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Paul

@paking.bsky.social
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Reflective soul, interested in social justice, sport, and the future of the planet/ caring for nature. Social Worker by day, morning 🌄 ocean swimmer and lazy as in the PM.

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 8h
Opinion | The prime minister seems ruffled by the Greens' new leadership. He's right to be, writes Rachel Withers. www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/02/d...
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How worried is Labor about new Greens leader David Shoebridge?
It seems Anthony Albanese would rather only One Nation spoke to voters’ “searing anger”, even if it means more seats for the right than the left.
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Robyn @jailbirdstreet.bsky.social · 15h
This stinks
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Of all the flaws of the Labor government, its walking in lockstep with the US is the most alarming and depressing. And worse, any alternative government will only be more so.
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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Had 2 FOIs rejected by the Attorney-General's Dept under the rarely used s26(2) - all docs totally exempt from FOI. The docs relate to interference by the former AG, on two seperate occasions, in the appointment process for NACC Dep Com positions. Have appealed both decisions.
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Amante2 AmeliaBee7 @amante2ameliabee7.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why is any public reference or visibility of Palestine or Palestinian culture seen as causing “discord”? Zionist, much?
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Bethany Williams @bethanyincbr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Apparently APS in certain departments are required to attend antisemitism training. Tax payer funds are being used to pay for APS to attend training where they are being told that it “hurts the feelings” of Jewish people (I.e. Jewish Zionists) to say that a genocide is being committed by Israel.
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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Australia - are you listening?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
⚡️JUST NOW: MASS UN WALKOUT ON NETANYAHU
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Amante2 AmeliaBee7 @amante2ameliabee7.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So…is Bibi the Butcher saying that over 20,000 Palestinian children killed themselves? Netanyahu is one of the most evil men in modern history FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 24/09/2026
Despite dire warnings from scientists & Australia’s Pacific neighbours, the federal government isn’t getting the message. Tuvalu Climate Change & Environment Minister Dr Maina Talia & Canadian Senator @senrosagalvez.bsky.social discuss the need to phase out fossil fuels #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3TheJLN
Photo of Minister Maina Talia speaking at the Australia Institute's Climate Integrity Summit in Sydney
NEW EPISODE | The promise of a future: it’s time to phase out fossil fuels
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Netanyahu is coming to New York to attend the UN. Zohran Mamdani has called for his arrest. Do YOU want to see Netanyahu arrested for committing War Crimes? I DO.
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Israel was repeatedly called out at the UN for the genocide in Gaza. They’ve lost the narrative that protected them for so long. Netanyahu is now openly called a pathological liar and war criminal. Americans are also recognizing their pedophile compromised President is destroying the U.S.
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Antfarmer @antfarmer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#ABC730 doing a hatchet job on Victorian Labor. Vox popping a woman from Bacchus Marsh complainng that only regional trains service her. Err there’s probably a good reason. Distance.
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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yes Mr Macron. Gaza shamed you all. And it will continue to shame you as long as your complicity with Israel's genocide continues, because of (rather than despite) your crocodile tears at the UN. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
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France rebukes world over Gaza as Canada, UK back Palestinian state at UNGA
France's Macron says suffering in Gaza should 'shame all of us' as Canada's Carney pledges $71m for two-state efforts.
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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Australian gas is cover for NO CLIMATE ACTION AND CONTINUED, INCREASED EMISSIONS DRIVING CLIMATE CHANGE
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 21/09/2026
Opinion | "Albo’s 'humble origin' stories are utterly hypocritical when you consider that his government is ripping $38 billion out of the NDIS to help pay for secondhand submarines we may never actually get," writes one Crikey reader. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/21/a...
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Hey Albo and Jim, we've got some economic reset ideas for you!
Plus, add excessive data extraction to the long list of sins corporate behemoths are enacting on Australia's live music scene.
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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is how dictatorships start.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning. As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.
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Bethany Williams @bethanyincbr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Dan Tehan thinks that teaching First Nations history in school is teaching us to be “apologists for who we are”. He wants to teach our kids white supremacy & ignore the violent colonial past that is part of who we are. It’s not about becoming “apologists”. It’s about truth telling & reconciliation
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Patty_in_AZ 🌵☀️🐈‍⬛💙 @pattyinaz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Cartoonist: Dave Granlund
Cartoon by Dave Granlund shows the White House on a tiny piece of land in the water. The drawbridge is coming down, and the caption above is "Only softball questions!" On the other side are members of the press.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Uniparty's new funding laws "will only shorten the journey towards complete disillusionment". Jack Ayoub #auspol #OneNation #democracy michaelwest.com.au/democracys-d...
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Democracy's despair. New donation laws to entrench Uniparty power - Michael West
Trust in our democratic process is in sharp decline, and the Federal Government's new donation laws are unlikely to change that.
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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Labor treats asylum seekers and refugees the same way the LNP IPA Regime did and hiding the corruption needed to ensure that deceit bsky.app/profile/gekk... Australia once helped create the UN's Treaty for Asylum Seekers and Refugees - but can't live the ideals johnmenadue.com/post/2026/09...
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The government's failure to make the case for refugees
Australia’s migration debate has become consumed by numbers, borders and fear, while failures in temporary migration management and the treatment of Palestinians expose deeper questions of multicultur...
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 19/09/2026
When you crunch the numbers, the way the media frames the debate on immigration is simply un-Australian. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/14/i...
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One of legacy media’s big problems? How it frames migration is, statistically, un-Australian
The second episode of the ABC's National Forum will look at "Australia's migration challenge". It's proof, yet again, that the media is asking the wrong questions.
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Starting to look like the artist-boycott of South Africa back in the 80s. Maybe it can grow equally big? Boycotting ALL artists who support IsraHell/ refuse to use their voice against genocide? It only takes one to start the ball rolling. www.thenational.scot/news/2655742...
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Radio station drops Ed Sheeran music after listener feedback on Macklemore row
A radio station has dropped Ed Sheeran’s music after “the reaction from our listeners” to the decision to remove Macklemore from his tour over…
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli is in unprecedented territory. No Australian government has ever criminalised speech. 30 arrested so far under his law. The High Court recognises implied freedom of communication on government & political matters. #qldpol www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/30/i...
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Ismail v State of Queensland. Remember that case — it’s going to make some laws
Even if you do not care about the Middle East, this case regards your freedom to express your view on whatever political topics are important to you.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
Rowan Hanley, Ocean Campaigner and Activist at Surfrider Foundation Australia, told the #ClimateIntegrity Summit about how the PEP11 project was cancelled due to community pressure on politicians.  "We need to threaten their very survival with our advocacy".
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
"[The Safeguard Mechanism] allows the unlimited use of offsets to enable fossil fuel expansion. "So it's not a constraint. It's a release valve." - The Wilderness Society CEO Dr Kirsty Howey at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We’ve known for decades but the fossil fuel industries had to wind down that coal mining had to end That logging had to end some of these industries aren’t economically viable but they keep being propped up even though they are environmentally damaging
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Just_Vicki 🐾🎵💟🕉💙🌈🌻🇺🇲🇺🇦🇨🇦 @justvickimarie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
😊🐶❤️
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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In their quest for monoculturalism, white supremacy and other Atlas Shrugged fantasies about their Dunning-Kruger intelligence...
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Dan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tell them to build their magical machines in space
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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
AUKUS Trump believes Australia would join the US in a conflict with China - by building a military capable of denying aggression around China 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚, 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚'𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 YOU NEED TO VOTE TO UPEND THE BODY POLITIC!
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It wasn’t enough that a targeted campaign was used to defame and damage me by deliberately mischaracterising one cartoon. Now those same obsessive bullies are using other people’s posts about that cartoon to destroy their careers. Are we living under the Stasi now?
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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The NSW government is now fighting a High Court case to prevent Chris Minss' chief of staff from appearing before NSW's upper house to answer questions about the Dural caravan hoax www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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NSW premier's top staffer in High Court showdown over arrest powers
James Cullen faced being detained and forced to give evidence before a committee after refusing to attend a parliamentary inquiry over the leaking of confidential minutes.
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Kostakidis lawsuit backdown is instructive because it shows that, when people of good will are prepared to stand up for their beliefs and refuse to be intimidated, they can win
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Israel lobby has dropped its vexatious lawsuit against @marykostakidis.bsky.social whose bravery and integrity is a light for us all Andrew Brown #auspol michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostaki...
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Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby, and courage won - Michael West
The Zionist Federation of Australia expected fear, expense and exhaustion to silence Mary Kostakidis. She stood her ground
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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Well said, Rick. 💯👇
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Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Our neighbor, Mexico, seems to care about the food their people eat. Wish that were so here.
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RB @rbisrb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Same As It Ever Was...
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 04/09/2026
Australia & the United States signed the ANZUS treaty 75 years ago. Today, the alliance is in a deeply unhealthy place. Allan Behm joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss 75 years of ANZUS & what confident Australian foreign policy could look like. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4i8e3lP
Selfie of Anthony Albanese & Donald Trump
NEW EPISODE | An unhealthy alliance: 75 years of ANZUS
Listen to the latest episode of After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A businessman with Chinese Party links bought land next to proposed subs-bases, yet the ADF spooks didn’t know until they read it in the paper. @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social reports. #auspol #AUKUS michaelwest.com.au/billions-spe...
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A foreign military is getting more and more bases, control and domination over our country. Labor, the Coalition and One Nation are all celebrating this. They are not on our side.
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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 03/09/2026
The Australien Government made an ad about carbon offsets and koalas, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative 🌏🌳🐨 💛 produced by our Patrons 🙏 support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thejuicemedia ☕ buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/thejuicemedia
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
'Now is not the time' Same response. Year after year by the same bad actors As the world's climate destabilises and they keep on approving fossil fuel projects that will just accelerate it. Despairing that Australia will never have a government that will do anything real to mitigate climate change
Climate change a debate for later, PM says on Nepal floods.
Now is not the time to debate the role climate change played in the recent Nepal flood disaster, Anthony Albanese says.
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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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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Strange reaction! Labor has worked so hard to be LNP IPA lite over so many years past so many elections that over-rode voters .. They can’t see what’s happening - they aren’t capable of reading the room at all A little childish outburst! That’s all they’ve got PATHETIC LABOR
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The accountants wheedled a liability shield so can't be accountable. So whistleblower Brendan Lyon has gone after this Big4 super-perk in court. @sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol #CAANZ #KPMG michaelwest.com.au/battle-for-t...
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"Battle for the soul". KPMG whistleblower's court win threatens Big 4 super-perk - Michael West
Brendan Lyon has won protective costs order in the NSW Supreme Court with major implications for liability protections for Big Four firms.
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
So wonderful to see the outpouring of love and respect for the absolute legend that is @cathywilcox.bsky.social www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Fitting farewell for cartoonist Cathy Wilcox, who captured news with wit and intellect
Readers pay tribute to one of Australia’s most beloved cartoonists, Cathy Wilcox, who has left the Herald after 37 years.
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