Eric Bananarama
@ericbanana.bsky.social
Sarcasm you can Trust … #Yes23 Life is too short to hoard political capital, use it boldly and live courageously.
"If I felt that the prime minister was going to change... I would've been happy to stay doing the job that I loved." In his first broadcast interview since resigning as health secretary, Wes Streeting talks about *that* meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer
CARE WORK IS HIGHLY SKILLED WORK and only paid so poorly because of the failure of successive governments to value it properly. MP’s must step up and oppose the governments plans
Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe governments plan to offer rapid routes to settlement for those earning six-figure salaries whilst punishing and making lower-paid workers wait appears to be based on the notion that care workers are “low-skilled” because they are low-paid - its an absolute disgrace. youtu.be/DI1arGGNP50?...
Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting has proposed introducing a wealth tax as part of his pitch for the Labour leadership, by equalising capital gains tax with income tax www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wes Streeting pledges 'wealth tax that works'
Wes Streeting is proposing reforms to capital gains tax, as part of his pitch for the Labour leadership.
bbc.co.uk
Me pointing out that Chris Minns is so clueless on tax that he now is as bad as Joe Hockey (and cripes, that is bad) thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
Factcheck: On tax, Chris Minns does his best Joe Hockey impression and it's not pretty
Can you be as bad as Joe Hockey, who said poor people don’t drive, and suggested that the solution to the housing crisis was for young people to get a good job that pays money? Well, alas, the NSW Pre...
thepoint.com.au
She hopes things don't escalate to the point where she needs to send a follow up with "as per my last email". chaser.com.au/world/wong-t...
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday that the United States is seeking to launch a new war and force Iran into surrender, following renewed threats by Trump to carry out military strikes if no agreement is reached www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260521-ira...
This is an excellent article by @ronnisalt.bsky.social for @theshot.net.au. It's all hands on decks between now and the next election, folks, to ensure those frustrated by the major parties have proper alternatives to these unconscionable grifters. theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Where One Nation lies - The Shot
One Nation wants more victims, more people pissed off at political parties and big business so One Nation can build a big business and a political party out of them.
theshot.net.au
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating says the Howard-Costello capital gains tax discount helped drive Australia’s housing affordability crisis by giving preferential treatment to capital over wages. #auspol #Housing #Tax
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee criticised Itamar Ben-Gvir over a video taunting detained flotilla activists, but the US continues sanctioning Palestinian groups and Gaza aid organisers, Joseph Stepansky reports. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel
Spain on Monday summoned Israel’s chargé d’affaires and lodged what Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares described as a “formal and forceful protest” over Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla, calling it “a new violation of international law” www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260518-spa...
“I don’t know any people who are enthusiastic supporters of the genocide in Gaza. I know a couple who would rather not think about it, but I don’t hang out with people who would be defending that.” I do love Wallace Shawn. www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-int...
‘A lot of people don’t think I can act’: Wallace Shawn on Hollywood, therapy and speaking out on Palestine
At 82, the character actor is as frank and fired-up as ever with two hit stage shows and a summer blockbuster on the way. He’s embracing being odd, he says, even if everyone doesn’t quite get it
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham would decisively beat Sir Keir Starmer in a head to head leadership contest, a poll of Labour members has found www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Andy Burnham would beat Keir Starmer in vote to lead Labour, poll finds
Majority of party members would back the mayor of Greater Manchester, if he wins the Makerfield by-election, and he would beat Wes Streeting even more decisively
thetimes.com
“This isn’t how things are supposed to work in America,” wrote U.S. District Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee based in New York. “Unquestionably, the laws of human decency condemn such villainy.” www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
10,000 rulings: The courts’ overwhelming rebuke of Trump’s ICE policies
A POLITICO analysis reveals judges have ruled against ICE detention practices in roughly 90 percent of cases since the agency mandated that millions of immigrants must be locked up while they face dep...
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No one ever lost money telling billionaires what they want to hear. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage now says £5m from crypto billionaire was ‘reward’ for Brexit push
Reform UK leader offers new explanation for gift, which is under investigation, having first said it was for his security
theguardian.com
Page 1 of #NewsCorpse metro dailies, coast-to-coast: "25% TAX ON ALL GAS EXPORTS!!!" ⤵️ Good idea, but I've got a better one. If we taxed Big Clive's emissions (👇💨) it's free tertiary education and Medicare dental for life ... #auspol
AI doesn’t just amplify intelligence – it can amplify human flaws, with potentially catastrophic consequences, Jeff Peck writes. #auspol #AI #technology
Is Earth on its way to becoming the ‘Forbidden Planet’?
A 70-year-old science fiction film offers a stark warning for today’s AI race, showing how powerful technology can amplify humanity’s most destructive impulses.
johnmenadue.com
I have a cartoonist friend in Afghanistan who draws under the name Kakar. He’s in hiding and has been persecuted for drawing on themes of free expression, free press, women’s rights and education for girls. He’d like me to share his work here. He’d also like for himself and his family to be free.
That the degrees that are cheapest to produce (Humanities) are the most expensive speaks volumes. #highered #auspol https://share.google/toxIWMXTGJAVxUlDZ
One in four humanities students in Australia to take more than 25 years to pay off student loans, Treasury finds
Job-ready graduates program will also leave almost two-thirds of humanities and creative arts students with debts exceeding $50,000
theguardian.com
We really are quite sheltered here in Down Under aren't we...? #auspol #nzpol www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/b...
Europeans Prepare for a More Dangerous World in a Time of Economic Upheaval
nytimes.com
Australian activists were among those detained by Israel on vessels in international waters bound for Gaza. Shamikh Badra argues the Australian Government cannot remain silent about this incident and must do more than extend consular help. #gaza #consular #auspol
Interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla raises legal and humanitarian questions
Israeli forces intercepted a civilian flotilla heading to Gaza in international waters. On board were hundreds of activists, including Australians. Reports say forces boarded the vessels, detained some people and cut communication with others. The incident raises urgent questions about what happened at sea and how governments respond.
johnmenadue.com
Great line here by Hannah Ferguson in her post looking at Albanese's legacy 1 yr from the election "The Coalition aren’t sure where the phone is, Labor is screening the call & ON is answering - but putting everyone on hold to check with Gina first" #auspol > cheekmedia.substack.com/p/a-year-sin...
A year since the federal election...
What is the legacy of Anthony Albanese?
cheekmedia.substack.com