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The Culture and Gatekeepers of Australia’s cash flow

Alcohol and gambling companies and their lobby groups donated $2.165 million to Australia’s major political parties in 2021-22, representing a 40 per cent increase on the previous year, an analysis of disclosure returns published this week by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) shows. Callum Foote reports.

Source: Addicted to donations: alcohol, gambling, fossil fuels, property sectors stump up big – Michael West

 

Anthony Albanese says he hopes Australians will see through a “culture war” that is being drummed up on social media against an Indigenous voice to parliament.

Source: PM: Opponents are ‘trying to star culture war’ on Indigenous voice

$7 for a loaf of bread that’s $2 in Cairns

The Torres Strait Islands are like a tropical paradise to outsiders but for many traditional owners it has more in common with a failed state as they struggle to survive amid the soaring cost of living.

Source: Struggle to survive in Torres Strait Island ‘paradise’ – Michael West

 

Peter Dutton attending George Pell’s funeral is the political equivalent of tying your dinghy to the Titanic after it hit the iceberg

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, who is extremely religious, was too scared to show up to George Pell’s funeral which held in Sydney on Thursday (2/2/23) because he was worried about losing votes […]

By Shane Dowling on February 4, 2023 • ( 7 Comments )

 

February 4, 2023

The U.S. empire has been surrounding China with military bases and war machinery for many years, in ways Washington would never tolerate China doing in the nations and waters surrounding the United States.

Caitlin Johnstone: War Machine vs. Balloons