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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 2h

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 2h

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 1d

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...

tasmaniantimes.com

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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 1d

Americans complaining about Qatar building a base on American soil have got to be tone deaf.
Do they really think that the citizens of all the countries where there are American bases wanted them in their country?
I doubt it. I don’t want American bases in Australia.

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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 2d

Lol lmao

Herald Sun
Steve Price
Abbott return is what Libs need

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 1d

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 1d

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 1d

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 2d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
We shall see what eventuates. Israel and a Trump led US can't be trusted. A welcome situation for the Palestinians for now but how long will it last? #gazagenocide

Hamas is trusting Trump as his 'eternal peace' in Gaza turns into a shaky ceasefire

With Israel and Hamas not sticking to Donald Trump's proposed "20-point plan", the deal to bring "eternal peace" in the Middle East looks more like a temporary ceasefire.

www.abc.net.au

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 2d

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 2d

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 3d

Yep. Still in bed listening to the rain and wind. Might just stay here. Been a god awful spring so far.

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 3d

Wind gusts of more than 100kph are recorded in multiple towns as a "vigorous cold front" sweeps across Tasmania.

Power pole snaps, wall collapses as severe winds smash Tasmania

Wind gusts of more than 100kph are recorded in multiple towns as a "vigorous cold front" sweeps across Tasmania.

www.abc.net.au

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 3d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
A hardly surprising outcome.

Russia's 180,000 convict soldiers are causing concern for Putin

The Russian president views the prospect of an army returning en masse as a potential risk he wants carefully managed to avoid destabilising society, three sources close to the Kremlin said.

www.abc.net.au

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 3d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Might be a good thing. We really need to be travelling less.

International pilots grounded at 65: What it means for travellers

A bid to raise the retirement age for pilots has been grounded, with some experts warning the decision could worsen flight delays, cause cancellations and increase airfares.

www.abc.net.au

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 3d

Every day more jobs are disappearing. People that had good jobs in banking, telcos, retail, public service are finding themselves unemployed. Where are these jobs that politicians want people to "get?" #auspol

Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 3d

Labor's employment minister rep admits that payment suspensions "cause harm", but they're "an important part" of the (unlawful) mutual obligations system, because

"At the end of the day we want ppl to get off payments and find a job"

gross 'best form of welfare is a job' stuff from the ALP here

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 3d

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 3d

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 4d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
In yet more infrastructure "fuckuppery" for Tasmania we have this situation. Seriously, if Tasmania's track record is anything to go by the proposed stadium will be a construction debacle. #politas

Icebreaker's costly bridge ban won't be reassessed

Two years after the RSV Nuyina was banned from going under Hobart's Tasman Bridge to refuel, the Australian Antarctic Division has formally ditched the possibility of trying to overturn the decision.

www.abc.net.au

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 4d

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 4d

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 4d

As a Tasmanian I assumed the ferry fare would be similar to the Bruny Island price. Closer to a Spirit of Tassie fare. For the four of us and car it was around $488 return. Food and drink on board extra. This was around 8 or 9 years ago.

Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 4d

Visited Kangaroo Island with family a few years back. Organised our flights, hire car, accommodation and left the ferry until last. Bad move. Absolutely gobsmacked at how much it cost. At that point we were financially committed to the holiday and we enjoyed it, still research ferry cost first!

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 4d

A Kangaroo Island brewer says he will no longer supply beer to the island's ferry service, amid a growing outcry over the high cost of fares to the popular international tourism destination.

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 4d

Visited Kangaroo Island with family a few years back. Organised our flights, hire car, accommodation and left the ferry until last. Bad move. Absolutely gobsmacked at how much it cost. At that point we were financially committed to the holiday and we enjoyed it, still research ferry cost first!

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 4d

A Kangaroo Island brewer says he will no longer supply beer to the island's ferry service, amid a growing outcry over the high cost of fares to the popular international tourism destination.

Brewer stages beer boycott over Kangaroo Island ferry's 'ridiculous' fares

A Kangaroo Island brewer says he will no longer supply beer to the island's ferry service, amid a growing outcry over the high cost of fares to the popular international tourism destination.

www.abc.net.au

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 4d

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 5d

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Puzzle #850
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