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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
For a glimpse into @DavidShoebridge's vision, he wrote this for Deepcut a month ago. www.deepcutnews.com/p/we-can-bea...
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We can beat the 1 per cent – David Shoebridge
Australia’s Left must unite and rise to meet the moment
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Albanese's proposal to water down Australian copyright to appease AI companies is a "terrible betrayal", writes Richard Flanagan in a blistering piece. "A government that doesn’t understand its nation’s culture is a government incapable of leading the nation." www.deepcutnews.com/p/the-great-...
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The great betrayal? AI imperialists and Albanese – Richard Flanagan
Australians should be furious that Anthony Albanese has opened the floodgates to American AI companies
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics, @amyremeikis.bsky.social writes. "On every issue, Labor has done the least it can do." www.deepcutnews.com/p/this-labor...
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This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics – Amy Remeikis
There is more opportunity to push back against toxic centrism
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Australia's defence spending is outpacing inflation - a 38% increase over the past five years compared to inflation at 24%. But when it comes to social services - like free childcare - the government's response is the same: the need to be "fiscally responsible". www.deepcutnews.com/p/albanese-c...
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Albanese can find $425bn for defence – but not $126bn for free childcare
Defence spending is outpacing inflation as the government says it can’t afford universal childcare, dental or lifting JobSeeker above the poverty line.
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For the first time, an Australian court has heard expert evidence linking Pine Gap to Israel's atrocities. Prof Richard Tanter tendered a 34-page report to the Alice Springs Local Court in a case involving two protestors. www.deepcutnews.com/p/pine-gap-l...
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Pine Gap linked to Israel’s atrocities, NT court told
Expert evidence was tabled in the defence of two protestors charged for an offence at the US spy base
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Victorian Labor's ban on datacentres in residential areas is not quite a ban. They'll just be built 150m from your home instead. @purplepingers.bsky.social: "150 metres isn't a ban on data centres in residential areas, that’s just down the road."
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The crossbench introduced an omnibus bill last week to stop Australia enabling genocide. Most of the mainstream media ignored it, and Labor/Coalition voted to block a Senate inquiry – an unusual move. So we're sharing the key details. 👇️ www.deepcutnews.com/p/what-you-n...
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What you need to know about the crossbench plan to stop Australia enabling genocide
The Red Lines Package is a sweeping suite of bills aimed at limiting Australia’s complicity in crimes against humanity.
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Why won't mainstream media ask tough questions of the Israel lobby? Jeffrey Loewenstein, former chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission, asks. www.deepcutnews.com/p/why-wont-m...
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Why won’t mainstream media ask tough questions of the Israel lobby?
Mainstream media should be alarmed by what Jillian Segal is proposing
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Today, in the interest of transparency, we've published all the AHPRA internal documents we obtained through FOI. The documents relate to AHPRA's decision to adopt the contentious IHRA definition of antisemitism. Follow this link: www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahpras-foi...
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AHPRA’s FOI documents on the IHRA definition published in full
The documents show how the health regulator came to adopt the contentious IHRA definition of antisemitism despite board members’ concerns
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Daniel Hurst @danielhurst.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A new trove of internal docs shows health regulator CEO described "heightened external pressure" to adopt a contentious definition of antisemitism. Board members raised private concerns over the definition. My latest freelance piece for @deepcutnews.bsky.social www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
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Exclusive: AHPRA chief reveals ‘heightened external pressure’ over antisemitism definition
A trove of internal documents obtained by Deepcut shows how Australia’s regulator of health workers initially resisted adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, but later changed course
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: AHPRA CEO Justin Untersteiner told colleagues in February there was “heightened external pressure ... to adopt the IHRA definition". Internal documents obtained by Deepcut show how the regulator initially resisted adopting the IHRA definition. www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
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Exclusive: AHPRA chief reveals ‘heightened external pressure’ over antisemitism definition
A trove of internal documents obtained by Deepcut shows how Australia’s regulator of health workers initially resisted adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, but later changed course
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'I don't recognise my children' - a father in Gaza. Children in Gaza are suffering and leaving parents in despair. A study found that children experienced an average of 7 forced displacements, while 98% experienced hunger and 95% the destruction of their homes. www.deepcutnews.com/p/i-dont-rec...
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‘I don’t recognise my children’: a Gazan father’s despair
Three years of genocide have left thousands of Palestinian children psychologically damaged, with no reprieve in sight
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Is the Queensland premier copying Trump's playbook by replacing independent officials with political appointees in key state roles? A string of appointments in recent months has drawn concerns the LNP is quietly eroding the independence of state boards. www.deepcutnews.com/p/queensland...
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Queensland LNP copies Trump’s playbook with conservative appointees
A string of appointments in recent months has drawn concerns the LNP is quietly eroding the independence of state boards
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is one of the horror stories from Gaza, of Israeli atrocities committed against children and compiled in a UN Commission of Inquiry report in June. Chris Sidoti says in this Deepthink episode that the 21,000 death toll of children is the "bare minimum". Full episode: youtu.be/uwOSCJP31yQ?...
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
📈 NEW DATA In 2008, nearly half of Australian private-sector workers were employed by small business. That's fallen to 39% as big corporations gobble up the workforce. And just 0.2% of businesses generate 44% of total private sector revenue! www.deepcutnews.com/p/small-busi...
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Why the decline of small business is bad for workers
Corporations are gobbling up a growing share of the workforce – and eroding workers’ power.
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Why is a woman still not safe @treemuseums.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Must watch 👇👇👇 thank goodness for independent media, honest, empathetic journalists and tireless human rights defenders
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My @deepcutnews.bsky.social column "1 million Australians working multiple jobs as inequality worsens" substack.com/home/post/p-...
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1 million Australians working multiple jobs as inequality worsens – Greg Jericho
And yet, people are still pushing for higher interest rates
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Israeli AI-powered cameras could soon be recording thousands of Australian children, if a Basketball Australia proposal goes ahead. Pixellot - which has links to the IDF - has been selected for a proposed national system set to record junior games. www.deepcutnews.com/p/basketball...
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Basketball Australia considers Israeli AI tech to record junior games, sparking child safety fears
Thousands of children could be exposed to Israeli AI software Pixellot, which has links to the IDF
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
For the first time, 1 million Australians are working multiple jobs as inequality worsens. "And yet, the RBA remains willing to raise interest rates, knowing the biggest impact will be on wages and employment." - @grogsgamut.bsky.social www.deepcutnews.com/p/1-million-...
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1 million Australians working multiple jobs as inequality worsens – Greg Jericho
And yet, people are still pushing for higher interest rates
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🎙️ NEW DEEPTHINK EPISODE Chris Sidoti says the Gaza death toll is higher than the official count, and accuses the Israeli ambassador of interfering in Australian politics. Listen on your preferred platform or watch 👇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwOS...
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Chris Sidoti - Gaza death toll higher than official count
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
More than 500 Australian health professionals, including a Nobel laureate, have signed an open letter calling on the federal government to act on Gaza. Open letter can be read 👇️ www.deepcutnews.com/p/500-health...
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500+ health professionals defy AHPRA in open letter on Gaza
Nobel laureate among signatories who declare that silence on the slaughter of Palestinian children is a "failure of our ethical obligations”
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Cartoon by @fionakatauskas.bsky.social on Netanyahu's threat to target Palestinian children for flying kites and balloons. www.deepcutnews.com/p/cartoon-on...
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Albanese government gave Deloitte $2.1m to help with a tobacco crackdown, despite the consulting firm's decades-long history of advising the tobacco industry. www.deepcutnews.com/p/the-govern...
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The government just gave Deloitte $2.1m to help with tobacco crackdown, despite …
… the consulting firm’s decades-long history of advising the tobacco industry.
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Labor MLC Stephen Lawrence says the Royal Commission showed "profound ignorance" on Israel, after asking a witness to 'put aside Zionism'. "The truth [is] there would be no Israel without Zionism and an Israel without Zionism would be no Israel at all." www.deepcutnews.com/p/labor-poli...
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Labor politician calls out Royal Commission’s ‘profound ignorance’ on Israel
To suggest that it is antisemitic to label Israel a ‘racist endeavour’ is ridiculous, Stephen Lawrence writes
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Louise Black - a right-wing candidate in a Melbourne council by-election - was found to have used fake AI portraits in her campaign materials. Should candidates be barred from using AI portraits? www.deepcutnews.com/p/right-wing...
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Right-wing candidate used fake AI portraits in council campaign
A Melbourne by-election saw one candidate enhance their appearance with AI
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Australia's Left must unite and rise to meet the moment, @davidshoebridge.bsky.social writes. "what the ruling class have yet to grasp is that for every encroachment on our rights, for every attempt to suffocate us, creative pathways to resist are found." www.deepcutnews.com/p/we-can-bea...
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We can beat the 1 per cent – David Shoebridge
Australia’s Left must unite and rise to meet the moment
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Louise Adler: 'the Royal Commission is a propaganda exercise.' Watch or listen to the full Deepthink episode: www.deepcutnews.com/p/louise-adl...
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Dave Hughes's 'common sense' is just another rich person whining, @amyremeikis.bsky.social writes. "Hughes’ wealth is neither common, nor his complaints based in sense." 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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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The @sydney.edu.au is facing an alumni revolt over Israel. More than 450 graduates and staff signed a letter demanding a rare Convocation meeting to discuss the university's ties to Israel and free speech on campus. www.deepcutnews.com/p/alumni-rev...
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Alumni revolt over Israel: 450 Sydney Uni staff and graduates demand Convocation meeting
Signatories accuse the university of a “profound moral failure” on Gaza in push for first mass meeting in over three decades
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
ICYMI, here's Richard Flanagan's full speech from the The Festival of Dangerous Ideas 22 August. Thanks to @deepcutnews.bsky.social #auspol www.deepcutnews.com/p/segals-pla...
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The new McCarthyism: Gaza and Australia – Richard Flanagan
This is the full text of a powerful speech Flanagan delivered at the the Festival of Dangerous Ideas on August 22
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Esteemed author Richard Flanagan delivered a powerful speech at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas warning of a new McCarthyism, accusing Israel of "seeking to silence" Australians with the slur of antisemitism. We have published the full text of the speech.👇️ www.deepcutnews.com/p/segals-pla...
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The new McCarthyism: Gaza and Australia – Richard Flanagan
This is the full text of a powerful speech Flanagan delivered at the the Festival of Dangerous Ideas on August 22
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
64% of lobbyists are former government officials, a new report shows. Of those, 295 were former advisors – the largest segment - and 22 former ministers and assistant ministers. www.deepcutnews.com/p/two-thirds...
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64% of lobbyists are former government officials, report shows
Revolving doors between politics and corporations plaguing Australian decision-making
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Behind Australia's AI push is greater surveillance. The cameras recording Australians 24 hours a day will soon likely have AI processing that footage in seconds, rather than "six months". www.deepcutnews.com/p/behind-aus...
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Behind Australia’s AI push is greater surveillance
AI adoption by security agencies will dramatically enhance their ability to surveil Australians
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
For too long the AFL has chosen to protect its players than pursue justice for women. This needs to change, writes @tarangchawla.bsky.social. "... of the over 55 elite footballers accused of sexual assault between 1999 and 2016, none were convicted." www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
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Australian football must reckon with its culture of entitlement – Tarang Chawla
For too long the AFL has chosen to protect its players than pursue justice for women. This needs to change.
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Should Holocaust programs funded by pro-Israel groups be taught in Australian schools? Courage to Care is a registered charity that claims to be apolitical - except its main funders include Zionist philanthropists who also support Israeli soldiers. www.deepcutnews.com/p/should-hol...
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Should Holocaust programs funded by pro-Israel groups be taught in Australian schools?
Courage to Care is supported by philanthropists with links to the Israeli Defence Force
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🚨JUST IN🚨 A NSW Supreme Court judge has delivered a sweeping rejection of the IHRA definition of antisemitism, saying it is 'detached from reality'. www.deepcutnews.com/p/nsw-suprem...
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NSW Supreme Court criticises IHRA definition as 'detached from reality'
Justice Fagan says Zionism 'open to criticism' in decision on graffiti case
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Will America's socialist wave sweep into Australia? The @vicsocialists.bsky.social launched their state election campaign earlier this month to a packed hall in Melbourne. They're planning to run - for the first time ever - a candidate in every seat. www.deepcutnews.com/p/will-ameri...
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Will America’s socialist wave sweep into Australia?
The Victorian Socialists are preparing to run candidates in every seat in the upcoming state election
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Electricity prices in Australia have ballooned since privatisation, as shown by the below example in Adelaide. Is it time public services were returned to public ownership?
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🎙️NEW PODCAST EPISODE🎙️ The Royal Commission is a "propaganda project to silence critics of Israel", Louise Adler says in this wide-ranging interview. We cover a lot - from her family's experiences of the Holocaust to her time as Edward Said's teaching assistant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4a1...
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Louise Adler - revival of a Jewish left?
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📻 PODCAST 📻 New Deepthink episode with Louise Adler to drop this week. Did you know Edward Said was Adler's PhD supervisor? There's a lot we unpack in this episode - from the Holocaust to the Royal Commission.
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Jillian Segal is weaponising the Royal Commission’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism to entrench it nationwide, writes Jeffrey Loewenstein (former chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission). www.deepcutnews.com/p/the-royal-...
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The Royal Commission’s blunder was in accepting the IHRA definition – Jeffrey Loewenstein
Jillian Segal is weaponising the Royal Commission’s IHRA adoption to entrench the controversial definition nationwide
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My @deepcutnews.bsky.social column - in the late 1970s neoliberal con artists unleashed their cancer in to society. Fuck them and the horse they rode on. www.deepcutnews.com/p/neoliberal...
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Neoliberalism has destroyed our social fabric in the name of profits – Greg Jericho
Privatisation has failed. It's time to put public services back into public hands
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Neoliberalism has destroyed our social fabric in the name of profits, @grogsgamut.bsky.social writes. "Public services should once again be owned and run by the public." www.deepcutnews.com/p/neoliberal...
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Neoliberalism has destroyed our social fabric in the name of profits – Greg Jericho
Privatisation has failed. It's time to put public services back into public hands
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
A NSW Supreme Court judge has rejected the state's attempt to place a young Sydney man on a terror watch list for anti-Israel graffiti. The judge told state prosecutors criticism of Israel is not antisemitic. www.deepcutnews.com/p/nsw-suprem...
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NSW Supreme Court says criticism of Israel not antisemitic in graffiti case
Judge rebukes state for seeking to add man who defaced property with anti-Israel slogans on terror watch list
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Australians view China more favourably than the US, a Pew Research poll shows. Favourable views of the US slumped to 24% of Australians, with China climbing to 31% – above the US for the first time. www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
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Australians view China more favourably than US, poll shows
Australian views of the US have declined sharply since 2023
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
What ceasefire? One million Gazans live in tents, more than 265 Palestinian children have been killed in the last nine months and humanitarian aid continues to be restricted. www.deepcutnews.com/p/five-point...
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Five points that show the Gaza genocide hasn't stopped
It's just been recalibrated, says Médecins Sans Frontières
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
'Social cohesion' is a dangerous phrase in Australian politics, writes Jeff Sparrow. www.deepcutnews.com/p/why-social...
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Why 'social cohesion' is a dangerous phrase in Australian politics – Jeff Sparrow
The establishment loves this phrase. But as Ed Husic found out, imposing consensus from the top isn't democracy – it's erasure.
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Anthony Albanese – the great Australian sellout. From salmon to supermarkets, gas to gambling – we detected a pattern. Albanese consistently backs powerful lobbyists. www.deepcutnews.com/p/albaneses-...
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Albanese keeps backing lobbyists over public opinion, our analysis shows
From salmon to supermarkets, gas to Gaza, the PM has consistently backed those with power and wealth
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The NSW Supreme Court overturned the dismissal of school principal Sheikh Abdulghani Albaf over anti-Israel social media posts. It's the latest legal blow to the NSW government amid growing scrutiny of its handling of anti-Israel speech cases. www.deepcutnews.com/p/nsw-suprem...
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NSW government suffered another legal blow over anti-Israel speech
NSW Supreme Court questions minister's interference in school principal dismissal over anti-Israel social media posts
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Albanese's 'discipline' is code for doing nothing while the world implodes, writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social www.deepcutnews.com/p/albaneses-...
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Albanese's 'discipline' is code for doing nothing while the world implodes – Amy Remeikis
The PM got what he wanted at the Labor National Conference, but at what cost?
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