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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2h

The Goodies.

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The Goodies - Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2h

Holy Fuck! A third article and this one about the NSW Labor Government protecting fossils fuels companies by acting to criminalise public protests.

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Proposed expansion of anti-protest laws to 'send a very strong signal' in NSW

The NSW government is introducing legislation to expand laws that stop protesters blocking roads, bridges and ports in NSW to include railway lines. The laws would carry a maximum fine of $22,000.

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2h

Oh look, another article on this veery matter.

Only Labor holds Labor policy back.

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Revealed: the extent of job-swapping between public servants and fossil fuel lobbyists

More than 180 individuals have moved between senior public service roles and the fossil fuel industry in Australia over the past decade - providing a golden escalator for former senior politicians.

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2h

Hardly "cooked" when it's well documented. Labor is owned.

"Australia’s political landscape has long been tainted by corporate influence, with both Labor and the Liberal-National Party (LNP) contributing to a practice known as the “revolving door.” socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/ex-politicia...

Ex-Politicians and the Revolving Door Problem

Ex-politicians routinely join the fossil fuel industry after leaving office. Explore how this undermines Australia's democracy and environment.

socialjusticeaustralia.com.au

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 3h

If only Labor politicians weren’t on the take, with guaranteed careers with fossil fuel industries post-politics.

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 3h

I say this after being 2PP member active during the 90's where I kept coming across this same tiring argument; Immigrants are given everything blah blah.. It's bullshit.

Aust needs immigration, especially those who struggled. They are Australia's next successful small business owners.

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 3h

'White Straya' does not have the ambition to push Australia forward. Too busy having a whinge instead putting the work. ie Education is important among non-Straya families but Straya families put more thought to sport than education & further education for careers.

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 19h

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Arresting A Clown Is No Laughing Matter 🤡

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Dumbe Blonde @dumbeblonde.bsky.social · 1d

Australians rejected Dutton so they didn’t get the Liberal Party and instead they got the Liberal Party

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

Warnings about how to avoid a paper trail that might later be accessed by an FOI request are part of the induction kit for new political staffers. Even the acronym has its own crude nickname in the ministerial wing: “FOI. Fuck Off Idiot.” satpa.pe/zPB9QFA

Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’

Labor’s reforms to freedom of information laws are opposed by every public submission made to the Senate, with the government’s record on secrecy worse than Scott Morrison’s.

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 1d

Strip Club War(Poem) - Jimmy Carr

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Prince Harry's Strip Club War | Jimmy Carr: In Concert

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 1d

“Australia’s strength lies in its people’s willingness to speak up, not in the state’s power to silence them. The spread of anti-protest laws in Australia signals a democracy in decline, where truth is less welcome than conformity.”

socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/anti-protest...

Why Anti-Protest Laws in Australia are Silencing Democracy

Anti-protest laws in Australia threaten the principles of freedom of speech and democracy. Discover how citizens can protect their rights to peaceful protest.

socialjusticeaustralia.com.au

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 1d

Laws only apply should illegal activities are carried by those who our rulers designate as their enemy.

TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2d

Another example of how we know @albomp.bsky.social is corrupt to the core. The entire Labor Party are criminals.

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.

TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2d

Penny Wong is the Senator who once argued that her entire queer community aren't human enough to have equality before the law in regard to marriage. When you're prepared to argue your own community aren't worthy, you have no moral set.

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2d

Labor sound like pigs digging for truffles when they talk about Donald Trump.

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2d

Jesus preaching in the USA is certainly different. Pastor Philip Thornton of Legacy Faith Church in Harrisburg, PA told his congregation they needed to 'go all out when spreading their faith' while using an AR as a prop.

TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2d

Today, I read someone trying to explain the difference between communism and fascism as; Communism is global socialism. Fascism is national socialism. 🤔

TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2d

Albanese is corrupt.

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Kangaroo Court of Australia @kangaroocourt.bsky.social · 2d

Senator David Pocock banned from Parliament Sport Club after questioning its gambling sponsorships youtu.be/JKWkn7JfMMg

Senator David Pocock banned from Parliament Sport Club after questioning its gambling sponsorships

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 2d

bubble dance party

a person in an inflatable unicorn costume and a person in an inflatable peacock costume dance as a person holds a bubble gun shooting lots of small bubbles over them

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Denise Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 2d

What???
They threw a former Wallabies Captain out of their Parliamentary sporting club because he spoke up about gambling!!!! What???
#auspol #4Corners > www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · 2d

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When you owe someone a life debt

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