@dalfonso

Not active on this site whilst Elon Musk is owner. No interest in acquiring a Tesla. Not a member of any political party Woke Left Bio on @dalfonso.bsky.social

 Melbourne Australia
Joined December 2008
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Recently, I spoke at the South Australian Business Index and had a conversation with Premier Peter Malinauskas. Someone described South Australia as a small state. That didn't sit well with my demographic mind. Almost two million people live in South Australia. Entire historical empires ruled over fewer people! But which empire would be the best match for SA? And what about the other Australian states and territories? Whenever a silly thought like this pops into my head, I write a column about it and call it work. The result is my latest column, a thoroughly unscientific tour of Australia's historical empires, complete with premiers reimagined as emperors and kings: buff.ly/wPf9DsV
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Squizz@SquizzSTKOct 27
The LNP gotcha about golf club sewerage failed miserably, and they soon returned to shouting during answers. The Speaker "It's not even funny .. We don't need snide remarks - just remember why we're here" But the LNP have no idea. Just a clueless rabble now. #auspol #qt
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Never vote LNP.@LNPvoterfail6h
Inflation rises to 4.3%. If increasing interest rates is supposed to control inflation. After SIXTEEN rate rises, inflation is up, down, up again.... PROOF: INTEREST RATES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH, NOR ARE ABLE TO CONTROL, INFLATION. It's time to ditch this failed theory. #auspol
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Same dudes who protested on our streets with hangman’s nooses, pissed on our Shrine, spat in the faces of our health care workers & booed at Welcome to Country on Anzac Days now outraged by a group of kids protesting against Pauline Hanson on Remembrance Day. Cry me a river.
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True Believers@TrueBelievers1510h
Breaking news on the Metro tunnel! The final Town Hall entrance at Fed Square officially opens to commuters 29th Oct 2026! That's tommorrow. It features beautiful art pieces by Maree Clarke. Town Hall Station is one of the busiest stations, recording 7.7m journeys since it opened
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Tyler Durden🚈🚲🚌@Llib710h
Regional rail loop and more regional rail proposals Much better than the stupid proposal from the LNP Red: regional rail link Blue: boosted services Purple and yellow: possible extensions to V line service once break of gauge issues addressed m.facebook.com/groups/653967…?
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Terence McCarthy@TerenceMcCart147h
The final piece of the jigsaw puzzle that was the Melbourne Metro Tunnel ..the Federation Square entrance to the Town Hall Station… is due to officially open tomorrow..
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Chris Meder
@EVCurveFuturist10h
China's CO₂ emissions appear to have peaked, despite continued economic growth. The world's largest emitter is also driving the electrification revolution that will end our dependence on fossil fuels. The scale of this disruption is extraordinary. 👇

China's Emissions Are Peaking. Its Energy Revolution Is Just Getting Started.

Article · @EVCurveFuturist
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I wish more people understood this.
Ted Reese@GrossmaniteOct 26
50 years of privatisation = a FAR BIGGER STATE with WAY MORE BUREAUCRACY bc privatisation introduces competition and therefore commercial secrecy and legal disputes + more state admin is needed to try to coordinate fragmented state contracts handed to the private sector
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Steve Hall@ProfHall195520h
My fab daughter Alex has just won a Leverhulme Prize. Her forensic analyses of illicit markets, freeports and special economic zones are on the cutting edge of a criminology coming of age to produce the most revealing insights into the global economy. northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/n…

Criminologist wins acclaimed Philip Leverhulme Prize to pioneer a new criminology of the offshore...

A Northumbria University criminologist has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize, one of the UK’s most prestigious awards for early-career researchers whose work has had an international impact.

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The always excellent Alan Austin on the 'hydrants of hatred' against PM Albanese from 'craven newsrooms' and Murdoch outlets News24, the Murdoch newspapers & The Nightly #auspol #auspol independentaustralia.net/pol…

Hydrants of hatred gush open after attack on Helen Haines

Australia’s craven newsrooms are trying to outdo each other with their vicious attacks against the Prime Minister.

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Jeckov Kanani
@JeckovKananiOct 26
Listen to this man! 🇧🇷
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Squizz@SquizzSTKOct 27
Angus Taylor tried to play tough on migration by using a Murdoch front page 🙄 Tony Burke calls out Angus after Labor agreed to a letter from him, but the LNP then voted against the legislation. Angus copies One Nation, but is spineless when leadership is needed. #qt #auspol
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Victoria has the cheapest electricity in the world, Pauline Hanson and the Liberals are lying
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We’re halfway through excavating your new station in Burwood.
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Grant Wyeth@grantwyethAug 25
Replying to @urbanizationist @ConversationEDU
It shouldn't be controversial. We're a good 50-60 years behind where we need to be with rail infrastructure in Melbourne. And it's embarrassing that the city is mired in naysaying and fretful provincialism. We're 5.5m going on 9m. Let's grow up and live inside reality.
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Jago Dodson@urbanizationistSep 12
Great to see Auckland's Central rail link opened. I first began researching Auckland's transport with Paul Mees (RIP) in the early 2000s and our work, and Paul's advocacy, influenced the direction of policy. What a difference 25 years makes. 1/2 rnz.co.nz/news/regions/13536…

Delays, cancellations over fire on Auckland's City Rail Link on first day of operation

A small fire started by an electrical cable has hampered the launch of Auckland's long-awaited City Rail Link, forcing the evacuation of Waitematā Station on Sunday morning and causing delays and...

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Surprise Surprise! The RACIST Liberals are campaigning on RACISM. Wouldn't have expected that in a million years (Heavy sarcasm implied).
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Stephen Koukoulas
@TheKoukOct 26
Those nasty facts! For the 4 Chalmers budgets, the cumulate balance is a surplus of $6 billion. The 2 surpluses were bigger than the 2 deficits. Just saying.
Craig Emerson@DrCraigEmersonOct 26
To all those One Nation and Coalition types who have condemned Labor for its government deficits, the most recent four years are Labor’s (small surpluses and deficits as a proportion of GDP) while the deep red ones are Coalition deficits.
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