Pam Cash
@pamcash.bsky.social
Interested observer of progressive politics, feminist, atheist, reader
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January 25, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
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Why anyone dignifies the Coalition with the pretence that they have the slightest clue what they want or what they're talking about is a complete mystery. Labor is a craven capitulation machine, but the Coalition make One Nation look coherent and principled.
Politicising Bondi backfires for Liberals who got what they asked for
Federal Liberals are discovering the price of having been so brazen in their politicisation of the Bondi terror attack and many appear to have buyers' remorse.
www.abc.net.au
January 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Why anyone dignifies the Coalition with the pretence that they have the slightest clue what they want or what they're talking about is a complete mystery. Labor is a craven capitulation machine, but the Coalition make One Nation look coherent and principled.
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“ It thrives when governments and media normalise fear politics - and when far-right and racist networks are allowed to spread antisemitic propaganda with impunity.”
January 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
“ It thrives when governments and media normalise fear politics - and when far-right and racist networks are allowed to spread antisemitic propaganda with impunity.”
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January 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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The focus on the ‘sensible centre’ has created a bad map where the road leads to nowhere, ignoring evidence when convenient and stifling democratic debate.
Order a copy of Dead Centre:
https://australiainstitute.org.au/store-dead-centre-vantage-point-issue-2/
Order a copy of Dead Centre:
https://australiainstitute.org.au/store-dead-centre-vantage-point-issue-2/
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The focus on the ‘sensible centre’ has created a bad map where the road leads to nowhere, ignoring evidence when convenient and stifling democratic debate.
Order a copy of Dead Centre:
https://australiainstitute.org.au/store-dead-centre-vantage-point-issue-2/
Order a copy of Dead Centre:
https://australiainstitute.org.au/store-dead-centre-vantage-point-issue-2/
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Every woman has heard it. Your daughter, your sister, your mother, your wife. We have ALL heard it.
I haven’t (and most likely won’t) watch the recently released video but I swear I can hear that “fucking bitch” in my head clear as day. The snarling hate and disgust. Every woman has heard it.
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Every woman has heard it. Your daughter, your sister, your mother, your wife. We have ALL heard it.
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Grok has not "turned off" its CSAM generator for anyone - it has simply put it behind a paywall.
Stop uncritically repeating the narratives of tech companies.
Stop uncritically repeating the narratives of tech companies.
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Grok has not "turned off" its CSAM generator for anyone - it has simply put it behind a paywall.
Stop uncritically repeating the narratives of tech companies.
Stop uncritically repeating the narratives of tech companies.
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Absolutely on point, when the only factual truth coming from the newspaper is the cartoonist then Aus media are really in trouble.
The fact that the Israel Lobby, zionists and Coalition are calling Cathy Wilcox antisemitic and demanding her sacking just confirms how right this is.
#IStandwithCathyWilcox
#IStandwithCathyWilcox
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Absolutely on point, when the only factual truth coming from the newspaper is the cartoonist then Aus media are really in trouble.
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It seems likely that the govt will do a royal commission, so just know they Zionists etc will now shift to "we don't like the terms of reference" "we don't like the the commissioner".
The entire point of the calls for the RC was not to get one, but to be able to complain and attack the govt.
The entire point of the calls for the RC was not to get one, but to be able to complain and attack the govt.
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It seems likely that the govt will do a royal commission, so just know they Zionists etc will now shift to "we don't like the terms of reference" "we don't like the the commissioner".
The entire point of the calls for the RC was not to get one, but to be able to complain and attack the govt.
The entire point of the calls for the RC was not to get one, but to be able to complain and attack the govt.
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v informative but the opening premise is that “public anger” is driving these calls. It is in fact a tiny elite of vested interests.
"The manifold failures of 26 Australian Royal Commissions since 1980 to do anything much about the underlying sins, wickedness, and malfeasance that they were supposed to address should caution us against a repeat with the Bondi shootings."
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
We've had 26 royal commissions. Their failures should caution us against a repeat
Calls for a royal commission after the Bondi shootings reflect public anger and distrust, but decades of experience suggest such inquiries rarely deliver lasting reform or accountability.
johnmenadue.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM
v informative but the opening premise is that “public anger” is driving these calls. It is in fact a tiny elite of vested interests.
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Now the Lobby is demanding Albo appoints an Israel flunky to head up the RC (and terms of ref which don't include the main cause of antisemitism ... Israel)
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Now the Lobby is demanding Albo appoints an Israel flunky to head up the RC (and terms of ref which don't include the main cause of antisemitism ... Israel)
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The campaign has seamlessly pivoted from demanding the royal commission to demanding the right to handpick the commissioner, next will be the demand to dictate the terms of reference.
Despite everything we’ve seen over the past two years, this is probably the most shameful episode in Australian media history/ political collusion.
The lead story on the SMH is Albanese’s political opponent, who lost his seat, trying to force the government to back his own pick for a RC. Madness.
The lead story on the SMH is Albanese’s political opponent, who lost his seat, trying to force the government to back his own pick for a RC. Madness.
January 7, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The campaign has seamlessly pivoted from demanding the royal commission to demanding the right to handpick the commissioner, next will be the demand to dictate the terms of reference.
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Statement on US aggression in Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Statement on US aggression in Venezuela
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Reposting with alt-text because it feels good to share wonderful news!
![[black text on lilac background with white border on 2 sides] Zero
cervical cancer cases diagnosed in Australian women aged under 25 in
2021 - the first time since records began in 1982](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4w5w2dprfoupeib3bmqktfiz/bafkreihtms5huzsjggqv2wn2k4zw5puie677bielmpircz43khfibkpjae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reposting with alt-text because it feels good to share wonderful news!
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Kerry O’Brien says the fact the Teals are around shows that “more people are thinking about their vote”
“I mean, that didn’t happen by accident. That’s people actually stopping to think” #auspol
“I mean, that didn’t happen by accident. That’s people actually stopping to think” #auspol
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Kerry O’Brien says the fact the Teals are around shows that “more people are thinking about their vote”
“I mean, that didn’t happen by accident. That’s people actually stopping to think” #auspol
“I mean, that didn’t happen by accident. That’s people actually stopping to think” #auspol
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Jamie Melham deserves to be celebrated without caveats, without innuendo, without being reduced to a sexual object, writes Rita Nasr.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-o...
womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-o...
The online misogyny that followed Jamie Melham's historic Melbourne Cup win
Jamie Melham deserves to be celebrated without caveats, without innuendo, without being reduced to a sexual object.
womensagenda.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Jamie Melham deserves to be celebrated without caveats, without innuendo, without being reduced to a sexual object, writes Rita Nasr.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-o...
womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-o...
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"I had actually been diagnosed with malnutrition and scurvy.
I know the outcome of not buying the things I need for my health, but I also know that sometimes I don't have a choice" - @artistaffame.bsky.social
Watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Xc...
I know the outcome of not buying the things I need for my health, but I also know that sometimes I don't have a choice" - @artistaffame.bsky.social
Watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Xc...
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"I had actually been diagnosed with malnutrition and scurvy.
I know the outcome of not buying the things I need for my health, but I also know that sometimes I don't have a choice" - @artistaffame.bsky.social
Watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Xc...
I know the outcome of not buying the things I need for my health, but I also know that sometimes I don't have a choice" - @artistaffame.bsky.social
Watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Xc...
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Release the Epstien Files...
October 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Release the Epstien Files...
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Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Run by multiple departments and hundreds of private companies, advocates warn errors will continue to rock a system ‘in crisis’
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It’s a system designed to help Australians who most need it. Yet its created continuous scandals, with parts of it paused because the government can’t say if it’s operating legally.
Hundreds and thousands of Centrelink clients are affected by its frequent problems, being charged or overpaying debts incorrectly calculated as another class action is launched. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
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We really need a campaign to explain how negative gearing and capital gains work, how much they cost taxpayers and up to date statistics on the amount of properties owned by individuals, trusts etc.
Currently they’re making it easier to blame an immigrant than understand neoliberal taxation policy.
Currently they’re making it easier to blame an immigrant than understand neoliberal taxation policy.
October 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We really need a campaign to explain how negative gearing and capital gains work, how much they cost taxpayers and up to date statistics on the amount of properties owned by individuals, trusts etc.
Currently they’re making it easier to blame an immigrant than understand neoliberal taxation policy.
Currently they’re making it easier to blame an immigrant than understand neoliberal taxation policy.
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🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
October 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
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Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
Making his point for him -- just asking about the power of the gambling lobby gets Senator David Pocock booted from sports club the Prime Minister heads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club
Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
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A big four consultancy firm has used AI in a report that had several errors, and charged the Australian taxpayer with the bill. I am livid.
October 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A big four consultancy firm has used AI in a report that had several errors, and charged the Australian taxpayer with the bill. I am livid.