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Twitter refugee now at home on Bluesky. 🐦🦋 Ratbag Lefty, Aussie Republican, Sportsfan, Stargazer, and part-time Intergalactic crime fighter. #auspol #AusRepublic #NotMyKing #CmonAussie #GoTiges 🟡⚫️🐅
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SpaceGhost @spaceghost13.bsky.social · Mar 12
That's home. That's us. All of us. In all our successes and glories, in all our failures and follies and in all our obscurity, we all live here. Together. On this pale blue dot.
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The lost party www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2026/01/24/t... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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The lost party
The big lie the Liberal Party told itself was that moderates lost their seats at the past two elections because they were moderates. For the hard right, it was the perfect lie. Like much of what they ...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 25, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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“In 2016, former Prime Minister Paul Keating cautioned that after Donald Trump’s election win, Australia should “cut the tag” from American foreign policy and focus more on building ties within Asia.” A visionary.

#auspol #Trump #AUKUS #sovereignty

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Paul Keating’s words ring true
As I’ve grown older, I’ve seen that in tough times, the United States often puts its own interests before its promises to allies or countries with shared goals. For instance, the Nixon Doctrine of 197...
theaimn.net
January 24, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Jim Chalmers has described the Canadian prime minister’s passionate denunciation of Donald Trump’s assault on the global rules-based order as a “stunning speech” that was being “widely shared and discussed” inside the government.

#auspol #Trump

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Jim Chalmers says Canadian PM’s ‘stunning’ denunciation of Trump is being widely discussed in Australian government
Treasurer joins former PM Malcom Turnbull in praising Mark Carney’s comments at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)

#Greenland 🇬🇱

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Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
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January 22, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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Greenland Defense Front - Not For Sale (Official Music Video)

 #Greenland  #NotForSale

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Greenland Defense Front - Not For Sale (Official Music Video)
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January 22, 2026 at 7:22 AM
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Health Speculations Swirl As Trump Seen With Damage Numbers Above Head — theonion.com/health-specu...
Health Speculations Swirl As Trump Seen With Damage Numbers Above Head
WASHINGTON—Amid ongoing concerns over the aging president’s medical status, health speculations reportedly swirled Monday after President Donald Trump was seen with damage numbers above his head. “Rec...
theonion.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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“Any suggestion by Sussan Ley that the Bondi massacre can be blamed on the millions of Australians who have opposed Israel’s genocide in Gaza is baseless, preposterous, hate-filled and hypocritical.”

#auspol #Gaza #Israel #Bondi

theaimn.net/sussan-ley-t...
Sussan Ley tries to rewrite history
Palestine Action Group Media Release Today has witnessed a new low in the sickening attempt by some politicians to exploit the horrific massacre at Bondi in order to attack the mass protest movement i...
theaimn.net
January 20, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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#auspol #AUKUS
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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#auspol #AUKUS #sovereignty

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Why Australia should walk away from AUKUS
Trump’s actions in Venezuela and rhetoric elsewhere confirm that the United States no longer respects international law or allied interests. Australia should rethink its strategic dependence according...
johnmenadue.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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Australia’s response to US intervention in Venezuela raises serious questions about sovereignty, international law, and political courage.

#auspol #InternationalLaw #ForeignPolicy #sovereignty
Australia’s Response to US Intervention in Venezuela
By Denis Hay Description Australia’s response to US intervention in Venezuela raises serious questions about sovereignty, international law, and political courage. Introduction The Australia response ...
theaimn.net
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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“Australia is formally a sovereign nation, yet its foreign policy, defence posture, and intelligence alignment consistently mirror US strategic priorities.”

#auspol #AUKUS #sovereignty

How US Power Shapes Australian Sovereignty theaimn.net/how-us-power...
How US Power Shapes Australian Sovereignty
By Denis Hay Description How US power shapes Australian sovereignty, where politicians failed their duty, and how Australia could act independently using dollar sovereignty. This page provides a sourc...
theaimn.net
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Howard reminded Australians that creating unity is vital during times of national grief, but turning people against each other for political gain is often easier.

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Howard Reassures Australians That No Matter How Divided We Feel in This Moment, He Can Always Divide Us More — The Shovel
John Howard has moved to calm a tense and fractured nation, reassuring Australians that while the current levels of social, cultural and political division may feel unprecedented, he remains available...
theshovel.com.au
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Go home, Snicko. You're drunk.
#AUSvENG
December 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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England's cricket team say their relaxing golf holiday in Noosa has been “completely derailed” by the sudden and unexpected requirement to play cricket today.

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Golf Trip Rudely Interrupted by Cricket Match — The Shovel
A relaxing golf getaway in Noosa has been “completely derailed” by the sudden and unexpected requirement to play cricket.
theshovel.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Reminder: How to Sell A Massacre
Concealed cameras record political party One Nation promising to soften anti-gun laws while seeking millions in political funding from America's gun lobby.
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How to Sell a Massacre Part 1
Three-year undercover sting reveals how US's National Rifle Association handles public opinion after deadly gun attacks.
www.aljazeera.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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“Australia is trading real sovereignty for imaginary submarines.

AUKUS legislation effectively transfers operational priority and access over key Australian military bases to the US.”

#auspol #AUKUS #defence #sovereignty

AUKUS Caucus theaimn.net/aukus-caucus/
AUKUS Caucus
How the AUKUS Caucus built a cargo cult and called it strategy. There’s a certain kind of Australian politician who never quite grew out of childhood. You know the type: Richard Marles, Tony Abbott, C...
theaimn.net
December 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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theshovel.bsky.social
The White House said it wanted a typeface that more closely aligned with the decorum, direction and values of the Trump Administration.

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White House Confirms All Future Communications To Be in Comic Sans — The Shovel
In a statement today, the White House said it wanted a typeface that more closely aligned with the decorum, direction and values of the Trump Administration.
theshovel.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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“Millions of Aussie teens are going to wake up each morning without an unintentional briefing on the bombing of Yemen — that's a huge national risk," warned one security expert.

theshovel.com.au/2025/12/11/s...
Fears Social Media Ban Could Stop Aussie Teens Receiving Updates From Pete Hegseth on Classified US Military Operations — The Shovel
“Millions of Aussie teens are going to wake up each morning without an unintentional briefing on the bombing of Yemen"
theshovel.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Genealogists are baffled as to how the massive spike in births 100-plus years ago went completely undocumented.

theshovel.com.au/2025/12/10/t...
TikTok Flooded by New Users All Born on 01/01/1901 — The Shovel
Popular procrastination app TikTok almost crashed today, after its servers were inundated by a mass of new users who all happened to be born on the 1st of January, 1901. Genealogists are baffled as to...
theshovel.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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The 15-year-old can't use TikTok, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick.

theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...
Teens Facing Social Media Ban Relieved They’ll Still Be Able to Watch Gambling Ads — The Shovel
“Social media causes anxiety and depression, ruins relationships and is incredibly addictive. On the other hand, gambling does all those things too wields enormous power over governments. So it makes ...
theshovel.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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“There’s certainly a history there of collapsing under pressure, especially under lights. And England has a tendency to collapse too, but usually not quite so spectacularly,” analyst Mark Harrow said.

theshovel.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
Dutton Hoping England Beat His Record for Worst Defeat in Brisbane This Year — The Shovel
"Both Dutton and England have a special ability to take an unassailable lead and turn it into a humiliating defeat"
theshovel.com.au
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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From the satellite surveillance of Pine Gap to the bomber forward deployment at Tindal, these facilities entangle Australia in conflicts far beyond its shores, compromise its sovereignty, and incur immense strategic risks.

#auspol #VassalState #security #independence

theaimn.net/the-architec...
The architecture of a vassal: how US bases in Australia project power, not protection
The strategic placement of key US and joint military facilities across Australia reveals a pattern not of national defence, but of integration into a global, offensively-oriented network for force pro...
theaimn.net
December 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Fresh scrutiny of royal interference in Whitlam’s Dismissal has renewed calls for Australia to finally become a republic, writes Dr John Jiggens.

#auspol #ausrepublic

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Republic campaign reignited by evidence of royal involvement in Whitlam sacking
Fresh scrutiny of royal interference in Whitlam’s Dismissal has renewed calls for Australia to finally become a republic.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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It's on the basis of China-phobia that our stance towards China is being formulated. It's a distorted one that ignores America’s provocative strategy of encircling China – a strategy in which we are enthusiastically and stupidly colluding.

#auspol #China #security

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
China-phobia in Australia is endangering the country’s security
The toxic roots of China-phobia are deeply embedded in modern Australia’s cultural history. It has a firm grip on the minds of many of Australia’s policy wonks, politicians, media commentators, and th...
johnmenadue.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM