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Eliza GW

@elizgw.bsky.social
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Biologist, environmentalist, artist, open source and classical music enthusiast. I paint musicians. Also collected German women's war stories. Books at artsmitten.com

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 3h
My latest for @deepcutnews.bsky.social on the we need less govt spending folk who pay no tax. open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
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News Corp, Santos, Kogan paid $0 in tax. But sure, let’s blame ‘government spending’ - Greg Jericho
The Coalition want to cut already-underfunded social and health services, while staying silent on the corporations paying nothing
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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 3h
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “Kids are going to school hungry, families are skipping meals, people are cutting back on essentials, all because Labor has allowed Coles and Woolworths to jack up prices for extra profit, regardless of the human consequences,” Chandler-Mather said.
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Max Chandler-Mather pitches Mamdani-style $25bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets
Former MP and Green Institute head says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery prices
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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 13h
Barnaby Joyce has confirmed One Nation’s new inner-city headquarters in Brisbane are owned by billionaire Gina Rinehart. The Australian reported yesterday that a subsidiary of Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting purchased the $8 million three-storey building in Spring Hill last week.
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1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 4h
Another excellent read from Sue. Australia's version of Fox News, News Corp's Sky News (now News24) is free in regional Australia. In the USA, its estimated Fox persuaded 3 to 28% of its viewers to voter Republicans. Before you vote, check the news source & their 'facts' ... #auspol
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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 18h
A PERFECT example where the tail decided to be the dog THAT is not how democracy works Democracy is run by voters - not politicians who will refuse to follow voter’s mandate Voters should never stay silent when politicians decide democracy belongs to them bsky.app/profile/gekk...
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 4h
the Jewish group Jews Against the Occupation 48 are organisers of a vigil at Town Hall tomorrow night. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australian leaders condemn pro-Palestine vigils planned for 7 October anniversary amid Jewish commemorations
Peak Jewish bodies organise ceremonies on third anniversary of attacks that triggered conflict in which 74,000 Palestinians have been killed
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 4h
"Instances of AI-made child sexual abuse material have been rising for several years, with a huge surge in videos in particular.." I'm not sacrificing land, water, air quality & energy resources to AI data centres to make & serve hideous, criminal AI-made child sexual abuse material
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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 18h
What's the go with Albo? Is he doomed and does anyone care anymore? These questions are not answered by this cartoon. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Is Anthony Albanese destined to be the most disappointing prime minister ever? | First Dog on the Moon
How could this happen?
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Politico @politico.com · 04/10/2026
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI politi.co/4rJE8dI
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Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI politi.co/4rJE8dI
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI politi.co/4rJE8dI
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Mark O'Connell @oconnellmark.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Eliza GW @elizgw.bsky.social · 22h
Indigenous workers are paid 16 per cent less than their counterparts www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
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Indigenous workers are paid 16 per cent less than their counterparts
The disparity is responsible for some $3 billion in lost wages for Indigenous workers, and could reach $170 billion by 2050, with Indigenous women facing the biggest pay gap.
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 23h
I loathe AI and will personally never use it, in my work or otherwise. Even if it wasn't hideous in almost every way, why would I cede ground to something with precisely zero creative spirit? rick-morton.ghost.io/the-boast-in...
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The Boast in the Machine
While browsing the Australian Government's contract notices portal AusTender a few days ago – regular readers of this august publication will know that this is one of my principal meditative outlets –...
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 23h
Labor’s hypocrisy on coal and gas means Australia’s climate authority, especially with our Pacific neighbours, is falling apart. Pacific Island leaders are boldly fighting to protect their nations from deadly global warming caused by coal & gas. It’s literally a life and death struggle for them.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 23h
They don’t trust Australia to fix a problem when Labor keeps making it worse. Approving NSW’s largest ever coal project just weeks before COP shows how unserious Labor is on climate.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 23h
Every new mine heats our planet, harms millions and cooks our global reputation. Labor is selling out our planet and future for coal & gas corporate profits.
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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 23h
Zionism Is OBVIOUSLY A Racist Ideology "Zionism is what it does. And what it does is visible to the entire world." www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/zionism-is...
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Zionism Is OBVIOUSLY A Racist Ideology
Video reading by Tim Foley:
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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 23h
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Sign the Petition
We Demand Accountability: Remove Jillian Segal from Public Office
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 05/10/2026
Australia measures migrant success through jobs, income and settlement. But many migrants also become scholarship funds, emergency services and development programs for families abroad. Public policy counts only one ledger, Komla Tsey writes. #Migration #auspol
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livesarah @livesarah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And why haven’t people looked at what One Nation policies actually are? Apart from those voters being gigantic, reactive dummies happy to be a little racist, it’s the media. Constant attention for Pauline, little criticism (because that would be ‘biased’), and pretending the Greens don’t exist*
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Are you #concerned about Israel’s assassination policies #auspol @albomp.bsky.social ? Assassinating people in the middle of a working-genocide deserves a response, surely. thecradle.co/articles/isr...
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Israel assassinates director of Turkish aid group in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah
At least nine Palestinians have been killed and 18 injured by Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The cognitive dissonance and hypocrisy are staggering. This feels like cigarette producers touring oncology wards www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Live: Albanese heads to pre-COP in Fiji, Tuvalu
Anthony Albanese will attend a pre-COP meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu today with Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen. Follow live.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Amy notes that China has joined Japan is now onselling Australian gas. FMD we *really* need to tax the gas. Barely a more obvious policy has presented itself. One political party will do it and they will get all the advantage. #TaxTheGas www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Two things easily missed while we were distracted by trivia
In Australia, we’re too busy looking at the next carriage on the political sushi train to realise the track itself is broken.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"COVID-19 Linked to Increased Risk of Six Allergic Conditions" COVID-19 infection was linked to an increased risk of 6 newly diagnosed allergic conditions: - Atopic dermatitis - Asthma - Food allergy - Rhinoconjunctivitis - Medication allergy - Urticaria Archive: archive.li/fUxiO
An article screenshot from the European Medical Journal (EMJ) website, featuring a large purple logo at the top. The bold main headline reads, "COVID-19 Linked to Increased Risk of Six Allergic Conditions." Below the headline, the publication date is listed as 4 Oct 2026, categorized under a green "Allergy & Immunology" tag.
The main body of the image features a photograph of a woman with dark curly hair sitting indoors and blowing her nose into a white tissue. She is wearing a light blue denim jacket, looking down with her eyes closed, and appears to be suffering from allergy or cold symptoms. The background is a softly blurred room with muted curtains and a green houseplant.
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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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Sunny Ella @sunnywillow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Zionism is racism. The United Nations voted to declare it as such in 1975, half a century ago. This isn’t new, and this isn’t controversial.
A group marching down a street holding a banner that reads zionism is racism
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
VIC election: Greens support is surging from recent polling1 – can you help us demonstrate community support by hosting a sign? Putting a sign in your yard or on your fence, wall or balcony is the easiest way to help us get the word out and push back against the red, orange and blue wave.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They've sold our faces. Big banks sell our biometric data to Israel tech firm Biocatch. Plus inflation, Shoebridge, false flags, Westpac, BHP, Firmus float and Apple #auspol #scamoftheweek youtu.be/hlurBUly0aQ?...
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Westpac's Palantir Deal, the Fairford Terror Panic and Shoebridge's Greens | Scam of the Week
YouTube video by The West Report
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
With Halloween coming up, it's time for the reminder to avoid buying/using fake spiderwebs. They can entangle and entrap birds. There's some good alternative ideas on this web page ... birdlife.org.au/news/bird-sa...
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Bird-safe Halloween decorations - BirdLife Australia
How to celebrate Halloween with bird-friendly decorations.
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tangonovember.bsky.social @tangonovember.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If Murdoch media and Santos paid taxes, Aust government could stop stripping disabled children of care #auspol
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My Giddy Aunt (Australia) @mygiddyaunt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Greens' Sophie McNeill in WA telling it like it is about US occupation - school kids 'trade day' used as an opportunity to recruit for the US war machine. Despicable #auspol www.instagram.com/reels/DdLQxC...
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Sophie McNeill on Instagram: "📣STOP RECRUITING OUR KIDS TO AUKUS @WALABOR! Went to a pretty frustrating AUKUS community forum hosted by @abcperth yesterday in Rockingham. Nadia & her team were grea...
4,109 likes, 416 comments - sophie_mcneill1 on September 11, 2026: "📣STOP RECRUITING OUR KIDS TO AUKUS @WALABOR! Went to a pretty frustrating AUKUS community forum hosted by @abcperth yesterday in R...
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Jinjirrie @jinjirrie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In Australia, #ZionismIsWhiteSupremacy - out and proud Zionists standing for the racist PHON. #auspol #OneNotion
White supremacist Zionists stand for election in One Notion.
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@lizglab.bsky.social @lizglab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Finally, a sensible policy. ‘The Greens support a dramatic downgrading of the US-Australia alliance — including renegotiating the bedrock ANZUS treaty.’ “The US military bases aren’t making us safe; they’re making us a target.”
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New Greens leader: No weapons for Ukraine, curtail the US alliance
David Shoebridge believes the Greens can win votes by campaigning to scrap the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pact and legalise recreational cannabis.
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Robynne @haddagutful.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
They don’t want First Nations people to have any rights, it gets in the way of their mining and destruction of the environment.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 03/10/2026
Tasmanian victim-survivor had to wait 23 months for her own school and foster records to be released
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'Really unfair': Victim-survivor's almost two-year wait for her own records
After a 23-month wait to receive her own records from the Tasmanian government, Sam Morgan's civil legal case against the state can finally progress. But her lawyer says many people are losing access to justice because of long waits for records.
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Doug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Don’t listen to religious extremist and warmonger Hegseth and his sycophantic mate Marles who claims “shared values” with this obnoxious and dangerous fool. Military experts, politicians, diplomats peace activists, unions, faith groups all oppose the madness that is AUKUS.
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yanis Varoufakis: Inflation is again being used as an excuse for acts of vandalism on some of Australia’s important institutions. #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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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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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202... Israeli barrier cuts off water to West Bank Palestinians before elections. Israeli restrictions have cut access to water, animal feed, healthcare, as military barrier reshapes Jordan Valley. Totally out of control. Penny Wong must be very concerned now
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Israeli barrier cuts off water to West Bank Palestinians before elections
Residents of Ras al-Ahmar say Israeli restrictions have cut access to water, animal feed, healthcare.
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The neocloud bubble is wild. Aussie startup Firmus has an IPO next week forecast at $30b. Its plans include 2 data centres that will suck 15% of the electricity in Tasmania, the main customer is OpenAI, it has no audited financials, and its co-founder is a criminal www.reuters.com/business/5-b...
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$5 billion Firmus IPO divides investors after valuation triples in two months
As Australian data centre operator Firmus prepares to ​launch a $5 billion initial public offering, the country's second-largest ever, prospective investors are questioning the firm's surging valuatio...
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Croakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How Aboriginal community controlled health services are driving change in the Northern Territory – and what more needs to be done www.croakey.org/how-aborigin...
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1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Christian Nationalists & Jewish Supremacists ... Former Deputy PM John Anderson is a “featured speaker” alongside accused war criminal, Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich & many other illiberal extremists at NatCon Jerusalem "Like MAGA & Farage, they are not picky about their allies" a great read👇
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 03/10/2026
Trump invoked Pearl Harbor with Japan, then celebrated America’s wartime alliance with China. What does that say about the security guarantees Tokyo and Australia are building around Washington? Wenran Jiang writes. #auspol #Japan
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 02/10/2026
SNAP MARKET RESEARCH If I needed to crowdfund a small amount of money ($10k? $20k?) to train junior climate nerds up to do the same kind of research into advocacy work that people like me can do - with the money going to resourcing it at no cost to them, not to paying me - would you contribute?
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Stop the chop! Once destroyed, our Parklands will be changed forever and so will our heritage values.
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.
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Kate Lance @katelance.com · 03/10/2026
Great read. Infrastructure upgrades have been brilliant, but rarely get kudos, e.g. 85 level-crossing removals, 50 rebuilt stations. Hope Victoria doesn't screw up: easy to whinge, hard to repair the always Liberal-led destruction of public resources. Kennett's unforgivable vandalism still hurts.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 02/10/2026
A Northern Territory body with ZERO full-time staff is the de facto national regulator for online gambling. Last year, Australians lost $36 billion gambling. @justinedavismla.bsky.social tells @ebonybennett.bsky.social about this extraordinary situation on Follow the Money 🎧 theaus.in/4jhnKz9
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 03/10/2026
The WHO's representative in Palestine calls on Israeli authorities to 'release the pressure on medical supplies'.
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WHO warns of ‘devastating consequences' due to delayed aid entry into Gaza
The WHO's representative in Palestine calls on Israeli authorities to 'release the pressure on medical supplies'.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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