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dee_le_brun
@deelebrun.bsky.social
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Sydneysider, inner westie, parent to zoomers. I'd rather live in a functioning society than pay less tax.

I've been very clear about that.
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deelebrun.bsky.social
Every political pundit in Australia - Labor is riding high in the polls as the Coalition tears itself apart over climate change. Here's why that's bad news for Albanese.

#auspol
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Elon Musk's X is a right wing radicalisation machine.

#auspol #x #socialmedia #radicalisation
iandunt.bsky.social Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 5d
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.

news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Yesterday I signed an #AmnestyInternational petition to support the Palestine. The person took my name & phone number. Today I have been bombarded with marketing calls from people using my name. I really hope this is a coincidence.

#auspol #spam
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Can someone explain the purpose of the #ABC these days.

#auspol #ABCNews #zionism

www.lamestream.com.au/we-dont-inte...
'We don’t intend to': ABC bosses admit they don't want to investigate lobbyist influence
This week, the ABC's Hugh Marks admitted the broadcaster hasn't even looked into whether lobbyists have been appeased, in cases other than Antoinette Lattouf's firing, and they don't intend on looking...
www.lamestream.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
New cat needs a name. He's six months old, a bit of a smooch and loves his food... Suggestions welcome.

#cats #names
Tabby kitten sitting on an office chair
November 1, 2025 at 6:08 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Another neo-liberal f**k up costing a round a 100 million dollars in taxpayer's money. As usual big consultancies have led the way...

#BoM #auspol #Deloitte #Accenture

‘Practically unusable’: Inside the BoM’s website shambles | The Saturday Paper
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/11...
‘Practically unusable’: Inside the BoM’s website shambles
The Bureau of Meteorology’s new website was rushed out – years overdue and almost $47 million over budget – despite testing scores falling below the standard for release.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Ludo

#auspol #cats #dulwichhill
Close up of a cats face showing his name tag which reads Ludo
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Well, that was taxpayer's money well spent...

#auspol #ABCNews #AntoinetteLattouf

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
ABC executive who sacked Antoinette Lattouf paid $836,000 for eight-month employment, annual report shows
Chris Oliver-Taylor’s remuneration exceeded by former managing director David Anderson’s $1.2m package, broadcaster says
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
When you hear analyst/PR types claiming that this time will be different, that the technology is so powerful it will change the economy forever, that's a sure sign things are about to blow...

#ai #bubbles #economy #auspol
October 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Chris Hedges is back in the US and talking about his experience in Australia.

#auspol #ChrisHedges #DavidMarr #ABCNews

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lgS...
154: The Dingo Ate Your Integrity, with Chris Hedges
YouTube video by BadHasbara
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October 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Australian political history by a friendly, socially progressive, bogan ...

#auspol #JohnCurtin #WorldWar2 #history #bogans

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVsX...
John Curtin and WW2
YouTube video by Bogans Run
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October 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
deelebrun.bsky.social
The Coalition obviously needs to go further to the right ...

#auspol #LNP #EssentialPoll #netzero

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Guardian Essential poll: Liberal voters want more progressive Coalition as most Australians back net zero
Voters also unconvinced by Albanese’s Aukus and critical minerals deal with Trump
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
deelebrun.bsky.social
When did Australia's universities start operating like dodgy small businesses?

#auspol #universities #fraud
Headline about Newcastle University engineering a financial crisis as an excuse to cut staff.
October 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
deelebrun.bsky.social
#ChrisHedges on #DavidMarr

"He typifies all of those journalists who function as stenographers to power, who are primarily concerned about their own careers and who seek to discredit those of us who challenge dominant systems of authority, including within the media."

#RadioNational #auspol
October 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
This exchange between #DavidMarr & #ChrisHedges on LNL:

DM: As journalists, we have to report the excuses made by groups like the IDF ... That’s our job.”

CH: No, our job is to report the truth.

#LateNightLive #RadioNational #Gaza #auspol #journalism

independentaustralia.net/business/bus...
David Marr interviews Chris Hedges for Club Media Mainstream
A former Media Watch presenter recently attempted to lecture Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges on what his role as a journalist should be, and it was embarrassing.
independentaustralia.net
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
New political ad for #PHON

#auspol #barnabyjoyce #politicaladvertising
Mock political ad showing passed out Barnaby Joyce with the One Nation logo above.
October 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
NSW Police massively over estimate the number of anti-Semitic incidents,explain that they're not lying, just incompetent.

#auspol #antisemitism #nswpolice

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW police wrongly categorise ‘significant’ number of incidents as antisemitic
Anti-Palestinian graffiti and verbal abuse of pro-Palestine protestors incorrectly recorded as antisemitism in figures government cited to defend restrictions on protests
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
"the Conservative party popularised the idea that actions did not have consequences, that cake could be both had and eaten"

The UK conservatives facing the same future as the #LNP

#auspol #marinahyde #torriee

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s Tory conference: Boris-wave goodbye to a deluded party on its way to electoral annihilation | Marina Hyde
When both Reform and the Liberal Democrats are eating your lunch, and even Nadine Dorries has abandoned ship, it might just be time to call it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Vice went bankrupt two years ago. Why does #SBS still have the #Viceland branding on one of their channels?

#huh #auspol
SBS Viceland logo
October 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
I wonder if he asked him about cheating on his wife who has cancer?

#RoyalFamily #PrinceWilliam #abolishtheeoyalfamily
Prince William with interviewer Eugene Levy.
October 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
deelebrun.bsky.social
It just gets better and better for #optus Outages, triple zero, poor service, a senior exec who was found guilty of serious corruption while premier of NSW. Now it turns out they pay no tax...

#auspol #tax

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Optus among companies earning billions in Australia but paying no income tax
Latest ATO report reveals string of mostly multinational firms continue to be able to pay no or very little income tax, including Netflix, Apple and Microsoft
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Surely that settles it... If women in the party want to keep from Net Zero then it must be dumped immediately to fight "woke" and please "the base" (Sky News).

#auspol #netzero #LNP #women

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Senior Liberal women warn party will alienate voters if it abandons net zero as Andrew Hastie urges
Exclusive: Three high-profile female members speak out as the party publicly fractures over its climate and energy policy
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
deelebrun.bsky.social
Yep

"The ABC’s response was to surrender to the lobbyists’ political campaign by sacrificing Ms Lattouf. It did so for spurious reasons and without giving Ms Lattouf the opportunity to defend herself.”

#auspol #abc #AntoinetteLattouf

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
ABC ordered to pay Antoinette Lattouf another $150,000 for unlawful termination over Gaza Instagram post
Dispute began when radio presenter’s on-air shifts were cut short in 2023
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
According to Jillian Segal:

❌ Palestinian Flag
❌ Keffiyeh
❌ Watermelon

✅ Neo Nazis

#auspol #AntiSemitismEnvoy #JillianSegal #NeoNazis

theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Anti-Semitism envoy, condemner of watermelons, declines to comment on Nazi terror attacks on First Nations and Palestinians - The Shot
Summary for flaky, attention-span deficient types: First Nations and Palestinian allies stood strong against Nazi assaults in the Melbourne CBD,...
theshot.net.au
September 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
deelebrun.bsky.social
UTS to close teacher education program in while the country faces a severe teacher shortage.

#UTS #Universities #auspol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
UTS’s teacher education program set to close as university reveals plan to slash more than 1,000 subjects
Of 1,101 subjects to be axed, 463 had no enrolments and weren’t taught in 2024, according to University of Technology Sydney proposal
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM