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Nevyn @skobeloff.bsky.social · 12h

@albomp.bsky.social the enemy of good.

#auspol @australianlabor.bsky.social

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 21h

Dear PM @albomp.bsky.social
Israel has murdered:
• 68,172 people (incl. 18,457 children)
• 217 journalists & media staff
• 220 aid workers
• 120 academics
And STILL your Govt refuses to sanction Israel or expel the Israeli Ambassador?! Shame 😠 #auspol #GazaGenocide #IsraeliTerrorism #SanctionIsrael

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Morabeets @morabeets.bsky.social · 10h

#ABCnews #AusPol

Kity Katz @kitykatz.bsky.social · 11h

The ABC normalising & legitimising Israeli extremism by broadcasting - on breakfast television, of all places - an interview with Hadar Bar-Chai from the Nachala Settler Movement.

Bar-Chai is a vocal advocate for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

#ABCnews #AusPol

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

Israel prepares to receive hostages as deadline looms

The final 20 living Israeli hostages in Gaza are set to be released by Hamas in a matter of hours, with preparations by Israeli defence and medical authorities to receive the captives after more than ...

www.abc.net.au

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Dear PM @albomp.bsky.social,
Thousands of Australians marched in solidarity with Palestine again today. In the last 2yrs they've learned the truth of Zionist Israel: the Nakba, occupation, West Bank settlements, Gaza blockade and genocide. AND your Govt's complicity. #auspol #SanctionIsrael

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Australian news media
When reporting Israeli claims that are demonstrably false, known lies, REPORT THIS! Some suggested phrases:
"Israel falsely claims ..."
"Israel repeated the proven lie that ..."
Words matter. Facts matter. Otherwise it's not #journalism, it's propaganda. #Israel #Palestine

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Powerful speeches at the Sydney pro-Palestine rally in Hyde Park today before a large and engaged crowd. So many great signs but this was sadly my favourite. Thanks Palestine Action Group Sydney. #auspol #SaveGaza
#FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael

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The Ice Axe 🧊🪓 @eisaxt.mountaineering.monster · 3d

The Parliamentary Sports Club is a registered lobby group (!) and is sponsored by Responsible Wagering Australia, the gambling peak body.

👉 The PSC is a gambling lobby group. Simple as that
#auspol

Denise Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 3d

What???
They threw a former Wallabies Captain out of their Parliamentary sporting club because he spoke up about gambling!!!! What???
#auspol #4Corners > www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Desh63 @desh63.bsky.social · 5d

@senatorwong.bsky.social you are coming across as dismissive, insincere and arrogant. With 400+ gambling related suicides each year and so many more lives destroyed you and your government ought to take the calls for gambling reform more seriously. #auspol

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 5d

I encourage you to listen to Greta Thunberg's full statement. Thunberg seeks a just and sustainable world for all, rather than short-term financial gain for the few. The West's political leaders are exposed as complicit, unprincipled or cowardly. End the occupation #SaveGaza #FreePalestine. #auspol

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Michael de Jong @sprakeloos.bsky.social · 6d

Greta Thunberg after being released #FreedomFlotilla

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 5d

• South Africa takes Israel to the ICC over the #GazaGenocide.
• Spain takes Israel to the ICC over the #GlobalSumudFlotilla interception.
• Australia? Still providing Israel with F-35 components and a PM silent on both the genocide and the detention of Australians from the Flotilla. 😔 #auspol

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Desh63 @desh63.bsky.social · 7d

So having supplied Israel with weapons that have killed 100th of thousands Palestinians (yes, that’s right) and now having come up with a plan that only the genocidal Israel would have had a say in, he should receive the Nobel Peace Prize? Morrison is an embarrassment with a capital E! #auspol

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Politozi-Global @politozi.bsky.social · 9d

🇮🇱 #BOYCOTTIsrael

🇵🇸 #StateOfPalestine
🇵🇸 #FreePalestine
🇵🇸 #SavePalestine

#IsraeliWarCrimes
#BenjaminNetanyahu #Netanyahu #Genocide #IsraeliGenocide #IDF #USpol #UKpol #AUSpol #CDNpoli #ICC #UN #EU #Palestine #Israel #Gaza #Trump #DonaldTrump #TonyBlair #TheWhiteHouse

@senatorwong.bsky.social 🇦🇺

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 9d

Australia needs to speak out in support of Palestinians' self-determination. Trump, Netanyahu and Blair should NOT be the ones deciding Palestine's future. #auspol #FreePalestine

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 11d

Dear AUS PM @albomp.bsky.social
Australian Maritime Union member Hamish Paterson is on board the #GlobalSumudFlotilla that has reportedly been illegally intercepted and detained by Israeli forces in int'l waters. #SanctionIsrael. Expel the Israeli Ambassador. #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #auspol

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 13d

"in a bitter twist of irony, the architect of the pernicious #Robodebt scheme was himself the beneficiary of a massive, secret overpayment when sacked as managing director of Tourism Australia in 2006."
Great investigative work from @jommytee.bsky.social. #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/brawl-over-s...

Revealed: Scott Morrison's big secret 'handshake' on sacking by Tourism Australia - Michael West

Scott Morrison, former PM and architect of Robodebt got a large 'secret handshake' payout when sacked by Tourism Australia. FOI.

michaelwest.com.au

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 15d

Idiotic. Brainless.

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Give Trump beefed-up AUKUS deal, Beazley urges Albanese

The former Labor leader and ambassador to the US says Australia’s rich deposits of rare earths should be tied into the submarine pact.

www.smh.com.au

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Desh63 @desh63.bsky.social · 14d

Yet another example of the rotting duopoly. Could have been Hockey’s words as well. They both love the Yanks and seems to have spent too long over there and in the sun it looks like as well. #auspol

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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 16d

“I am scared of a world that has seemingly lost all sense of humanity.“
@australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social complicit
#Auspol #Genocide

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16d

Human rights defender Greta Thunberg: "I am not scared of Israel, I am scared of a world that has seemingly lost all sense of humanity. What we are doing here is trying to show there is some humanity left. That there are still people willing to step up when all other means fail." #3E

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Desh63 @desh63.bsky.social · 17d

@abcnewsbot.bsky.social why do you continue to mention that Israel denies the genocide every time it is mentioned? Is this to sow doubt that it somehow not occurring? It doesn’t matter what Israel denies it. It has been proven so STOP. #auspol

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 18d

"Even as the Albanese govt was recognising a Palestinian state, it was handing yet more taxpayer money to a company steeped in the blood of Palestinians: Elbit Systems."

Hey @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social - tell us again how you're not complicit in the #GazaGenocide? #auspol

Crikey @crikey.com.au · 18d

Exclusive | The Albanese government might have recognised Palestine, but it is continuing to hand taxpayer money to Israeli companies steeped in genocide, @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.

Australia handed $10m to Israeli arms firm as Albanese recognised Palestine

Yet again, the government is handing taxpayer money to a company steeped in Palestinian blood: Elbit Systems. It's quite a contrast to Anthony Albanese's posturing on recognising Palestine.

www.crikey.com.au

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 19d

Craig Mokhiber—

"In a passionately defiant speech at the UNGA, President Petro of Colombia has just announced a proposal for a UN protection force to stop the genocide in Palestine. The process has begun, and this process has no veto behind which to hide."

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Desh63 @desh63.bsky.social · 19d

You’re right. Where some distance away from our deserts. 🙂

Desh63 @desh63.bsky.social · 19d

And now another month of inaction as he is scared shitless that he will offend Trump before their meeting in October.

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Desh63 @desh63.bsky.social · 19d

Yes, I remember it quite well. Sand storm coming in from the west. Sand everywhere. I had never seen these ”apocalyptic” images before. Fe

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Desh63 @desh63.bsky.social · 19d

Remember the days when we had Kerry, Quentin, Barrie, Emma and Tony on our ABC? Those were the days when you could watch their current affairs programs without feeling nauseated. #auspol

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Desh63 @desh63.bsky.social · 21d

Britain’s only doing it because Israel wouldn’t comply with demands. Australia is following the UK lead. All this is too late. Tell me how on earth the Palestinians can ever recover from this? Tell me what is the punishment against Israel for committing an act of genocide? #auspol

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