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Patti Brook

@pattibrook.bsky.social
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Semi retired TV and radio producer in Perth, Australia. Mainly at the ABC. News and politics are my thing. I wish we were governed like a Scandinavian country. My own views obvs

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just reflecting on how much criticism was made by conservatives over the last decade about Simon Holmes a Court using some of his money to help communities support candidates they chose (not him) versus this www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Rinehart allegedly tried to help recruit Liberal MP to join One Nation
One Nation's billionaire backer Gina Rinehart allegedly attempted to help recruit a sitting federal Liberal MP at one of her holiday homes.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, explains why US is untrustworthy: "In 2025 they offered negotiations, we accepted, then in the middle of negotiations they attacked us. Eight months later, again they offered negotiations, again we accepted, & again they attacked us in the middle of negotiations"
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I am the son of a Holocaust survivor. From a young age, I was taught the importance of "Never Again," which means NEVER AGAIN, for everyone. And when these horrific crimes are committed against Palestinians, in my name, as a Jew, it is important for me to speak out.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The decision by the major television outlets not to participate in the White House pool today in response to Trump's self-declared "ban on the free press" will leave the most TV-addicted president in our history without network cameras recording his every utterance and movement.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/09/2026
Trump claims triumphal arch will serve as a ‘top grade military complex’ to store weapons
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Trump claims triumphal arch will serve as a ‘top grade military complex’ to store weapons
US president on Truth Social claims his new plan for the 250ft arch comes at the ‘strong request’ of the US military Donald Trump is proferring a new argument for building his triumphal arch in Washington DC: it will be converted into a “top grade military complex” replete with drone and ammunition storage space and customised sniper facilities on the roof and plaza. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday morning, Trump claimed that his new plan came at the “strong request” of the US military. He said the 250ft structure would be able to “house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage”. Continue reading...
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Travis Jordan @grugstan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It just staggers me that a system that’s meant to be a safety net for people who lose work could possibly have a THREE MONTH wait to kick in? Your systems idealised user by its own classist logics would be functionally destitute in three months of no income!
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💧Bee - Difficult 🐝🌿❤ @belindajones68.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Frank's got two bios - one for one website & another for another website Now, why on earth would Frank omit that he works for Jillian Segal from his main Liberal Party bio? Seems to me like a fairly important detail to leave out when you're a candidate 🐝 #auspol #insiders #VictoriaVotes #VICVotes
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CNN @cnn.com · 18/09/2026
The US war with Iran has cost $45.1 billion, the Pentagon informed Congress on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The estimate is not a full accounting of the war's cost, however. cnn.it/4AmQ1Ko
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 18/09/2026
Australia’s wealthiest private schools continue to receive public funding while governments face growing Budget pressures. Lyndsay Connors writes that school funding should be directed where it is most needed. #SchoolFunding #PublicEducation #Education #Australia
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Why are we still funding Australia’s wealthiest schools?
Australia’s wealthiest private schools continue receiving public funding despite mounting budget pressures, raising questions about whether government spending on education reflects need and the broader public interest.
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We live on the sunniest continent on the planet, and we should be giving renters more opportunities to join the energy revolution. I’ll be pushing the government to get on with helping Australians access plug-in solar and batteries for their homes.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Pete Hegseth is the most incompetent person in the Trump regime — with the exception of Trump himself — and a clear and present danger to the entire world If Trump won’t fire him, Democrats should impeach him when (hopefully) they take over the House and Senate next January.
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Hegseth Must Go
If Trump won’t fire him, Congress must impeach him
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CNN @cnn.com · 16/09/2026
Geoffrey Hinton, referred to as the “Godfather of AI,” tells CNN why he thinks an AI kill switch bill wouldn't work.
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Migrant debate is just hot air looking for a problem www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Recycled migrant fuss is just a hot-button topic looking for an issue
With all the talk about Australia’s migration "issue", there is one question that has remained noticeably absent.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My column on how the level of Jobseeker kills people. And those running the economy for over 30 years have decided that is how it should be. www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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In such a rich country, it is shameful how many Australians on jobseeker are dying in desperate poverty | Greg Jericho
Lifting the abysmally low jobseeker rate to the poverty line would save thousands of lives
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Independent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026
Penny! Are 191.5 tons of nitrocellulose we sent to Israel “nonlethal in nature”? - The Shot #AUSpol theshot.net.au/uncategorized/penny-…
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Penny! Are 191.5 tons of nitrocellulose we sent to Israel “nonlethal in nature”?  - The Shot
Like Macklemore and Ed Sheeran, and Ed Sheeran’s band and Ed Sheeran, relations between Penny Wong and myself are “complicated”....
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 15/09/2026
i drove one of these as a loaner for a day and it was extremely fun. sub-aud$20k is an absolute steal, they're gonna sell a ton of these
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BYD stuns market as it slashes price of Australia’s cheapest EV to less than $20,000 driveaway
BYD gives another boost to EV affordability, cutting driveaway price of Atto 1 to less than $20,000, competing with low-cost petrol cars.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 12/09/2026
Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree
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Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called on AI firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of "super-intelligent" computer systems.
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 10/09/2026
Santos boss Kevin Gallagher spoke at the National Press Club on Wednesday. It'll blow your mind to discover that he spread an awfully large amount of shit. Me in The New Daily:
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Profits of doom: Gas boss stretches the truth at press club
Countries across our region are seeing gas as a strategic liability. That’s good for climate and energy security, but bad for gas executives.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The world has gone mad! Folks getting arrested under the UK Terrorism Act for holding a sign that said "I oppose genocide" 🇬🇧 That is fucked up! The majority of those arrested have been pension aged women, often with disabilities. Do these folks look like terrorists? Shame on you England. #Free 🇵🇸
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The PointLive is covering the Santos CEO's speech at the NPS and I'm about to have a stroke given the bullshit being uttered live.thepoint.com.au
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The Point Live: Australia under pressure to sanction Israeli traders in the West Bank and right wingers push back against proposed social media changes. As it happens.
Australia is still saying no to trade sanctions against illegal Israeli trade in the West Bank, despite the UK, France and others lead. Sexual and domestic violence is still failing to change and rig...
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Australia called out as world hurtles past 1.5 degree warming goal www.theage.com.au/environment/...
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Australia called out as world hurtles past 1.5 degree warming goal
Due to a collective failure of governments to abandon fossil fuels the most hopeful climate outcome is for warming to reach 1.8 degrees later this century.
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 02/09/2026
Perth-based home battery maker named as one of three businesses awarded funding to help grow state’s battery manufacturing sector, boost local supply chain reneweconomy.com.au/homegrown-home-…
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Homegrown home battery upstart shares in $1.7 million of funding to boost local manufacturing
Perth-based home battery maker named as one of three businesses awarded funding to help grow state's battery manufacturing sector, boost local supply chain.
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ben-Gvir's AI-generated ad for a fucking concentration camp is one of the worst things I've ever seen (I admit I've had that thought a lot recently!). If you're still supporting these pricks, or haven't opened your mouth against them, your cowardice/evil has no limit, no red line
Literally an AI ad for a concentration camp, in which Ben-Gvir joyfully starves Palestinian prisoners
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hundreds of wealthy private schools stripped of millions in NDIS funding after govt audits reveal fraud. No mention in most headlines that these are Christian schools committing this fraud. #auspol #NDIS #education #religion
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 26/08/2026
House prices have fallen modestly over the last few months. So, what changed? Not migration numbers or the number of new houses, but the tax system, says @maiyazize.bsky.social. "I think that points us in a pretty obvious direction about where the problem was." #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4cbA7IA
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“What will we get out of the AI boom? The data suggests lots of noisy, energy-hungry datacentres and not much else” My column www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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What will we get out of the AI boom? The data suggests lots of noisy, energy-hungry datacentres and not much else
Booms in investment usually lead to economic growth. But this one looks unlikely to translate into better living standards for Australians
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just remember, the Reserve Bank is worried that wages might grow too fast and cause inflation
Chart showing growth of wages, inflation and Coles and Woolworths profits

Wages: 3.2%
Inflation: 4.0%
Coles profits: 13.7%
Woolworths profits: 18.1%
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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 24/08/2026
www.smh.com.au/national/anu...
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ANU apologises to whistleblower after ‘indefensible treatment’
Academic Liz Allen named then-chancellor Julie Bishop and two other senior leaders as having threatened, bullied and intimidated her.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Good. Julie Bishop should never be heard from again in any role. An absolute cancer. www.smh.com.au/national/anu...
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ANU apologises to whistleblower after ‘indefensible treatment’
Academic Liz Allen named then-chancellor Julie Bishop and two other senior leaders as having threatened, bullied and intimidated her.
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Emily Mayo @emilymayo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Well, this comes as no surprise, largely. But gee it’s grim. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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Misogyny identified as biggest red flag for violent extremism
A new study finds that violent attitudes towards women are not just a social issue but a matter of national security.
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Chris Pomfret @chrispomfret.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
In a few years, the energy debate could be settled by new battery technology. With 4.3 million Australian homes already using solar and 360,000 home batteries installed, cheaper and superior storage is set to accelerate the transition.
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Apparently the speech given by John Anderson at the Kings School Foundation 50th anniversary dinner was a real doozy. Blaming girls for the “difficult” situation boys find themselves in these days followed by a racist/religious rant on everyone different to JA’s mould of preference. Religious nutter
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Dr Craig Buchanan FSAScot @buchanan.today · 23/08/2026
Perth is one of the windiest cities in the world, so you have to wonder why the Germans are perfecting this sort of technology, and not us? Could it be that the resource sector has bought our politicians?? #WAPol #AusPol
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Doug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
FFS! a lecture from Cormann, who got his job by using public funds to fly around the world.The guy who gave us the 2017 budget that decimated support for health, education, social services and decency. A leaner not a lifter! Still living a life of privilege on the public purse!
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Imagine being so bereft of credibility that you decide to give Barnaby Joyce a puff piece on Australian Story
Screen shot of the ABC Australian Story website showing Barnaby Joyce wearing a stupid hat inside.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
FOI. Train wreck. Who has $20k to pay for public information? Rex Patrick reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/foi-train-wreck-…
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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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Antoinette Lattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Lots of headlines noting Wong is "outraged" after Israel cleared itself over murder of Aussie aid worker Zomi Frankcom. Wong also said "outraged" in an April 2024 interview with ABC when Zomi was killed. Not outraged enough to expel Israeli ambassador or stop exporting F35 parts that kill people
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@THE-Russell - You don't like opinions? Here's mine! @the-russell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#4Corners #AgedCareLess The government is slashing aged care funding by using... Wait for it... #RoboFunding - a computerised algorithm that has a computer assess the level of funding for aged Australians leaving elderly Australians stranded with no care. Shades of #RoboDebt! #auspol
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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This makes me feel sick to my stomach. This man was hounded by an absolutely bloodthirsty mob, mainly on X and the right-wing UK press and blogosphere. And now he's dead. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Jason Arday found dead after resigning from Cambridge over plagiarism claims
Academic was pronounced dead at his home in south London after police called to address after 3pm on Friday
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Israel’s plan is for endless war on Palestine and its neighbours. The world needs to see this and act with sanctions and isolation. Without this there is no path to achieve peace with justice.
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The Arctic Circle just reached a temperature that once seemed almost impossible for such a frozen region: above 100°F, or 38°C … a shocking first … fragile regions are rapidly changing. Sometimes one number can tell a much bigger story … climate change is no longer distant. It’s here. It’s now.
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Terry Anderson @terrytoon.com · 02/08/2026
THIS is the one thing everybody outside the UK needs to know about us right now.
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Josh Bornstein @joshbornstein.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This was a wonderful discussion with a really switched on audience.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
One Nation owes 3 years worth of audited financial statements to Queensland's Office of Fair Trading. There has been no explanation so far from the party as to why it has been non-compliant with state legislation. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
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One Nation asked to submit three years of missing financial statements
The Office of Fair Trading confirmed that One Nation Queensland Division Inc had until midway through next month to file audited accounts for the financial years from 2023 to 2025.
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Husic is totally spot on here… www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Husic says Labor ‘allergic to dissent’ as he breaks ranks on key government positions at party conference
Criticism comes as prime minister frames unity as point of difference to political opponents, saying ALP chooses ‘progress over protest’
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Doug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Marles refuses to face up to reality on the crazy AUKUS deal. Denialism won’t work. Refusing to debate won’t work. Ignoring the facts won’t work. Labelling opponents as “appeasers” won’t work. Shovelling $Bs of our money into a failing and flawed AUKUS disaster won’t work.
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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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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "The Israel lobby gets the royal treatment"
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The Israel lobby gets the royal treatment - The Shot
We cross this week to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion and other assorted grievances, but before we...
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The payment is an admission of guilt. This should be the biggest news on every platform.
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