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The Eureka flag originated on the gold fields, became a union symbol, and is now being waved at anti-immigration protests. 👉 theconversation.com/why-the...
You can’t make this shit up. Deport men of colour, refugees to Nauru on the claim they are not of good character while giving tens of millions to a notorious outlaw motorcycle gang to provide the security there, in a secret deal. The corruption stinks. www.theage.com.au/national/lea...
Epstein victims speak out, Trump orders a military flyover
As an activist who helped lead the campaign against Robodebt, I can only think back to the days when legal scholars told us we had no chance of winning in court, and how I thought, fuck it, we’ll keep fighting anyway The Robodebt class action payout is now the largest *ever* in Australian history
"This is a government set fair for another two terms thanks to the chaos and incompetence of its opponents. It is seizing the chance to reduce transparency even further, having already surpassed the previous government in its hostility to FOI." Again, the political duopoly undermines democracy.
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I don't know about 'property porn' bc I don't watch those shows but I think the rest of this list is right on the money. Why on Earth are people allowed to own 5 investment properties, or 11?! My guess is that this kind of law wld adversely affect politicians. #auspol
One particularly piece of nasty from the FOI bill is that they're increasing the ability for agencies to refuse to confirm or deny that there are documents for your request if they're refusing to release. So even the consolation prize for a failed FOI goes away.
Reminds us all of Costello's sell down of most of our gold in 1992 at about US$300 per ounce. It's currently at about US$$3,500 per ounce. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
It’s time for solar panel recycling. @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social www.9news.com.au/videos/natio...
Us Boomers 👵👴
Neo-Nazi at Victorian march on Sunday....
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Don’t miss this! Fabulous talk and light lunch in company of likeminded people.
Don’t miss this! Fabulous talk and light lunch in company of likeminded people.
Today's Australia under a Labor government— 1. GENOCIDE committed by ISRAEL 🙊🙈🙉 2. NEO-NAZIS marching on the streets 🙊🙈🙉 3. RACIST MOB VIOLENCE against First Nations 🙊🙈🙉 4. VOICES AGAINST ISRAELI GENOCIDE AND APARTHEID 😱🗣️🗣️🗣️ We. Can. See. You. @albomp.bsky.social. #auspol
Racists of all types - Nazis, Zionists, general flag-shaggers - have pea-sized brains and pea-sized dicks. They are convenient boot-licking ogres with daddy issues for murderous oligarchs ripping everyone off. Politicians and media that pander to them are pond scum. Cheers.
Why hasn’t the media asked anyone in government where the fuck our special envoy to tackle Antisemitism is?
Splashing red paint on a building gets a breathless, urgent PM press conference, an aNtiSeMiTiSm eNvOy, saturation reporting and new "hate" laws. Racists violently attacking a group of First Nations gets you 🙉🙈🙊. Right, @albomp.bsky.social? #auspol #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
The Zionist line that Pro-Palestinian protesters "are Nazis" is dumber than it usually is today, given that Palestinian protesters were the people that stood up to the Nazis on the streets of Melbourne while the AJA couldn't even condemn the supremacist thugs.
Rupert on the money here: there's nothing more annoying than your racist xenophobia rally being spoilt by some guys who don't get that it's just good clean fun and want to bash immigrants for reals
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Reading Facebook comments on news articles about the marches today, and a lot of Nazis are trying hard to say they were not at a Nazi rally…
I will post about it when it's live. Defiantly free your self of the burden of waiting, sorry! But it will be this afternoon. Joel has just finished cutting a working version together.
Great news. Maybe the most peaceful path to URGENT reform is a riot in #parliament by independents and a shift in votes.
Mommy’s back on the west coast, but not yet home. To help her pass time at the airport, Daddy sent her this Weekend Waddle™️ video. Mommy says she’ll have jets on her legs again, so it might be a day or two before she’s adjusted to our routine. #CarsonTheCorgi #AndPocoToo #AndFinnToo #CorgiCrew
Richard Boyle may be the latest Australian whistleblower to face prosecution but there is every possibility he will not be the last, writes Kieran Pender. satpa.pe/WSPrl1E
Evening shot of Mt. Hood. May 9. 🤍🩵☁️
It didn't take long in Brisbane for it to descend into "send them home", "this is Australia, fuck off" & "if you hate us fuck off, you traitors". The Courier Mail is not exonerated by its reporting. Management have actively encouraged division for years here in Qld. #qldpol
I might start writing directly to some world "leaders". I'm not sure if they know we are onto them. I'm not sure of they care. Pretty cushy ride for most of them. A few carefully chosen words & facts might hit home. Nothing rude. Wouldn't want to spoil their day (or sleep). 😉
This somehow cheered me. A big message for the #ALP and #federal cabinet. #climate,#disinformation, #SocialDivisiveness, #integrity,#sovereignty. #auspol
Police have estimated the crowd's IQ at between low normal and mid-bogan.
Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
The Judicial Branch is at least trying to stop the insanity. God knows the Legislative Branch and the Press aren’t up to the task.
What? 😂🐾 #CorgiCrew #DogsOfBluesky #CardiganWelshCorgi #CorgiSky #DogSky #Corgi #akc
When politicians at all levels of Govt refuse to address the needs of their constituents - housing, health, education, economic concerns - it leads to people being vulnerable to those who will exploit them for their own interests & agendas That's we we're seeing today #auspol
And the Rednecks were a lost tribe, until a Lebanese messiah came among them...
“He’s behind me, isn’t he?”
At least SOME countries recognize the value of NATURE and all its offerings.
I'm not ashamed to say Jo, that I've read that particular piece probably about 30 or 40 times over the years It's a masterpiece in scorn - and I do so love a bit of good scorn
The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
If what’s known as a ‘tinpot dictatorship’ did this while African babies die for lack of UN peanut butter paste, we would be scathing.
Your Taxpayer Dollars at Work: www.freep.com/story/money/...
"—the EU & the BRICS should tell the US firmly & clearly the future world order is not based on hegemony, but on the rule of law under the UN Charter. That is the only path to Europe’s, & the world’s, true security. Dependency on the US & NATO is a cruel illusion—" johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...
"The other heroes are the Houthis," says Norman Finkelstein. Targeted by Israel because they dared fulfill their obligations not just under international law but to basic morality and humanity, to do whatever they can to stop the #GazaGenocide. [Two videos for BlueSky. Sorry.] 🧵 1/2
Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
Thanks Dave. A couple of us at coffee this a.m. were looking forward to going home & tuning in. Can we stop beating off suicidal tendencies now?!
Today's Sunday Shot is belatedly here. Tune in for me, @instanterudite.bsky.social, @boganintel.bsky.social, Wendy Bacon and @arielbogle.bsky.social. Pulling apart the narrative around Iran, Israel, and the march of the white supremacists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWig...
And I am the world's foremost astrophysicist ballerina who invented the piano, aspirin, and appetizers.
Don’t look away
Every single publicised arson attack on a synagogue has now been linked to criminal gangs and/or Iran. You’d imagine this would be front page news, considering how the media has sought to blame pro-Palestine protestors for two years. But it’s nowhere. www.lamestream.com.au/the-media-bl...
If Crocodile Dundee is your favourite film and you still find Bazza Mackenzie cartoon books hilarious, you might think Katter is spot on.
Bob Katter is funny in the way that Pauline Hanson is funny, that is to say, not.
Here's @boganintel.bsky.social. "Cui Bono? Australia’s pivot to Iran, and Israel’s influence"
And you wonder why we have such little trust in government…. My Clean Up Politics Act would regulate lobbyists’ activities, but I can’t clean up the Liberal Party - that’s over to you.
Impossible to find anyone worse to advise on this issue. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wordle 1,531 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Hegseth’s undiplomatic treatment of Marles reveals a chaotic, ungenerous ally "Not even the most churlish critic could brand a trip to Washington, DC, in which you secure meetings with US President Donald Trump’s deputy, chief diplomat and top policy adviser a diplomatic failure."
So......... exactly how many blokes has Bob Katter punched in the mouth for asking if he's Lebanese?
The hapless Richard Marles' self aggrandizing lies about a planned meeting with Hegseth are exposed by Trump's White House: "There was no meeting with Pete Hegseth. It was just a happenstance encounter.” Which leads Marles to quibble over the meaning of "meeting". #auspol #FFS!
After all this is over I hope anyone buying waterfront property in Gaza is treated like an absolute pariah. The ghoulish planning taking place right now DURING a genocide is unconscionable.
As explained by Bob Katter’s sister on ABC’s Australian Story…. newsapp.abc.net.au/newsapp/2025...
Just dropping by to remind everyone that Bob Katter's grandfather was Lebanese. Wonderfully, beautifully Lebanese. 😎
We thought Nanna Kathy was having a holiday in the Kimberley’s. Wrong. Instead she sought out #ClimateAction defenders who opened her 👀 to environmental battles across the north west of Australia. Rarely reported news on Australia’s richest woman. Share! knittingnannas.org/2025/08/28/n...
I should have tagged @knitnannassyd.bsky.social on this!
“A new study from Australia found sheep [who graze among solar panels] had better wool compared to sheep grazing on traditional pastures.” Knitters for clean energy! Let’s go!!! 🐑🧶💪
Found GUILTY for 4 blast related offences at its Boggabri Coal Mine in 2020 serial climate offender Whitehaven Coal is told it can have its penalties halved if it donates to a Rock Wallaby Project. How does this happen?! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The ICJ has delivered a historic opinion: countries have a legal duty to act on climate change. Governments can no longer hide behind big polluters. For Australia, it’s time to end fossil fuel expansion and show integrity in our climate commitments. #ICJ #75by35
The Member for Warringah @zalisteggall.bsky.social has introduced the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Communications) Bill 2025 in the House this morning. ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.
The Member for Curtin @katechaneymp.bsky.social has introduced the Criminal Code Amendment (Using Technology to Generate Child Abuse Material) Bill 2025 in the House this morning. ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.
The Federal Court says no duty of care to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change—but the International Court of Justice says otherwise. Australia must take responsibility and stop subsidising fossil fuels. We owe future generations a safe, healthy future. #75by35 #ClimateAction #auspol
"Independent reminder that truth in political advertising is unfinished business" - I join @australiainstitute.org.au live blog to discuss new bill from @davidpocock.bsky.social @zalisteggall.bsky.social live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/07/aust...
For 4 years I’ve called for truth in political advertising. With the rise of AI-generated misinformation & deepfakes, there is no excuse for inaction. The risks to democracy are real and urgent. I’m once again calling on the Govt to support my bill & ensure voters are protected from lies. #auspol
Today I reintroduced the govt’s own bill to ensure truth in political advertising. With AI deepfakes, deceptive campaigns & growing voter distrust, we must act. 89% of Australians support this reform—there’s no excuse not to pass it before the next election. www.zalisteggall.com.au/news #auspol
Today in QT I asked the govt: will you be ambitious on climate? The ICJ has affirmed nations have a legal duty to prevent climate harm. Yet this govt continues to approve gas projects to 2070— completely undermining our climate commitments. www.zalisteggall.com.au/news #75by35 #auspol #netzero
Ahead of the Treasurer’s roundtable, my Re-energised Economy plan sets out bold reforms to boost productivity, raise revenue, and phase out fossil fuel subsidies—future-proofing Australia’s economy. We have the tools. Now we need the political will. www.zalisteggall.com.au/re-energised...
The Re-energised Economy plan, developed with economist Dr Emma Aisbett, sets out a clear path to modernise our economy—cutting emissions, supporting small business, boosting productivity and tackling intergenerational inequality. zalisteggall.com.au/re-energised_economy #ReEnergisedEconomy
As the govt prepares to set Australia’s 2035 climate target, ambition must be matched by integrity. Real climate action means cutting emissions at the source, ending fossil fuel expansion, and delivering transparent, accountable reduction pathways across every sector. #75by35 #ClimateAction #auspol
The proposed EV road-user charge is unfair & not what the Productivity Commission recommended. Any road-user charge should be part of a national, equitable reform that applies to all vehicles. It should replace the outdated fuel excise & reflect the true cost and emissions impact of transport.
Rising insurance costs & climate risks are already impacting housing. The Productivity Commission confirms urgent action is needed. My Re-energised Economy Plan proposes a $30k Household Resilience Support Program to cut costs, boost resilience & strengthen productivity. #EconomicReform #auspol
Australia’s future productivity depends on bold, forward-looking reforms. In my submission to the Economic Roundtable, I’ve called for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies & prioritising clean energy innovation to drive growth, cut emissions & build resilience. www.zalisteggall.com.au/submission_i...
Australia’s 2035 emissions target will shape our future. A commitment of at least 75% by 2035 is what science demands to limit warming to 1.5°C—and it’s smart economic policy. Strong action cuts disaster costs, protects homes, drives clean industry investment and keeps Australia competitive. #75by35
