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C. C. Turner (she/they)

@ccturner.bsky.social
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On Wadawurrung Country. Emerging writer. Arts, Cultural & Heritage leader. 3rd gen war veteran. Servant to Penny & Molly. #gothecats #animelover Opinions are my own. Repost ≠ agreement. #freepalestine. #raisetherate

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14h
republicans used to complain about the violence in gangster rap and now they want to livestream an execution
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 11h
I hope (against hope) that Govt listens to this. #auspol
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Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 18h
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Money does not talk it swears
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The Block secured a Victorian government property for $38 per sq metre. Neighbours and MPs want to know why
Historic former psychiatric hospital in Sunbury was sold to Channel Nine for $1m in the cheapest real estate purchase in the show’s history
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 18h
Veterans and Australian War Memorial call for release of Afghanistan, Iraq official histories
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Veterans of Afghan, Iraq wars call for PM to release official histories
The Australian War Memorial, RSL and Legacy are appealing to the federal government to release official histories of conflicts in the Middle East.
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Colour me shocked #auspol
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Privatised refugee detention centres: a billion dollar failure Kim Wingerei reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/privatised-refug…
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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Horrified obviously, but it has occurred to me that eSafety would require platforms hosting the footage to block it in Australia, I would think. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
High Court exposing Attorney-General Rowland’s poor judgement Rex Patrick reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/high-court-expos…
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Something else to be aware of as a Veteran (after learning about Veteran Benefits Australia via 4 Corners this week).
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Technically the court’s ruling, technically the law
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"$3.2B to support the detention of around 1000 people.'" The privatisation of Australia's detention centres has been a deadset failure @kimwingerei.bsky.social #auspol michaelwest.com.au/privatised-r...
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Privatised refugee detention centres: a billion dollar failure - Michael West
After almost three decades of running Australia's detention centres, private contractors keep falling short, adding to the plight of refugees.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sam Wood is accused of violent domestic abuse. Our media's coverage of his arrest incl. lots of glossy photos of him as a smiling "dashing romantic reality star" & "fitness expert". Why not just publish the courtroom sketch? 👇 Our media actively protects toxic masculinity. #DV #VAW #sexism #misogyny
Courtroom sketch of accused Sam Wood via video-link.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No one in the USA need ever again wonder how they would have acted were they around in Germany in the 1930s
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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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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
An Asian man looks out the window with binoculars. An Asian man smiling at the camera.
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'Greedy, heartless landlords drive desperate tenants into poverty, but still try to squeeze them'.
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
he remember when an unarmed bystander wrestled one gunman to the ground and police killed the other one
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if AI can't improve productivity of coding, then all other claims about productivity improvements are essentially horseshit. Coding was the one thing everyone was like "well yeah of course it will be able to do that faster"
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Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers from Australian National University claim they used a special method to successfully train a group of participants to recognize AI-generated faces, in some cases with “near-perfect accuracy.”
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Scientists Think This Is the Best Way to Detect AI Slop Imagery
By focusing on six characteristics, the study claims you could reach "near-perfect accuracy" at detecting AI deepfakes.
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The first time I heard the false ‘idea’ that Aboriginal rock art depictions were of and/or by aliens, I was watching a doco on a major streaming service a few years ago. It’s deeply concerning that AI may continue pushing these debunked claims.
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Craig's Late Night Douche Bag Patrol🦘🦘🦘 @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ABC Australia through the 7:30 Report, not to be confused with abc United States, has interviewed at least twice as many Israeli guests than Palestinian and other Muslim guests. Breaking it's own charter of being fair and impartial when it comes to covering the genocide.
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Voters are being asked to believe that a Commonwealth that can’t manage to tax foreign-owned gas companies will somehow transform into a ruthless negotiator for frontier modelling access.” @beneltham.bsky.social for @crikey.com.au #auspol
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Three years from October 7. Cover-ups and lies still shielding Netanyahu Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/three-years-from…
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“What happens if the Democrats sweep the midterms? — A Democratic-controlled Congress can make life hard, though not impossible, for the Trump administration” @insidestory.bsky.social
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What happens if the Democrats sweep the midterms? • Sam Freedman
A Democratic-controlled Congress can make life hard, though not impossible, for the Trump administration
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Islamophobia envoy copped a lot of heat for inviting Pauline Hanson to an iftar after she made Islamophobic remarks. But, in an interview with Deepcut, Aftab Malik makes no apologies for it. "Being nice doesn’t mean you cannot be firm." Read the feature 👇️ www.deepcutnews.com/p/is-the-isl...
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Is the Islamophobia envoy misunderstood among Australian Muslims?
Aftab Malik’s appointment was called a farce before he’d even begun. Two years on, he’s made his case.
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
High Court coal ruling: Why the decision to include scope three emissions is a game-changer for the Australian mining industry www.theage.com.au/environment/...
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Exporting coal, owning the damage: A legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining
Governments might stave off the threat to coal from this High Court decision, but the anti-coal cases will keep coming.
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Paula 🌹 @paularose.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Black Line: the story of the biggest-ever military campaign against Aboriginal people On 7 October 1830, the largest force ever assembled against Aboriginal people anywhere in Australia was mobilised - some 2,200 soldiers, police, civilians and convicts. www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
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The Black Line: the story of the biggest-ever military campaign against Aboriginal people
On 7 October 1830, the largest force ever assembled against Aboriginal people anywhere in Australia was mobilised - some 2,200 soldiers, police, civilians and convicts.
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Joanna Mendelssohn @oldlillipilli.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.smh.com.au/national/my-... About time! Finally someone stands up for the rich legacy of generous multicultural immigration & the way it continues to benefit Australia
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My grandfather built Myer from nothing. The bile of this debate harms all of us
By giving comfort to anti-immigration rhetoric we are turning our backs on a wealthy legacy of eminent Australians who have brought a tireless entrepreneurial energy.
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Max G @maximgrosky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"This is an important part of the reason owning your own home has become so hard to afford." #australia #ausgov #rba #interestrates #housing #housingaffordability #homelessness johnmenadue.com/post/2026/10...
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Using interest rates to fight inflation is dumb, unfair and overdue for a rethink
Higher interest rates hit younger mortgage holders far harder than everyone else, making monetary policy both inequitable and inefficient. Inflation control should be spread more fairly across the eco...
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climatecouncil.org.au @climatecouncil.org.au · 07/10/2026
Today’s High Court decision is groundbreaking for climate law in Australia. 🎉🤸🏽‍♀️ It means decision-makers must consider climate pollution from exporting coal when assessing coal mine applications in NSW, and how to reduce that pollution.
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Dr Craig Buchanan FSAScot @buchanan.today · 07/10/2026
We’re just exiting winter here in Western Australia, but I heard this on a tv show, and it made me laugh: “Winter is the Justin Bieber of seasons - it was cute and kind of exciting when it started out, but now it’s a bit obnoxious and should probably just stay in Canada.” Here, bloody here! 😂
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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Love the Australian push against #AI mass theft: “There is nothing less sovereign than rewriting our laws to suit foreign company commercial interests, done the way that big AI is proposing. It will devastate the music industry & make Australia a pariah for rights holders globally.” #spéirghorm
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That Segal creature takes her massive Pro Zionist Salary from Albanese- & gives it to Advance, who wants to destroy the Australians out of AUSTRALIA. Because Advance is classed as a TaxcFree Charity(?). Australians pay her Salary "Twice" 1) Her Salary 2) Her tax deduction to a Charity. Advance Wins
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 06/10/2026
Australian consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s after RBA rate rise
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Australian consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s after RBA rate rise
Key indicator dropped about 20% after the Reserve Bank last month announced the highest interest rates since 2011 * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australian households are the most persistently pessimistic they have been since the early-1990s recession, after a fourth rate rise this year. Confidence among Australian consumers has plunged about 20% since the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted interest rates to the highest levels since 2011, according to the Westpac–Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index. Continue reading...
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“This is not an anti-inflation policy. It is a cynical transfer of income from people who did not cause the problem to people who are, in fact, profiting handsomely from it.” @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social #auspol he also mentions @australiainstitute.org.au ‘s research.
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Interest rate hikes have been the key driver of this year’s price drop” #auspol
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@grogsgamut.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Thank you 4 corners!!! I’d seen an online competition and must’ve entered ‘cause I keep getting emails from VBA but because I screen my calls haven’t had the social worker chat etc but they must keep trying. This is the fraud govt’s should be targeting to find budget savings! #auspol
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 05/10/2026
A straight guy in a gay bar can suddenly articulate consent perfectly: “I said no” “I’m just here for a drink” “Nice doesn't mean interested” Congrats. You just quoted every woman at happy hour. Your shirt, smile, or accepted drink aren't permission. Remember that next time a woman turns you down.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 05/10/2026
Humanitarian aid is not successful simply because food is distributed. If hungry civilians must navigate militarised routes, surveillance and armed security to reach it, something fundamental has been lost, Shannon Bosch writes. #Gaza #HumanitarianAid
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A very worthwhile gripe it was and sounds like the industry’s been pushing for it for a quite a while.
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I thought this was changing soon — ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/an...
ministers.treasury.gov.au
Tradies to get free access to mandatory standards | Treasury Ministers
The Albanese Government is delivering on ensuring workers such as electricians, plumbers and builders can access mandatory Australian Standards online for free.
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🚫🇮🇱 out of 🇦🇺politics @liltrust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Residents in Dalby vote for LNP and Nats Littleproudboy. It is the most racist of electorates in Australia (based on referendum, No vote of 84.62%) Welcome to Joh for PM v2.0 datacentres for dummies.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
While he was a politician Shorten told these women he was on their side and he’d help them get justice. How much is his salary at University of Canberra now? While grieving families won’t ever see a dime www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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‘You’re denying what you did to my son’: mother of robodebt victim told she is ineligible for compensation
Commonwealth lawyers argue Jarrad Madgwick, whose death by suicide was highlighted at royal commission, ineligible as he only received provisional debt notice
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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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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Alt Text — Jaye McBride writes, “I’m renaming ‘transgender’ as ‘Super Gender’. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Alt text — In case no one noticed…none of the Cornell rapists are trans, gay, undocumented immigrants, drag queens, or radical feminists. Just white males.
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Dave Krantz @weskrantz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
sure baby Finn video is cute but how about some baby Mia
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Wattle It Be @wattleitbe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If a corporation pays NO TAX in Australia, should they be allowed to donate politically? Let's reframe this - political parties that take donations from these corporations are effectively taking money that should be used on health, education, infrastructure etc for us. Parties are stealing from us
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