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Anasina Gray-Barberio @anasinagraybarberio.org.au · 52m

News that a ceasefire agreement in Gaza has been signed is welcome.

For the sake of the survivors on the ground, who have been through years of horrific genocide campaign, I pray this is the end of their nightmare.

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Nes Evan @nes-evan.bsky.social · 4h

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

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

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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

www.theguardian.com

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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 6d

🇦🇺 PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?

Australian policymakers are hearing expert testimony from officials, climate scientists & researchers about the scale of the problem & its effects on Australian politics.

PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?

This week, Australian policymakers heard about the real and growing problem of climate misinformation. Stopping it would mean regulating the PR industry.

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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 5h

Consultancy firm charging $440k for an AI generated report with huge errors? Ethical, apparently.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 6h

More information on this to come today in Senate Estimates, where I am questioning the Department of Defence.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 9h

Joining @cpi_aus this morning for a briefing on the many failings of the proposed FOI laws - they are calling for the bill to be scrapped and to start again with evidence based reform

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Nes Evan @nes-evan.bsky.social · 9h

#Queensland government urged to take stronger action on conservation as number of threatened #species rises

A new report has found an additional 114 flora and fauna species were listed as threatened between 2019 and 2024, and three animals were marked as #extinct

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Queensland government called out for 'not taking environment seriously'

The Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has called out the LNP government for "not taking the environment seriously" with the number of flora and fauna species under threat on the rise.

www.abc.net.au

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Nes Evan @nes-evan.bsky.social · 19h

#Lattouf unlawful termination case has cost #ABC at least $2.5m, Hugh Marks tells estimates

Public broadcaster failed to follow its own processes, boss says, and it was ‘not a good reflection on the organisation’

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

Lattouf unlawful termination case has cost ABC at least $2.5m, Hugh Marks tells estimates

Public broadcaster failed to follow its own processes, boss says, and it was ‘not a good reflection on the organisation’

www.theguardian.com

Nes Evan @nes-evan.bsky.social · 19h

#Israel intercepts another #Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists

A new Gaza-bound aid #flotilla has been intercepted by the Israeli army, days after the detention of activists on board vessels caused international outrage & wide protests

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel intercepts another Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists

Israeli foreign ministry confirms interception and says those on board will be deported

www.theguardian.com

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 20h

Asking Home Affairs about staffing for the Special Envoys - the Antisemitism envoy has 5 FTE positions (6 staff) and the Islamophobia envoy is still recruiting 👀

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 21h

It has cost $1.138 million and counting for the independent lawyer the NACC has had to hire to fix the mess their Commissioner made of the Robodebt inquiry

Compromised decision making costs public money and trust.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 22h

To the NACC: can you tell us why there haven't been any public hearings into the Robodebt matter?

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NACC says: No comment.

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Nes Evan @nes-evan.bsky.social · 22h

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

The children’s names below appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in #Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory

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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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 23h

Bloody hell don’t these massive contract bids💰 provide for a proofread/reference check?? Just so bloody, unbelievably shoddy. www.afr.com/rear-window/...

KPMG corrects its own phantom reference

Deloitte isn’t the only big four firm slipping up on its citations, though it’s still the only one blaming the robots.

www.afr.com

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Katherine Copsey @katcopseygreens.bsky.social · 1d

Investments at Sunshine Station to enable Airport Rail and future Melton electrification are very welcome, but it’s concerning to hear that the project might sever a crucial freight link.

We need more freight on rail, so Labor must ensure we have the infrastructure to enable it.

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Cate Faehrmann MP @greencate.bsky.social · 1d

Traditional Owners don't want the Narrabri Gas project. NSW Farmers don't want it. Unions don't want it. Environmentalists don't want it. Locals don't want it.

Only Chris Minns and his gas cartel mates want the Narrabri Gas project. So whose side is Labor on?

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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 1d

Labor pledged to save $6.4bn through cutting the government's use of consultants and external labour, and yet here they are forking out more. The government's focus must be on rebuilding the public service for core work functions.

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Cate Faehrmann MP @greencate.bsky.social · 1d

Why are these trees being cleared for a pipeline for Santos’ gas project when it hasn't even been approved yet?! 🤬