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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 15h

Department of Defence has signed two more contracts with companies linked to the Israeli military — this time, it’s an intelligence firm.

Katherine Deves' awkward estimates, The West keeps it in the family, and authoritarianism is *so* cringey

www.crikey.com.au

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 18h

Just so we’re clear: Labor is choosing to work with the worst possible party on environmental issues, instead of the Greens and teals who actually want environmental regulation.
And Watt is already admitting it won’t have a climate trigger …

Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws

Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...

www.abc.net.au

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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 18h

Copying their anti-environment policies?

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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 18h

@cathywilcox.bsky.social nails it. As usual.

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Roseanne Byrne @roseannebyrne.bsky.social · 1d

Does this dickhead not realise most of the crap on social media comes from the Murdoch stable of lies and ignorance? #Newscorpse www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’

Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free

www.theguardian.com

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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 3d

She’s such a lovely person.

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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Australians overwhelmingly recognise and oppose the genocide in Gaza and want the government to do more to stop it, according to a new poll released today.

www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...

Australians overwhelmingly back sanctions on Israel, new poll finds

'Sizeable majority' of voters across political lines want Israel to end genocide in Gaza

www.deepcutnews.com

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 3d

Dr Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message.

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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 3d

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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 3d

Apply this to Australia.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3d

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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 3d

Seriously.
#trump is unwell.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "I said one year before to Pete Hegseth, I said, one year before -- where's Pete? In the book I wrote -- whatever the hell the title, I can't tell you -- but I can tell you there's a page in there devoted to the fact that I saw somebody named Osama bin Laden and I didn't like it."

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Gabrielle Jackson @gabriellecj.bsky.social · 3d

VOTING HAS BEGUN! Who will be the 2025 Australian bird of the year? Vote now, vote every day for the best bird. Will it be the tawny frogmouth's year? www.theguardian.com/environment/... #birdoftheyear #birds

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 4d

Six heroic Aussies are inside a notorious Israeli prison, the same hellhole where Greta Thunberg was dragged by her hair and made to kiss the Israeli flag. Reports DFAT is scolding ppl on the phone that have called in. Your government is complicit. Free Palestine, Melbourne/Naarm

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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 4d

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0

If the first term of Donald Trump provoked anxiety over the fate of objective knowledge, the second has led to claims we live in a world-historical age of stupid, accelerated by big tech. But might th...

www.theguardian.com

Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 4d

It is such a relief to see respected journalists calling out #Trump for what he really is -
a clueless, stupid fool.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump’s bullying of Latin America isn’t part of any plan – he doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing | Simon Tisdall

The president’s threats to attack Venezuela are regressive, dangerous and almost certain to backfire, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

www.theguardian.com

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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 4d

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🎯 @cathywilcox.bsky.social

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 5d

You said it, Ronni.

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Larissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 5d

DFAT has now confirmed Australians and others have been abused by Israeli authorities after their abduction from the flotilla.

Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.

The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 5d

Andrew Hastie's resignation could not be less relevant to the future of Australia. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Andrew Hastie’s resignation could not be worse timing for Sussan Ley

Hastie says he decided to quit because a letter she sent him earlier in the week made clear he wouldn't be formulating the Coalition's immigration policies.

www.abc.net.au

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 6d

My latest article in The Shot

"The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club"

#pffft
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

The myth of 'social cohesion' - do as they say, not as they do - The Shot

There’s an established principle in law: he who comes looking for equity must come with clean hands. The clean hands...

theshot.net.au

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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 5d

Speaking truth @ronnisalt.bsky.social

The myth of ‘social cohesion’ – do as they say, not as they do theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

The myth of 'social cohesion' - do as they say, not as they do - The Shot

There’s an established principle in law: he who comes looking for equity must come with clean hands. The clean hands...

theshot.net.au

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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 5d

They already have.

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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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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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