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Maralyn Parker

@maralynparker.bsky.social
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Read a lot, draw a little, write sometimes. Former ed of EduResearchMatters, former teacher, recovering journo. Very Left. Passionate supporter of public schools. Still full of hope

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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 9h
Two days later, after talking with Centrelink, Jarrad told his mother he didn’t believe he’d receive his Newstart allowance because of the debt. He died by suicide that evening This gov’s stuffed #ICAC & done nothing to improve #Centrelink for people. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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‘You’re denying what you did to my son’: mother of robodebt victim told she is ineligible for compensation
Commonwealth lawyers argue Jarrad Madgwick, whose death by suicide was highlighted at royal commission, ineligible as he only received provisional debt notice
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 50m
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The government claims to love this industry. Weird way to show it
Creative industries: the government claims to value this part of our enemy. There's one way to prove it. Ditch Job-Ready Graduates
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yes Mamdani is the type of leader the Greens need. Shoebridge couldn’t be that, no matter how hard he tried
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sarah Hanson Young or Mehreen Faruqi would have been a much better choice to lead the Greens
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yes indeed i think Shoebridge is taking the Greens backwards. Not inspiring at all
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
There’s no way the Coalition will present us with a credible plan to cut spending, not now and not before the next election. It’s beyond them
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So Kehoe criticises the govt downing and Speers jumps in to add to the point. Not the job if the host
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some of Speers questions are really stupid. I guess those are the unprepared ones he slips in now and then
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Can you imagine Tim Wilson being in charge of our economy? He is the opposition’s replacement for Chalmers if they ever get in. Jeez Hopefully never
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Chalmers puts Speers back In his box. Speers jumps in with a gotcha question and Chalmers stops and says ‘Well that’s what I was coming to David’
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump is a moron. He is making Americans poor, and it’s affecting the rest of the world
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Chalmers has a most difficult job - trying to explain complex things in a way that is easy for us to understand.
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good to have Waleed Aly to get some sense out of it all
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Well there is the spin about inflation. Believe what suits you it seems. But Erk first up is Maiden - smug as usual
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rainbow landing in Redfern tonight
Sydney cityscape with a rainbow
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is why I hate the old steam trains going through our dense inner city suburbs. That’s not nice water vapour pouring out as it sits there, it is black dust filled pollution - covers everything. It went on for well over ten minutes
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
David Shoebridge is the wrong leader to pick if the Greens want to be a serious alternative for voters
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 02/10/2026
Voting is open in the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Who wins your vote for the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year?
Experts have nominated two butterflies, a pair of beetles, a signal fly and a glow-worm as 2026 ABC Insect of the Year finalists. Now you get to help decide the winner.
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I remember the nursery rhyme ‘To Market to Market To buy a fat pig Home again home again Jiggity jig’ Hmmm Giggity is obviously something completely different
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No one trusts Angus do they? imho - he’d say anything to get his two seconds on the news
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Speers is trying to do a Laura. It’s just not landing with me
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tim Wilson is still full of waffle - his near death experience (election-wise) has taught him nothing. #LNPfail
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mel us so right - here comes the karma bus to wipe out the LNP
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Speers needs to give Matthew a chance to put his views. Sheridan loves the sound of his own voice
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now we’re back to Sheridan taking over to press home his criticism of Albanese - not letting anyone else talk. Speers at last jumps in - only to give the stage back to Sheridan
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ah at last we get a take from Matthew Knott. Very impressive But Sheridan has to interrupt when Matthew praises some action by Albanese
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Haha good on you Mel - pulling up Sheridan on his criticism of Albanese
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Greg has one channel - anti Albanese
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oh Jane Her answer is nuclear energy! Jeez doesn’t the LNP know that Australians have very clearly ruled that out - done and dusted
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Well at least he pulled her up on policies - he’s trying to get her to give us one
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now she is making stuff up completely Speers is giving her a free run
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now she is making the exact argument that Albo has made about copyright and AI
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No wonder the LNP is disappearing before our eyes. Jane is on and on about how all of our problems are because - Albanese
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
She’s making an argument against something the PM never said. In fact what she’s saying is in a round about way agreeing with his views
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jane Hume ! It gets worse
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Greg Sheridan’s brain works so slowly you can almost hear the clunk when he gets a thought
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Good to hear Melissa Clarke’s take on what’s happening with AI. Did Speers just dismiss what she said ?
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Greg Sheridan - spare us
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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 22/09/2026
‘This is writing at its best. There’s plenty to enjoy, some blissful escapism and prose to die for’ We are delighted to reveal the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist. ➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2026
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Northern Territory mango farmers have raised the alarm about the federal government's cuts to the working holiday visa program, arguing they could have a devastating impact on the industry.
abc.net.au
NT mango farmers raise alarm on cuts to working holiday visa program
Northern Territory mango farmers have raised the alarm about the federal government's cuts to the working holiday visa program, arguing they could have a devastating impact on the industry.
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why are businesses boasting about using AI ? It puts me off completely from using whatever it is they are advertising. All that water, energy and pollution- and even then it might stuff up on you
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 21/09/2026
WA has the highest Aboriginal imprisonment rate of any state and is expanding prison capacity, while stable housing remains a barrier to bail, parole and reintegration. Funding outside the prison gate must be part of the response, Jane Anderson writes. #auspol #ClosingTheGap
pearlsandirritations.com
WA builds more prison beds as Closing the Gap goes backwards
Western Australia has the highest Aboriginal imprisonment rate of any state while expanding prison capacity. Yet shortages of stable housing can obstruct bail, parole and successful reintegration.
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Good grief. This is what Pauline is bringing into Australian politics
abc.net.au
Foreign YouTuber fakes Australian accent with AI to promote One Nation
An ABC NEWS Verify investigation reveals exactly how a YouTube political commentator from overseas is using AI to pretend to be Australian and promote One Nation to thousands of people.
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pauline’s true colours - racist and ignorant. No attempt at an apology will fix that
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The more followers Pauline gets the more scrutiny she’s copping from mainstream media. Our next Prime Minister? A snowflake’s chance in hell
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Very true. Next time you go to a hospital look at who is working there: Laura We so need our immigrants.
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So good to hear Laura’s take on what is happening with the various immigration policies.
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Poor Pauline, she keeps changing her ‘policies’ as her understanding increases. Trouble is she is limited in how much she can take in
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yes indeed when the big tech guys are ASKING for governments to step in and take control, we know there’s a huge problem
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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
How funny - Trump is going to appoint an ‘AI tsar’ to control AI in the US. He has been mixing with the Russians too much
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