Catherine
@catejgarner.bsky.social
'To know the truth is to prepare for it; for it is not mainly reflection and theory. Truth is divine action entering our lives and creating the human action of liberation.' - bell hooks
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Chris Minns perpetually looks like he needs to check the cooktop before leaving the house for the 3rd time, which is the same illogical approach he takes being premier.
December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Chris Minns perpetually looks like he needs to check the cooktop before leaving the house for the 3rd time, which is the same illogical approach he takes being premier.
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A pair of happy hammerhead sharks
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
December 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A pair of happy hammerhead sharks
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
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A sad day today with the loss of one of Australia’s iconic LGBTQIA+ businesses. This little shop was instrumental to my coming out and growing into my queer identity. Gay bookstores are more than shops, they are community hubs. A real loss.
Sydney’s queer bookstore ‘haven’ to close after 43 years: ‘This has never been about just selling books’
The Bookshop Darlinghurst has stood firm through the decades as laws and attitudes towards LGBTQI people have changed dramatically. Today it shuts its doors for good
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A sad day today with the loss of one of Australia’s iconic LGBTQIA+ businesses. This little shop was instrumental to my coming out and growing into my queer identity. Gay bookstores are more than shops, they are community hubs. A real loss.
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The murderers fired 33 rounds in the first minute at Bondi. There's blood on the hands of the politicians and regulators who enabled that, who sold out to the gun lobby to put such rapid-fire killing machines in their hands, undermining Port Arthur.
Mine for MWM
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-traged...
Mine for MWM
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-traged...
Bondi Shooter revelations leave blood on the hands of politicians, police, ASIO - Michael West
Guns are to blame for Bondi tragedy, not PM Anthony Albanese, peace protestors or Iran who are all being fingered in the frenzy of blame
michaelwest.com.au
December 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The murderers fired 33 rounds in the first minute at Bondi. There's blood on the hands of the politicians and regulators who enabled that, who sold out to the gun lobby to put such rapid-fire killing machines in their hands, undermining Port Arthur.
Mine for MWM
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-traged...
Mine for MWM
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-traged...
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the new anti-protest law will be challenged as too wide and restrictive of political expression by Blak Caucus, Palestine Action Group, and Jews Against the Occupation supported by Aust Palestinian Advocacy Network, NSW Greens, and NSW Council for Civil Liberties.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Minns confident proposed NSW protest laws constitutional
Three prominent protest groups flag they will launch a constitutional challenge to NSW Premier Chris Minns's new laws restricting protests in the state.
www.abc.net.au
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
the new anti-protest law will be challenged as too wide and restrictive of political expression by Blak Caucus, Palestine Action Group, and Jews Against the Occupation supported by Aust Palestinian Advocacy Network, NSW Greens, and NSW Council for Civil Liberties.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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There is no credible evidence that the perpetrators of the Bondi terrorist attack had anything to do with recent protests www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW will move to ban phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ in crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric. Here’s what we know so far
NSW parliament will sit next week to consider legislation to limit protests and ban hate speech in response to the Bondi attack, Chris Minns says
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
There is no credible evidence that the perpetrators of the Bondi terrorist attack had anything to do with recent protests www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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“The premier and his government are using a moment of anger and grief to rush through new laws that attack our democratic rights. This is a despicable display of political opportunism that undermines our democracy”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
The NSW premier’s outrageous rhetoric on peaceful protests sows division in our community. It’s unbecoming of his office | Timothy Roberts
The antisemitic attack in Bondi was an act of hate-fuelled violence. Rushing through regressive laws in such distressing times is poor leadership – and dangerous
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
“The premier and his government are using a moment of anger and grief to rush through new laws that attack our democratic rights. This is a despicable display of political opportunism that undermines our democracy”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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Yes it’s confronting as an Aussie to grasp that type of gun could have been legally owned but not it’s not unsurprising.
The gun lobby wants those guns in the community just like they want to support far-right extremism because they are themselves extremist Christofascists (for the most part).
The gun lobby wants those guns in the community just like they want to support far-right extremism because they are themselves extremist Christofascists (for the most part).
Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Yes it’s confronting as an Aussie to grasp that type of gun could have been legally owned but not it’s not unsurprising.
The gun lobby wants those guns in the community just like they want to support far-right extremism because they are themselves extremist Christofascists (for the most part).
The gun lobby wants those guns in the community just like they want to support far-right extremism because they are themselves extremist Christofascists (for the most part).
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With Australia's strict gun laws, how was Sajid Akram able to legally own the gun he was using to slaughter innocent people in Bondi on December 14?
How the Bondi shooters got access to now-banned guns
With Australia's strict gun laws, how was Sajid Akram able to legally own the gun he was using to slaughter innocent people in Bondi on December 14?
www.abc.net.au
December 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
With Australia's strict gun laws, how was Sajid Akram able to legally own the gun he was using to slaughter innocent people in Bondi on December 14?
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'... the horror of the Bondi killings facilitates a renewed ideological campaign against Gaza solidarity by those who always hated the anti-genocide movement.'
overland.org.au/2025/12/on-t...
overland.org.au/2025/12/on-t...
On the need for a renewed democratic universalism - Overland literary journal
If we’re to emerge from this awful spiral, in which one form of identitarian chauvinism spurs the next, we’ll only do so on the basis of a very different politics: one that takes for granted the abili...
overland.org.au
December 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
'... the horror of the Bondi killings facilitates a renewed ideological campaign against Gaza solidarity by those who always hated the anti-genocide movement.'
overland.org.au/2025/12/on-t...
overland.org.au/2025/12/on-t...
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Focussing on this from a pure security perspective, it’s wild that an IS-linked attack was just carried out in Australia and we’re barely talking about it - the focus is on protestors and universities.
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
December 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Focussing on this from a pure security perspective, it’s wild that an IS-linked attack was just carried out in Australia and we’re barely talking about it - the focus is on protestors and universities.
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
I remember going with my dad to the local police station to dispose of some guns during the buyback after the Port Arthur massacre.
Which upon reflection is a really weird activity to do with your child.
Which upon reflection is a really weird activity to do with your child.
🚨 PM Albanese announces new Australian gun buyback scheme for "surplus, newly banned and illegal firearms - the largest buyback since the Howard government in 1996" after Bondi massacre
Expecting "hundreds of thousands of firearms will be collected and destroyed"
Expecting "hundreds of thousands of firearms will be collected and destroyed"
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I remember going with my dad to the local police station to dispose of some guns during the buyback after the Port Arthur massacre.
Which upon reflection is a really weird activity to do with your child.
Which upon reflection is a really weird activity to do with your child.
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Somehow, “if a man really liked you, he’d call you” has become received wisdom, but “if a woman really wanted to be having sex with you, she’d be having sex with you” has not.
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Somehow, “if a man really liked you, he’d call you” has become received wisdom, but “if a woman really wanted to be having sex with you, she’d be having sex with you” has not.
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The Federal Government has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home Affairs Minister to cancel someone’s Centrelink payment if they are suspected of a serious crime.
Read the full story on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read the full story on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The Federal Government has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home Affairs Minister to cancel someone’s Centrelink payment if they are suspected of a serious crime.
Read the full story on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read the full story on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Here, again, is the human cost of the government's unlawful system of payment suspensions
Constant cycles of punishment that you cannot escape - even when you're in hospital
www.kingaroy.org/invisible-ca...
Constant cycles of punishment that you cannot escape - even when you're in hospital
www.kingaroy.org/invisible-ca...
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Here, again, is the human cost of the government's unlawful system of payment suspensions
Constant cycles of punishment that you cannot escape - even when you're in hospital
www.kingaroy.org/invisible-ca...
Constant cycles of punishment that you cannot escape - even when you're in hospital
www.kingaroy.org/invisible-ca...
"Some patients are waiting more than 23 hours for a bed."
"Mental health presentations to emergency departments increased by 11 per cent between 2016 and 2024."
"Nearly 75 per cent of patients now need to be seen within 30 minutes"
"Mental health presentations to emergency departments increased by 11 per cent between 2016 and 2024."
"Nearly 75 per cent of patients now need to be seen within 30 minutes"
Another day, another damning report: Emergency departments buckle under mental health crisis | RANZCP
Imagine waiting almost a full day in a chaotic emergency department while experiencing a mental health crisis. Not because you're waiting for test results, but because there's simply nowhere else for ...
www.ranzcp.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"Some patients are waiting more than 23 hours for a bed."
"Mental health presentations to emergency departments increased by 11 per cent between 2016 and 2024."
"Nearly 75 per cent of patients now need to be seen within 30 minutes"
"Mental health presentations to emergency departments increased by 11 per cent between 2016 and 2024."
"Nearly 75 per cent of patients now need to be seen within 30 minutes"
"The people who would be seeking housing in this area may very well be the people who have a full-time job but are currently living in their car, so we know they are coming with a car... There is no street parking."
What an odd thing to say.
What an odd thing to say.
Gold Coast councillors reject plans for more than 100 affordable housing units over concerns about car parks and neighbourhood character, despite nearby light rail and a growing need for social housing.
Gold Coast councillors reject plans for more than 100 affordable units
Gold Coast councillors reject plans for more than 100 affordable housing units over concerns about car parks and neighbourhood character, despite nearby light rail and a growing need for social housing.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
"The people who would be seeking housing in this area may very well be the people who have a full-time job but are currently living in their car, so we know they are coming with a car... There is no street parking."
What an odd thing to say.
What an odd thing to say.
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Two months ago, I wrote a paper for the Electoral Matters Committee. It clocked in at 23,000 words with 16 data tables, 11 graphs, 204 footnotes and 30,000 datapoints.
I made the case that we should take advantage of this historic juncture to expand participation in our representative democracy.
I made the case that we should take advantage of this historic juncture to expand participation in our representative democracy.
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Two months ago, I wrote a paper for the Electoral Matters Committee. It clocked in at 23,000 words with 16 data tables, 11 graphs, 204 footnotes and 30,000 datapoints.
I made the case that we should take advantage of this historic juncture to expand participation in our representative democracy.
I made the case that we should take advantage of this historic juncture to expand participation in our representative democracy.
Occupational violence is inherently linked to the use of restrictive practices.
The New South Wales health minister says he intends to review security powers at regional hospitals after four guards were injured at Tamworth.
Minister reviews hospital security after patient bites guard
The New South Wales health minister says he intends to review security powers at regional hospitals after four guards were injured at Tamworth.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Occupational violence is inherently linked to the use of restrictive practices.
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The Mental Health Commission of NSW has opened EOIs for representatives to join two newly established advisory bodies: the NSW Suicide Prevention Council and the NSW Aboriginal Suicide Prevention Council.
Calls for community voices to help lead statewide suicide prevention efforts
www.nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Mental Health Commission of NSW has opened EOIs for representatives to join two newly established advisory bodies: the NSW Suicide Prevention Council and the NSW Aboriginal Suicide Prevention Council.
The problem with the concept of rejection-sensitive dysphoria.
The problem with the concept of rejection-sensitive dysphoria
The unscientific trait that’s taken the ADHD world by storm.
medium.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The problem with the concept of rejection-sensitive dysphoria.