Senator David Shoebridge
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
Greens Senator for NSW. Living and working on unceded Gadigal land.
Authorised by David Shoebridge, Australian Greens, Canberra ACT 2600
Authorised by David Shoebridge, Australian Greens, Canberra ACT 2600
It is unbelievable that Australian taxpayers are paying to send two former Defence Ministers, now weapons industry lobbyists, to the UAE and Saudi Arabia to spruik their clients and arms sales into the region. Unbelievable except it’s business as usual for Labor and the Coalition
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
It is unbelievable that Australian taxpayers are paying to send two former Defence Ministers, now weapons industry lobbyists, to the UAE and Saudi Arabia to spruik their clients and arms sales into the region. Unbelievable except it’s business as usual for Labor and the Coalition
2026 headlines brought to you by Woodside, Santos, Labor and the Coalition. We need to keep fossil fuels in the ground and their grifters and $$ out of politics.
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
2026 headlines brought to you by Woodside, Santos, Labor and the Coalition. We need to keep fossil fuels in the ground and their grifters and $$ out of politics.
The Greens have secured a major win with a commitment from Government to establish a National Firearms Safety Council!
This delivers on what the community expects: evidence-based oversight that future-proofs our gun laws against politically motivated deals that put public safety at risk
This delivers on what the community expects: evidence-based oversight that future-proofs our gun laws against politically motivated deals that put public safety at risk
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 AM
The Greens have secured a major win with a commitment from Government to establish a National Firearms Safety Council!
This delivers on what the community expects: evidence-based oversight that future-proofs our gun laws against politically motivated deals that put public safety at risk
This delivers on what the community expects: evidence-based oversight that future-proofs our gun laws against politically motivated deals that put public safety at risk
I spoke to Radio National this morning about just how bad the Labor and Liberal changes made to hate laws are - no one is made safer by the dirty deal they did in Parliament last night.
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Senator David Shoebridge on Greens opposition to hate law reforms - ABC listen
The Greens party has supported the government's measures to tighten gun laws, but has opposed its hate law reforms.
Both legislative proposals-- made in response to the Bondi terror attack-- passed p...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I spoke to Radio National this morning about just how bad the Labor and Liberal changes made to hate laws are - no one is made safer by the dirty deal they did in Parliament last night.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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"I’ve spent more than 50 years as a firefighter. Over that time, I’ve watched the risks climb ever higher, threatening where Australians live, work and raise their families." satpa.pe/fbqOcJo
Cities aren’t safe from the next firestorm
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January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
"I’ve spent more than 50 years as a firefighter. Over that time, I’ve watched the risks climb ever higher, threatening where Australians live, work and raise their families." satpa.pe/fbqOcJo
Make no mistake: the changes the Liberals made with Labor on the hate speech laws make them worse. Hear me explain just some of the impacts here.
January 20, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Make no mistake: the changes the Liberals made with Labor on the hate speech laws make them worse. Hear me explain just some of the impacts here.
Today's Liberal Labor deal to try and criminalise those speaking up against genocide is deeply dangerous but it will not silence us.
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Today's Liberal Labor deal to try and criminalise those speaking up against genocide is deeply dangerous but it will not silence us.
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The Attorney General can’t rule out that accurately describing Israel as committing genocide could land you in jail for 15 years.
January 20, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The Attorney General can’t rule out that accurately describing Israel as committing genocide could land you in jail for 15 years.
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Having read the draft of the Australian government's new "hate" legislation, the scope it gives the government of the day to restrict civil society is massive. It's very clear that it could be used to outlaw a Palestine Action-style organisation www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Hate laws to pass after Labor and Liberal deal
The Liberal Party struck an agreement with Labor to tighten the scope of a bill to ban hate groups, but the position of the Nationals is unclear.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Having read the draft of the Australian government's new "hate" legislation, the scope it gives the government of the day to restrict civil society is massive. It's very clear that it could be used to outlaw a Palestine Action-style organisation www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
The Coalition talking up removing vilification from hate crimes bill at the same time they have made govt introduce provisions into hate org listing that cover ridicule and contempt - an org can be banned without anyone even being convicted of an offence so it’s actually worse for free speech!
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The Coalition talking up removing vilification from hate crimes bill at the same time they have made govt introduce provisions into hate org listing that cover ridicule and contempt - an org can be banned without anyone even being convicted of an offence so it’s actually worse for free speech!
This is absolutely obscene. Tax the rich.
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 AM
This is absolutely obscene. Tax the rich.
Trump is trying to sell Palestinian sovereignty for $1 billion per seat while Palestinians are still being bombed and starved under the so-called “ceasefire.”
This isn’t diplomacy, it’s profiteering off genocide. Australia better not touch this with a 10-foot pole.
This isn’t diplomacy, it’s profiteering off genocide. Australia better not touch this with a 10-foot pole.
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Trump is trying to sell Palestinian sovereignty for $1 billion per seat while Palestinians are still being bombed and starved under the so-called “ceasefire.”
This isn’t diplomacy, it’s profiteering off genocide. Australia better not touch this with a 10-foot pole.
This isn’t diplomacy, it’s profiteering off genocide. Australia better not touch this with a 10-foot pole.
View from Red Hill in Canberra always worth the climb
January 18, 2026 at 9:09 AM
View from Red Hill in Canberra always worth the climb
Labor are still trying to get the Coalition to support dangerous proposals to amend the Migration Act and allow the Home Affairs Minister to ban organisations and criminalise membership of those organisations. These changes are bad and the Greens stand with the community to oppose them.
January 18, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Labor are still trying to get the Coalition to support dangerous proposals to amend the Migration Act and allow the Home Affairs Minister to ban organisations and criminalise membership of those organisations. These changes are bad and the Greens stand with the community to oppose them.
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Time to end AUKUS, remove US bases and chart an independent, principled and safe defence and foreign policy for Australia. Cringing in fear under the tattered US umbrella while it’s being used to beat up US allies is no longer a credible plan.
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Time to end AUKUS, remove US bases and chart an independent, principled and safe defence and foreign policy for Australia. Cringing in fear under the tattered US umbrella while it’s being used to beat up US allies is no longer a credible plan.
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The United States is now punishing close NATO allies because they oppose him invading and stealing Greenland. The response of the Australian Labor Party and the Coalition is silence, pretend it’s normal and build even more US bases here. They are endangering our national safety.
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The United States is now punishing close NATO allies because they oppose him invading and stealing Greenland. The response of the Australian Labor Party and the Coalition is silence, pretend it’s normal and build even more US bases here. They are endangering our national safety.
The United States is now punishing close NATO allies because they oppose him invading and stealing Greenland. The response of the Australian Labor Party and the Coalition is silence, pretend it’s normal and build even more US bases here. They are endangering our national safety.
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The United States is now punishing close NATO allies because they oppose him invading and stealing Greenland. The response of the Australian Labor Party and the Coalition is silence, pretend it’s normal and build even more US bases here. They are endangering our national safety.
Labor is rushing a 144-page omnibus mess through parliament with just 48 hours for public submissions. Communities are fearful this is designed to criminalize people calling out genocide in Gaza. You have my word that we won't let Labor silence dissent.
January 15, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Labor is rushing a 144-page omnibus mess through parliament with just 48 hours for public submissions. Communities are fearful this is designed to criminalize people calling out genocide in Gaza. You have my word that we won't let Labor silence dissent.
Amnesty reporting further escalation from the Iranian Regime, "warning of the risk of further bloodshed amid the internet blackout, providing cover for security forces who commit grave violations." Governments cut the internet, throw blankets over their actions, when those actions are criminal.
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Amnesty reporting further escalation from the Iranian Regime, "warning of the risk of further bloodshed amid the internet blackout, providing cover for security forces who commit grave violations." Governments cut the internet, throw blankets over their actions, when those actions are criminal.
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Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says
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Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says
United Nations says man experienced ‘serious violence’ in detention but Australia argues it did not control PNG facilities
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January 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says
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They did the same thing with the social media ban bill...yeesh
Want to make a submission into the inquiry on the "Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill that was released yesterday?
You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW)
That is quite disgraceful
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You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW)
That is quite disgraceful
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Review of the Exposure Draft Legislation: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026
The Minister for Home Affairs, Hon Tony Burke MP, wrote to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (the Committee) on 12 January 2026 to refer an Exposure Draft of the Combattin...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
They did the same thing with the social media ban bill...yeesh
Greens Foreign Affairs spokesperson on the protests in Iran.
January 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Greens Foreign Affairs spokesperson on the protests in Iran.
Grok’s recent scandal generating sexualized images of women and minors is horrifying.
It’s not the first time. This AI has a documented history of antisemitism, praising Hitler, spreading “white genocide” conspiracies, and posting violent content.
It’s not the first time. This AI has a documented history of antisemitism, praising Hitler, spreading “white genocide” conspiracies, and posting violent content.
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Grok’s recent scandal generating sexualized images of women and minors is horrifying.
It’s not the first time. This AI has a documented history of antisemitism, praising Hitler, spreading “white genocide” conspiracies, and posting violent content.
It’s not the first time. This AI has a documented history of antisemitism, praising Hitler, spreading “white genocide” conspiracies, and posting violent content.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will today begin hearings on the genocide of Rohingya in Myanmar. The military junta in Myanmar committed horrific acts and ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people in 2017, violence that has continued.
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Myanmar: Critical Hearings in Rohingya Genocide Case
International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings in the Myanmar genocide case highlight the need for justice for the ethnic Rohingya.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will today begin hearings on the genocide of Rohingya in Myanmar. The military junta in Myanmar committed horrific acts and ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people in 2017, violence that has continued.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
AUKUS has tied Australia to a sinking nuclear defence enterprise called the United Kingdom. It’s not just a retired UK Admiral, the UK Audit office has tracked the structural failures for years. But don’t worry, Marles and Meade say it’s “on track” - they are dangerously deluded
January 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
AUKUS has tied Australia to a sinking nuclear defence enterprise called the United Kingdom. It’s not just a retired UK Admiral, the UK Audit office has tracked the structural failures for years. But don’t worry, Marles and Meade say it’s “on track” - they are dangerously deluded