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Lorna Jay

@lornajay.bsky.social
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Nature loving lefty enjoying a peaceful life on the beautiful Central Coast NSW Australia. Politics, art, literature, science, climate, philosophy, spirituality (not organised religion). No DMs.

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Anthony Klan @anthonyklan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨The National Party has claimed the “major party model” is “broken”...and is being “replaced” - amid speculation it is preparing to merge with Gina Rinehart’s One Nation. Leader Matt Canavan refusing to rule out merger, as party courts Rinehart's far-right... theklaxon.com.au/3hzc
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Nats "preparing One Nation merger" - The Klaxon
The National Party has claimed the “major party model” is “broken” and is being “replaced” — raising speculation it is preparing to merge with Gina Rinehart’s One Nation.
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 19h
Go you good things: “Today the High Court has said what we have always known: we cannot dig up coal, ship it overseas, watch it drive climate change, and then pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us and won’t be felt by us,” Wendy Wales, DAMS HEG #auspol thepoint.com.au/new/261007-c...
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Climate win: Hunter community group wins four-year legal fight in landmark High Court ruling
The High Court has ruled that NSW planning authorities must consider how burning exported coal overseas contributes to climate damage in Australia. Climate advocates say the ruling would reshape how f...
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Ette Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Well fuck aye. New episode of We Used To Be Journos out now. You can watch it in full on Apple and YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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bill doyle @billjondoyle.bsky.social · 18h
he’s going to steal it. on performance to date you’re all going to decry it on social media, and some of you (nowhere near enough) will even take to the streets, but you’re not the french, or the albanians, and he’ll win, and your country — at least the one you kept telling us about — will be over
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 20h
Labor can't call itself a climate leader while it keeps approving new coal and gas. Governments must lead. New coal and gas is incompatible with a safe climate. Congratulations, Tony and Wendy. You've shown us we can win.
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Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 21h
BREAKING: A landmark ruling in the High Court has found planning authorities are required to consider local climate change effects when approving fossil fuel projects. (1/4) #auspol #climate www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Breaking: High Court rules in favour of climate in Hunter Valley coal mine case
Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 20h
To every Australian banging on this morning on talkback radio about wanting ZERO migration, I concede. You can have it. As long as you are ok with the high chance of ZERO emergency medical care when you’re sick. ZERO aged care when you’re old. ZERO fresh food when you’re hungry.
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Ignoble Jim R Houghton @jimrhoughton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How can you whinge about being 'hurt' by being snubbed in your local coffee shop, when your whole political purpose is to hurt others on far greater scales? People's reaction to your hate is not a tradable equivalent to your hate in the first place. pulsetasmania.com.au/news/richmon...
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Richmond coffee shop publicly shuns One Nation state leader over political beliefs
Lee Hanson says she has been a regular at the shop since it opened…
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Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 18h
What does the inequality crisis look like? This 👇 98% of public schools are underfunded – that’s 2.6 million kids without the resources they need for the education they deserve. Yet the richest private schools are charging massive fees while banking billions of public dollars.
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geegeelab.bsky.social @geegeelab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Did Angus Taylor just tell Sarah Ferguson that Australia needs Lebensraum? He said "we need space". Not sure if this signals he's a white supremacist or just not read much about WWII... #auspol #abc730
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🌊 DudeTheyreOnToMe 24:7🌊 @dancinginthestreet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Are you certain it wasn’t a Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks concert?
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Hawk Shock
ALT: Hawk Shock
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Penny Wong is "deeply concerned" by the "humanitarian crisis" in Gaza. She also doesn't want to see "Palestinian jobs and livelihoods affected" by sanctions against Israeli invaders in the West Bank. The gaslighting rhetoric from Wong is utterly shameful. 😔 #auspol #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
Photo of Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Text: "Palestinian jobs and livelihoods affected".
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Dr. J.M. Thompson (Jim) @jthompson61.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Loyalty is for loved ones. Charity is for strangers. Patriotism is to enslave.
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Mark @mark-melbin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#Insiders went full Dave Hughes cooker with a wall of misinformation about interest rates, inflation and government spending. Lowlights from the opening montage. ⬇️ Heads should roll at the top of the ABC. #auspol #inflation #InterestRates #cookers
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
David Shoebridge. Let’s build something other than Labor’s “managed decline.” Brilliant. I’m with him. youtube.com/shorts/MGIQO...
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We're not interested in tinkering around the edges.
YouTube video by Senator David Shoebridge
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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Vic state polls coming thick and fast now.
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polqat @polq.at · 04/10/2026
“Labor has one core purpose. It gathers together progressive hopes & dreams & it kills them” “People thought Labor were the lesser of two evils. They're just the more competent of two evils” “Labor created One Nation by failing to deal with people's material concerns” #auspol youtu.be/aPvHh1qlmVc
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245: Green shoots in the arm ft. David Shoebridge & Steph Hodgins-May
YouTube video by Serious Danger
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Govt has appealed another of my #FOI wins to the Federal Court. Again it’s seeking costs against me if I’m unsuccessful defending my win. It turns out winning an FOI in a Tribunal is expensive - and that’s exactly the message the Govt wants to send to citizens. 1/2 #auspol
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli was on ABC News Qld tonight complaining about backpacker worker visa changes but there was nothing on the 91 children known to child protection services who have died. #qldpol
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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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David Jones @ozhillbilly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As as a young glaciology student at Melbourne University I loved reading the early historical report on these glaciers. That glaciology team is long gone and soon also the glaciers they helped study www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Indonesia Carstensz Pyramid: Papua's 'eternal snow' on Puncak Jaya is about to disappear forever
Climate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance.
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Green Left @greenleftonline.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Students at the University of Sydney have overwhelmingly voted for an academic boycott of Israel in a referendum held alongside elections for the Student Representative Council. www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1463/ne...
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USyd students vote to cut ties with Israel
Students at the University of Sydney have overwhelmingly voted for an academic boycott of Israel in a referendum held alongside elections for the Student Representative Council. Isaac Nellist and Chia...
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Frances @franceswilmore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
She’s been around for 30 years & shown Australia exactly what sort of person she is - if people are still falling for her bullsh@t then shame on all of you #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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'Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processes
Former One Nation candidates reveal they’re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors.
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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is a nightmare story for Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel has destroyed all the water treatment plants. Everything including the sea that Israel desalinates for water is full of sewage and wastewater. Gazans live in tents surrounded by it. Long walks for cans of water. Drink or wash hands 🦠
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JRBsays @jrbsays.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🥺😔☹️😞
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Doug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If Albo genuinely believes that the Indo Pacific should not be a chess board for superpowers he should stop being a pawn of the USA, surrendering our sovereignty to the Trump administration and turning Australia into a forward base for US nuclear weapons and a nuclear target!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 26/09/2026
The Coalition wants to scrap net zero laws, industrial emissions rules, vehicle standards and four offshore wind zones. It promises cheaper energy – but how will the policy deliver lower bills, Peter Hannam writes. #auspol #Energy
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Coalition panned after vowing to scrap renewable, EV and climate policies
The Coalition has unveiled plans to scrap Australia’s legislated climate targets, industrial emissions rules and vehicle efficiency standards, while reopening the door to nuclear power. It promises cheaper, more reliable energy – but has yet to show how its proposed changes would deliver lower bills.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"shared values", @albomp.bsky.social ? "upholding international law", @senatorwong.bsky.social ? Time to ditch these fascist clowns in Washington. #EndAUKUS #auspol
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We don’t face a climate emergency. We face a greed emergency. Earth is not collapsing on its own. It’s being destroyed by people with names, titles, and boardrooms. #ClimateJustice #StopEcocide
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Only today, during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the stupid man in the Oval Office said he does not expect any moves by the US or China to put guardrails around artificial intelligence. What could possibly go wrong?
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Tim Goodacre - Writer @timgoodacre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Peaceful settlers, honorable people" is a strange way to describe ethnic cleansers... bsky.app/profile/moth...
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The real story here is about the "moral cowards" who stayed in the room to listen to Mr Genocide's lies. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Delegates walk out at the UN General Assembly as Benjamin Netanyahu gives address
Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lies, more lies, then some lies from this man. Thankfully much of the world (with the shameful exception of Australia) is finally moving to sanction Israeli settlements and parts of the machinery of dispossession and genocide.
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 24/09/2026
Among the delegations who didn't walk out was the Australian one.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Says it all. @jvp.bsky.social
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mariecolemanao.bsky.social @mariecolemanao.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hope so
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 22/09/2026
He isn't expecting different results. He just likes his new friends a lot.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As Labor and LNP follow One Notion in a racist race to the bottom on migration policy, this will cease to be a problem: there will be fewer and fewer migrants and visa holder workers in #agedcare to rip off. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Aged care provider owes more than $1m to migrant staff
The underpayments came from worker-employee agreements which disadvantaged staff, along with errors in Goodwin Aged Care's payroll system.
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Australia's proposed policy on creatives' rights v. AI theft was probably the most progressive in the world. Naturally, the bullying AI companies are having none of that. A lot is at stake here. grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/openais-st...
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OpenAI’s ‘strong-arming’ puts Australia back on red alert over creative copyright
#122 | PLUS: Baroness Debbonaire backs our ‘vital’ Summit | Trump: ‘I’m the guardrail AI needs’ | Jack Thorne: ‘AI writing is fraud’ |✨AND: How many e’s in 17?
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This👇🏾
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
His brain is completely broken. What the actual fuck is this nonsense
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal. His administration is a criminal organization. Of course he is trying to shut down the International Criminal Court.
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Jim Pembroke @jimpembroke.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Warning: Asset Rich Sob Story ##auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Cost of stamp duty keeping Australians in homes they no longer want to be in
Some empty nesters want to move into smaller homes but say the cost of doing so keeps them in the larger properties.
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Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Commentators continue to vilify the Albanese Government with nonsensical claims about the economy. Falsehoods about Australia’s productivity: Malicious intent or stupidity? ~ @alanaustin.bsky.social buff.ly/o3mQs19
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Falsehoods about Australia’s productivity: Malicious intent or stupidity?
Commentators continue to vilify the Albanese Government with nonsensical claims about the economy.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A reminder: the Albanese govt thinks the smartest plan right now it to strap ourselves to Trump.
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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#FascistFluffers @australianlabor.bsky.social
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu & Donald Trump: corrupt, dishonest men who only care about themselves and pander to domestic terrorist in their countries, kill innocent people without conscience, and ruin the reputations of their countries—and any goodwill/sympathy the international community once had for them.
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