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My thoughts on the dismissal of the Whitlam govt. 50 years later - the language of the dismissal has shifted to now acknowledge, as the PM described, a ‘calculated plot’ to remove an elected govt #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
A calculated plot, an ambush, a coup
Five decades on from the dismissal of the Whitlam government, Australia is seeing a notable shift in the narrative that now recognises it as a calculated coup, and an assault on the conventions of gov...
johnmenadue.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
My thoughts on the dismissal of the Whitlam govt. 50 years later - the language of the dismissal has shifted to now acknowledge, as the PM described, a ‘calculated plot’ to remove an elected govt #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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You cant protect nature if you wont protect native forests from chain saws & bulldozers
Great column by Virginia Young on Labors deeply flawed new ‘nature laws’…the ones that’s are so flawed the mining industry are desperately lobbying the Liberals to vote for them
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Great column by Virginia Young on Labors deeply flawed new ‘nature laws’…the ones that’s are so flawed the mining industry are desperately lobbying the Liberals to vote for them
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Australians are being asked to believe we can protect nature by exploiting it faster and with less scrutiny
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
You cant protect nature if you wont protect native forests from chain saws & bulldozers
Great column by Virginia Young on Labors deeply flawed new ‘nature laws’…the ones that’s are so flawed the mining industry are desperately lobbying the Liberals to vote for them
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Great column by Virginia Young on Labors deeply flawed new ‘nature laws’…the ones that’s are so flawed the mining industry are desperately lobbying the Liberals to vote for them
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
It's official, 2025 recorded the second lowest sea-ice extent maximum on record, with only 2024 seeing a lower maximum. And 2016 holds third place, with a maximum about 17,000 km² more than 2025.
Will 2026 see a new record low maximum? Stay tuned!
Code Yikes!
It's official, 2025 recorded the second lowest sea-ice extent maximum on record, with only 2024 seeing a lower maximum. And 2016 holds third place, with a maximum about 17,000 km² more than 2025.
Will 2026 see a new record low maximum? Stay tuned!
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
It's official, 2025 recorded the second lowest sea-ice extent maximum on record, with only 2024 seeing a lower maximum. And 2016 holds third place, with a maximum about 17,000 km² more than 2025.
Will 2026 see a new record low maximum? Stay tuned!
Code Yikes!
It's official, 2025 recorded the second lowest sea-ice extent maximum on record, with only 2024 seeing a lower maximum. And 2016 holds third place, with a maximum about 17,000 km² more than 2025.
Will 2026 see a new record low maximum? Stay tuned!
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UK PM Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into Reform’s Russia links after the party's ex-Wales leader was jailed, Sky News reports.
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
UK PM Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into Reform’s Russia links after the party's ex-Wales leader was jailed, Sky News reports.
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Quiet, piggy.
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Quiet, piggy.
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This is what we're up against. Fortunately, Advance are a bunch of simpletons. Unfortunately, so are a lot of Australians.
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is what we're up against. Fortunately, Advance are a bunch of simpletons. Unfortunately, so are a lot of Australians.
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I foresee a butt-load of really clumsy and obvious redactions.
Here’s everything you need to know about what the House actually voted on, what is already public, and what questions they hope to answer by releasing new information.
The House Just Voted to Release the Epstein Files. Here's What It Means
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I foresee a butt-load of really clumsy and obvious redactions.
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Good morning
Happy #thicktrunktuesday
Happy #thicktrunktuesday
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Good morning
Happy #thicktrunktuesday
Happy #thicktrunktuesday
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Or just move them to a minimum security Club Fed and give them a puppy and yoga classes.
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Or just move them to a minimum security Club Fed and give them a puppy and yoga classes.
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Look at him
Trump feeling right at home with another evil murderer Prince Bone Saw
www.nbcnews.com/now/video/tr...
Thoughts with Jamāl Khāshqujī, his wife and all who loved him
Trump feeling right at home with another evil murderer Prince Bone Saw
www.nbcnews.com/now/video/tr...
Thoughts with Jamāl Khāshqujī, his wife and all who loved him
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Look at him
Trump feeling right at home with another evil murderer Prince Bone Saw
www.nbcnews.com/now/video/tr...
Thoughts with Jamāl Khāshqujī, his wife and all who loved him
Trump feeling right at home with another evil murderer Prince Bone Saw
www.nbcnews.com/now/video/tr...
Thoughts with Jamāl Khāshqujī, his wife and all who loved him
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If there's not a team that has been assiduously going through the Epstein Files and expunging any mention of Trump and his cronies ... then I've got a bridge to sell you.
They will be both weaponised and worthless.
They will be both weaponised and worthless.
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
If there's not a team that has been assiduously going through the Epstein Files and expunging any mention of Trump and his cronies ... then I've got a bridge to sell you.
They will be both weaponised and worthless.
They will be both weaponised and worthless.
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The Epstein scandal is a symptom of a larger disease
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
It's Rotten All the Way Down: Epstein, Trump, and the Twilight of the Elites
What's being exposed is bigger than Jeffrey Epstein or Donald Trump. It's the failure of American institutions
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Epstein scandal is a symptom of a larger disease
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
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Australia’s greatest ally
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Australia’s greatest ally
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By that logic, every single reporter (and every other person) can now start calling this twit "piggy".
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
By that logic, every single reporter (and every other person) can now start calling this twit "piggy".
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“Quiet, Piggy” would be fitting for his tombstone.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
“Quiet, Piggy” would be fitting for his tombstone.
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Or just move them to country club incarceration where they get fancy meals, release access, lockdowns to meet with relatives, and puppies?
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Or just move them to country club incarceration where they get fancy meals, release access, lockdowns to meet with relatives, and puppies?
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The impacts of the algal bloom are still evident along our South Australian shores, dead fish scattered as far as the morning walk. To face the climate change driven causes behind this national disaster Australia needs a firm commitment to stopping the expansion of fossil fuels.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The impacts of the algal bloom are still evident along our South Australian shores, dead fish scattered as far as the morning walk. To face the climate change driven causes behind this national disaster Australia needs a firm commitment to stopping the expansion of fossil fuels.
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on this, the 50th anniversary of the whitlam dismissal, it bears mentioning that the present-day labor party is far, far closer politically to the party of fraser than the party of whitlam - and honestly, that comparison does disservice to the party of fraser.
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
on this, the 50th anniversary of the whitlam dismissal, it bears mentioning that the present-day labor party is far, far closer politically to the party of fraser than the party of whitlam - and honestly, that comparison does disservice to the party of fraser.
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“I’ve never said I’m immortal. I do believe in correct language. I’m eternal.” Gough Whitlam - visionary, reformer and the man who shaped modern Australia.
Illustrated to mark 50 years since the Dismissal, and to celebrate his enduring legacy | Prints/tees: tinyurl.com/hzz69d7z
Illustrated to mark 50 years since the Dismissal, and to celebrate his enduring legacy | Prints/tees: tinyurl.com/hzz69d7z
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
“I’ve never said I’m immortal. I do believe in correct language. I’m eternal.” Gough Whitlam - visionary, reformer and the man who shaped modern Australia.
Illustrated to mark 50 years since the Dismissal, and to celebrate his enduring legacy | Prints/tees: tinyurl.com/hzz69d7z
Illustrated to mark 50 years since the Dismissal, and to celebrate his enduring legacy | Prints/tees: tinyurl.com/hzz69d7z
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November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Ok my EG Whitlam yarn. Early 90's Gough is speaker at a national Young Labor dinner. I'm a new SVP and get to sit next to him. He's being introduced by another delegate - at inappropriate length. Gough leans in a bit to me and asks *do the voice*
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Ok my EG Whitlam yarn. Early 90's Gough is speaker at a national Young Labor dinner. I'm a new SVP and get to sit next to him. He's being introduced by another delegate - at inappropriate length. Gough leans in a bit to me and asks *do the voice*
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"
"Comrade, what faction is this fuckwit in?"