#australiandemocrats — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #australiandemocrats, aggregated by home.social.
-
Food queues and financial pressure on the rise in industrial powerhouse of Gladstone, Senate inquiry hears
By Frazer PearceAnglican parish operations Connie Fredericks says soup kitchen volunteers regularly talk to people about "what bridge they will sleep under tonight".
#AustralianDemocrats #AustralianGreens #CostofLiving #SocialProblems #FrazerPearce
-
One of the #corporateMedia's reasons for existing is to turn #Australia into a polarised country with #twoTribes at war – Liberal and Labor.
Over time they've lampooned #thirdParties, into non-existence (see the emotionally driven attacks on #RickyMuir (2015) that saw a perfectly sound, *and revealing* #PartyPreferences method of #voting get abolished! Also attacks on #AustralianDemocrats (late 90s) who were secured important concessions to the #GST, that everyone benefits from today), or…(1/2)
-
@neltnerb
Hi Brian, there is no 10% GST on fresh food, and milk, bread, dairy, even minimally processed meats, sanitary items. We can thank a #minorParty, the #AustralianDemocrats, for ensuring that a few other essentials were added to the exemption.Processed foods do attract the 10%.
Pre GST there was a #luxuryGoodsTax for #displaysOfWealth items, like #yachts and #sportsCars, that was unfortunately brought under the umbrella of GST.