Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey
diannrh.bsky.social
Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey
@diannrh.bsky.social
Advocate for principled leadership, equality & organisational integrity; Lecturer, Activist & Author of books on Democracy, Leadership and Gender Equality; Love all things creative, especially writing fiction. https://aclw.org/ https://animaginarium.com
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"In an extraordinary moment in front of the press, Trump criticised the murdered columnist, whom he said “many people didn’t like” and denied US intelligence agencies’ conclusion that his murder was orchestrated by the crown prince," writes the Guardian's global affairs correspondent Andrew Roth.
Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Doesn’t anyone in the LNP read the news?

Recent advancements in energy storage and renewable energy technologies have significantly diminished the dependence on coal for electricity generation.

cleantechnica.com/2025/11/15/c...
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Sussan Ley really took a beating on #abc730 after she didn’t even want to accept that energy experts are saying Renewables will be cheaper than Coal
Ferguson “Did you consult them before announcing this Pro Coal policy?”
Clearly not.🙄 Trainwreck.💥
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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LNP Henry Pike’s stupidity exposed, asks CBA CEO Matt Comyn for climate advice, whether Australia will reach Net Zero.
Comyn says he’ll “defer to the experts”
Pike “I’m suggesting you’re an expert.”
Comyn “I can assure you I am not an expert”
Do they ever actually ask an expert? #Estimates
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly 427-1 to force the Justice Department to publicly release the Epstein files, sending the bill to Senate
apnews.com/article/epst...
House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
The House has voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged according to a report by Physicians for Human Rights, that says systematic violence and denial of medical care at prisons and detention centers contributed to
many of the deaths it examined
apnews.com/article/isra...
Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A prison guard describes rampant abuse
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a human rights gro...
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices - a dramatic move that comes amid mounting pressure on his administration to better combat high consumer prices.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices
President Donald Trump has announced the removal of U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and other commodities.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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USA, you have a problem.
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Liberal party’s betrayal of youngr voters on net zero isn’t just a moall failur–it’s electorl stupidity
By I.Chowdhury

"public appetite 4 climate actn remains strong..abandong..efforts 2 reduce emissns runs not just agst..calls frm scientists but also..Australns"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Liberal party’s betrayal of younger voters on net zero isn’t just a moral failure – it’s electoral stupidity | Intifar Chowdhury
For a Coalition desperate to prove it can govern again, ignoring millennials and gen Z is a curious kind of strategy
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
How did Australian universities go from free education to $50,000 arts degrees in 50 years?
By Prof George Williams

"New students will b saddled w/ the consequences of Job Ready Graduates for the long term. Every day we delay a fix is a bad day for...students"

theconversation.com/how-did-aust...
How did Australian universities go from free education to $50,000 arts degrees in 50 years?
Thanks to the Job Ready Graduates scheme, an arts degree today will cost over $50,000. How have five decades of government policy taken us from free education to this?
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Early childhood professors release six-point plan to fix 'broken' childcare system, arguing that "a spotlight on quality early education will ensure children's safety and have a longer-term impact on children's learning, development and wellbeing".

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Professors urge governments to overhaul 'broken' childcare system
Some of Australia's leading early childhood education professors join forces to release a six-point action plan to help fix the country's "broken" childcare system.
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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"We urge all parliamentarians to put health before ideology” #auspol #LNP #doctors #climatecrisis #atmosphere #netzeroemissions
We are calling on the Liberal Party to resist caving in to pressure to abandon net zero, as doing so will put Australian lives at risk.

Read our full media release here: www.dea.org.au/doctors_desc...
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Join the 27,172 people who believe that politicians and policy makers have a duty of care to young people and future generations to protect them frm climate harm
Petition fm Senator Pocock and the Duty of Care team - Anjali, Hannah,Jess and Daisy is at

adutyofcare.davidpocock.com.au?utm_campaign...
DUTYOFCARE
adutyofcare.davidpocock.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Mexico’s president presses charges after street groping incident

Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president: “No man has the right to abuse women’s personal space.”

www.theage.com.au/world/north-...
Mexico’s president presses charges after street groping incident
A man seen groping the Mexican leader in a shocking viral video has been arrested over the incident, which has been denounced by a women’s rights group as “an act of violence”.
www.theage.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
2 visionary Australian scientists, Drs MacDiarmid & Brahmbhatt with limited funds have made a groundbreaking discovery for cancer treatmt

"It’s a story..of human resilience against impossible odds,where the stakes are life & death, & the finish line is hope itself"

www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...
Watch The Cancer Killers
Watch The Cancer Killers for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!
www.sbs.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Responding to a question from @democracynow.org on Wednesday, during his first press conference as mayor-elect,
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffs

"Constitution says Congress has the power to levy tariffs. But Trump administratn argues that in emergency situatins the presidnt can regulate importation & that includes tariffs"
apnews.com/article/trum...
Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffs
Arguments at the Supreme Court have concluded for the day as the justices consider President Donald Trump's sweeping unilateral tariffs in a trillion-dollar test of executive power.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Susan Ley labels late-term abortion comments 'insensitive' in response to a debate abt the passage of "Priya's Law," which provides parental leave for stillbirths and neonatal deaths

"We should be supporting women through tragic events where a baby is lost”
www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-new...
www.theaustralian.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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A brilliant fact check by @skyelark.bsky.social "Will Net Zero cost $9 trillion to Australia?" #ThePoint

(spoiler, not even fucking close)
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
Will Net Zero cost $9 trillion to Australia?
As the Nationals abandon their commitment to achieving net zero by 2050, leader David Littleproud has cited a stunning $9 trillion dollar price tag on the policy as a key reason for the move.
thepoint.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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"What this Bill would do is make it harder and more expensive for Australians to get information from the government."

"FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse."

- Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac
#auspol @skyelark.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
How the arrest of an Israeli military lawyer has again shone light on shocking abuse of Palestinians

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
A leaked video showed an alleged abuse. It has sparked a political fight in Israel
Israel's top military lawyer is behind bars after leaking a video of shocking alleged abuse of a Palestinian man in a military jail. This is why the case has shaken politics and the military to the co...
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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As Barack Obama stumps for other Democrats, the party gets to see what it lost
As Barack Obama stumps for other Democrats, the party gets to see what it lost
The wit and wisdom of the superstar ex-US president make him the best candidate – too bad he can’t run
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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The grim task of recovering thousands of bodies from the rubble of Gaza

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The grim task of recovering thousands of bodies from the rubble of Gaza
Relatives and experts tell of the human and societal need to find and identify the dead, while images and data shed light on the scale of the job
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM