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Fran Ross

@franflaneuse.bsky.social
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Socialist. Francophile. Retired freelance writer, media producer, project manager & educator. Living on stolen Turrbal land. Life Member of ALP.

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 2h
There is currently legislation before the Queensland parliament that is designed to prevent such challenges as the MACH Energy Muswellbrook coalmine expansion in NSW. #qldpol
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angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 4h
So he's fine with children seeing this? #sick
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Fran Ross @franflaneuse.bsky.social · 2h
In Australia, we know how algorithms have ruined many people’s lives. Now it’s happening in France, with algorithms linked torain-monitoring satellites making decisions about subsidies for farmers depending on rainfall- and getting it wrong!
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 12h
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Jean Proudman @bluejeans58.bsky.social · 6h
“That Australia’s nuclear submarine project is a gargantuan Australian subsidy of America’s own defence has been hidden from Australians, deliberately.”
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Fran Ross @franflaneuse.bsky.social · 2h
Hey, ABC NEWS. Back to school!
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 14h
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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
always the victim never knowing what is happening even in her own office to her own staff
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 4h
Disgusting, depraved behavior by the state that our government continues to embrace.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Camille Claudel (1864-1943), French sculptor who was known as 'Rodin's muse', but who many assert was a more accomplished talent, and who was committed to an asylum for 30 years despite her apparent sanity #womensart
Monochrome photograph featuring the head and shoulders of a white woman with a lace collar and wavy dark hair tied back
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“The High Court decision is a victory for communities that bear the brunt of the storms, bushfires and extreme weather fuelled by Australian fossil fuel corporations.” theaimn.net/a-victory-fo...
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A ‘victory’ for communities as High Court rules climate impacts from coal and gas must be considered even where fossil fuels are exported
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release  SYDNEY, Wednesday 7 October 2026 – In response to the landmark High Court ruling that climate impacts of fossil fuel projects must be considered by NSW plan...
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 3h
"Budget neutral" a meaningless term. Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie fails to confirm if Coalition's migration plan costed by Parliamentary Budget Office. A lesson from the Queensland 2024 election is it's important to scrutinise all policies. #auspol au.finance.yahoo.com/news/senior-...
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Senior Nat trips up on migration costings
A Nationals frontbencher has been stumped by a question pitched by a One Nation senator on the Coalition’s migration plan.
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Fran Ross @franflaneuse.bsky.social · 3h
Neighbour: aone Nation has some good ideas. Me: Why do you think they’d be capable of governing? Neighbour: silence.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 5h
"We have the best laws in the country & we have the highest environmental standards & we are the most pro-mining government in the nation." Queensland Premier David Crisafulli obviously hasn't read the Muswellbrook coalmine High Court judgement. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Biggest coal-producing state fears impact of High Court emissions decision
The federal government says the High Court decision is constrained to New South Wales but the industry in Queensland isn't so sure there won't be ramifications.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Australian taxpayer $ may be going to Trump's sons, through this military tech company Anduril. There's a long list of questions on #AUKUS that defence minister Marles refuses to answer. Here's another: How can you guarantee that AUKUS payments are not being used corruptly? #EndAUKUS #aispol
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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Another featured speaker alongside John Anderson AO at NatCon Jerusalem this week. lucyham29.substack.com/p/why-does-i... #Auspol
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Why does it matter than John Anderson AO is spending 7/10 on a stage in Jerusalem?
Former Deputy PM John Anderson is a “featured speaker” alongside the accused war criminal Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich and many other illiberal extremists at NatCon Jerusalem.
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Scatterling64 @scatterling64.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Also on that board are Anderson, Tony Abbott, John Howard, Andrew Hastie, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Amanda Stoker and former Chief Scientist Robin Batterham. Deeply enmeshed with the fossil fuel economy, climate science denial is key.” Ugh.
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 19h
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Wendy the Woke @nomorex61.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This article is a PSA for lithium battery safety. Some good tips to prevent fires. #sheshed www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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What to know about lithium battery fire risk | CBC News
Firefighters have raised alarms about hot, fast, hard-to-extinguish fires in lithium batteries from e-bikes in people's homes and huge storage batteries at a P.E.I. solar farm. Here's why lithium batt...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 19h
Wherever you see a Reform UK video, article, ad check everything detail in it, and demand 'show me the stats'! "Lest we forgot: What it feels like to be a rabid right wing racist, who hates their capital city due to racial and religious hate for one man – Sadiq Khan" via The UK Against Hate
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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 22h
Is Crisafulli Gov stacking Qld bodies with Atlas Network figures? Jack McGuire works with Haycroft (Australian Institute for Progress AiP director) to scupper unions. James Power (ultracon Catholic) IPA board placed on Qld edu board…
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Gnome De Plume (Sista Cate Ruth) ♿🎃👻💀🧛🏽‍♂️ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wagga Wagga residents are trying to halt the development of a $15billion data centre that will use the same amount of electricity as a million homes. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Town questions $15b data centre set to use enough power for 1m homes
One Wagga Wagga resident says she feels "back-stabbed" by the development, while others say the town needs more industry.
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Frank Chalmers @fffoblomov.bsky.social · 18h
Firmus turns Softus. Gee, who knew? Any highly paid analysts to warn, um, anyone? Yeah, silly question. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Nation's second-largest ASX float in doubt as investors get cold feet
The company is reportedly having to lower its share price after bankers scrambled overnight to find enough demand for its planned upcoming listing on the ASX.
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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#Neoliberalism is cancer, #Australia. #Vote for #RealHeroes in #auspol.
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
10/10. No notes
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In listening to these voices and giving comfort to anti-immigration rhetoric we are turning our backs on the enduring legacies of those great immigrants. In every facet of life – science, medicine, the arts, agriculture, industry, and politics – our lives are enriched by the energy, drive and
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My grandfather built Myer from nothing. The bile of this debate harms all of us
By giving comfort to anti-immigration rhetoric we are turning our backs on a wealthy legacy of eminent Australians who have brought a tireless entrepreneurial energy.
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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is happening right now in Israel. John Anderson AO is networkinb with some of the worst “intellectuals” on the planet. #Auspol lucyham29.substack.com/p/why-does-i...
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Why does it matter than John Anderson AO is spending 7/10 on a stage in Jerusalem?
Former Deputy PM John Anderson is a “featured speaker” alongside the accused war criminal Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich and many other illiberal extremists at NatCon Jerusalem.
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Elaine Johnson @elainejohnson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What a day! Our clients Wendy and Tony have just won the first ever climate case to be heard by Australia’s highest court! Such a privilege to have been able to represent them in this landmark case, which will reverberate around the world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over Mount Pleasant coalmine
Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says
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Maureen Chuck @irmagherd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just finished watching @andrewdenton.bsky.social talking about VAD. The big question is why are we allowing faith based organisations to run hospitals that are completely funded by the taxpayer?
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 22h
GetUp rightly proud of the petition to get the pervert glasses taken off the shelves Now for a ban!!
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Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 07/10/2026
What does the inequality crisis look like? This 👇 98% of public schools are underfunded – that’s 2.6 million kids without the resources they need for the education they deserve. Yet the richest private schools are charging massive fees while banking billions of public dollars.
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Blakandblack @blakandblack.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pauline Hanson, One Nation and others on the far right…
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 23h
The Crisafulli Queensland government shifts further away from the court system with proposed laws expanding the power of police responding to domestic & family violence. They didn't listen when on-the-spot protection directives were first initiated. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Domestic violence advocates raise concerns over expansion of police powers
The changes would grant the police the power to issue a three-year on-the-spot protection order, an expansion of the 12-month directions that came into effect in January.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Oh no, poor landlords are only able to charge $700 per week in rental income when median net income around $1155 per week”. How tf is anyone meant to pay rent, bills and still eat?
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One Angry Eyebrow… @oneangryeyebrow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If someone could pop down to Auckland Harbour and paint a greenpeace symbol on the side of Jeff Bezos big stupid yacht for me that would be great. Let me know when you’re done and I will get some pictures of it off to French intelligence agents ASAP…
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💫✨🌟Mare🌟✨💫 @utexas-96.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Asking for a friend
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Coalition MPs concede the party’s newly released immigration policy has not been costed in full by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), despite Angus Taylor defending the plan as "budget neutral". #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Coalition MPs concede immigration pledge not fully costed by independent watchdog
Angus Taylor says opposition ‘worked closely’ with Parliamentary Budget Office but Liberal sources say it has not yet conducted a full analysis of the policy
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Chris Salisbury @chrissalisbury.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Remembering (yes, remembering) that time 40 years ago this month when Queensland Museum carted replica dinosaurs through busy inner city Brisbane streets to new museum digs at South Bank/Kurilpa
A flat bed truck carrying a replica Tyrannosaurus Rex through traffic in inner Brisbane/Magandjin in October 1986 [pic: QLD Museum]A truck arriving with a replica Tyrannosaurus Rex at Grey St, South Brisbane where Queensland Museum opened on its new site in October 1986 [pic: QLD Museum]
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 23h
We don’t think the case for this has been made. One constant in the global history of policing is that every weapon given to cops, they will eventually use. Therefore, every force escalation requires compelling justification.
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Today the High Court has said what we have always known: we cannot dig up coal, ship it overseas, watch it drive climate change, and then pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us” said Wendy Wales, president of DAMS HEG. Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/xRzlFm6A
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
More, bigger guns? I feel safer already.
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Benedict #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺FBR💙 #NAFO #FELLAS @cosmogalaxy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Nicole Chvastek @nicolechvastek.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
One Nation let a neo-Nazi into its campaign launch but chucked out the ABC and SBS and threatened to jail political rivals. None of our news outlets condemned it. NOTE TO MEDIA: VIOLENT AUTHORITARIANISM IS NOT “A POLICY LAUNCH” “Truth Lies & Media” is live!⚡️ Promo Match Frame Editing #auspol
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Free Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Fire breathing cat #Cat #Caturday
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant thermal coalmine expansion in Muswellbrook ruled invalid by the Australian High Court. NSW planning commission didn't show how to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions generated when the coal is sold & burnt overseas. #nswpol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over Mount Pleasant coalmine
Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Ellsworth Green @greenellsworth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Hildemara🌷 @hildemara.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#auspol #AusPol #Rudd
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