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Melbourne, Australia - Naarm Strong believer in social democracy All views my own

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DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 1d

That is a very good question.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 2d

Instead of the prize being awarded to someone who seems to be doing their best to get rid of democracy, the Nobel committee recognised someone doing the exact opposite - Venezuelan democracy campaigner María Corina Machado 👏

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 2d

Ridiculous comment, as you point out.

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 2d

And what a contrast … poetic.

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 2d

What a time …

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoy!

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 2d

Well said.

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 3d

Agree entirely. The prize would become worthless if that were to happen.

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Chris Bowen @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social · 3d

When I see disinformation I will call it out.

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Chris Bowen @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social · 4d

Great to catch up with my friend Minister Tan today 🇦🇺🇸🇬

Together we signed a new agreement to advance electricity trade with Singapore.

It's all part of our plan to strengthen partnerships and share our world class solar with the region, creating jobs and investment in Australia

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 4d

Good news, Marie. All the best.

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! Great images. It was a beautiful sight to see.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 5d

Chris Bowen taunts Dan Tehan following his visit to Nuclear sites in the US saying Tehan’s post-trip YouTube video shows “he did not visit any small modular reactors, advanced modular reactors or micro reactors, perhaps due to the small technical detail that none exist”🔥🤣 #QT

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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 5d

Australia Post says it has beaten its emissions reduction site, reached 100 pct renewables at its operational sites, and rolled out thousands of EVs.

reneweconomy.com.au

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 6d

Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report

Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report

Partial refund to be issued after several errors were found in a report into a department’s compliance framework * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Deloitte will provide a partial refund to the federal government over a $440,000 report that contained several errors, after admitting it used generative artificial intelligence to help produce it. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) confirmed Deloitte would repay the final instalment under its contract, which will be made public after the transaction is finalised. It comes as one Labor senator accused the consultancy firm of having a “human intelligence problem”. Continue reading...

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DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 6d

‘After several errors were found …’

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 6d

Yes … an alliance a long time in the making.

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Prof Brendan Crabb AC @brendancrabb.bsky.social · 6d

As an Australian, I’m especially proud to be in PNG today. 50 years ago, demonstrating how interdependent and close our countries are, Gough Whitlam said something like, “Australia can only be fully free when PNG is fully free”. This announcement is in that spirit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

'Our nearest neighbour is our newest ally': Albanese, Marape sign new defence treaty

PNG and Australia formally sign a landmark new defence treaty, elevating the bilateral relationship between the two countries to an alliance and agreeing to "act to meet the common danger" if the othe...

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Vaxatious Litigant 💉 @exposingnv.bsky.social · 6d

Victorian DPP confirms it will appeal Erin Patterson's sentence on the basis it 'is manifestly inadequate'

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 6d

Yep. Just add it to the count.

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 6d

Melbourne’s ‘spectacular’ Metro Tunnel stations are finally finished. Here’s what they look like and what’s next

Melbourne’s ‘spectacular’ Metro Tunnel stations are finally finished. Here’s what they look like and what’s next

Town Hall and State Library train stations join Anzac, Arden and Parkville as city waits for launch date of long-awaited rail line * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The final two stations of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel are complete, paving the way for the long-awaited project to open by the end of the year – though the government remains tight-lipped on its exact launch date. The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, held back-to-back press conferences on Sunday and Monday to announce the completion of Town Hall and State Library stations, joining Anzac, Arden and Parkville stations, which were handed over to Metro Trains in April. Continue reading...

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Leroy @leroylynch.bsky.social · 6d

Defeated oppo leader Peter Dutton has laid significant blame for the Coalition’s election loss at the feet of MP Andrew Hastie in explosive secret submissions to the party’s election review that accuse Hastie of going “on strike” and fumbling key policies.
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol

Defeated opposition leader Peter Dutton has laid significant blame for the Coalition’s election loss at the feet of Liberal MP Andrew Hastie in explosive secret submissions to the party’s election review that accuse Hastie of going “on strike” and fumbling key policies.

Hastie’s shock exit from leader Sussan Ley’s frontbench on Friday has fuelled speculation about her leadership as MPs return to Canberra this week, likely dulling the opposition’s attacks on the government on the Optus saga and the repatriation of so-called ISIS brides.

The West Australian’s social media musings on net zero by 2050 and migration have excited some colleagues but they have led others to question his strategic nous and his interest in keeping the party on the rails.

Dutton, who spent years alongside Hastie as senior leaders of the Right faction before losing his seat, was scathing about Hastie’s performance in his arguments to the Liberal Party’s election review probing the historic loss.

“It was inconceivable to Dutton and his senior colleagues that Hastie effectively went on strike during the last term,” said one source who is familiar with Dutton’s submissions, but not authorised to speak publicly.

“Someone who should have been a powerful voice in the media tearing strips off Labor was absent, scared to do media, or lazy.”

Dutton was interviewed by election reviewers Nick Minchin and Pru Goward in July as they tried to unpick the devastating loss.

Dutton put to the election probe that Hastie was tasked early in the term with doing a review into how the Defence Department spent money on procurement. The aim was that when the Coalition released its defence policy, it could pledge to upgrade military hardware with better bang for buck than Labor. Hastie did not complete the work, according to Dutton’s submissions.

The opposition’s $21 billion defence spending policy, announced late in the election campaign, was criticised for being too late and lacking in detail.

DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 6d

Hastie wants more time to ‘pen a manifesto’ on the future of right wing politics.

What could go wrong?

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Alan Austin @alanaustin.bsky.social · 6d

If the Coalition hadn't stacked on more than $600 billion in debt during its criminally incompetent regime, this year's budget would have been in surplus – for the 3rd straight year – and likely remained so henceforward.
The message is clear. Never let the Coalition anywhere near government again.

If Australians want nice things, try shunning the destructive newsrooms

The latest economic update strongly endorses Labor and repudiates the media-backed Coalition.

independentaustralia.net