Sonia

I am glad to hear that.....

Very sorry An.

Sorry to read An

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Henry worked 135 hours in the past fortnight. Today, he joined thousands demanding change — SBS News Doctors in public hospitals have walked off the job in a bid for better pay and working conditions, as health officials fear it will jeopardise patient safety.

Henry worked 135 hours in the past fortnight. Today, he joined thousands demanding change - SBS News apple.news/AKOqZWlJvTAG...

Agree. You can get it on the radio though www.skynews.com.au/sky-news-radio

Not so well apparently

Australians have a lot to be proud of, including our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The US drug companies want to water it down, and we need our elected leaders to be brave in defending it. In an increasingly dangerous world, we will need leaders to be braver than they have been for decades

this is what makes me love social media, still!

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No pockets, eh.

Inspired by @mark-carney.bsky.social and Canadians everywhere. We’re all fighting back on our home ice!

#Australia. So has the USA just ripped up our free trade agreement? We can rip up #aukus bill then. And Pine Gap agreement. Don't call next time you'd like our support #tariffs
Korean War (1950-1953): Vietnam War (1962-1975): Gulf War (1990-1991): Iraq War (2003-2011): War in Afghanistan:

We have a free trade agreement with the USA, we don't impose any tariffs (ie not minimal, zero). But yes! Still 10%.

The White House says tariffs on Russia (and presumably these others) are unnecessary because we don't trade with them on account of trade embargoes. 3 points:

1) Not true (see below)
2) Iran and Syria are heavily embargoed, but still got tariffs
3) Trump put tariffs on several uninhabited islands

List of countries not subjected to tariffs:

Russia
Belarus
North Korea
Cuba

They apparently took the time to impose tariffs on several uninhabited islands, so the omissions are extra noteworthy. If you spot others please flag!

No one I've talked to or have heard on TV today, could explain how Donald Trump came up with today's tariff numbers.

I checked the other platform and renowned business writer James Surowiecki offered this. It makes sense as an explanation less so for economic policy #Trump #Tariffs

No it's just the 10% that everyone is getting if they don't get a special extra rate. Also, even it it were, GST is not a tariff on imports...

Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us. So we have a $17.9 billion trade deficit with Indonesia. Its exports to us are $28 billion. $17.9/$28 = 64%, which Trump claims is the tariff rate Indonesia charges us. What extraordinary nonsense this is.

james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country

"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."

Australia does not impose any tariffs on the USA, because we have a free trade agreement. Ahem.

Australia does not impose any tariffs on the US, because we have a FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.

That sounds like a difficult day

I wish Mr Dutton would stop using the insult 'weak' every 4 seconds, it's very annoying... #auspol

Trump administration accused of ‘blatant foreign interference’ in Australian universities over questionnaire on DEI and gender Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate

Australian researchers who receive US funding were asked to confirm they aligned with US government interests, including only recognising two genders. So much for land of the free? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Trump promised our PM that he would consider an exemption for Australia on steel and aluminium tariffs but he just announced live absolutely no exceptions. Why are we doing this stupid expensive #aukus deal. We just paid them 800 MILLION dollars. #auspol @albomp.bsky.social

A third of the public positions were already vacant, so the 200 new vacancies are on top of that.

Here it is... www.facebook.com/share/v/1B9K... #BBL

OMG that is most amazing catch I ever saw in my life. #cricket #Melbournestars Seriously unbelievable. Glenn Maxwell.

World Walk Expedition

This young Australian Alexander Campbell is walking around the world for FOUR YEARS - 40,000 km!! to raise money for the Fred Hollows foundation, curing avoidable blindness. Donate link from the website . He is on day 535 of his trip www.worldwalkexpedition.com