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cathyp1.bsky.social @cathyp1.bsky.social · 2d

The organising body for the forthcoming tour by
Chris Hedges, AFOPA has issued this
statement showing unequivocally that the Press Club confirmed Chris' appearance. @ronnisalt.bsky.social afopa.com.au/blog/2025/10...

Statement on Cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National Press Club of Australia — Australian Friends of Palestine Association

AFOPA is responding to the Statement published on 4 October 2025 by the National Press Club of Australia ( NPC) in relation to their cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National ...

afopa.com.au

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Nigel Kirwan 🇪🇭🇺🇦🇮🇳🇮🇩🇮🇪Niall Cairdubhain - Shiva Hridaya Gaudapada @npkirwan.bsky.social · 2d

Trust @ronnisalt.bsky.social doesn’t mind me copying this from the other place to here…

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PIverson @piverson.bsky.social · 7h

Love this! ❤️.
Don’t allow the fracking to begin…. Here in America it causes earthquakes and holes that swallow HOUSES!! 😢🙀🤬🤬😢

Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 7h

How great is it to have Leo Sayer onboard?!

youtu.be/uEW_Vrqs6u0?...

No Fracking Way!

We are already in a climate emergency.

A new anthem.

LEO SAYER - "No Fracking Way" with Aussies Against Fracking

YouTube video by Leo Sayer

youtu.be

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 7h

We give most of our gas away for free, then pay the fossil fuel companies $15 billion in subsidies.

How dumb are we?

The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 10h

Allowing unrestricted gas exports from the east coast of Australia has resulted in domestic wholesale gas prices more than tripling and electricity prices doubling, our research found.

Read:

Gas exports have tripled Australian gas prices and doubled electricity prices

New Australia Institute research reveals that gas exports have led to the tripling of wholesale east coast gas prices and doubling of electricity prices, since exports began in 2015.

australiainstitute.org.au

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 7h

Supremely stupid I’d say …

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 7h

Ethics. Soooooo last century … 👇

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

NSW transport bureaucrat admits being given envelopes of cash at Oporto to artificially inflate invoices

Ibrahim Helmy tells Icac hearing he created fake invoices as part of alleged multimillion-dollar kickback scheme

www.theguardian.com

birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 14h

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘Gobsmacked at the scale’: blueberry industry’s rapid expansion divides NSW’s mid-north coast

Dairy and beef producers among those concerned about how pesticide use affects their land as well as water quality on the mid-north coast

www.theguardian.com

birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 1d

A fabulous example of the corporations being in control and public servants awaiting instructions from them. Ffs does anyone anywhere use their initiative anymore; or are we just biding our time paying off our mortgages and planning our next cruise?

CáitKate @cait05.bsky.social · 1d

“You waited til the CEO called to tell you people had died! You are the watchdog!”🔥 #Estimates

stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

Sarah Hanson-Young has blasted the media watchdog ACMA after it’s revealed they waited 24hrs for Optus to get back to them to advise the outage was a lot worse, & that people had died
“You waited til the CEO called to tell you people had died! You are the watchdog!”🔥 #Estimates

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CáitKate @cait05.bsky.social · 1d

“You waited til the CEO called to tell you people had died! You are the watchdog!”🔥 #Estimates

stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

Sarah Hanson-Young has blasted the media watchdog ACMA after it’s revealed they waited 24hrs for Optus to get back to them to advise the outage was a lot worse, & that people had died
“You waited til the CEO called to tell you people had died! You are the watchdog!”🔥 #Estimates

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 1d

Queen of Obfuscation

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

Home Affairs Sec Stephanie Foster exposed as overly determined Not to Answer & take things ‘on notice’

Shoebridge “You’re taking on notice your failure to answer on notice, Q’s I asked u on notice, about Q’s that u responded on notice, to answers u haven’t given on notice”🤯ffs #Estimates

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fiery Senate exchange reveals investigation into coal firm allegedly clearing endangered greater glider habitat

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called environment department bureaucrats ‘weak’ - though later withdrew the remark

www.theguardian.com

birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Greta🦋❤️
Thank you ALL👇
#PalestinianGenocide

StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 3d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Australia's F-35 fighter jet export details 'quietly' disappeared

Department of Defence emails show that a website dedicated to Australia's role in the global F-35 supply chain used by Israel to maintain its fighter jets was removed at the start of the war in Gaza.

www.abc.net.au

birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 3d

Seems the #NationalPressClub uses similar tactics to the Albanese Govt re disappearing information from websites:

Defence Dept regarding Australia’s role in manufacturing components that facilitate #PalestinianGenocide (see ABC news site this morning).

This👇 re #NPC

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Australian National Press Club cancels Chris Hedges’ talk on the “Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists”

The Press Club has tried to deny the obviously political character of its censorship, which aligns with a broader campaign against mass opposition to the genocide.

www.wsws.org

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 3d

Seriously, "leftie" journos in that room, where. the . fuck. are. you? It might be time to put ethics and morality ahead of your career prospects. This is a holocaust and a fascistic assault on democracy in the West. And you're just gonna sit there quietly? Go fuck yourself.

David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 5d

Could the National Press Club be less embarrassing and less complicit in the genocide of Palestine/the West's decline into overt fascism, pretty, pretty, pretty please? 🙏 Cancelling Chris Hedges' talk on the betrayal of Palestinian journalists only proves his point. Truly, truly pathetic

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Candy Apple Grey @colourmepink.bsky.social · 5d

So the National Press Club - an association of journalists - doesn't wanna talk about all the journalists being deliberately targeted and murdered during a genocide because . . . it might upset the people that are targeting and murdering the journalists who were reporting on a genocide?

Umm, WTF?

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 5d

Could the National Press Club be less embarrassing and less complicit in the genocide of Palestine/the West's decline into overt fascism, pretty, pretty, pretty please? 🙏 Cancelling Chris Hedges' talk on the betrayal of Palestinian journalists only proves his point. Truly, truly pathetic

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 3d

Sooooooo distressing. Reminds me of Mao’s Red Guards; but better equipped with a different trajectory.

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 3d

Ah the fun n games n taxpayer $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ used in AICapitalism … roll on blindly with the #TechBros 👇

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report

Partial refund to be issued after several errors were found in a report into a department’s compliance framework

www.theguardian.com

birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 3d

. @australianlabor.bsky.social been denying the Australian manufacturing of weapons components in the #PalestinianGenocide👇
We expect politicians to be corrupt etc but @australianlabor.bsky.social complicit in #Genocide?

#Consequences

@albomp.bsky.social

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Australia's F-35 fighter jet export details 'quietly' disappeared

Department of Defence emails show that a website dedicated to Australia's role in the global F-35 supply chain used by Israel to maintain its fighter jets was removed at the start of the war in Gaza.

www.abc.net.au