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Ebony Bennett

@ebonybennett.bsky.social
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Deputy Director of @australiainstitute.org.au host of webinar series & Follow The Money podcast. Easily startled horror fan. Political tragic, amateur TV critic, solo hiking enthusiast. She/her

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 5h
Australia’s multibillion-dollar online gambling industry is effectively regulated by a NT body with no full-time staff. @justinedavismla.bsky.social joins @ebonybennett.bsky.social to discuss how the NT became the de facto national regulator & her proposal to lift standards. 🎧 theaus.in/4jhnKz9
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NEW EPISODE | How the NT won Australia’s race-to-the-bottom on online gambling regulation
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts
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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 29/09/2026
"We hope women know we take their safety seriously. It's a top priority, just below protecting the reputation of ourselves and our male students." chaser.com.au/general-news...
Cornell to take rape allegations more seriously: introduces 'naughty corner' punishment - The Chaser
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Households across Australia are cancelling annual holidays, cutting back on groceries and reducing other spending because the 79-year-old little boy is out of his depth. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/05/06/i...
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Sue Young @suetas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Australians – remember the CES?
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
DCCEEW's pay-to-destroy offsets calculator methodology is now out for consultation Pay-to-destroy offsets were inserted into the EPBC 'reforms' to help "streamline assessment & approval processes & reduce uncertainty & administrative burden for proponents" 👉 consult.dcceew.gov.au/restoration-...
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Open Point - Engagement, insights and analytics platform for surveys and consultations
Collect, Manage and Analyse surveys, consultation data and text
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Latest energy figures are out for 2024-25 - once again 83% of Australia's gas is exported or used to convert gas to PNG exports. There is no gas shortage. We do not need more gas. We need to #TAXtheGAS
Charts showing in 2024-25 4,862PJ of gas was exported or used in LNG plants, while only 1,016PJ was use by the domestic economy of mining, manufacturing, residential and gas power plants.
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Journalists enforcing an arbitrary tax-to-GDP ratio as though it’s some kind of economic golden rule 😒
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do you want more guns or less guns in Australia? The NSW Gov wants less, while the NSW opposition, Vic gov, SA gov, Qld gov all want more. Interesting times. australiainstitute.org.au/post/gun-num...
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eliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
just learned this today
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Great to see the important research by Milad Haghani, Abbas Rajabifard, Iman Taheri Sarteshnizi, & Neema Nassir covered in @news.abc.net.au!
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Researchers who analysed 10,000 crashes say car size does matter
A study of 13 years of crashes in Australia finds a link between car height and risk of pedestrian death, particularly for women and children.
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Groucho Marx wouldn't join any club that wanted him as a member. I was refused entry into the ATO's consultation group on Australia's biggest fossil fuel subsidy, the fuel tax credit scheme. 😪 But there is some good news. Read all about it: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In these cases, they clearly believe our concerns are illegitimate. So illegitimate that they often associate us with – or even proscribe us as – terrorists. Care about Palestinians? Terrorist. Want to burn and kill asylum seekers? We might not like your methods, but you have legitimate concerns.
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Lady Luddite (KJ Colt) @moistenedtart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Watching McLeod’s Daughters and saw this… Mains board from the local pub. 2001.
Pub meals prices board from Australia in 2001.

STEAK+ CHIPS $7.50

STEAK + VEGETABLES $7.50

STEAK DIANE $8.50

STEAK PEPPER SAUCE $8.50 

STEAK E MUSHROOM SAUCE $8.50 

PORTERHOUSE STEAK $10.00

T-BONE STEAK $9.50
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Anthony Albanese will use his government’s commitment to online safety and tackling climate change as selling points for Australia’s bid to join the UN Security Council” WTF. You mean a social media ban that has failed completely, and the safeguard mechanism con while we export more gas than ever?
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PM to spruik digital safety bona fides in UN Security Council bid
Anthony Albanese will use his government’s commitment to online safety and climate change as selling points for Australia’s candidacy.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Here is the amazing @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social in her final Dollars & Sense.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
25 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Poverty kills. The level of Jobseeker kills. It is a choice governments make every year. It is a choice the RBA makes when it decides more people need to be unemployed www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Screenshot showing deaths per 100,000 by age


Not on welfare; on Jobseeker
22-34: 17.1; 137
35-44: 30; 288.1
45-54: 83.4; 427
55-64: 201.6; 615.6
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Wyvernsrose #RaiseTheRate @wyvernsrose.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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As doctors sound a public health alarm over gas, the Beetaloo Basin is pumping
As Doctors for the Environment Australia sounds a public health alarm about the wide-ranging health impacts of fossil gas, an academic investigates the impacts of fracking in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin, and highlights the health risks for people in the NT from gas-fired climate change.
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Migrant debate is just hot air looking for a problem www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Recycled migrant fuss is just a hot-button topic looking for an issue
With all the talk about Australia’s migration "issue", there is one question that has remained noticeably absent.
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Why does he want to saddle data centres with the most expensive, polluting energy source?
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Indeed, We The People Should Be Getting The Same Healthcare And Paid Leave As McTurtle.......🐢
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nobel Prize economist Joe Stiglitz writing on inequality for @thepointau.bsky.social. A great piece and a big get for The Point!! thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Preparing to *donate*
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Genuinely cannot predict the next headline generated by the Trump Administration www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Inequality does not merely impair economic performance; it is also a profound and direct threat to democracy," writes Professor @josephestiglitz.bsky.social in @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Extreme inequality is not a given. It is a political choice and we can unmake it
After a year examining global inequality alongside leading economists and experts, Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz describes the crisis as both vast in scale and dangerous in trajectory. He outlines a ...
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Every single Pauline Hanson story reporting on her latest racist comments should also include that a court has upheld that she racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi.
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Macklemore spoke out. Now you can take action. Sign our petition urging institutions to reject the IHRA definition. Don’t let Israel define antisemitism. Let’s get to 30k. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/08/dont...
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“If this reservation policy were introduced tomorrow, it wouldn’t collect a cent in revenue and all we get told is it’ll put downward pressure on prices; not how much prices will fall,” said Richard Denniss. thepoint.com.au/new/260914-l...
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Labor’s watered-down gas reservation plan ‘kicks it into the long grass yet again’: Denniss
Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss has accused the Albanese government of watering down its gas reservation plan, warning the scheme 'probably won’t' lower prices for Australian households and...
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Nearly 90% of the 90 submissions to the parliamentary committee asked the Government to withdraw the Bill. Farmers, legal bodies, environmental organisations, First Nations peoples and regional communities all raised the alarm" thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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The LNP’s new pro-mining law is an assault on First Nations rights
Last month, Queensland’s Crisafulli Government passed new laws that gut our rights and our ability to protect Wangan and Jagalingou Country from the unfettered ambitions of extractive industries.
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I went in to get a $5 shoe horn and came out with a $150 cat bed (and the shoehorn) Well played IKEA
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 11/09/2026
"If we were serious about tackling the housing crisis it would be the obvious change to make." Limiting rent increases works, says @maiyazize.bsky.social from @everybodyshome.bsky.social. Hear more on Follow the Money via the link or wherever you get your podcasts. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4cbA7IA
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💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
People with dementia are being warned that asking for MORE aged care support can trigger an algorithm that gives them LESS. Their dementia progresses, their needs increase, they ask for help, and risk losing what little help they already have. Who the fuck designed this? #auspol
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Dementia patients warned off seeking home care in case Australia’s aged care algorithm cuts funding
Exclusive: FoI documents show senior health officials were warned of concerns about assessment tool weeks after it launched
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 11/09/2026
Opinion | With his counterattack on One Nation, Andrew Hastie has shown he's the only major party politician with the guts and smarts to take on Hanson. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/11/a...
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Hanson brought a knife to a gunfight with Hastie — the only one who could kill One Nation
Andrew Hastie's fight with One Nation and Gina Rinehart is revealing his cut-through capabilities. Is he the one major party figure who could turn the tables on Hanson and co?
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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Love it when Telegraph commentary runs headfirst into Telegraph journalism
Trump unveils Space Force uniform inspired by Nazi-aesthetic film
Director Paul Verhoeven said his 1997 Starship Troopers was about ‘fascists who aren’t aware of their fascism’
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Banning abortion kills women. Full stop. Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans, finds @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Nick McKim @nickmckim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We will not be party to making forest protection contingent on a mechanism that drives their destruction.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 09/09/2026
Non-compete clauses suppress wages, reduce productivity & stifle innovation, says @aleighmp.bsky.social. The Assistant Minister joins @ebonybennett.bsky.social on Follow the Money to discuss the government's plan to ban non-competes for low & middle income workers. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4ys6TxI
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NEW EPISODE | The nasty secret buried in Australian workers' contracts
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 09/09/2026
Non-compete clauses are hurting workers & the economy, says @aleighmp.bsky.social. Banning them could give an average worker with a non-compete a $2,500 boost, plus improve productivity & innovation, he tells @ebonybennett.bsky.social on Follow the Money. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4ys6TxI
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Parliament live with @amyremeikis.bsky.social over on @thepointau.bsky.social live.thepoint.com.au
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The Point Live: Australia under pressure to sanction Israeli traders in the West Bank and right wingers push back against proposed social media changes. As it happens.
Australia is still saying no to trade sanctions against illegal Israeli trade in the West Bank, despite the UK, France and others lead. Sexual and domestic violence is still failing to change and rig...
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 08/09/2026
Over 100,000 people have signed our petition for a gas tax plebiscite! 🥳 That's more than can fit in the MCG! 😮 @rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
When they admit to ethnic cleansing, believe them.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 08/09/2026
Palestine weekly: Israeli ministers push for depopulation of Gaza aje.news/bzfce9
Palestine weekly: Israeli ministers push for depopulation of Gaza
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“A really fantastic proposal. A fantastic scheme.” No, that’s not a Donald Trump quote, but the CEO of a conservation group describing a new method for making carbon offsets from native forests. Read the full factcheck on The Point: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Wild stuff. "Australia’s got really ambitious climate targets…. some of the most ambitious climate targets in the world." Literally no one thinks this, not even the Aus Gov, yet this is a quote from the head of Ken Henry-linked, pro-carbon offset Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today is National Threatened Species Day, a day that marks the death, via callous negligence, of the last Tasmanian tiger (thylacine), Benjamin, in captivity. Australia's atrocious, post-colonisation conservation record won't be improved with political rhetoric, platitudes & the magic of the market
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing.
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The cruelty, imagine having your siezure medication just thrown away
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/09/2026
Read the full story:
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“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 07/09/2026
Teaching about respectful relationships in schools? How dare women! | First Dog on the Moon
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Teaching about respectful relationships in schools? How dare women! | First Dog on the Moon
Matt Canavan reckons feminism and woke genderism push young men toward the manosphere * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
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