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Glyn
@glyneast.bsky.social
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glyneast.bsky.social
If you're going to persist with being racist, could you at least be original? #auspol
australia.theguardian.com Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d
Pauline Hanson faces widespread condemnation after repeating ‘disgraceful’ burqa stunt in Senate
Pauline Hanson faces widespread condemnation after repeating ‘disgraceful’ burqa stunt in Senate
Nationals senator Matt Canavan says One Nation leader ‘debased’ parliament while independent Fatima Payman says she is ‘disrespecting Muslim Australians’ Pauline Hanson has again worn a burqa into the Senate, repeating a previous widely-condemned stunt as she sought to ban the Muslim face covering on national security grounds - despite being unable to name a single safety incident linked to the burqa. Hanson, the One Nation leader, was ejected from the Senate on Monday, forcing the the suspension of the chamber as she refused to take off the burqa, in violation of a parliamentary ruling. She was condemned by all parties in the Senate for repeating the offensive display, with Nationals senator Matt Canavan saying Hanson’s stunt “debased” the parliament and was “ridiculing” Muslim Australians. Continue reading...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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chaser.com.au
They predicted it would 'feel like' $4m dollars, but it ended up actually being almost $97m chaser.com.au/general-news...
'Shocking': BOM's forecast for website cost was way off
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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rodcampbell.bsky.social
"the Gov is trying to give itself the power to cut that income off before a person has been found guilty.

It is punishment without conviction. It has no place in a fair society."

Great piece by @maiyazize.bsky.social & @antipovertycent.bsky.social Kristin O'Connell
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Poverty is not evidence, the presumption of innocence must apply to everyone
In the final days of October, the Federal Government quietly inserted a last-minute amendment into an unrelated bill. It has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home A...
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
X has introduced a new function where you can see where accounts are posting their disinformation from... sorry their "tweets"
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
Trading places

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Power for its own sake, and no courage – Labor loses its way
Having tasted long-term power, this Labor Party seems guided only by the possession of power as an end to itself.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
glyneast.bsky.social
Looking for suggestions please - need to entertain 40,000 sun-burnt pomms suddenly at a loose end in Perth on Sunday 😬 #ashes #Perth
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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grahambs.bsky.social
“The world of 2026 is entirely different from 2016, the old red lines no longer make sense and Brexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford” @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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kentparkskeet.bsky.social
Voting has consequences.

Without state governments the Morrison federal government would have been equally appalling.
Boris Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' UK COVID response that led to more deaths
The inquiry's chair finds that more than 23,000 deaths could have been avoided had the British government acted sooner.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
This by @skyelark.bsky.social was such a brilliant slaughtering of the LNP’s $9tn claim. Ley won’t even say the number anymore #ThePoint

thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
Will Net Zero cost $9 trillion to Australia?
As the Nationals abandon their commitment to achieving net zero by 2050, leader David Littleproud has cited a stunning $9 trillion dollar price tag on the policy as a key reason for the move.
thepoint.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
This is what happens when you put a preening, lazy, populist, dilettante in charge of a country.

Johnson was completely out of his depth and more concerned with his pathetic perceived popularity than leading this country through the greatest crisis since 1939.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry says the government response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late" • Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett is making a statement now - watch live at the top of the page. She says February 2020 was a "lost month" • The inquiry report says imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England • But the inquiry also says lockdown could have been avoided altogether if steps such as social distancing and isolating those with symptoms had been introduced earlier • The report adds that a failure to learn from mistakes during later waves of the pandemic was "inexcusable"
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
Gosh. What a shock.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Dominic Cummings ‘poisoned the atmosphere’ of Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry finds
Report from inquiry’s second module also says Johnson as PM ‘at times actively encouraged’ chaotic culture
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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simonrosenberg.bsky.social
More accurate headline:
'Coalition talking points on Paris agreement direct MPs to lie.'
#ClimateCrisis #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Leaked Coalition talking points direct MPs to argue dumping net zero does not conflict with Paris agreement
Exclusive: Guidance distributed to MPs seeks to pre-empt questions about plan’s compatibility with Paris agreement, indicating opposition is aware of potential breach
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Wage growth is slowing, but apparently the labour market is still "tight", my column
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
The days of 4% pay rises are behind us – wages are now barely growing faster than inflation | Greg Jericho
The recovery of real wages is expected to be so slow that it will take us until 2044 to get back to having as much purchasing power as in 2021
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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peterjukes.bsky.social
New #EpsteinFiles @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation: how Steve Bannon’s planned “European revolution” ran through Nigel Farage’s network – with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein quietly helping in the background. 🧵 1/12
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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rafaelbehr.bsky.social
On Labour MPs in a dark place. Featuring King Lear. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale | Rafael Behr
The tactics that gave Labour its huge majority in 2024 were no preparation for government – and the prime minister has proved he has nothing more to offer, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
glyneast.bsky.social
Discover how digital literacy empowers older adults to live more independently, access essential services, and stay socially connected in an increasingly online world.

#lifelonglearning #digitalinclusion #connectedseniors #independentliving
Digital literacy and social connection: Switched on Seniors
YouTube video by LiveUp
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November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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frankgrimesiv.bsky.social
This description very much sums up what people who support Trump mean by "respect the office."
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
glyneast.bsky.social
Emma's perpetual debunking is the kind of renewable energy we can all get behind! 👏
monkemma.bsky.social Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 6d
Let’s have a look at a crazy Twitter to newspaper pipeline story and debunk as we go! 🔎👍🏼

16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”

With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees

2.2Million views to date🙄

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November 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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richarddenniss.bsky.social
Australia doesn’t have a gas shortage…& neither does one of our biggest export customers.

Not only does Japan onsell huge amounts of our gas to other countries, Japanese consumers have cheaper electricity than most Australians

Well done Aus Government. Good job
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
The broken nature of Australia energy market has been highlighted by a report that Japanese households pay less for electricity than Australians do, despite Japanese electricity being reliant on Austr...
thepoint.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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russincheshire.bsky.social
So the plan is, we just take their valuable possessions off them, and put them in a camp...
Scene from Schindler's List where the jeweler is handed the teeth.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
glyneast.bsky.social
"Immigrants are the scapegoats they need. Everyone else just needs some humanity and help. Otherwise, we will remain strangers in a strange land – foreign to ourselves and to each other."
bylinetimes.bsky.social Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · May 26
🔴 How Our Politicians Created an 'Island of Strangers' So They Don't Have to Make Our Lives Any Better

"By vowing to tackle our 'island of strangers' through immigration, Starmer keeps us trapped on it – by not offering solutions to the real reasons for our estrangement" @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
How Our Politicians Created an ‘Island of Strangers’ So They Don’t Have to Make Our Lives Any Better
By presenting tougher immigration as a solution to people’s discontent, Keir Starmer and others sidestep the real reasons why people feel estranged in their lives – it’s a cynical and simplistic polit...
bylinetimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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iandunt.bsky.social
Could prob accept some pretty draconian small boat policies if there was a genuine safe route policy alongside it. So far we have no details at all.
November 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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crikey.com.au
"When your defeat is so abject that even your avowed enemies wonder if they went too far, you might need to engage in some reflection," @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
The Liberals' climate policy is so bad even denialists are shocked. What will moderates do?
www.crikey.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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fascinatorfun.bsky.social
Immigration is NOT tearing this country apart.

Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.

I despise them for it.

Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.

What a disgrace.
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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monkemma.bsky.social
I was tagged and asked to take a look at this claim - cos, well just look at it!🙄

Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?

It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage

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November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM