Collette Snowden
@drcollette.bsky.social
British/Australian - Communication and Media academic and writer interested in media effects on human society.
Everything interests me, especially communication, media, language, music, technology, complexity, and contradiction.
Everything interests me, especially communication, media, language, music, technology, complexity, and contradiction.
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Poor policy design…
#auspol
#auspol
The Australian Government makes more money from HECS repayments than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.
Read more here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/in-2023-24-australians-paid-more-than-4-times-on-hecs-help-than-gas-companies-did-on-prrt/
Read more here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/in-2023-24-australians-paid-more-than-4-times-on-hecs-help-than-gas-companies-did-on-prrt/
December 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Poor policy design…
#auspol
#auspol
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“As awareness of Israel’s mass slaughter of Palestinians grew, Labor’s will to progress First Peoples reform was lost. The reasons for this became more obvious overtime, as this nation was prone to support Israel in its “self-defence”-cloaked genocide,“
#Auspol #Genocide
#Auspol #Genocide
Albanese's decision to implement the envoy's hasbara plan at Netanyahu's behest is at odds with the truth-telling long called for by First Nations, but it would be in keeping with the local settler colonial project
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www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/austral...
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www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/austral...
Australia Needs First Nations Truth-Telling Not Hasbara Hiding Israel’s Colonial Crimes
The Albanese government has reneged on its election promise of First Nations reform and is now adopting Israel’s program of disinformation about its ongoing atrocities.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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"This is not about one man’s hurt pride. It is about whether the criminal process can be used to silence political protest through attrition and exclusion, especially when powerful local interests want the noise to stop."
#Auspol
#Auspol
Police quietly drop all charges against Bondi F*** Israel t-shirt man, Andrew Brown after a year of legal hell
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/charges-drop...
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/charges-drop...
Prosecution or persecution? Charges dropped against Bondi 'F*** Israel tee-shirt man - Michael West
Police have quietly dropped all charges against Andrew Brown, the man arrested for wearing a Fuck Israel tee-shirt. Michael West reports.
michaelwest.com.au
December 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"This is not about one man’s hurt pride. It is about whether the criminal process can be used to silence political protest through attrition and exclusion, especially when powerful local interests want the noise to stop."
#Auspol
#Auspol
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Never much of a genuine human being, Tony is now a shill for the Murdoch circus.
"(Abbott) ... is a paid director of Fox Corp., Rupert Murdoch’s US outrage sausage-machine. .. Fox pays him in cash & stock for his board service; it is a gig worth well over AU$500,000 a year.."
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#auspol
"(Abbott) ... is a paid director of Fox Corp., Rupert Murdoch’s US outrage sausage-machine. .. Fox pays him in cash & stock for his board service; it is a gig worth well over AU$500,000 a year.."
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#auspol
Abbott’s Bondi Grandstanding: Who Elected Fox News to Speak for Australia?
Picture Tony Abbott at the IPA lectern, Bondi’s blood barely dry, branding the killings “an attack on all Australians.” Before we accept the performance, it’s worth examinin…
urbanwronski.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Never much of a genuine human being, Tony is now a shill for the Murdoch circus.
"(Abbott) ... is a paid director of Fox Corp., Rupert Murdoch’s US outrage sausage-machine. .. Fox pays him in cash & stock for his board service; it is a gig worth well over AU$500,000 a year.."
🇭🇲🦘🤠
#auspol
"(Abbott) ... is a paid director of Fox Corp., Rupert Murdoch’s US outrage sausage-machine. .. Fox pays him in cash & stock for his board service; it is a gig worth well over AU$500,000 a year.."
🇭🇲🦘🤠
#auspol
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Signing bombs destined for civilians is moral depravity made visible.
Done by proxy, from safety, by cowards who'll never face consequences.
Isaac Herzog signed them. Nikki Haley wrote "Finish Them" in 2024. Mike Pence also
These aren't acts of defence. They're war crimes signed in ink.
#auspol
Done by proxy, from safety, by cowards who'll never face consequences.
Isaac Herzog signed them. Nikki Haley wrote "Finish Them" in 2024. Mike Pence also
These aren't acts of defence. They're war crimes signed in ink.
#auspol
In December 2023, Isaac Herzog was pictured signing bombs to be dropped on the men, women & children including babies of Gaza.
In December 2025, the prime minister of Australia @albomp.bsky.social invited Isaac Herzog to visit with him in Australia.
There is no saving @australianlabor.bsky.social.
In December 2025, the prime minister of Australia @albomp.bsky.social invited Isaac Herzog to visit with him in Australia.
There is no saving @australianlabor.bsky.social.
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Signing bombs destined for civilians is moral depravity made visible.
Done by proxy, from safety, by cowards who'll never face consequences.
Isaac Herzog signed them. Nikki Haley wrote "Finish Them" in 2024. Mike Pence also
These aren't acts of defence. They're war crimes signed in ink.
#auspol
Done by proxy, from safety, by cowards who'll never face consequences.
Isaac Herzog signed them. Nikki Haley wrote "Finish Them" in 2024. Mike Pence also
These aren't acts of defence. They're war crimes signed in ink.
#auspol
Has there ever been a more duplicitous politician than Keir Starmer? Almost every value he said he espouses he's rejected and done the opposite as PM.
A human rights lawyer who does nothing about young, idealistic activists starving themselves?
The shame of the British Labour Party.
A human rights lawyer who does nothing about young, idealistic activists starving themselves?
The shame of the British Labour Party.
December 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Has there ever been a more duplicitous politician than Keir Starmer? Almost every value he said he espouses he's rejected and done the opposite as PM.
A human rights lawyer who does nothing about young, idealistic activists starving themselves?
The shame of the British Labour Party.
A human rights lawyer who does nothing about young, idealistic activists starving themselves?
The shame of the British Labour Party.
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The Netenyahu Directive has been dutifully implemented in NSW. Merry Zionistmas!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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NSW police restricts public assemblies in Sydney for 14 days under laws passed after Bondi terror attack
Premier Chris Minns defends laws, which have been condemned as draconian and infringing on the right to assembly by civil liberties groups
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The Netenyahu Directive has been dutifully implemented in NSW. Merry Zionistmas!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol
Don't say no-one warned you.
"Assemblies" = protests, strikes, but also gatherings of people who share an interest or position - including community meetings.
"Assemblies" = protests, strikes, but also gatherings of people who share an interest or position - including community meetings.
December 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Don't say no-one warned you.
"Assemblies" = protests, strikes, but also gatherings of people who share an interest or position - including community meetings.
"Assemblies" = protests, strikes, but also gatherings of people who share an interest or position - including community meetings.
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Want a less divisive society & equal opportunity for all? End schools that solidify & perpetuate gobbling ruling class oppression & class division. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw... #EndPrivateSchools #auspol
The cost of getting a foot in the door at this Sydney private school hits $9000
Cranbrook, Kambala, Ascham and Scots will all charge $6000 or more while Queenwood, Wenona and Pymble Ladies’ College have set enrolment fees at about $4000.
www.smh.com.au
December 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Want a less divisive society & equal opportunity for all? End schools that solidify & perpetuate gobbling ruling class oppression & class division. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw... #EndPrivateSchools #auspol
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michaelwest.com.au/minns-protes...
Chris Minns’ protest ban has the premise that preventing the murder of Jews in Sydney means consenting to the murder of Palestinians in Gaza. It is not just authoritarian: it is breathtakingly racist and must be resisted, writes Nick Riemer.
Chris Minns’ protest ban has the premise that preventing the murder of Jews in Sydney means consenting to the murder of Palestinians in Gaza. It is not just authoritarian: it is breathtakingly racist and must be resisted, writes Nick Riemer.
Minns’ protest ban: breathtakingly racist, authoritarian, and must be resisted - Michael West
Chris Minns’ protest ban is not just authoritarian: it is breathtakingly racist and must be resisted, writes Nick Riemer.
michaelwest.com.au
December 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
michaelwest.com.au/minns-protes...
Chris Minns’ protest ban has the premise that preventing the murder of Jews in Sydney means consenting to the murder of Palestinians in Gaza. It is not just authoritarian: it is breathtakingly racist and must be resisted, writes Nick Riemer.
Chris Minns’ protest ban has the premise that preventing the murder of Jews in Sydney means consenting to the murder of Palestinians in Gaza. It is not just authoritarian: it is breathtakingly racist and must be resisted, writes Nick Riemer.
Look who gets bail while Palestine Action activists/hunger strikers are refused bail, and must wait two years before trial.
They're charged variously with rape, sexual assault, possession of indecent images OF CHILDREN, and of extreme images.
Priorities.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
They're charged variously with rape, sexual assault, possession of indecent images OF CHILDREN, and of extreme images.
Priorities.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Philip Young in court charged with drugging and raping ex-wife
Ex-councillor Philip Young is one of six men accused of more than 60 offences against Joanne Young.
www.bbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Look who gets bail while Palestine Action activists/hunger strikers are refused bail, and must wait two years before trial.
They're charged variously with rape, sexual assault, possession of indecent images OF CHILDREN, and of extreme images.
Priorities.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
They're charged variously with rape, sexual assault, possession of indecent images OF CHILDREN, and of extreme images.
Priorities.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chris Minns, and others like him in the ALP, should read their own party's constitution - especially Objective 5 (n).
If they are contravening it, can members organise to expel them?
If they are contravening it, can members organise to expel them?
December 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Chris Minns, and others like him in the ALP, should read their own party's constitution - especially Objective 5 (n).
If they are contravening it, can members organise to expel them?
If they are contravening it, can members organise to expel them?
Everything the Australian Labor Party supposedly stands for was obtained through protest, often met with violence at the hands of the status quo
Child Labor Laws
Men's Suffrage
Women's Suffrage
Eight Hour Day
Work safety regulations
Leave entitlements
Equal Pay
etc.
Child Labor Laws
Men's Suffrage
Women's Suffrage
Eight Hour Day
Work safety regulations
Leave entitlements
Equal Pay
etc.
December 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Everything the Australian Labor Party supposedly stands for was obtained through protest, often met with violence at the hands of the status quo
Child Labor Laws
Men's Suffrage
Women's Suffrage
Eight Hour Day
Work safety regulations
Leave entitlements
Equal Pay
etc.
Child Labor Laws
Men's Suffrage
Women's Suffrage
Eight Hour Day
Work safety regulations
Leave entitlements
Equal Pay
etc.
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Despite Netanyahu's boasting, Israel is not the guardian of Christianity in the Middle East
Christianity, in short, is under state sponsored attack in the land of its birth
#FuckIsrael #auspol
www.middleeasteye.net/news/christm...
Christianity, in short, is under state sponsored attack in the land of its birth
#FuckIsrael #auspol
www.middleeasteye.net/news/christm...
Christians in Bethlehem face existential threat under Israel's occupation
Christmas should be the busiest time of the year for the shopkeepers of Manger Square, but the birthplace of Jesus is now a ghost town
www.middleeasteye.net
December 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Despite Netanyahu's boasting, Israel is not the guardian of Christianity in the Middle East
Christianity, in short, is under state sponsored attack in the land of its birth
#FuckIsrael #auspol
www.middleeasteye.net/news/christm...
Christianity, in short, is under state sponsored attack in the land of its birth
#FuckIsrael #auspol
www.middleeasteye.net/news/christm...
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Is Herzog wanted for investigation by the ICJ and if so, why are we inviting him here? And if he arrives, why aren’t we arresting him? #auspol #nswpol #sanctionisrael
December 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Is Herzog wanted for investigation by the ICJ and if so, why are we inviting him here? And if he arrives, why aren’t we arresting him? #auspol #nswpol #sanctionisrael
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@albomp.bsky.social - anything to say about this? We have people who support and fundraise for settlements allowed to enter (as well as IDF), where is our protection from this hate? #auspol
December 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
@albomp.bsky.social - anything to say about this? We have people who support and fundraise for settlements allowed to enter (as well as IDF), where is our protection from this hate? #auspol
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We obtain exclusive footage of Israeli, US, Eur weapons bosses & financiers discussing Gaza our 'weapons lab', 'make Iran like Gaza' & preparing for 'the next war' against China
michaelwest.com.au/follow-the-m...
michaelwest.com.au/follow-the-m...
Follow the Money, Who Profits From Gaza and the Next War | The West Report - Michael West
Exclusive footage from inside an Israeli global defence tech conference reveals how war is being openly sold as a growth industry. Weapons executives and financiers discuss Gaza as a testing ground, ...
michaelwest.com.au
December 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We obtain exclusive footage of Israeli, US, Eur weapons bosses & financiers discussing Gaza our 'weapons lab', 'make Iran like Gaza' & preparing for 'the next war' against China
michaelwest.com.au/follow-the-m...
michaelwest.com.au/follow-the-m...
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Heed the lesson, #Auspol. Zionist lobbies have already begun spending millions on court cases to silence the ABC and Mary Kostakidis. We are better than this. At the very least, vote more Independents next election who would never sanction these draconian laws. Make Democracy Great Again.
Jonathan Cook: Britain Has Officially Criminalized Journalism consortiumnews.com/2025/12/22/j...
Jonathan Cook: Britain Has Officially Criminalized Journalism
Reporting facts in Keir Starmer's Britain can now land you in jail for 14 years as a terrorist. This is what authoritarian governments do.
By Jonathan Cook
Jonathan-Cook.net
CN at 30
The moment th...
consortiumnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Heed the lesson, #Auspol. Zionist lobbies have already begun spending millions on court cases to silence the ABC and Mary Kostakidis. We are better than this. At the very least, vote more Independents next election who would never sanction these draconian laws. Make Democracy Great Again.
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In Andrew Bolt's infamous 2018 "tidal wave of immigrants column", he specifically singled out Jewish communities as 'part of the problem'
The idea that the far-right, anti-immigration parties and xenophobe media are going to protect the Aus Jewish community is absurd
archive.ph/sDmhO#select...
The idea that the far-right, anti-immigration parties and xenophobe media are going to protect the Aus Jewish community is absurd
archive.ph/sDmhO#select...
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In Andrew Bolt's infamous 2018 "tidal wave of immigrants column", he specifically singled out Jewish communities as 'part of the problem'
The idea that the far-right, anti-immigration parties and xenophobe media are going to protect the Aus Jewish community is absurd
archive.ph/sDmhO#select...
The idea that the far-right, anti-immigration parties and xenophobe media are going to protect the Aus Jewish community is absurd
archive.ph/sDmhO#select...
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Under new registration rules, Israel has barred Save The Children, one of the oldest & best known in Gaza, where it helps around 120,000 children.
The impact will be catastrophic on any survivors of Israel's genocide, @albomp.bsky.social.
Is this also a "value" you share with Isaac Herzog? #auspol
The impact will be catastrophic on any survivors of Israel's genocide, @albomp.bsky.social.
Is this also a "value" you share with Isaac Herzog? #auspol
December 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Under new registration rules, Israel has barred Save The Children, one of the oldest & best known in Gaza, where it helps around 120,000 children.
The impact will be catastrophic on any survivors of Israel's genocide, @albomp.bsky.social.
Is this also a "value" you share with Isaac Herzog? #auspol
The impact will be catastrophic on any survivors of Israel's genocide, @albomp.bsky.social.
Is this also a "value" you share with Isaac Herzog? #auspol
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#FascistFluffers and #Genocide supporters in #auspol #Media are #Silencing both the #Genocide by #Israel and now our #Protests against it.
@australianlabor.bsky.social are complicit.
@australianlabor.bsky.social are complicit.
411 Palestinians murdered by Israel during the "ceasefire" in Gaza. Albo says nothing. Minimal AUS media coverage.
Imagine the AUS media reports if:
• 411 UK citizens were murdered.
• Or 411 Americans.
• Or China murdered 411 in Taiwan.
Silence is complicity. #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide
Imagine the AUS media reports if:
• 411 UK citizens were murdered.
• Or 411 Americans.
• Or China murdered 411 in Taiwan.
Silence is complicity. #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide
December 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
#FascistFluffers and #Genocide supporters in #auspol #Media are #Silencing both the #Genocide by #Israel and now our #Protests against it.
@australianlabor.bsky.social are complicit.
@australianlabor.bsky.social are complicit.
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SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how huge SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in our cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by #NotJustBikes. Then please share it as much as you can.
These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how huge SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in our cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by #NotJustBikes. Then please share it as much as you can.
The Trade Union movement is strangely quiet on this issue.
By their nature protests are meant to be public and to declare a position.
They might be coming for Pro-Palestine protests today, but then who, or what cause, will be considered dangerous.
By their nature protests are meant to be public and to declare a position.
They might be coming for Pro-Palestine protests today, but then who, or what cause, will be considered dangerous.
Pro-Palestine, climate groups, Civil Liberties and Indigenous activist groups say Minns government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake of Bondi attack.
theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol #nswpol
theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol #nswpol
Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on right to free speech grounds
Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say Minns government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake of Bondi attack
theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The Trade Union movement is strangely quiet on this issue.
By their nature protests are meant to be public and to declare a position.
They might be coming for Pro-Palestine protests today, but then who, or what cause, will be considered dangerous.
By their nature protests are meant to be public and to declare a position.
They might be coming for Pro-Palestine protests today, but then who, or what cause, will be considered dangerous.