Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Gorgeous Wedgie family came to visit this morning and they stayed on the driveway for a while. Frey came with me to photograph them but she was much less impressed. #birds #australia 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 11/04/2026In case anyone else needs a cleanse from the news cycle, here’s one that worked for me. Morning walk with Cedric and Myrtle on the tidal flats. I think it’s their new favourite place. 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Agree. At a minimum it would have been better to fine him at the maximum level. The fines issued were around 1/7 of the potential maximum. 020
Reposted by Bec McLellanAnimal Justice Party @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social · 07/04/2026QLD GOV CHOOSES NOT TO INVESTIGATE MASS CATTLE THIRST DEATHS 🐄 "Internal Queensland government documents obtained by the ABC under Right to Information laws have revealed the decision not to probe the thirst deaths of more than 100 AACo cattle." abc.net.au/news/2026-04... #AusPol #Animals #QldPolabc.net.auA luxury beef giant's cattle died of thirst. Regulators were told laterThe lack of investigation into deaths at the $700 million beef business has been described as "completely unacceptable" by a legal expert who argued industry had captured government regulators. 1135
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Is anyone else finding it really disconcerting to see a war playing out on social media? The unhinged threats, the "ceasefires" for stock market gains, the lack of respect for humanity and human life. There are no good wars but a modicum of respect for human life should be a baseline requirement. 030
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026This is happening so much. On the ABC Radio the other day they were basically just interviewing their bureau chiefs from different areas for each story. Not experts or people with lived experience, just their employees in different areas. Are experts unwilling to talk to them? 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026#auspol I'm unsure how we can continue to be allied with a nation that allows this. Because this is horrific. Appallingly horrific for anyone but this is the leader of a nation treating the destruction of civilian infrastructure and civilians as a joke and mocking their religion. 085
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The thing that I've always wondered about Noah's Ark is what about all the feed that you need. We're talking hundreds of tonnes of hay and grain plus fruits, vegetables, meat for the carnivores etc. Where did they store it all? Did they have extras to be eaten by the carnivores? 100
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026There is the Catalogue of Life but it only lists about 1.5 billion of the estimated 7 billion species of plants, fungi and animals. www.catalogueoflife.orgcatalogueoflife.orgCOLThe Catalogue of Life 100
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026I don't understand how the homecare system isn't operated fully publicly, even better if it was part of the hospital system. Keeping elderly people in their own homes has so many benefits for their health and yet decisions like this make it so hard for them. 060
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026We sold it in 2022 per this article: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comAI will tell you Australia’s fuel reserve is in the US. But is that even true?Australia does not have a government-backed stockpile, experts say, and even if we did still store oil in the US, it would not be much 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Is anyone else wondering how #auspol will react now that the Catholic faith is also under fire in this ongoing fiasco? The Pope made reasonable comments which the US appears to have taken poorly and Israel blocked a Good Friday service. 021
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Prepped the vegie garden today for winter crops. It felt a tad necessary this year. 020
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I did the per kilo conversions on them and the “tuna slices” for cats and was appalled. Mine is quite happy with the cheap normal tuna as a treat and if you blend tuna or chicken with a bit of stock you can make a passable copy of the tube treats. 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I wondered if it was like the sheep where they’ll stash lambs somewhere really warm to reduce calories lost to heating so they can use more for growth. The bumper rimu fruiting probably negates that this year though. 100
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Do you think it’s to keep Nora warmer thus reduce the amount of food needed? The crater offers wind protection and warmth as there are some cold fronts coming. 100
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Iran's closure of the Strait was 100% foreseeable as a consequence of them being, under International Law, illegally attacked; including, the targeted bombing of a school. This is not an Iran-induced problem, this is a US/Israel problem. Far out #auspol do better. 061
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Does anyone else think that Trump appointed women to positions (Bondi/Noem) just so that he could fire them and then, at a future point, declare the "incompetence of women" as a reason to limit voting and other rights? Women, generally, are subjugated in Project 2025's world view. 000
Reposted by Bec McLellanAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 02/04/2026The small rescue team from Animals Lebanon heads into Beirut's southern suburbs, struck almost daily by Israeli aircraft, looking for trapped animals. The NGO says its teams have rescued 241 animals from those suburbs and south Lebanon since the start of the Middle East war. 23215
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026#auspol Not a good look to have news dropping on Good Friday that the SAS are being sent to the Middle East. Really not good. Makes that National Address a bit hollow. Unless they're going in there to help Lebanon retain their sovereignty or something similar, we are on the wrong side of history. 076
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The better question is why is he getting a “right of reply” outside of the election cycle? Partisanship doesn’t help in a time of uncertainty 110
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Very true. That address from your leader was nuts. Still not sure why you'd want to return people to the Stone Age and equally admitting you're engaging in war crimes on international TV was a choice. We are quite lucky that we get bland, coherent speeches. 031
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026#auspol I 100% want the Strait of Hormuz reopened but in the midst of the focus on economic issues could the 35 nations maybe take a few minutes to discuss the blatant human rights abuses and war crimes? Again, if it's wrong when Russia does it, it's also wrong if the US and Israel do it. 1137
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026It baffles me that he talks about "the right to have a punt" as Queenslanders have lost the right to say "from the river to the sea" or any derivative of that (or apparently draw watermelon slices anywhere). There is no enshrined "right to have a punt" but we do have freedom of political discourse. 111
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Unfortunately treason is a really narrow offence (there's a good summary here www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...) We unfortunately don't have a good standard to hold Parliamentarians to, we rely on elections to reflect the standards we expect and most people don't look at how their reps behave.aph.gov.auChapter 4 TreasonChapter 4 Treason Treason Assisting a country or organisation to engage in armed hostilities against the Australian Defence Forces Assisting the enemy 4.1 ... 120
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026#auspol Israel has now said that they will wipe out Lebanese houses within the country of Lebanon. I mean, that's a statement that they will be conducting a war crime. It's a war crime to deliberately attack civilians and civilian objects. Can we criticise them now? 282
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026#auspol Canberra is in the ADST Timezone so Babet, unironically, called for a big, beautiful wall to be built around Australia. 010
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026#auspol Maybe we don’t let PHON talk about vaccines when they don’t understand what they’re talking about and the ethical implications. Far out. Also, talking about first preference percentages is misleading. 042
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026I’d say always not great. The history of Zionism and the inherent classism and racism meant they never saw outsiders or even their own “lower classes” as fully fledged people worthy of respect. Implementing Hitler-esque legal frameworks against Palestinians is horrendous. 061
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026This is what gets to me as well. Israel is explicitly using the same tactics as Hitler and yet the other nations just basically shrug it off. We all know what they’re doing is wrong and abhorrent, why can nobody stand up to them? 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Kitchen Cabinet was the worst example of this. "Oh, he's not too bad, he makes a great curry" whilst the same person is locking up children and preventing them from accessing medical care. The banality of evil is not commonly understood. Humanizing those who do awful deeds never benefits victims. 0190
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026I thought the US promised no bombing until April 6, what the absolute heck? How is anyone supposed to participate in good faith negotiations when one side is throwing out empty words and then destroying civilian areas? #auspol This is not ok. We can't keep being complicit. 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026In good news, Trump has blatantly stated that they're just invading Iran to get the oil. Can we now, #auspol, soundly condemn the action and maybe get on the same page as Spain? Maybe an easier way to look at this is if it's wrong when Russia does it, it's also wrong when the USA and Israel do it. 0113
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026I don’t think they have a legislative basis to prosecute them at the moment. They introduced some proposed legislation last week but it won’t likely pass until after Easter at best and then would have a phased introduction. 011
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Just a vibe, but 50,000 US troops amassing doesn’t sound like a quick “excursion”. Would be great if #auspol and other affected nations could soundly condemn the whole illegally started fiasco. Both the US and Israel are just stomping over the global order like it’s lino flooring. 030
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026To give the US credit where it's due, they truly are going back to the 1950's and 60's with the action in Iran and Cuba as well as the legislation they're overturning at pace. Holy heck. #auspol let's not follow them. 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026I did not know that. Well, that's deeply disappointing on multiple fronts. 100
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Between this, yesterday's "crime blitz" and the "adult crime, adult time" rhetoric, it's really scary for kids in Queensland. Particularly if they're from lower socio-economic areas and/or CALD communities. Child crimes need intervention to help the families and kids; not whatever this is. 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026The Afroman trial was brilliant though; both in how his team played it and the absolute own-goal Streisand effect that the plaintiffs created. The questioning of the aggrieved was a masterclass and the ex-wife who testified for Afroman was hilarious. 2172
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026They're going to 100% use this power to disproportionately target non-white children with the full-chested support of the government. I honestly don't understand how Qlders thought it was a good idea to turf out Miles for this. 030
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026When mistakes like that happen, I think that there are Woolies in-store shoppers who want to spread some kindness to random strangers. 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I feel an unprecedented global oil shortage and cost of living rise ought be enough to topple the stadium #politas. It would be a great Easter announcement on a Thursday afternoon. Just saying. 010
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026PHON is leaning heavily into Trump style marketing eg “blame these groups, who don’t look like you, and things will get better”. It removes any sense of ownership of problems. No real policies or plans but heaps of “blame someone else” and unfortunately that is resonating with people. 010
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The poorer people aren't giving them free overseas plane travel or fancy lunches. Gina, however, is freely providing those. The same Gina who wanted workers to be paid $2/day. PHON are out for themselves, and have always been, but they market themselves well as advocates for the poorer. 120
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Sending healing vibes and hopefully getting out of bed tomorrow goes well. Stellar view from the bed though. 010
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026If, as Marles just said, #auspol is a supporter of the rules-based order then why aren’t we loudly criticising the US and Israel for their blatant disregard of said order? The US SecWar blatantly stated they will also disregard rules of engagement. Israel has attacked 2 sovereign nations. 2134
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026So far only @mon4kooyong.bsky.social has spoken about something that isn’t blatant electioneering. I hope the roundabout gets sorted. The Libs and Labor are both just trying to get talking points to use in election ads. 000
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Day I’m not sure what of calling for a ban on electioneering in #aupol Parliament. The House is just wasting time today on a large number of items that sound like election ads. 011
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026It makes the Tas Govt support weirder. Boyer's transition would be a massive win for the environment and job security and it is Australian owned. The Firmus deal isn't going to bring many jobs at all to Tassie in the long term and profits are going to Singapore. There has to be more to the story. 122
Bec McLellan @rebeccamclellan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026One of the owners is Oliver Curtis who went to jail for insider trading. How is this an OK deal? 231
