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Andrew Bartlett
@andrewbartlett.bsky.social
working for positive social change & community development for 40+ years, incl ~12 years as Senator for Qld & 20+ years volunteering at 4ZZZ community radio. Anti-war. Views stated here are my own. RTs ≠ agreement.
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VOTING FOR THE HOT 100 IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!

For one year only, we’re mixing up the date of our annual music countdown to coincide with our birthday. On December 7th, we’re celebrating the 🔥SPICIEST, SWEATIEST TRACKS🔥 of the year– as voted by you, the listener!

www.4zzz.org.au/hot100
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Awesome! Voting is open in the only Hot100 that matters, the original & the best #4zzzhot100 😀 @4zzzradio.bsky.social #radio #communityradio Solid list of 10 songs chosen😎
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Hail storms have injured and orphaned hundreds of bats. If you would like to help our team of volunteers who are helping rescue, transport & rehabilitate these bats, please donate here bats.org.au/get-involved...

#bats #flyingfox #biodiversity

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Almost 120 flying foxes hospitalised after giant hail smashes Queensland colony
Rescued bats taken to RSPCA wildlife hospital in Brisbane’s south-west with injuries including ‘faces that were smashed and broken wings’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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What is unfolding in Sudan, where the armed group RSF has taken control of the key city of El Fasher, is "the sum of all our fears," says human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond. "RSF is killing at a scale and a velocity that I haven’t seen since Rwanda."
Mass Killings Reported in Sudan as RSF Seizes El Fasher; 460 Killed at Hospital
Sudan’s military is accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of killing at least 2,000 people since seizing control of El Fasher in the Darfur region, including some 460 at the Saudi Maternity H...
www.democracynow.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
She’s Lost Control.

No shark has ever been more jumped, no bow more longer drawn.

Joy Derision.

Something apparently so clearly inappropriate it took them 5 days to say so. (Or more accurately 45 years to say so, given how long #JoyDivision shirts have been worn for).

Disorder
October 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.

This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Interesting chart in this report surveying people on what they think are the major contributions to the 'housing problem'.

Feels like a failure of the (non-right wing) media, politicians and experts that the measures that would have the most impact are so far below immigration
October 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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🗳️ #aras25 Count Results live, from as soon as each of the 43 constituencies start to report their results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Presidential Election 2025 (#aras25) - live results by @gavreilly
docs.google.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Looking like a resounding victory for Catherine Connolly.

A huge moment for the united left in Ireland, for the many young people whose energy and optimism fuelled Connolly’s campaign, and a pretty clear rejection of uninspiring government party candidates who couldn’t offer a vision.

#Aras25
October 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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We are now as far from the film 24 Hour Party People as it was from that album... 1979 - 2002 -2025 😬

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFiy...
24 Hour Party People Official Trailer #1 - Simon Pegg Movie (2002) HD
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Zed50 going on. Wish I could have been there for it all. Enjoy it all whether you're in a band or just a punter.
Velociraptor playing early at #Zed50 - a celebration of music, #Brisbane & @4zzzradio.bsky.social Tons more great bands to come until 9pm - nearly sold-out
October 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Velociraptor playing early at #Zed50 - a celebration of music, #Brisbane & @4zzzradio.bsky.social Tons more great bands to come until 9pm - nearly sold-out
October 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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LGBTIQZED is here to celebrate queer music and 50 years of 4ZZZ at The Cave Inn! Join us on Friday, 1 November from 6:00 PM! On the lineup: Freya Wilcox and the Howl, Holy Basil, Indigo Hue and Dirty Linen.

Grab tickets here: tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event...

#ZEDmusic #4zzz50 #brisbanemusic
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Pass the Mic is a free community radio training program for First Nations folks run by 4ZZZ and the CMTO.
For more information, head to: 4zzz.org.au/training
September 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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The crowning jewel of the 4ZZZ 50th birthday celebrations, ZED50, is coming to Roma Street Parklands on October 25th. It's a revival of the 4ZZZ Market Days of yore, celebrating the best of Brisbane music from yesterday, today and tomorrow.
tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event...
August 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Hope the ATO and government are proud of themselves.
Pursued this poor guy for 7 years, wrecked his life for the crime of exposing serious wrongdoing - costing millions - all for a final result of no recorded conviction and a 12-mth good behaviour bond.
ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle spared convictions, jail sentence
Australian Taxation Office whistleblower Richard Boyle has avoided convictions and a jail sentence, seven years after publicly exposing aggressive debt collection practices at the tax office.
www.abc.net.au
August 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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June 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Each week on Talking Zeds we'll feature a rotation of special guests, historical figures and the people who shaped 4ZZZ into what it is today. This Thursday, the 21st of August we're continuing our 50th celebration special programming with Greg Fryer!
August 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Radiothon 2025 Merchandise!
This tee and tote is an exclusive offering to those who go above and beyond with their support by subscribing to our Passionate or Super subscriber tiers.
Lovingly designed by our friends at Inkahoots, and printed at Silk and Squeeg. Get yours today 4zzz.org.au/radiothon
August 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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💝 💝 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 💝 💝
𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲
One lucky Solo Artist or Band Subscriber, and one Business Subscriber will receive $1,021 worth of AS Accounting services to be used over 12 months.

Solo Artist, Band, and Business Subs are eligible.
August 13, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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💝💝 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 💝💝
𝗦𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀
One lucky 4ZZZ Band or Solo Artist Subscriber will win the opportunity to have their music pressed on low carbon vinyl this Radiothon!

Solo Artist and Band Subscribers are eligible for this prize.
August 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.
August 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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- Emma Hurst AJP MLC NSW
June 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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🥁AOTW | BADASSMUTHA - Silly Goose 🥁
May 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Even Gareth Evans is now calling for the recognition of #Palestine as a state - which has been Labor policy for a while - & sanctions on #Israel.

Stopping Australian manufactured arms components ending up in Israel would also be a simple thing to do
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
‘The time is right’: Labor luminary calls for Netanyahu sanctions, Palestine statehood
Gareth Evans, Labor’s longest-serving foreign minister, rejected claims that recognising a Palestinian state would reward Hamas’ terrorism.
www.theage.com.au
May 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM