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zalisteggall.bsky.social
AEC disclosures show more than $138 million in political funding in 2024–25 had no declared source under the current rules.

When dark money & big donors shape our politics, public trust suffers. Australians deserve govts that are not fundraising from industries that profit when policy is weakened.
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
If the cap fits.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Two frames. 1. Lib Party Room, members huddled around table, one says “We have no policies, no principles, no vision, no credibility, no gravitas, no consistency, no popular appeal…” 2. Same scene, another says, “You’re right - Angus Taylor is the leader who best represents us.”
February 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
The Point is absolutely chock-full of great things to read today, including this by Kirsty Howe, the Executive Director of the Environment Centre NT:

thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
The special fossil fuel industry carve out hidden deep in Australia's nature laws, revealed
To the casual observer, the long overdue reform to our federal environment laws – the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) – looked like a win for nature and ...
thepoint.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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peterwmurphy1.bsky.social
If, like me, you're a Labor voter (with Labor values), oppose genocide, I implore you to vote Greens or Independent, then Labor, with the LNP and One Nation still last on your ballot at both your state and the next Federal election. Please. 🙏 #SApol #VICpol #NSWpol #auspol #AusVotes #FreePalestine
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, NSW Premier Chris Minns and AUS PM Anthony Albanese.
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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brenthodgson.bsky.social
He’s not wrong.
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
'Disunity is death' – but Labor's cowed caucus has a cost too

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
'Disunity is death' – but Labor's cowed caucus has a cost too
"Disunity is death" is a phrase often used in Labor circles, but it’s rarely discussed how government unity at all costs fragments society.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
February 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
"What our governments say can usually be ignored; it is what they actually do or don’t do that shows us where the truth lies."

#auspol #GazaGenocide #HerzogNotWelcome
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
Allegations, immunity, and a test of character
Australia’s migration law allows entry to be refused on character grounds including genocide, war crimes and incitement. How that discretion is exercised speaks directly to Australia’s commitment to i...
johnmenadue.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Punishment Pays: The reason why the Government won’t bin Mutual Obligations
The Labor Government is dragging the public into another unlawful welfare scandal, because it refuses to walk away from an ideology and industry built around punishment
thepoint.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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knitnannassyd.bsky.social
Here's a guide to some of the best independent media. knittingnannas.org/2026/02/04/i...
Australian Independent Media Guide
Influential mass media corporations that dominated prior to the internet are losing their audience. Australians are looking for new places to get their news.
knittingnannas.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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davidshoebridge.bsky.social
They should not have invited Herzog to Australia. Now the police are saying they have concerns about how his visit will cause “significant animosity”.

The Albanese Government needs to withdraw this invitation now!
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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pupfiction.bsky.social
Insert Cilla Black surprise surprise meme
February 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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lucyham.bsky.social
Cory Bernardi, new One Nation pick, went to America to train in climate denial with #AtlasNetwork’s Heartland Institute. This One Nation, like Farage’s Reform, is a tool of reactionary billionaires determined that no fact will stand between them & profit. #Auspol

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How Cory Bernardi was inspired to push climate denial from US conservative groups
Climate science denial group the Heartland Institute helped inspire Cory Bernardi and Malcolm Roberts to push back against policies to cut emissions
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
The @albomp.bsky.social is defined by cowardice in the face of evil.

A govt complicit in the worst abuses.

It supports Israel’s genocide and funds the US military.
Australia declines to join statement criticising Israel for Unrwa demolition The Albanese government has declined to sign up to an international statement expressing concern about Israel demolishing an aid agency’s headquarters. The foreign ministers of 11 nations, including the UK, Canada and France, strongly condemned Israel for demolishing the East Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) in a joint statement issued on 28 January. It called on Israel “to fully abide by its obligations to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip in accordance with international law”, saying current aid levels were inadequate. Canberra was invited to join the most recent declaration, but declined the offer without an explanation, one diplomatic source told AAP.
February 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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davidshoebridge.bsky.social
Should Australia rethink its alliance with the United States? Spoiler alert - yes! www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...
Should Australia rethink its alliance with the United States?
As Donald Trump’s military threats and trade wars unsettle allies, some experts are calling for a rethinking of Australia's long-standing alliance with the United States. The debate has been sharpened...
www.sbs.com.au
January 30, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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marcuskelson.bsky.social
This needs serious government action - no equivocation… @albomp.bsky.social your legacy awaits…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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marquelawyers.com.au
Spot on
January 28, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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lucyham.bsky.social
Thanks to all the commentators on the absolute outrage of a rightwing attempted terrorist attack in Perth🇦🇺on Monday/mainstream response. The attempt to set off a shrapnel bomb failed to ignite, thank god. It’s all being treated as normal. If he were non-White, the hysteria would dominate. 🤬🤬 #Auspol
Jack Toohey 13h • C ••• A white man throws a bomb into a peaceful crowd of Aboriginal people and their allies and the media is all like: he's a "bomb-maker," not a terrorist. A "device" is "found." A rally has a "scare." It's framed as an Invasion Day "explosive" device, subtly implying protesters were responsible rather than the targets. Passive verbs, inverted commas, euphemisms everywhere. This was a failed terrorist attack aimed at a people who are already the most disproportionate victims of violence in this country, a fact raised every single Invasion Day protest, but the media seems completely uninterested in interrogating that. The man *terrorist* has been charged and we still don't know his face or his name, only the colour of his elbows. Elbows white enough to shield him (for now at least) from the kind of scrutiny men with darker complexions get for far less. Invasion Day rally is evacuated over 'bomb' after man is accused of throwing device into the crowd RRHAKING NEWC Man faces court after potentially explosive F device found at Perth Invasion Day rally Invasion Day 'explosive' device hidden inside Disney Frozen sock, witness says Indigenous Australians Invasion Day: police investigate 'device' thrown into Perth crowd as huge marches held across Australia Man charged with making explosives after Perth Invasion Day incident +5
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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jksteinberger.bsky.social
This article on the Atlas Network by @garethhutchens.bsky.social is epic, epic reporting. Interesting that my criticism of Swiss media rebroadcasting of Atlas Network climate denial made it into Australian media - but not Swiss. Thanks @jeremywalker.bsky.social for your leadership on this. 🙏🙏🙏
Quote from linked article: Julia Steinberger, Professor of Societal Challenges of Climate Change at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, also wrote a submission. She was a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the sixth assessment report 2018-2023. She said traditional media had shown itself to be "shockingly vulnerable to the uncritical broadcasting of climate disinformation": "In Switzerland, traditional media very often rebroadcasts communication from politically oriented actors, such as members of the Mont Pélerin Society, or affiliates of Atlas Network think tanks, as though they were neutral commentators," she said. "These actors propagate climate denial and disinformation, trying to cast doubt on the science and the scientists doing climate research. "Traditional media shied away from investigative reporting into the funding and activities of these think tanks, and such investigative reporting was left to organisations with much smaller means, such as DeSmog."
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
In which I have a look at AUKUS and tbh lose my shit at how dumb it is. @thepointau.bsky.social

thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
All the money, none of the submarines: AUKUS deal paying upfront for hopes and dreams
When Kerry Packer bought Channel 9 back from Allan Bond for effectively half the price Bond had sold it to him, Packer famously said “You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime, and I’ve had mine”.
thepoint.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Really interesting and illuminating. The ABC doing its job.
kcar.me kcarruthers @kcar.me · 18d
How the right wing Atlas Network is shaping your life in Australia, even if you've never heard of it
#AusPol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-2…
January 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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lucyham.bsky.social
Thanks to @jeremywalker.bsky.social without whose long years of meticulous research & publication this barely known but critical thread of Australia’s story would still look like tinfoil hat stuff. Dr Walker has the receipts, the letters & more in the pipeline. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
January 25, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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lucyham.bsky.social
Big day for the understanding of the #AtlasNetwork in Australia. Thanks to Gareth Hutchens and the ABC for publishing the story (and the namecheck 🫣).
You can’t understand the last 50 years of Australia’s history (closer to a century in quieter ways) without this.
#auspol #NZpol
If you're wondering which reporters in Australia regularly cover these think tank networks, there aren't many. The independent journalist Lucy Hamilton is a stand-out. Anthony Klan from The Klaxon is another, along with Michael West from Michael West Media. The Guardian keeps tabs on some of the individuals and organisations in the ecosystem. The ABC and Sydney Morning Herald report sporadically on it. Dr Jeremy Walker from UTS is one of the most prominent Australian academics working in this space. He made a detailed 75-page submission (No. 243) to the committee that discusses early fossil fuel industry knowledge of the disastrous environmental impacts of the greenhouse effect, the corporate funding sources for different free-market think tanks, and the links between various groups in the ecosystem.
January 25, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Brilliant reporting here by Gareth Hutchens on the Atlas Network and its insidious work across the world, including Australia

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
www.abc.net.au
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
"This is the diplomatic equivalent of a wronged spouse telling their partner: No, I am not asking for a break or a trial separation. It’s time to move on."
Canada Announces Divorce from America
And rightly so.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 AM