Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

Rob Burgess was a journalist for 24 years. He now works as a financial counsellor for a community legal centre helping clients get back on their feet. Melbourne, Australia Joined July 2010

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

2 years ago

My former La Trobe journalism students might recognise themselves in this piece from my new project, Money Advocate moneyadvocate.com.au/p/are-you-a-sp…

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

5 years ago

One afternoon I started watching youtube videos about how elves are real. See, I didn't know that before lock-down

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

5 years ago

Their commentary was a threat to Australian lives, that thankfully the government ignored. Shameful. Ideological. Reckless. Wrong.

Mike Carlton @MikeCarlton01

5 years ago

Their commentary was a threat to Australian lives, that thankfully the government ignored. Shameful. Ideological. Reckless. Wrong.

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

5 years ago

Artist's impression of the end of lock-down...

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

6 years ago

Ooh, this 'me at 20' thing looks like fun

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Yes. Stop bickering about personalities and political parties. Stay calm, follow instructions to flatten the curve, honour your elders, assist the vulnerable ... and stop fixating on your anal sphincter #FlattenTheCurve

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6 years ago

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Luke Henriques-Gomes @lukehgomes

7 years ago

Keen to meet the people who are currently on $60,000 but don't feel incentivised to earn $100,000 or $190,000 because they'd pay a higher tax rate #auspol #budget2018

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Dr. Steve Keen @ProfSteveKeen

8 years ago

Banks played a rigged game, but cheated anyway | The New Daily thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-…. The stench of everyday corruption being revealed by the Australian Royal Commission is a sight to behold, even to me @_Rob_Burgess. Bravo to Orr and her team.

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

Now that Labor has addressed low-income retirees in its franking credits policy, will its critics admit they're really just trying to protect the wealthy? thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-… #auspol

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

. @HumanHeadline Somebody tell Senator Derryn Hinch the truth before he passes a tax cut to transfer billions out of Australia thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-… #auspol

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

This UK Telegraph byline is suspicious - has God infiltrated a major media organisation? I think we should be told

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

Think hard @HumanHeadline The company tax cut will hand billions to foreign investors who have ALREADY invested, and hit Aussie taxpayers hard. thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-… #auspol

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

Do Pauline Hanson's supporters know she's giving a multi-billion-dollar gift to overseas investors, at the expense of all Australians? thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-… #auspol

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

We're all guilty of accelerating the shift towards insecure work and wages that can't meet the cost of living thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-… #auspol

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

Ged for PM. Seriously. #auspol

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

Just off to see Simon Rankin's new work at the Five Walls gallery, Footscray. Not to be missed. fivewalls.com.au

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

Malcolm Fraser was right – we'd never treat 'white farmers' in the brutal way we've treated other refugees #auspol thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-…

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

intergenerational equality is the real issue raised by franking credit reform, not some 20th century notion of ‘class’ #auspol thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-…

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

The question with dividend imputation refunds is not ‘is this policy fair?’ so much as ‘how did they get away with that for so long?’ thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-… #auspol

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Rob Burgess @_Rob_Burgess

8 years ago

The argument that Adani Queensland coal is the best way to help India's poorest doesn't stack up thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-… #adani #StopAdani #coal