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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 4h
October 10, 2009: The Giant Koala at Dadswells Bridge in Victoria is renamed ‘Sam’ in honour of bushfire victim Sam the koala #2009 #ausnews #australia #blacksaturday #bushfires #cfa #dadswellsbridge #grampians #history #koala #otd #onthisday #sam #vicnews #victoria
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October 10, 2009: The Giant Koala at Dadswells Bridge in Victoria is renamed ‘Sam’ in honour of bushfire victim Sam the koala
DADSWELLS BRIDGE, VIC. — Sam the koala gained notoriety in February 2009 when she was rescued during backburning operations before the devastating Black Saturday bushfires in Mirboo North by a CFA firefighter.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 8h
May your news be good news. Good night. See you all at 5 a.m. tomorrow AEDT.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 8h
See earlier posts. I compared $$$$$ tech bro oligarch Sam Altman to Ned Kelly, blaming his gun, not himself, for the Glenrowan siege.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 8h
Man charged following non-fatal shooting #ausnews #broadmeadows #charges #court #investigation #police #shooting #vicnews #vicpol #vkc
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Man charged following non-fatal shooting
BROADMEADOWS, VIC. — Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a man following a non-fatal shooting in Broadmeadows on Wednesday afternoon.
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 9h
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‘Occupation. Expulsion. Settlement’: Israeli politician campaigns on platform to ethnically cleanse Gaza
Zehut leader and former Likud MK, Moshe Feiglin, defends slogan as he calls for Israeli settlements to be built in the strip
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 9h
Legends of the Skies #ausnews #aviation #history #moorabbin #pioneers #theatre #vicnews #women
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Legends of the Skies
MOORABBIN, VIC. — Alison Knight's plays have been performed (or are to be performed) as part of the Legends of the Skies series at the National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin, from 2014 to today. They all deal with some aspect of Australian aviation history. 
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 9h
Charges follow pursuit of stolen car #arrests #ausnews #charges #court #essendon #heidelberg #preston #police #remand #vicnews #vicpol #vkc
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Charges follow pursuit of stolen car
MOONEE VALLEY, VIC. — Police have arrested two people following a pursuit of a stolen vehicle in the Moonee Valley area earlier today.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 10h
Get Fire Ready campaign gains momentum #act #ausnews #bushfires #cfa #ffmv #fireplan #fireseason #frv #getfireready #grassfires #prepare #summer #survive #vicnews
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Get Fire Ready campaign gains momentum
VICTORIA. — Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteers are once again strengthening community preparedness across the state, with 128 Get Fire Ready events already delivered as part of CFA's statewide fire season preparedness campaign.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 11h
Three men charged following kidnapping and aggravated burglary #arrests #ausnews #charges #court #doncaster #homeinvasion #police #remand #vicnews #vicpol #vkc
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Three men charged following kidnapping and aggravated burglary
DONCASTER, VIC. — Three men have been charged following an investigation by Manningham Crime Investigation Unit detectives into an alleged kidnapping, aggravated burglary and serious assault in Doncaster on September 22.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 11h
Dune But Worse #ausnews #ballarat #festivalhall #melbourne #melbournefringe #newzealnd #theatre #vicnews
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Dune But Worse
MELBOURNE & BALLARAT. — For some reason, Melbourne audiences think we mean "energy" or "heat" but we don't. Literally bring spice. Turmeric, paprika, and others. Bring spice.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 12h
Life saved at silo rescue #ambulance #ausnews #cfa #dunolly #frv #graincorp #paramedics #police #rescue #ses #vicnews #vicpol #vkc
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Life saved at silo rescue
DUNOLLY, VIC. — Emergency services worked together to achieve a positive result, saving a life, after a person became trapped in a grain silo at around 3.23pm on Tuesday, October 6, on Thompson Street, Dunolly. 
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 13h
Man charged following three-wheeled pursuit #ausnews #chadstone #charges #court #police #pursuit #remand #seaford #trinity #vicnews #vicpol #vkc
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Man charged following three-wheeled pursuit
CHADSTONE, VIC. — Police have today charged a 31-year-old Seaford man following a pursuit throughout Melbourne’s south-east after police first sighted a Holden Commodore utility bearing false registration plates on Huntingdale Road, Chadstone, at about 12.50am.
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 13h
Hey guess what everybody? We’re doing a climate cartoon award again and we’re naming it in our dear, late friend Jon Kudelka’s honour!
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 13h
Western CFA brigades urges residents to Get Fire Ready #act #ausnews #bushfires #cfa #ffmv #fireplan #frv #getfireready #grassfires #prepare #summer #survive #vicnews
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Western CFA brigades urges residents to Get Fire Ready
WESTERN VICTORIA. — The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is calling on Victorians to Get Fire Ready ahead of what is predicted to be a high-risk fire season, with residents across the west invited to attend local preparedness events.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 14h
The Social Reckoning #ai #artificialintelligence #ausnews #bluesky #facebook #film #google #instagram #musk #socialmedia #twitter #vicnews #x #youtube #zuckerberg
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The Social Reckoning
UNITED STATES. — Aaron Sorkin was asking for trouble when he decided to write a second movie about Facebook founder, social media mogul, and fascism enabler Mark Zuckerberg, previously the main character of 2010’s “The Social Network.”
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 15h
Woman found critically injured #ambulance #ausnews #cardigan #coroner #fatality #hems #investigation #mica #mva #paramedics #police #roadtoll #vicnews #vicpol #vkc
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Woman found critically injured
CARDIGAN, VIC. — A 42-year-old woman has died in hospital after she was found critically injured on Remembrance Drive, Cardigan, following reports that a passerby had located the woman at about 2.10am today.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 16h
The American mood is turning dark, and Republicans are likely to pay the price at the midterms #america #ausnews #elections #gop #iran #maga #midterms #oil #president #republicans #trump #unitedstates #usa #vicnews #war
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The American mood is turning dark, and Republicans are likely to pay the price at the midterms
SYDNEY, NSW. — For the White House, the midterm elections are always agony. They are always a referendum on the president.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 16h
Julius Caesar #artefact #ausnews #caesar #rome #shakespeare #southyarra #theatre #vicnews
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Julius Caesar
SOUTH YARRA, VIC. — Rome is watching. So should you. Who do you follow when everyone claims to be serving Rome?
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 17h
Getting Fire Ready in North East Victoria #act #ausnews #bushfires #cfa #ffmv #fire #fireplan #fireseason #frv #getfireready #grassfires #summer #survive #vicnews
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Getting Fire Ready in North East Victoria
NORTH EAST VICTORIA. — The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is calling on Victorians to ‘Get Fire Ready’ ahead of the upcoming fire season, and residents in the north-east are invited to attend local events.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 17h
Teens charged following theft of motor vehicle and collision #arrests #ausnews #braybrook #court #crime #police #remand #vicnews #vicpol #vkc #youth
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Teens charged following theft of motor vehicle and collision
BRAYBROOK, VIC. — Brimbank Divisional Response Unit officers have charged two teens following an alleged motor vehicle theft and subsequent collision with an e-scooter on Harvester Road, Braybrook, at about 11.45am.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 18h
The World Approaches #ausnews #clayton #monash #must #students #theatre #vicnews
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The World Approaches
CLAYTON, VIC. — The World Approaches is a brand-new play by Luca Edwards that explores the relationship between humanity and nature. The disastrous impacts of societies on the natural world are framed through Edwards’ fast-paced, quick-witted fusion of satire, tragedy, and poignant poetry.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 19h
Don't miss our series on why AI is really just oligarchs acting as thieves and backed by Trump, a known crook himself ... We don't use AI. www.victoriannews.com.au/category/sci...
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 19h
Clan labs located in Bundoora and Croydon #arrests #ausnews #bundoora #clandestine #croydon #court #drugs #labs #mill park #police #search #vicnews #vicpol #vkc #warrants
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Clan labs located in Bundoora and Croydon
BUNDOORA & CROYDON, VIC. — With assistance from Major Drug Squad and Mill Park Divisional Response Unit, investigators executed search warrants at a property in Bundoora, a hotel room in Mill Park and a storage unit in Croydon last Friday, October 2.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 19h
Trump says US will not resume military strikes on Iran before US midterm elections #america #ausnews #elections #gop #hormuz #iran #maga #midterms #oil #republicans #trump #UnitedStates #usa #vicnews #war
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Trump says US will not resume military strikes on Iran before US midterm elections
WASHINGTON DC, USA. (AP). — President Donald Trump said Thursday (US time) that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the November 3 US midterm elections.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 20h
"How it all works ..." (Moir, 13/2/25) #ausnews #auspol #cartoon #costofliving #economy #moir #productivity #vicnews #wages
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Moir’s View …
How it all works ...
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 21h
Hotsy-Totsy #ausnews #hotsytotsy #melbourne #melbournefringe #theatre #vicnews
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Hotsy-Totsy
MELBOURNE, VIC. — After years spent in the trenches of children’s birthday parties, these sock-puppeteering harlots demanded a kinder audience.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 21h
Another day and another car fire #arson #ausnews #crime #fire #frv #hamptonpark #investigation #police #vicnews #vicpol #vkc
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Another day and another car fire
HAMPTON PARK, VIC. — Police are investigating a car fire on Horizon Boulevard, Hampton Park, when a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home was engulfed in flames at 4.09am.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 21h
Governor-General visits fire impacted region #ausnews #cfa #creightonscreek #district22 #fire #frv #getfireready #longwood #ruffy #shepparton #summer #uptonhill #vicnews
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Governor-General visits fire impacted region
SHEPPARTON, VIC. — The Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, met with CFA captains from fire-affected communities in north-east Victoria on Wednesday, October 7. 
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 22h
Sparks fly from stolen vehicle #ausnews #chadstone #police #pursuit #seaford #trinity #vicnews #vicpol #vkc
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Sparks fly from stolen vehicle
CHADSTONE, VIC. — Operation Trinity officers have arrested a 31-year-old Seaford man following a pursuit throughout Melbourne’s south-east after police first sighted a Holden Commodore utility bearing...
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 23h
October 9, 1803: Lieutenant-Governor Collins arrives in Port Phillip Bay www.victoriannews.com.au/history/on-t...
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October 9, 1803: Lieutenant-Governor Collins arrives in Port Phillip Bay
MELBOURNE, VIC. — Long before John Batman made his treaty with the Aborigines to lease land at Port Phillip for a new settlement, the British Government instructed Lieutenant-Governor David Collins to...
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 23h
Well, we got banned for two weeks (I won't say why or they'll ban me again!), but you can always find us on our secondary (backup) account @vicnews.au if this account isn't available.
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dogs
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
Teenage female treated and transported by road ambulance to the Royal Children's Hospital in a stable condition. A teenage male was treated and transported by road ambulance to Maroondah Hospital in a stable condition with upper body injuries. 16 other patients did not require emergency treatment
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
Teenage male treated and airlifted to Alfred in a serious condition with upper body injuries. Man in his 50s treated and transported by road ambulance to Box Hill Hospital in a serious condition.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
SOURCE: Ambulance Victoria/Radio Scanner/Airband
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
A specialist Air Ambulance Victoria helicopter (HEMS) crew, and multiple Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedic crews are assessing multiple patients at the scene. Initial reports from the on-scene crews suggest this number is currently 18.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
Ambulance Victoria paramedics are on scene in Glenburn after responding to reports of a collision involving a bus about 2.40pm today.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
CFA welcomes new Chief Officer #ausnews #vicnews #CFA #co #summer #fireseason #prepare #act #survive #afsm
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CFA welcomes new Chief Officer
BURWOOD EAST, VIC. — CFA’s new Chief Officer Garry Cook AFSM will take the reins of the volunteer firefighting organisation toward the beginning of November as Victoria heads into what is expected to be a challenging fire season.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
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Stop AI Theft Campaign update
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
Protect creative industries from tech overlords (archives). www.victoriannews.com.au/advertorial/...
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Protect creative industries from tech overlords
Australians are worried about the rise of AI – and they have every right to be.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
Down under in 1990s Aussie high school, we were taught that Americans don't know anything about the world outside America and couldn't give a shit about the rest of the world. In reality, America doesn't give a fuck about us; we're just Pine Gap and a US forward operating base in the Pacific.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
Arsonists accidentally set getaway car alight #ausnews #vicnews #arson #police #vkc #vicpol #boxhill #crime #investigation
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Arsonists accidentally set getaway car alight
BOX HILL SOUTH, VIC. — Police are investigating a fire in Box Hill South yesterday morning after three male offenders allegedly attended a property in a vehicle on Duncan Street, Box Hill, at about 5.10am.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
"I didn't vote for him" doesn't change the fact that he represents you and ALL Americans to the world. Simple as that.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
No. He's the President of the United States of America and therefore represents EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN on the world stage, including you. Just like I didn't vote for our current PM, he still represents EVERY SINGLE AUSTRALIAN on the world stage, whether I voted for him or not.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
Police to tackle drink and drug drivers this grand final weekend #ausnews #vicnewss #police #vkc #vicpol #grandfinal #longweekend #scoreboard #roadsafety #afl
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Police to tackle drink and drug drivers this grand final weekend
VICTORIA. — Victoria Police is warning motorists that there will be zero tolerance for drink and drug driving this AFL Grand Final long weekend as it launches a major road policing blitz across Victoria's roads.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
China is no more or less a threat than that shithole country called America.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
Yanks. Pick-up trucks, rednecks, guns and Big Macs are about the only things Yanks know about. Most Yanks couldn't find Canada on a map. You're NRA told the world why the US need gun rights. Now, when it really matters, you are all fucking cowards.
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 24/09/2026
Now, it's time to use those guns to overthrow a tyrannical government, and what are yoy Yanbkee seppos doing about it now? Sweet fuck all. You told the world you needed guns to overthrow a tyrannical government for decades at least; now it's crunch time, ya all do sweet bugger all.
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