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Alison Jones

@alisonjones.bsky.social
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Retired Educator & OD Consultant Wife,Mum &Nan On Awabakal Land NSW Aus #auspol #ClimateCrisis #CleanAir #CovidIsNotOver

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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 2h
the song is also powereful . im with jane doe
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Dominic Meagher @dom-ma.bsky.social · 2h
Pascal Lamy, who led the WTO from 2005-2013: "Yes, China is killing the global trade opening system." Europe fighting back, but the real fault is China's income distortions: instead of wages, China's wealth goes to SOEs that're easier for the CCP to control. legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/10/0...
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Pascal Lamy : « La Chine est en train de tuer le commerce mondial ouvert »
Voici comment l’Europe doit réagir
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 2h
Access to charities such as Foodbank requires a Health Care Card, so many people seeking asylum or on temporary or bridging visas – some of whom have been in limbo for more than a decade – are ineligible for mainstream food relief. trib.al/MLfSfnq
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The growth of food insecurity
With 3.5 million households experiencing food insecurity last year, food banks are struggling to meet demand, while some communities can’t even access them.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h
DHS reportedly collected data about anti-ICE protestors in Maine, uploading their photos and license plate numbers into a database. That database was built by Palantir — which may be the most dangerous corporation in America. Watch.
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The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir.
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Robyn D - Difficult Woman @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 3h
Well worth reading about our very own Dr Mel, #auspol 💪👏👏 The saga has left Thomson with a rare distinction. She is one of the few people to be mentioned in the Epstein documents – her name appears 38 times – and emerge with their reputation enhanced.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 3h
Fossil Fuel states should not be hosting climate conferences. “Amidst the biggest energy crisis in history, it is extraordinary that the Cop31 presidency continues to ignore the central issue of FFs. Rather than leading the transition away, both countries are still expanding them at extreme rates.”
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Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal
Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels
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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 3h
I'm riding from Bondi to Berry on November 14 - 155km - to help raise money for Dementia Research drc.supporterhub.net.au/fundraising/...
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Bondi2Berry 2026 | Dementia Research Community, ABN: 35 477 927 819
2026 Bondi2Berry ride - 155km in distance, and elevation of 1,700m from Bondi down the south coast to Berry. Raising funds for dementia research.  More details at dementiaresearchcommunit...
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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 3h
Australia playing a leadership role at COP31 while approving new coal and gas projects - massive ones - at home, to be exported and burned abroad, is the height of hypocrisy. Packaged up with a patronising visit to Fiji.
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Robyn @jailbirdstreet.bsky.social · 3h
The hate campaigns are NEVER organic, I have come to see. A few random people thinking hateful thoughts doesn't have much impact. It's the dark money that amplifies those thoughts & gives them platforms that is the problem. The greedy rich pay useful idiots to cause chaos & division
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ThatIngrid @thatingrid.bsky.social · 3h
My goodness I love radiologist-speak. Just saw something described as having "eccentric avidity" 😄
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 6h
We will need both carrot (incentives for clean energy) and stick (disincentives for fossil fuels) to follow the needed decarbonization pathway. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something — probably (directly or indirectly) fossil fuels.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 6h
Pervert glasses will supercharge the banal and destructive post-9/11 surveillance, sure - but more than that, they will be combined with facial recognition to dox and shame anyone and everyone who makes a public mistake.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 6h
We're repeatedly told that the killer app for pervert glasses - Meta's AI-enabled camera glasses and their imitators - is that they will remind you of someone's name and spare you the social awkwardness of not recognizing them.
Medieval peasants working the fields in front of a walled city. Their overseer rides a horse; his head has been replaced with a robotic camera. From all sides, gory, anatomical eyeballs intrude upon the scene, each one with a different colored iris.
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Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social · 6h
@paulseaman.bsky.social and I made a whole bunch of changes to this section of the document with all the feedback from people so I have updated this thread with the new info and the document online is also up to date. Thank you everyone.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 6h
This is a deep and powerful report from the @standupforscience.net Foundation. It is thorough and deep but worth the time to read. www.standupforscience.foundation/forging-the-...
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Advancing science for the public good.
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 6h
“People can’t understand why, when they didn’t vote for Donald Trump, and are nowhere near the war in the Middle East, they should have to suffer the impact of both on their cost of living and job security,” writes John Hewson. trib.al/jD067T8
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Economic myth management
Does the Coalition really want to cut back on initiatives to ease the cost of living? This is a complex area with complex trade-offs that are hard to ‘explain’ to the public.
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Croakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · 15h
New communications guide – how to counter anti-migrant scapegoating  www.croakey.org/new-communic...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16h
“There is the uncomfortable reality that neither has any experience running data centres or a background in technology.” Don’t you just love capitalism. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Data centre operator Firmus about to float as its owner tries to shed jailbird image
He went to prison for insider trading but Oliver Curtis is about to be the source of one of Australia's largest share market floats.
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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 16h
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Australia had its second hottest September on record last month as global heating and a strengthening El Niño combined to break a string of heat records around the country.
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Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine
Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 22h
This, ladies, gentleman and others, is yet another reason that we do not support the billionaires behind Chemist Warehouse, Amcal and Discount Drug Stores (who are all the same people).
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 04/10/2026
Oh wow. This is proper fucked. That list of folks eligible for a free vaccine is *narrow*. So anyway, we gave BHP $600m in diesel rebates this past year. You know they really needed them because in the same year the company booked a $14b profit.
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Fewer Australians will qualify for free COVID-19 vaccines from October - Australian Pharmacist
COVID-19 vaccines move onto the NIP this week. Who is now eligible for a funded vaccine and what should pharmacists tell patients who aren’t?
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 21h
Every single person who spruiks AI and the glory of data centres is either a sociopath or the most gullible POS.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 21h
The latest Dollars & Sense episode on the RBA and etc australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-wor...
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICYMI: Superb interview on ABC's Saturday Extra by @nickbryantoz.bsky.social with @alankohler.bsky.social. #finance #housing #economy www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Alan Kohler on the economy and his decision to leave the ABC - ABC listen
After a 31-year career as the ABC's finance guru, Alan Kohler announced this week that he's leaving the organisation. He joins Saturday Extra to talk about the latest interest rate hike, the housing ...
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
UK Greens Party pass “Zionism is Racism” motion declaring Israel’s Zionist, genocidal and apartheid regime is “Racist.” Thank you. All correct. ✅
Sky News screenshot of report outlining new position by UK Greens Party asserting Zionism is Racism.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The cognitive dissonance and hypocrisy are staggering. This feels like cigarette producers touring oncology wards www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Live: Albanese heads to pre-COP in Fiji, Tuvalu
Anthony Albanese will attend a pre-COP meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu today with Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen. Follow live.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/10/2026
"Australia is a major producer of fossil fuels. We all know fossil fuels are the primary driver of the climate crisis," [Ralph Regenvanu] said. "The very least a country like Australia should be doing is stopping future expansion, and it's not doing that." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Australia's fossil fuel expansion 'slap in the face' to Pacific nations
Having just approved a major coal mine expansion, Australia's climate credentials will be under the spotlight at pre-COP talks in Fiji.
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Apparently many do not. Have warned family and friends about Rinehart’s ON “Blueprint for Australia” Trump policy agenda, but many turn a deaf ear to what’s in front of them. A kind of moral blindness prevails. #auspol
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Get Up: The Poll Bludger's forecast, one of the most respected in the country, has One Nation winning 16 seats in November. No party wins enough to govern on its own. On these numbers, Victoria will have the most extreme government this country has seen: the Coalition, propped up by One Nation.
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Grattan Institute @grattaninstitute.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
‘Technical decisions about billions of dollars of public money shouldn’t be bargained out between government and the organisations with the biggest financial stake in the result.' Read the full analysis: grattan.edu.au/news/a-presc...
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Populist. The Guardian Australia podcast on One Nation by Sarah Martin is excellent. Ep2 looks at the influence of James Ashby. #auspol www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
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The Populist: The favourite son | Episode 2 – podcast
To understand how One Nation operates, it’s important to understand the story of James Ashby, from his beginnings as a PR flack, through a massive parliamentary scandal, to his ascent to political pow...
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Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yes indeed. You can still find your way that way!
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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#FascistFluffers in action, #Media.
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Croakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Landmark conference to put focus on solutions to environmental health hazards www.croakey.org/landmark-con...
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Prof Marc Tennant AM @marctennant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
About to start my short public health videos again. The topic of my first is here. Do you know what it is?
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Lady In The Studio 🦘 @ladyinthestudio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We wouldn't be leaving Tasmania if we weren't tired of travelling back and forth to see other son and grand-toddler. The cost of travel and accommodation, the disruption, the never having casual family time. I do recommend life in Tasmania, it's been amazing. Friendly. Beautiful. Quaint. Quiet. Cool
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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm sure as hell not going to read it, I assume it's a regurgitation of the "akshually 000 and robotic surgeons and national security need datacentres" bullshit that the lobbyist dipshits were pushing last week.
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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The data centre property developer spivs get the supporters they deserve. Absolute magic.
The talentless nepodaughter suggests that "data centres protect us", somehow.
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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
At least in the 1978 film ‘Animal House’, after a girl (another minor) passes out, the boy resists the temptation to "take advantage" of her while she is unconscious and instead delivers her home in a shopping cart. But the global message was there in the title - Animal House.
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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
American college system is a weird cultural event. Let take immature minds away from their families’ influence and inculcate them into strange fraternities, poor behaviour and share poor values 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1/
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cities everywhere are discussing the dangers of ebikes in cities and passing swift legislation to tightly control them. Meanwhile:
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Michael Olesen @molesen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My profile pic is the first award I received from HHS related to my COVID. I received this one three years ago. It's weird how people attack me that I'm trying to help.
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A case like this has not been brought before, but the constitutional principles are solid, and the impact of a win will be very significant. The case will be heard in Sydney on 2 and 3 Nov. Patrick vs Secretary DCCEEW, Minister Bowen and Snowy Hydro Ltd 3/3 #SaveTheDate #auspol
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
👇I love my barristers, Mr Tom Brennan SC and Paul Farrell.👇 Can a government and a company, in this case Snowy Hydro Ltd (SHL), enter into a contract to keep a publicly funded project’s cost and schedule blowouts a secret? The answer has to be “no”! 1/3 #FOI #auspol
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Before you vote ask the very serious question, where would Australia be without migrants? I personally reckon they are the bloody backbone of this country no questions asked - and right wing groups and political parties like One Nation are nothing more than morally bankrupt racists.
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 04/10/2026
“Independent institutions aren’t always the answer,” writes Peter Breadon. “A proliferation of narrowly focused bodies and objectives can fragment decision-making, obscure trade-offs and make government slower instead of better.” trib.al/gfrnDsr
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The secret power of the Pharmacy Guild
Our health system is under growing strain. Universal health insurance was created for a much younger Australia: when Medibank began in 1975, fewer than one in 10 Australians was 65 or older. Today, it is almost one in five.
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh for goodness sake… DON’T TAKE 300 mg OF ASPIRIN IF YOU ARE MEANT TO BE ON THE MINI 75 mg DOSE (or similar). THERE ARE A GAZILLION STUDIES SHOWING THAT DOING THIS WRONG CAN MAKE YOU BLEED… A LOT.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Imagine deciding you will say this word countless times in a nationally televised speech but also deciding there is no need to figure out how to pronounce it He is quite simply the laziest bottom-feeder in America
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Got a bit angry today in my column www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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If turbocharged petrol prices are driving up inflation, then why are Australia’s unemployed on the line? | Greg Jericho
Avoiding a rise in unemployment is important for the RBA – but apparently not a dealbreaker
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Michael Pascoe @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Mounting concern in Australia over UK ability to deliver SSN-AUKUS - Navy Lookout
In this guest article, Rear Admiral Peter Briggs, RAN (Rtd), articulates the worries held by some amongst the defence establishment in Australia about the promises the UK has made on submarine deliver...
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