Colin E Penter
@colinpenter.bsky.social
policy & project work in mental health & social policy; opposes marketisation, privatisation and corporations; campaigner, researcher & writer; voracious reader of poetry & non-fiction, lives in Boorloo (perth) on Whadjuk boodjar
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The ALP is firmly in the pockets of the gambling and gaming industries. The flow of money from the gaming industry to ALP coffers is why they refuse to take action to regulate or limit gambling harms. See Quentin Beresford's book Hooked unsw.press/books/hooked/
Gambling reform odds: Lab-Libs odds on to stall and do SFA, shorts odds to do nothing, significant reform unbackable.
#auspol @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social #whatsthescam they just defeated a motion to talk about it
michaelwest.com.au/gambling-adv...
#auspol @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social #whatsthescam they just defeated a motion to talk about it
michaelwest.com.au/gambling-adv...
Gambling advertising ban. Labor odds-on to do nothing - Michael West
Doing nothing on gambling advertising isn’t enough for the Albanese Government; they want to ensure nobody does.
michaelwest.com.au
February 7, 2026 at 2:16 AM
The ALP is firmly in the pockets of the gambling and gaming industries. The flow of money from the gaming industry to ALP coffers is why they refuse to take action to regulate or limit gambling harms. See Quentin Beresford's book Hooked unsw.press/books/hooked/
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Gambling reform odds: Lab-Libs odds on to stall and do SFA, shorts odds to do nothing, significant reform unbackable.
#auspol @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social #whatsthescam they just defeated a motion to talk about it
michaelwest.com.au/gambling-adv...
#auspol @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social #whatsthescam they just defeated a motion to talk about it
michaelwest.com.au/gambling-adv...
Gambling advertising ban. Labor odds-on to do nothing - Michael West
Doing nothing on gambling advertising isn’t enough for the Albanese Government; they want to ensure nobody does.
michaelwest.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Gambling reform odds: Lab-Libs odds on to stall and do SFA, shorts odds to do nothing, significant reform unbackable.
#auspol @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social #whatsthescam they just defeated a motion to talk about it
michaelwest.com.au/gambling-adv...
#auspol @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social #whatsthescam they just defeated a motion to talk about it
michaelwest.com.au/gambling-adv...
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Newcastle Writers Festival is not in the business of cancelling; it celebrates writing, discussion and debate.
📢 Newcastle Writers Festival has defied a national firestorm over the Palestinian-Australian author that led to the cancellation of Adelaide Writers’ Week.
Newcastle Writers Festival invites Randa Abdel-Fattah amid questions over funding
www.theage.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Newcastle Writers Festival is not in the business of cancelling; it celebrates writing, discussion and debate.
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Boring but important! Inpex giant gas dollars yet tiny tax. @joshbarnettmw.bsky.social investigates systemic failure of Australia's tax system and some suss corporate tactics
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/inpex-and-au...
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/inpex-and-au...
Inpex and Australia’s gas rip-off. Billions in revenue, crumbs in tax - Michael West
An investigation into Inpex, and its gigantic Ichthys gas project, reveals systemic failure of Australia's tax system and corporate ruses.
michaelwest.com.au
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Boring but important! Inpex giant gas dollars yet tiny tax. @joshbarnettmw.bsky.social investigates systemic failure of Australia's tax system and some suss corporate tactics
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/inpex-and-au...
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/inpex-and-au...
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We have lost one of the greats. Damn she was an absolutely brilliant comic actor. Awful news. #RIP
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71
Actor, also known for Beetlejuice and her work with Christopher Guest, died after a brief illness
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
We have lost one of the greats. Damn she was an absolutely brilliant comic actor. Awful news. #RIP
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
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I don't understand how any Government can see the increasing impacts of extreme weather events on our fellow Australians - our environment, our wildlfe - and still continue to support the fossil fuel industry.
We've been betrayed #auspol
We've been betrayed #auspol
January 30, 2026 at 4:43 AM
I don't understand how any Government can see the increasing impacts of extreme weather events on our fellow Australians - our environment, our wildlfe - and still continue to support the fossil fuel industry.
We've been betrayed #auspol
We've been betrayed #auspol
a powerful piece by Jessica Hauser in memory of her friend and colleague Alex Pretti who was murdered in cold blood by ICE agents
www.facebook.com/jessica.haus...
www.facebook.com/jessica.haus...
Redirecting...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:31 AM
a powerful piece by Jessica Hauser in memory of her friend and colleague Alex Pretti who was murdered in cold blood by ICE agents
www.facebook.com/jessica.haus...
www.facebook.com/jessica.haus...
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Brilliant reporting here by Gareth Hutchens on the Atlas Network and its insidious work across the world, including Australia
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
www.abc.net.au
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Brilliant reporting here by Gareth Hutchens on the Atlas Network and its insidious work across the world, including Australia
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Randa Abdel-Fattah responds to the gaslighting, censorship, and repression she faced, leading to her cancellation from the Adelaide Writers' Week festival over her support for Palestine.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/para...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/para...
#Palestine #Israel
Paraglides, Cultural Safety and Decolonization: Randa Abdel-Fattah on her ban from Adelaide Writers’ Week and the silencing of Palestinians
Randa Abdel-Fattah responds to the gaslighting, censorship, and repression she faced when she was canceled from the Adelaide Writers’ Week festival over her support for Palestine.
mondoweiss.net
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Randa Abdel-Fattah responds to the gaslighting, censorship, and repression she faced, leading to her cancellation from the Adelaide Writers' Week festival over her support for Palestine.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/para...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/para...
#Palestine #Israel
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"Harcourt fires show need for disaster levy
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made." Alex Kelly #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made." Alex Kelly #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Harcourt fires show need for disaster levy
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made.
thepoint.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"Harcourt fires show need for disaster levy
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made." Alex Kelly #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made." Alex Kelly #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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It's "culturally unsafe" to have a Palestinian Aus author advocate against the systematic slaughter of hundreds of thousands of her people, but it's
"a good thing" for the president of apartheid Israel, which has committed daily massacres and mass starvation for 2yrs, to visit us. Unbearably racist.
"a good thing" for the president of apartheid Israel, which has committed daily massacres and mass starvation for 2yrs, to visit us. Unbearably racist.
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 AM
It's "culturally unsafe" to have a Palestinian Aus author advocate against the systematic slaughter of hundreds of thousands of her people, but it's
"a good thing" for the president of apartheid Israel, which has committed daily massacres and mass starvation for 2yrs, to visit us. Unbearably racist.
"a good thing" for the president of apartheid Israel, which has committed daily massacres and mass starvation for 2yrs, to visit us. Unbearably racist.
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spineless..
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
spineless..
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When this blows over I might have to share some of the emails I’ve received over the days which really make me wonder why I am the one accused of hatred. There is deep unresolved trauma being spewed by some of these people and we cannot consent to living according to their warped reality.
January 11, 2026 at 11:28 AM
When this blows over I might have to share some of the emails I’ve received over the days which really make me wonder why I am the one accused of hatred. There is deep unresolved trauma being spewed by some of these people and we cannot consent to living according to their warped reality.
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It’s incredibly disturbing that so many Australian institutions and leaders can reproduce vicious assertions without evidence about the link between Palestinian rights campaigns and the Bondi killings, then use these assertions to ban people from public discourse.
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
It’s incredibly disturbing that so many Australian institutions and leaders can reproduce vicious assertions without evidence about the link between Palestinian rights campaigns and the Bondi killings, then use these assertions to ban people from public discourse.
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I am extremely lucky to work with good people like Amy.
I stand with Randa and everyone standing against hate, genocide, oppression and terror. In all its forms.
January 8, 2026 at 5:37 AM
I am extremely lucky to work with good people like Amy.
This is a great piece by David Tyler. The failures of ASIO and the whole apparatus of national security and policing are writ large in what has unfolded over recent days.
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-attack...
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-attack...
The Billion Dollar Balcony. ASIO's sovereignty failure - Michael West
"Bondi deserves better ... Australia deserves better". David Tyler examines ASIO's security failure in Australia's deadliest terror attack.
michaelwest.com.au
December 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This is a great piece by David Tyler. The failures of ASIO and the whole apparatus of national security and policing are writ large in what has unfolded over recent days.
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-attack...
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-attack...
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In the wake of the Bondi massacre, hate and misinformation is being peddled by far-right influencers, conspiracy theorists - and Israeli politicians
www.deepcutnews.com/p/misinforma...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/misinforma...
Misinformation runs rampant as Bondi mourns
Unfounded accusations spreading online have linked the attack to Iran, Hezbollah, Trump and Mossad
www.deepcutnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In the wake of the Bondi massacre, hate and misinformation is being peddled by far-right influencers, conspiracy theorists - and Israeli politicians
www.deepcutnews.com/p/misinforma...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/misinforma...
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You'd normally have to go to the coincidence factory to see a coincidence that perfect.
Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
You'd normally have to go to the coincidence factory to see a coincidence that perfect.
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"Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty" #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251212-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251212-...
Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty
For all the focus on inflation, interest rates and cost-of-living pressures this year, the nation quietly passed a shameful milestone in 2025, ensuring a bleak Christmas for more Australian families t...
thepoint.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty" #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251212-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251212-...
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Which is why there should be taxes on unrealised capital gains, because these greedy pricks are not using super for their retirement but to AVOID PAYING TAX
Reminder - they are not self-funded retirees, they are tax-break funded retirees.
Reminder - they are not self-funded retirees, they are tax-break funded retirees.
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Which is why there should be taxes on unrealised capital gains, because these greedy pricks are not using super for their retirement but to AVOID PAYING TAX
Reminder - they are not self-funded retirees, they are tax-break funded retirees.
Reminder - they are not self-funded retirees, they are tax-break funded retirees.
Excellent work by all at the Anti-poverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org
Our backgrounder on the unlawful use of Centrelink payment penalties has now been updated with key excerpts and analysis from the Ombudsman's report. Check it out here: bit.ly/TCF_backgrou...
December 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Excellent work by all at the Anti-poverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org
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Who could have predicted any of this? Oh that’s right - anyone paying attention
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
The welfare system isn't just on fire, it's burning out of control
A second report into the use of job-seeker mutual obligations is even more damning then the first – but will the government act?
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Who could have predicted any of this? Oh that’s right - anyone paying attention
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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Excellent new @commsdeclare.bsky.social work out today - read the whole thing here: commsdeclare.org/wp-content/u...
The Shell-funded education program urging students to 'design their own CCS' inspired me to re-share an original artwork of mine from a few years ago:
The Shell-funded education program urging students to 'design their own CCS' inspired me to re-share an original artwork of mine from a few years ago:
December 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Excellent new @commsdeclare.bsky.social work out today - read the whole thing here: commsdeclare.org/wp-content/u...
The Shell-funded education program urging students to 'design their own CCS' inspired me to re-share an original artwork of mine from a few years ago:
The Shell-funded education program urging students to 'design their own CCS' inspired me to re-share an original artwork of mine from a few years ago: