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Wendy Leslie @wendyleslie121.bsky.social · 13h

...and this is Chris Hedges replacement?

Andrew @boatie.bsky.social · 1d

Fucking LOL!!!!! #AusPol

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Wendy Leslie @wendyleslie121.bsky.social · 13h

Was this the choice substitute for the cancellation of Chris Hedges at the NPC?

Andrew @boatie.bsky.social · 1d

Fucking LOL!!!!! #AusPol

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Kate-Eviva @kate-eviva.bsky.social · 1d

🔥 excellent work from @barbarapocock.bsky.social
Glad you are an SA senator.
#auspol

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

🔥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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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 1d

#Auspol Just a reminder that Costello sold off Australia's Gold reserves to help the Howard Government create a surplus. How much did that arsehole cost us all? @albomp.bsky.social

Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

One economist recommended investors store wealth in the precious metal as an economic haven, while others warned of uncertainty.

Gold Hits $4,000 For The First Time—Here’s Why

One economist recommended investors store wealth in the precious metal as an economic haven, while others warned of uncertainty.

www.forbes.com

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Mike @bikeymikey70.bsky.social · 1d

#ThePeopleVsRobodebt

Wow, some amazing people that bought this to light, and took on the Government

And this show highlights just how much damage was caused to the people affected 😡

And still no one has been prosecuted, time to open the sealed section #Robodebt #auspol

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Peter George @indy4franklin.bsky.social · 1d

to their territorial waters as part of the freedom flotilla.

Please share this video and call on @senatorpennywong to take the strongest possible action on Madeleine’s behalf, and on behalf of all other Australians detained on peaceful convoys sailing to highlight 2/3

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Peter George @indy4franklin.bsky.social · 1d

to highlight the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and to deliver aid and medical assistance. 3/3

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Peter George @indy4franklin.bsky.social · 1d

Tasmanian ship’s captain Madeleine Habib has been detained after the boat The Conscience was intercepted in international waters off the coast of Gaza in recent hours.

The ship was carrying 92 passengers, all journalists and medical staff, with the mission to open sea access for Gazans 1/3

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 1d

#RealHeroes Vs #Fascism and #Genocide by #Israel - #Australia #auspol

Peter George @indy4franklin.bsky.social · 1d

Tasmanian ship’s captain Madeleine Habib has been detained after the boat The Conscience was intercepted in international waters off the coast of Gaza in recent hours.

The ship was carrying 92 passengers, all journalists and medical staff, with the mission to open sea access for Gazans 1/3

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

The LNP government was responsible for the deadly crime of #robodebt.

The Labor government promised that people would be held accountable.

They lied. #auspol

Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

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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Miscellaneous Loose Unit @misc-loose-unit.bsky.social · 1d

They want to shut down protesters especially the pro Palestine and anti fascist ones

#auspol

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misschief9.bsky.social @misschief9.bsky.social · 1d

What laws exactly are they enforcing ?
Is there a 'social cohesion' law ?
Is there a 'social fabric' law ?
Or are they just going to harrass to the point of inciting violence that will trigger terrorism laws ?

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Find And Dandy @findanddandy.bsky.social · 2d

This doesn't get nearly enough attention. W/ Trumps 'easy to obsess over' extreme craziness, He's a symptom, like climate breakdown, like 'housing crises', like plastic pollution, like AI slop, like war. Upstream is the source - extractivism colonialism imperialism capitalism & now technofeudalism

Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 2d

Again, Trump is a symptom of a larger disease.

Whether it's him or someone else, conditions right now necessitate the wealth class embracing a fascist project. You have to look beyond him and see it's not an aberration but an evolution that we must stop.

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 2d

More detail here on the NPC cancellation of a journalist who was booked to speak about Gaza.
Incredible how badly our cultural institutions have failed us.

Exclusive: National Press Club cancelled Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for being “in favour” of Palestine

Correspondence obtained by Lamestream shows the NPC confirmed Chris Hedges as a speaker, before cancelling him due to "balance".

www.lamestream.com.au

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Culture Unstained @cultureunstained.bsky.social · Jun 11

🏫 ❤️ "...We - teachers, lecturers, educators and parents - urge our schools and universities not to bring student groups to the Science Museum while Adani and BP remain sponsors.”

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Andrew Wilkie MP @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social · 1d

Distressed to hear Madeleine Habib’s boat has been intercepted & boarded by IDF. Yet another breach of int law by Israel. I’m in Canberra & liaising now with the PM’s office. Israel must immediately release all on board including our brave Tasmanian Madeleine #auspol #politas

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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 1d

Expel the Israeli ambassador

Find And Dandy @findanddandy.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder what it will take for this to take off? #auspol
we need action

www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

e-petitions

www.aph.gov.au

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 16h

‘Prepare to defend Taiwan’ suggests the architect (and beneficiary) of the program that is draining our own Defence budget to pay for a capability that will, at best, arrive years after a predicted Taiwan conflict - but will, in fact, likely never arrive. 1/2 #AUKUS #auspol

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 15h

Just so we’re clear: Labor is choosing to work with the worst possible party on environmental issues, instead of the Greens and teals who actually want environmental regulation.
And Watt is already admitting it won’t have a climate trigger …

Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws

Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...

www.abc.net.au

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💧Bee 🐝🌿❤ @belindajones68.bsky.social · 15h

For more info...

House Notice/Daily Program & more
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

Estimates Live & more
parlwork.aph.gov.au

ParlInfo
parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/sea...

Hansard
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

All we have to do to keep the bastards honest is pay attention.
🐝
#auspol #qt

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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 14h

I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit scared of any new ‘environment laws’ that Labor can get Matt Canavan and Andrew Hastie to vote for…I think they will be better described as ‘ how to build more mines faster laws’ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws

Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...

www.abc.net.au

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 4d

Israel Droned Flotilla Activists And Then Abused Greta Thunberg

If you’ll launch drone attacks on activists trying to bring aid to starving civilians, there’s nothing you won’t do.

www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-dro...

Israel Droned Flotilla Activists And Then Abused Greta Thunberg

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

www.caitlinjohnst.one

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 2d

Only Israelis could spend two years committing genocide and then demand everyone feel very, very sorry for them on the anniversary their genocide started.

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Valentenya 🍉 🐈‍⬛ @valentenya.bsky.social · 2d

This hasn’t happened. There’s a proposal for an end to trade concessions and also for limited restrictions. Posting fake slop like this without source attribution isn’t helpful.

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