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Ken Henry, fmr Treasury secretary says the mining boom hollowed out Australian manufacturing leading to:
-abysmal productivity
-lower wages
-Lower living standards
-damaged Australia’s egalitarianism -worse intergenerational inequity
1/8 Great quotes🧵👇
afr.com/policy/tax-and-super…
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The ECQ have begun distributing LNP preferences in South Brisbane, the party having finished third behind Labor after the distribution of One nation preferences. This means Labor has gained South Brisbane from the Greens. #qldvotes
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"So I was on my way to vote..."
The butchered remains of a dolphin were found on a New Jersey beach. Feds are investigating apnews.com/article/butchered…
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LOL - Atlas's last Pennsylvania poll simply eliminated half the state's black population from its likely voter screen.
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👀 BREAKING: This ad, when tested, moves under-30-men by 2+ points away from Donald Trump.
That’s HUGE MOVEMENT!
Please share widely!
Guys don’t want to be controlled either. #MAGAInYourSheets
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I am a connoisseur of stupid trade ideas.
During Brexit I sampled every flavour of dumb from launching blimps full of customs drones to invading Brussels.
I, therefore, speak with some authority when I say this is the most idiotic proposal I have ever heard.
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Zombie parasite in a Mantis
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Not a zombie but horsehair worm. Chordodes formosanus is a horsehair worm that has the praying mantis as its definitive host. These worms can grow up to 90 centimetres (35 in) long and can be extremely dangerous for their host, especially the praying mantis.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordodes….
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Just finished talking on a panel for a nice @BrookingsInst event about REMOTE WORK AND FERTILITY.
Here's a finding I haven't published anywhere on remote work and fertility across 8.6 MILLION employed women in the ACS. Remote-working women have WAY higher birth rates!!!
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Yeah if you think Lidia Thorpe doesn't have a right to protest find out where the local Boundary St is in your area and why it's called that.
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Former Member for Franklin and serving Glenorchy Council Alderman Harry Quick has passed away #politas
themercury.com.au/news/tasma…
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#OnThisDay 1931: Novelist and former intelligence agent John le Carré was born. In this interview from 1974, he talks to Michael Dean about how democracies use their secret services, and the power of the CIA.