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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 16h

Please sign and share … the Australian film and tv industry has shrunk by 60% and this government is too afraid of Trump to introduce local content quotas to the streaming platforms

#brokenpromises #auspol #filmandtv

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 20h

In Australia, 45% of Gen Z vote for the Greens. Is it any wonder with the way our governments (and both the two main parties) continues to align themselves with fossil fuel companies, open more coal mines and succumb to lobbying across all fronts. #auspol #climate #genz

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 20h

Wow. Queensland which is most at risk of extreme weather events and much else, according to a latest #climate report puts coal and gas at the centre and have extended coal mines by 20 years.

Go figure. Suicidal.

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 17d

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 5d

Why is it that everything that is not done by government described by government as “complicated” when it’s not? #4corners

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 5d

What’s getting in the way of reforming gambling advertising? “Money and power” says Kate Cheney.

Only the independents have the courage to speak out.

Yeah, like the government’s failure to act on fossil fuel companies and quotas for streaming platforms.

Shame on this government #4corners

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 11d

“We must defend our artists wherever we can”. Sarah Henderson - thank you. #730report

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Women and Film History International @wfhinetwork.bsky.social · 14d

We actively are seeking hosts for future Women and the Silent Screen conferences, including WSS 2027!

A helpful potential host info sheet & the application form can be found here: www.wfhi.org/about-wss.

If you are interested in hosting WSS 2027, please submit a proposal by 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓.

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 11d

★★★★ "Kim A. Snyder’s vital documentary sounds the alarm over the banning of books in American libraries." - Film Review Daily.
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The Librarians — FILM REVIEW

Kim A. Snyder’s vital documentary sounds the alarm over the banning of books in American libraries.

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 11d

The doc about her is better

Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 16d

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✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: Phase out fossil fuels

Emissions reduction targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on fiction. It's time for the government to tackle the biggest source of carbon emissions in Australia – fossil fuels.

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 17d

“We apologise for any insensitivity or offence caused to the white supremacist community at this time”

Vulture @vulture.com · 17d

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17d

Cool cool. So perhaps you'd like to stand in front of a moving vehicle. Or is that kind of science magically settled somehow?

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 17d

Farage asked on @lbc.co.uk whether he agreed with on the unproven link between paracetamol and autism

“I have no idea... We were told thalidomide was a v safe drug and it isn’t. who knows. I don’t know, you don’t know…when it comes to science I don’t side with anybody. It’s never settled.”

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 17d

‘More than half of Reform’s donations in 2024 came from people with homes in low-tax jurisdictions or with offshore business interests; 40 per cent came from climate sceptics or investors in fossil fuels.’

@petergeoghegan.bsky.social at the Reform UK conference: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Peter Geoghegan · Short Cuts: Reform’s Disaster Capitalism

Reform has been accused of lacking policy: its critics say it’s a party of Farage and his epigones, with few firm...

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 17d

Care about Australian stories? Want to see your own country and people on screen and have a thriving industry?

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 17d

A Palestinian medical charity said Tuesday that Israel destroyed its main center in Gaza City after ordering its evacuation. https://to.pbs.org/42a8Lxv

Israeli strikes destroy evacuated health center in Gaza City, Palestinian medical charity says

A Palestinian medical charity says Israel destroyed its main center in Gaza City after ordering its evacuation.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 17d

President Donald Trump said he was delivering his speech to the United Nations General Assembly without the use of a working teleprompter.
https://to.pbs.org/3IrmSb2

WATCH: Trump opens U.N. General Assembly speech with apparent teleprompter malfunction

President Donald Trump stepped to the podium in New York Tuesday morning, thanked the crowd inside the hall and then opened his binder once he realized the teleprompter was down.

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 17d

What will the US and Israel do when they can’t blame everything on Hamas?

It’s really grotesque listening to a US ambassador deny there is starvation in Gaza and any responsibility by Israel.

Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 17d

Listening to Mike Huckabee’s disapproval of Australia makes me feel proud of my country for not bending the knee to the US. #rnbreakfast

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 18d

The view from the ground - Dr Aziz. Devastating but essential listening

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Australian doctor describes horror inside Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital - ABC listen

WARNING: This interview contains distressing details about injuries and deaths. France and Saudi Arabia have convened dozens of world leaders alongside this week's UN General Assembly, to rally suppo...

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Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 18d

Sometimes you really have to ask what use politicians are when they demonstrate no moral compass and speak “truth by omission”. #gaza

Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 18d

It’s hard to listen to any politician, even Penny Wong, after listening to an Australian doctor working in Gaza and what she’s witnessing. Economic sanctions and arms embargo now. It’s a genocide. We haven’t done enough. It’s truly shameful. #Gaza

Philippa Bateman @enigmafilm.bsky.social · 19d

Am I mistaken? Wasn’t #4Corners this week supposed to be about John Lyons’ investigation into the Trump family’s businesses and the presidency? Was it delayed, spiked or put on the back burner because our PM is in New York? @abcnewsbot.bsky.social

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 19d

I wish Bluesky critics would acknowledge this simple, somewhat horrifying fact

ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 19d

we are the only usable social media platform — no, mastodon does not count — that is not controlled by a passive or active ally of the government

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DMovies @dmovies.bsky.social · 19d

Non-binary, deeply provocative multi-artist from Britain lived a life full of colour and excitement, and held a commitment to her work even after a terminal cancer diagnosis

Now available on VoD:

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S/He Is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary - DMovies

Non-binary, deeply provocative multi-artist from Britain lived a life full of colour and excitement, and held a commitment to her work even after a terminal cancer diagnosis - on VoD on Monday, Septem...

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