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@juliaharvey.bsky.social
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Live on Gadigal Land. Pro Palestine 🇵🇸 , pro environment. Believe in science. 😷 Want Aus govt to be bold and have imagination. Against billionaires and hateful stuff.

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Josh Bornstein @joshbornstein.bsky.social · 14h
Same grift, different bucket
thepoint.com.au
Santos paid zero company tax for 11th year in a row, ATO data shows
The latest corporate tax data released today by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) showed that once again, major gas producers are paying no company tax, and despite claims that changes to the Petroleum ...
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The RBA media team is becoming known for contacting journalists and media outlets critical of its decisions and decision making process - but the criticism doesn't actually go far enough. www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
thenewdaily.com.au
Households in pain – but our budget crisis has an obvious answer
Australia is at a tipping point. Choosing the brave route – taxing gas and raising revenue – would also, in this case, be the right one.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 01/10/2026
News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax, writes Bernard Keane. www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The latest corporate tax data just dropped. And congrats to Santos Ltd - 11yrs in a row of no company tax.
Table of Santos ltd company tax 2014-15 to 2024-25

Year	Total income	Company Tax
2014-15	$3,389,399,798	$0
2015-16	$3,476,002,729	$0
2016-17	$3,715,263,715	$0
2017-18	$3,498,043,596	$0
2018-19	$4,360,612,850	$0
2019-20	$5,013,931,702	$0
2020-21	$4,070,327,153	$0
2021-22	$4,746,037,784	$0
2022-23	$6,257,384,778	$0
2023-24	$8,210,276,022	$0
2024-25	$5,117,008,013	$0
Total	$51,854,288,140	$0
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Ette Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ette Media, in partnership with mathematician and data analyst Dr Richard Bean, reviewed and analysed 42 interviews from ABC's 7.30 programme between mid-2022, when Sarah Ferguson began her stint as host, until the end of August 2026. We've made this article free to access. Read the deep dive below:
ettemedia.com
War of words: How ABC 7.30’s interview approach differs widely by conflict
An exclusive data analysis of interviews conducted on ABC’s 7.30 — and what they tell us about the broadcaster's bias.
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An orange potter wasp (Delta bicinctum) floating on the surface tension of the water at Picnic Dam, Gluepot Reserve.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know, if you *really* cared about the wellbeing of women in college, instead of carping about the statistically insignificant number of trans athletes in sports minding their own business, you’d be railing against these Cornell fraternity cretins who drugged and gang-raped a passed-out women:
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'Power is its own constituency. It exists to protect itself.' Authoritarianism sounds scary, but it arrives bit by bit. We're already doing the work for some grim future. Will be talking about this and more at Sydney Opera House's Curious program this Sunday. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/28/r...
crikey.com.au
Don't think Australia is immune to authoritarianism
Nobody wakes up to sudden authoritarianism. We relinquish ourselves to it by allowing our favoured government to get away with bending norms and rules. Over time, these bends become clean breaks.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 17/09/2026
Mary Kostakidis stood with Julian Assange when many others stayed silent. When she faced a long legal battle of her own, thousands returned that solidarity. Gabriel Shipton writes about courage, press freedom and the cost of defending public-interest speech. #MaryKostakidis #FreeSpeech #Journalism
pearlsandirritations.com
One act of courage calls for another
Mary Kostakidis stood with Julian Assange when others stayed silent. After two years of legal action over her own speech, thousands of Australians returned that solidarity when she needed it.
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We vote too Albo. You keep punching down on multicultural Australians and we won’t forget come election time. We are already a majority migrant nation and yet you’re about to pass policies today to harm our communities.
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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“youth justice camps” These are camps where the government can concentrate all those they see as antisocial youth. So they can concentrate them, in camps. Do you reckon there was a meeting where they came up with “youth justice camps”, you know, instead of calling them what they are? #AusPol
abc.net.au
Controversial youth justice camps to be rolled out in Queensland this year
Offenders will be based at the regional facilities for up to six months and will be required to wear an electronic monitoring ankle tag.
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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Labor are irredeemable. #Auspol
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Senator Lidia Thorpe
Burke just announced visa overstayers will be
put in detention.
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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hey ho Albo’s got to go.
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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Remove Pink as UN Ambassador.
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Denise Difficult-Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Our biggest threat comes from hosting US bases on Australian soil - and I can never forget or forgive the Labor Party for putting us in this position. We had such hope! 😢 #auspol
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Kim Wingerei @kimwingerei.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol First case of bird flu in endangered sea lion. Australia's rarest seal species has recorded a case of bird flu for the first time, with an animal dying from the disease while recovering from a sh...
michaelwest.com.au
First case of bird flu in endangered sea lion - Michael West
Australia's rarest seal species has recorded a case of bird flu for the first time, with an animal dying from the disease while recovering from a shark attack.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing on average a centimetre wider every year.” Don’t repeat North America’s mistake, Europe.
theguardian.com
Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The climate crisis isn’t “coming.” It’s here. Record heat. Deadly floods. Vanishing ice. Collapsing ecosystems. We don’t need more warnings. We need courage, systems change, and action at the scale of the emergency. #ClimateAction #ActNow
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
94-seat super-majority @albomp.bsky.social govt & FM @senatorwong.bsky.social won't join Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, ⁠Poland, Portugal, Spain, ⁠Sweden and the UK in new sanctions against Israel Choosing instead to go their own wet-lettuce way...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/09/2026
Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik
theguardian.com
Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik
Schemes to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza are not being promoted by fringe voices. But the international community continues to avert its eyes, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It wasn’t enough that a targeted campaign was used to defame and damage me by deliberately mischaracterising one cartoon. Now those same obsessive bullies are using other people’s posts about that cartoon to destroy their careers. Are we living under the Stasi now?
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I don't think it's relevant whether Albanese was a member of the golf club or not. However, either AlboPM personally or one of his staff will have noticed a large grant in his electorate. #Auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Accusations of pork-barrelling hits Albanese government
Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis...
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 09/09/2026
Young people are told democracy needs active citizens – then criticised when they walk out of school to protest. If we want political participation at 18, we cannot dismiss it at 14, Mario Peucker writes, with his son Sebastian. #auspol #Democracy #YouthVoice
pearlsandirritations.com
“No one really wants to hear what kids think about this stuff”: Young people rely on public protest
This article reflects the views of the two authors, a father and his 'almost 14-year-old' son, Sebastian. It includes Sebastian's direct responses to some of the arguments raised.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 09/09/2026
Australia should scrutinise genuine foreign-interference risks. But when professional, cultural and community ties begin to function as evidence of divided loyalty, some citizens face a burden of proof others never do, Elena Collinson writes. #auspol #China #Multiculturalism
pearlsandirritations.com
When scrutiny of China ties becomes a loyalty test
Australia has good reason to scrutinise foreign interference risks, but professional, cultural and community ties should not become proxies for divided loyalty.
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MingTheMerciless @mingthemercyless.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Explained. Why @albomp.bsky.social got together with Scott Morrison to emasculate the National Anti-Corruption Commission (nacc.gov.au). Lab-Lib: same same & corrupt to the core www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... #auspol
abc.net.au
Anthony Albanese held undeclared honorary membership to golf club awarded $6 million
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held an honorary membership to the Marrickville Golf Club in his seat, which was promised $6 million at the 2025 election through an invite-only scheme, and which Mr Al...
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Jess Saphia @jesssaphia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hmmm.. it seems having US military bases in your country makes you a target #auspol 🙄
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Morabeets 🍉 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈🌏♀️ @morabeets.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A deep betrayal to say the least. Palantir is an arms company. The weapon is your data. #auspol
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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Banning imports from settlements deemed illegal by the United Nations under Article 49 of the Geneva Convention is the bare minimum. Once again Australia is at the back of the pack when it comes to upholding our international law obligations." #Auspol #Genocide
The Jewish Council of Australia welcomes moves by twelve countries including the UK, Canada, and France in restricting trade with illegal West Bank settlements and urges Australia to follow suit, and then go further by implementing country-
level sanctions.Bart Shteinman, Executive Officer of the Jewish Council
of Australia said: "Banning imports from settlements deemed illegal
by the United Nations under Article 49 of the Geneva Convention is the bare
minimum. Once again Australia is at the back of the pack when it comes to upholding our international
law obligations."The immediate diplomatic backlash to the ban from Israel only proves how closely the settler movement works
with the Israeli government. Settler violence and settlement expansion are part of the same enterprise - funded through government budgets and facilitated
by the Israeli military."This genocidal regime will continue to operate with impunity until more
countries take action. Australia's desire to continue doing trade with illegal entities while paying lip service to human rights concerns is
beyond comprehension.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
For over a year the Albanese Labor Government has hidden this MOU with Naoero (formerly Nauru) from the Parliament and the public. We now know there is a giant loophole that allows what protections exist for refugees sent there to be withdrawn.
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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social So Australia ? Anything
theguardian.com
Israel to close British consulate in Jerusalem after sanctions announced
Several MPs also banned from Israel after UK steps up condemnation of settlements and announces sweeping sanctions
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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Australians too could easily be in a similar position in 2 years - Pauline and Gina want you to believe a MAGA-fuelled fascist victory is best for you Victoria likely to be a test election to paving the way towards that dystopian future It's only a joke until you get what you wished for
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Labor won’t leave AUKUS - only the Greens will
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Given the Coalition is now suddenly very concerned over what will happen if people retire while renting, a reminder they knew this was coming while Frydenberg was treasurer - their own review into retirement income highlighted this was a problem. They did nothing. treasury.gov.au/publication/...
treasury.gov.au
Retirement Income Review - Final Report | Treasury.gov.au
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
David Shoebridge & The Greens are calling on the govt to start tracking Australians & foreigners entering Australia, who have fought in foreign wars, after members of the IDF were let in to take part in the Sydney marathon—“And nobody checked!”🔥 #auspol
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
schedule michaelwest.com.au/urgent-privacy-f…
Urgent privacy for company directors, inaction on Meta ‘pervert glasses’You can pick up a pair of Meta Fury glasses for just $469 recommended retail prices, or Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) for a touch more.If however you have privacy concerns, your best bet that somebody in power might see you and hear you may be to contact Treasurer Jim Chalmers using the letterhead of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) For, when Jim hears privacy concerns from the Big End of Tow“We will implement this change as a matter of priority over the coming days.”
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
He has lived in political exile in Russia ever since. michaelwest.com.au/palantir-cellebr…
Nothing to Hide? Everything to LoseHe has lived in political exile in Russia ever since.But most people do have something they’d rather keep private. Not because it’s criminal. Not because it’s shameful. Just because it’s theirs. A message sent in anger. A search made in fear. A place visited that nobody else needs to know about. A financial decision that made senseTwo companies. One pipeline.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"Within ten weeks, five European countries had moved against Palantir contracts." Yet in Australia they have allowed mass private data transfers - no inquiry, no disclosure. Claudia Weisenberger #auspol #cellebrite #surveillance michaelwest.com.au/the-global-r...
michaelwest.com.au
The global reckoning over Palantir and Cellebrite - and the country that never asked - Michael West
A rash of European countries have cut contracts with surveillance group Palantir. Australia has had no inquiry, nor explained the risks.
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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The light on the hill is extinguished. The true believers are living in the past. The rage doesn’t need to be maintained, it needs to be turned back onto Labor. It’s our party, they stole it. They won’t give it back. We owe them nothing.
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Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"When residents want to march, resources are scarce and the law is tightened. When Israel’s soldiers want to jog, resources appear and the law is forgotten." michaelwest.com.au/sydney-marat... #protest #AusPol #Zionism #Israel #genocide #SydneyMarathon
michaelwest.com.au
Sydney Marathon. Who told NSW Police to run bodyguard for Israel's army? - Michael West
The NSW Police Force assigned a team of runners as bodyguards for IDF soldiers running in the Sydney Marathon. Andrew Brown reports.
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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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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Please journos, please don’t quote the Centre for Independent Studies. It is not independent and its ‘studies’ are thinly disguised propaganda. It has a conservative agenda and its funding sources are opaque
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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Councillors at Shoalhaven City Council in NSW pleaded for their colleagues not to re-introduce Christian prayers as part of formal meetings, arguing that it was “unreasonable” and “exclusionary” to impose acts of worship. Read more: rationalist.com.au/councillors-... #auspol
rationalist.com.au
Councillors blast ‘unreasonable’, ‘exclusionary’ imposition of prayers in meetings | Rationalist Society of Australia
Councillors at a local council in New South Wales pleaded for their colleagues not to re-introduce Christian prayers as part of formal meetings, arguing that it was “unreasonable” and “exclusionary” t...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The RBA, 3 years late to the party, last week confirmed profits drove the sky high inflation in 2022. In 2023 they attacked our research, & briefed media companies about how we were wrong. I guess they'll apologise now? Me for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au
RBA's own research shows that profits drove post-pandemic inflation, not wages
Last week, research by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) confirmed that they were wrong in 2023 to criticise research by The Australia Institute, which showed rising profits were the significant cau...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Medicare for All is the guarantee of healthcare from cradle to grave—without premiums, copays, or deductibles. That’s it. Pass it.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"They shouted “Free Palestine!” And we cheered them even harder." Judith Treanor of Jews Against Occupation on solidarity; runners and protestors #auspol #sydneymarathon michaelwest.com.au/the-sydney-m...
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The Sydney Marathon proved, once again, we are the majority - Michael West
Anti-genocide protestors were buoyed by support from runners at the Sydney Marathon. Judith Treanor from Jews Against the Occupation ’48.
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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Judith Treanor is right there was great support from the runners. Australians do care and do know the difference between right and wrong. #auspol
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Hildemara🌷 @hildemara.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Protest againat IDF soldiers running in the Sydney Marathon. They should never have been given visas. #auapol #freepalestine
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