Lisa Byrnes
@lisabyrnes2.bsky.social
Follower of Jesus | Refugee Advocate |
Convenor, Rural Australians for Refugees Southern Highlands (RARSH)
Convenor, Rural Australians for Refugees Southern Highlands (RARSH)
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Two men.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Two men.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Trump’s Sham Peace Plan
There will be no peace in Gaza. Only the temporary absence of war.
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Federal governments have known about the gross mismanagement and corruption in their offshore detention operations for years.
Neither the NACC nor the AFP nor Home Affairs nor DFAT - who all know about it - have shown any desire to stop it. Serves their political purposes.
Neither the NACC nor the AFP nor Home Affairs nor DFAT - who all know about it - have shown any desire to stop it. Serves their political purposes.
Refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person
The Australian government is spending millions of dollars a year to house asylum seekers, yet many say they can not afford food and are forced to skip meals
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Federal governments have known about the gross mismanagement and corruption in their offshore detention operations for years.
Neither the NACC nor the AFP nor Home Affairs nor DFAT - who all know about it - have shown any desire to stop it. Serves their political purposes.
Neither the NACC nor the AFP nor Home Affairs nor DFAT - who all know about it - have shown any desire to stop it. Serves their political purposes.
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ABC’s John Lyons has fired back at Donald Trump’s “absurd notion” that asking legitimate questions could damage relations b/w the US & Australia
“If our job as journalists is to hold truth to power, then surely asking legitimate questions politely…should be acceptable”🔥💯 #Abc
“If our job as journalists is to hold truth to power, then surely asking legitimate questions politely…should be acceptable”🔥💯 #Abc
September 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
ABC’s John Lyons has fired back at Donald Trump’s “absurd notion” that asking legitimate questions could damage relations b/w the US & Australia
“If our job as journalists is to hold truth to power, then surely asking legitimate questions politely…should be acceptable”🔥💯 #Abc
“If our job as journalists is to hold truth to power, then surely asking legitimate questions politely…should be acceptable”🔥💯 #Abc
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It is over for the genocide deniers.
Even the BBC is now splashing on the UN commission of inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide.
Those who supported Israel's onslaught:
You backed a genocide.
You will never scrub the shame away.
Even the BBC is now splashing on the UN commission of inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide.
Those who supported Israel's onslaught:
You backed a genocide.
You will never scrub the shame away.
September 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It is over for the genocide deniers.
Even the BBC is now splashing on the UN commission of inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide.
Those who supported Israel's onslaught:
You backed a genocide.
You will never scrub the shame away.
Even the BBC is now splashing on the UN commission of inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide.
Those who supported Israel's onslaught:
You backed a genocide.
You will never scrub the shame away.
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They’re everywhere.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
September 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
They’re everywhere.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Sore point.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
September 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sore point.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Australia has an opportunity to get out of AUKUS. We should take it.
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
June 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Australia has an opportunity to get out of AUKUS. We should take it.
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
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Until governments mandate improvements in ventilation to reduce the transmission of airborne disease, hospital ED’s will remain overloaded. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Overcrowding in NSW hospitals ‘worst’ some doctors have seen as winter illnesses clog emergency departments
State health minister Ryan Park says there have been more than 45,000 presentations to EDs over the past five days
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Until governments mandate improvements in ventilation to reduce the transmission of airborne disease, hospital ED’s will remain overloaded. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Appalling. Discriminatory. Shameful. The Albanese government has proposed legislation that would allow it to waive a cornerstone of our legal system, the requirement of procedural fairness for non-citizens facing removal to a third country.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'Incredibly alarming': Albanese's proposed rules for deporting non-citizens criticised
Human rights lawyers are concerned about a new government proposal designed to remove legal obstacles to resettling three people in Nauru who were released as a result of the landmark "NZYQ" High Cour...
www.sbs.com.au
August 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Appalling. Discriminatory. Shameful. The Albanese government has proposed legislation that would allow it to waive a cornerstone of our legal system, the requirement of procedural fairness for non-citizens facing removal to a third country.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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With Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles meeting with US officials in Washington, a Parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS is as important as ever.
✍️ Add your name to the petition:
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...
#auspol
✍️ Add your name to the petition:
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...
#auspol
August 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
With Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles meeting with US officials in Washington, a Parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS is as important as ever.
✍️ Add your name to the petition:
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...
#auspol
✍️ Add your name to the petition:
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...
#auspol
Putting the NYT mini behind a paywall? Badly done @nytimes.com, badly done!
August 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Putting the NYT mini behind a paywall? Badly done @nytimes.com, badly done!
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I've written to the Australian Human Rights Commission and Attorney General raising serious concerns about Commissioner Lorraine Finlay joining the Gold Coast ‘Mayors Anti-Semitism summit’. You can't fight hate by standing on a platform with hate.
August 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I've written to the Australian Human Rights Commission and Attorney General raising serious concerns about Commissioner Lorraine Finlay joining the Gold Coast ‘Mayors Anti-Semitism summit’. You can't fight hate by standing on a platform with hate.
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Why would anyone want to get relations ‘back on track’ with a nation committing genocide?
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
'Back on track'? Why that's the wrong question on Israel
After all we've seen in Gaza, when do we stop pretending that Israel has any moral authority to criticise any other nation state?
www.thenewdaily.com.au
August 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Why would anyone want to get relations ‘back on track’ with a nation committing genocide?
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Take note President Trump, Hastie has spoken 🤦♂️.
The US would do us real service if they were to pull out of #AUKUS because our ‘leadership’ are wilfully blind to the fact that the US doesn’t have the capacity to deliver the subs. $4.7B already down the 🚽. #honesty #auspol
The US would do us real service if they were to pull out of #AUKUS because our ‘leadership’ are wilfully blind to the fact that the US doesn’t have the capacity to deliver the subs. $4.7B already down the 🚽. #honesty #auspol
August 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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The man in the mirror.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
August 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The man in the mirror.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Excellent investigative journalism - well done @anthonyklan.bsky.social
theklaxon.com.au/jillian-sega...
theklaxon.com.au/jillian-sega...
EXCLUSIVE: Segal's "husband" donation claims a sham - The Klaxon
The nation’s Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — who claims to have “had no involvement” in her husband’s “donations” — has been donating with him for decades.
theklaxon.com.au
August 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Excellent investigative journalism - well done @anthonyklan.bsky.social
theklaxon.com.au/jillian-sega...
theklaxon.com.au/jillian-sega...
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Instead of honouring our brave Palestinian journalist colleagues including Al Jazeera’s Anas Al-Sharif killed in Gaza, much of the media repeated - nay led - with the Israeli line that they were “terrorists” despite a complete lack of evidence.
We pull apart this tired narrative
We pull apart this tired narrative
August 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Instead of honouring our brave Palestinian journalist colleagues including Al Jazeera’s Anas Al-Sharif killed in Gaza, much of the media repeated - nay led - with the Israeli line that they were “terrorists” despite a complete lack of evidence.
We pull apart this tired narrative
We pull apart this tired narrative
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Killing journalists.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
August 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Killing journalists.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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When will journos and others stop repeating propaganda like "90,000" people attended the March For Humanity?
That's a NSW police alleged "estimate"
New👏🏽South👏🏽Wales👏🏽Police
You know, the ones against the march in the 1st place?
Deliberately downgrading obvious public support, benefits their agenda
That's a NSW police alleged "estimate"
New👏🏽South👏🏽Wales👏🏽Police
You know, the ones against the march in the 1st place?
Deliberately downgrading obvious public support, benefits their agenda
We all felt we had done something memorable. It was the opposition from government and police to the march that brought hundreds of thousands of us out in the rain. The point we made has clearly registered. #auspol #IsraelPalestine
Watermelons in the rain
We knew a thousand police couldn’t arrest 90,000 of us, so the march for Palestine was always going to happen. An 11th-hour decision by Justice Belinda Rigg just made it legal.
johnmenadue.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
When will journos and others stop repeating propaganda like "90,000" people attended the March For Humanity?
That's a NSW police alleged "estimate"
New👏🏽South👏🏽Wales👏🏽Police
You know, the ones against the march in the 1st place?
Deliberately downgrading obvious public support, benefits their agenda
That's a NSW police alleged "estimate"
New👏🏽South👏🏽Wales👏🏽Police
You know, the ones against the march in the 1st place?
Deliberately downgrading obvious public support, benefits their agenda