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Nada Vlatko

@nadavlatko.bsky.social
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Born on Korcula, a little island in the Adriatic. Now settled gratefully and respectfully on Cameraygal land on the world's biggest island, Australia.

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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Such a beautiful writer.
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Alexis Brooks de Vita @alexisbrooksdevita.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
x.com/Leena5302291...
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Leena AL-Dajani (@Leena53022916) on X
*BRILLIANT* The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘_white, angry old man’s_’ advice to go back where they came from.*
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Every single Pauline Hanson story reporting on her latest racist comments should also include that a court has upheld that she racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi.
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We need more people in Government like Ed…these days languishing on the back bench… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Australia has recognised the state of Palestine. Now we must act to protect what settler terrorism is tearing to shreds | Ed Husic
Many Australians will question why our government won’t act when it has a chance to do so in concert with many like-minded nations
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Charles Sturt hired me a disability support note taker and used this method. Then wanted me to sign a declaration I was just doing the role as a “hobby”
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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"Germany’s far-right AfD thanks Elon Musk." Time to explore the seizure of Musk's assets abroad where he is undermining democracy and promoting fascism. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Germany’s far-right AfD thanks Elon Musk as France warns state election win a ‘serious moment’
Lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes further ‘strong’ cooperation with Musk as French minister says ‘We cannot forget our history’
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Really good work by Alan Kohler (and yes he does use a couple of my grpahs) www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFlg...
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Australians got a massive paycut in 2021 — and they're angry | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"They shouted “Free Palestine!” And we cheered them even harder." Judith Treanor of Jews Against Occupation on solidarity; runners and protestors #auspol #sydneymarathon michaelwest.com.au/the-sydney-m...
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The Sydney Marathon proved, once again, we are the majority - Michael West
Anti-genocide protestors were buoyed by support from runners at the Sydney Marathon. Judith Treanor from Jews Against the Occupation ’48.
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Medical Advice
How to survive the global heatwave 
Stay hydrated 
Treat yourself to an ice cream 
Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class
Loose fitting clothing
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/se...
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Seafolly must release its gender pay gap data!
Gaps like this are not about paying men and women differently for the same job. They're usually about who holds which roles: men concentrated in senior, higher paid positions, women in lower paid, cus...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
it is a terrible thing I say that in 2026, the lessons learned from the Second World War and the Holocaust - the absolute horror of it, are now being repeated by two/three world leaders with no moral compass and no way of seeing an end to their moral turpitude.
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My final cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com 😭 (I always did cartoons for the International Guardian on Saturdays so this is a #USPol one with a bit of Leavitt-y) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How will history remember Karoline Leavitt? | Fiona Katauskas
Depends who’s writing it
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George Peters @marvell-lawson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Why weren't the people responsible for #RoboDebt punished?
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My temporary return to Australia has been more stressful than anticipated and has brought forward parts of a much older life I thought we had left behind. rick-morton.ghost.io/something-fa...
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Something Familiar
A few months ago my brother Toby went back to prison for the first time since his inaugural stint circa 2010. I was in Paris at the time and Mum was left to figure out what was happening and why, thou...
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Powerful emotions. I came upon Blato in My Heart about our Korcula birthplace. Sung by a trad south Dalmatian Klapa, it's familiar to all born there in the 20thC. It hit me I haven't seen Blato since 2019 & miss it. I love & belong in Aust but pull of heritage is strong. youtu.be/feMVGTBTzSA?...
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Klapa Kanela - Blato u srcu mom
YouTube video by Petra Mašković
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
If The US Had Universal Healthcare Or Medicare For All, Folks Could Get Their Diagnosis Sooner,And Have A Better Chance At Survival. They've Known This For Years....... (Stanford Medicine)
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Josh Butler @joshbutler.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Pauline Hanson has updated her parliamentary register of interests for her European trip - disclosing that Gina Rinehart paid for the flights www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
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John Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
If I was prime minister I would simply not go to dinner with billionaire tax avoiders. Indeed, I might just tax them instead.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 21/07/2026
Australia's jobseeker system fails workers and enriches millionaires, report says
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Private firms profit as Australia's job system fails workers, report finds
A new report argues Australia's employment services system is failing jobseekers, while filling the pockets private equity and millionaires.
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LisaZed 👩🏻‍🎨 🌏 🐨🌳🇪🇭🇺🇦 @lisazed.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Wow! What a winning appearance at the #RC by Yasmine Johnson. She nailed every question with clarity & conviction. They rarely had comeback to her pithy, factual & simple responses. It’s an hour long, but well worth the listen. #auspol youtu.be/1l7n83fVpdc
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Jewish socialist Yasmine Johnson at the Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion
YouTube video by Socialist Alternative (Australia)
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
We humans are very strange. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlK4...
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Has Taking the Perfect Photo Ruined Tourism in “The Spectacle"? | The New Yorker Documentary
YouTube video by The New Yorker
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Josh Bornstein @joshbornstein.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Sarah Schwartz currently giving powerful evidence to the Royal Commission about the repugnant abuse directed at her and other progressive Jews by the pro- Israel fanatics in the Australian Jewish community.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Pastor Paul Drees
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Last year I learnt first hand that women's heart attack symptoms can be very different from men's. I had a chat to the Heart Foundation about it podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i... open.spotify.com/episode/1hk3...
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Internet bias and women's heart attack symptoms
Podcast Episode · Stories from the Heart · 16 June · 22min
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Raf Epstein calls out blatant favouritism media gives Pauline Hanson “She could never say ‘show me the good Jews” “She says that about Muslims” “If she said that about Jews there’d be a discussion on this couch whether or not she should be prosecuted under hate laws”💥🎯 #auspol
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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Man Who Supports One Nation and Socceroos Suffers Mental Breakdown After Former Refugee Scores World Cup Goal
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Man Who Supports One Nation and Socceroos Suffers Mental Breakdown After Former Refugee Scores World Cup Goal — The Shovel
A man who within the last 24 hours has both called for an end to all immigration to Australia and chanted ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie’ at a World Cup live site, was said to be in a serious but stable condit...
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Who knew crochet could be so useful! Every home needs a voodoo inspired fabric arts tool holder. Maybe I should give knitting a break for a while.
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Double Down News @doubledown.news · 07/06/2026
"They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew” Miriam Margolyes, Michael Rosen & Alexei Sayle DON’T HOLD BACK
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"They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew” Miriam Margolyes, Michael Rosen & Alexei Sayle DON’T HOLD BACK
You won’t see this on the BBC
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Jenny Forster @jennyjforster.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Cathy Wilcox
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
How good is this!!!
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JFK Library Foundation @jfklibraryfdn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"The People of the Twin Cities reminded all Americans that we can not take our democracy for granted.” – Caroline Kennedy, Honorary President, JFK Library Foundation Congratulations to Jerome Powell and the people of the Twin Cities of Minnesota as 2026 JFK Profile in Courage Award Honorees! 2/2
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Birth rates are declining in most of the world, including Australia. Here’s why that really matters theconversation.com/birth-rates-...
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Birth rates are declining in most of the world, including Australia. Here’s why that really matters
Rather than an exploding overpopulation bomb, the world faces an economic and social implosion due to lacking supports to help raise much-wanted children.
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Ette Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
ABC’s 730 programme aired this bizarre exchange where Flotilla activist Neve was pushed to show documentation of her alleged abuse at the hands of Israeli forces. What do you think of this line of questioning? youtu.be/MUcQgzdyHIE
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Flotilla activists under fire… from media
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David Combest @decombest.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
When politicians say they can't hold corporations accountable, remember: they can. They just choose not to.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Absolutely ridiculous. Social cohesion in Australia means attacking people who oppose genocide, accusing them of antisemitism, then silencing them.
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Palestinian peak body refused leave to appear at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion
Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being excluded from debate
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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
As Kevin Gonzalez lay in a hospital bed, his gaunt frame ravaged by cancer, his aspirations narrowed to a final wish: seeing his parents before he died. Fulfilling that dream meant a desperate fight against time as his father and mother sat in immigration detention. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...
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A Dying Son, His Detained Parents and a Race to Reunite Before the End
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
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Colin Furness MISt PhD MPH @furnesscolin.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
A second hanta-rant in as many days. I'm concerned. That we can't apply what we have learned in dealing with this stricken ship. First objection: ignoring rodents, when rodents are the usual disease vector. Person-person transmission has been assumed AND that rodents aren't involved. Naive. 1/8
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Far out: another member for Gina Rinehart #Farrer #auspol
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/wo...
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Workers Need Affordable Homes
Housing costs are one of the biggest pressures facing working people. They affect where we can live, how far we have to commute, and whether we can get ahead. Union members are raising their voices to...
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
This is fascinating - and very very important. Don't be put off by the pic. @samfriedman.bsky.social with #DavidMarr #LateNightLive www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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The false stories the British elite tell about themselves - ABC listen
The British elite present themselves as part of a new, open, dynamic meritocracy. Is that true? Of course not, and two sociologists have the data to prove it. Guest: Professor Sam Friedman, a sociolog...
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...
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Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.
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The Guardian 🤖 - Northern Territory (unofficial) @theguardian-nt.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
After working in post-conflict zones, Damien Brown thought he was ready for anything. Then he moved to the Northern Territory, where his 20-bed hospital had to serve an area the size of Norway. “It can be harder than aid work,” a colleague cautioned me when I first applied to work in the remote No…
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‘He needed intensive care and a team of specialists. He got me instead’: an outback doctor on treating patients a long way from help
After working in post-conflict zones, Damien Brown thought he was ready for anything. Then he moved to the Northern Territory, where his 20-bed hospital had to serve an area the size of Norway. “It can be harder than aid work,” a colleague cautioned me when I first applied to work in the remote No…
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Nada Vlatko @nadavlatko.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
A sh*t job if ever there was one: being the bloke who stood in front of Trump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=194Y...
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Watch the moment of a security incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
YouTube video by CBS News
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
'...is about the apparent impunity with which Israel now acts, the exceptionalism which it asserts, and the fact that — like the US president who has empowered the Israeli government — there appears to be no normal guardrails on its actions." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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Israel's killing of journalists in Lebanon highlights the impunity with which it acts
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Israel Defense Forces have committed more targeted killings of journalists than any other government's military since 1992.
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