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Tony Sheldon
@tonysheldon· Australian Labor Party· Aug 10, 2026

These are guys operating like modern day pirates, but instead of raiding other ships, they're plundering their own crew.

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Chris Evans
@chrisevans· Labour Party· Aug 10, 2026

I think some change in this area is long overdue.

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Chris Evans
@chrisevans· Labour Party· Aug 10, 2026

Fundamentally the situation ought to be that ships that are working through Australian ports ought to be applying conditions that are on a par with Australian conditions.

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Lauri Läänemets
@laurilnemets· Sotsiaaldemokraatliku Erakonna· Aug 10, 2026

Can I be certain that a child I bring into the world here will have every opportunity in the future?

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Lauri Läänemets
@laurilnemets· Sotsiaaldemokraatliku Erakonna· Aug 10, 2026

We continue to support investment and business activity without compromise.

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Martin Helme
@martinhelme· Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna· Aug 10, 2026

Natural population growth is therefore critically important, and that means family and population policy.

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Martin Helme
@martinhelme· Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna· Aug 10, 2026

If Estonia has no future, it no longer makes any difference who carries on here.

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Urmas Reinsalu
@urmasreinsalu· Isamaa· Aug 10, 2026

Economic policy cannot be based on simply making the economic outlook more fragile.

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Urmas Reinsalu
@urmasreinsalu· Isamaa· Aug 10, 2026

Generating economic growth cannot simply be a slogan; it has to begin with restoring optimism among investors and entrepreneurs.

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Martin Helme
@martinhelme· Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna· Aug 10, 2026

I continue to urge people to support Estonia's only official presidential candidate, Mart Helme," he concluded.

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Martin Helme
@martinhelme· Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna· Aug 10, 2026

This kind of game allows her to pop up as a candidate at the last minute and, assuming the votes are indeed secured, walk straight in through the back door of Kadriorg. As I said, all of this is very poor form and flagrantly at odds with…

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Martin Helme
@martinhelme· Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna· Aug 10, 2026

The chancellor of justice is playing a game in which she acts as though she is not a candidate, thereby avoiding the debate and heightened media and public scrutiny that should be a matter of course for someone seeking high office.

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Martin Helme
@martinhelme· Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna· Aug 10, 2026

At the same time, she has a very serious conflict of interest by indicating that she wants the support of all parties while serving as chancellor of justice, who oversees the work of parliament," he said, adding that such a conflict of…

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Martin Helme
@martinhelme· Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna· Aug 10, 2026

Ülle Madise has now essentially declared herself a presidential candidate because she is bargaining with the Riigikogu to secure cross-party support. She does not have that support, because at the very least our party does not support her…

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Angus Taylor
@angustaylor· Liberal Party of Australia· Aug 10, 2026

They were insulting, and the prime minister should make a personal apology.

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Teresa Carvalho
@teresacarvalho· Swedish Social Democratic Party· Aug 10, 2026

– Framför allt är det så att det går inte att byta ut mängdrabatten på det sättet som Moderaterna säger från den straffreform som redan ligger på riksdagens bord,

– Above all, it is not possible to replace the discount in the way that the Moderates say from the sentencing reform that is already on the table in the parliament.

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Teresa Carvalho
@teresacarvalho· Swedish Social Democratic Party· Aug 10, 2026

– Vårt första steg är att slopa rabatten för just sexualbrott. Det kommer vi kunna genomföra under nästa mandatperiod,

– Our first step is to abolish the discount for sexual crimes. We will be able to implement this during the next term.

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Meelis Kiili
@meeliskiili· Independent· Aug 10, 2026

That is why the Reform Party and I are going our separate ways.

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