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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 11h

Given a choice between protecting its citizens from harm, or protecting those who inflict the harm, @albomp.bsky.social chooses the latter every time.
👉Gambling
👉Environment
👉Climate
👉Aged Care

Gough would be spinning in his grave.

Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 11h

Every time the government accepts money from the gambling industry, it increases its debts to companies whose business models are based on preying on young and vulnerable people, and doing them harm.

The Albanese government does this again and again.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

www.theguardian.com

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 16h

Prime Minister for Gambling, Anthony Albanese

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 1d

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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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 5d

Bit rich coming from a bloke who refused to be interviewed by anyone other than propagandists for the Liberal party...

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 8d

Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social

'The myth of ‘social cohesion’ – do as they say, not as they do'

The myth of 'social cohesion' - do as they say, not as they do - The Shot

There’s an established principle in law: he who comes looking for equity must come with clean hands. The clean hands...

theshot.net.au

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 10d

Chris Sidoti, former Human Rights Commissioner, at the National Press Club:

“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”

#npc

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 11d

Intrepid.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Single frame. Albo in a bathtub marked HMAS ROYAL SUBJECT in bathroom, with UK and Australian flags. White towel tied to a rod as a “sail”. Albo looking through telescope the wrong way, shouts “STEADY AS SHE GOES!”

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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 13d

I hope he’s written a strongly worded letter.

Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 13d

Maybe you should draft a strongly worded letter.

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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 13d

weak

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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 13d

'Australia must act now to rebalance our defence.'

Uncle Sam rapidly becoming an abusive degenerate.

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...

The world in 2050 is already here

Dr Mike Gilligan has reminded us that Australia’s defence and foreign policies are pulling in opposite directions: we preach “equilibrium” in the Pacific while binding ourselves ever more tightly to W...

johnmenadue.com

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 13d

To continue as if Washington’s dominance will endure is to abdicate responsibility. Australia must act now to rebalance our defence, invest in our sovereign economy, earn credibility in our region. By 2050 the world will be different. #auspol #USpolitics

The world in 2050 is already here

Dr Mike Gilligan has reminded us that Australia’s defence and foreign policies are pulling in opposite directions: we preach “equilibrium” in the Pacific while binding ourselves ever more tightly to Washington’s war plans against China. His warning is timely, but we must go further.

johnmenadue.com

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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 13d

My thought, after a previous post of yours is, are you ok? You seemed pretty down

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djarm67 @djarm67.bsky.social · 14d

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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 14d

Watching bright and early from Riyadh!

Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 16d

Home of the depraved - so apt

Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 18d

404 not found?

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djarm67 @djarm67.bsky.social · 18d

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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 18d

If it were to tell him to take his submarines and shove them up his fat arse I’d be all good with that.

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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 21d

Dumbest people on the planet. The dumbest of the dumb...

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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 22d

*Likes this post from my Lenovo Thinkpad... 😐

Next laptop may be something else.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 22d

Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’

JERUSALEM—In response to an independent United Nations inquiry concluding that Israel is committing an ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a defiant...

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 23d

"The Pacific has lost patience with Australia," writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social.

"This is not new, nor particularly earth-shattering as analysis. But it does pose larger questions for Australia moving forward, as the old ways of doing business with our regional neighbours no longer cut it." #auspol

The Pacific has dealt Australia two smackdowns. That's a problem

The Pacific has lost patience with Australia – proving that the old ways of doing business with our regional neighbours no longer cut it.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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Jars @benarman.bsky.social · 23d

Anything is achievable if you want it enough.

As @amyremeikis.bsky.social might say, it was the very least this Labor Government could do. So pathetic.
#auspol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Bowen says cutting emissions by more than 70% ‘not achievable’ as 2035 target criticised from all sides

Albanese says 62% to 70% range represents ‘the sweet spot’ as Coalition rejects ‘economy wrecking’ target while Greens label it a ‘betrayal’

www.theguardian.com

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