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John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 1d

If they don’t explicitly say they will appropriately tax corporations and the rich, don’t vote for them.

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John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 1d

Time to give up on this gummint and vote greens, socialists and independents into a power sharing arrangement at the next election.

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Captain Quoll @kudelka.bsky.social · 1d

It’s the Murray and Albo show! Watch two gutless dickheads unnecessarily sacrifice irreplaceable rainforest and species out of sheer laziness and spite.

Newspaper article describing the latest act of unnecessary vandalism.

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twinfold @twinfold.bsky.social · 2d

@albomp.bsky.social, @jimchalmers.bsky.social, and @australianlabor.bsky.social show us once again they would rather let the Coalition drive their policy than work with the @greens.org.au & Independents.

Huge majority doesn't mean shit if they keep making the same stupid decisions! #auspol #shame

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 2d

Gotta say @albomp.bsky.social sure does love capitulating to Tories.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 2d

As of now there is nothing Albanese's govt has done that has changed the country in any structural way.

No change at all to how the fundamental debates of the nation are addressed.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 2d

The ALP might as well merge with the Minerals Council of Australia

Miners to get an early look at Labor’s new green laws

Tom Rabe
WA political correspondent
Oct 12, 2025 – 3.26pm

The Albanese government will give mining companies and other stakeholders draft extracts of its environmental protection laws before they go to parliament, as Environment Minister Murray Watt tries to rebuild trust after earlier negotiations on the reforms collapsed in acrimony.

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Lawyer Adam Houda @lawyeradamhouda.bsky.social · 3d

SHAME ON ST VINCENTS HOSPITAL!!!!!
'Cardiologist Peter MacDonald Can’t Save Lives as the Zionist Lobby Has Seen Him Suspended' www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/cardiol... #IsraeliNazis #PalestinianHolocaust #IsraelTerroristState #auspol

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Ben @cinemashoebox.bsky.social · 5d

Israel highlighting how many 100s of aid trucks they will now allow into Gaza is a tacit admission that they were using aid as a weapon of war, by the way. seems weird not to talk about this

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Rod Moffatt @politikarma.bsky.social · 3d

Albanese’s an insular, deeply institutionalised apparatchik who has spent his whole adult life in service to ‘The Party’.
ALP is his principal loyalty & focus - instead of people of Australia.
He is emblematic & stereotypical of the ‘political elite’ & lacks a scintilla of real world life experience

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twinfold @twinfold.bsky.social · 4d

Is it really internet trust destroyed, or just another sign corporations don't give a shit about their customers & their data?

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twinfold @twinfold.bsky.social · 4d

Of course they did, because they're idiots egged on by a terrorist lobby groups acting under the guise of Zionism, cowering to the media and politicians to make links that were never there.

#FuckAntisemitism #FuckZionism #FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael #auspol

NSW police wrongly categorise ‘significant’ number of incidents as antisemitic

Anti-Palestinian graffiti and verbal abuse of pro-Palestine protestors incorrectly recorded as antisemitism in figures government cited to defend restrictions on protests

www.theguardian.com

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twinfold @twinfold.bsky.social · 5d

The stupid kid in the corner eating paste says "so what, we got coal!"

#qldpol #morons

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twinfold @twinfold.bsky.social · 5d

And by next weekend Israel will be bombing again and ensuring no aid enters Gaza.

twinfold @twinfold.bsky.social · 5d

What a bunch of fucking idiots. There are no other words.

#qldpol

Queensland to burn coal for decades as LNP tears up Labor energy target

The Crisafulli government has officially ditched the former state government plan to cut off its reliance on coal in 2035, with a pledge to burn the fossil fuel until at least 2046 but probably longer...

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 5d

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas includes halting military actions, an Israeli withdrawal, increased humanitarian aid, and a prisoner swap. But it doesn't guarantee an end to the war or that Israel won't resume the genocide later.

mondoweiss.net/2025/10/what...

#Palestine #Israel

What we know about the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and what comes next

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas includes halting military actions, an Israeli withdrawal, increased humanitarian aid, and a prisoner swap. But it doesn’t guarantee an end to the war or that...

mondoweiss.net

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 6d

It's good that the govt is rolling out a robotax scheme to get old debts from individuals, that should fix things....

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Tables showing from 2013-14 to 2023-24 Santos Ltd had $46.7bn in revenue and paid $0 tax

Year Total income ($m) Taxable income ($m) Tax payable ($m)
2014-15 $3,389.4 $0.0 $0.0
2015-16 $3,476.0 $0.0 $0.0
2016-17 $3,715.3 $0.0 $0.0
2017-18 $3,498.0 $0.0 $0.0
2018-19 $4,360.6 $8.3 $0.0
2019-20 $5,013.9 $29.0 $0.0
2020-21 $4,070.3 $68.8 $0.0
2021-22 $4,746.0 $74.1 $0.0
2022-23 $6,257.4 $19.8 $0.0
2023-24 $8,210.3 $21.2 $0.0
Total $46,737.3 $221.2 $0.0

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 8d

The NPC has absolutely shamed itself.

Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 8d

~ ermahgerd ~

Seems v much like the NPC was not truthful about its cancellation of Hedges' scheduled appearance on OCT 20.

'Statement on Cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National Press Club of Australia'

www.afopa.com.au/blog/2025/10...

Statement on Cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National Press Club of Australia — Australian Friends of Palestine Association

AFOPA is responding to the Statement published on 4 October 2025 by the National Press Club of Australia ( NPC) in relation to their cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National ...

www.afopa.com.au

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 10d

This is a truly excoriating and well-deserved take-down of the National Press Club @PressClubAust by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges.

You really, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 should read it. His words cut like a hot knife into butter. #auspol #GazaGenocide
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

Hedges Report: NPC Australia caves to Israel Lobby, cancels talk on our betrayal of Palestinian journalists

The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.

johnmenadue.com

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah but nah but if --

'when more details of the address were made available we decided to pursue other speakers on the matter'

-- what were these 'details' that forced the National Press Club to cancel Chris Hedges' address, I wonder?

Chris Hedges - Statement by the National Press Club (4 October 2025)

https://archive.is/jm7KO

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10d

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

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coupdegraz7.bsky.social @coupdegraz7.bsky.social · 11d

“No doubt, the corp sponsors & wealthy donors of the press club are pleased. No doubt, the club is able to slither away from its journal integrity. No doubt, it is spared the attacks that’d come from allowing me to speak.
But pls, have the decency 2 remove the word press from your club” #NPC #auspol

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 11d

Pathetic by the National Press Club

open.substack.com/pub/chrished...

The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israeli lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists

The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.

open.substack.com

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John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 11d

There are thousands of Palestinians held without charge in Israeli prisons.
They are hostages too.
Why doesn’t anyone call for their freedom?

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 12d

Happening now: Hundreds of rabbis and Jewish community members gather in Brooklyn for a mass public memorial service on Yom Kippur, demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for the U.S. to stop arming Israel.

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twinfold @twinfold.bsky.social · 15d

Netanyahu got back to Israel and immediately undermined the plan he supported hours earlier standing beside Trump.

His statements are clearly lies. He agreed to end the occupation and to self-determination and statehood for Palestinians.

Now he claims none of that is true. Absolute fucking madman.

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twinfold @twinfold.bsky.social · 16d

Mandatory metadata retention was brought into law largely due to the entertainment industry trying to crackdown on piracy (not about terrorism as they may have claimed).

So, who's protecting the content now from piracy that makes bittorrent look like 2 nerds sharing a few floppy disks? #auspol

Nancy Georges 🇦🇺 @nancygeorges.bsky.social · 16d

@albomp.bsky.social this is a vitally urgent important issue for Australians, not just creatives but all who admire and enjoy their work. It's simply not bloody Australian!!
#aitheft #copyright #dosomethingalbo #auspol

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 11

Tech companies are stealing our books, music and films for AI. It’s brazen theft and must be stopped | Anna Funder and Julia Powles

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