Angela Priestley
@angelapriestley.bsky.social
Editor/Cofounder of independent news media platform @WomensAgenda Here for some good. Climate, gender, startups and everything we could solve.
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'And Jesus said unto the righteous:
Bring me your whistleblowers, your #FOI requests, your corruption allegations
....and I will cast them into the pit of hell so the government can avoid all accountability' #auspol
Bring me your whistleblowers, your #FOI requests, your corruption allegations
....and I will cast them into the pit of hell so the government can avoid all accountability' #auspol
At the Christian prayer breakfast this week, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said that the “principles and values that Jesus lived by underpin the role of Australia’s first law officer” and claimed that “our values and faith” guide lawmakers. Read more: rationalist.com.au/australias-a...
#auspol
#auspol
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This NY Republican loser will "mobilise his supporters" (who account for around 8% of the vote) if the fairly elected Mayor does things he doesn't like.
BREAKING: Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa has conceded the NYC mayoral race to Zohran Mamdani, warning he’ll mobilise his supporters if the new mayor tries to “implement socialism” or “weaken the police.”
🟠 LIVE updates: aje.io/c1ytm0
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November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This NY Republican loser will "mobilise his supporters" (who account for around 8% of the vote) if the fairly elected Mayor does things he doesn't like.
Eric Adams dropped out of the NYC mayoral race in Sept.
But he's still coming 4th, and ahead of 3 candidates.
Given voting not compulsory, surely you'd use your vote elsewhere...
But he's still coming 4th, and ahead of 3 candidates.
Given voting not compulsory, surely you'd use your vote elsewhere...
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Eric Adams dropped out of the NYC mayoral race in Sept.
But he's still coming 4th, and ahead of 3 candidates.
Given voting not compulsory, surely you'd use your vote elsewhere...
But he's still coming 4th, and ahead of 3 candidates.
Given voting not compulsory, surely you'd use your vote elsewhere...
Women founded startups get just 2% of funding.
Meanwhile...
This AI "pioneer" burned through $20 million before collapsing into adminstration in 2022, with the founder pleading guilty to misleading investors while raising.
www.afr.com/technology/a...
Meanwhile...
This AI "pioneer" burned through $20 million before collapsing into adminstration in 2022, with the founder pleading guilty to misleading investors while raising.
www.afr.com/technology/a...
AI start-up founder pleads guilty to misleading investors
The boss of failed start-up Metigy has pleaded guilty to misleading investors and using $7.7 million of company money to buy two luxury homes.
www.afr.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Women founded startups get just 2% of funding.
Meanwhile...
This AI "pioneer" burned through $20 million before collapsing into adminstration in 2022, with the founder pleading guilty to misleading investors while raising.
www.afr.com/technology/a...
Meanwhile...
This AI "pioneer" burned through $20 million before collapsing into adminstration in 2022, with the founder pleading guilty to misleading investors while raising.
www.afr.com/technology/a...
In Poland, parents of 2 or more kids will soon pay ZERO personal income tax.
It's a "family-friendly' policy from a "family-first" right-wing president trying to lift the population (while being anti-immigration).
Will it work? womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
It's a "family-friendly' policy from a "family-first" right-wing president trying to lift the population (while being anti-immigration).
Will it work? womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
Poland is abolishing income tax for families raising two or more kids. Will it help?
Poland's new zero-income tax approach hopes to encourage more people to have children. Not everyone's convinced it will work.
womensagenda.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
In Poland, parents of 2 or more kids will soon pay ZERO personal income tax.
It's a "family-friendly' policy from a "family-first" right-wing president trying to lift the population (while being anti-immigration).
Will it work? womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
It's a "family-friendly' policy from a "family-first" right-wing president trying to lift the population (while being anti-immigration).
Will it work? womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
Albanese survived Trump.
At what cost for rest of us?
Aukus remains. Now a critical minerals deal with promise to sidestep enviro laws + spend billions speeding up extraction and processing.
So US can disrupt China supply chain?
womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
At what cost for rest of us?
Aukus remains. Now a critical minerals deal with promise to sidestep enviro laws + spend billions speeding up extraction and processing.
So US can disrupt China supply chain?
womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
Deals done. Trump appeased. The cost of today's meeting of men
The cost will be paid now and for generations. As AUKUS remains and a new critical minerals pact is signed, promising to speed up investments.
womensagenda.com.au
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Albanese survived Trump.
At what cost for rest of us?
Aukus remains. Now a critical minerals deal with promise to sidestep enviro laws + spend billions speeding up extraction and processing.
So US can disrupt China supply chain?
womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
At what cost for rest of us?
Aukus remains. Now a critical minerals deal with promise to sidestep enviro laws + spend billions speeding up extraction and processing.
So US can disrupt China supply chain?
womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
From the White House on deal just inked with Australia.
"The U.S. Department of War will invest in the construction of a 100 metric ton-per-year advanced gallium refinery in Western Australia, further advancing self-reliance in critical minerals processing."
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
"The U.S. Department of War will invest in the construction of a 100 metric ton-per-year advanced gallium refinery in Western Australia, further advancing self-reliance in critical minerals processing."
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Closes Billion-Dollar Deals with Australia
ACHIEVING CRITICAL MINERAL AND ENERGY DOMINANCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a landmark
www.whitehouse.gov
October 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
From the White House on deal just inked with Australia.
"The U.S. Department of War will invest in the construction of a 100 metric ton-per-year advanced gallium refinery in Western Australia, further advancing self-reliance in critical minerals processing."
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
"The U.S. Department of War will invest in the construction of a 100 metric ton-per-year advanced gallium refinery in Western Australia, further advancing self-reliance in critical minerals processing."
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath on those booming AI stocks.
"A market crash today is unlikely to be brief and benign.
There is a lot more wealth on the line now.
And far less policy space to soften the blow of a correction."
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
"A market crash today is unlikely to be brief and benign.
There is a lot more wealth on the line now.
And far less policy space to soften the blow of a correction."
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
Gita Gopinath on the crash that could torch $35trn of wealth
The world has become dangerously dependent on American stocks, writes the former IMF chief economist
www.economist.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath on those booming AI stocks.
"A market crash today is unlikely to be brief and benign.
There is a lot more wealth on the line now.
And far less policy space to soften the blow of a correction."
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
"A market crash today is unlikely to be brief and benign.
There is a lot more wealth on the line now.
And far less policy space to soften the blow of a correction."
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
Love learning about female-led, independent newsrooms around the world.
This one is particularly special & essential.
Launched by Zahra Nader, Zan Times covers stories of women in Afghanistan, having already worked with 125 Afghan journalists since launching
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-i...
This one is particularly special & essential.
Launched by Zahra Nader, Zan Times covers stories of women in Afghanistan, having already worked with 125 Afghan journalists since launching
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-i...
Why I started a women-led newsroom under Taliban rule
Zahra Nader built the women-led newsroom Zan Times from exile, uncovering some of the most disturbing stories inside Afghanistan today.
womensagenda.com.au
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Love learning about female-led, independent newsrooms around the world.
This one is particularly special & essential.
Launched by Zahra Nader, Zan Times covers stories of women in Afghanistan, having already worked with 125 Afghan journalists since launching
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-i...
This one is particularly special & essential.
Launched by Zahra Nader, Zan Times covers stories of women in Afghanistan, having already worked with 125 Afghan journalists since launching
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-i...
A single mother of 5 unexpectedly inherits the house she cleaned once a week for decades, when the owner (a solo man in his mid 80s) passed away.
She hopes to buy the housing commission where she’s lived most of her life.
Sometimes, the property section can deliver a non greedy gem.
She hopes to buy the housing commission where she’s lived most of her life.
Sometimes, the property section can deliver a non greedy gem.
October 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
A single mother of 5 unexpectedly inherits the house she cleaned once a week for decades, when the owner (a solo man in his mid 80s) passed away.
She hopes to buy the housing commission where she’s lived most of her life.
Sometimes, the property section can deliver a non greedy gem.
She hopes to buy the housing commission where she’s lived most of her life.
Sometimes, the property section can deliver a non greedy gem.
Something positive for journalism today!
Judge blocks Trump move to dismantle Voice of America, orders hundreds of journalists be allowed to resume work.
Also orders against shut down of Radio Free Asia & the Middle East Broadcasting Networks edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/p...
Judge blocks Trump move to dismantle Voice of America, orders hundreds of journalists be allowed to resume work.
Also orders against shut down of Radio Free Asia & the Middle East Broadcasting Networks edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/p...
Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs | CNN Politics
A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster found...
edition.cnn.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Something positive for journalism today!
Judge blocks Trump move to dismantle Voice of America, orders hundreds of journalists be allowed to resume work.
Also orders against shut down of Radio Free Asia & the Middle East Broadcasting Networks edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/p...
Judge blocks Trump move to dismantle Voice of America, orders hundreds of journalists be allowed to resume work.
Also orders against shut down of Radio Free Asia & the Middle East Broadcasting Networks edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/p...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knows how to motivate the troops.
Tells them they're too fat.
And too diverse.
That they've become the "woke dept"
While Trump says he'll "fire them on the spot" if he doesn't like them
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Tells them they're too fat.
And too diverse.
That they've become the "woke dept"
While Trump says he'll "fire them on the spot" if he doesn't like them
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Hegseth slams 'fat generals' and diversity initiatives in US military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of US military officials to an in-person meeting to declare an end to "woke" culture in the military.
www.abc.net.au
September 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knows how to motivate the troops.
Tells them they're too fat.
And too diverse.
That they've become the "woke dept"
While Trump says he'll "fire them on the spot" if he doesn't like them
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Tells them they're too fat.
And too diverse.
That they've become the "woke dept"
While Trump says he'll "fire them on the spot" if he doesn't like them
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Apparently the gravest threat to Australia–US relations isn’t nuclear war or trade disputes – it’s a single, calm question from a guy with a notebook.
theaimn.net/australia-pl...
theaimn.net/australia-pl...
Australia, please stop fainting over a journalist doing his job
John Lyons, ABC’s Americas editor, asked President Trump a question about his business dealings while in office. That’s it. That’s the whole story. He didn’t hurl a shoe, didn’t set fire to the Oval O...
theaimn.net
September 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Apparently the gravest threat to Australia–US relations isn’t nuclear war or trade disputes – it’s a single, calm question from a guy with a notebook.
theaimn.net/australia-pl...
theaimn.net/australia-pl...
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A little late but it was great to write this piece on Jo Tarnawsky for @womensagenda.bsky.social #auspol
I first met Jo Tarnawsky at a @karaswisher.bsky.social talk in Syd.
She was in thick of a difficult case after exposing allegations of bullying in parliament
Great to share this outcome & her story @womensagenda.bsky.social thx to @melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social
womensagenda.com.au/latest/forme...
She was in thick of a difficult case after exposing allegations of bullying in parliament
Great to share this outcome & her story @womensagenda.bsky.social thx to @melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social
womensagenda.com.au/latest/forme...
Former political staffer Jo Tarnawsky on the hidden toll of workplace bullying
Jo Tarnawsky is not the first parliamentary staffer to allege workplace bullying, nor is she a shrinking violet. But it's certainly taken a toll.
womensagenda.com.au
September 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A little late but it was great to write this piece on Jo Tarnawsky for @womensagenda.bsky.social #auspol
Reposted by Angela Priestley
Sam Kerr back from 20 months off the pitch and straight away scores her 100th goal for Chelsea.
A champion letting her skills do the talking.
A champion letting her skills do the talking.
September 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Sam Kerr back from 20 months off the pitch and straight away scores her 100th goal for Chelsea.
A champion letting her skills do the talking.
A champion letting her skills do the talking.
Elon Musk doesn't even show up in person to the far right rally in London.
But he calls for the UK Govt to be desolved and tells the crowd from a large video screen that "violence is coming" and "you either fight back or you die."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
But he calls for the UK Govt to be desolved and tells the crowd from a large video screen that "violence is coming" and "you either fight back or you die."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London
US-based tech boss was addressing the ‘unite the kingdom’ protest organised by Tommy Robinson via video link
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Elon Musk doesn't even show up in person to the far right rally in London.
But he calls for the UK Govt to be desolved and tells the crowd from a large video screen that "violence is coming" and "you either fight back or you die."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
But he calls for the UK Govt to be desolved and tells the crowd from a large video screen that "violence is coming" and "you either fight back or you die."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Also love seeing so many finishers still wearing their medals in the CBD today.
Didn’t see anyone proudly indicating they had attended an anti immigration march.
Didn’t see anyone proudly indicating they had attended an anti immigration march.
Police say 15,000 people attended Sydney’s anti-immigration march.
Meanwhile, 35,000 people registered to run in the Sydney Marathon.
So more than twice as many people wanted to get up early on a Sunday and run a marathon (or maybe the shorter event at least)
So that’s something, right?
#auspol
Meanwhile, 35,000 people registered to run in the Sydney Marathon.
So more than twice as many people wanted to get up early on a Sunday and run a marathon (or maybe the shorter event at least)
So that’s something, right?
#auspol
September 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Also love seeing so many finishers still wearing their medals in the CBD today.
Didn’t see anyone proudly indicating they had attended an anti immigration march.
Didn’t see anyone proudly indicating they had attended an anti immigration march.
Police say 15,000 people attended Sydney’s anti-immigration march.
Meanwhile, 35,000 people registered to run in the Sydney Marathon.
So more than twice as many people wanted to get up early on a Sunday and run a marathon (or maybe the shorter event at least)
So that’s something, right?
#auspol
Meanwhile, 35,000 people registered to run in the Sydney Marathon.
So more than twice as many people wanted to get up early on a Sunday and run a marathon (or maybe the shorter event at least)
So that’s something, right?
#auspol
September 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Police say 15,000 people attended Sydney’s anti-immigration march.
Meanwhile, 35,000 people registered to run in the Sydney Marathon.
So more than twice as many people wanted to get up early on a Sunday and run a marathon (or maybe the shorter event at least)
So that’s something, right?
#auspol
Meanwhile, 35,000 people registered to run in the Sydney Marathon.
So more than twice as many people wanted to get up early on a Sunday and run a marathon (or maybe the shorter event at least)
So that’s something, right?
#auspol
Mariam Abu Dagga only recently reported for AP on children being treated for starvation at Nasser Hospital.
She was one of 5 journalists killed by Israeli strikes at that same hospital, one of 22 in total.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
She was one of 5 journalists killed by Israeli strikes at that same hospital, one of 22 in total.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Mariam Abu Dagga: Gaza journalist killed in Israeli strike ‘carried her camera into the heart of the field’
The 33-year-old photojournalist committed to conveying suffering of civilians with ‘rare honesty and courage’
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Mariam Abu Dagga only recently reported for AP on children being treated for starvation at Nasser Hospital.
She was one of 5 journalists killed by Israeli strikes at that same hospital, one of 22 in total.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
She was one of 5 journalists killed by Israeli strikes at that same hospital, one of 22 in total.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Imagine getting column space in a national newspaper...
And using it to celebrate another country's PM, who is wanted for crimes against humanity.
As a means to attack an Australian PM who had the (very late) nerve to call out the wanted war criminal PM's denial of starvation in Gaza.
And using it to celebrate another country's PM, who is wanted for crimes against humanity.
As a means to attack an Australian PM who had the (very late) nerve to call out the wanted war criminal PM's denial of starvation in Gaza.
August 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Imagine getting column space in a national newspaper...
And using it to celebrate another country's PM, who is wanted for crimes against humanity.
As a means to attack an Australian PM who had the (very late) nerve to call out the wanted war criminal PM's denial of starvation in Gaza.
And using it to celebrate another country's PM, who is wanted for crimes against humanity.
As a means to attack an Australian PM who had the (very late) nerve to call out the wanted war criminal PM's denial of starvation in Gaza.
More than 4 million guns now in the community in Australia.
And a gun lobby bragging that the sharp increase in licensed gun owners shows it's "winning" the crackdown on firearms.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
And a gun lobby bragging that the sharp increase in licensed gun owners shows it's "winning" the crackdown on firearms.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
More than 4 million guns now in the community in Australia.
And a gun lobby bragging that the sharp increase in licensed gun owners shows it's "winning" the crackdown on firearms.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
And a gun lobby bragging that the sharp increase in licensed gun owners shows it's "winning" the crackdown on firearms.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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It has now been four years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. UN Women says women are being erased in a human rights crisis.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/four-...
womensagenda.com.au/latest/four-...
Four years after Taliban takeover, we must not forget Afghan women
It has now been four years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. UN Women says women are being erased in a human rights crisis.
womensagenda.com.au
August 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It has now been four years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. UN Women says women are being erased in a human rights crisis.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/four-...
womensagenda.com.au/latest/four-...
I first met Jo Tarnawsky at a @karaswisher.bsky.social talk in Syd.
She was in thick of a difficult case after exposing allegations of bullying in parliament
Great to share this outcome & her story @womensagenda.bsky.social thx to @melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social
womensagenda.com.au/latest/forme...
She was in thick of a difficult case after exposing allegations of bullying in parliament
Great to share this outcome & her story @womensagenda.bsky.social thx to @melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social
womensagenda.com.au/latest/forme...
Former political staffer Jo Tarnawsky on the hidden toll of workplace bullying
Jo Tarnawsky is not the first parliamentary staffer to allege workplace bullying, nor is she a shrinking violet. But it's certainly taken a toll.
womensagenda.com.au
August 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I first met Jo Tarnawsky at a @karaswisher.bsky.social talk in Syd.
She was in thick of a difficult case after exposing allegations of bullying in parliament
Great to share this outcome & her story @womensagenda.bsky.social thx to @melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social
womensagenda.com.au/latest/forme...
She was in thick of a difficult case after exposing allegations of bullying in parliament
Great to share this outcome & her story @womensagenda.bsky.social thx to @melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social
womensagenda.com.au/latest/forme...
My heart. 9yo Ethan sets up a table outside his house to offer compliments to people. Sometimes spending up to 5 hours a day on the front lawn.
Next to his twin sister Claire, while she sells her art.
Who equally deserves a place in this hero shot!
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
Next to his twin sister Claire, while she sells her art.
Who equally deserves a place in this hero shot!
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
9-year-old sets up stand, offers free compliments to anyone who stops by
“Your name is so unique,” Ethan Wargo told one person. I like your green running shoes, he told another.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
My heart. 9yo Ethan sets up a table outside his house to offer compliments to people. Sometimes spending up to 5 hours a day on the front lawn.
Next to his twin sister Claire, while she sells her art.
Who equally deserves a place in this hero shot!
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
Next to his twin sister Claire, while she sells her art.
Who equally deserves a place in this hero shot!
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
I'm still struggling to find the barrage of "left wing women" who are as upset about the Sydney Sweeney ad as the right wing men and women are about the reaction of the left wing women.
In the meantime, enjoy this overreaction to the outrage.
www.afr.com/politics/syd...
In the meantime, enjoy this overreaction to the outrage.
www.afr.com/politics/syd...
Sydney Sweeney shows why it’s hard to be an anti-woke woman
Some of my most painful experiences have come from other women: the social exclusion, the freezing out, and the reputation threats.
www.afr.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I'm still struggling to find the barrage of "left wing women" who are as upset about the Sydney Sweeney ad as the right wing men and women are about the reaction of the left wing women.
In the meantime, enjoy this overreaction to the outrage.
www.afr.com/politics/syd...
In the meantime, enjoy this overreaction to the outrage.
www.afr.com/politics/syd...