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Megan Herbert @meganjherbert.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

This cartoon has been shared, liked, saved and commented on over on Instagram more than any other cartoon I've ever made. 1.5 million views in a week. People are angry.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

If you haven’t read this article yet, then I really recommend you do. It’s the same point I’ve been making myself, but he’s far more articulate about it. theshot.net.au/uncategorized/on-doi…

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Worth reading. Abandonment of do-little small-target politics is essential. Needs a bit of perspective though - the left isn’t entirely without some of the blame for where the world finds itself.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Finally, some academic resistance. Australian universities should be taking similar united action now, before the US takes further action against academic freedom

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

When laws actively repress human rights, the police are working on behalf of the government, not the people. It isn’t the role of police to decide which laws are acceptable, but when laws blatantly repress human rights they also have an obligation to protect the people.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Exactly this ☝️. They seem to have abandoned the actual profession of journalism in favor of simplistic reporting and ‘gotcha’ questions

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Wow! A company with some principle. That’s a surprise, but I’m doubtful any others will follow suit. Also, they are a fossil fuel company so I guess their principles don’t extend too far into preserving the planet. Still, this decision is more than just a gesture.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

This is a fair and reasonable assessment of Labor’s donations ‘reform’ legislation they negotiated with the LNP

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Why isn’t he on the panel? Or in parliament? He uses too many facts for the media I guess

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Dear ABC Mgmt, People read, watch & listen to ABC News bc they want intelligent, informed, nuanced reporting, interviews, commentary & analysis of world events, politics, news. Rptedly platforming & pushing the tabloid news media's narrative on a story is insulting to your audience. 😔 #journalism

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

We need a minority government for lots of reasons. This particular issue just exposes how the major parties first and foremost prioritize power over principle

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This presumably resolves any issues with ‘diversity’: ‘race’ being so subjective, then diversity can be achieved simply by a change in perspective.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Yet again Barry Jones says what we’re all thinking, and Labor leaders are too cowardly to hear. What an amazing man - in his 90s and just as insightful, and principled, as ever.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

This seems about right. And the word ‘pathetic’ is very apropos.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I find myself increasingly drawn to the community independents. They are a real challenge to the exclusionary and undemocratic nature of party politics as they’ve become under the major parties. Check out the links to the community groups and see what’s happening in different electorates.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

This looks promising - people trying to ensure social media cannot be just in the control of billionaire owners.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Personally, I think it should be legislated. If you’re contagious then no unnecessary travel, and masks for necessary travel. It’s just polite, and of course, good health practice.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

While I’m not generally fond of their economic policies, climate200 independents are the best way to see LNP lose otherwise safe seats - and support sensible climate policy at the same time

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

We need more of this to happen. Why are other democracies so reticent about defending democracy?

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public. He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit. Make sure everyone sees this cartoon. - @aaronparnas.bsky.social

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

This is worth a repost. This feels spot-on

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Leichhardt Market Town in Sydney has been like this for several years. Local gvt should mandate for all new carparks

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I hope you reconsider this. There’s an enthusiasm for your subject when you speak about it that really draws people in and makes us feel we’re right there, with you, in the moment. Most authors can’t narrate. You can, and very well!

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Absolutely! Doesn’t matter who is reading, Peter’s unique style of writing means I always hear it in his voice.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I reckon there’s some truth to this. But I also think there’s been a failure by the left to passionately articulate the anger felt by those feeling ignored or left behind. Perceptions of smug intellectual elitism also do the left no favors. Tone matters.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Absolutely! Which is why our government should be taking leadership to work internationally to force SM companies to enforce standards of behavior we expect in all other aspects of our lives. Instead, they’re hiding behind a simplistic & ineffective, but popular ban.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Perhaps even worse, political operators don’t necessarily believe their own outrage or conspiracy theories, but they know a lot of their supporters do so they use that to their own advantage. So, for them it’s cynically confected.

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Brent Hodgson @brenthodgson.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

A worldview built on conspiracy theories is a terrifying recipe for leadership.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Finally, some legislative action that we can congratulate this government for - even if it is only a first step toward meaningful action.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Another excellent article about the social media ban

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

And equally, let’s hope Australian Labor politicians are taking note as well - although so far they seem not to have learnt anything.

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 28/11/2024

Opinion | "The harsh lesson of this term of Parliament is that no major-party government can be trusted to take real climate action," writes @keanebernard.bsky.social. www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/28/l...

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Labor's term began with promise on the environment. It ends with things worse than ever

The harsh lesson of this term of Parliament is that no major-party government can be trusted to take real climate action.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Musk’s awful distortion of what was Twitter into the cesspool that is X demonstrates how much social media corporations can manage the social media environment - and therefore the capacity of governments to require they enforce appropriate standards of behavior.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Shaun Micallef is an entertainer, not an expert. (Parents aren’t either.) Freedom of speech arguments are a distraction. We should be addressing the actual problem (bullying and disinformation), by forcing social media to enforce standards, instead of banning access.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I’d forgotten the absurd panic over D&D. Forcing kids out of digital spaces will only isolate (again) the ones who ended up being isolated in the past, and limit all kids’ digital experience/capacity. Tackle the actual problem - bullying; not technology.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Kids still share music - they do it online. They play games - online & interactively. And they share experiences - online, & often with people many miles away. The world has moved on. Make what is, better; pining for a nostalgic past is pointless.

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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Yes! "The more not-shit candidates you vote to the crossbench, the more we have to listen to you, not Santos, Rupert and Gina." www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oxQ...

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Honest Government Ad | Congratulations President Trump

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I do though, concede the point about the potential for inertia under minority government; but surely that depends on the quality of government leaders and of the minority parties? The Gillard government certainly couldn’t be accused of inertia.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

An interesting read. I’m personally much more in favor of minority governments because they are inevitably forced to negotiate. That makes political, and even parliamentary, debate a lot more meaningful. Which is surely good for political engagement in general?

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Exactly! The level of snobbery about forms of ‘reading’ is very odd - one might even call it ‘elitist’.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Do you have actual evidence for this? Because most evidence I’ve seen says there isn’t much difference between the different formats, and they all stimulate the brain.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The judginess around forms of reading is ridiculous. People should use whatever format works for them. To hear some people, the only acceptable way to read is via dusty old tomes found in rarely visited libraries.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Sarah MacDonald has been pretty good. I personally don’t expect the same of her replacement, but that’s not the point. I’m really sick of what’s been happening to management of the ABC.

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

A very good thread. This is what we need to protect here to ensure it doesn’t also degenerate to become an abusive cesspit

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Garrett Prestage @gprestage.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

So very true! Hawke & Keating did give us leadership, but it was also often not progressive, and certainly not sustained. Since then, ALP leaders have given us occasional glimpses of leadership and too many examples of cowardice.

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