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Hope is not optimism or denial. It is a discipline – a commitment to keep acting without guarantees, even when the future feels uncertain, writes Stewart Sweeney. #auspol #Hope #Democracy #Climate
Choosing hope in an uncertain world
In an age of political, ecological and social strain, hope is often mistaken for denial. But real hope is neither passive nor naïve – it is a choice to keep acting, even without guarantees.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Hope is not optimism or denial. It is a discipline – a commitment to keep acting without guarantees, even when the future feels uncertain, writes Stewart Sweeney. #auspol #Hope #Democracy #Climate
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Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
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NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack
Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Amanda Rishworth has decided the best response to unlawful use of welfare penalties is to spend $44 million beefing up the welfare cop apparatus.
"It will not stop the threats, the bullying, abuse and the unlawful payment suspension decisions that derail people’s lives." – @jeremypoxon.bsky.social
"It will not stop the threats, the bullying, abuse and the unlawful payment suspension decisions that derail people’s lives." – @jeremypoxon.bsky.social
Funding for Centrelink payment cancellations ignores rot at the heart of welfare compliance
More public servants will not protect welfare recipients from rampant abuse by unaccountable, outsourced welfare cops
apcentre.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Amanda Rishworth has decided the best response to unlawful use of welfare penalties is to spend $44 million beefing up the welfare cop apparatus.
"It will not stop the threats, the bullying, abuse and the unlawful payment suspension decisions that derail people’s lives." – @jeremypoxon.bsky.social
"It will not stop the threats, the bullying, abuse and the unlawful payment suspension decisions that derail people’s lives." – @jeremypoxon.bsky.social
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Cost of wind and batteries fall, coal and gas rise as CSIRO finds new way to show renewables are cheapest reneweconomy.com.au/cost-of-wind...
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Cost of wind and batteries fall, coal and gas rise as CSIRO finds new way to show renewables are cheapest reneweconomy.com.au/cost-of-wind...
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The fascists are organising a carol concert in London to "draw attention to unchecked immigration and the fading of our cultural heritage".
What would Woody do?
Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...
What would Woody do?
Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...
BILLY BRAGG - PUT CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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December 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The fascists are organising a carol concert in London to "draw attention to unchecked immigration and the fading of our cultural heritage".
What would Woody do?
Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...
What would Woody do?
Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...
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The welfare system isn’t just on fire, it’s burning out of control
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
The welfare system isn't just on fire, it's burning out of control
A second report into the use of job-seeker mutual obligations is even more damning then the first – but will the government act?
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The welfare system isn’t just on fire, it’s burning out of control
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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The shape of the economy matters as much as the size…investment in renewables & coal mines both lift GDP, but one improves the future & one harms it…our MPs should talk as much about the shape of economic activity as its rate of growth
Great podcast
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
Great podcast
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
Is this growth...good?!
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The shape of the economy matters as much as the size…investment in renewables & coal mines both lift GDP, but one improves the future & one harms it…our MPs should talk as much about the shape of economic activity as its rate of growth
Great podcast
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
Great podcast
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
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There is $1 million budgeted for the legal assistance needed for NACC to properly reconsider the Robodebt referrals - this funding ends in February 2026 and I hope for all of us that means there will be answers and accountability at this time (6+ years after Robodebt ended).
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
There is $1 million budgeted for the legal assistance needed for NACC to properly reconsider the Robodebt referrals - this funding ends in February 2026 and I hope for all of us that means there will be answers and accountability at this time (6+ years after Robodebt ended).
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🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
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Let's stop pretending that the billionaire media, endlessly attacking the BBC, has the slightest interest in balance, impartiality and accuracy. They won't be happy until the BBC is more rightwing than Vlad the Impaler. And then it still won't be enough.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Let's stop pretending that the billionaire media, endlessly attacking the BBC, has the slightest interest in balance, impartiality and accuracy. They won't be happy until the BBC is more rightwing than Vlad the Impaler. And then it still won't be enough.
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At 14, Spencer is already an exemplary human.
Along with others of his generation implored Coles at their AGM to be better corporate citizens and help protect the Maugean skate and improve sustainability.
Bravo Spencer👏🏻
#NextGenWarriors
#Environment
Along with others of his generation implored Coles at their AGM to be better corporate citizens and help protect the Maugean skate and improve sustainability.
Bravo Spencer👏🏻
#NextGenWarriors
#Environment
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
At 14, Spencer is already an exemplary human.
Along with others of his generation implored Coles at their AGM to be better corporate citizens and help protect the Maugean skate and improve sustainability.
Bravo Spencer👏🏻
#NextGenWarriors
#Environment
Along with others of his generation implored Coles at their AGM to be better corporate citizens and help protect the Maugean skate and improve sustainability.
Bravo Spencer👏🏻
#NextGenWarriors
#Environment
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This is what happens when govts abandon their obligation to build a good society, capitulate to “the market” and ignore the principle of housing as a human right.
This is an easy fix. Legislate to outlaw developer apartheid against social tenants and build more public housing.
This is an easy fix. Legislate to outlaw developer apartheid against social tenants and build more public housing.
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This is what happens when govts abandon their obligation to build a good society, capitulate to “the market” and ignore the principle of housing as a human right.
This is an easy fix. Legislate to outlaw developer apartheid against social tenants and build more public housing.
This is an easy fix. Legislate to outlaw developer apartheid against social tenants and build more public housing.
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The Earth without "art" is just "eh"?
— Banksy
— Banksy
November 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The Earth without "art" is just "eh"?
— Banksy
— Banksy
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Centrelink is a giant Kafkaesque torture machine to punish the losers of capitalism & scare everyone else into being obedient wage slaves. It also enforces the neoliberal construction of people with disabilities as negatives for the economy. #auspol
Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
Exclusive: As jobseekers continue to have payments suspended, advocates call for the regime to be stopped until it’s proven to be lawful
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Centrelink has been issuing payment suspension notices to jobseekers and those on disability support pensions at a rate of more than five a minute, new analysis suggests, amid concerns over the legality of the troubled system.
In total, government data collated by the Antipoverty Centre shows there were 2,683,605 suspension actions between June 2024 and July 2025. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Centrelink is a giant Kafkaesque torture machine to punish the losers of capitalism & scare everyone else into being obedient wage slaves. It also enforces the neoliberal construction of people with disabilities as negatives for the economy. #auspol
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Loved ones of those who have died in custody call for justice and accountability at Sydney rally
Loved ones of those who have died in custody call for justice and accountability at Sydney rally
Protesters marked national day of action after NSW recorded the highest number of Aboriginal deaths in custody across any state or territory in a single year
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The families of those who have died in custody have braved the rain to tell their stories and cry out for change.
Donning shirts emblazoned with the faces of loved ones, they marked a national day of action to oppose Black deaths in custody at Sydney’s town hall on Saturday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Loved ones of those who have died in custody call for justice and accountability at Sydney rally
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October 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Australian executives don’t deserve big bonuses. It’s time to end the cult of the CEO | John Quiggin
Australian executives don’t deserve big bonuses. It’s time to end the cult of the CEO | John Quiggin
Hardly anyone now believes in the neoliberal myth that giving more money to already highly paid executives leads to better companies
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The news that companies including CSL and Optus, which pay no company tax in Australia, have awarded massive bonuses to their chief executives raises a question. If their tax returns are to be believed, these companies are making losses. So why do their CEOs deserve a bonus?
That’s the obvious question. But there are plenty more to ask – not just about bonuses but about privatisation.
John Quiggin is a professor at the University of Queensland’s school of economics Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Australian executives don’t deserve big bonuses. It’s time to end the cult of the CEO | John Quiggin
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The NT’s wilful ignorance over Black deaths in custody www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The NT’s wilful ignorance over Black deaths in custody
When Tim Fischer called High Court judges “pissants” in the ’90s, after they recognised native title and overturned terra nullius, he created the rare spectacle of a government minister excoriating a ...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The NT’s wilful ignorance over Black deaths in custody www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
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Jess Harwood! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Are leaf blowers really necessary? The answer is blowin’ in the wind | Jess Harwood
What’s wrong with a rake?
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October 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Jess Harwood! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Happy Wombat Day! Give some love for our local buds, the northern hairy-nosed wombat. Found inland near Longreach and Emerald, these ground puppies are critically endangered 🐻🥔
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Happy Wombat Day! Give some love for our local buds, the northern hairy-nosed wombat. Found inland near Longreach and Emerald, these ground puppies are critically endangered 🐻🥔
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This is just the start, and the hard work is ahead of us to make our schools safe and protect children.
Learn more: www.alp.org.au/news/albanes...
Learn more: www.alp.org.au/news/albanes...
October 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is just the start, and the hard work is ahead of us to make our schools safe and protect children.
Learn more: www.alp.org.au/news/albanes...
Learn more: www.alp.org.au/news/albanes...
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Teachers and parents have told us they need the right tools and training, so they know how to act and what to do.
That’s why as a first step we are investing $10 million to develop more resources for teachers and parents.
That’s why as a first step we are investing $10 million to develop more resources for teachers and parents.
October 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Teachers and parents have told us they need the right tools and training, so they know how to act and what to do.
That’s why as a first step we are investing $10 million to develop more resources for teachers and parents.
That’s why as a first step we are investing $10 million to develop more resources for teachers and parents.