Denise Shrivell
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
Australian political campaigner, commentator & SpinProof podcaster. Frequently makes good & necessary trouble. TrueNorth weekday substack #auspol
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When I wrote Slick I knew the petroleum industry had a long history of intervening in politics, but I didn't know Ampol helped put Menzies in power and that a staff writer at The Courier Mail helped draft the first press releases in his office at the paper on his day off, which were then syndicated.
February 3, 2026 at 6:20 AM
When I wrote Slick I knew the petroleum industry had a long history of intervening in politics, but I didn't know Ampol helped put Menzies in power and that a staff writer at The Courier Mail helped draft the first press releases in his office at the paper on his day off, which were then syndicated.
There's something going on in Willoughby!
I'm heading to this get together on Sunday.
If you are in the NSW State seat of Willoughby (or know someone who is) - here's further details and RSVP.
Please come along #auspol #nswpol #WilloughbyVotes > events.humanitix.com/willoughby_v...
I'm heading to this get together on Sunday.
If you are in the NSW State seat of Willoughby (or know someone who is) - here's further details and RSVP.
Please come along #auspol #nswpol #WilloughbyVotes > events.humanitix.com/willoughby_v...
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 AM
There's something going on in Willoughby!
I'm heading to this get together on Sunday.
If you are in the NSW State seat of Willoughby (or know someone who is) - here's further details and RSVP.
Please come along #auspol #nswpol #WilloughbyVotes > events.humanitix.com/willoughby_v...
I'm heading to this get together on Sunday.
If you are in the NSW State seat of Willoughby (or know someone who is) - here's further details and RSVP.
Please come along #auspol #nswpol #WilloughbyVotes > events.humanitix.com/willoughby_v...
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Very lucky to have Don Watson on After America this week. Someone who can “name reality” like no one else in this country (or the other one, for that matter).
MAGA is becoming more "battle-hardened" & less likely to disappear once Trump leaves office (whenever that may be).
Don Watson joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss the opposition to Trump & why Australia can’t avoid the rupture being brought about by the MAGA movement.
🎧 theaus.in/4afwmA3
Don Watson joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss the opposition to Trump & why Australia can’t avoid the rupture being brought about by the MAGA movement.
🎧 theaus.in/4afwmA3
February 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Very lucky to have Don Watson on After America this week. Someone who can “name reality” like no one else in this country (or the other one, for that matter).
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Having now written this up, let me just say the situation appears so much more ick than I first realised or what is described here. Lomborg, ironically, comes out looking a saint compared to the world he walked in on that day.
I went through the Bjorn Lomborg mentions in the latest batch of Epstein docs. The situation is stranger than appears at first blush.
It appears literary agent John Brockman set up a meeting between Lomborg and Epstein at 2.30pm on 25/09/2012. Lomborg is described as "John Brockman's friend".
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It appears literary agent John Brockman set up a meeting between Lomborg and Epstein at 2.30pm on 25/09/2012. Lomborg is described as "John Brockman's friend".
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February 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Having now written this up, let me just say the situation appears so much more ick than I first realised or what is described here. Lomborg, ironically, comes out looking a saint compared to the world he walked in on that day.
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One Nation’s door is left open…
February 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
One Nation’s door is left open…
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You still don’t hear much about actual climate change, climate heating, fossil fuel pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, the need for dramatic & urgent action.
We have to realise that these days now are our relatively cool era compared to future years.
Young of today won’t know life as we knew it.
We have to realise that these days now are our relatively cool era compared to future years.
Young of today won’t know life as we knew it.
I heard a disturbing but compelling fact yesterday - on ABC News 24 (must have snuck it in before management got to them) - in the last century there was 6 days above 45degrees in an area in Aust - but this century - there has been 6 days already.
Anyone hear this too? #auspol
Anyone hear this too? #auspol
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
You still don’t hear much about actual climate change, climate heating, fossil fuel pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, the need for dramatic & urgent action.
We have to realise that these days now are our relatively cool era compared to future years.
Young of today won’t know life as we knew it.
We have to realise that these days now are our relatively cool era compared to future years.
Young of today won’t know life as we knew it.
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"4.7m account deactivations across the 10 platforms" is utter bullshit, btw. Josh Taylor points out:
"this includes not just accounts identified as being under 16 but includes historical, inactive and duplicate accounts".
As teens will tell you, the ban is having almost zero effect.
"this includes not just accounts identified as being under 16 but includes historical, inactive and duplicate accounts".
As teens will tell you, the ban is having almost zero effect.
Snapchat blocks more than 400,000 Australian accounts but warns of ‘significant gaps’ in under-16s social media ban
Social media platform says there are still ‘real technical limitations to accurate and dependable age verification’
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"4.7m account deactivations across the 10 platforms" is utter bullshit, btw. Josh Taylor points out:
"this includes not just accounts identified as being under 16 but includes historical, inactive and duplicate accounts".
As teens will tell you, the ban is having almost zero effect.
"this includes not just accounts identified as being under 16 but includes historical, inactive and duplicate accounts".
As teens will tell you, the ban is having almost zero effect.
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Less we forget who Pauline is working for
February 2, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Less we forget who Pauline is working for
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Annual bribes data is out, oops ... political donations - nothing more than a protection racket.
#auspol #AEC #PwC
youtu.be/U9GCe2PVN_8?...
#auspol #AEC #PwC
youtu.be/U9GCe2PVN_8?...
THE DARK money of the Election | The West Report
YouTube video by The West Report
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February 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Annual bribes data is out, oops ... political donations - nothing more than a protection racket.
#auspol #AEC #PwC
youtu.be/U9GCe2PVN_8?...
#auspol #AEC #PwC
youtu.be/U9GCe2PVN_8?...
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Front page Epstein files story today reveals Steve Bannon told Clive Palmer to spend $60mil on anti-China and anti-climate change ads for the 2019 election.
D’ya think this could be why we want our media to ask “who’s behind this & who does it serve?” rather than just reporting “pollie said this”?!
D’ya think this could be why we want our media to ask “who’s behind this & who does it serve?” rather than just reporting “pollie said this”?!
February 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Front page Epstein files story today reveals Steve Bannon told Clive Palmer to spend $60mil on anti-China and anti-climate change ads for the 2019 election.
D’ya think this could be why we want our media to ask “who’s behind this & who does it serve?” rather than just reporting “pollie said this”?!
D’ya think this could be why we want our media to ask “who’s behind this & who does it serve?” rather than just reporting “pollie said this”?!
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Outstanding #SundayShot. Hosts @instanterudite.bsky.social & @davemilbo.bsky.social and guests @marquelawyers.com.au & @emmashortis.bsky.social provided insightful, engaging commentary & analysis on events, both domestic & int'l. Bonus: Superb Nick Hanna interview. #auspol
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We're Back! - February 1 - Michael Bradley, Emma Shortis, and Nick Hanna
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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February 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Outstanding #SundayShot. Hosts @instanterudite.bsky.social & @davemilbo.bsky.social and guests @marquelawyers.com.au & @emmashortis.bsky.social provided insightful, engaging commentary & analysis on events, both domestic & int'l. Bonus: Superb Nick Hanna interview. #auspol
youtu.be/TJGgwsxtrOU?...
youtu.be/TJGgwsxtrOU?...
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Normal viewing has resumed! The #SundayShot is back...and we had a lot to cover. @emmashortis.bsky.social & Michael Bradley from @marquelawyers.com.au helped @davemilbo.bsky.social & I make sense of things, plus Dave interviews Nick Hanna.
Get back into it for 2026.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJGg...
Get back into it for 2026.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJGg...
We're Back! - February 1 - Michael Bradley, Emma Shortis, and Nick Hanna
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Normal viewing has resumed! The #SundayShot is back...and we had a lot to cover. @emmashortis.bsky.social & Michael Bradley from @marquelawyers.com.au helped @davemilbo.bsky.social & I make sense of things, plus Dave interviews Nick Hanna.
Get back into it for 2026.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJGg...
Get back into it for 2026.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJGg...
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Dear @instanterudite.bsky.social @davemilbo.bsky.social @emmashortis.bsky.social @marquelawyers.com.au
Srsly good #SundayShot 01Feb26. Thank you all so much! 🙏 #auspol
Srsly good #SundayShot 01Feb26. Thank you all so much! 🙏 #auspol
February 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Dear @instanterudite.bsky.social @davemilbo.bsky.social @emmashortis.bsky.social @marquelawyers.com.au
Srsly good #SundayShot 01Feb26. Thank you all so much! 🙏 #auspol
Srsly good #SundayShot 01Feb26. Thank you all so much! 🙏 #auspol
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US citizens R and L Murdoch’s The Australian backs Trump’s punitive defunding of the United Nations and its agencies. They support Trump’s “Board of Peace” as an alternative to the UN. Post WWII humanitarian collaboration is easily discarded by these arms traders and war mongers.
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
US citizens R and L Murdoch’s The Australian backs Trump’s punitive defunding of the United Nations and its agencies. They support Trump’s “Board of Peace” as an alternative to the UN. Post WWII humanitarian collaboration is easily discarded by these arms traders and war mongers.
I heard a disturbing but compelling fact yesterday - on ABC News 24 (must have snuck it in before management got to them) - in the last century there was 6 days above 45degrees in an area in Aust - but this century - there has been 6 days already.
Anyone hear this too? #auspol
Anyone hear this too? #auspol
February 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I heard a disturbing but compelling fact yesterday - on ABC News 24 (must have snuck it in before management got to them) - in the last century there was 6 days above 45degrees in an area in Aust - but this century - there has been 6 days already.
Anyone hear this too? #auspol
Anyone hear this too? #auspol
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To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
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I will always stand to keep church & state separate. There are already a too many in #springst who will happily lean into theocracy when deciding the fate of a population that is 40% no religion
I will always make decisions based on #evidence #ethics & #empathy
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I will always make decisions based on #evidence #ethics & #empathy
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I will always stand to keep church & state separate. There are already a too many in #springst who will happily lean into theocracy when deciding the fate of a population that is 40% no religion
I will always make decisions based on #evidence #ethics & #empathy
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I will always make decisions based on #evidence #ethics & #empathy
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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You'll rarely see a more transparent admission of guilt
February 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
You'll rarely see a more transparent admission of guilt
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NSW minister for western Sydney telling ABC radio they will “ensure that forms of words that are offensive to members of the Jewish community in Australia… to feel safe to be themselves”.
This is unsustainable. We can not keep passing laws to criminalise any thoughts that zionists want silenced.
This is unsustainable. We can not keep passing laws to criminalise any thoughts that zionists want silenced.
February 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
NSW minister for western Sydney telling ABC radio they will “ensure that forms of words that are offensive to members of the Jewish community in Australia… to feel safe to be themselves”.
This is unsustainable. We can not keep passing laws to criminalise any thoughts that zionists want silenced.
This is unsustainable. We can not keep passing laws to criminalise any thoughts that zionists want silenced.
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Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social when you come to Australia in March can you please give @albomp.bsky.social a few tips? Asking for 28M friends. #auspol.
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social when you come to Australia in March can you please give @albomp.bsky.social a few tips? Asking for 28M friends. #auspol.
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#SundayShot Sun 01Feb2026 9am! Hosts @instanterudite.bsky.social and @davemilbo.bsky.social are joined by guests @emmashortis.bsky.social & Michael Bradley @marquelawyers.com.au. Dave Milner interviews The What & The Why's Nick Hanna. #auspol Here's the link: youtube.com/@thesundayshot
January 31, 2026 at 11:50 AM
#SundayShot Sun 01Feb2026 9am! Hosts @instanterudite.bsky.social and @davemilbo.bsky.social are joined by guests @emmashortis.bsky.social & Michael Bradley @marquelawyers.com.au. Dave Milner interviews The What & The Why's Nick Hanna. #auspol Here's the link: youtube.com/@thesundayshot
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The #SundayShot returns this weekend! Please join @davemilbo.bsky.social and me on Sunday morning plus our expert panellists @emmashortis.bsky.social and @marquelawyers.com.au and Dave interviews The What & The Why's Nick Hanna.
It will be good to be back!
It will be good to be back!
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 AM
The #SundayShot returns this weekend! Please join @davemilbo.bsky.social and me on Sunday morning plus our expert panellists @emmashortis.bsky.social and @marquelawyers.com.au and Dave interviews The What & The Why's Nick Hanna.
It will be good to be back!
It will be good to be back!
Good comment here under a Guardian article re ON growth..
"But the signs are all there. Growing inequality. Growing wealth gap. Increasing cost of living. Less access to well-paying jobs. A weak government that serves increasingly the corporate class over its people" #auspol
"But the signs are all there. Growing inequality. Growing wealth gap. Increasing cost of living. Less access to well-paying jobs. A weak government that serves increasingly the corporate class over its people" #auspol
January 31, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Good comment here under a Guardian article re ON growth..
"But the signs are all there. Growing inequality. Growing wealth gap. Increasing cost of living. Less access to well-paying jobs. A weak government that serves increasingly the corporate class over its people" #auspol
"But the signs are all there. Growing inequality. Growing wealth gap. Increasing cost of living. Less access to well-paying jobs. A weak government that serves increasingly the corporate class over its people" #auspol