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Lisa Newey

@wilmawalrus.bsky.social
602 followers 923 following 145 posts

Virtual admin queen, human rights activist, mother, wife, daughter, sister, writer, friend, reasonable human being. She/her. On never-ceded Gadigal land.

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Briony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Exactly. They know exactly where it leads and they need to take a good hard look in the mirror when they get home tonight. #auspol
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Kate-Eviva @kate-eviva.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Great to see this investigation of divisive policies and bias of @australianlabor.bsky.social #federal government. #auspol
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Lisa Newey @wilmawalrus.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Trans people, and especially trans women, are being targeted repeatedly by politicians and media (both overseas and increasingly here in Australia). This is "othering", designed to make people scared in order to roll back rights for all of us.
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Not in our Name Women Australia
We are women from every corner of society - mothers, daughters, friends, sisters, grandmothers, partners, colleagues, caregivers and leaders - united in rejecting the discrimination and exclusion of t...
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
At the Antisemitism Royal Commission, the point must be made that there are many Australian Jews who *do not* associate with this obscene anti-Palestinian racism. And the continual efforts of the Israel lobby to conflate Jews with Israeli policy is only fostering *more* antisemitism. #auspol
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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
#ForeignInterference in #Australia by #Israel - #History. #auspol.
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Dr nick nobody @nicknobody.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Australia should close Pine Gap and expel both the US & Israeli ambassadors #auspol
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Contrary to Albanese’s word association games with the Murdoch press, I don't think Grace Tame is "difficult". She just doesn’t like dickheads and pedophiles, it's really quite simple.
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Denise Difficult-Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I feel so betrayed by the Albanese Labor Govt. The hate bill. The Nacc. Climate Aukus Asylum seekers Poverty Housing Palantir Social media ban Electoral reforms We’ve been betrayed 😞😞 #auspol
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Wendy&Co @wendy59.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Sound analysis & advice from Chris Wallace, Professor at Canberra University, writing in todays The Saturday Paper. Worrying about moving left or right shouldn't be at the forefront of politician's thinking. 👇 #Auspol
Extract from article by Professor Chris Wallace from the University of Canberra giving an overview of Liberal Party collapses. She makes the point that elections haven't been won by chasing extremes, right or left. Parties should focus more on delivering good government in office & more effective accountability in Opposition, rather than working about moving left or right.
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Bin Chicken @binchicken9000.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Looks like she was identified www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Woman found dead in police car park 'believed she was being stalked'
According to her father, Kirsten Moriarty had lodged a stalking report prior to her body being found in a car outside a NSW police station.
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Dave Hooper @davehooper.com · 08/01/2026
This is just sickening. What the fuck is wrong with us?
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
It’s going to be an interesting few weeks when the royal commission examines, as I suspect it will, the defraying of social cohesion caused by the organised censorship of writers, artists and employees across the country for daring to speak against an unfolding genocide
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Jane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
My statement regarding my decision to withdraw from this year’s Adelaide Writers Festival.
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
You're a scab for fascists if you don't boycott the Adelaide Festival btw
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Jen @ohreallytruly.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Radio talk back host John Laws is dead at 90. I hope the child sexual assault survivor he asked if it was her fault her assault happened has raised a glass tonight.
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽 Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club. That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group. Just utterly unbelievable.
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angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Colour me NOT surprised, and who is pulling Tony Abbott and Credlins strings ...... Gina Rinehart #auspol
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Lisa Newey @wilmawalrus.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
@sarajadebl.bsky.social can you interpret this? Apologies for the grossness! www.threads.com/@demsmight/p...
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DemsMight (@demsmight) on Threads
What the hell is this? Trump is so freaking weird.
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Something to remember for you all as social media is swamped by people angry over a man they've never met - especially in Australia where that American white guy's killing is being fed out and manipulated by Advance and the Atlas group. You're being played. All of it is scripted agit-prop trash.
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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
How is this acceptable from a sitting politician? #Auspol
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Lisa Newey @wilmawalrus.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
OMG, Michaelia Cash is just unbelievable in this Senate enquiry into Home Affairs legislation that the govt are trying to rush through. For someone who is supposed to be a shadow AG, she's not the brightest spark! #auspol
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Morning Bluesky. UK politics has gone mad. A fringe Far Right campaign to fly flags, a woman who went to jail for urging people to set fire to refugees saying she’s a “political prisoner” and a plan to commandeer jets to deport asylum seekers. All elevated to national discourse by the media.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
All solidarity with Readers and Writers Against Genocide
Photo of me wearing the Readers and Writers Against Genocide T-shirt
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Sarajadebl @sarajadebl.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
#730abc Look us in the eyes #PennyWong when you answer the questions on #Gaza. Too much BL eye avoidance and eye blocking. You don’t feel good about this either do you and it’s embarrassing, isn’t it? And you’re ashamed, aren’t you? And it’s eating away at you?
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Pat Hudson Cartoons @hudsoncartoons.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Big numbers #auspol #ProPalestineMarch t.co/pwQVDLYzH2
Massive crowd heading across Sydney harbour bridge for pro-Palestine march. Underneath is a small boat from which someone says,
“How many you reckon they’ve killed so far?” Another voice from the boat replies, “About that many”.
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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
@albomp.bsky.social, you need to represent Australians, our horror and our disgust. You need to speak clearly, act on recognising Palestine and sanction Israel for war crimes. We can’t be a wing of US foreign policy. You must represent us. #AusPol
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In Gaza, more Palestinians are killed while waiting for food aid
Dozens of Palestinians were killed, many while waiting for food aid, amid a deepening starvation crisis and despite Israeli assurances of a humanitarian pause in some areas of the territory.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
White House rescinds $20m for clean water in pesticide-contaminated rural California twp.ai/4ipqNB
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White House rescinds $20m for clean water in pesticide-contaminated rural California
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C. C. Turner (she/they) @ccturner.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
So it’s bad when Russia annexes another country but okay if Israel does it? #auspol
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Lisa Newey @wilmawalrus.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Why on earth would our PM want to meet with the person occupying the White House right this minute - a Pacific Ocean is not enough space to have between Albo and someone whose Presidency is being upended by the most insane scandal ever!
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David Lamond @davidlamond.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
@senatorwong.bsky.social, this matter is one for the Senate on which to act - far more disorderly, and disrespectful, than events yesterday #auspol #PHONies
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Lou Pollard @loupollard.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
They don’t get it. It’s almost funny. The Liberals today have announced the need to be a strong opposition. No you fools, Australians want strong policy on environment, housing & a resources tax. If the conservatives had any decent ideas we would have voted for them. We don't want arguments #auspol
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Ian Middleton @theianmiddleton.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
John Duniam talking about childcare, but does not mention his conflict of interest, owning a centre in Hobart. Why doesn't the ABC ask these questions? #auspol #ABC
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Lawyer Adam Houda @lawyeradamhouda.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Hey israel, LET THEM EAT YOU BARBARIANS!! #IsraeliNazis #GenocideinPalestine #FreePalestine #auspol
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iknowthezarbi 🏳️‍🌈 @iknowthezarbi.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
I agree #auspol #Taspol
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
"Israel is losing support by its own actions, and some of its actions are completely indefensible." – AUS PM Anthony Albanese SOME of its actions are indefensible?! Which ones? Bombing schools? hospitals? Murdering doctors? nurses? teachers? journalists? women? children? #auspol #IsraeliWarCrimes
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Lisa Newey @wilmawalrus.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Loving the Greens rep on the ABC panel who keeps calling out Abetz almost every time he opens his mouth! #taspol #auspol
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Captain Quoll @kudelka.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Eric Abetz remains the most egregious dickhead in the entire state.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Honest question: has the sitting president ever sued anyone before? I feel like the answer is no, but can't say for certain.
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Fiona Armstrong @farmstrong.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Beyond sickening. Australia’s government awards rich contracts to Israeli drone maker Rafael, which boasts to investors about killing Palestinians. michaelwest.com.au/snuff-videos... #auspol
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"Snuff videos as a sales pitch". Rafael boasts of human testing in Gaza death camps - Michael West
Australia's government awards rich contracts to Israeli drone makers Elbit and Raphael, which skite to investors about killing Palestinians
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Mouse @mousemc.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
There are many who are unable to work full time due to illness, disability & mental health. They are punished by current system & poverty worsens poor health & social isolation etc. If people can earn more with pension for better quality of life there is less strain on services etc. Its a win win .
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Imogen @imogenib.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Jobseekers are punished for working - essentially told by @jimchalmers.bsky.social that their work isn’t worth half as much as everyone else’s. Pensioners can earn TWICE as much before losing their HIGHER payment. Jobseekers - how can they look for work when they need to eat? #auspol #RaiseTheRate
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a woman in a dress is holding a purse in her hand .
ALT: a woman in a dress is holding a purse in her hand .
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Australia was invited to this Hague group meeting of 30 nations seeking to end the genocide in Gaza, but has chosen not to attend. The Foreign Minister Penny Wong needs to explain to the Australian public why Australia rejected the invitation.
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Sharty Mcscrote (Sandy D AU) 🍉🍉 @shartymcscrote.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
THIS IS ON YOU PENNY WONG #ChildKillers #auspol #FreePalestibne
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Alisru @alisru.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06... Turns out it was former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas who had run against albo in Grayndler who may have been blinded in one eye #auspol
abc.net.au
Former Greens candidate 'struck in the eye' during arrest at Sydney protest
Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas has been hospitalised after being injured during an arrest at a pro-Palestinian protest.
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Dr nick nobody @nicknobody.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
This is happening in your name, with your funding PM Albanese and every single member of the Labor party. Lest we forget what you did during the Holocaust. #auspol #Gaza
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
You could not write a more prefect explanation of everything wrong with those advising Labor than this tweet. Not sure how you get to such a point in life, but please may I never be there.
Tweet by Kos Samaras

Once again, the Left is outraged that the federal Labor government hasn’t condemned the U.S. bombing of Iran with sufficient fury. And once again, the Right is incensed that it didn’t cheerlead the strike quickly enough. 

Remarkably, both sides are still wrong, just as they were in the lead-up to the federal election, when the loudest voices on both extremes of the Middle East debate not only lost the argument but also lost their seats.

Now, I say this not as a commentator, but as a researcher, one armed with a strong dataset - Labor actually winning 94 seats.

 Australians aren’t interested in ideological performance art. They are not clamouring for moral absolutism from either fringe. They expect their government to act soberly, cautiously, and in the national interest.

But some, keep shouting into the void. Because if there’s one thing May 3rd taught us, it’s that performative outrage, whether draped in a keffiyeh or clutching a Stars and Stripes, doesn’t win elections in this country. It alienates the very centre-ground that actually decides them.
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Lawyer Adam Houda @lawyeradamhouda.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Oh israel - hand on my heart, you are vile & disgusting. HOW DARE YOU!!!!! #IsraeliNazis #FreePalestine #auspol #PalestinianHolocaust
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Lisa Newey @wilmawalrus.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
FMD, Pezzullo, really ABC???? #7.30 #auspol
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