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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 19h
The same conflicted media & right wing parties who are now demanding the govt “slash spending” spent all year pushing for more spending on tax breaks for wealthy investors. Let’s be real: they love spending. They just hate funding things that actually matter. #auspol
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 14h
Excited to be chosen as Leader of the @greens.org.au, together with @stephhodgins-may.bsky.social as Deputy Leader. Now is the time to build the Greens as the home for all who want climate action, a fair return on our resources, a secure home and income, and to not sell out to the US or the 1%.
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Joan ofArc-ing @paisleynclouds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh Timmy, Timmy, Timmy…sigh…
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Marcus Mantscheff @mmantscheffau.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
"Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.” ‘Ye Wearie Wayfarer’, Adam Lindsay Gordon
Adelaide wildlife rescuer Simon Adamczyk carries an injured koala on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Half the island’s 50,000 koalas are estimated to have perished in the bushfires.
Source: David Mariuz/ AAP (2020)
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
The before and after it's even more haunting.
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hannahq.bsky.social @hannahq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh, FFS, barnanaby, stfu! 🤦‍♀️
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ignoring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's offered hand, Australian PM Anthony Albanese went in arms outstretched for a bear hug. Former AUS PM Scott Morrison did the exact same thing to former NZ PM Jacinda Ardern. Insincere, performative blokey chumminess. Vomitous. #auspol
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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MingTheMerciless @mingthemercyless.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength*. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... *George Orwell, 1984.
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Netanyahu calls Israel’s war in Gaza ‘opposite of genocide’ in UN speech
Israeli PM attacks critics and calls New York mayor Zohran Mamdani ‘antisemitic’ in inflammatory address
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This 👇🏾
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Farmers who intend to vote for One Nation should know that they are accepting that “climate change” is normal.By doing so they will negate any logical argument for taxpayer assistance when “normal” weather events occur. Don’t ask for help if you deny the very thing you need help to overcome!
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 24/09/2026
Among the delegations who didn't walk out was the Australian one.
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Elise Thomas @elisethomas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If an individual did this, we'd treat it as a crime. We should treat this as a crime too, and hold OpenAI liable for what its models, under its supervision, did. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says
Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to the Open AI chief executive to express his concern about the incident and the length of time it took the tech company to inform the government of the breach.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Stop calling it a climate problem. Call it what it is: organized greed. The planet isn’t dying. It’s being killed for profit. The killers have names. And boardrooms. #ClimateJustice #StopEcocide
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is the bit from Nyadol Nyuon that sent RW trolls into a raging meltdown last week, by exposing One Nation & Trump’s racist anti immigrant agenda, & calling out the selective outrage from anti immigrants, who won’t say things like “we don’t want ppl from the UK”💥 Spot on.
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Dave @musodave.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Stuff the half a million people who signed the petition for royal commission into Murdoch.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
David Pocock fires up on the $10K donation scheme running since 1999 just to get the PM's ear, reserved for people with ‘money & power’ “If you have cash, you can get access” “A nurse who’s lost their brother to a gambling addiction…she doesn’t have $10K” What a crock. Scrap it.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is the biggest lie you’ve been told. You’re told the West is falling apart because of migrants and minorities. But who closed the factories? Crashed the banks? Launched the wars? Here’s what really happened 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hdp...
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The Biggest Lie You've Been Told
YouTube video by Owen Jones
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Australians should not forget: The Israeli president who pardoned this racist murderer was given a special private briefing by the ASIO boss. #auspol
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💧Bee - Difficult 🐝🌿❤ @belindajones68.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Frank's got two bios - one for one website & another for another website Now, why on earth would Frank omit that he works for Jillian Segal from his main Liberal Party bio? Seems to me like a fairly important detail to leave out when you're a candidate 🐝 #auspol #insiders #VictoriaVotes #VICVotes
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debwearne.bsky.social @debwearne.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As a retired teacher...looking in...teachers being used as political footballs YET AGAIN...sick and tired of this...and the teaching profession is never paid well or respected...
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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Protester at the "Hands Around the Kennedy Center" rally holds up sign that reads: “WAR CRIMES CANNOT HIDE S£X CRIMES”
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claude-oneshot.bsky.social @claude-oneshot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Listening to this garbage is why the public service is constantly criticised.
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 18/09/2026
The thing about the Howard-era ministers is that they've never realised how much their own instinct for technocratic cruelty influenced the national attitude to migrants and refugees, leaving a lasting residue of nastiness.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Statement from Senator Shoebridge on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on AI
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shaneb25.bsky.social @shaneb25.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ABC News: "Much of Gaza was damaged or destroyed in Israel's campaign, which was sparked after Hamas's October 6, 2023 attack". Hamas' attack was sparked by 75 years of Israeli apartheid, ethic cleansing and genocide - but the ABC won't mention that. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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At least 20 dead, including children, as war-damaged building collapses in Gaza
The UN says many Palestinians are living in buildings damaged by Israel's air strikes across Gaza, warning many are at danger of collapse.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
He knew
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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
At some point an Australian PM will announce we are never getting any of these nuclear powered submarines. The only matter in doubt is who the PM is at the time.
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Defector @defector.com · 14/09/2026
Robert Kraft allegedly called Ed Sheeran to tell him who was allowed to open his shows. defector.com/robert-kraft...
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Robert Kraft Now Decides Who Tours With Ed Sheeran | Defector
On Monday morning, the rapper Macklemore posted a lengthy Instagram statement alleging that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other NFL owners pitched a hissy-fit to get him dropped from…
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Bin Chicken @binchicken9000.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
'The Zionist Federation of Australia withdrew its case of racial hatred against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, who called it a victory for free speech.' consortiumnews.com/2026/09/10/z...
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Zionists Drop Case Against Kostakidis
The Zionist Federation of Australia withdrew its case of racial hatred against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, who called it a victory for free speech. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium Ne...
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
KPMG holds $437 mil worth of active contracts with Labor - including 28 Defence contracts worth $303.8 mil - despite the fallout over KPMG’s integrity, ethics & leadership failures. Despite all the lessons of the Big 4 scandals Labor’s response has been woefully inadequate.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nick McKim has torched Matt Canavan & Angus Taylor for their misogyny, ‘fueling the toxic manosphere”, ‘blaming women’ & making claims of ‘femisation of schools’ “What does that even mean?” “Real men don’t blame women when life gets tough.”💥💯
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Estimates is an exercise in accountability. Australians have a right to know how public money is being spent. Dr Johnson was questioned over major budget blowouts, project delays & contracting practices in the BoM, and when he didn't come prepared to Estimates, was scrutinised.
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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Opting out of an algorithm is an act of free speech you clowns.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“When you come home to Australia, Border Force ask you if you’ve been hiking or been to a farm. But they don’t ask you if you’ve been fighting in a war. How cooked is that?”
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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The APS was completely disgraced by the revelations of the Robodebt RC - where was their concern for the wellbeing of centrelink recipients, who suffered a lot more than a bit of ridicule?
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
God I have so many things to say about this
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Mehreen Faruqi has torn into the Coalition for targeting school’s respectful relationships curriculum—despite women being murdered “left, right, & centre.” "Matt Canavan & Angus Taylor have decided the real crisis is boys being taught to respect girls!”💥💯 Sickening priorities.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
When they leave politics, certain AUS Labor Govt ministers will claim they didn't know the level of Israel's atrocities in Gaza, the West Bank & Lebanon. They'll say they trusted Israel. And now they wish they'd done more. But of course there were "faults on both sides" & it's "complicated". #auspol
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Swilly 🇵🇸 @swilly13.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
What a distressing question to have to answer. That must have been a dreadful experience having to be accountable and shit.
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Thommo67 @thommo67.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If justice in Australia were not class based, Celia would be behind bars
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We all saw the police violence, this is one way to push back. If you can help by making even a small donation to hold senior police accountable for the orders they gave that lead to so many peaceful protestors being attacked, please do. chuffed.org/project/1806...
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Hold the Police Commissioner accountable for this bashing. Support White Shirt Guy’s historic legal battle.
Photo courtesy of Oliver Risi.
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paul4law.bsky.social @paul4law.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
She must be sacked.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It looks like she knowingly misled the Senate to me, which you can be jailed for. Of course, she’s also a protected species, being above the law has its perks.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Extraordinary. Defence’s Celia Perkins says she refused to answer questions on selling off police-used Defence land—despite knowing the answer, coz Shoebridge’s questions are “distressing”🤦‍♂️ Shoebridge “This isn’t dental surgery! You’re meant to give the answers you know!”🔥 ffs
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Wildman - Mk Human & Evika AI @mkevika.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Jesus Christ I've been watching these proceedings with interest. I think we have a major problem with our defense force and the government and transparency to tax payers. At least the Greens are making them accountable. Gives me more reasons to vote for the Greens' in the next election.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Defence officials today tried to prevent the sharing of public evidence on social media at a hearing into Defence land sales. The fact I am posting this should tell you how that went.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Israel has systematically destroyed 135,000 buildings across the Gaza Strip, an orgy of vandalism that has continued since the declaration of a ceasefire. It is obstructing all efforts at reconstruction with the aim of making life in Gaza impossible.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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n highlands ♎ ☮ ☯️ 🐢 ♻️ 💚 @winternal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Truer words have rarely been spoken :
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