with the switch to AUKUS did not appear thought-out. I understand about the silence of the subs and how long they can remain below. I just don’t see value for money. I can’t imagine their ever being used to sink another boat or dispatch a missile. Can you actually imagine Australia using th...

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  @RaymondPierreL3 You are clearly more au fait with the subject than I. As someone outside the topic, it just seems very “eggs in one basket”, not value for money and from a seller who can’t guarantee a delivery date. Thanks for the engagement though.

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  Australian Emperor in my yard today. #Dragonflies #NaturePhotography

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  Awesome images of tiny ‘peacock spiders’ depicted in all their glory #Arachnids #NaturePhotography https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/oct/26/web-designers-tiny-peacock-spiders-depicted-in-all-their-glory-in-pictures

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  Labor is accusing the #AustralianGreens of 'blocking' Labor's housing policy. This is how many renters their policy will help, which is why the #Greens are holding out in the senate and demanding more. We can’t keep voting for the same two parties and expect a different result. #auspol #Housing #Frustration #Disappointment

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  I've just signed up for these four free webinars from the #AustralianInstitute. #auspol #FossilFuels #MinorityGovernment #Taxation #TwoParty #VoterDissatisfaction https://australiainstitute.org.au/events/policy-school/

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  Kitty Girl catching some late afternoon rays today. This is after multiple brushes, first dinner and Kitty cuddles. #Cats #catsofmastodon

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  Uncommon visitors to my locale this morning: a Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo in my neighbour’s tree. Their call brought us outside thinking they were lost Silver Gulls. #OzBirds #BirdPhotography #Birding #Adelaide