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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 4h

When big business pays their share, it also adds to social trust. Actions not words.

If we want a better, more equal society, we need more tax. But more tax only works if big business pays their fair share | Grogonomics

Trust in both the tax and political system will falter if people feel they are being punished for not paying tax while large companies legally get away with paying nothing

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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you Sarah

When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love | Sarah Schwartz

Not speaking would go against everything I was taught to honour: the righteous among the nations – those who refused to be bystanders to injustice

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 1d

A pro-Palestinian protester reads a poem while he was being arrested from a 9-year-old child that was murdered in Gaza

(Global Sumud Flotilla Commentary)

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

These are scary times, and it’s okay to feel afraid. The challenge is learning how to respond instead of retreating. This piece offers insight into managing that fear and transforming it into courage, understanding, and tangible steps forward.

The Fear Factor

The right and the left both use fear to drive politics, but the difference in how is striking

thinkbigpicture.substack.com

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Dan Holmes @dholmesnoise.bsky.social · 1d

2. A-Gs weren't able to supply any examples of the bot generated or malicious FOI requests being used to justify new restrictions on transparency.

www.themandarin.com.au/300643-attor...

#ausnews #auspol

Estimates find no evidence of automated FOI applications

The Attorney-General's Department was unable to present evidence of the malicious and automated FOI requests alleged by the government.

www.themandarin.com.au

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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 1d

Just awful, illegal. I hope they win their case and get damages.

Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 1d

The wonderful Ette Media’s weekly video is up.

Please follow and subscribe. These amazing journos and women, have around 5k subscribers and they deserve so many more.

Israel Pays Influencers, Trump Deports Journalist + National Press Club Mess | We Used To Be Journos

YouTube video by Ette Media

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 2d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 1d

It looks very much like the National Press Club statement lied about their cancellation of Chris Hedges. His appearance WAS confirmed, and even listed on the website, according to this.
(Hedges believes his talk on Gaza was cancelled following pressure from the pro-Israel lobby):

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 ...

www.afopa.com.au

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 1d

ASIC doesn't prosecute bankers, or NACC the perpetrators of Robodebt.

@yelgeb.bsky.social on the blistering double standard in prosecuting white collars v blue, and protecting corporate reputations
#auspol #ANZ #austrac
michaelwest.com.au/asic-nacc-ex...

A culture of leniency. Exposing wrongdoing or protecting wrongdoers? - Michael West

Corporate regulator ASIC lets crooked bankers walk free, and the notional anti-corruption commission ignores Robodebt.

michaelwest.com.au

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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 2d

Hope

The Gaza flotilla gives us hope because we can see SOMEONE is doing SOMETHING! | First Dog on the Moon

It reminds us of what people can do even though we have not (yet) stopped the genocide

www.theguardian.com

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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 2d

Woohoo- happy birthday!

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 🚨 🚨 #BREAKING | Scottish flotilla participant Yvonne Ridley is MISSING after being IMPRISONED 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Yvonne Ridley had been held at Ketziot prison on hunger strike and denied her medication.

She was due to be deported to Istanbul but disappeared 👇‼️

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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 4d

Many people posted about the dreadful loss of Jane Goodall and applauded her advocacy

I didn't see any world "leaders" do that - and certainly not Labor

Because right now, the tail of consequences of Labor policy is directly threatening our flora and fauna

We've learnt nothing from Jane, have we!

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 4d

The Australian National Press Club's decision to cancel Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges' address is shameful. He was to speak on Israel's murder of journalists in Gaza and the media's silence on this. #IsraeliWarCrimes #JournalismMatters
Art: @artworkbymandyking on Insta.

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delProfundo of antifa 🍉 @delprofundo.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve created a petition for @albomp.bsky.social to invite Chris Hedges to speak at Parliament House after the national press clubs shameful decision to cancel his speech.

Please sign. (If anyone knows why change won’t present any images I upload please let me know too)

#auspol

chng.it/zrd9Fmg5zH

This campaign needs you now

Invite Chris Hedges to speak at Parliament House

chng.it

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 7d

In my mind this is what Albanese looks like now.

This is exactly who he is.

What’s so funny about standing beside a rapist?

#AusPol

Albanese’s selfie with Trump, both doing different versions of ridiculous grins.

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Long Covid Families @longcovidfam.bsky.social · 7d

New Lancet Study: 2x Risk of Long COVID After Reinfection

Risks of other serious outcomes also rise sharply.

This is not a “mild” illness when it rewrites a child’s future. We need research, medical care, and school protections that match the scale of the problem.

#LongCOVID

Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study

Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking paediatric long COVID to multisyst...

www.thelancet.com

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 7d

The Australian Govt says it is “deeply concerned” about the safety of Australian citizens aboard the #GlobalSumudFlotilla, given Israeli drone attacks on the ships. I'm guessing that concern doesn't extend to sanctions against Israel or expelling the Israeli Ambassador. 🙄 #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism

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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 5d

Do you have the links to book - doesn’t seem to be on Sydney uni events website ? Thanks 🤩

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Michelle Fahy @michellefahy.bsky.social · 5d

CHRIS HEDGES says his talk at National Press Club on “The Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists” - focusing on the amplification of Israeli lies in the press - has been cancelled.

“In the interest of balancing out our program”, chief executive of NPC Maurice Reilly

open.substack.com/pub/chrished...

The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israeli lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists

The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.

open.substack.com

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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 5d

So Gas exporters not paying tax, Optus not paying tax, miners not paying tax. Surprise surprise.

Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 5d

Pre bunk not debunk. Say what she said don’t use footage of her saying it.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 6d

New government data confirms gas exporters continue to pay no tax

“It beggars belief that a company like Santos can spend a decade selling almost $50 billion worth of gas and not pay a cent of tax on it," said @rodcampbell.bsky.social. #auspol

Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-gov...

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Wouldn’t it be great if we ran out of hate @wnhy.bsky.social · 5d

Deem tax on their earnings @jimchalmers.bsky.social #auspol And make it painful.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 5d

Optus among companies earning billions in Australia but paying no income tax

Latest ATO report reveals string of mostly multinational firms continue to be able to pay no or very little income tax, including Netflix, Apple and Microsoft * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Scandal-ridden telco Optus, the world’s biggest meat producer, global tech firms and huge gas producers are among a host of major companies earning billions of dollars a year but paying zero income tax. The latest corporate transparency report from the Australian Taxation Office revealed a string of mostly multinational firms continue to pay no or very little tax on income in Australia, including household names such as Netflix, Apple and Microsoft. Continue reading...

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