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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 13h

💯…. And Australia’s hapless media toadies continue to perpetuate the myth , skipping over this in coverage ….

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 1d

We don’t have a gas shortage, we have a gas export problem. Santos are gaming the system and pushing up the price of gas paid by 🇦🇺 households & industry.

We don’t need new projects, we need to reserve uncontracted export gas for 🇦🇺 now!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Why Santos is behind your soaring electricity and mortgage costs

It was a primary force behind Australia’s inflationary surge, it’s forced businesses either to the wall or to shift offshore, undermined national industry policy and resulted in the loss of countless ...

www.abc.net.au

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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 21h

Well that lasted all of 5 days … www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israeli-of... #trump #gaza #auspol

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 2d

Israeli often do what they accuse others of doing. Humiliating detainees is a human rights crime.

Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2d

🇵🇸 hostages are being treated like animals;dragged through corridors terrified,blindfolded, handcuffed, emaciated & forced to bow down
Should Hamas release 🇮🇱 captives the same way? Then juxtapose the two videos to show how mainstream media will condemn one side & stay utterly silent about the other!

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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 2d

The Orange Turd’s ‘mission accomplished’ moment ….. www.smh.com.au/world/middle... #gaza #trump

‘The war is over’: Trump heads to Israel as hostage release nears

Israel expects to receive all living hostages from Gaza in a single group to be transferred by Hamas on Monday

www.smh.com.au

Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 2d

They’ll be quaking in their boots ….

Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 3d

Meanwhile here’s Obama , whilst Mr Magoo Albo can’t tell shit from clay…. m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

Barack Obama warns of rising authoritarianism in global democracy discussion with Hungarian and Polish activists

Former US President Barack Obama discussed rising authoritarianism with democracy activists from Hungary and Poland at a London event. Obama criticized politicians targeting civil society and undermin...

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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 3d

Looks like #qantas outsourced their cyber security as well . Class action anyone? #auspol www.smh.com.au/business/con...

Qantas customer data put on dark web as hackers deliver on threat

Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters has come good on its promise to release personal details of almost of 5.7 million Qantas customers.

www.smh.com.au

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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 3d

War criminal , Liar AND pedo lover … quite the career

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Rum Court Rules @courtrum.bsky.social · 3d

🇬🇧 Official documents reveal that Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein while he was prime minister.

The documents, which were released by the National Archives, show that the meeting took place at the request of Peter Mandelson, then a Blair ally, who described Epstein as "safe" and "a friend."

Eixo Político @eixopolitico.com.br · 4d

🇬🇧 Documentos oficiais revelam que Tony Blair se reuniu com Jeffrey Epstein enquanto era primeiro-ministro.

Os papéis, que foram divulgados pelo National Archives, mostram que o encontro ocorreu a pedido de Peter Mandelson, então aliado de Blair, que descreveu Epstein como “seguro” e “amigo”.

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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 3d

Truly a fucking idiot ….

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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 4d

Remember the confected outrage from the ALP grifters over Sports-Rorts? This takes the cake ….

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 4d

A Parliamentary 'sports' club funded by the sports betting industry? What objection could anyone have to that? After all, you cannot corrupt the already corrupted. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol

Independent Sophie Scamps quits parliamentary sports club after Pocock ban – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

www.theguardian.com

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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 6d

You can just smell this turd of a deal from here …. Labor have sold Their soul to the LNP, Mining and logging interests ….. #auspol

Michael Bell @disirregardless.bsky.social · 6d

Imagine thinking: “You know what, I’ll just get Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan’s considered and even handed opinion on this environmental legislation we’re drafting…”
#Auspol

Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws

Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...

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Michael Bell @disirregardless.bsky.social · 6d

Imagine thinking: “You know what, I’ll just get Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan’s considered and even handed opinion on this environmental legislation we’re drafting…”
#Auspol

Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws

Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...

www.abc.net.au

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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 6d

@australianlabor.bsky.social are cooked …. Handing more progressive votes to greens and Inds ….

Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 6d

Populist BS from @victorianlabor.bsky.social …. www.theage.com.au/politics/vic... #melbourne #springst

Premier calls on toll road companies to make roads free this summer

Jacinta Allan is attempting to expand the government’s free travel initiatives but relies on the cooperation of private toll operators such as Linkt and ConnectEast.

www.theage.com.au

Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 7d

Onion-boy should be banished to Nauru permanently….

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Stevojc @stevojc.bsky.social · 7d

Dear Tony, Please go back to England to live. Permanently. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australian politics live: Tony Abbott suggests UK put migrants in English channel ‘mothership’; free summer weekend transport in Victoria

Follow live

www.theguardian.com

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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 7d

Unlike the West who spent 50 years unsettling them about the the Russians post 1950 ….

Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 7d

NSW farmers call for clock ro be wound back to 1925 … no black fella voting , no pesky women in parliament etc etc . Fuck the nsw farmers / Nats ….

Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 8d

Fuck Marles . Mincing Tory-boy

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Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 8d

They should all be in mental institutions….

Nicko @vicenvironment.bsky.social · 9d

Been at it a while , Aukus , successive coal and gas approvals, pretend Environment Ministers, undermine NACC, Israel,Israel,Israel …. It’s a long list

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imnotonfire.bsky.social @imnotonfire.bsky.social · 9d

Well well well. How did Labor mutate into the LNP?

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

Emails show government 'quietly' removed F-35 website at start of Gaza war

Department of Defence emails show that a website dedicated to Australia's role in the global F-35 supply chain used by Israel to maintain its jet fighters was removed at the start of the war in Gaza.

www.abc.net.au

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