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Sophie Black @sophieblackwords.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
"To see NACC now portraying the hard work of so many people to reveal the tragedy of robodebt — often in the face of media hostility — as somehow an inevitable case of “deception soon being discovered” is sickening." Read @keanebernard.bsky.social on NACC's twisted reasoning.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 19/02/2026
Opinion | The CFMEU crisis in Victoria is the worst government corruption scandal in 40 years. It is time for the Commonwealth to intervene, writes Bernard Keane. buff.ly/SgqitPi
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The CFMEU stench coming out of Victoria demands federal intervention
The CFMEU corruption crisis in Victoria — and Victorian Labor's refusal to do anything about it — is now so appalling the Commonwealth must step in.
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Simon Frew @akfru.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Now do Trump.
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Ben Schneiders @benschneiders.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Building industry corruption and the CFMEU is dominating Vic politics the last few weeks. Here‘s the first part of our investigation from July 2024 www.theage.com.au/national/building-bad-how-bikies-underworld-have-become-a-construction-industry-cancer-20240703-p5jqr0.html
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Building bad: How bikies, underworld have become a construction industry ‘cancer’
A months-long investigation featuring secret surveillance reveals how bikies, criminals and underworld figures have infiltrated the building industry, including on large publicly funded projects.
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Bel Downes (Coffeewith…) @withdownes.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I bought a carriage… Well at least this is easier to park. I walk at home unaided but this will make things a lot easier when I go out. (Feet are wound free now) This is my choice and it’s a good thing. I was well over all the wounds after each day out with friends. Open to nickname suggestions:
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Sophie Black @sophieblackwords.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
🔥 scoop 🔥 from @keanebernard.bsky.social: travelled overseas? your biometric data + potentially everything from your Medicare card to your drivers licence is being handed to US agencies like ICE
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Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Can the centre hold in Australian politics? Not if key players stop trying
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The One Nationals' "pay more for power for longer" climate policy is crunch time for the remaining Liberal moderates. Do they keep rolling over to appease right-wingers or stand up for their voters? www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/03/n...
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Liberals can't roll over to the right to battle One Nation — there's another way
The Nationals' One Nation-fuelled abandonment of climate science leaves Liberal moderates with a choice: give in to terrorists or stand up for their constituents.
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Malcolm Fraser wanted a new party that's basically 'the progressive Libs' – you could say we now have that in community indies. But can a structured party do things an indie coalition can't? BK & I discuss on the pod. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXfQ... Listen on Apple, Spotify, etc #auspol
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The Fraser Manifesto: A former prime minister's plan to replace the Liberal party
YouTube video by Crikey News
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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
ABC now running completely untrue propaganda for America and Israel. The bombing hasn’t stopped and it has been widely reported that Netanyahu said to his own people they wouldn’t stop pretty much as soon as trump asked him to.
ABC News (Australia) headline: For the first time since the conflict in Gaza began nearly two years ago, an American president told Israel to stop — and it did.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 30/09/2025
Opinion | Donald Trump wants to impose an economic development plan on Gaza, led by Tony Blair — a man whose deceptions led to 100,000 deaths in Iraq, @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
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Trump's plan to end war crimes in Gaza, naturally, puts war criminal Tony Blair in charge
Perhaps Tony Blair is the ideal man to lead a Trump reconstruction plan in Gaza. His lies about Iraq led to at least 100,000 deaths and helped pave the way for Trump.
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I don't think this journalist understands the role of public servants compared to ministerial office staff.
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Will Clarke @will-downunder.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
“… It is an “agenda” of the white male id — capricious, short-fused, anxious, paranoid, jealous, demanding of control but resentful of the burden of responsibility control brings — the nihilism of privilege.” @keanebernard.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/22/d...
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Free speech? Neoliberal economics? Rule of law? No, now only the white male id guides the right
Gone are the days when the cornerstones of right-wing ideology pointed towards neoliberal economics and personal freedom. All has been replaced with the agenda of the anxious white male.
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Netanyahu is a corrupt, genocidal, thin-skinned man-child who propped up Hamas with millions of dollars. Why is even a foreign propaganda outlet like Sky News giving him a platform?
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Netanyahu proves he's a thin-skinned, genocidal man-child — and that News Corp is a foreign propaganda outlet
The Israeli prime minister poses as a tough guy, but criticism reduces him to a quivering jelly of rage. It's no surprise he went to News Corp to vent.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 18/08/2025
What a weird coincidence — everyone attending the productivity roundtable thinks something they directly benefit from would be great for the economy, @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
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How the productivity roundtable became a vast gaslighting exercise — and sums up the fatal rot in Australian politics
The run-up to the productivity roundtable has been a giant demonstration of how politics in Australia is merely a quarrel of vested interests and not the national interest.
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Media Release: Jewish Council backs march across Sydney Harbour Bridge We stand with – and join – those marching across the bridge and call for immediate action to stop the Gaza genocide and for a future where everyone is free, from the river to the sea.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
How it started. How it's going..
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
News Corp launched a disgusting smear campaign against @sarahschwartz.bsky.social last summer. But an independent review just completely cleared her of fake charges of antisemitism -- and pointed out how the media took her out of context
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News Corp smear campaign against Sarah Schwartz demolished by independent review
The Australian launched a smear against Sarah Schwartz alleging antisemitism. An independent review has completely cleared her and pointed the finger at News Corp instead.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 24/07/2025
Never mind dying babies, what about Senate decorum? Crikey reveals how Labor sets its priorities when it comes to genocide in Gaza. @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
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'Background use only': How Labor justifies its silence on Gaza to the media
Labor's response yesterday to mass starvation in Gaza was to condemn a Greens senator for mentioning it. Then it tried to spin itself as the victim.
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madoc cairns @madoc.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 03/07/2025
Dear Sydney: you're not a global city, you're just a toytown run by a grubby entertainment-gambling industrial complex. Love, @keanebernard.bsky.social
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The terrors of toytown: Sydney quakes in the shadows of entertainment and gambling egos
Sydneysiders should stop pretending they live in a serious city. It's run by the entertainment-gambling industrial complex, and it stinks.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 03/07/2025
At least 73 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn, including 33 aid seekers, according to medical sources.
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‘Horrific scenes’ in Gaza as Israel kills dozens of aid seekers
At least 73 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn, including 33 aid seekers, according to medical sources.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 02/07/2025
This week the media fell for OpenAI's bullshit about massive productivity gains from adopting AI — just another demand for handouts by big business, @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
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OpenAI's 'productivity' garbage is an age-old scam — and one that's long crippled Australia
Touting the economic benefits of AI is straight from business lobbyists' playbook, one used over and over again.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 01/07/2025
In NSW, violent crime is surging. Meanwhile Premier Chris Minns is obsessing over pro-Palestine protesters, @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
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Gaza protesters cop a beating while criminals run increasingly rampant: It's Chris Minns' NSW
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 30/06/2025
How long before the government does something about the department of defence? A new report reveals spectacular failings around our helicopter carriers, @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
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Choppers of credibility: How 15 years of Defence debacle gave us dud helicopter carriers
The Department of Defence's management of our two largest naval vessels was characterised by spectacular incompetence, critical failures and possible fraud, a new report shows.
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Welcome to the jungle: the "rules based international order" that Australia has lectured other countries about for decades is dead and buried. www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/24/d...
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Trump's bombing proves 'the global order' was just power politics all along. Now? Welcome to the jungle
Australia has long been an enthusiastic supporter of a 'rules-based international order'. That order is now dead at the hands of the Trump administration. And it turns out China was right — it was a s...
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
What was Australia's role in Trump's attack on Iran? You're not allowed to know. While other governments treat their citizens as adults, Labor keeps us in the dark.
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What was Australia's role in Trump's attack on Iran? You're not allowed to know
Other US allies are being transparent with their people about any role their nation played in the attack on Iran. But from Australia's leaders? Crickets.
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The American empire is in accelerating decline, exposing vassal states like Australia to increasing global chaos and violence. How is Australia's political establishment coping? Not too well. www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/19/d...
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Chaos, violence and war become the norm as the US empire collapses
The US is now the main agent of global chaos. How should Australia's policymakers respond?
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 18/06/2025
Anthony Albanese doesn't need to chase Trump, and voters don't want him to. He should ignore News Corp and the Coalition and keep his distance, @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
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Albanese should be avoiding Trump like the plague. Why is he (and Australia's toytown media) chasing him?
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The genocide, ethnic cleansing and aggression demonstrated repeatedly by Benjamin Netanyahu exposes the double standard at the heart of the west's foreign policy. The regime change we really need is the removal of him and his genocidal government from office.
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The regime change the West needs is the end of Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu's unprovoked attack on Iran is another in the long list of examples of how the right is now the biggest threat to global stability and security.
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Anthony Albanese has integrated Australia's defence capability into what is looking more and more like Donald Trump's private militia. How long can the fiction of business as usual with the US be sustained?
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As Trump and his militia torch America, Albanese recklessly insists on business as usual
Anthony Albanese avoided talking about Australia's changing strategic circumstances during the election. But as Trump embraces fascism, he may not be able to much longer.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 28/05/2025
The Auditor-General has revealed another example of unethical conduct by bureaucrats, this time around a plan to re-engineer Meals on Wheels across Australia. @keanebernard.bsky.social reports.
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Lobbyists and consultants dictated a government health scheme. It ended in disaster
The auditor-general has revealed how an attempt by lobbyists, consultants and bureaucrats to reform Meals on Wheels ended in disaster.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 26/05/2025
Opinion | Why are Australians indifferent to the genocide in Gaza? Because to do so might be to remember that Australia, too, is founded on dispossession, writes @keanebernard.bsky.social.
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Labor read the room on Gaza. What does that say about our indifference to Palestinians?
Labor's silence on the genocide in Gaza has been simultaneous with its near-total silence on Indigenous affairs since the referendum.
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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
A blistering piece by @keanebernard.bsky.social on Australia's inaction on Gaza "If a country is engaged in genocide or ethnic cleansing, is not a matter of international politicking, but of basic morality. The continued presence of companies engaged in supporting those actions would be intolerable
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Labor's middle-way timidity on Gaza genocide sums up Australia's indifference
Labor has tried to walk a fine line on Israel's actions in Gaza. The ramping up of genocide and ethnic cleansing has made that strategy unviable.
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Labor's "middle way" timidity on the Palestinian genocide might have worked at the ballot box, but it can't hold in the face of blatant ethnic cleansing, mass starvation and Australia's allies denouncing Israel
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Labor's middle-way timidity on Gaza genocide sums up Australia's indifference
Labor has tried to walk a fine line on Israel's actions in Gaza. The ramping up of genocide and ethnic cleansing has made that strategy unviable.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 20/05/2025
Opinion | While France, the UK and Canada condemn Israel and threaten it for mass starvation and ethnic cleansing, Australia sits limply by, saying little. @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
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Labor's middle-way timidity on Gaza genocide sums up Australia's indifference
Labor has tried to walk a fine line on Israel's actions in Gaza. The ramping up of genocide and ethnic cleansing has made that strategy unviable.
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Labor feels vindicated in its middle-way path on Gaza -- but has now been caught out by Netanyahu's mass starvation and ethnic cleansing. The government is reduced to muttering banalities in response to genocide
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Labor's middle-way timidity on Gaza genocide sums up Australia's indifference
Labor has tried to walk a fine line on Israel's actions in Gaza. The ramping up of genocide and ethnic cleansing has made that strategy unviable.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 19/05/2025
Exclusive | American lawmakers of all sides have joined together to ask Australia to ban greyhound racing, as the US have. @keanebernard.bsky.social‬ reports.
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US politicians call for Australia to end greyhound racing — and reap the benefits
American lawmakers have taken the unusual step of appealing to their Australian counterparts to consider following the US example and banning greyhound racing.
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Mr Denmore @mrdenmore.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Backers of RW populists love the idea of ‘smashing the system’ ‘til they see their savings eroded, their jobs threatened & basic services cut. @keanebernard.bsky.social observes how a lack of interest in actually governing is undoing Trump and his tribute acts. www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/14/m...
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Reversal of fortune: How the populist right flamed out in a matter of months
How did the MAGA Right go from triumph to defeat so rapidly? While they can make excuses, their basic problem is they have no interest in governing well, only governing for themselves.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 14/05/2025
How did the Trumpist right go from triumph to despair so quickly in Australia? Because voters worked out they're not interested in governing well, @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.
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Reversal of fortune: How the populist right flamed out in a matter of months
How did the MAGA Right go from triumph to defeat so rapidly? While they can make excuses, their basic problem is they have no interest in governing well, only governing for themselves.
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
There will never be a better time for the Coalition to stop being worried about unity and instead have the fight over climate and energy it has been dodging for decades
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The first order of business for the Coalition: Fight a major battle over energy
For nearly two decades, the Liberals have adopted fake climate policies to maintain Coalition unity. In the depths of their post-election despair, there would never be a better time to have a public f...
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 07/05/2025
TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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PA to a Kelpie @johnroddick.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Excellent article from @keanebernard.bsky.social at @crikey.com.au. Looking back at the election, I’d say the Teals were more focused on climate action than the Greens were. I wish them well because we need them but they’ve got to return to their core business. www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/08/a...
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Bandt was presented with a historic opportunity. Instead, he wrecked his party
2025 should have been a triumph for the Greens, as 2010 proved to be. Instead, Adam Bandt led his party to disaster.
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Dr. Stephanie Seul @stephanieseul.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
This is really good news 🎊 "Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work." www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Research Announcements Shifting to Bluesky
Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work. Analysis by exp...
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Too bad you forced her to resign for censoring one of her political cartoons.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 05/05/2025
News Corp owns a large part of the Liberals' defeat — for decades it has engulfed the Liberals in a bubble of right-wing insularity from the real world.
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News Corp owns much of the Liberals' spectacular defeat. If they want more of them, keep going
News Corp contributed deeply the Liberals' election disaster. Its agenda, designed to serve its business interests and not the national interest, is deeply damaging to the Liberals.
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
News Corp relies on division and resentment. By tying their fortunes to that company, the Liberals enfeebled themselves and made themselves irrelevant to real Australians. www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/05/n...
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News Corp owns much of the Liberals' spectacular defeat. If they want more of them, keep going
News Corp contributed deeply the Liberals' election disaster. Its agenda, designed to serve its business interests and not the national interest, is deeply damaging to the Liberals.
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Bernard Keane @keanebernard.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Theory: Angus Taylor was purposefully so awful in this campaign with the goal of destroying Dutton and clearing his own path to the leadership. That it's the leadership of a rump of a party doesn't matter, I guess.
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Sophie Black @sophieblackwords.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Happy democracy day to all who observe. For those of you who haven’t already voted, this morning we have a few extra reading treats up our sleeve for you to read in the queue 🧵First, @keanebernard.bsky.social on why it’s vital we don’t blow our shot for minority gov www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/03/m...
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People like the idea of disrupting political norms — until it happens. But this election offers a better way
Now that voters have seen what it's like when a real disruptor is given power, where do the resentful and the alienated turn? Minority government provides an answer.
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