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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 21h

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 5h

Meanwhile, housing supply and affordability worsens, #homelessness increases, and obscene tax concessions remain for multiple property investors. #HousingCrisis #auspol

David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 6h

Rumours of a deeply dysfunctional board have been rife for months.

Housing is too important to all Australians for the govt’s let delivery body to be hamstrung like this.

Time for better governance at Housing Australia.

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Labor’s housing agenda in crisis amid complaints, resignations

A senior whistleblower says a slew of top executives at the agency in charge of Labor’s housing agenda quit amid claims of bad behaviour.

www.smh.com.au

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 5h

Hey @albomp.bsky.social are you really okay with being an ally to this 👇 #auspol #DumpAUKUS

Grandma G 🍁 Kanadiac @kanadiac.bsky.social · 1d

I am so very thankful to be a Canadian!
Imagine living in a country where your hateful, sick leader says stuff like this...
"We're gonna take care of our people, there are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of, and we'll take care of them in a different way."

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 5h

Johnson is blaming the government shutdown for the delay, even though he previously expedited the swearing-in of multiple Republicans who won their special elections before election results were even in.

www.democracynow.org/2025/10/8/ad...

Epstein Files Fight: Rep.-Elect Grijalva Still Waiting to Be Sworn In

Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election for a House seat in Arizona two weeks ago, has still not been sworn in to Congress. Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is bl...

www.democracynow.org

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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 4h

My My My, HOW could such a thing happen..🤔

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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 19h

Love this lapel pin from @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social celebrating the amalgamation of the Netherland's green & labour parties.

If only it could happen in Australia, with the Greens & the ALP forming a truly powerful green-progressive party. It seems that dream is dwindling by the day.

#Auspol

Lapel pin depicting a red hand and green hand clasping.

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Margaret Bell 🔔 @margbell.bsky.social · 4h

We need BIG money interests to see opportunities in environmental rehabilitation and sustainability.
As is, the tightrope of maintaining power is to beholden to the wrong sort

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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 15h

18,457 dead children.

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Margaret Bell 🔔 @margbell.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah, thanks!!
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MColvinMcKenzie @mcolvinmckenzie.bsky.social · 13h

www.instagram.com/p/DO2M805DZD... Trump paid for people to come to the capital on jan 6

Login • Instagram

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Sista Cate Ruth ♿ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 12h

If America can overthrow Trump and the fascist billionaires behind him, pulling the strings, there's a tiny glimmer of hope that the world may get the renaissance it so desperately needs. US corporations and agencies like the CIA are the cause of a huge amount of global instability.
Imagine...

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Sista Cate Ruth ♿ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 12h

There are 3,028 billionaires worldwide. Their combined wealth totals $16.1 trillion.
That's enough money to cure poverty, educate every child and give everyone the healthcare they need.
If only they would use their power for good instead of evil.
#EatTheRich

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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 8h

I met some tourists from Houston Texas yesterday. Been here 5 days. They now don't want to go back to the usa

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Honor Laois 🦘📎🍉 #auspol @honorlaoiss.bsky.social · 8h

theconversation.com/renewables-h...

Renewables have now passed coal globally – and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal

Even as clean energy progress slows in the US and EU, developing nations such as Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are surging ahead.

theconversation.com

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 7h

Oxfam Australia’s acting chief executive, Chrisanta Muli, said:

Our tax system is deepening inequality because it fails to tax wealth. For decades, Australia has been becoming a nation for the wealthy, not workers.

Palestine Ticker Bot 🇵🇸 📡 @falastiintickerbot.bsky.social · 8h

Australia politics live: Judges to rule on Opera House Palestine protest; capital gains discount claimed by wealthiest

Click to read full article

www.theguardian.com

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Margaret Bell 🔔 @margbell.bsky.social · 7h

I must take a look
Mutuals is good, yes?

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Margaret Bell 🔔 @margbell.bsky.social · 1d

Doug Cameron speaks to this very well -

'Militarism gone mad' — Labor firebrand hits out at party’s support of AUKUS - ABC listen share.google/li5KlJ9fac20...

'Militarism gone mad' — Labor firebrand hits out at party’s support of AUKUS - ABC listen

The world feels more dangerous and unpredictable, but with Australia wedged between our traditional ally, America, and our biggest trading partner, China, does our most expensive ever defence project ...

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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 19h

There's fascinating research on the relationship between intelligence & income.

Up to ~130, there's a correlation, but higher that it breaks down.

Smarter people seek out lives that fulfil them intellectually & emotionally, rather than boost them financially.

Beyond Badenoch's comprehension.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20h

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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Margaret Bell 🔔 @margbell.bsky.social · 7h

And gosh, don't we have an array of examples of 'filthy rich' who are so one-dimensional.

Ruthless
Simplistically overconfident
And, of course, a little void of empathy

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 19h

Jacinta Price has lashed & accused the ABC of not providing enough coverage on the assassination of Far Right advocate Charlie Kirk. Takes issue with ABC referring to him as a “Far Right advocate”

Pfft. ABC wouldn’t shut up about Kirk. And yes Jacinta, he’s far right, like you. #Estimates

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 16h

As long as we get sausages in bread every three or four years, Australians are gonna sleepwalk their way through this fascistic global push. More of you need to be more serious, sooner rather than later.

Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 18h

In the Trump era, this is terrifying. Apparently criticising capitalism 🥴🤣 is terrorism now in the US.
#Auspol

Australian Federal Police ®
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The AFP has set up new National Security Investigations (NSI) teams to target groups and individuals causing high levels of harm to Australia's social cohesion.
The NSI teams will work closely with state and territory police, law enforcement and national security partners to provide a coordinated, consistent and intelligence-led response to security threats, and also work on a global level through operations, capabilities and relationships with the international law enforcement intelligence community.
There are current and emerging groups dispersed across Australia and in some cases, overseas, who are eroding our country's social fabric by advocating hatred, fear, and humiliation. While many of these crimes may not meet the threshold of terrorism, the AFP has identified concerning behaviours which could escalate to politically-motivated violence or hate crimes, which seriously put the Australian community at risk.
There is no place for hate or violence in our communities and the AFP will defend and protect Australia and Australia's future from these threats.
Anyone with information about possible threats to the community or suspicious activity should make a report to the National Security Hotline on 1800 123 400. In an emergency or life-threatening situation, contact Triple

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✨Franky✨ @frankydcat.bsky.social · 21d

timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning

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Margaret Bell 🔔 @margbell.bsky.social · 17h

Once upon a time,
and not so long ago,
Radio National's: 'The World Today'was a 50 minute current affairs program with depth.
Now it's barely 20minutes and there's even time for this cringe

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Lovelorn farmers hit the speed dating scene - ABC listen share.google/fL6jaQ0wViPz...

Lovelorn farmers hit the speed dating scene - ABC listen

The nation's agricultural shows are the place to go for anyone with a love for woodchopping, dagwood dogs and prize bulls.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 21h

🔥Barbara Pocock slices up Richard Windeyer from Dept of Finance for allowing PwC back into govt contracts
RW “We were making a judgement about when we think the organisation is sufficiently changed & different”🤔
BP “How can u make that judgment over the top of the police?”💥 #Estimates

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 1d

One tiny smidgen of positive news. #NobelPeacePrize

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