@rockinryoko.bsky.social
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I don't know where the Coalition are scoring their angry pills but they're getting ripped off. This cynical, performative grief and ham-fisted, rage-harvesting is embarrassing frankly. And it’s totally ick when so many Australians are in real shock and mourning. Grow the fuck up, guys. #auspol
December 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I don't know where the Coalition are scoring their angry pills but they're getting ripped off. This cynical, performative grief and ham-fisted, rage-harvesting is embarrassing frankly. And it’s totally ick when so many Australians are in real shock and mourning. Grow the fuck up, guys. #auspol
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John Howard pushed for the invasion of Iraq, which was one of the dominoes which created the conditions for ISIS and caused untold human misery we are still dealing with today. He refused to acknowledge racism was a main driver of the Cronulla riots.
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
John Howard pushed for the invasion of Iraq, which was one of the dominoes which created the conditions for ISIS and caused untold human misery we are still dealing with today. He refused to acknowledge racism was a main driver of the Cronulla riots.
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100's of jobs cut at CSIRO when it has never been more important for govts to invest in science & research. Why can Labor find $$ for AUKUS but not our nation’s premier science, industry & research org? The Greens implore the Albanese government to commit funding & prevent cuts.
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
100's of jobs cut at CSIRO when it has never been more important for govts to invest in science & research. Why can Labor find $$ for AUKUS but not our nation’s premier science, industry & research org? The Greens implore the Albanese government to commit funding & prevent cuts.
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‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says he is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
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Almost two out of three corals across popular tourism spots at the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo reef died after an unprecedented marine heatwave hit the Western Australia region, scientists have said.
The areas in Ningaloo’s northern lagoon had undergone a “profound ecological simplification” with coral species that were keystones to the habitat among those killed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
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This is why for a long time I've found the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science a rather insulting propaganda exercise
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
The CSIRO cuts are just the tip of the iceberg for Australia's science funding
Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This is why for a long time I've found the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science a rather insulting propaganda exercise
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
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See also recent Halloween - fast becoming an enormous plastic festival
Only 9% of plastics ever made have been recycled. Clever industry campaigns have shifted the costs of their own waste onto consumers.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/how-the...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/how-the...
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
See also recent Halloween - fast becoming an enormous plastic festival
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To put it in perspective. Median household income should be almost 100k today. That is how much money has been siphoned off the middle class
October 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
To put it in perspective. Median household income should be almost 100k today. That is how much money has been siphoned off the middle class
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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.
October 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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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If Melbourne University Publishing doesn’t want to keep publishing Meanjin, they should hand over the journal to someone worthy of the responsibility. Me in The Conversation theconversation.com/the-decision...
The decision to close Meanjin misunderstands its wider importance. Australian culture deserves better
The decision to close Meanjin is the latest in a string of recent decisions that suggest universities are not safe harbours for priceless cultural institutions.
theconversation.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
If Melbourne University Publishing doesn’t want to keep publishing Meanjin, they should hand over the journal to someone worthy of the responsibility. Me in The Conversation theconversation.com/the-decision...
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Difficult for me to be objective about this given that I’ve been published by Meanjin and count the current editor as a friend - but objectively or subjectively, any way you look at it this is an appalling decision and one that will further and greatly diminish Australia’s literary culture.
Exclusive: Australia’s second-oldest literary journal, Meanjin, is being shut down today for "financial" reasons, Crikey can reveal.
Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
www.crikey.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Difficult for me to be objective about this given that I’ve been published by Meanjin and count the current editor as a friend - but objectively or subjectively, any way you look at it this is an appalling decision and one that will further and greatly diminish Australia’s literary culture.
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“Some good people” hey @albomp.bsky.social?
September 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
“Some good people” hey @albomp.bsky.social?
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Also how is it there are so many empty houses? I can walk around my neighbourhood and point out over 20 empty homes. Some have been vacant for over 20 years.
September 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Also how is it there are so many empty houses? I can walk around my neighbourhood and point out over 20 empty homes. Some have been vacant for over 20 years.
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Or the housing shortage when there are over 150k short term rentals available through platforms like Airbnb & Stayz that are negatively geared. The same ppl who complain about there being a housing shortage are generally the same ppl who choose an Airbnb over a hotel.
September 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Or the housing shortage when there are over 150k short term rentals available through platforms like Airbnb & Stayz that are negatively geared. The same ppl who complain about there being a housing shortage are generally the same ppl who choose an Airbnb over a hotel.
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Anyone talking about housing affordability not mentioning the capital gains tax discount is not talking about housing affordability.
September 1, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Anyone talking about housing affordability not mentioning the capital gains tax discount is not talking about housing affordability.
Join your union. Really sad to see decline in union membership while, surprise surprise, workers rights are aggressively eroded by right wing plutocrats
If you enjoy…
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
September 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Join your union. Really sad to see decline in union membership while, surprise surprise, workers rights are aggressively eroded by right wing plutocrats
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Why is NSW Still Logging the Great Koala National Park? (24 May 2024)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQu-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQu-...
August 29, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Why is NSW Still Logging the Great Koala National Park? (24 May 2024)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQu-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQu-...
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Woolworths and Coles reporting over a billion dollars profit goes to show how much more they could be paying farmers, slashing prices and still make a profit but instead they'd prefer to rip off everyone.
#Auspol
#Auspol
August 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Woolworths and Coles reporting over a billion dollars profit goes to show how much more they could be paying farmers, slashing prices and still make a profit but instead they'd prefer to rip off everyone.
#Auspol
#Auspol
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What about a 1941 protest song by Irving Berlin? I would add this to the mix!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkh...
When that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take)
YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen
www.youtube.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
What about a 1941 protest song by Irving Berlin? I would add this to the mix!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkh...
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"Australia has the second-lowest public expenditure on tertiary education institutions in the OECD…This has resulted in an endless chase for dollars (international students & “the next big thing”) rather than thinking about what an educated Australia should look like” www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Universities such as mine are making poor decisions, and we’re not allowed to know why
UTS has announced a “pause” on enrolments in 100 courses. Vacating these critically important areas diminishes not only the brand of UTS but the state it was designed to benefit.
www.smh.com.au
August 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"Australia has the second-lowest public expenditure on tertiary education institutions in the OECD…This has resulted in an endless chase for dollars (international students & “the next big thing”) rather than thinking about what an educated Australia should look like” www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Oh so true
Australian media is centrist, corporate and blind to the bigger picture
Australians are taught through media and politics that mediocrity is all they can hope for, Amy Remeikis writes www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian....
Australians are taught through media and politics that mediocrity is all they can hope for, Amy Remeikis writes www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian....
Australian media is centrist, corporate and blind to the bigger picture
Australians are taught through media and politics that mediocrity is all they can hope for, Amy Remeikis writes
www.deepcutnews.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Oh so true
Every day we miss Gough. What might have been
On this day 50 years ago, Gough Whitlam and Vincent Lingiari made history. In returning land to the Gurindji people, it marked the first time an Australian Prime Minister acknowledged Aboriginal land rights.
August 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Every day we miss Gough. What might have been
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On this day 50 years ago, Gough Whitlam and Vincent Lingiari made history. In returning land to the Gurindji people, it marked the first time an Australian Prime Minister acknowledged Aboriginal land rights.
August 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
On this day 50 years ago, Gough Whitlam and Vincent Lingiari made history. In returning land to the Gurindji people, it marked the first time an Australian Prime Minister acknowledged Aboriginal land rights.
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ICYMI- Horses Changing Courses- yesterday's cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
ICYMI- Horses Changing Courses- yesterday's cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com
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