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Eithne

@efrl.bsky.social
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Always was always will be Living on Wiradjuri land Ally to those seeking justice, equality, recognition, climate action & safety Aspiring nemesis to those opposite. Despise lies (aka misinformation) & those that weaponise them. ❤ Snarky Humour Ozland .

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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 2h
Nice work as always from @brocklesnitch.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Margot Robbie changing her name to her husband’s hurts my beautiful lesbian brain. Here's why | Rebecca Shaw
I don’t flip a table every time this happens – but I actually do mind when it’s the default decision with no discussion
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 2h
While the women left out of this story ‘wait’ for answers on sexual assault allegations, the bloke made centre of this story ‘can’t wait’ to have it all swept under the rug & be able to hang out with the boys again.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17h
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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Robyn D - Difficult Woman @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is why poor people starve in rich countries. ATO says 1,149 large companies paid no tax as it scrutinises AI firms #auspol
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More than 1,000 large companies paid no tax in Australia, ATO reveals
Almost 30 per cent of large companies paid no tax in 2024–25, an Australian Taxation Office report reveals, resulting in the corporate tax amount payable dropping by $8.2 billion from the previous yea...
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 2h
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bRANTkING @brantking.bsky.social · 2h
Not sure if true as no new statements or laws are needed. Australian law (Div 268 CW Crim Code), says its legal for dual citizens to serve in the armed forces of another nation BUT if evidence exists that they personally committed war crimes while serving, they get prosecuted by the Aussies.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 12h
🐋 ⛵ ⚠️ Crew rescued after sperm whale collision sinks yacht in South Pacific At 1 pm New Zealand time on 26 September the four crew activated an emergency beacon and were later rescued by a container ship, roughly 18 hours after the whale encounter
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Sister Bernadette OMalley @srbernadetteom.bsky.social · 2h
When are you going to cut these tax loopholes? bsky.app/profile/grog...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2h
Report stating that Trump administration directed funds towards right-wing groups comes ahead of presidential election.
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Brazilian government calls for probe into US funding of far-right causes
Report stating that Trump administration directed funds towards right-wing groups comes ahead of presidential election.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h
-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 2h
I don't understand the unbridled admiration for #Burnham. He's governing a police force that continues to harass and arrest peaceful protesters begging for the end to Israel's massacre of Palestinian lives and destrucion of their country. He can #change the law but hasn't. Why?
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 3h
Named and yet to be shamed. #DeAnnKelly and son #IanParke #LuckyBet #OffShore #Casino #AbuseOfPower? There has to be a law against this. #DeAnnKelly #IanParkes #NationalParty www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly revealed as co-founder of offshore casino
Leaked documents from a Caribbean gambling regulator reveal Ms Kelly as a co-founder of LuckyBet casino.
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 3h
I despise every person who makes money from online #gambling. Whether as a shareholder, as part of your #superannuation investment holdings, as an inheritance. Check your #Super, #divest, spread the word on #SM, name & shame hidden investment products. #sportsbet www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly revealed as co-founder of offshore casino
Leaked documents from a Caribbean gambling regulator reveal Ms Kelly as a co-founder of LuckyBet casino.
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 3h
An interesting report from #TimesOfIsrael includes description of their prohibition on pilots from unaffiliated countries that #Israel has not been checking. #UAE #Dubai #Oman www.timesofisrael.com/before-flydu...
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Before flydubai attack, dozens of Omani pilots flew to TLV despite ban — report
Report says pilots from nations without Israel ties are prohibited from flying into country, but authorities trusted airlines to enforce rule, Shin Bet did no background checks
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Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A huge fucking thank you to this fucking guy for fucking with every single Australian in the mortgage belt and fuck you Gina Rinehart for supporting him.
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Mairzydotes @mairzydotes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I can’t believe Netanyahu didn’t know in advance, but ignored the warnings because it suited his cause to allow unrestrained retaliation against Palestinians.
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Notorious VOG @notoriousvog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Excellent point!👇🏾 The punishment of protesters = support for #Netenyahu.
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Ette Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We watched 42 7.30 interviews and one of the things we noticed was the language used to describe certain atrocities. The strongest and most graphic language was exclusively reserved for describing the killing of Israelis, a pattern we see in newsrooms around the world.
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ABC 7.30’s language for Israelis vs Palestinians
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
But is he still allowing the police force to arrest peaceful protesters pleading for peace and the end to #Netenyahu's wars? The punishment of protesters = support for #Netenyahu. #Gaza #WestBank #Lebanon
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Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes! The difference between personal "carbon footprint" and actual climate impact. Making us think it was about individual activity (as opposed to efforts against the real polluters) was always a bad faith ruse.
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Tony Cartledge @decentral21.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We may get more great indy media but also may get more political megaphones, and the right seems to have all the money. This is a stick with two pointy ends. #Auspol pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...
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Storming the ramparts of legacy media
James Chessell’s move from the AFR to Joe Aston’s Rampart is another sign of a media landscape being remade. Smaller outlets, subscription models, podcasts, and independent publishers are challenging ...
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Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Australia’s biggest company has been dipping into the NSW government insurance scheme icare to pay workers’ compensation claims instead of using its dedicated coal mining industry fund Coal Mines Insurance (CMI)." @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/grifting-ica...
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Grifting icare, gouging workers. BHP's big insurance scam unveiled - Michael West
BHP and MinterEllison are covering up a coal industry insurance scam at the expense of mining workers and icare. Michael West reports.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, the media, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101.
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@latingle.bsky.social's report reveals astounding suggestions that #Netenyahu received numerous warning of an imminent attack by #Hamas. Evidence is mounting of the warnings from several reliable highly placed people in the region. #Netenyahu didn't share the warnings with the #IDF it seems.
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A terrible history of brutal genocide and displacement will never entitle you to or justify retribution, genocide and the displacement/land theft of another peoples. #Netenyahu #IDF #Gaza #Palestine #WestBank He was warned of the likelihood of a #Hamas attack www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Netanyahu was warned of October 7 Hamas attack, reports say ahead of election
With only weeks to go until elections in Israel, an unrelenting stream of well-sourced, detailed stories has suddenly appeared, documenting multiple failures by Benjamin Netanyahu to heed warnings of ...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 29/09/2026
They are going to lose their minds, beyond belief. A brown woman with influence is something they cannot abide
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Would the NSW Dept of Ed instruct an Israeli teacher not to wear a kippah or a Star of David necklace? An American not to wear the Stars and Stripes? A Christian teacher not to wear a cross or crucifix? This is blatant persecution of a vulnerable ethnic minority. 😔 #nswpol #education #FreePalestine
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Palestinian careers adviser who was allegedly told to stop wearing keffiyeh at NSW school sues state for racial discrimination
Wasim El-Haj alleges NSW government school ordered him to stop wearing symbolic garment as it ‘may cause discord’
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Kristin McFall @kristinmcfall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They ruin the life of the woman they rape. Tit for tat. So to speak. The recovery is long and hard. And at 60, I've still not recovered. It rips something inside that can't be mended. Yes, ruin their lives. They've shown us who, and what, they are. Rapists.
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When the way it's written is as fascinating as the story. #ColdBore #TheVolunteer By #RafalBurchard. 👏👏
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These sound like non-trivial problems.
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Artists Against Copyright Infringement @ipcopyright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If there is one lesson to be learned from a similar battle in the UK, high-profile members of the creative industries make a difference. They get your argument on the front of newspapers, in the news bulletins and on social media. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia
‘People care about the songs, books and pictures that influence the critical moments in their lives,’ says the architect of the fightback in the UK
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For most of us, the recognisable companies on the blacklist will be Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Motorola Solutions & TripAdviser Link to the UN report on the database of businesses involved in Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank 👉 docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/19
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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
False quotes attributed to Senator Fatima Payman are being shared by clickbait Facebook pages run from Vietnam and the Philippines. bit.ly/4xJzy0p
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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lots of white Australians honestly believe that Australia is not a racist country. It's pretty easy to ignore what doesn't effect you, if you choose to remain ignorant. This is shameful.
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Sally @twisal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ROYAL COMMISSION NOW. WE ALL SHOULD BE SCREAMING..THIS COUNTRY AND ITS WOMEN DESERVE BETTER. #FEMICIDE #AUSPOL #Waronwomen #men lnkd.in/p/gcTaEzz3
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A woman who was stabbed on September 18 in Palmerston, NT has died. She suffered multiple stab wounds to her chest. Her partner is charged with acts intended to cause serious harm. Police are yet to… ...
A woman who was stabbed on September 18 in Palmerston, NT has died. She suffered multiple stab wounds to her chest. Her partner is charged with acts intended to cause serious harm. Police are yet to u...
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
The before and after it's even more haunting.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
91 Queensland children known to protection services died last financial year. The report was dropped last Friday but neither Premier David Crisafulli or Minister Ros Bates have faced the media. Police Min Dan Purdie said the LNP was doing more than Labor. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Qld opposition says premier needs to 'front up' after child deaths report
The Queensland Family and Child Commission's annual report reveals 452 children died in the last financial year, with preliminary figures showing 91 of those children were known to the child protectio...
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Wendy&Co @wendy59.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Article doesn't mention the fact that the pygmy possums are endangered too & these moths are a key food source for them. 🙄 #Auspol #Environment #Conservation #EndangeredSpecies
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Victorian Police are investigating after our 2 ASRC Catering Social Enterprise Vans were stolen. To those who have reached out asking how they can help. There’s two ways: Chip in to help cover what insurance won’t: donate.asrc.org.au Call 000 if you spot either of our ASRC Catering white vans
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For someone who doesn't endorse any efforts to mitigate the incoming horrors of #climateChange when there's money to be saved via #solar and #battery use, #Rinehart's suddenly a fan. #Hypocrit reneweconomy.com.au/gine-rinehar...
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Gina Rinehart mine sites achieve 55 pct renewables with solar batteries, even as boss slams push for net zero
Gina Rinehart has railed against net zero policies, but her mine managers boast of big savings from the rollout of solar and batteries at their sites, albeit at small scale.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gina Rinehart caught treating politics like her own personal chessboard. “He arrived at the mining magnate's $34 million beach house to find Hanson, Ashby & Barnaby Joyce were staying there” 🛌🤔 Gina then tried to lure him into “joining One Nation” Eww.🙄 ffs
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JoeA @josepha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rinehart is up to her jowls all across the right side of politics in Australia (and the US)...Liberal Party, National Party, One Nation, IPA, Advance Australia...you name it, she's meddling. And constantly angling for a #MSM presence...currently Southern Cross Media (Seven).
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angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
F*CK OFF Gina Rinehart!!!!!
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And here is a timely example of exactly that "mono-maniacal junk-intellectualism" and collective narcissism. These AI bros live in a sexed-up, LSD-fuelled social bubble, and believe that they, and only they, can define our present and determine our future. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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AI Bros Are Having a Meltdown Because the Associated Press Stylebook Clarifies That AIs Don't Have Feelings
The Associated Press Stylebook posted a reminder not to anthropomorphize AIs because they can't think, trigger a meltdown among AI bros.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Domestic violence crisis needs more than words and flowers Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/domestic-violenc…
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m devastated this morning. We have just had two of our @asrc1 social enterprise catering vans stolen. Roller door smashed. Food stolen. Safe destroyed. Staff distressed. TWO VANS LICENSE PLATES - mini vans with ASRC Catering on them Renault is 1UO2YV Peugeot is 2DW4TB
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
2/2 fr "Cold Bore: The Volunteer" by Rafal Burchard "Agnes wrote without pausing much: Severity of harm caused: maximum. Adequacy of legal response: grossly inadequate to date. Ongoing risk to victim: ended only by victim’s death. Probability of reoffending: high, if liberty maintained." #DV
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I read this quote from "Cold Bore: The Volunteer" by Rafal Burchard "The article in the local paper had been careful and bloodless. A man had been charged in connection with the death of a woman in Edinburgh. No language in it was false, exactly. Only insufficient." When fiction & reality mirror.
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Leroy @leroylynch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The world leader of the Exclusive Brethren church, which ran a covert campaign supporting the Coalition at the last Australian federal election, has described Jews as evil, malicious infidels, and made racist comments about Asians. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol archive archive.li/oOauL
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Exclusive Brethren leader calls Jews ‘wicked’, ‘infidel’ as Liberals remain silent
The leader of the church, which secretly campaigned for the Coalition at the election using neo-Nazi associates, has described Jews as evil in leaked sermons.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
SCOOP: Top researchers at Columbia, Stanford, and others thought they were elected to elite scientific societies alongside Nobel laureates. The catch? The organizations are a sham. I spent the last month diving deep into a massive academic scam spanning continents, for @nature.com
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Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers
A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.
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