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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 2h

“Abbott is an Olympic-grade destabiliser… Hastie and Price will have learnt lessons at his knee.

Dutton won’t be relishing the attention Hastie is getting, including media descriptions of him as the “divisive star of the LP’s internal political theatre”“🎁
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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 2h

“Dutton was hostile to Hastie, believed he had not put in the policy work & that he was lazy, but, despite all that, insists he would still have appointed him defence minister.”
- An edited extract from Niki Savva’s book ‘Earthquake: the election that shook Australia’

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

The meeting where Dutton and Hastie’s relationship fell apart

In an exclusive extract, Niki Savva reveals details of the shadow cabinet meeting that irreparably damaged Peter Dutton and Andrew Hastie’s relationship, and how Dutton panned his frontbenchers’ polic...

www.smh.com.au

Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 6h

“.. Will the world settle for symbolic aid and empty speeches, or finally commit to helping Palestinians rebuild their lives? Wars carve deep wounds, and healing them takes more than talk.” By Refaat Ibrahim

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

When the bombs in Gaza stop, the true pain starts

When the guns fall quiet, Gaza is left with the ache of survival and the wounds that peace can’t heal.

www.aljazeera.com

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 6h

📚 ‘When the bombs in Gaza stop, the true pain starts’ by Refaat Ibrahim

“The ceasefire may have stopped the shooting, but it ignited new battles: Restoring power and water, reopening schools, rebuilding healthcare, and trying to reclaim a sense of dignity. Yet the larger question remains: … ” ⤵️

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 6h

“Trained in the bare-knuckle arts of New York City real estate, Mr. Kushner and Mr. Witkoff think of themselves as deal guys working for the ultimate deal guy. Their approach is simple: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 6h

“In his quest to end the Israel-Hamas war, Trump has not turned to longtime diplomats to get the job done. His advisers say he is not steeped in the details of what a long-term peace agreement would look like. Instead,he has relied on his s-i-l, Kushner to step in & add momentum to the negotiations”

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 6h

“..And Mr. Kushner has extensive business dealings in the Middle East, enriching himself as he builds deep diplomatic relationships with leaders across the region.”

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 6h

“Kushner has received bipartisan praise for his role in the negotiations, but as an unpaid volunteer, he is not subject to the same laws and disclosure requirements of a government employee…”

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 7h

Liberal Party factions in 2025.

“As an optimistic senior figure in the Coalition said to me, “once we deal with this outbreak [of disunity], we are actually ready to be a proper opposition”.

That remains to be seen.”
From James Massola
#auspol

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Liberal Party factions: The split in the Right that is reshaping the political landscape

The splits within the Liberal Party have been on show since the May election. But they run deeper than most may realise.

www.smh.com.au

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 7h

“It says everything about the contemporary Liberal Party that since Dutton's right-wing adventurism, its new leader - a first ever woman in that role - has been given no "leeway" at all to chart a recovery.” Mark Kenny writes
#auspol

www.canberratimes.com.au/story/908580...

These rogue MPs are smart and effective. Now here's a scary thought

What will rise from the ashes of the Libs' latest implosion?

www.canberratimes.com.au

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 7h

“Andrew Hastie, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, and the National Party, were fully onboard with Dutton's odd plan despite its unorthodoxy.”

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 7h

“In the wake of Hastie's melodramatic resignation

“A new frankness has emerged which might have been useful 3 years ago when Peter Dutton's cunning plan meant surrendering women, young voters, professionals & inner-metropolitan residents in pursuit of suburban converts who would never materialise”

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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 19h

Abbott was so bad as PM that his own socially conservative side of the party were plotting to dump him after less than 18 months - including Hastie's predecessor in Canning the late Don Randall. He's got considerably weirder since.

Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Lol lmao

Herald Sun
Steve Price
Abbott return is what Libs need

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 1d

▪️ From 10 August 2017: A report has found that Israel is keeping hundreds of bodies in its infamous cemeteries of numbers.

www.aljazeera.com/features/201...

Why does Israel keep the bodies of Palestinians?

A recent report has found that Israel is keeping hundreds of bodies in its infamous cemeteries of numbers.

www.aljazeera.com

Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 1d

▪️ From 16 July 2024:
“The Israeli daily Haaretz quoted an Israeli soldier who served in the Sde Teiman detention center as saying the bodies are held in refrigerators, and classified in numbers, not based on names.”

www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

Israel holds 1,500 Palestinian bodies in its Sde Teiman detention center

Decision on their release is up to Israeli government, Haaretz quoted Israeli army as saying - Anadolu Ajansı

www.aa.com.tr

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 1d

“It noted that the Israeli newspaper Haaretz published a report on July 16 stating that the Israeli army is withholding around 1,500 bodies of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip at the Sde Teiman detention facility.” WAFA reports

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 1d

▪️ The National Campaign for the Retrieval explained
“The occupation authorities are withholding the bodies of 256 Palestinians in the cemeteries of numbers, 479 whose bodies have been withheld since the beginning of 2025, 86 who died in detention, 67 children, and 10 women.” - WAFA

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 1d

“After all of that takes place, Israel will release 250 Palestinian security prisoners serving life or long sentences, in addition to the near 2,000 Palestinians who had been detained from Gaza by Israeli troops during the war.”

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Palestinians return to destroyed Gaza homes as Israel-Hamas truce unfolds

US President Donald Trump says Israeli captives held in Gaza will be released on Monday.

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 1d

Israel has confirmed that IDF did withdraw from the initial point where they were going to that line that was agreed upon in those negotiations signed by all parties.

Hamas will have 72 hours to release the Israeli captives held in Gaza, 20 of whom Israel says are alive and 28 who are deceased.

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 1d

“The “agreed upon line” refers to a vague map shared by Trump on October 4, showing an initial Israeli withdrawal zone marked in yellow, later dubbed the “yellow line” by Trump officials.”

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Map of Gaza shows how Israeli forces will withdraw under ceasefire deal

In the first phase of the ceasefire plan, Israel will remain in control of nearly 60 percent of the Gaza Strip.

www.aljazeera.com

Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 1d

“Many questions remain about how the plan will be implemented, the exact boundaries of Palestinian territory, the timing and scope of Israeli withdrawals, the role of the International Stabilization Force, and the long-term implications for Palestinians across both Gaza and the occupied West Bank.”

9 October 2025 Al Jazeera article on the current ceasefire “peace” plan includes this map displaying the ‘yellow line’ Israel has agreed their troops withdraw to.
The Israel-Gaza Conflict:
Israel's withdrawal to the 'yellow line'
In the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan, Israel is set to withdraw its troops to the agreed 'yellow line' within 24 hours, after which a 72-hour period will begin for the handover of Israeli captives.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 1d

Quote from 2025 Nobel Peace Prize presentation:
"...we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more & more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence. The Venezuelan regime's rigid hold on power and its repression of its population is not unique in the world"

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 2d

“Trump’s aggressive push to secure the prize, including public declarations he deserves it & calls to Norwegian officials, has intensified with a ceasefire between Israel & Hamas & a possible peace deal…decisionmakers at the Norwegian Nobel Committee have signaled that this pressure has been futile”

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 2d

Norway is bracing for the aftermath of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize announcement as the Nordic nation has faced an increasing pressure from Donald Trump and his administration to award it to the US President

Norway on Edge Over Trump Ahead of Nobel Peace Prize Verdict

Norway is bracing for the aftermath of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday as the Nordic nation has faced increasing pressure from Donald Trump and his administration to award it to the US leader.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

A window into how policy is made in this White House

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Q: Are you going to work with your administration to designate antifa a foreign terror organization?

TRUMP: You mean anti-terror?

Q: Antifa

TRUMP: Antifa?

Q: A foreign terror organization

TRUMP: Would you like to see it done? I'd be glad to do it. Does everybody agree? It sounds good to me

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