Rob Irvine
@robjirvine.bsky.social
Retired IT professional. Concerned about the state of politics and the legacy, we are leaving the grandkids.
Boonwurrung land.
Born 310.1 ppm
Boonwurrung land.
Born 310.1 ppm
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Linda Reynolds is rumoured to be starting legal action against Bruce Lehrmann for trying to make it all about him being the victim not her. 😳
#AusPol
#AusPol
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Linda Reynolds is rumoured to be starting legal action against Bruce Lehrmann for trying to make it all about him being the victim not her. 😳
#AusPol
#AusPol
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"Publicly-owned essential services, when we had them, maximised quality and affordability. Today, for-profit corporations maximise profit, drive up prices and cut back on quality. To understand its devastating impacts, look no further than electricity and childcare."
I'd add aged care too.
"What should be on the agenda is nationalising essential services – bringing them back under public control and out of the hands of profit-hungry corporations. And we should start with electricity and childcare."
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
"What should be on the agenda is nationalising essential services – bringing them back under public control and out of the hands of profit-hungry corporations. And we should start with electricity and childcare."
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
Now is the time to talk about nationalising essential services – Max Chandler-Mather
If we’re serious about tackling the cost-of-living crisis, we need to put services like electricity and childcare back into public hands.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Publicly-owned essential services, when we had them, maximised quality and affordability. Today, for-profit corporations maximise profit, drive up prices and cut back on quality. To understand its devastating impacts, look no further than electricity and childcare."
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Fog.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Fog.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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An Australian “values test” wouldn’t improve migration outcomes. It would add cost, delay and confusion while pandering to the far right, writes Abul Rizvi.
#AusPol #Immigration #MigrationPolicy #SussanLey #FarRight #Australia
#AusPol #Immigration #MigrationPolicy #SussanLey #FarRight #Australia
Coalition’s Australian values test is the ultimate dog whistle
Sussan Ley’s so-called “values test” exposes the Coalition’s desperation to court the far-Right under the guise of patriotism.
johnmenadue.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
An Australian “values test” wouldn’t improve migration outcomes. It would add cost, delay and confusion while pandering to the far right, writes Abul Rizvi.
#AusPol #Immigration #MigrationPolicy #SussanLey #FarRight #Australia
#AusPol #Immigration #MigrationPolicy #SussanLey #FarRight #Australia
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It's always worth reiterating that Lattouf was a casual employee, contracted to do one week's work. That's it. That's all. And the Zionist lobby still has to see her fired.
And this is what it's cost
And by cost I mean us (the Australian taxpayer) I might add
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And this is what it's cost
And by cost I mean us (the Australian taxpayer) I might add
🤬
December 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's always worth reiterating that Lattouf was a casual employee, contracted to do one week's work. That's it. That's all. And the Zionist lobby still has to see her fired.
And this is what it's cost
And by cost I mean us (the Australian taxpayer) I might add
🤬
And this is what it's cost
And by cost I mean us (the Australian taxpayer) I might add
🤬
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There can be no phrase more damaging and dangerous to the women of Australia than the phrase now regularly used (because of Bruce Lehrmann’s attempts to defend himself from rape claims) than the disgraceful words “non-violent rape”.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
December 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
There can be no phrase more damaging and dangerous to the women of Australia than the phrase now regularly used (because of Bruce Lehrmann’s attempts to defend himself from rape claims) than the disgraceful words “non-violent rape”.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
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Bruce Lehrmann loses his appeal, is the ironic headline we'd be writing
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Bruce Lehrmann loses his appeal, is the ironic headline we'd be writing
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🚨 Cartoon: Fixed it~ by Clay Bennett
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🚨 Cartoon: Fixed it~ by Clay Bennett
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the climate and energy bill costs of billionaires shoving slop machines into every conceivable corner of digital activity, deliberately enshittifying outputs and decreasing productivity with promises of ~one day~ doing the exact opposite, which is not a thing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Datacentres demand huge amounts of electricity. Could they derail Australia’s net zero ambitions?
Banks of servers operating 24/7 generate massive amounts of heat, requiring power to run and cool them
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
the climate and energy bill costs of billionaires shoving slop machines into every conceivable corner of digital activity, deliberately enshittifying outputs and decreasing productivity with promises of ~one day~ doing the exact opposite, which is not a thing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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What could go wrong?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
What could go wrong?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Labor says ‘genocide’ in internal documents but won’t say it in public or in Parliament
#auspol So @albomp.bsky.social knows it’s a genocide and chooses to support it by sending weapons to Israel to kill Palestinians. @australianlabor.bsky.social #genocide #Labor
#auspol So @albomp.bsky.social knows it’s a genocide and chooses to support it by sending weapons to Israel to kill Palestinians. @australianlabor.bsky.social #genocide #Labor
We've all probably pressed 'Send' before an email was ready... usually there are no consequences.
@australianlabor.bsky.social... be better. The last lot set the bar so low that you reckon you can get away with whatever you like... but you're not the "natural party of government" yet.
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social... be better. The last lot set the bar so low that you reckon you can get away with whatever you like... but you're not the "natural party of government" yet.
#auspol
Exclusive: Australian government’s full talking points on Gaza accidentally sent to Palestinian advocacy group
Government notes reveal they won’t back Gaza hospital proposed by Dr Mohammed Mustafa
www.deepcutnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Labor says ‘genocide’ in internal documents but won’t say it in public or in Parliament
#auspol So @albomp.bsky.social knows it’s a genocide and chooses to support it by sending weapons to Israel to kill Palestinians. @australianlabor.bsky.social #genocide #Labor
#auspol So @albomp.bsky.social knows it’s a genocide and chooses to support it by sending weapons to Israel to kill Palestinians. @australianlabor.bsky.social #genocide #Labor
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Ok, this has to be shared and shared and shared and shared! Thank you @preciouspetal.bsky.social !
November 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Ok, this has to be shared and shared and shared and shared! Thank you @preciouspetal.bsky.social !
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Nicola Olyslagers becomes only the second Australian athlete to be honoured at the World Athletics Awards, while legendary broadcaster Bruce McAvaney is recognised for his contribution to the sport.
Olyslagers and broadcast legend McAvaney honoured at World Athletics Awards
Nicola Olyslagers becomes only the second Australian athlete to be honoured at the World Athletics Awards, while legendary broadcaster Bruce McAvaney is recognised for his contribution to the sport.
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Nicola Olyslagers becomes only the second Australian athlete to be honoured at the World Athletics Awards, while legendary broadcaster Bruce McAvaney is recognised for his contribution to the sport.
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www.msn.com/en-au/news/a... Urgent search for missing baby boy in Queensland
December 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
www.msn.com/en-au/news/a... Urgent search for missing baby boy in Queensland
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Guessing bikini sales in Melbourne have plummeted this year.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Guessing bikini sales in Melbourne have plummeted this year.
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Still on a massive high after a wonderful community event last night with Malcolm Turnbull.
So great to talk about evidence-based national security policy, and protection of our democracy, with an experienced, rational leader with such a remarkable backstory.
So great to talk about evidence-based national security policy, and protection of our democracy, with an experienced, rational leader with such a remarkable backstory.
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Still on a massive high after a wonderful community event last night with Malcolm Turnbull.
So great to talk about evidence-based national security policy, and protection of our democracy, with an experienced, rational leader with such a remarkable backstory.
So great to talk about evidence-based national security policy, and protection of our democracy, with an experienced, rational leader with such a remarkable backstory.
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"I believe we are in danger of being swamped by wind farms. They have their own energy and power, form ghettos on hillsides and do not assimilate with coal and gas plants."
Barnlene Joyson
Maiden speech to Parliament 2026
#auspol
Barnlene Joyson
Maiden speech to Parliament 2026
#auspol
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"I believe we are in danger of being swamped by wind farms. They have their own energy and power, form ghettos on hillsides and do not assimilate with coal and gas plants."
Barnlene Joyson
Maiden speech to Parliament 2026
#auspol
Barnlene Joyson
Maiden speech to Parliament 2026
#auspol
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Tributes are being paid to a 12-year-old girl who died nine days after a Russian strike on her family’s apartment building in western Ukraine last week.
12-year-old Ukrainian girl dies over a week after strike on apartment building | CNN
Adriana Unolt was a “bright” and “kind” child who was “loved and appreciated by her classmates and teachers,” according to her school.
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Tributes are being paid to a 12-year-old girl who died nine days after a Russian strike on her family’s apartment building in western Ukraine last week.
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Where are your responses and proposed actions in the face of confirmation of what we're still witnessing, @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social.
You were quick to applaud the "ceasefire" that never was. What more lies, obfuscation and platitudes do you have for us now. #auspol #GazaHolocaust
You were quick to applaud the "ceasefire" that never was. What more lies, obfuscation and platitudes do you have for us now. #auspol #GazaHolocaust
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Where are your responses and proposed actions in the face of confirmation of what we're still witnessing, @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social.
You were quick to applaud the "ceasefire" that never was. What more lies, obfuscation and platitudes do you have for us now. #auspol #GazaHolocaust
You were quick to applaud the "ceasefire" that never was. What more lies, obfuscation and platitudes do you have for us now. #auspol #GazaHolocaust
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The parliamentary year is done, which means the blog is down until it returns on Feb 3. Thank you to everyone who has joined this little project - it has meant the world to have your support. Please - take care of you. It's only going to get more unhinged next year x
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
The parliamentary year is done, which means the blog is down until it returns on Feb 3. Thank you to everyone who has joined this little project - it has meant the world to have your support. Please - take care of you. It's only going to get more unhinged next year x
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It's the last day of parliament and I am all out of fucks to give:
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
It's the last day of parliament and I am all out of fucks to give:
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
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It's good to finally see Labor and the Greens co-operating. If there was more of that, we might see some progress & leave the Coalition behind forever. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Labor strikes deal with Greens to end environmental reform stalemate
The years-long stalemate over reforms to environmental laws is set to clear in the final week of the parliamentary year.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It's good to finally see Labor and the Greens co-operating. If there was more of that, we might see some progress & leave the Coalition behind forever. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...