“There is connectivity without skylink.” And one could well expect in a vast country like Australia that Telstra could - and should - have solved connectivity without working with Musk’s Starlink A NATIONAL SECURITY QUESTION OF THE HIGHEST ORDER

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australiainstitute.org.au/about/struct... I defy anyone to make sense of why the Japanese government should be able to make more money from selling Australia’s own gas than the Australian people do. It’s time to tax gas companies, *and* to make polluters pay for the damage they cause/have caused.

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The issue is not what the Australian govt feels able to say, but what they do. And what they have done so far is: - committed to the atrocious #AUKUS deal - opened even more military bases to US control - slavishly followed US foreign policy. A vassal state will remain quiet. #EndAUKUS #auspol

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Just back from doing the rounds at events for the Sydney, Newcastle and Canberra writers' festivals. So many people turned out! A reminder that more Australians attend live arts& cultural events than sports: (22 million v. 8.25 million ABS stats.) More Govt. support for the arts please!!

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