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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 1d

The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽

Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.

That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.

Just utterly unbelievable.

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mrlucasharris.bsky.social @mrlucasharris.bsky.social · 1d

Has he been told yet?!

a man in a yellow shirt and suspenders stands in front of a stone wall

ALT: a man in a yellow shirt and suspenders stands in front of a stone wall

media.tenor.com

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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 1d

A slap on the wrist behind closed doors undermines the case put forward by Finance that the culture of PwC is all cleaned up, which was their justification for allowing PwC back into the fold of government contracts. #auspol

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1d

Of course they did and this explains why they are always so keen to ban any pro Palestine marches. #auspol #nswpol #freepalesti̇ne

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @albomp.bsky.social - tell us more about our 'special relationship' and 'shared values' with this fascist regime? #auspol

NPR @npr.org · 1d

BREAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted on one count of bank fraud, after steady pressure from President Trump to prosecute one of his longtime political foes.

Letitia James, who prosecuted Trump in N.Y., is indicted on one count of bank fraud

The indictment comes after steady pressure from President Trump to prosecute James, who successfully sued Trump and his company for inflating the value of some of its properties.

n.pr

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 1d

Ludicrous. The NACC is supposed to be independent but Brereton keeps working for the ADF while overseeing potential corruption investigations about it?
The Kathryn Campbell conflict wasn't enough to demonstrate how costly and damaging this is? That mistake already cost the NACC $1.2m to rectify.

Corruption watchdog head 'consulted' for ADF inspector general 11 times

Paul Brereton and Labor politicians had previously stated he had stepped away from the body and resigned as assistant inspector-general of the ADF prior to taking on the top integrity job.

www.abc.net.au

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mrlucasharris.bsky.social @mrlucasharris.bsky.social · 1d

No US politician deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, regardless of who they are. You don’t get to celebrate and be rewarded for peace after funding the genocide to begin with!!

mrlucasharris.bsky.social @mrlucasharris.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine having a majority, with the opportunity to make powerful change and then thinking “nah, let’s just be LNP lite and absolute cowards”

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 1d

Last month Australian ABC journalist John Lyons was told to be quiet by President Donald Trump after he asked about his wealth since taking office. That Four Corners investigative report will air on Monday night (Australian time). www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Chasing Trump's Billions

Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.

www.abc.net.au

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Dumbe Blonde @dumbeblonde.bsky.social · 1d

shitting all over Peta Murphy’s legacy…stay classy @australianlabor.bsky.social
@albomp.bsky.social

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Denise Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 1d

Have the 11,000 Palestinian 'prisoners' held by the Israeli Govt had due process?

If not - why are they continually referred to as 'prisoners'? #auspol

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 1d

Even after being found guilty of 'officer misconduct' for mishandling the Robodebt referral, Commissioner of the NACC continues consultancy role despite concerns of perceived conflicts of interest.

At $820k/year surely he can focus on doing one job well?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Corruption watchdog head 'consulted' for ADF inspector general 11 times

Paul Brereton and Labor politicians had previously stated he had stepped away from the body and resigned as assistant inspector-general of the ADF prior to taking on the top integrity job.

www.abc.net.au

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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 2d

That tells you everything you need to know.

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 3d

After Howard, I didn't think I would witness a more unprincipled PM. Albanese: "Hold my beer." #auspol #SaveGaza #FreePalestine

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 3d

Reminder: Australia's only emissions reduction legislation - the safeguard mechanism - allows for unlimited use of offsets instead of requiring genuine cuts from polluters

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 4d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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everaldatlarge.bsky.social @everaldatlarge.bsky.social · 5d

If this allegation is correct then PM must explain why #NACC was robbed of power & is now farce as shown by #Robodebt coverup. Parliament cannot put itself above the law.
#AnthonyAlbanese overruled push for public NACC hearings www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/10... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese overruled push for public NACC hearings

The Saturday Paper can reveal that the prime minister and other ministers from NSW intervened in cabinet to constrain the operations of the country’s leading integrity body.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 5d

Shame on Deloitte. Bigger shame on Govt for using them for core public sector work: $440k contract for rubbish: “Deloitte has admitted to using generative AI for a core analytical task; but it failed to disclose this in the first place.”

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mrlucasharris.bsky.social @mrlucasharris.bsky.social · 5d

The truth is, if a Middle East country had killed an Australian aid worker and kidnapped citizens from international waters, @albomp.bsky.social would have expelled the Ambassador immediately. Shame! #auspol

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Labor is actively hiding the truth of Australia’s genocidal supply of F35 fighter parts to Israel.

My office uncovered via FOI the Defence Department quietly deleted its webpage celebrating Australian companies pumping weapons parts to Israel to keep F35 jets flying.

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 5d

The thing is @albomp.bsky.social, the bombs have already been dropped, the earth has been salted, even if you act now it will be as empty as your past rhetoric on supporting Palestine.

#AusPol

Over half of Australians support sanctions on Israel and its leaders for ongoing attacks on Gaza, poll shows

Survey finds 57% of respondents agreed government should impose similar sanctions on Israel as those against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine

www.theguardian.com

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 5d

My undergrad criminology lecturer Colleen Lewis in the Canberra Times this morning: when secrecy wins, democracy loses www.canberratimes.com.au/story/908146...

Who's scared of the spotlight? Accountability is supposed to be uncomfortable

When secrecy wins, democracy loses.

www.canberratimes.com.au

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 5d

"A page on the Department of Defence website once explained how the global F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program was 'transforming Australian industry'."

Something to hide, @albomp.bsky.social ? #GazaGenocide #auspol

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 5d

Department of Defence emails show that a website dedicated to Australia's role in the global F-35 supply chain used by Israel to maintain its jet fighters was removed at the start of the war in Gaza.

Emails show government 'quietly' removed F-35 website at start of Gaza war

Department of Defence emails show that a website dedicated to Australia's role in the global F-35 supply chain used by Israel to maintain its jet fighters was removed at the start of the war in Gaza.

www.abc.net.au

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 6d

Six heroic Aussies are inside a notorious Israeli prison, the same hellhole where Greta Thunberg was dragged by her hair and made to kiss the Israeli flag. Reports DFAT is scolding ppl on the phone that have called in. Your government is complicit. Free Palestine, Melbourne/Naarm

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 6d

More than 2 years after the NACC was established, it hasn’t held a single public hearing. Now we learn the PM pushed to make it harder to hold them.

Public hearings are vital to building trust - the Govt should be making them easier, not harder.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/10...

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese overruled push for public NACC hearings

The Saturday Paper can reveal that the prime minister and other ministers from NSW intervened in cabinet to constrain the operations of the country’s leading integrity body.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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Michelle Fahy @michellefahy.bsky.social · 7d

The same Mr Albanese promised Australia he'd deliver "a powerful, transparent & independent National Anti-Corruption Commission - one with teeth."

And when will Mr Brereton realise his close defence connections make him the wrong person for this job?

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/10...

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese overruled push for public NACC hearings

The Saturday Paper can reveal that the prime minister and other ministers from NSW intervened in cabinet to constrain the operations of the country’s leading integrity body.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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