Comedian, writer, behind-the-scenes TV guy, resting surly face. Mainly 🇦🇺 politics and AFL here. 🦁🇷🇴 Stamp nerdery mostly quarantined to @punkphilatelist.
Boon Wurrung land, Australia
Joined March 2009
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Gerard McCulloch retweeted
The nominations for the 2024 Golden Gibbo, in memory of the late, great Lynda Gibson, are here 📷 We are thrilled to announce Matt Bell, Dougie Baldwin, Granny Bingo, Alex Reynolds, Mel McGlensey, and Helena Ruse & Pippa Mills are this years nominees! comedyfestival.com.au/.../20…
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
Who told you that the 1.5 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in Rafah have nowhere left to go? My family, now in Rafah, has a home in Jaffa, from which we were expelled by a fascist German family. The majority of our people in Gaza have homes to go to, all over Palestine.
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
I just keep coming back to this:
The @AlboMP gov has taken stronger action against a UN aid agency & the alleged actions of 12 staff than it has against the Netanyahu gov in the wake of the world's highest court ruling that a genocide case against Israel is 'plausible.'
Shame.
Stunned @SenatorWong is choosing to pause increased funding to the UN aid agency @UNRWA in #Gaza at a time when Gazans are starving & without shelter.
And why did she choose to tweet this today but nothing re the landmark ICJ ruling re Israel & genocide? Deeply disappointing.
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
UNRWA vowed to prosecute any employee who joined Hamas's Oct 7 attack. Israel hasn't moved to prosecute its war criminals or even promised to comply with the ICJ's genocide ruling. Yet governments suspend funds to UNRWA as military aid to Israel continues. unrwa.org/newsroom/official-…
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
Just for some context to the "Aussies earning over $200,000 aren't rich" line:
the median income is about $67,000. Only about 5% of taxpayers earned over $180,000 (let alone $200k), according to most recent ATO data released last year
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
OPINION: Aussies earning $200,000 aren’t rich and do deserve the generous tax cuts they were promised, says Caleb Bond. news.com.au/finance/money/ta…
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
We gotta let it be okay for people in governments to change their minds, FFS. Some of this broken promise outrage stuff is so babyish.
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
Can't believe we lost our former PM, health minister, finance minister, minister for Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, home affairs minister and Treasurer all in one day! It's a blood bath!
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
Following the tragic erroneous shooting of 3 Israeli hostages by IDF soldiers, the IDF's immediate response was that the soldiers had deviated from the rules of engagement.
But those deviations aren't the main problem. The rules themselves are. 🧵
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
Yes moves our nation forward in a positive, constructive way.
The outcome of the referendum is in your hands Australia.
There’s nothing to fear and all to gain. – at Broome, Western Australia
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
"It is impossible to know where all this inflation is coming from", I say as I pop down to the supermarket duopoly for a $17 loaf of square bread, which I buy from a row of self-checkout machines supervised by a 16-year old paid in magic beans
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
If you love comedy but are one of those people that never gets around to actually going to a show during the festival then today is the day you just log on and buy a ticket to a show.
It’s like going for a swim. Bit of effort is required but no regrets in the end! #micf
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
A terrible fact:
The $40B in JobKeeper that went to companies that didn’t need it equates to $8/hour increase for the 2.6mil workers on minimum award wages
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
Don't vote to make comfortable people more comfortable. Vote to make uncomfortable people comfortable.
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
Such is the state of the budget that next week, the government will be borrowing $400million not to be repaid till 2051 & a further $1 billion, not to be repaid till 2032.
I would have thought this would be at least a teany tiny factor in the election campaign?
The Australian Office of FInancial Management will release updated data on the level of Government debt: Around 11.00am today - AOFM.gov.au
Likely to be around $885 billion.
I am sure the media will ignore these data as it always does #auspol
Gerard McCulloch retweeted
In case you were thinking about it, going to a @micomfestival show on your own is actually really fun and I highly recommend it. Trust me there are plenty that are already doing it and they’re having a very lovely time. #micf