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@dazzlerrange.bsky.social
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Retired stevedore, recovered organic blueberry producer, inveterate owner builder, lifelong motorcycle rider, fair weather sailor ....part borg "low expectation means rare disappointment"

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/10/2026
Pillay has been instrumental in ensuring war crimes and genocide are prosecuted, Nobel committee says.
aljazeera.com
2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay
Pillay has been instrumental in ensuring war crimes and genocide are prosecuted, Nobel committee says.
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Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“We found representatives from allied countries, such as Israel, were far more likely to be given airtime, far less likely to be challenged on particular issues despite their relevancy, and far more likely to be supportive of their respective government’s actions.” We want real balance
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ABC 7.30 is biased in favour of Aust alliances & talking points? A casual observer of the program knows that already. Sarah Ferguson has a glaringly obvious difference in tone, language and questions depending on whether the guest is from an allied country or not. www.ettemedia.com/war-of-words...
ettemedia.com
War of words: How ABC 7.30’s interview approach differs widely by conflict
An exclusive data analysis of interviews conducted on ABC’s 7.30 — and what they tell us about the broadcaster's bias.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Pat McCaffrie @patmccaffrie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If Gillard and Ardern are "has-beens" then why do you and The Oz still ask John Howard his opinion on anything?
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lulz "AI agents are driving up costs but enterprises are struggling with ROI, says Splunk executives" Gee, ya think? itwire.com/business-it-...
itwire.com
AI agents are driving up costs but enterprises are struggling with ROI, says Splunk executives | iTWire
The rapid adoption of AI agents is creating a new financial headache for enterprises with many lacking a reliable way to determine whether their increasing AI investment is...
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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Freefall" housing prices in one chart. (And as for the *negative equity* stuff, only something like 4-6% of our total housing stock changes hands per year - and obviously much of that is not settled using the maximum possible LVR!) theconversation.com/this-chart-t...
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 05/10/2026
Billionaire NBL owner Larry Kestelman pays Tasmanian government $577 a week to rent stadium after government rebate
abc.net.au
Billionaire NBL owner pays state $577 a week to rent stadium
The Tasmanian government has been leasing out a stadium to billionaire and NBL owner Larry Kestelman for less than it would cost to rent most houses in the area, a parliamentary report has found.
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yes but at least they're doing it with someone of stellar character like *checks notes* Oliver Curtis
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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh yeah man, this datacentre stuff? Solid reputable businesses. www.afr.com/rear-window/...
afr.com
Firmus missed first rental payment to data centre landlord
Oliver Curtis and Tim Rosenfield’s multibillion-dollar juggernaut needed chasing to pay the bill that keeps the lights on.
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Paul Ockenden @ockenden.com · 03/10/2026
The media continues its crusade against EVs. In the BBC story the headline is passengers getting sick, but buried way down in the story is that most don’t and some people are less sick. So a non-story. But many will just read the headline. Shame on you BBC. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Why electric cars might be making some passengers feel sick
Research shows there are several reasons people might experience motion sickness in electric vehicles.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 04/10/2026
Opinion | Political cartoonists are a dying breed, with publications slowly waiting for them to leave before bricking up the door behind them, writes New Yorker cartoonist Jason Chatfield. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/29/c...
crikey.com.au
We cartoonists are a dying breed. It's a canary in the coalmine for a dysfunctional democracy
As New Yorker cartoonist Jason Chatfield writes, staff cartoonists used to be the only ones in the building paid to point at the building. Everyone else eventually answers to the owner, but they…
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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Kelly, meet kettle (see community notes) ⤵️
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Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“When RBA lifted cash rate, with more rate rises in pipeline, it did so ostensibly to combat inflation rate swollen by petrol prices & gas bills, not by avaricious wages. Apart from a few beneficiaries, eg Hanson, RBA’s move amounts to an act of pointless aggression against majority of Australians
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Australia’s interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi” Yanis Varoufakis www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
The interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi | Yanis Varoufakis
Inflation is again being used as an excuse for acts of vandalism on some of Australia’s important institutions
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Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"The Jewish Council of Australia's members, along with a great many Jewish people worldwide, see Zionism as 'a modern political ideology of Jewish nationalism, not an intrinsic part of Jewish identity, & there is a long history of Jewish opposition to it'." independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
independentaustralia.net
Australia's institutions yet to follow court rulings on antisemitism
Australia’s courts stand tall on antisemitism while our universities, health and arts institutions continue to be cowed into submission.
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mark my words, these NDIS 'reforms' are going to be an absolute shitshow and people are going to get hurt. Will the government listen? It seems not.
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Phteven @2fbs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Facebook is a racist shithole and if we had a government that took racism seriously it'd be shutdown and booted from Australia.
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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m always irritated by the terms global north and global south. They only make sense to academics. For everyone else they sound like euphemisms for rich and poor. Just say rich and poor. Poor countries know they’re poor, you’re not going to offend anyone.
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A dozen federal public servants are earning over $1 million a year at the Future Fund Management Agency. We’re not talking about Secretaries who run big government departments but employees. How can the government justify this? What kind of APS work warrants $1 or $1.5 mil?
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The latest corporate tax data just dropped. And congrats to Santos Ltd - 11yrs in a row of no company tax.
Table of Santos ltd company tax 2014-15 to 2024-25

Year	Total income	Company Tax
2014-15	$3,389,399,798	$0
2015-16	$3,476,002,729	$0
2016-17	$3,715,263,715	$0
2017-18	$3,498,043,596	$0
2018-19	$4,360,612,850	$0
2019-20	$5,013,931,702	$0
2020-21	$4,070,327,153	$0
2021-22	$4,746,037,784	$0
2022-23	$6,257,384,778	$0
2023-24	$8,210,276,022	$0
2024-25	$5,117,008,013	$0
Total	$51,854,288,140	$0
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Biggest improvement in housing affordability for 40 years”
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JRBsays @jrbsays.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FFS, instead of probing @davidshoebridge.bsky.social on how he will change The Greens, the ABC AM host is obsessed with why there was a vote this time. We deserve better from @news.abc.net.au 🤷‍♂️ #AusPol
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Twitter Exile @twitter-exile.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#DavidCrisafulli & #LNP have overseen the state's first credit ratings downgrade in 17yrs, costing QLDers an extra $1B. Tomorrow his Treasurer will front the #NationalPressClub, will he answer why he's given #Adani a $½B royalty holiday when QLDers are struggling to pay the bills. #AUSPOL #QLDpol
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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How's that social licence for AI going hey www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The RBA board said it voted unanimously for a hike in response to higher prices from the AI investment boom and amid fears that firms would begin passing on rising costs to consumers. Bullock singled out the US war on Iran, saying it could disrupt oil supply longer than expected.
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“We’re losing billions and we’re making a product that’s an existential threat to humanity” is a hell of sales pitch www.ft.com/content/c768...
ft.com
Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectus
Long-awaited S1 filing reports Claude maker lost $8bn last year on $4.6bn in revenue
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Shakespeare declared that she had a “professional relationship with REDACTED” @sarahrussell.bsky.social FOIs reveal #NACC still beset by conflict of interest woes #auspol michaelwest.com.au/the-nacc-sti...
michaelwest.com.au
The NACC still doesn't know what a conflict-of-interest is - Michael West
Conflict-of-interest issues continue to trouble the National Anti-Corruption Commission, while questions remain about who it recruits.
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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm getting increasingly agitated where the ABC both sides a story in the interest of balance but uncritically repeats what Donald Trump says without even adding, "These claims have not been verified."
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 28/09/2026
The difference between AI and social media is that one was created by men who decline any responsibility for the damage it wreaks, and the other was created by men who decline any responsibility for the damage it wreaks. Hope that’s cleared it up.
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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage
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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Watching the Yanks desperately trying to get the vote out for the mid-terms and advising folks of their rights as voters - makes me SO grateful for the AEC. Tweaks I'd make - four year terms and fixed election date. Stop the endless media fixation and political opportunism.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Greg Sheridan on Insiders says he doesn’t want US AI firms held legally accountable for hacking Australians because then “they won’t come here." Apparently adding AI regulations to keep Australians safe is an act of “self sabotage” 🙄 Absolute bootlicking trash on ABC. #auspol
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
'After a Deadly Flood, What Does Climate Justice for Nepal Look Like?' “A country responsible for less than 0.02 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions is paying an even higher price for a crisis it did not create.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2609202...
insideclimatenews.org
After a Deadly Flood, What Does Climate Justice for Nepal Look Like? - Inside Climate News
“A country responsible for less than 0.02 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions is paying an even higher price for a crisis it did not create.”
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Superb Truth, Lies & Media Ep75 @nicolechvastek.bsky.social and Denis Muller discuss the use of bots to flood the ABC with complaints. Trump's persecution of the free press & the Australian context. News24 pushing RW content to regional Australia thru WIN TV. Superb. share.google/vH2JSJ7OIo5V...
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Ep 75 - The Harassment Industry | Truth, Lies and Media
Weekly discussions of Journalism Ethics
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 25/09/2026
What do you think piping the most expensive fossil fuel - extracted by the most expensive means - then sending it through an enormous, absurdly expensive pipeline is going to do to your energy bill? The folks spruiking this shit pretend to be serious, but come the fuck on. Bloody rent-seekers. 🙄
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/09/2026
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports....You're not alone in thinking that Australia is getting taken for a ride." Join the call for a national plebiscite: gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.o…
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What a brilliant example for little Aussie kids. Even if you grow up in public housing you can still aspire to stand next to a corrupt pathological narcissist, compulsive liar, sex abusing bully who’s destroying the world order, the global economy and the environment, smile and get a selfie
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Tim Hollo @timhollo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The idea of proximity to coercive power is so utterly corrosive of basic brain function
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
RIP former Liberal, National, and Australian Liberty Alliance candidate/supporter Mr Gary 'Angry (At Migrants & Muslims)' Anderson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQkG...
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Angry Anderson Liberal Party TVC
YouTube video by mushroomandrooster
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Tim Howard @tmhwrd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
[goose meme] what else did he advocate? WHAT ELSE DID HE ADVOCATE?
Music
Angry Anderson dies aged 79:
Rose Tattoo frontman was a ferocious rock 'n' roll singer and youth advocate. He was also a bigot.
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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
it is incredibly fucked up that the UK government and police consider it a much worse crime to wear a t-shirt or wave a placard with 'palestine action' on it than to block ports and attack lifeboats
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💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Seeing a lot of rose tinted Angry Anderson tributes today. Remember the music, sure. But don't airbrush reality, he chose hard right, anti Muslim politics and stood for an anti Islam party. Death doesn't wipe the slate clean. Don't fucking rewrite history.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is very hard to satisfactorily describe just how badly the BBC's journalistic standards have collapsed in recent years. Quite completely fucking useless.
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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He’s done it again. I can’t vote for a party led by a man who takes cheery selfies with a rapist who just threatened to annihilate a nation. I just can’t. This is sickening and embarrassing. Albanese makes us all look foolish. #AusPol
Selfie, taken by Albanese, with Trump, both grinning like imbeciles.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Cool reference there, fellas. People love Elon Musk and that DOGE shit
abc.net.au
Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws, offshore wind
The Coalition has promised a major slowdown of renewables if it wins power, including scrapping most offshore renewables sites, formalising its commitment to unpick Australia's key climate policies.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Dear Ed. You're not the victim here. Your starting point should be realising that. www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/deva...
standard.co.uk
Devastated Ed Sheeran claims his own family ‘abandoned’ him amid Gaza row
‘I'm feeling all of my friends and family and people I know abandon me,’ said Sheeran
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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I am begging the ABC to educate its journalists on AI and how these alleged “breakouts” occur. This isn’t rocket science.
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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Of course talking to conservative pro-Israel orgs, law enforcement agencies its no surprise her plan (endorsed by the Albanese government) focuses on the adoption of IHRA and various clampdowns (funding, protests etc). youtu.be/LQ82BX0hGBM?...
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The Clash - Clampdown (Live from Lewisham Odeon, 1980)
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
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