jenb46.bsky.social @jenb46.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Have your say ... After greyhounds - What’s Next for Wentworth Park? www.kobishetty.org.au/wentworth-pa...kobishetty.org.auWhat’s Next for Wentworth Park?What's next for Wentworth Park? Join our Town Hall meeting to have your say. 010
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialMary Debrett @drmaryd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Net overseas migration is now poised to significantly undershoot,” Timothy Hibbert, Oxford Economics said on Wednesday. “It is forecast that NOM will fall to 160,000 in 2028-29, slowing national population growth rate to 0.95 per cent – lowest figure since 1993.” www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...theage.com.auThe moment Australia’s immigration program went off the railsBehind the headlines, a little-known legislative instrument was implemented a decade ago that would have a profound impact on Australia’s immigration program. 012
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialAll Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"If extreme weather strikes multiple breadbaskets, the efficiency of the global food system could become its greatest weakness." "If"? Surely "when"? Very very good article - "The Coming Global Food Crisis?" sciencepolitics.org/2026/09/02/t...sciencepolitics.orgThe Coming Global Food Crisis? - Science PoliticsA Warning... 12213
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialAll Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is quite good sciencepolitics.org/2026/09/22/e...sciencepolitics.orgEl Niño - Science PoliticsHow does El Niño reshape the ocean and, ultimately, the people and communities that depend on the ocean? 033
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wait, a man who drove his wife to suicide by proving how popular he is with the ladies stole money from black kids for their health to fund an entourage to prove how important he is? It's *almost* as if RFK, Jr. is a truly horrible, insecure person!wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 627117874551
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialJessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026youtu.be/Y5-SE-10I7U?.... 90% walked out. Australia was part of the 10% that stayed. Shame shame shame Australia #Auspol @albomp.bsky.socialyoutu.beHe Just THREATENED ALL OF US… YouTube video by Valhalla VFT 22510
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialDana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are also refusing to release costing for the stadium. Liberal minority government is incompetent. But here’s the rub. For 2 elections now Labor could have formed a coalition with the Greens & independents but were incapable of compromise. They took their bat & ball away for a good sook. 5/ 3142
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialDana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Thinking about the public service cuts happening in Tassie and the accompanying lack of government vision vs NYC where they have just announced they are purchasing 70k tickets from the NY Met opera for a lottery to allow people who have never attended the opera to go. 1/ 4298
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hurry up and do it 💥 1062183124435
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialGus Love @weegrangus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Just finished Everything Will Swallow You! Fabulous and intricate storytelling and the characters were fun and complicated and it was one of those books I was devastated when I finished it because I was enjoying it so much. I’m so glad I found you and your books on Bluesky 🤗 1143
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026More than 1,000 children dead in Bangladesh measles outbreak Do NOT underestimate this virus! This is the consequence of delays in the vaccination programme, resulting exposures and despite an emergency vaccination campaign.bbc.comBangladesh measles outbreak kills more than 1,000 children despite vaccine effortsUntil March this year, Bangladesh had made "substantial progress" towards eliminating measles. 24627
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Uk Government definitions of Terrorism : On the left is the Reverend Sue Parfitt, protestor against genocide, described as a terrorist. On the right we have racist gangs who intimidate rnli volunteers, block roads & besieged key infrastructure. They have not been described as terrorists. 613277
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialSonya Semmens @sonyasemmens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Vale to the man who spent the final year of his life fighting to stop the government from closing the public health service that might save others from the cancer he had. (He succeeded.) Thank you Tim, you’re the best of us. Your footprint in Victoria is deep with your decency. We’ll miss you.💔 214343
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2026Great to see More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia recommended by the Sydney Morning Herald. Get your copy here: australiainstitute.org.au/store/mor… 12714
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Here's Ted Cruz out drumming up votes for James Talarico! 4387
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialHumanising Men @humanisingmen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026ICYMI: Punter's Politics | Police Can Now Search ANYONES Phone Without a Warrant #PuntersPolitics #Auspol #PoliticsSimplifiedyoutube.comPolice Can Now Search ANYONES Phone Without a WarrantIn other not great news for democracy, your phone could soon be legally hacked by nsw government. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) 165
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialKent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Julian Leeser is one of the most disappointing politicians in the country. White supremacist. Piece of shit. #AusPolabc.net.au'Western values' and 'national pride' underpin Coalition's education reform plansThe Coalition's proposed education overhaul also includes plans to fast-track teaching accreditation and possibly create pathways for military veterans to help tackle classroom discipline issues. 169228
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026৮ অক্টোবর গ্রিনকে ভোট দিন। 2943994
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 19/09/2026Shark catch-and-kill order issued after swimmer fatally attacked in Western Australiairishtimes.comShark catch-and-kill order issued after swimmer fatally attacked in Western AustraliaBody of man (63) bitten by a shark off popular Sorrento beach has not yet been found 013
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialCrikey @crikey.com.au · 19/09/2026The cost of government debt is soaring. A smart government would realise that's an opportunity, not a problem. Is Albanese's government smart? www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/15/a...crikey.com.auAlbanese badly needs a reset. The bond markets offer him a huge opportunityIf the government was smart, the soaring cost of government debt would be used to show voters that Labor can sensibly manage the economy, while One Nation and the Coalition chase populist stupidity. 552
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialPaul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"The tax is intended to deter smoking by making it more expensive. Yet the decade of the steepest increases in Australian history produced a slower decline than the years before them." Jame Martin & Edward Jegasothy @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/a-levy-on-th...michaelwest.com.auA levy on the poor. Tobacco tax needs rethink to stop the war - Michael WestThe Coalition has reignited the debate about punitive smoker's taxes, their consequences, and how to stop the tobacco wars. 011
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialSharty Mcscrote (Sandy D AU) 🍉🍉 @shartymcscrote.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So the next time a light plane crashes we should go out and destroy all the planes #OMGHoomansSuck #auspol #HeWasInTheirLoungeroom www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auGreg O'Neill identified as fatal shark attack victimThe family of a 63-year-old man who was fatally attacked by a shark yesterday has paid tribute to him, describing him as a devoted family man and ocean lover. 1122
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Labour are worried. They've had the Foreign Secretary, the Chancellor, the Mayor of London & the Prime Minister out in Holborn & St Pancras but we've got you. Hundreds of thousands of you who care & are making a difference! Donate today to help us win: donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/london-by-el...donatetothe.greenparty.org.ukLet's get our sixth Green MP elected - Green PartyWe have a chance to elect our 6th MP - London's first Green MP, Zack Polanski! But we raise over £200k by 8 October. Will you help us? 30954301
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Netanyahu is a war criminal and his government has committed genocide in Gaza. Why the hell is Trump trying to send him $2.8 billion worth of bombs? 18428901033
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Israeli apartheid is colour-coded. 22514
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.social💧Bee - Difficult 🐝🌿❤ @belindajones68.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Frank'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 713178
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialLee Murray (she/her) @cousincat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Fuck. Right. Off. #AusCoalition #TemuTrumpists www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.com’National pride’ and ‘Western values’ the focus of Coalition education plan that would reduce First Nations contentCurriculum proposal, unveiled by shadow education minister Julian Leeser, would also cut content about sustainability and Australia’s engagement with Asia 159516
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialDr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026add the $19 billion we give to wealthy families for prestigious schools to the $12 billion we give to landlords and the $16 billion we donate towards fossil fuel emissions while the pampered brat class bitches and moans about funding welfare. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...pearlsandirritations.comWhy are we still funding Australia’s wealthiest schools?Australia’s wealthiest private schools continue receiving public funding despite mounting budget pressures, raising questions about whether government spending on education reflects need and the broad... 717183
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialSandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Disturbing news about leafy sea dragons ... www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...?abc.net.auNearly 1,700 sea dragons reported dead during SA's algal bloomDragon Search SA has studied reports of dead sea dragons made during the state's harmful algal bloom amid hopes of boosting numbers as breeding season nears. 22247112
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"The USA experienced declines in Free Political Parties, Effective Parliament, Access to Justice, and Judicial Independence, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of the Press, and Economic Equality. US scores on most of these measures are at their lowest levels since 1975" www.idea.int/publications... 691434585
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Exxon is now expecting a 2.5 - 3C rise by 2050 But says f*ck you - we are just going to keep right on sucking up as much gas and oil as we can Because even though we know what's coming, we really don't give a sh*t www.reuters.com/business/ene...reuters.comExxon raises 2050 global emissions forecast, sees slower coal declineThe world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil said in its annual energy outlook published on Thursday, as the burning of coal could decline at a slo... 15922541158
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Dr Helen Haines MP asked Dr Helen Haines about the gap between public information and what is shared with referrers at the conclusion of an investigation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nJNxDRp6pM… 13516
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialCrikey @crikey.com.au · 19/09/2026When you crunch the numbers, the way the media frames the debate on immigration is simply un-Australian. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/14/i...crikey.com.auOne of legacy media’s big problems? How it frames migration is, statistically, un-AustralianThe second episode of the ABC's National Forum will look at "Australia's migration challenge". It's proof, yet again, that the media is asking the wrong questions. 2249
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Polanski made his view known and said: “What we’re seeing from Andy Burnham is more and more rhetoric. “We are putting pressure on the Labour government to move in a better direction (and actually take action.)" www.nwlondoner.co.uk/news/1809202...nwlondoner.co.ukZack Polanski speaks to Zeteo UK to mark its launchGreen Party leader Zack Polanski held a conversation with journalist Mehdi Hasan for over an hour on Monday to celebrate Zeteo UK’s launch. 11478146
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com 746276618825
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is straight out of Handmaids Tale. A high school trying to force girls to disclose the dates and lengths of their menstrual cycle. Don’t comply? You lose a grade. There’s absolutely no reason a school needs this information other than to exert control over our bodies. 118286943766
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2026New data shows Australians on JobSeeker are up to 10 times more likely to die than those not on welfare support. Living in poverty has severe health impacts, and the JobSeeker rate is about 45% BELOW the poverty line. #auspol @grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social 611780
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialNavy Man (descendant of ANTIFA since the revolution) @navymanhy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Well, if they insist... 36748451308
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Nearly two million Quest Apartment Hotels customers affected by data breach www.sbs.com.au/news/article...sbs.com.auNearly two million Quest Apartment Hotels customers affected by data breachExperts say the incident raises fresh questions about how long companies are retaining customer data for. 3138
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialAngry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Grandmother jailed for six months after facial recognition mistake launches $10 million lawsuit against Fargo and detective She lost her home, car, and dog while jailed for a crime committed more than 1,200 miles away www.techspot.com/news/113883-...techspot.comGrandmother jailed for six months after facial recognition mistake launches $10 million lawsuit against Fargo and detectiveIn July 2025, a team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint while she was babysitting four young children. She was booked into the... 581007607
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialDr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026we support police issuing move on notices to disrupt community and criminalise poverty with use of force and the very financial penalties that contribute to causing homelessness in the first place - while victim blaming - said the literal Minister for Homelessness. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auDozens of homeless people at Perth camp given less than a week to moveRoughly 50 people staying in tents and cars at a makeshift camp in the City of Rockingham have been ordered by the state government to clear the area, leaving many scared and with nowhere else to go. 32711
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukPeter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHSA decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds... 18433361813
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Palantir have just bought themselves a Labour Lord with close links to the Labour government. No other word to describe this other than corruption. How can Watson remain a member of the House of Lords and keep the Labour whip? 932315828
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Companies pay employer national insurance (ENI) on director pay. Partners in limited liability partnerships (LLPs) share profit, instead of salary. LLPs don't pay ENI on that. £150k ENI for every £1m of profit shared is avoided. Big four law firms alone avoided paying £4bn. Must end this perk.leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 16366168
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialDave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Dear Big Oil- Did you notice China's ICE car sales are down 30% year-to-date? 27017
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 18/09/2026NVIDIA plans to sell *twice* as many chips next year - that means the climate destruction it's helping to enable will double (or worse, if they keeps skewing towards the filthiest gas-fired projections. Read the first ever deep-dive into the product-use emissions of the richest company on Earth: 55630
Reposted by @jenb46.bsky.socialAliceK - globalise the innitafucker @coalisdead.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Richard Flanagan: @albomp.bsky.social “we have as our prime minister a Benny Hill impersonator who rarely met a corporation for which he wouldn’t roll over - more Toto than Toto. In the noble tradition of online scammers, US AI corporations have persuaded…”💥 #auspol archive.is/202609171939... 32318