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Left leaning. Lover of music and all animals. Melbourne, Australia

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Vic Greens launched their campaign last night to a packed crowd. Fiery speeches from Hannah Thomas and the new federal leadership of Steph Hodgins-May and David Shoebridge went over well. The message has sharpened: "We're not here to make Labor better, we're here to replace them
Assorted pics from the Greens campaign launch, featuring the party's leadership and a packed crowd
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
One person has been in a Queensland public hospital for more than 1,000 days. michaelwest.com.au/stranded-thousan…
Stranded. Thousands in hospital beds as NDIS cuts bite home supportOne person has been in a Queensland public hospital for more than 1,000 days.Most are older Australians waiting for aged care placement. Approximately 1,140 are NDIS participants — younger people with disability who should be living in the community with appropriate support. The cost does not appear on the NDIS or aged care budget.The numbers
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
as a former and long term employee of the ABC, which I was proud of for decades this is an absolute kick in the guts and entirely fair..
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Lilly @lillyjulie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
All Australian politicians should hang their heads in shame. My mum, along with many others, died waiting for her assessment. hellocare.com.au/aged-care-wa...
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Aged care watchdog delivers damning verdict on Support at Home in final hearing - Hellocare
Outgoing Inspector-General Natalie Siegel-Brown warned senators last night that the nation's home care reforms are failing older Australians at every level, and that the damage is worse than her offic...
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I was so happy to see Espresso Martini take a huge stride forward today. It's been a very hard week for her with immense pain and suffering but to see her today she is like a different dog
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Lilly @lillyjulie.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Bulldozers and batsh--t: We can only wonder what's said in secret
Gina Rinehart’s most recent public intervention into Australian politics had her saying the quiet parts out loud – and in front of cameras.
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Lilly @lillyjulie.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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One Nation's ascendancy is a result of duopoly party failures - The Shot
Pauline Hanson addressed the National Press Club this week amid significant shifts in Australia’s political landscape. Recent polls have shown...
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Dr Tracy Westerman AM @drtracywesterman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Sanctions and condemnations are more effective if you aren't at the same time selling explosives to the psychopaths you're now posturing and finger waving at, no?
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Independent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/06/2026
The impact of the government’s massive NDIS cuts australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-… #Auspol
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The impact of the government’s massive NDIS cuts
Cuts to National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding would have a serious, lasting impact on people living with disabilities and their families.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 12/06/2026
The bill for the massive cuts to the NDIS show a future Health Minister could essentially kill the NDIS without even having to legislate it. Chief Economist Greg Jericho unpacks the bill on the latest episode of Dollars & Sense. @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Fair to say this was written in anger, frustration and despair. The NDIS cuts, and the way they are being done, are cruel. They cannot be supported. www.deepcutnews.com/p/health-min...
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Health minister wants to cut disability support by 99% without legislation - Greg Jericho
Labor's cruel NDIS cuts will make it worse for families like mine
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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Hanson now wants boot camps for “young people”. It’s all such a shit, unfunded cliche. The people falling for this crap are embarrassing themselves. Dupes and fools. #AusPol
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Israel is now the ugly country in the world. Netanyahu is no better than Hitler at his worst. No regard for innocent human lives.
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It’s been a very tough week and am exhausted but had been sent this picture 3 days ago. I couldn’t finish without going to find the dogs… (1/5) 🧵
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The NACC is in crisis, thanks to the leadership of Brereton. The Albanese govt owns a large share of the responsibiliity too, and now has a serious mess to clean up. By Michelle Fahy and Elizabeth Minter and I. ICYMI:
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Inside the black box of the NACC under Brereton
By Nick Feik, Michelle Fahy and Elizabeth Minter
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/05/2026
"When it's our elected representatives handing out those free lunches, the parliament and the public should really scrutinise not just who's getting them, but why?" - co-CEO Richard Denniss on ABC RN @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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Felft @felft.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Seriously nothing works for the people any longer. This is a climate and job destroying bomb that we should not be approving. We the people must take to the streets to stop this abomination #auspol
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As big as 175 MCG fields: The mega data centre coming to Melbourne’s west
The 350-hectare hub – the biggest ever publicly proposed in Australia – would need more power than the total output of Victoria’s largest coal-fired power station.
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Trish 💟 ☮️ Australia @trishmelbourne.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Can anyone help Lisa? She is not asking. I am. Is anyone here a barrister able to work pro bono? Anyone who can help with oxygen at home? Please repost so we can find help. Thank you 🙏
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This is 100% on you, Australian media. You can't explain a simple taxation change to the Australian people? Fuck you, don't you dare put this back on us, the Australian people. Get off your arses & go do the work. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Guardian Essential poll: Labor’s housing and tax changes fail to win over voters as support for One Nation swells
Just 25% of Australians polled back the budget while the majority believe the government has fallen short of expectations over the past year
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Antoinette Lattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Sydney Writers’ Festival broke audience & book sales records — and I’m beyond thrilled Women Who Win was the top-selling book! I was #1 selling Australian author at Melbourne Writers Festival. Women Who Win hasn’t even been out a month yet. Huge thanks to readers & the incredible women in my book.
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Let Aid Flow NOW - Australia must pressure for an end to Israel's illegal blockade of Gaza. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/co...
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Petition: Australia must end its support for Israel
The violence and abuse experienced by our flotilla crew is a direct consequence of the lack of action to stop Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Call on Penny Wong and Anthony Albanese to cond...
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Here's @boganintel.bsky.social. "As Aussie activists are brutalised, 'No one left behind' is a just a slogan for Albanese"
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As Aussie activists are brutalised, “No one left behind” is a just a slogan for Albanese - The Shot
The news of the capture of 11 Australians in international waters by the state of Israel was barely mentioned in...
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Trish 💟 ☮️ Australia @trishmelbourne.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Can anyone help Bridie? Melb CBD/Nth suburbs Endocrinologist with maybe a cancellation that she can be fitted in? Urgent referral. Please repost so this gets around quickly. Thank you 🙏
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Michelle Suiter 🇵🇸🍉🕊️💚 @michellesuiter.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Reading through the latest submissions and all I can think about is all the muslims who have also been threatened, intimidated, lost their jobs, had their workplaces & homes attacked but they don’t get a special inquiry bc they aren’t committing a genocide #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Antisemitism has become ‘almost fashionable’ among Australians, Jillian Segal tells royal commission
On its fourth day of public hearings, royal commission into antisemitism also hears Jewish Australians have been pressured to resign and verbally abused
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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Never forget.
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Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"Members of the Australian Jewish community are now publicly (even on ABC Radio National) resorting to calling those Jews who speak out about Israel’s actions as being 'anti-Jewish'." Jeffrey Lowenstein @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
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Antisemitism Royal Commission dilemma: not all Jews think the same - Michael West
With the Antisemitism Royal Commission due to publish its interim report next week, a reckoning between Judaism and Israel is long overdue.
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Craig's Late Night Douche Bag Patrol🦘🦘🦘 @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
NT Police say some in community 'absolutely know' where missing Alice Springs girl's suspected abductor is. ABC News Australia. Stop protecting a paedophile you pack of cunts. You'll be accused of the same thing. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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NT Police say some in community 'absolutely know' where suspected abductor is
Northern Territory Police say some people in the community "absolutely know" the whereabouts of five-year-old girl Sharon Granites's suspected abductor, and are imploring anyone with information that ...
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 29/04/2026
The government is prioritising securing energy supplies above the compelling case to raise more tax from our gas exporters, writes Paul Bongiorno. satpa.pe/tK5EBUo
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Chalmers caught between oil supply and tax demand
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Lilly @lillyjulie.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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Australia's richest woman gifts plane to Pauline Hanson
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson banks more than $3 million worth of donations, including a brand-new plane gifted by Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart.
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Lilly @lillyjulie.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
What an informative and interesting read.
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
A hard rescue today. His vet results are absolutely brutal. I just had to keep talking to him all day and hopes he keeps fighting. We think he had been dumped and left to die. He'e going to need a bit of a miracle if I'm honest but he's not alone and he's eating and drinking. His name is Rocky
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Lilly @lillyjulie.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Nick Bryant is a great journalist. Trump's annus horribilis The presidential illusionist is no longer so spellbinding. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...
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Trump's annus horribilis
The presidential illusionist is no longer so spellbinding.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 21/04/2026
"The price of gas paid by Japan will not increase when we impose this tax." "The profits made by the people selling the gas will fall." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Really? Surely the most important budget savings are those areas that, unlike #NDIS, are of dubious or no benefit. Such as: - #AUKUS and other dodgy 'defence procurement' - Tax breaks for multiple property owners - Fossil fuel subsidies, and untaxed gas - Super tax concessions for the wealthy.
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Sharty Mcscrote (Sandy D AU) 🍉🍉 @shartymcscrote.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
OH but wait, we can get a 1000 dollar deduction from our ridiculous tax bill,while Rent seeking fossil fuel killers pay no tax whatsoever. #ThingsThatmakeYouGoMMMMMMM #auspol
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Lilly @lillyjulie.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
This is a really good read. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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Australia faced the same dilemma as China in 2004 but made the wrong call
While the rest of us count the cost in higher fuel costs, higher inflation and a weaker economy,  China — the actual winner of the war — will be enjoying a surge of global interest in its solar panels...
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 20/04/2026
You're hearing it more and more... it's time to tax gas exports! More than 50 community organisations, including ACOSS and Oxfam, are calling for a 25% export tax. Australians are fed up with the gas industry not paying its fair share. ✍ Sign the petition: theaus.in/41IwWTa
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Lisa the Leftist @lisatellstruth.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Time is up, #CAPITALISM
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Yup theconversation.com/the-rbas-pol...
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The RBA’s policy deliberately creates unemployment. So why do we treat the jobless so badly?
The way we deal with rising inflation is highly problematic.
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Snap protest in Melbourne/Naarm in solidarity with Lebanon as the Zionist entity attempts to annex more of other peoples' land in West Asia. Free all of us from this malignancy.
Four images of the protest. Lebanese and Iranian flags flying. This banner says "Jews Say Sanction Israel"
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Jenny Forster @jennyjforster.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
****Jo and Dave are joined by journalistic legends Stephen Long and Amy Remeikis.**** Tune in on YouTube at 9am. Or anytime thereafter.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Bridget McKenzie describes Ben Roberts-Smith being arrested for war crimes as a “tragedy”. 🙄 I think a real tragedy for Australia is having politicians who aren’t bothered by war crimes. #auspol
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Amante2 AmeliaBee7 @amante2ameliabee7.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Over a million Australians have fought, and many died, alongside the U.S. in many wars for over a century Trump insulted every single one of them today In reply to Trump’s demand that we join his illegal war,I join millions of Aussies in saying: No way. Get fucked. Fuck off!
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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 07/04/2026
Please remember the brave whistleblowers who risked so much speaking out against the war hero, now accused serial killer. And condolences to the families of the alleged murdered. www.smh.com.au/national/fro...
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From war hero to accused serial killer: The unravelling of Ben Roberts-Smith
The war memorial’s poster boy for Australia’s contribution to its longest war is now in custody, potentially facing life in prison.
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Lilly @lillyjulie.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Please read so you understand the NDIS. theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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The media wants disabled people to be locked inside until they die - The Shot
If you’ve had the misfortune of reading the Murdoch press or the Australian Financial Review at all in the past...
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Lilly @lillyjulie.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Another great article. theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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Collating the recent escalation of fascist state fuckery in Australia - The Shot
As the shattering of the comfortable illusion of Western democracy enters its Epstein-drenched speedrunning phase, a number of disturbing developments...
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my2centsworth.bsky.social @my2centsworth.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
You know how the major parties constantly patronise us with their 'Australians Want' BS? But they love to ignore what it is we really want: (not Greens) 👇 #Auspol @davidshoebridge.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
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Lilly @lillyjulie.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Another brilliant show today. youtube.com/watch?v=xqTY...
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The Beatings Continue Until Cohesion Improves - February 15 - Crystal Andrews, Antoun Issa
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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