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Nate Cochrane<p>The QLD LNP’s War on the Homeless doesn’t break stride. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23qldpol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#qldpol</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23auspol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23homelessness" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homelessness</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CostOfLivingCrisis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CostOfLivingCrisis</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BCC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BCC</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Brisbetter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brisbetter</a> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/charity-refuses-homeless-evictions-brisbane-council/105048142" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/charity-refuses-homeless-evictions-brisbane-council/105048142?utm_source=abc_news_app&amp;utm_medium=content_shared&amp;utm_campaign=abc_news_app&amp;utm_content=link" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charity refuses to take tents ...</a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest in Slovenia, report finds <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/823548/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/823548/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefits</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FinancialAndDigitalInclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialAndDigitalInclusion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LearningAndEmployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearningAndEmployment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Slovenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovenia</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1908126/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1908126/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest in Slovenia, report finds <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefits</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FinancialAndDigitalInclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialAndDigitalInclusion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LearningAndEmployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearningAndEmployment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Novice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Novice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/slovenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slovenia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Slovenija" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovenija</span></a></p>
Lifestyle | The Guardian US<p>‘The only way I can survive’: co-living as a single parent <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/08/the-only-way-i-can-survive-co-living-as-a-single-parent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2</span><span class="invisible">025/mar/08/the-only-way-i-can-survive-co-living-as-a-single-parent</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Australianlifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australianlifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Parentsandparenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parentsandparenting</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Costoflivingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Costoflivingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lifeandstyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifeandstyle</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a></p>
Politics Canada<p>Trump tariffs to raise electricity costs for Americans. "No one expects New York City living to come cheap. But even as rents soar across the five boroughs and egg prices can top $10 per dozen, residents now face the prospect of another cost increase they can't control: a jump in their electric bills. Energy resources from Canada are now subject to Donald Trump's tariffs. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/costoflivingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costoflivingcrisis</span></a> "<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-05/tariffs-con-ed-power-price-increase-proposal-weigh-on-new-yorkers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-03-05/tariffs-con-ed-power-price-increase-proposal-weigh-on-new-yorkers</span></a></p>
Mustafa Kulle<p>Remember, it's all self-inflicted.<br>It's NOT the EU's fault. 🇪🇺<br>It's NOT the "bloody foreigners'" fault. 🌍<br>It's NOT China's fault. 🇨🇳<br>It's NOT Russia's fault. 🇷🇺</p><p>It's the BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S FAULT. <br>🇬🇧💩</p><p>The UK has the most expensive public transport in the world and it is the worst in the world. </p><p>And yet they still insist that it's cheap. For who? </p><p>The UK is a joke. 🇬🇧💩</p><p><a href="https://www.timeout.com/london/news/its-official-londons-public-transport-is-now-the-most-expensive-in-the-world-030525" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">timeout.com/london/news/its-of</span><span class="invisible">ficial-londons-public-transport-is-now-the-most-expensive-in-the-world-030525</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publictransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publictransport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fares</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/expensive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expensive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/costoflivingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costoflivingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/underground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underground</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>britain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p>if you're concerned about the price of eggs you can now rent a chicken instead</p><p>no, I'm not making this stuff up!</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cyvemrjzq55o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cyvemrjz</span><span class="invisible">q55o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/costOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costOfLivingCrisis</span></a></p>
RaymondPierreL3<p>If truth be known…<br>“This brings to more than 20 the number of datasets from the ABS and elsewhere showing Australia has moved out of the Coalition’s cost of living crisis through 2021-23 into an impressive household spending recovery.” Source: <a href="https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/abc-news-continues-to-falsify-australias-strong-economic-recovery,19486" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">independentaustralia.net/busin</span><span class="invisible">ess/business-display/abc-news-continues-to-falsify-australias-strong-economic-recovery,19486</span></a><br> <br>But, wouldn’t you know it <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CorporateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateMedia</span></a> just went past that to bemoan increasing <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a> , <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ChineseNavelThreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseNavelThreat</span></a> , and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FailingBusinesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FailingBusinesses</span></a> and any other <a href="https://aus.social/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> talking points.</p>
TC Won't Give In To Lies<p>Always remember, during a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> removed the cap on bankers' bonuses.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverTrustATory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverTrustATory</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/02/pay-soars-at-barclays-and-hsbc-after-end-of-uk-banker-bonus-cap" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">mar/02/pay-soars-at-barclays-and-hsbc-after-end-of-uk-banker-bonus-cap</span></a></p>
Michael Gale<p>Oh snap! 1 whole year of boycotting coles and woolworths today! Highly recommended if you are able. ✨</p><p><a href="https://www.michaelgale.dev/days-since" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">michaelgale.dev/days-since</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Coles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coles</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Woolworths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Woolworths</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BoycottColesworth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottColesworth</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a></p>
Darren Fower<p>😉 What always makes me smile, is how local and central government act as though a load of old people have just 💥 suddenly appeared, rather than admit they simply didn't prepare in the years b4⁉️</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CllrDennisJones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CllrDennisJones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peterborough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peterborough</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeterboroughCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterboroughCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCCfinancialCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCCfinancialCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeterboroughCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterboroughCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bankruptcy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bankruptcy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostofLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostofLivingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PboroShittyCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PboroShittyCouncil</span></a></p>
Darren Fower<p>😢 They blame closures incl' the market, passport office and Wilko’s, high rental and product prices, PLUS, the delay in completing the (new) Northminster flats⁉️</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ParrottsFishAndChips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParrottsFishAndChips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HerewardCross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HerewardCross</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peterborough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peterborough</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CityRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CityRoad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WheelYard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WheelYard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CentralWard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralWard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CllrMohammedJamil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CllrMohammedJamil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CllrAmjadIqbal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CllrAmjadIqbal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CllrAlisonJones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CllrAlisonJones</span></a></p>
Darren Fower<p>📈 The 6.4% increase is more than the 5% analysts 🤥 had forecasted, and will hit people's finances at the same time as water and council tax increases❗️</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyBills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyBills</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ofgem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ofgem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKLabour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KeirStarmerMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeirStarmerMP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrokenBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrokenBritain</span></a></p>
Simone<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Home</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/price" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>price</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> ratio in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OECD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OECD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boomer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boomer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/millennials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>millennials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/costoflivingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costoflivingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/costofliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costofliving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mortgages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mortgages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/expensive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expensive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>home</span></a></p>
TC Won't Give In To Lies<p>As if on cue, here's another £4B in grotesque profits from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greedflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greedflation</span></a> helped by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToryCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryCorruption</span></a> in raising the energy price cap during a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeopleNotProfit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleNotProfit</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/20/energy-network-owners-have-made-39bn-from-higher-bills-says-report" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">feb/20/energy-network-owners-have-made-39bn-from-higher-bills-says-report</span></a></p>
TC Won't Give In To Lies<p>WTF is happening at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Guardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guardian</span></a> ? This insane Turtle Media deal, firing reporters and AI partnership with super-shady OpenAI.</p><p>And now this *horrible* framing. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BritishGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishGas</span></a> profits have actually returned to normal after OFGEM insanely raised the energy price cap in a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a> to help juice their profits.</p><p>The CSP should come even lower. Profits should come even lower. THAT will help drive economic growth<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeopleNotProfit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleNotProfit</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/20/british-gas-owner-centrica-reports-slump-annual-profits" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">feb/20/british-gas-owner-centrica-reports-slump-annual-profits</span></a></p>
Saji Weerasingham<p>Good history lesson on Australian interest rates and why things are so expensive.</p><p>Spoiler, it’s not a domestic issue.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/costoflivingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costoflivingcrisis</span></a><br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0a94fRXCVwYmxInr7iBlOW?si=a0OsrIdYSR6le93YnpJijw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/0a94f</span><span class="invisible">RXCVwYmxInr7iBlOW?si=a0OsrIdYSR6le93YnpJijw</span></a></p>
Ike Maduka<p>"The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) announced on Monday that it is proposing to increase MPs’ pay by 2.8% in April, subject to a consultation."</p><p>"If approved, the increase would take an MP’s annual salary to £93,904, up from £91,346. At the start of the last Parliament, in 2019, MPs were paid £79,468."</p><p><a href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mps-line-2-8-pay-114329398.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">uk.news.yahoo.com/mps-line-2-8</span><span class="invisible">-pay-114329398.html</span></a></p><p>Have your say or complain - <br>consultation@theipsa.org.uk, info@theipsa.org.uk</p><p>Consultation closes 28th Feb.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a>.</p>
Remah Naji - Greens for Moreton<p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@remah4moreton/video/7473044696026238226" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.tiktok.com/@remah4moret...</a> Imagine spending $368 BILLION for submarines we will never see… All while Australians can’t afford rent or groceries? 🤯💸 <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23remahformoreton" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#remahformoreton</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23istandwithremah" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#istandwithremah</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AUKUS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AUKUS</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CostOfLivingCrisis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CostOfLivingCrisis</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PeopleOverProfits" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeopleOverProfits</a><br><br><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@remah4moreton/video/7473044696026238226" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Imagine spending $368 BILLION ...</a></p>
aby is tired of your bullshit<p>Excellent job from the RBA.</p><p>I'll be expecting my rent to come down shortly seeing as my landlord ha... wait, what?</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Centerlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centerlink</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CostOfLivingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLivingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RecordProfitsCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecordProfitsCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rent</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/renter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renter</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/realestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>realestate</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/houselessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>houselessness</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a></p>