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Mike Manning
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Dog / gardening loving centrist with a natural lean to the left.

Australia's duopoly has been shafting us since the days of Howard.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Save the CSIRO

Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott

Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between

www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Cartoon: Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I'm sure most level-headed people have an inkling that Trump's suffering from dementia.

Here's a 'second opinion' from Times Radio which, surprisingly, is a subsidiary of Murdoch's media empire. It's worth viewing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OtO...
'Trump will not make it to the end of this term compos mentis' | Psychologist analyses Trump
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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November 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Anywhere they call it peacekeeping. Today’s cartoon by Giorgi Navana (Cyberwolf). More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com

#peacekeeping #Sudan
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Sussan Ley, whose modified name happens to contain the same letter combination as Hitler’s police force, has tried to make the tenuous case that the Prime Minister wearing a Joy Division t-shirt is antisemitic.
Woman Who Changed Name To Contain ‘SS’ Mock-Rages That Albo’s T-Shirt Is Antisemitic — The Shovel
Sussan Ley, who added an extra S to her name thereby inadvertently recreating the name of one of the most feared Nazi organisations, has tried to make the tenuous case that the Prime Minister wearing ...
theshovel.com.au
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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The government shutdown is especially tough on men, who are losing $1.00 for every 75¢ a woman loses.
October 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
For anyone with a lazy five minutes, this is worth every second.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlni...
America Didn’t Elect a President. It Elected Its Reflection.
YouTube video by Paul Lance
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Up next on BBC One…
October 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.
October 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Here's a @privateeyenews.bsky.social #cartoon (NB: new issue out today!) #kurosawa #cinema #samurai
October 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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One of my two #cartoons from the current @privateeyenews.bsky.social - new issue out this week! #pirate #piratelife #cartoon
October 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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The Nobel Peace Prize should go to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Delivering peace through superior trolling.
October 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Andrew Hastie calls media conference to confirm that Sussan Ley's party leadership is "definitely, very much, still" alive.
#AusPol
October 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Created by Mike Luckovich
September 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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September 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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September 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
An interesting subject choice for the 'Finance for Teenagers' YouTube account. 🤔
September 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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This is very grim reading.
Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM