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AnnaLeela @annaleela.bsky.social · 20h

For $700 billion we can maybe buy a few submarines we won't be able to use without permission from the USA or we could fund CSIRO for 700 years.

#auspol
#@albomp

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AnnaLeela @annaleela.bsky.social · 1d

Great move. My older bro was in a bit of pain and thought he'd broken a rib - then the blisters appeared. He said shingles was rough.

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AnnaLeela @annaleela.bsky.social · 1d

Are they border terriers? So very cute.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

Ahhh well.

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · Jun 5

Anyway, this is just pre-emptive bitch in case the PM forces Chalmers to negotiate with the Libs over superannuation rather than just band with the Greens & pass the bill as is.

Grow up and use the Greens to pass the policies you want.

(Prob tho, when the PM prefers politics to policy)

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 2d

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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AnnaLeela @annaleela.bsky.social · 1d

Here's an idea....instead of spending $700 billion to maybe get some submarines one day, let's massively increase funding for CSIRO, all benefits, fully fund public education including tertiary education and public health. If you don't have basic humanity what are you defending?

#auspol
@albomp

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2d

On the same day that the government carefully avoids inconveniencing the uber wealthy,
they completely ignore new evidence that 1 in 7 Australians, and 1 in 6 kids, are now living in #poverty.

Labor priorities. #RaiseTheRate #inequality #auspol
povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/poverty_in_a...

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David Cavlovic🇨🇦🍁 @davidcavlovic.bsky.social · 3d

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furbabies.bsky.social @furbabies.bsky.social · 2d

A red-hat man calling a woman "woke" is just his way of saying "she's too smart for me to manipulate."

Just sayin'

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like today is a good day to remind everyone that just last year Barnaby Joyce called on a crowd of cookers to say “goodbye” to 3 Labor MPs inc the PM by getting ready to “load that magazine” & think of a “bullet” when casting their vote.
And received no penalty or censure.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile, mainstream media is ignoring a new report noting 1 in 7 Australians, and 1 in 6 children, are living in #poverty.

They have more 'newsworthy' issues, like the uber wealthy responding to super changes making them slightly less wealthy.

The political & media class is fucked. #auspol

Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 4d

"Which again, brings us back to the question: If $400 was all the money you could count on every week and it didn’t get paid, how do you think that would impact your life? How well do you think you could cope?"

New from @amyremeikis.bsky.social

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Shame and harm at every JobSeeker turn – and now added AI slop

The system is so convoluted and stacked against people that even if it worked as intended, it would still be not just harmful, but useless.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 2d

calling the internet ban for kids Bipartisan" is the weakest politicking I've seen. cowardly decision to ingratiate himself with puritanical ponces of the right .

a man in a red jacket is dancing in a hallway next to a shelf of film reels .

ALT: a man in a red jacket is dancing in a hallway next to a shelf of film reels .

media.tenor.com

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Rod Moffatt @politikarma.bsky.social · 2d

Handed a double serve ice cream by voters and it’s just melting in Albanese’s hand.
The public crave big, bold transformational policy - not policy paralysis by a populist seat warmer

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The Road Jess Travelled @jesspected.bsky.social · 3d

Whenever men claim men invented & created everything, I think about the countless stories of women whose labor was stolen & erased by men.

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Drew Abides @drewabides.bsky.social · 3d

It’s an ideology not an organization. These people want a bogeyman, and bogeymen are fictional.

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 2d

Parliamentary Sports Club now de-registers as a lobbyist after being exposed by David Pocock.

The Club CEO Andrew Turnbull owes Pocock an apology. #auspol #abc730

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MJ @moonjoo.bsky.social · 2d

News outlets posting "who are the 20 Isreaeli hostages being released" stories complete with photos and background info. Are you going to do the same for the thousands of Palestinians being held illegally by Israel, or are we just humanising one side?

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2d

While the media and political class fixate on tinkering with superannuation, a new report finds that 1 in 7 Australians are living in #poverty.

And it's 1 in 6 children.

In such a wealthy nation, this is an obscene policy choice. #inequality #RaiseTheRate #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

One in seven Australians living in poverty: report

Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

www.abc.net.au

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

Australia has an opportunity to reconsider its involvement in AUKUS.

"It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."

- International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 2d

Frank Sinatra! ♥️🇺🇸

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

Why is the gas industry notorious for paying so little tax, despite making billions in revenue?

Santos has made it 10 years in a row paying no tax!

@grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
#auspol