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Darby Higgs

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Melbourne based wine writer with special interest in alternative varietal wines. vinodiversity.com

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Darby Higgs

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A quiet revolution in Australian Wine - #beyondshiraz
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November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM

Darby Higgs

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'Til the landslide brought me down Where to for the shambles of the Liberal Party? open.substack.com/pub/tdunlop/...

'Til the landslide brought me down

A parable in two parties

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October 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM

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Denise Shrivell

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Why is this so hard? #auspol

Christine Haley @christinehaley.bsky.social · Jul 7

Can we have The Drum back. Specialist commentators talking about current issues instead of journalistic regurgitation of the events of the day.

July 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM

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Manifesto di Londra

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Our open letter backed by +400 leading scholars in history, fascism democracy and political science is on the @theguardian.com. We must stop the return of fascism. Join us on www.stopreturnfascism.org #democracy #stopreturnfascism

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We are Nobel laureates, scientists, writers and artists. The threat of fascism is back | Open letter

As in 1925, when Mussolini was in power, we must openly defy the brutal imposition of the fascist ideology

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June 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM

Darby Higgs

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Have you signed the petition along with 30+ Nobel Laureats? www.stopreturnfascism.org
#nokings

Home - Open Letter Against the rise of Fascism in 2025

The 2025 letter has been signed by over 400 academics, including 31 Nobel Prize winners. We call upon all democratic citizens to join them in defending democracy by signing the letter. What our signat...

www.stopreturnfascism.org

June 17, 2025 at 6:12 AM

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amoebacrosswords.bsky.social

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mycrossword.co.uk is a brilliant resource for setters - and now it's had a makeover. Take a look, solve a puzzle, give some feedback, and if you're that way inclined, try making one yourself...

May 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM