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Lithium battery fire on truck shuts down Hume Highway in NSW due to health risk
Lithium battery fire on truck shuts down Hume Highway in NSW due to health risk
Two-trailer carrying 15 tonnes of lithium ion batteries caught alight near Yass on Saturday morning, closing traffic in both directions
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A truck carrying 15 tonnes of lithium ion batteries has caught alight and closed traffic on a major New South Wales highway, with disruptions expected to last for days.
The two-trailer truck was carrying about 50 batteries weighing 300kg each in its B-trailer, Fire and Rescue NSW said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Lithium battery fire on truck shuts down Hume Highway in NSW due to health risk
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If the NSW authorities want to figure out who is promoting antisemitism they should start by looking in their own backyard. Vile.
'A shocking display of hatred': Nazi chants targeted after police-approved parliament rally
A neo-Nazi demonstration outside New South Wales parliament has sent shockwaves through Sydney's Jewish and multicultural communities. The state government has been criticised after it was revealed th...
www.sbs.com.au
December 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If the NSW authorities want to figure out who is promoting antisemitism they should start by looking in their own backyard. Vile.
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Time to enshrine the right to protest through federal law via our international human rights obligations.
Oh, right, Canberra doesn't like citizens calling them out either.
#auspol
Oh, right, Canberra doesn't like citizens calling them out either.
#auspol
Cannot emphasise enough how intensely fascist / violent it is to criminalise the act of being publicly opposed to civilian murder on false pretences
It is not hyperbole at all to present these government actions as something that will cause serious harm in a bunch of different ways
It is not hyperbole at all to present these government actions as something that will cause serious harm in a bunch of different ways
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...
December 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Time to enshrine the right to protest through federal law via our international human rights obligations.
Oh, right, Canberra doesn't like citizens calling them out either.
#auspol
Oh, right, Canberra doesn't like citizens calling them out either.
#auspol
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I blame the rise of antisemitism and all terror attacks on the jewish community on war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu.
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I blame the rise of antisemitism and all terror attacks on the jewish community on war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Pentagon tonight announced they are escalating the review of former Navy Captain Now US Senator Mark Kelly’s conduct into an official command investigation. Pentagon stated possible admin remedies such as stripping him of his rank and pension.
Senator Kelly released this video in response tonight:
Senator Kelly released this video in response tonight:
December 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Pentagon tonight announced they are escalating the review of former Navy Captain Now US Senator Mark Kelly’s conduct into an official command investigation. Pentagon stated possible admin remedies such as stripping him of his rank and pension.
Senator Kelly released this video in response tonight:
Senator Kelly released this video in response tonight:
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Sussan Ley:
The coalition will move to strengthen the citizenship act."
That's code for. Going back to the White Australia policy.
The coalition will move to strengthen the citizenship act."
That's code for. Going back to the White Australia policy.
December 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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EU leaders urged to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defence
EU leaders urged to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defence
Pressure is growing on member states to back a €90bn loan for Kyiv ahead of a Brussels summit
European leaders are being urged to decide whether to use Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defence at a time of unprecedented pressure from the US.
At a critical summit in Brussels on Thursday, EU leaders will be asked to make good on a promise to find urgently needed cash for Ukraine, with Kyiv under pressure to cede territory as Russia ekes out advances on the battlefield. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
EU leaders urged to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defence
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Good analysis from Sarah Martin, but misses a key point:
if the Bondi massacre is being hijacked by culture warriors like Howard and the anti-immigration right, it's because that's how mainstream media chooses to frame it.
They are lazy or complicit. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
if the Bondi massacre is being hijacked by culture warriors like Howard and the anti-immigration right, it's because that's how mainstream media chooses to frame it.
They are lazy or complicit. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
John Howard’s dog-whistle intervention in gun debate all but dashes any hope of meaningful reform
In the absence of strong, swift action from Anthony Albanese, the former PM is shifting political debate from gun control to a divisive culture war
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Good analysis from Sarah Martin, but misses a key point:
if the Bondi massacre is being hijacked by culture warriors like Howard and the anti-immigration right, it's because that's how mainstream media chooses to frame it.
They are lazy or complicit. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
if the Bondi massacre is being hijacked by culture warriors like Howard and the anti-immigration right, it's because that's how mainstream media chooses to frame it.
They are lazy or complicit. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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10yo Matilda.
Murdered in Bondi Beach, 14Dec2025
6yo Hind Rajab.
Murdered in Gaza, 29Jan2024
Both lives were precious. 😔
#BondiBeachMassacre #GazaGenocide
Murdered in Bondi Beach, 14Dec2025
6yo Hind Rajab.
Murdered in Gaza, 29Jan2024
Both lives were precious. 😔
#BondiBeachMassacre #GazaGenocide
December 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
10yo Matilda.
Murdered in Bondi Beach, 14Dec2025
6yo Hind Rajab.
Murdered in Gaza, 29Jan2024
Both lives were precious. 😔
#BondiBeachMassacre #GazaGenocide
Murdered in Bondi Beach, 14Dec2025
6yo Hind Rajab.
Murdered in Gaza, 29Jan2024
Both lives were precious. 😔
#BondiBeachMassacre #GazaGenocide
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Rise up! Call your elected officials! Hold them accountable!
April 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Rise up! Call your elected officials! Hold them accountable!
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BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
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Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscopic slide. 🫧🐻🧪
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscopic slide. 🫧🐻🧪
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We won't be lectured on "extremism" by a party who:
- can't tell the difference between antisemitism and legitimate criticism of Israel
- actively supports a genocide
- used racism to defeat The Voice
- voted "It's OK to be white", and
- is considering a white supremacist migration policy. #auspol
- can't tell the difference between antisemitism and legitimate criticism of Israel
- actively supports a genocide
- used racism to defeat The Voice
- voted "It's OK to be white", and
- is considering a white supremacist migration policy. #auspol
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will head the internal group aiming to intensify scrutiny of the federal government's response to antisemitism.
December 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🤬 agreed
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In a world where fewer and fewer people concern themselves with the plight of others, the loss of Rob Reiner, who cared deeply about humanitarian causes, feels that much more devastating. RIP: 1947-1925.
[Selfie: July 2022, NYC]
[Selfie: July 2022, NYC]
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
In a world where fewer and fewer people concern themselves with the plight of others, the loss of Rob Reiner, who cared deeply about humanitarian causes, feels that much more devastating. RIP: 1947-1925.
[Selfie: July 2022, NYC]
[Selfie: July 2022, NYC]
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Satellite images show ongoing demolitions behind 'yellow line'; experts warn actions likely violate Geneva Convention https://aje.io/hnsnye
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Satellite images show ongoing demolitions behind 'yellow line'; experts warn actions likely violate Geneva Convention https://aje.io/hnsnye
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Intentionally killing innocent people is always wrong.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
December 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Intentionally killing innocent people is always wrong.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
Wherever in the world it happens.
You might think everyone agrees with this simple moral principle, and yet far too many people, on far too many different sections of the political spectrum, try and make exceptions to it.
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This guy disarming the terrorist at Bondi Beach, Australia, can only be described as hero.
December 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This guy disarming the terrorist at Bondi Beach, Australia, can only be described as hero.
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This x 1,000,000
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This x 1,000,000
December 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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We know the arguments will get tangled- that it's going to get very political- but at the very bottom line the attack on Bondi has been an attack on Australia. All Australians.
December 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We know the arguments will get tangled- that it's going to get very political- but at the very bottom line the attack on Bondi has been an attack on Australia. All Australians.
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The strange Aussie grape.
The Australian Grape That Almost Went Extinct (The Tarrango Story)
YouTube video by Bottle Shock
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The strange Aussie grape.
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Netanyahu can fuck right off into the sun, quite frankly.
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Netanyahu can fuck right off into the sun, quite frankly.
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