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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Imagen# you get paid for years to bowl up some back-wash that would get you cancelled in Year 10 debate club. "The Macquarie Dictionary says Adam Smith defines Farkinlame as".........
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Antoinette Lattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.ettemedia.com/war-of-words... READ: An exclusive data analysis of 42 interviews conducted on ABC’s 7.30 on conflict zones — and what they tell us about the broadcaster's bias. (No paywall)
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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment
It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I give you the annotated version of the RBA statement (just in case you want to know what they really mean) thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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The RBA has raised rates again. Here’s what its statement really means
Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute, annotates the RBA’s latest statement, breaking down what the central bank is really telling us.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is how you operate racketeering out of the Oval Office. Thanks to Rep James Walkenshaw for highlighting the corruption.
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Dan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Some personal news mumbrella.com.au/poking-fun-a...
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‘Poking fun at power’: Dan Ilic to lead GetUp
Presenter and comedian Dan Ilic is set to take the reins of activist group Getup just months after it made headlines after ambushing Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club appearance by unfurling a remo...
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 21/09/2026
The ABC's attempt to skate through impartiality with mindless both-sides thinking has led to it making One Nation — a party that won't even let the broadcaster into its press conferences — the new opposition. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/21/a...
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How the ABC is helping One Nation become the 'real' opposition
Blame the broadcaster's attempts to skate through impartiality with mindless both-sides thinking.
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Sarus Crane. The world's tallest flying bird, known for its striking grey plumage, red head and neck, & long pink legs, & is famous for its lifelong pair bonds & elaborate courtship dances. Found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. 📸: @sudhirkadam_wildlife
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Preview – The Populist: Pauline Hanson’s divided nation – podcast www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Preview – The Populist: Pauline Hanson’s divided nation – podcast
Investigations correspondent Sarah Martin speaks to Reged Ahmad about the new four-part podcast series launching tomorrow
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Nicole Chvastek @nicolechvastek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Trumps favorite white supremacist gets chained up and deported by the fascist cult that eats its own. Now Milo Yiannopoulos - a foreigner - thinks he might have been wrong about how great race baiting is. “Truth Lies&Media” is live!⚡️ Apple&Spotify Promo Match Frame Editing #auspol #NewsCorpse
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Chris Bowen @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Shahana McKenzie - CEO of BioenergyAustralia - joined me to chat about the massive positive impact these fuels will have on farmers, the agricultural sector, and our economy.
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In 2003, before he held any significant office, Chris Minns was selected for the AIJAC Rambam Israel Fellowship – an all-expenses-paid program with one purpose: take promising Australian political figures to Israel, immerse them, and bind them. michaelwest.com.au/groomed-capt....
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Groomed, captured, deployed. How the Israel lobby runs Chris Minns - Michael West
Police brutality, intimidation, harassment, free speech attacked. NSW Premier Chris Minns was groomed for Israel, writes Andrew Brown.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Israel lobby has dropped its vexatious lawsuit against @marykostakidis.bsky.social whose bravery and integrity is a light for us all Andrew Brown #auspol michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostaki...
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Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby, and courage won - Michael West
The Zionist Federation of Australia expected fear, expense and exhaustion to silence Mary Kostakidis. She stood her ground
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Nigel Bell 🍉 @nigel63.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Glory be to @marykostakidis.bsky.social! I'm very happy for her and for the sincere, professional journalists who will follow down the same road. Zionists, like all species of Nazism, are cowards - but entirely vicious when they think they have the upper hand. michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostaki...
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Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby, and courage won - Michael West
The Zionist Federation of Australia expected fear, expense and exhaustion to silence Mary Kostakidis. She stood her ground
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It wasn’t enough that a targeted campaign was used to defame and damage me by deliberately mischaracterising one cartoon. Now those same obsessive bullies are using other people’s posts about that cartoon to destroy their careers. Are we living under the Stasi now?
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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: Area man who sells residential property for a commission says people should buy more residential property at higher prices.
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Philip Lynch @philintassie3.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Age has fallen so far. To think of what it used to be. Such a loss for Vic and beyond.
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DrJulieAH @drjah.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Have you ever read anything more pitiful than this from the political editor of #TheAge? This is where we are …
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rowecartoon.bsky.social @rowecartoon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
move along
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rowecartoon.bsky.social @rowecartoon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
lake flaccid
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rowecartoon.bsky.social @rowecartoon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
river of shit
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Pelo Blanco Photo @peloblancophoto.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Gem Lake Early Winter peloblanco-photo.pixels.com/featured/gem...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 29/08/2026
Ebola spreads to two new zones in DRC; 60 areas now affected aje.news/rudh8v
Ebola spreads to two new zones in DRC; 60 areas now affected
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
most people want government to ban gambling ads, oppose genocide, tax fossil fuel billionaires, and stop approving slop machines. Instead we get expanded state surveillance powers serving white supremacist and foreign interests. www.deepcutnews.com/p/dave-hughe...
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Dave Hughes’s ‘common sense’ is just another rich person whining – Amy Remeikis
We hear too often about the concerns of the rich, and not enough about the concerns of Australia’s silenced majority
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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Dave Hughes’s ‘common sense’ is just another rich person whining – Amy Remeikis
We hear too often about the concerns of the rich, and not enough about the concerns of Australia’s silenced majority
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The IDF, and those who fought for the IDF in the genocide in Gaza, should not be celebrated or platformed in any country that believes in humanity and basic international justice. They should not be allowed to use the Sydney marathon as a platform this weekend.
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TheFinnigans @finnigans.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Mother Earth is getting fucken angry with what Homo Sapiens had done to her. Latest Volcano explosion on my Fav Hobbit Komodo Dragon Island of Flores Indonesia - Mount Lewotobi on Eastern Flores which I didn't get to in June. I went to Central and Western Flores
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The next federal election is a long way off and I still have plenty of work to do on housing, securing super for under 18-year-olds, holding KPMG to account and reforming the Big Four firms. I remain committed to continuing my work on climate and environmental justice.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just remember, the Reserve Bank is worried that wages might grow too fast and cause inflation
Chart showing growth of wages, inflation and Coles and Woolworths profits

Wages: 3.2%
Inflation: 4.0%
Coles profits: 13.7%
Woolworths profits: 18.1%
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 24/08/2026
Victorian Liberals John Pesutto and Xavier Boffa tried to make an example of a big hole in Camberwell Road, a totem of Labor's "ongoing neglect". But all was not as it seemed... www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/24/v...
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The Snoop: Vic Libs dig a hole, the ABC tries to kill One Nation with kindness, and more
Plus: Angus Taylor's wife writes a questionable op-ed in the Herald on sexual assault.
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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
You can't buy publicity like that
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Absolute legend
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I'm talking climate and local gov at City of Port Phillip (St Kilda - Sth Melb) tomorrow night! It's a PECAN event with me, Mayor @alexmakin.bsky.social and @mitzituke.bsky.social from @nillumbik.bsky.social. Come down if you're nearby. @australiainstitute.org.au pecan.org.au/2026/08/04/c...
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CathDou.bsky.social @cathdou.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Love it! 😂😂
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Anand @calmerfuture.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
[read this without hearing an Aussie accent in your head] challenge 👇🏽
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We are masters in our own home.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A record-setting tornado season is in full force across the Midwest. And thanks to Trump, recovering from it will be harder than ever before.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Why can't we have an armed Catholic militia policing public events? Chris Mossad Minns head and shoulders above the pack for #auspol #scamoftheweek with his Jewish paramilitary proposal youtu.be/P_tpseB_ylQ?...
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The Mossad Minns Militia | Scam of the Week
YouTube video by The West Report
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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
[The carpet at The Age is soaked ether or something.] Ah, an ex-Labor PM and an ex-Labor Premier of Victoria he's sledged for many years, including last week probably, but let's check in with what Jeff thinks now.
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Very happy to have a new fortnightly gig with @crikey.com.au ! Subscribe to support independent media
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Imagine being so bereft of credibility that you decide to give Barnaby Joyce a puff piece on Australian Story
Screen shot of the ABC Australian Story website showing Barnaby Joyce wearing a stupid hat inside.
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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A timely reminder of just how racist the press can be
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Marie3Tulip @marietulip.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The same stochastic terrorism the British media inflicted on Meghan Sussex. They amped it up when she said she had suicidal ideation. They need shunning. Meghan Markle And Prince Harry UK Royal Reporters Coverage Compared To Kate Middleton And Prince William share.google/0BwVmR4FHlgS...
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Here Are 20 Headlines Comparing Meghan Markle To Kate Middleton That Might Show Why She And Prince Harry Are Cutting Off Royal Reporters
Over the years, Meghan has been shamed for the same things for which her sister-in-law, Kate, has been praised.
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A serious miscarriage of justice www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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NSW judge says anti-Israel graffiti case went ‘haywire’ when vandalism was labelled antisemitic
Mohommed Farhat spray-painted slogans and torched a car in Woollahra. He pleaded guilty but supreme court judge says case appears to be a ‘miscarriage of justice’
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 19/08/2026
Right now it is perfectly legal to publish misleading political advertising in NSW but more than 30,000 people have said that it shouldn't be. Add your name to the petition now ⤵️ theaus.in/4wHCkTr
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Nicole Chvastek @nicolechvastek.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t... The worlds going to shite but the Canberra Press Gallery snickers over whether Albanese made a gag about melons. Political reporting as Benny Hill skit. While aged care is disintegrating and the ABC just axed its Indigenous TV dept. “Truth Lies&Media” is live!⚡️
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Truth, Lies and Media
News Podcast · Updated Weekly · Broadcast journalist Nicole Chvastek and Australia's pre-eminent journalism ethics expert Denis Muller seek out the media industry's good, bad and ugly, taking you behi...
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thank you to the Bluesky community who have carefully read & engaged with this piece. I’d also urge you to listen to the Professor Simon Baron-Cohen interview that I embedded. I can only include last 3 mins here but he gives precise chronology..including how he was cleared of plagiarism
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A Planet Screaming at Us to Pay Attention #CounterPunch
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A Planet Screaming at Us to Pay Attention
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
On Cedric Robinson’s “Black Marxism” #CounterPunch
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On Cedric Robinson's "Black Marxism"
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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
🇦🇺 SYDNEY! We’ll be at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas on Saturday, August 22nd to talk about our graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION. The inimitable @danilic.bsky.social will lead the conversation and @badiucao.bsky.social and I will have a book signing after! 🔗 bit.ly/sydney-revolution
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