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High school library worker, trying to encourage reading. Grandmother. Social justice. Living on Kaurna Land. LGTBIA rights. CIS female. Equity, equality and recognising that Western civilisation has a lot to answer for. Free Palestine

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 7h
"I am taking part in the sporting boycott of Israel… I am doing this because Israel is committing genocide in Gaza." Australian women's chess champion Heather Richards' boycott is reported overseas. But apart from indies like @index.lamestream.com.au.ap.brid.gy , gets little attention at home.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 8h
"In the eyes of the state, a 94-year-old human rights lawyer is a dangerous terrorist supporter." This is precisely where Australia is headed if the PM's Special Envoy for the Israel Lobby* Jillian Segal continues to guide domestic policy. [*not her official job title, but the reality.] #auspol
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Antoinette Lattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.ettemedia.com/war-of-words... READ: An exclusive data analysis of 42 interviews conducted on ABC’s 7.30 on conflict zones — and what they tell us about the broadcaster's bias. (No paywall)
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We should be hammering Albanese on this. His silence is unforgivable. It's our data. The Albanese govt. remains silent on its negotiations to hand the Trump administration access to Australians’ biometric data, confirmed by Home Affairs under questioning by Greens Senator David Shoebridge in May
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The US could send Australian personal data to third countries under secret 'partnership'
While the Albanese government stays silent on plans to hand citizens' biometric data to the Trump administration, the Europeans have publicly released a framework that illuminates what the US is deman...
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
South Australia: "Measles cases extend in Adelaide" "SA Health has been notified of a further case of measles, linked to the previous cases reported in the last fortnight. This is now a total of 9 cases in 2026, with 7 cases notified in 2025." Source: www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/conn...
A text document listing 24 public health exposure sites. The heading reads: "The cases have been in the following locations while infectious:". Each bullet point lists a location name, address, date, and time window (bolded in original text). Key locations include:
• Hospitals & Clinics: Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Emergency Dept, waiting area, and SA Pathology) and SA Pathology Fulham Gardens.
• Retail & Grocery: Westfield Marion, Brickworks Marketplace, Harbour Town Outlets, Mile End Homemaker Centre, Drakes Fulham Gardens, Costco Kilburn, and Pharmacy and Co.
• Dining: Sam Sen Station Thai, El Mexicano, St Louis café, Zambrero Glenelg, and Harbour Town McDonalds.
• Community & School: Brighton Secondary School, Adelaide Entertainment Centre (Street Smart High), Morphett Vale Stadium, Somerton Surf Life Saving Club, Revo Fitness, and Links Hotel.
• Transit: Costco Petrol and Adelaide Metro Bus 263
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 29/09/2026
For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
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We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature
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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Donald Trump unpopular? Finally! How could this have happened? We may never know. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Oh no Donald Trump is becoming increasingly unpopular! Surely it must all be over soon | First Dog on the Moon
It’s so bad some Republicans are even turning against him – bit late guys but whatever
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Australia halved its public housing in a generation and handed the young a voucher instead. The fix is a public builder, a 10 per cent target and a national summit." Andrew Brown #auspol Australia's Housing Casino Part 1 michaelwest.com.au/australias-h...
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Australia’s Housing Casino: the house always wins - Michael West
Andrew Brown analyses how successive Australian governments turned shelter into a casino. Australia's Housing Casino.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 24/09/2026
Australia says a trade ban on West Bank settlement goods could harm Palestinian livelihoods. But the Palestinian Authority supports restrictions, and Australia has used trade measures against apartheid before, Jeremy Webb writes. #auspol #WestBank
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Australia says a settlement trade ban could hurt Palestinians. The Palestinian Authority wants one
Australia declined to join 12 countries backing action on trade with illegal West Bank settlements, citing concerns about Palestinian livelihoods. The Palestinian Authority supports the restrictions – and Australia’s past approach to apartheid South Africa offers a pointed historical comparison.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23/09/2026
Haven't seen a better AI explainer than this one (even if it somewhat overstates the AI safety stuff) www.instagram.com/reel/Ddlt1kR...
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wages are stagnant for the majority of workers, but are somehow responsible for inflation, not corporate profits, or hyper investment in data centres? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Rates set to rise as RBA governor says 'heat' needs to be taken out of job market
All four major banks and the bulk of money market traders believe the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates next week and governor Michele Bullock did nothing to dissuade them during a speech in Sydn...
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Hastie's pressuring the L-NP to the Right on both net zero and immigration this year, together with occasional, off-putting outbreaks of religious dogma, raise serious questions around who he is at any given moment: the touted “voice of reason” or a Far-Right “conviction politician”."
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Foreign minister Penny Wong, who never misses the opportunity to miss an opportunity – as well as leaving her morals behind – then instructed Australia to remove itself from the table and advised its partners that it wouldn’t be joining this action."
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Tom Swann @tomswann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Intergenerational report assumes existing gas tax levels will stay the same for decades as share of GDP. The gas industry talking point is they will soon go up so no need to change them.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports - Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’ #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
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eliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
just learned this today
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We need a major rethink of the education curriculum in Australia. Or just generally countering the talking points of racists. Especially those with an unquestioning fawning media and political platform www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Meg Penvose Clark @megpenvose.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This goves just a small glimpse at what we are up against - the power of the global zionist and far right groups who blatantly deny what we all have witnessed in real time and have such deep pockets. I dont know how Wendy can bear researching this michaelwest.com.au/social-cohes...
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Social cohesion, far-right astroturfers and the Royal Commission - Michael West
Right-wing astroturfers were given a platform at the Bondi Royal Commission, their history concealed and their testimony uncontested.
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Belinda Weaver @longtimeleftie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When people talk about an epidemic of “antisemitism” in our society, this is what they are talking about. A musician saying Palestinians are human beings. A flight attendant with a watermelon pin. A secretary wearing a keffiyeh. Some students opposing genocide. open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
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Oh My God Shut The Fuck Up About "Antisemitism"
Video reading by Tim Foley:
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ahmed Mahmoud celebrated with us in July at the BHP Ball, now the Syrian refugee faces 30 years detention on Nauru. Such is Australia's brutal detention regime @kimwingerei.bsky.social @alisonbattisson.bsky.social #auspol michaelwest.com.au/the-human-fa...
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The human face behind Australia's inhumane treatment of refugees - Michael West
In detention centres around Australia, scores of refugees are facing the threat of being on the next plane to Nauru.
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Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"The Albanese government’s latest decision not to follow Britain’s lead and sanction products from occupied Palestine reveals an unwillingness to take any substantive steps to economically isolate the Jewish state." Kellie Tranter @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/wrong-way-au...
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Wrong way. Australia's expanding embrace of Israel - Michael West
Despite the ongoing illegal Israeli activities in Palestine, the Albanese government is increasing trade with a state accused of war crimes.
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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action @bushfiresurvivors.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Our industrial pollution law (The Safeguard Mechanism) is being reviewed! A submission takes minutes but can make a world of difference. Tell the government by midnight Friday 18 September: Cap the offsets, and keep them out of reach for coal, oil and gas. 👉 bushfiresurvivors.org/safeguard
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The Safeguard Mechanism: Paying People to NOT Cut Down Trees 🧐
YouTube video by Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
With all the coverage of 9/11 taking precedence, consider the amount of people who were recently killed in ongoing racial cleansing by hateful criminals, who base their murderous idealogy on historic grievances. Does not bode well for humanity
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sadly, something can be true even if you don't want it to be. 1. www1.racgp.org.au/getattachmen... 2. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 3. www.woolcock.org.au/news/navigat... 4. asthma.org.au/about-us/med... 5. news.stanford.edu/stories/2024... 6. asthma.org.au/about-us/med...
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"And like a bad political decision that haunted the coalition, it is Labor that has clocked on and managed this genocide the way it has. The scandal is not carpark or sportsclub funding, it is supporting the nation committing genocide. A true scandal." theshot.net.au/uncategorize....
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UN lawyer lists concrete steps Australia must take to stop Israel’s atrocities - The Shot
Australia is currently not practising what it preaches regarding international law, nor is it doing what it could to ensure...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 09/09/2026
"Oh, you're criticising data centres? But you USED A DATA CENTRE to publish your post??? Hypocritical much????" Time to put this fossil fuel PR inspired talking point to bed forever. Why the 'Mr Gotcha' gambit is wrong in two very important ways:
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Wolfie Rankin @wolfierankin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Labor allows Australian charities to funnel money to support ethnic cleansing, apartheid, violence, and occupation.”
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Booker-prize winning author Richard Flanagan hit the nail on the head during his powerful speech at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. If you agree, sign our petition urging governments and institutions to reject the IHRA definition of antisemitism: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/08/dont...
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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Women! Is the manosphere their fault like everything else is? We may never know. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Teaching about respectful relationships in schools? How dare women! | First Dog on the Moon
Matt Canavan reckons feminism and woke genderism push young men toward the manosphere
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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Getting their training from the IDF.
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Its like sending a three year old to negotiate access to the snack drawer in plain sight in the kitchen
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Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In Gaza, children are losing limbs at a rate the UN and UNICEF have described as the highest per capita in the world. And this is the story Adidas decided to tell about that reality.
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Factcheck: Do mining companies really pay 54 cents in every dollar to the government?
The Minerals Council of Australia is advertising that mining companies pay “at least 30 cents of every dollar to government”, rising to as much as 54 cents “once royalties are included”. Except, this ...
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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 03/09/2026
The Australien Government made an ad about carbon offsets and koalas, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative 🌏🌳🐨 💛 produced by our Patrons 🙏 support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thejuicemedia ☕ buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/thejuicemedia
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Carbon credits are an excuse to pollute the planet for generations to come australiainstitute.org.au/post/carbon-... In most cases, credits were issued for protecting areas that were never going to be cleared. That’s like reducing tobacco use by paying non-smokers not to smoke.
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just we we thought we'd left MAD to those dinosaur politicians back in the day. More dick swinging than a primate mating ritual in a zoo
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The Sydney Marathon proved, once again, we are the majority Judith Treanor reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/the-sydney-marat…
Michael West Media story graphic
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I can recommend the urgent Adara Group Nepal relief fund with my whole heart. Anything you can give will be doubled by the Shine On Foundation. Direct donation link: adara-nepal-flood-emergency.raiselysite.com Your money will go directly to where it will do the most good. adaragroup.com
Gorgeous Nepalese kids from the Humla region, where the people have worked collaboratively with Adara for years to provide essential education, uniforms, health, community infastructure and other local-led community initiatives, especially inclusive of women and girls.
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Vale Tim Curry xxx m.youtube.com/watch?v=P3VK...
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Tim Curry Breaks Down His Most Iconic Roles
YouTube video by The Academy
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Malachy Discontent @malachydiscontent.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"What I loved about him most was his heart," said Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon, who co-starred with him in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Curry, who was born in the north-western English town of Warrington in 1946, passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Susan Sarandon leads tributes to Rocky Horror Picture Show co-star Tim Curry
Stars of stage and screen grieve the cult British actor, who has died aged 80.
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Ette Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A rapper singing white nationalist and anti-immigration lyrics has been exposed as entirely AI, with one of its creators receiving funding from far-right group Advance UK.
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“Borders are opening…prices are soaring”: rising rapper found to be AI propaganda tool
A rapper singing white nationalist and anti-immigration lyrics has been exposed as entirely AI, with one of its creators receiving funding from far-right group Advance UK.
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@Libraryadvocate.bsky.social @librayadvocate.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This should be interesting. If you have the stomach for it. Or want to give Kim a welcome he'll never forget hawkecentre.adelaide.edu.au/events-and-e...
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Esteemed author Richard Flanagan delivered a powerful speech at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas warning of a new McCarthyism, accusing Israel of "seeking to silence" Australians with the slur of antisemitism. We have published the full text of the speech.👇️ www.deepcutnews.com/p/segals-pla...
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The new McCarthyism: Gaza and Australia – Richard Flanagan
This is the full text of a powerful speech Flanagan delivered at the the Festival of Dangerous Ideas on August 22
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David Brady @antiprofessor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you take nothing else from this piece, treasure: "Up shit creek in a barbed wire canoe" "Not here to fuck spiders" "Belted from arsehole to breakfast"
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Jason Wilson @jasonaw.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
For those unfortunate enough to have not been in Australia in the 1990s, Ms Dale entered public life as Helen Demidenko, a supposed descendant of Ukrainian immigrants, and won a literary prize for a novel that one might characterize as Banderism lite australianhumanitiesreview.org/1996/04/01/t...
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The Strange Case of Helen Demidenko – AHR
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