Lou Pollard
@loupollard.bsky.social
I like to sing. mama, writer, cat herder; book addict, casual thespian: 10 Pound Poms, Bump, The Last Anniversary
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Say no to an inquiry into the ABC.
Ironically this push for an inquiry is coming from Sarah Henderson who used to be a journalist with @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social
www.abcfriends.net.au/no?utm_campa...
Ironically this push for an inquiry is coming from Sarah Henderson who used to be a journalist with @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social
www.abcfriends.net.au/no?utm_campa...
Say no to an inquiry into the ABC!
Join our call to all senators to oppose Senator Henderson's motion for senate select inquiry into the ABC
www.abcfriends.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Say no to an inquiry into the ABC.
Ironically this push for an inquiry is coming from Sarah Henderson who used to be a journalist with @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social
www.abcfriends.net.au/no?utm_campa...
Ironically this push for an inquiry is coming from Sarah Henderson who used to be a journalist with @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social
www.abcfriends.net.au/no?utm_campa...
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What tf are Labor doing
New: 100+ legal experts, welfare groups & academics demand the Minister bin an amendment, allowing police to cancel welfare payments for people who have not been found guilty of any crime
@tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social is trying to ram this amendment through today
Read more: archive.is/UHu9J
@tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social is trying to ram this amendment through today
Read more: archive.is/UHu9J
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
What tf are Labor doing
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No wonder Minister Murray Watt is 'huffing and puffing' to try to speed up passage of his propose environmental laws through the Senate - the longer and harder we look at the Bills, the more pitfalls and holes we see. 👇Take 'net gain' for example. 👇#auspol
From 'net zero' to 'net gain'. The platypus-to-possum exchange rate - Michael West
Following the Libs 'Net Zero' battle, 'Net Gain' will be focus as Murray Watt struggles to get changes to environmental laws passed.
michaelwest.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
No wonder Minister Murray Watt is 'huffing and puffing' to try to speed up passage of his propose environmental laws through the Senate - the longer and harder we look at the Bills, the more pitfalls and holes we see. 👇Take 'net gain' for example. 👇#auspol
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David Pocock arguing in the #Senate against the cancelling of Centrelink benefits pending criminal prosecution. This is what an ethical equality warrior looks like. We need 20 more like him in the halls of power and hope we get them in the next election. He makes me proud to be Australian. #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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I’m comfortable with burning the Westminster system to the ground and just trusting David Pocock to make all our decisions for us
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I’m comfortable with burning the Westminster system to the ground and just trusting David Pocock to make all our decisions for us
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The WMDs were a great way to get Saddam Hussein out of the way so that Bush's mates could get to the oil. Cheney ended up an exec for Halliburton after his tenure in the WH.
No Aussie troops to help them take on the Venezuelans.
Someone please disconnect the power to Pine Gap.
#CancelAUKUS
No Aussie troops to help them take on the Venezuelans.
Someone please disconnect the power to Pine Gap.
#CancelAUKUS
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The WMDs were a great way to get Saddam Hussein out of the way so that Bush's mates could get to the oil. Cheney ended up an exec for Halliburton after his tenure in the WH.
No Aussie troops to help them take on the Venezuelans.
Someone please disconnect the power to Pine Gap.
#CancelAUKUS
No Aussie troops to help them take on the Venezuelans.
Someone please disconnect the power to Pine Gap.
#CancelAUKUS
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Trump has shown zero gratitude to the trees whose oxygen he is wasting.
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump has shown zero gratitude to the trees whose oxygen he is wasting.
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As the @albomp.bsky.social gov (94 seats!) tries to ram thru industry-serving regressive EPBC laws that'll see further biodiversity, climate & environmental damage, here's the current play on the @kudelka.bsky.social bingo card
A1, A2, B5, C1, C2, C3, C5, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3
A1, A2, B5, C1, C2, C3, C5, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
As the @albomp.bsky.social gov (94 seats!) tries to ram thru industry-serving regressive EPBC laws that'll see further biodiversity, climate & environmental damage, here's the current play on the @kudelka.bsky.social bingo card
A1, A2, B5, C1, C2, C3, C5, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3
A1, A2, B5, C1, C2, C3, C5, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3
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Environmentalists are calling for mining giant BHP to end its water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin when a major desalination plant is built in South Australia's north.
Calls for BHP to end water extraction before culturally significant springs are lost
Environmentalists are calling for mining giant BHP to end its water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin when a major desalination plant is built in South Australia's north.
www.abc.net.au
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Environmentalists are calling for mining giant BHP to end its water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin when a major desalination plant is built in South Australia's north.
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I wonder if it was the Ukranians, who, first picked up the context of the language of 'their' peace plan.
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I wonder if it was the Ukranians, who, first picked up the context of the language of 'their' peace plan.
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A new face of Australia's housing crisis is emerging with companies making lucrative business out of university student tenants desperate to find somewhere to live.
Renters sign away rights to keep a roof over their heads
A new face of Australia's housing crisis is emerging with companies making lucrative business out of university student tenants desperate to find somewhere to live.
www.abc.net.au
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A new face of Australia's housing crisis is emerging with companies making lucrative business out of university student tenants desperate to find somewhere to live.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but a day spent reading Agatha Christie in a Scottish Highlands Cottage in front of a crackling fireplace whilst indulging in a plate of emotional support scones will indeed fix you.
Anyone who tells you otherwise is not worthy of your friendship.
Anyone who tells you otherwise is not worthy of your friendship.
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but a day spent reading Agatha Christie in a Scottish Highlands Cottage in front of a crackling fireplace whilst indulging in a plate of emotional support scones will indeed fix you.
Anyone who tells you otherwise is not worthy of your friendship.
Anyone who tells you otherwise is not worthy of your friendship.
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“They were elected on a promise of integrity. They vowed to be kinder, more transparent, and to govern for all Australians. The Albanese government presented itself as the antidote to a decade of Coalition cruelty and chaos.” (Quote).
theaimn.net/the-great-be...
theaimn.net/the-great-be...
The Great Betrayal: How the Albanese Government Perfected the Art of Accountability Laundering
They were elected on a promise of integrity. They vowed to be kinder, more transparent, and to govern for all Australians. The Albanese government presented itself as the antidote to a decade of Coali...
theaimn.net
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“They were elected on a promise of integrity. They vowed to be kinder, more transparent, and to govern for all Australians. The Albanese government presented itself as the antidote to a decade of Coalition cruelty and chaos.” (Quote).
theaimn.net/the-great-be...
theaimn.net/the-great-be...
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This is the nightmare rushing up on the world’s driest continent, with governments and regulators avoiding any responsibility for action.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Water is under pressure in the Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin covers a fifth of Australia and contains water that has been there for millions of years. Now, decades of extraction are taking their toll and traditional owners are fighting ...
www.abc.net.au
November 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This is the nightmare rushing up on the world’s driest continent, with governments and regulators avoiding any responsibility for action.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Melbourne #aussie writer #AnderLouis giving #Tolstoy's #WarandPeace a 'bogan' remake:
"Just then, Prince Andrei rocked up to Anna's joint. He was the pregnant sheila's hubby. Like his missus, he was pretty good looking himself."
www.bbc.com/news/article... #straya #australia #writing #kenoath
"Just then, Prince Andrei rocked up to Anna's joint. He was the pregnant sheila's hubby. Like his missus, he was pretty good looking himself."
www.bbc.com/news/article... #straya #australia #writing #kenoath
The 'bogan' Australian giving War & Peace an irreverent remake
Ander Louis has written a new version of Leo Tolstoy's classic Russian novel in Australian slang.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Melbourne #aussie writer #AnderLouis giving #Tolstoy's #WarandPeace a 'bogan' remake:
"Just then, Prince Andrei rocked up to Anna's joint. He was the pregnant sheila's hubby. Like his missus, he was pretty good looking himself."
www.bbc.com/news/article... #straya #australia #writing #kenoath
"Just then, Prince Andrei rocked up to Anna's joint. He was the pregnant sheila's hubby. Like his missus, he was pretty good looking himself."
www.bbc.com/news/article... #straya #australia #writing #kenoath
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Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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You cant protect nature if you wont protect native forests from chain saws & bulldozers
Great column by Virginia Young on Labors deeply flawed new ‘nature laws’…the ones that’s are so flawed the mining industry are desperately lobbying the Liberals to vote for them
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Great column by Virginia Young on Labors deeply flawed new ‘nature laws’…the ones that’s are so flawed the mining industry are desperately lobbying the Liberals to vote for them
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Australians are being asked to believe we can protect nature by exploiting it faster and with less scrutiny
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
You cant protect nature if you wont protect native forests from chain saws & bulldozers
Great column by Virginia Young on Labors deeply flawed new ‘nature laws’…the ones that’s are so flawed the mining industry are desperately lobbying the Liberals to vote for them
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Great column by Virginia Young on Labors deeply flawed new ‘nature laws’…the ones that’s are so flawed the mining industry are desperately lobbying the Liberals to vote for them
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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This is Fendi. He is seen here demonstrating the internationally acknowledged sign language for politely requesting uppies. 13/10 would pick him up immediately (TT: isthat_jojo)
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is Fendi. He is seen here demonstrating the internationally acknowledged sign language for politely requesting uppies. 13/10 would pick him up immediately (TT: isthat_jojo)
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This is Link. His ball suddenly went missing and then reappeared trapped under his bed. He called his brother Otto in for backup, knowing they'd need all three of their collective brain cells to get it back. 12/10 for both (IG: thegoldenbruvs)
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is Link. His ball suddenly went missing and then reappeared trapped under his bed. He called his brother Otto in for backup, knowing they'd need all three of their collective brain cells to get it back. 12/10 for both (IG: thegoldenbruvs)
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This is Cole. He is a deaf service dog at Dr. William Mennies Elementary School. He just turned 9, and all of his students learned sign language to sing him happy birthday at a massive party. 14/10 for all (IG: colethedeafdog)
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This is Cole. He is a deaf service dog at Dr. William Mennies Elementary School. He just turned 9, and all of his students learned sign language to sing him happy birthday at a massive party. 14/10 for all (IG: colethedeafdog)