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Gary Tippet. Once award-winning scribe now superannuated scribbler. Ex-Age & Sunday Age. Interests: Politics, Aussie Rules, Food & Wine, dogs. Leans left. Melbourne/Naarm. Oz.
Not all heroes wear capes.
A Ukrainian volunteer feeds dogs in the shelter for homeless animals "Give Me Your Paw, Friend" in Zaporizhzhia, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The shelter has around 450 dogs, many brought in by the Ukrainian military. Some have been injured by shrapnel or bullets
📷 Tetiana Dzhafarova
The shelter has around 450 dogs, many brought in by the Ukrainian military. Some have been injured by shrapnel or bullets
📷 Tetiana Dzhafarova
February 4, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Not all heroes wear capes.
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What did the media do after a massacre? Weaponised it while claiming to be railing against hate.
Dennis Muller & I talk Bondi, the US fascists picking off individual journalists and the Bezos bribe that became a Melania bomb 💣
The latest “Truth Lies&Media” is a cracker!
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Dennis Muller & I talk Bondi, the US fascists picking off individual journalists and the Bezos bribe that became a Melania bomb 💣
The latest “Truth Lies&Media” is a cracker!
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February 4, 2026 at 7:32 AM
What did the media do after a massacre? Weaponised it while claiming to be railing against hate.
Dennis Muller & I talk Bondi, the US fascists picking off individual journalists and the Bezos bribe that became a Melania bomb 💣
The latest “Truth Lies&Media” is a cracker!
Promo Match Frame Editing
Dennis Muller & I talk Bondi, the US fascists picking off individual journalists and the Bezos bribe that became a Melania bomb 💣
The latest “Truth Lies&Media” is a cracker!
Promo Match Frame Editing
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One Health matters: scientists say rat poison review fails native wildlife www.croakey.org/one-health-m... #publichealth
One Health matters: scientists say rat poison review fails native wildlife
www.croakey.org
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 AM
One Health matters: scientists say rat poison review fails native wildlife www.croakey.org/one-health-m... #publichealth
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In 2024-25, Disability Employment Services suspended the payments of 69,208 participants with a partial capacity to work (166,306 total suspensions).
Suspensions applied to those with psychiatric conditions, neurological conditions, autism and brain injuries. www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...
Suspensions applied to those with psychiatric conditions, neurological conditions, autism and brain injuries. www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
In 2024-25, Disability Employment Services suspended the payments of 69,208 participants with a partial capacity to work (166,306 total suspensions).
Suspensions applied to those with psychiatric conditions, neurological conditions, autism and brain injuries. www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...
Suspensions applied to those with psychiatric conditions, neurological conditions, autism and brain injuries. www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...
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‘She thought it was too sexy!’: portraits of Kate Moss, Grace Jones and a tea-drinking chimp – in pictures
‘She thought it was too sexy!’: portraits of Kate Moss, Grace Jones and a tea-drinking chimp – in pictures
From a gold-covered Dennis Rodman to Jack Nicholson sitting in the snow, Albert Watson has spent a career shooting the stars – as well as the occasional giant coffee spoon
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:39 AM
‘She thought it was too sexy!’: portraits of Kate Moss, Grace Jones and a tea-drinking chimp – in pictures
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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/...
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
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/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Get this: the Israeli president’s visit will be so divisive, according to NSW Police, that the appropriate response is to ban all public assemblies while he’s here, rather than, say, him not coming.
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Get this: the Israeli president’s visit will be so divisive, according to NSW Police, that the appropriate response is to ban all public assemblies while he’s here, rather than, say, him not coming.
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A heavily redacted cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
![Single frame. Title: “[redacted]” A line of early teen? girls looking at the viewer. Behind them, silhouettes of four generic men, some with hand on shoulders of the girls, which have been through six iterations of redaction to satisfy the newspaper’s lawyers that none are identifiable.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:udzkh2jubo3w6ei42ftanhhj/bafkreic3fp5yp3asvebljrnnzovrw5a5nljp57bgxoyzh6z33m3qczpn4u@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
A heavily redacted cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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My take on the interest rate rise.
The RBA wants unemployment to rise to prevent high wages growth at a time when wages are growing slower than inflation. Yeah that makes sense.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
The RBA wants unemployment to rise to prevent high wages growth at a time when wages are growing slower than inflation. Yeah that makes sense.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
What are the odds? The RBA has raised interest rates – for no real reason other than to meet the desires of speculators | Greg Jericho
The prospect of a cash rate increase on Tuesday changed dramatically over the past month. One wonders if the Reserve Bank listened more to the commentariat than the data
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
My take on the interest rate rise.
The RBA wants unemployment to rise to prevent high wages growth at a time when wages are growing slower than inflation. Yeah that makes sense.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
The RBA wants unemployment to rise to prevent high wages growth at a time when wages are growing slower than inflation. Yeah that makes sense.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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www.surfrider.org.au/impact/savet...
Surfrider Foundation Australia petition opposes 2025 Otway Basin acreage release – a dangerous proposal to reopen 2.5 mil hectares of pristine ocean to new offshore gas exploration.
#environment #ocean #australia
Deadline for submissions extended to 20th Feb.
Surfrider Foundation Australia petition opposes 2025 Otway Basin acreage release – a dangerous proposal to reopen 2.5 mil hectares of pristine ocean to new offshore gas exploration.
#environment #ocean #australia
Deadline for submissions extended to 20th Feb.
Save The Southern Sea – Surfrider Foundation Australia
www.surfrider.org.au
February 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM
www.surfrider.org.au/impact/savet...
Surfrider Foundation Australia petition opposes 2025 Otway Basin acreage release – a dangerous proposal to reopen 2.5 mil hectares of pristine ocean to new offshore gas exploration.
#environment #ocean #australia
Deadline for submissions extended to 20th Feb.
Surfrider Foundation Australia petition opposes 2025 Otway Basin acreage release – a dangerous proposal to reopen 2.5 mil hectares of pristine ocean to new offshore gas exploration.
#environment #ocean #australia
Deadline for submissions extended to 20th Feb.
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And now a message from the convicted felon and adjudicated rapist who leads the Republican Party
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 AM
And now a message from the convicted felon and adjudicated rapist who leads the Republican Party
Good short thread from Nick.
This article by Creighton reminded me of this quote by Isaac Asimov... except it's not just the US.
February 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Good short thread from Nick.
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“Ceasefire.”
Israel has murdered more than 500 Palestinians in Gaza since it signed the so called ceasefire. One of the latest is a 3 year old child.
February 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
“Ceasefire.”
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As long as our political 'leaders' keep supporting the fossil fuel industry, major 'donors' to political parties, people, communities, wildlife and ecosystems will all face increasing dangers. It's basic physics, chemistry and ecology.
Duty of care, anyone?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Duty of care, anyone?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We shouldn’t be surprised’: bushfires in Victoria push threatened species to the brink
The impact of fires on wildlife can be ‘catastrophic’, with some plant species feared extinct
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:38 AM
As long as our political 'leaders' keep supporting the fossil fuel industry, major 'donors' to political parties, people, communities, wildlife and ecosystems will all face increasing dangers. It's basic physics, chemistry and ecology.
Duty of care, anyone?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Duty of care, anyone?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Can't bring themselves to use the word 'dingo', because murdering _dingoes_ via poison, as opposed to the deliberate misnomer 'wild dogs', is deemed odious by many.
scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Never mind that 'wild dog' is deeply offensive to First Nations peoples too!
scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Never mind that 'wild dog' is deeply offensive to First Nations peoples too!
Tracking bait fate: reducing the ‘unknowns’ in baiting programs
Mini-transmitters complimented the use of camera traps to monitor bait fate when investigating the success of wild dog management programs. The reduction in ‘unknown’ bait fate was a result of the mi...
scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Can't bring themselves to use the word 'dingo', because murdering _dingoes_ via poison, as opposed to the deliberate misnomer 'wild dogs', is deemed odious by many.
scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Never mind that 'wild dog' is deeply offensive to First Nations peoples too!
scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Never mind that 'wild dog' is deeply offensive to First Nations peoples too!
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Native predators like owls and goannas are dying from eating poisoned rats and mice. Wildlife experts are shocked the government won’t ban these toxic compounds.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/househo...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/househo...
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Native predators like owls and goannas are dying from eating poisoned rats and mice. Wildlife experts are shocked the government won’t ban these toxic compounds.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/househo...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/househo...
Just like Tasmania.
BBC News - Tesco suspends salmon farm after claims diseased fish dumped in loch
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tesco suspends salmon farm in Skye after claims diseased fish dumped in loch
Operator Bakkafrost Scotland says there was an
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Just like Tasmania.
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Labor: Welcome Mr President, we are proud to honour you
Israel bombed tents in Gaza today, killed at least 30 people including children, and the death toll is likely to rise
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Children and police officers among at least 30 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Deadly attacks launched day before border crossing due to open as part of ceasefire deal
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Labor: Welcome Mr President, we are proud to honour you
SHOCK! Nazi says Nazi things.
Breaking NYT:
Greg Bovino, Trump's Border Patrol field leader, made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, during a call with DOJ lawyers.
Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat.
Greg Bovino, Trump's Border Patrol field leader, made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, during a call with DOJ lawyers.
Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat.
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
SHOCK! Nazi says Nazi things.
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Is Zionism a cult? Oped by Israeli and Jewish Australian Veronica Sherman #auspol #antisemitism
michaelwest.com.au/zionism-the-...
michaelwest.com.au/zionism-the-...
Zionism. The greatest pyramid scheme ever invented? - Michael West
Not all Jews are equal; some are more equal than others. Questioning the myth that Australian Jews are the same as Israeli Jews.
michaelwest.com.au
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Is Zionism a cult? Oped by Israeli and Jewish Australian Veronica Sherman #auspol #antisemitism
michaelwest.com.au/zionism-the-...
michaelwest.com.au/zionism-the-...
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Fifty years I’ve been with this beautiful, smart and infinitely tolerant woman. ❤️
January 30, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Fifty years I’ve been with this beautiful, smart and infinitely tolerant woman. ❤️
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Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
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Activists unveiled a giant portrait of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Barcelona on the second anniversary of her killing.
Hind was trapped in a car and targeted at close range by Israeli forces in Gaza after they had killed her relatives.
Hind was trapped in a car and targeted at close range by Israeli forces in Gaza after they had killed her relatives.
January 30, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Activists unveiled a giant portrait of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Barcelona on the second anniversary of her killing.
Hind was trapped in a car and targeted at close range by Israeli forces in Gaza after they had killed her relatives.
Hind was trapped in a car and targeted at close range by Israeli forces in Gaza after they had killed her relatives.