Collette Snowden
@drcollette.bsky.social
British/Australian - Communication and Media academic and writer interested in media effects on human society.
Everything interests me, especially communication, media, language, music, technology, complexity, and contradiction.
Everything interests me, especially communication, media, language, music, technology, complexity, and contradiction.
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HISTORIC HEAT IN AUSTRALIA
Climatic history is set to be rewritten with an absolutely deadly week:
Today 48.5C in South Australia,47.2 New South Wales,
45.3 Queensland,45.0 Victoria
‼️We might expect 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS >46C in New South Wales and we can't rule out 50C.
A HELL
Climatic history is set to be rewritten with an absolutely deadly week:
Today 48.5C in South Australia,47.2 New South Wales,
45.3 Queensland,45.0 Victoria
‼️We might expect 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS >46C in New South Wales and we can't rule out 50C.
A HELL
January 25, 2026 at 10:48 AM
HISTORIC HEAT IN AUSTRALIA
Climatic history is set to be rewritten with an absolutely deadly week:
Today 48.5C in South Australia,47.2 New South Wales,
45.3 Queensland,45.0 Victoria
‼️We might expect 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS >46C in New South Wales and we can't rule out 50C.
A HELL
Climatic history is set to be rewritten with an absolutely deadly week:
Today 48.5C in South Australia,47.2 New South Wales,
45.3 Queensland,45.0 Victoria
‼️We might expect 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS >46C in New South Wales and we can't rule out 50C.
A HELL
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I’m trying to recall Secretary Greg Moriarty’s finest hour. Was it signing the $45B (up from $35B) contract for 9 Hunter Class frigates (downgraded to 6 frigates for the same $45B) OR his judgement in hiring #RoboDebt’s Kathryn Campbell for $900K p/a👇? #auspol
January 25, 2026 at 5:53 AM
I’m trying to recall Secretary Greg Moriarty’s finest hour. Was it signing the $45B (up from $35B) contract for 9 Hunter Class frigates (downgraded to 6 frigates for the same $45B) OR his judgement in hiring #RoboDebt’s Kathryn Campbell for $900K p/a👇? #auspol
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Like anyone else of conscience I’m watching in horror as government street gangs in the US murder, kidnap & terrorise civilians with not just impunity but full federal backing & as an Australian I’d like to ask my government: is this our ally? Is this our good friend? Is this the standard we accept?
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Like anyone else of conscience I’m watching in horror as government street gangs in the US murder, kidnap & terrorise civilians with not just impunity but full federal backing & as an Australian I’d like to ask my government: is this our ally? Is this our good friend? Is this the standard we accept?
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Australia has lost more than 1300 women and girls to acts of mainly male violence since 2000. Yet there's been no national examination of the systemic failures and cultural attitudes underpinning our femicide epidemic.
#auspol
#auspol
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Australia has lost more than 1300 women and girls to acts of mainly male violence since 2000. Yet there's been no national examination of the systemic failures and cultural attitudes underpinning our femicide epidemic.
#auspol
#auspol
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via ABC Indigenous
'I shouldn't call this place home.
Warning: This video contain themes that may be distressing to viewers.'
'I shouldn't call this place home.
Warning: This video contain themes that may be distressing to viewers.'
January 23, 2026 at 4:10 AM
via ABC Indigenous
'I shouldn't call this place home.
Warning: This video contain themes that may be distressing to viewers.'
'I shouldn't call this place home.
Warning: This video contain themes that may be distressing to viewers.'
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Australia is the only colonised nation in the world that celebrates its national day on the anniversary of its own invasion. #auspol
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-j...
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-j...
Why January 26 is not a date to celebrate and staying silent is not enough
January 26 is not neutral, and when leaders and brands stay silent, First Nations people continue to be harmed across Australia.
womensagenda.com.au
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Australia is the only colonised nation in the world that celebrates its national day on the anniversary of its own invasion. #auspol
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-j...
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-j...
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Important perspective from Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Important perspective from Greenland.
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#StateOfTheNation
Israel is committing Genocide
Zionist Ideology is corrosive and destructive..
#Auspol
🙏🍉
Israel is committing Genocide
Zionist Ideology is corrosive and destructive..
#Auspol
🙏🍉
January 22, 2026 at 9:46 AM
#StateOfTheNation
Israel is committing Genocide
Zionist Ideology is corrosive and destructive..
#Auspol
🙏🍉
Israel is committing Genocide
Zionist Ideology is corrosive and destructive..
#Auspol
🙏🍉
.. but let's not forget - when the military junta in Mynamar was allowed to force nearly 1 million Rohingya from their homes into Cox's Bazaar with no response from the world all bets were off, and the floodgates opened.
All the Western leaders waxing lyrical about the International Rules Based Order have allowed this to happen contrary to --- checks notes --- the International Rules Based Order.
Death in Gaza isn’t limited only to drones, gunfire, artillery shelling, infectious diseases, or the grinding famine. It can come, too, from the very act of eating, after a prolonged period of starvation. Malnutrition has already claimed hundreds of lives, yet in Gaza, even food can kill.
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 AM
.. but let's not forget - when the military junta in Mynamar was allowed to force nearly 1 million Rohingya from their homes into Cox's Bazaar with no response from the world all bets were off, and the floodgates opened.
All the Western leaders waxing lyrical about the International Rules Based Order have allowed this to happen contrary to --- checks notes --- the International Rules Based Order.
Death in Gaza isn’t limited only to drones, gunfire, artillery shelling, infectious diseases, or the grinding famine. It can come, too, from the very act of eating, after a prolonged period of starvation. Malnutrition has already claimed hundreds of lives, yet in Gaza, even food can kill.
In Gaza, We’re Struggling to Reintroduce Foods to Bodies Adjusted to Starvation
A sudden influx of nutrients after famine can cause spikes in blood glucose and fatal electrolyte imbalances.
truthout.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:32 AM
All the Western leaders waxing lyrical about the International Rules Based Order have allowed this to happen contrary to --- checks notes --- the International Rules Based Order.
Sussan Ley wasn't paying attention when her colleagues in the LNP did everything possible to undermine Julia Gillard, nor when they went after Sarah Hanson-Young, or Monique Ryan. Like many before her, she thinks being a conservative protects her from misogyny. Wrong.
January 22, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Sussan Ley wasn't paying attention when her colleagues in the LNP did everything possible to undermine Julia Gillard, nor when they went after Sarah Hanson-Young, or Monique Ryan. Like many before her, she thinks being a conservative protects her from misogyny. Wrong.
People have short memories Mark Carney is no saviour.
He supports and funds Israel's genocide with a constant supply of weapons.
He's accepted a place for Canada on the "Peace Board."
Then there's his insider role in the global banking sector.
If he's the best we can do, all is lost.
He supports and funds Israel's genocide with a constant supply of weapons.
He's accepted a place for Canada on the "Peace Board."
Then there's his insider role in the global banking sector.
If he's the best we can do, all is lost.
January 22, 2026 at 12:19 AM
People have short memories Mark Carney is no saviour.
He supports and funds Israel's genocide with a constant supply of weapons.
He's accepted a place for Canada on the "Peace Board."
Then there's his insider role in the global banking sector.
If he's the best we can do, all is lost.
He supports and funds Israel's genocide with a constant supply of weapons.
He's accepted a place for Canada on the "Peace Board."
Then there's his insider role in the global banking sector.
If he's the best we can do, all is lost.
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@senatorwong.bsky.social why is it "a good thing" & who does it benefit?
#Australia?
#Israel?
#Palestine?
#AustralianJews?
#AustraliaPalistians?
#AusPol
#Australia?
#Israel?
#Palestine?
#AustralianJews?
#AustraliaPalistians?
#AusPol
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has said Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Australia is "a good thing", in case you were wondering.
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
@senatorwong.bsky.social why is it "a good thing" & who does it benefit?
#Australia?
#Israel?
#Palestine?
#AustralianJews?
#AustraliaPalistians?
#AusPol
#Australia?
#Israel?
#Palestine?
#AustralianJews?
#AustraliaPalistians?
#AusPol
It's clear Israel is using the chaos caused by the USA globally to completely exterminate Palestine by extending its campaign of destruction and occupation from Gaza to all other Palestinian territory. Nowhere is safe for Palestinians.
January 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
It's clear Israel is using the chaos caused by the USA globally to completely exterminate Palestine by extending its campaign of destruction and occupation from Gaza to all other Palestinian territory. Nowhere is safe for Palestinians.
Can anyone explain why and how Australian unions did not protest about the sweeping provisions of the 'hate speech' legislation. Don't they care that they could be used to prevent union actions and further silence whistle blowers.
January 21, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Can anyone explain why and how Australian unions did not protest about the sweeping provisions of the 'hate speech' legislation. Don't they care that they could be used to prevent union actions and further silence whistle blowers.
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Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "The dark arts"
The dark arts - The Shot
The ideology of the Israel lobby in Australia is this - burn it to the ground rather than ever allow an opposing voice.
theshot.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "The dark arts"
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If you haven't watched this I suggest you do so.
It is what I would've hoped to hear from our Prime Minister.
Don't tell us that the reality we see is not what it appears.
It is time for us to take our sign out of the window.
#auspol
It is what I would've hoped to hear from our Prime Minister.
Don't tell us that the reality we see is not what it appears.
It is time for us to take our sign out of the window.
#auspol
January 21, 2026 at 12:46 AM
If you haven't watched this I suggest you do so.
It is what I would've hoped to hear from our Prime Minister.
Don't tell us that the reality we see is not what it appears.
It is time for us to take our sign out of the window.
#auspol
It is what I would've hoped to hear from our Prime Minister.
Don't tell us that the reality we see is not what it appears.
It is time for us to take our sign out of the window.
#auspol
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There has been a genocide streamed live to the entire world, crimes against humanity, and Albo has supported it all, while denying it exists. We see a Labor government support Zionism. There is your catalyst for hate. And Albo now creates laws to protect the real haters. #ICC #auspol
January 21, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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David Shoebridge gives the LNP & One Nation a hiding in Senate for opposing gun safety reforms — questioning how they can oppose intel sharing with authorities before someone is issued a licence.
Then answers his question
“They take funds from the firearms industry!” 💥💰
Then answers his question
“They take funds from the firearms industry!” 💥💰
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 PM
David Shoebridge gives the LNP & One Nation a hiding in Senate for opposing gun safety reforms — questioning how they can oppose intel sharing with authorities before someone is issued a licence.
Then answers his question
“They take funds from the firearms industry!” 💥💰
Then answers his question
“They take funds from the firearms industry!” 💥💰
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Yes, Coalition amendments have made the bill even more dangerous.
What's worse is that a Labor govt has accepted them, just so it can tick this off, and deliver for those who they are really accountable to:
the Murdoch media and the Israel lobby. #auspol
What's worse is that a Labor govt has accepted them, just so it can tick this off, and deliver for those who they are really accountable to:
the Murdoch media and the Israel lobby. #auspol
Make no mistake: the changes the Liberals made with Labor on the hate speech laws make them worse. Hear me explain just some of the impacts here.
January 20, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Yes, Coalition amendments have made the bill even more dangerous.
What's worse is that a Labor govt has accepted them, just so it can tick this off, and deliver for those who they are really accountable to:
the Murdoch media and the Israel lobby. #auspol
What's worse is that a Labor govt has accepted them, just so it can tick this off, and deliver for those who they are really accountable to:
the Murdoch media and the Israel lobby. #auspol
Astonishing how people who complained for years about "political correctness", not being able to "say anything because of wokeness," are the same people wanting to ban specific language, prohibit public protest, and criminalise dissent in Australia. #Auspol @albomp.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Astonishing how people who complained for years about "political correctness", not being able to "say anything because of wokeness," are the same people wanting to ban specific language, prohibit public protest, and criminalise dissent in Australia. #Auspol @albomp.bsky.social
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Exactly. Some people are claiming (&, because no challenge by interviewers, given) the right to falsely redefine, & accordingly misquote, the words of other people without acknowledgement that that's been done.
It instils fear and hate.
It's appalling - dishonest, defamatory & dangerous.
#Auspol
It instils fear and hate.
It's appalling - dishonest, defamatory & dangerous.
#Auspol
January 20, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Exactly. Some people are claiming (&, because no challenge by interviewers, given) the right to falsely redefine, & accordingly misquote, the words of other people without acknowledgement that that's been done.
It instils fear and hate.
It's appalling - dishonest, defamatory & dangerous.
#Auspol
It instils fear and hate.
It's appalling - dishonest, defamatory & dangerous.
#Auspol
Starmer is that guy who turns up after a disaster when the damage is done and starts confidently telling everyone how the response could've/should've been managed better - by him.
Keir Starmer says he does not think Trump will use force to take Greenland.
I think Starmer has exceptionally poor judgment.
I think Starmer has exceptionally poor judgment.
January 20, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Starmer is that guy who turns up after a disaster when the damage is done and starts confidently telling everyone how the response could've/should've been managed better - by him.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:16 PM