Reposted by Rob WallsRob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 8hI took this photo of legendary Australian folk-singer, Margret Roadknight for her first album way back in 1975. It thrills me that 50 years later she is still getting mileage out of it, with this lifetime achievement award from the Australian Folk Music Awards. Belated congratulations, Margret! 1132
Rob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 4hwww.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.au'Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processesFormer One Nation candidates reveal they’re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors. 020
Reposted by Rob WallsKent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 7h“We’re not here to push Labor to be a little better. We are here to replace them.” 96022
Rob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 8hI took this photo of legendary Australian folk-singer, Margret Roadknight for her first album way back in 1975. It thrills me that 50 years later she is still getting mileage out of it, with this lifetime achievement award from the Australian Folk Music Awards. Belated congratulations, Margret! 1132
Rob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 9hwww.tradingview.com/news/benzing...tradingview.comGetty Images Has Three Days to Avoid Default as AI Erodes Its Stock-Photo EmpireFor three decades, Getty Images Holdings Inc. NYSE:GETY made money selling the world’s pictures.Now, it has just three days to decide whether to pay its bondholders or move closer to a restructuring t... 000
Reposted by Rob WallsRob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Is the digital stock photo bubble about to implode? #photography #stockphotography 122
Reposted by Rob WallsMichelle Suiter 🇵🇸🍉🕊️ @michellesuiter.bsky.social · 10h@davidshoebridge.bsky.social congratulations on becoming the new leader of the Greens David, now please, do something about the @greens.org.au account here on bluesky Not updated since Feb ‘25 All the best mate 032
Reposted by Rob Walls1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 21hI'm sure that you're onto this great story, Fiona One for our ABC ... @fionaparker1.bsky.social 121
Reposted by Rob WallsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20hOne of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power. The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever. But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs. 481556407
Reposted by Rob WallsDr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 13hsubstack.com/app-link/pos... Betrayal Every day another one comes to lightsubstack.comThe great betrayal? AI imperialists and Albanese – Richard FlanaganThe Albanese government is opening the floodgates to American AI corporations 042
Reposted by Rob Wallspmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 11hThe Last of the Mohicans, NC Wyeth, 1919 388591
Rob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.forbes.com/sites/mauree... #photography #stockphotographyforbes.comGetty Sued An AI Firm In 2023. Now Its Pictures Are Going Into ChatGPTGetty’s OpenAI deal shows how AI copyright battles are moving from lawsuits to licensing, as rights-cleared content becomes valuable inside ChatGPT. 020
Reposted by Rob WallsBarbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026RBA news awful for the millions in mortgage stress. It's punishment for homeowners & profit for the banks already making $$$ on home loans. Tax the 1%, not hard working people. Rates hikes won’t fix the housing crisis but a government that treats housing as a human right will. 412647
Rob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Is the digital stock photo bubble about to implode? #photography #stockphotography 122
Rob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.briefs.co/news/getty-i...briefs.coGetty Images Faces Lender-Led Bankruptcy RiskLenders may seize Getty Images' assets as cash tightens; the company skipped interest, is in a 30-day grace, has $1.3B+ debt and the family may inject capital. 000
Rob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.briefs.co/news/lenders...briefs.coLenders Mobilize as Getty Images Loses $162MGetty Images lost a $162 million cash infusion after UK regulators blocked its Shutterstock merger, leaving it with $1.9 billion in debt. 111
Reposted by Rob WallsBryan @elwick70.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not entirely sure, but if one was caught red handed with a transit van or three full of explosives next to a major military establishment, one, most probably, wouldn’t be granted bail. Just saying, like… 2017523
Reposted by Rob WallsThe Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"You can't hold up a solar panel in one hand while waving through fossil fuel projects with the other and call it a transition. That’s gaslighting of the Australian public and of every Pacific nation looking to us to act in good faith" Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/6OR78bth 17735
Reposted by Rob WallsRose❤️🇨🇦Part owner of Canada.🇨🇦❤️ @scotfreeme.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Poland had some wise words, for Russia. They can puff out their chests all they like, they can keep killing... But this Polish Foreign Minister is 💯 correct. They will never win. 41512602
Reposted by Rob WallsLilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I think either David Shoebridge and Nick McKim would make an awesome leader for The Greens. Both hold power to account. David seems to have the edge with his energy. Fingers crossed. 2296
Reposted by Rob WallsJessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#Auspol Please repost this on all your Social media Sites and help Kon out here Australia. Mateship Fairgo 12928
Reposted by Rob Walls1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Mensch or mentsh is a Yiddish word which figuratively means "a person of integrity and honour" ... "someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character. These 'mensch' flout political donation laws to channel money to the right wing Victorian Liberal Party #auspol #SpringSt 11112
Reposted by Rob WallsKon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“We can’t run our social enterprise without those bloody vans,” he said. “I’m now online looking to book some for tomorrow, so we can keep those people working and we can keep delivering to our good customers who are kind enough to support us.” www.news.com.au/national/mel...news.com.au 13314
Reposted by Rob WallsKon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Victorian Police are investigating after our 2 ASRC Catering Social Enterprise Vans were stolen. To those who have reached out asking how they can help. There’s two ways: Chip in to help cover what insurance won’t: donate.asrc.org.au Call 000 if you spot either of our ASRC Catering white vans 511769
Reposted by Rob WallsLilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Albanese govt has long stayed silent on its negotiations with the Trump administration over handing access to Australians’ biometric data to US agencies like Homeland Security. However, the European Union has followed a public process — and it sheds light on what the Americans are demanding.crikey.com.auThe US could send Australian personal data to third countries under secret 'partnership'While the Albanese government stays silent on plans to hand citizens' biometric data to the Trump administration, the Europeans have publicly released a framework that illuminates what the US is deman... 1910
Reposted by Rob Wallswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Art Nouveau jewllery designed by Glasgow School artist and Frances Macdonald (1873 –1921) #WomensArt 5878133
Reposted by Rob Wallspmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The models for ‘American Gothic’ pose in front of the iconic painting, 1942. 924273652
Reposted by Rob WallsDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. 18671922983
Reposted by Rob WallsKon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026ASRC had TWO VANS STOLEN OVERNIGHT in Melbourne from our CATERING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE. We are all so distressed and angry. Who robs a charity! Here’s are the license plates of the two white vans 👇🏼 and photos of them too➡️➡️➡️ Call 000 if spot them please 🙏🏼 Renault 🚐 is 1UO2YV Peugeot van 🚐 is 1QR 8PO 8140129
Rob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.au'Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processesFormer One Nation candidates reveal they’re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors. 011
Rob Walls @robwalls.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auDouble the height, 160 times the voltage. The latest ugly side effect of the AI revolutionElectricity distributor Jemena has been replacing 7-metre wooden power poles with 15-metre industrial poles rated to carry up to 66,000 volts, but there's been one consistent complaint among the resid... 030
Reposted by Rob Wallsborn2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit. 248107013424
Reposted by Rob WallsPeggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 26/09/2026At the same time, Albanese named Siobhan McKenna, the 54-year-old businesswoman best known as Lachlan Murdoch’s “right hand”, as Australia’s next consul general in New York, highlighting the grip the Murdoch family holds on the politics of both nations. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/195814...thesaturdaypaper.com.auMurdoch ally appointed next consul general in New YorkThe appointment of a senior Murdoch executive to a plum diplomatic posting in New York has raised questions about Anthony Albanese’s judgement and his relationship with the right-wing mogul. 1610163
Reposted by Rob WallsLady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek. 376135973864
Reposted by Rob WallsSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026In its UN Security Council bid, Australia claims to “listen”, “partner” & “protect” - whatever TF that means from a government who has given away our sovereignty to the US. A more accurate pitch would be: 'Stand for nothing and offend no-one, while pretending to follow international law.' #auspol 24520
Reposted by Rob WallsThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026New York’s DSA @nycmayor @zohrankmamdani continues to erase barriers and center regular folks 👇🏽👏🏾 Again: They weren’t scared of him failing, they were scared of him succeeding. 612778631
Reposted by Rob WallsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal and his government has committed genocide in Gaza. The United States should stop all military assistance to Israel. Saying this is not antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.) 28984552232
Reposted by Rob WallsHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park. 1373302926622
Reposted by Rob WallsPup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Anthony Albanese, who is trying to position himself as against the worst of social media and AI, posts on X with its associated Grok, thus validating examples of the absolute worst forms of both 😒 1165
Reposted by Rob Wallstonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Mass walkout against mass murderer…Australia sqibbed it. 2830886
Reposted by Rob WallsJamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller. 20847451177
Reposted by Rob WallsBarbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We have a system that tackles inflation by suppressing the household income of workers while protecting housing wealth & corporate profits. Until the concentration of wealth in the country is confronted, working people will keep paying the price. 1523894
Reposted by Rob Wallspunterspolitics.bsky.social @punterspolitics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I went on Four Corners to discuss Australian politics' biggest problem: the revolving door between Parliament and profiting industries. Here's what they got right, missed, and why they wrote about my lanyard instead of corruption. youtube.com/watch?v=VheeqGvWsx0youtube.comThe Media's Pathetic Attempt To Distract From THISYouTube video by Punter's Politics 17335
Reposted by Rob WallsSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Richards' boycott and public statement...marks the first time a participant at the Chess Olympiad has boycotted Israel and explicitly pointed to the country’s genocide of Palestinians." @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social A moral compass the Australian govt lacks. www.lamestream.com.au/australian-c...lamestream.com.auExclusive: Australian Champion Announces World-First Boycott of Israel Over GenocideAustralian Heather Richards has made the world-first statement of explicitly saying that Israel's genocide is the reason she will boycott a match against the country at the chess world's biggest tourn... 314268
Reposted by Rob WallsShannonKate💜 @shankate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yes, the ones that make me swear are the fucking politicians asking us for donations! They know we’re in an economic crisis- they could rally to tax the rich, and help put more $$ back into the economy, but prefer to take the donations for themselves, and the pay rises, pay parity, etc. Criminals!!! 131
Reposted by Rob Walls💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Australia needs a Department of Fucking Obviously. Empty houses + homeless people. Hungry kids + wasted food. Burnt-out nurses + understaffed hospitals. Workers wanting hours + people working two jobs. Ministerial brief: FIX THAT SHIT. 2286
Reposted by Rob WallsBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Salts Mill, Saltaire, 1981, photo by Homer Sykes. 911015