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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 10h

Dear PM @albomp.bsky.social
You're supposed to be the PM of an independent sovereign nation. Australians don't want a PM who will obsequiously fawn over Donald Trump. You speak as if Australia is a vassal state of the corrupt US Empire. Shame on you. #auspol #USPolitics #EndAUKUS

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 21h

"Why aren't the Free Palestine people cheering about the ceasefire?"

If you saw a man beating a child into a coma, would you cheer after the beating stopped? No, your first reaction would be horror at what happened and your second would be fear that he'll attack the kid again.

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 11h

How to transmit energy from new generators across the vast distances of Qld & into the national grid? The Palaszczuk govt answer was the Copperstring project. Like the Abbott govt & NBN, you can imagine what the Crisafulli govt has now done to it. #qldpol reneweconomy.com.au/copperstring...

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 11h

Queensland politics is complicated & the battle against the Crisafulli Colosseum in Victoria Park is no exception. Former Greens Councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan could be standing with former Premier Campbell Newman against Jarrod Bleijie's bulldozers. #qldpol www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

‘Uneasy alliance’: why Brisbane’s Olympics has a former LNP premier and Greens radical fighting on the same side

Queensland government’s plan to build the 2032 Games’ main stadium at Victoria Park has united an unlikely group of protesters

www.theguardian.com

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 11h

"Abnormal Brain Scans In Children With COVID-19 Revealed In Data From 96 Studies"

"The research underscores how much more we have to learn about what the virus can do to the brain."

Published: February 28, 2024

Source: archive.md/yWzIs

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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 9h

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Kerrie B @wheels002.bsky.social · 11h

Excellent show this morning everyone @davemilbo.bsky.social @deniseshrivell.bsky.social (pushing the right buttons) Greg Jericho and @ronnisalt.bsky.social #SundayShot #auspol Here’s an image of the teeth of our NACC

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 13h

tasmaniantimes.com/2025/10/tasm...
Why has the AFL insisted on a new stadium at Macquarie Point? It's because the AFL never wanted a Tasmanian team in the first place, so they made their demands so onerous they never expected the Tasmanian Government to sign up. #politas

Tasmania Cannot Afford a $3.5 Billion Stadium for the AFL

This is just madness. Even Rob Sitch and Utopia could not come close to this. Andrew Wilkie in parliament todaymcriticised the AFL’s demand for Tasmania to build a third AFL stadium at Macquarie Point...

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Masked_Elf @maskedelf.bsky.social · 1d

Now that would be great! Real journalism

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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 1d

It's my birthday in a few weeks and what I really want is journos like Amy Remeikis, Dave Milner, Michael West, the Crikey team, and other Independent media allowed into #auspol pressers to ask the questions I want answered. Could someone organise that for me? Yeah, that'd be great, thanks.

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Kate-Eviva @kate-eviva.bsky.social · 1d

Actually this may end up being a criminal record internationally. Seems likely it will incur a legal penalty as the #impact of clinging to #FossilFuels exports on world #climate is recognised. #auspol

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 1d

The Albanese government has already approved 31 fossil fuel projects, and more than that are waiting, even as renewables overtake coal as the top source of electricity. Read more: satpa.pe/mV7UPdd

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Drew K @chitters-8ofem.bsky.social · 1d

Israel will never let Palestine exist and will not stop until they have Gaza. The ceasefire is a ploy to get the hostages back, before they go back to Gaza and 'finish the job' the hard way. #auspol

Hamas will be disarmed, Netanyahu vows after ceasefire begins www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Hamas will be disarmed, Netanyahu vows after ceasefire begins

In combative speech, Israeli prime minister says Gaza will be demilitarised ‘the easy way or the hard way’

www.theguardian.com

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JRBsays @jrbsays.bsky.social · 1d

How do we get a government of David Pococks?

#AusPol

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Pocock reinvited to parliamentary sports club after PM weighs in

The former star Wallabies player turned independent senator was kicked out of the social sports club after raising concerns about its links to the gambling industry.

www.abc.net.au

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CosmicTeaCup @secularsadie.bsky.social · 1d

If Qatar can have an airforce base in Idaho, can Australia have a reciprocal super-secret intelligence base in California? #AusPol

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 1d

#EndOligarchy, #auspol

3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 2d

A Tesla executive is leading Australia’s R&D review. That’s not OK. Public roles should serve the people – not billionaires. Add your name to demand Denholm’s resignation and new integrity laws: getup.to/qdnOZFWWrfXB...

Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!

Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy

getup.to

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Masked_Elf @maskedelf.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately true.

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Jess S @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 1d

LLMs are great at making complex information easily understandable. BUT

Our planetary resources are finite, so if AI overlords are intent on trashing our only home with unlimited expansion, governments must control building of #AI databases #auspol #sustainability

David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 2d

Here's a great Shot debut from David Rayfield. "Writing has nothing to fear from AI – just from those who support it"

Writing has nothing to fear from AI - just from those who support it - The Shot

“We’re seeing a year-on-year decline on text,” said Facebook VP for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Nicola Mendelsohn, in a...

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 2d

Even after being found guilty of 'officer misconduct' for mishandling the Robodebt referral, Commissioner of the NACC continues consultancy role despite concerns of perceived conflicts of interest.

At $820k/year surely he can focus on doing one job well?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Corruption watchdog head 'consulted' for ADF inspector general 11 times

Paul Brereton and Labor politicians had previously stated he had stepped away from the body and resigned as assistant inspector-general of the ADF prior to taking on the top integrity job.

www.abc.net.au

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 2d

The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽

Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.

That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.

Just utterly unbelievable.

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🎃👻🖤N𝔦cøℓe ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭ 🖤👻🎃 @nicoleyc17.bsky.social · 2d

🎃they don’t want the facts to get in the way of a good story 🙄😡 our media is a disgraceful duopoly -so much for @albomp.bsky.social doing something about it ….we’re still waiting😊

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 2d

Australian newspapers are reporting only the ceasefire, not Israel’s violation of it. The bombing hasn’t stopped but that’s an inconvenient truth.

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 3d

• Labor: 5% deposit for home loan (rather than actual public housing)
• Liberals: fighting one another still
• Nationals: anti-renewables
• One Nation: upset by brown paper shopping bags
• Greens: principled stand on #Gaza
• Independents: principled policies on a range of important issues. #auspol

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LisaZed 👩🏻‍🎨 🌏 🐨🌳 @lisazed.bsky.social · 2d

The evidence is clear showing Deloitte
has breached the federal governments supplier code of conduct on ethical behaviour and should be banned from further consultancy work.
#auspol

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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 2d

What is wild about this story is that Deloitte has been allowed to keep 80% of the massive fees it charged for using ChatGPT to produce rubbish and passing it off as actual work. (One might add, why was a consulting firm purporting to give legal advice anyway, hmmm?)

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Lawyer Adam Houda @lawyeradamhouda.bsky.social · 2d

There is no such thing as a 'peace deal' with the Nazi state of israel. They are a treacherous, rogue state that needs to be dismantled. #MakeIsraelPalestineAgain #FreePalestine #auspol

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