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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 1h
This is horrifying. And an extraordinary piece of journalism. Thank you Sherryn Groch. www.smh.com.au/national/an-...
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An Australian soldier taught Andrew Tate’s inner circle to ‘recruit’ billionaires. He’s now turned his back on the manosphere
The Australian who taught courses to Andrew Tate’s inner circle on “exploiting” the secrets of the rich to get ahead has become the first of Tate’s lieutenants to speak against his misogyny.
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bradpsychology @bradpsychology.bsky.social · 23h
Victoria just had a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Leongatha, where the Coalition wants to build a nuclear reactor.
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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Morning. ☕️
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 21h
While Australians struggle with yet another rate rise in a seemingly endless cost-of-living crisis, our government is *still* not getting a fair return on our gas exports—while the gas giants get a $23 billion windfall www.smh.com.au/business/the...
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The Iran war is making Australia’s gas industry richer
Soaring LNG prices are set to reverse a forecast revenue slump, delivering an unexpected $23 billion boost to the nation’s biggest gas exporters.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Seriously 💥
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The LNP has no plan on climate change. Just a chainsaw. No plan.
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NAZA - the film Netanyahu doesn't want you to see - is coming to Australia. We're partnering with @madmanfilms.bsky.social for special preview screenings on 11 October in Sydney and Melbourne, featuring @sarahschwartz.bsky.social and Antony Loewenstein. Grab tickets here: www.madman.com.au/naza/
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Jane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My mum and me both alumni of Macquarie Uni, being interviewed about the experience of getting older. lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/2026....
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Changing the face of ageism: “It’s a ‘you’ problem, not the older person’s problem
Meet Macquarie University alumni Jane Caro and Kate Caro, a mother-daughter duo whose stories are shaped by resilience, feminism, a challenge to ageism and a shared belief in the power of mature-age e...
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday They say there are three things in life you’re most likely to regret: The chances you didn’t take. The love you didn’t show. And the time you spent worrying about things that, in the end, really didn’t matter.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It lectures on Australian taxation but pays none itself. News Australia Holdings racked up 10 years of paying zero tax. It earned $1.89 billion in revenue, made more than $300 million in profit (a record for the past decade) & contributed zero. #auspol www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n...
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News Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in Australia
News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax. But even the Murdoch monolith isn't the nation's worst tax dodger.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Doesn’t accept the science of global warming . This is who Hanson’s Gina worships & with LNP want us to ‘drill, baby drill. FFS! #auspol #dumpaukus
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Labor government: David Shoebridge should work constructively with the Labor government Also Labor government: We're launching a smear campaign against David Shoebridge #auspol
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you're angry about the men at Cornell University, wait until I tell you about the men in the White House, the Pentagon, health and human services, and on the Supreme Court.
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#taxTheRich #NepoBillionaire
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 01/10/2026
Netanyahu denies receiving warnings before Hamas’s 7 October attack. But reports now point to alerts from both the UAE and Egypt, while a source says he privately sought a denial from the Emirati president, Jack Khoury and The Associated Press report. #Israel #October7
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Netanyahu asked UAE leader to deny October 7 warning report, source says
Netanyahu has repeatedly denied receiving warnings before 7 October. Now a source says he privately asked the UAE president to deny one of the accounts.
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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Five percent in one year!
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Mehreen Faruqi @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
August was the hottest month in global history and yet, NSW has just approved the biggest coal mine expansion ever proposed in the state. It is scandalous that Australia is leading negotiations at global climate talks, including in the Pacific next week.
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Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’
Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 01/10/2026
News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax, writes Bernard Keane. www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n...
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Tim Goodacre - Writer @timgoodacre.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Great article by @lucyham.bsky.social #AusPol #GlobalFascism #AtlasNetwork
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Miriam Cosic @miriamcosic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If data centres create a fraction of this continuous noise, I get why locals are seriously annoyed. The truck below, sometimes two of them, have been there on and off for hours the past week bc the street round the corner, where construction is going on, is too narrow for them to park. Sigh ...
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Dee Madigan @deemadigan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rich of Kochie to attack the govt. He’s the ‘economic director’ of Compare the Market,a comparison site that takes commission when people switch.The commissions come out of your premiums.They’re profiting from churn while driving up your cost of living.
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thanks @crikey.com.au for publishing this great, but sobering, piece by Jason Chatfield.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pauline Hanson denies anyone controls her. One Nation's work on the pension policy came from Gina Rinehart. #auspol
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angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tim Wilson will never need child care, will never need the NDIS and will never need aged care. #auspol
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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01... #Auspol Reminder, Barnaby was against this vaccine due to his views on girls sleeping around and his religious family values. Later he Divorced his wife because he got his staff member pregnant.
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Democrats slam Joyce's cancer vaccine worries
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has come under fire for his comments on the world's first cervical cancer vaccine.
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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Can I do it?” is a terrible measure of disability. Yes, I can do it. Can I do it repeatedly? Can I do it safely? Can I do it without support? Can I do anything afterwards? Can I do it tomorrow too? What does doing it COST? These tell me a lot more about my capability.
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Mary Debrett @drmaryd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
France, then the Netherlands, now Germany – third country presents national roadmap to transition off fossil fuels – shifting from coal, oil & gas across electricity, transport, heating & industry, aiming to end reliance on fossil fuels by 2045. app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/129994...
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Germany presents national roadmap away from fossil fuels
Germany has published a national roadmap for its transition away from fossil fuels, setting out how the country plans to end its dependence on coal, oil and gas by 2045. Federal Environment Minister C...
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Vulnerable NDIS participants deserve to know that when they report abuse, neglect, or fraud, their concerns will be taken seriously and acted on promptly.
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Serious NDIS complaints languishing as regulator grapples with backlog
NDIS participants say serious reports of abuse, neglect and fraud are languishing as internal data reveals the regulator is grappling with a significant backlog of complaints.
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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Morning. ☕️
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Have a first look at the cast of Billy Elliot perform “Expressing Yourself” IG: @londontheatredirect @billyelliotuk London, UK www.instagram.com/billyelliotu...
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Megan @mgznco.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Are we paying attention yet?
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 26/09/2026
With the Bureau of Meteorology now confirming 2026 as the hottest year on record, the Albanese government has released a domestic climate risk assessment, but continues to sit on a “frankly terrifying” classified 2023 report by the ONI. trib.al/twsGvzY
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Australia trails UN peers on climate national security
As the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a record El Niño will push global heating beyond 1.5 degrees this year, the government still refuses to publicly detail the national security threat.
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Robynne @haddagutful.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And now they expect volunteers to collect sick birds and take them to vets for euthanasia while DEECA employees swan around and watch people who don’t get paid doing their job. The way this has been handled is a fucking disgrace
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Watching #insiders for ol’ times’ sakes and truly, we are bobbing about in the ocean emitting speech bubbles to keep us afloat, while the reality chained to our feet drags us under.
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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A reminder to fellow yarnists about ethical yarn bombing. 🧶 Do not take part in yarn bombing events unless they have a clear plan for disposition; ideally reworked for charity eg. blankets, scarves Do not yarn bomb living things eg. trees, it disrupts their ecosystem and access to light and air.
A yarn-bombed tree.
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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an intentional strategy www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Coal mine owners walk away and leave rehabilitation to state
Liquidators surrender the leases of a central Queensland coal mine, with questions around who will manage and pay for the rehabilitation of the site.
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
All the answers- my #datacentres #climatechange cartoon for CPA magazine
A massive water guzzling, pollution pumping data centre with a sign saying "100% fossil fuelled" is looming over a tech bro and a group of people.
Tech bro is saying "...and thanks to data centres like these, AI will work out what we can do to stop climate change"
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Farmers who intend to vote for One Nation should know that they are accepting that “climate change” is normal.By doing so they will negate any logical argument for taxpayer assistance when “normal” weather events occur. Don’t ask for help if you deny the very thing you need help to overcome!
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SallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From Kon K. The AFL Grand Final is the 2nd most dangerous day of the year for women in Australia. That’s a fact. Victoria Police & police everywhere preparing for up to a 20% rise in male violence against women on Saturday
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What started as one teenager’s idea is now pulling millions of kilograms of plastic out of the world’s oceans. I've been donating to this amazing org. since it's inception. Hope you will too. theoceancleanup.com/donate/ #Innovation #PlasticPlanet #OceanCleanUp #EnvironmentalSolutions
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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
pretty sure all our data is already on the dark web from all the other fkn hacks so why wouldn’t “ai” just save itself the effort get it from there
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In Europe there are whole countries & cities running on cheaper, clean, renewable energy. The Australian Liberal & National party leaders are radical advocates for dirty & dangerous power sources from the last century (& the one before).
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Megan @mgznco.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Damn wordle and its American spelling. 😡
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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“As if!” -Cher @asifcherbear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I meant to post this yesterday. I just love this little park bench memorial. It was set up near the water where everybody lets their dogs play.
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
AI is the biggest technological breakthrough since nuclear - and it's currently controlled by tech bros, not sovereign states. There's an urgent need to put guardrails around AI before the most powerful technology on the planet gets out of hand.
abc.net.au
Australia joins global push for controls amid fears of runaway AI
Anthony Albanese and more than 20 other world leaders issue an urgent plea for global guardrails to ensure AI remains "under human control".
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Megan @mgznco.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh great... Something to look forward to.......🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️
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