Maz and Kate
@guerillababy.bsky.social
💥CEASEFIRE NOW‼️VotedYES to a Voice. Climate action NOW Psychologist (retired), Artists, Filmmakers.
Gayamaygal / Yuin Country
WATCH our doco on why we should Bring Back the Manly Pool. 🔗 https://www.significantpause.com/reflections-on-manly-pool/
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WATCH our doco on why we should Bring Back the Manly Pool. 🔗 https://www.significantpause.com/reflections-on-manly-pool/
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That @albomp.bsky.social hides behind ‘caucus solidarity’ as a pathetic excuse for refusing a free vote on issue of banning gambling advertising is a poignant illustration why political parties are on the nose.
Most Australians want a gambling advertising ban, few wanted a social media ban
#auspol
Most Australians want a gambling advertising ban, few wanted a social media ban
#auspol
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
That @albomp.bsky.social hides behind ‘caucus solidarity’ as a pathetic excuse for refusing a free vote on issue of banning gambling advertising is a poignant illustration why political parties are on the nose.
Most Australians want a gambling advertising ban, few wanted a social media ban
#auspol
Most Australians want a gambling advertising ban, few wanted a social media ban
#auspol
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Tell me what you think should happen to a senator’s pay when suspended from the Senate for seven sitting days after being “reported as committing an offence” under the standing orders? #auspol
Pauline Hanson suspended from Senate over burka stunt
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Tell me what you think should happen to a senator’s pay when suspended from the Senate for seven sitting days after being “reported as committing an offence” under the standing orders? #auspol
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If you told me 15 years ago to one day see a President of the United States post this image of himself on social media, I would have declared you insane.
Now, I declare the President insane.
Now, I declare the President insane.
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If you told me 15 years ago to one day see a President of the United States post this image of himself on social media, I would have declared you insane.
Now, I declare the President insane.
Now, I declare the President insane.
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Local government is creaking under the now effectively annual cost of 'extreme' climate events. Even when those don't happen every single year, the cost does. Tweed Shire Council is just now finishing repairs from February 2022 climate floods.
The insured costs of climate change are now 12 times higher than 20 years ago, while local government revenue is only three times higher, a new report from the Australia Institute shows.
“Big gas, coal and oil companies make a killing from climate change, and it’s time they started paying for it."
“Big gas, coal and oil companies make a killing from climate change, and it’s time they started paying for it."
New analysis shows soaring cost of climate change for councils - Inside Local Government
Local government revenue is not keeping pace with the rapidly rising costs of climate change, according to new analysis by The Australia Institute. The Institute’s analysis found the costs of climate ...
insidelocalgovernment.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Local government is creaking under the now effectively annual cost of 'extreme' climate events. Even when those don't happen every single year, the cost does. Tweed Shire Council is just now finishing repairs from February 2022 climate floods.
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Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem.
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem.
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
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Sussan Ley in a spin as Chris Bowen fires back at her hypocrisy after questioning him on “ministerial travel”, reveals that under the Morrison govt she was flying all over the place on the taxpayer’s dime inc to “more than a dozen countries” in just a matter of “weeks”🔥 #QT
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Sussan Ley in a spin as Chris Bowen fires back at her hypocrisy after questioning him on “ministerial travel”, reveals that under the Morrison govt she was flying all over the place on the taxpayer’s dime inc to “more than a dozen countries” in just a matter of “weeks”🔥 #QT
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To reinforce Senator Faruqi's point,
it was Coalition Senators who voted overwhelmingly for a 2018 motion "It's OK to be white"; a slogan with well-known white supremacist origins.
That was only a few months after Pauline Hanson's first burqa stunt. #racism #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...
it was Coalition Senators who voted overwhelmingly for a 2018 motion "It's OK to be white"; a slogan with well-known white supremacist origins.
That was only a few months after Pauline Hanson's first burqa stunt. #racism #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
To reinforce Senator Faruqi's point,
it was Coalition Senators who voted overwhelmingly for a 2018 motion "It's OK to be white"; a slogan with well-known white supremacist origins.
That was only a few months after Pauline Hanson's first burqa stunt. #racism #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...
it was Coalition Senators who voted overwhelmingly for a 2018 motion "It's OK to be white"; a slogan with well-known white supremacist origins.
That was only a few months after Pauline Hanson's first burqa stunt. #racism #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...
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Mehreen Faruqi blasts the Coalition after they fail in an attempt to remove Pauline Hanson’s name & “any consequence” for her from the censure motion to instead “talk in abstract terms” about respect.🙄
“This parliament drips now in racism”🔥 #Senate
“This parliament drips now in racism”🔥 #Senate
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Mehreen Faruqi blasts the Coalition after they fail in an attempt to remove Pauline Hanson’s name & “any consequence” for her from the censure motion to instead “talk in abstract terms” about respect.🙄
“This parliament drips now in racism”🔥 #Senate
“This parliament drips now in racism”🔥 #Senate
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The region has been hit by another round of storms which brought large and even giant hailstones. Is this the new normal?
Are hailstorms getting more frequent in south-east Queensland?
The region has been hit by another round of storms which brought large and even giant hailstones. Is this the new normal?
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The region has been hit by another round of storms which brought large and even giant hailstones. Is this the new normal?
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It’s so not going to work. They should have concentrated on educating kids how to use it safely. My concern (there are many) is if a child uses it ( & they will find a way)& see something disturbing they will be too afraid to go to an adult knowing they are not allowed to use it. 🤷♀️
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
It’s so not going to work. They should have concentrated on educating kids how to use it safely. My concern (there are many) is if a child uses it ( & they will find a way)& see something disturbing they will be too afraid to go to an adult knowing they are not allowed to use it. 🤷♀️
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Financial errors are being blamed for one school being hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and hiking school fees by 23 per cent.
ACT private schools announce fee increases, leaving some families 'distraught'
Financial errors are being blamed for one school being hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and hiking school fees by 23 per cent.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Financial errors are being blamed for one school being hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and hiking school fees by 23 per cent.
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Ditto on all of those plus there's a great daily compendium of Indy writing put out by Denise Shrivell. Highly recommended. truenorthnews.substack.com
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November 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Ditto on all of those plus there's a great daily compendium of Indy writing put out by Denise Shrivell. Highly recommended. truenorthnews.substack.com
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Don’t forget John Menadue’s Pearls and Irritations. @johnmenadue.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Don’t forget John Menadue’s Pearls and Irritations. @johnmenadue.com
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Some excellent indie writing out there at the moment, get onboard @lucyham.bsky.social @urbanwronski @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social @amyremeikis.bsky.social @ronnisalt.bsky.social @davemilbo.bsky.social to name a few. Do yourself a favour for #auspol #Genocide & #ClimateCrisis news.
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Some excellent indie writing out there at the moment, get onboard @lucyham.bsky.social @urbanwronski @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social @amyremeikis.bsky.social @ronnisalt.bsky.social @davemilbo.bsky.social to name a few. Do yourself a favour for #auspol #Genocide & #ClimateCrisis news.
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Remember to support independent media when you can.
#auspol
#auspol
Some excellent indie writing out there at the moment, get onboard @lucyham.bsky.social @urbanwronski @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social @amyremeikis.bsky.social @ronnisalt.bsky.social @davemilbo.bsky.social to name a few. Do yourself a favour for #auspol #Genocide & #ClimateCrisis news.
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Remember to support independent media when you can.
#auspol
#auspol
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‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in move criticised by human rights groups
Victoria police will have the power to conduct warrant-less pat-downs, search cars and move people on in Melbourne’s CBD for six months, in a move human rights and legal groups have described as a “vast overreach”.
Police on Tuesday declared the CBD, Docklands, Southbank, the sporting and entertainment precinct and parts of East Melbourne and South Melbourne as a “designated area” from Sunday, until 29 May 2026. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
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Jason Clare makes Tim Wilson squirm saying Liberals aren’t just opposed to Australian Students receiving a debt cut, they clearly “hate” the idea revealing Wilson today described it as “one of the most despicable things that he’s ever seen”💥🙄 #QT
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Jason Clare makes Tim Wilson squirm saying Liberals aren’t just opposed to Australian Students receiving a debt cut, they clearly “hate” the idea revealing Wilson today described it as “one of the most despicable things that he’s ever seen”💥🙄 #QT
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The Greens want to restore super to its original purpose of providing a dignified retirement for working Australians.
The Liberal's split super bill won’t do that.
The Liberal's split super bill won’t do that.
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The Greens want to restore super to its original purpose of providing a dignified retirement for working Australians.
The Liberal's split super bill won’t do that.
The Liberal's split super bill won’t do that.
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⚡️BREAKING💥We Greens have just secured a Senate Select Inquiry into Intergenerational Housing Inequity which I will be delighted to Chair. Starts March 17 2026, reports September 30th 2026. 🏠
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
⚡️BREAKING💥We Greens have just secured a Senate Select Inquiry into Intergenerational Housing Inequity which I will be delighted to Chair. Starts March 17 2026, reports September 30th 2026. 🏠
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They turned it off quick smart 😏https://theaimn.net/patriots-without-borders-a-grand-tour-of-global-maga/
Patriots Without Borders: A Grand Tour of Global MAGA
X has introduced a new feature that shows the country an account is posting from – and within seconds, the entire MAGA universe experienced mass, unplanned international travel. Suddenly, the loudest ...
theaimn.net
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
They turned it off quick smart 😏https://theaimn.net/patriots-without-borders-a-grand-tour-of-global-maga/
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Rather than deny that consumers are rushing to take up battery-backed renewable energy and the cheaper power bills they deliver, FutureCoal's Michelle Manook disavowed any knowledge of these facts – a subtle shift on the coal lobby's previous stance. satpa.pe/wkKE3mL
How an Australian coal lobbyist honed fossil fuel messaging
An Australian lobbyist now leading the world’s key coal body addressed the National Press Club this week, demonstrating a sophisticated pivot in global fossil fuel messaging.
satpa.pe
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Rather than deny that consumers are rushing to take up battery-backed renewable energy and the cheaper power bills they deliver, FutureCoal's Michelle Manook disavowed any knowledge of these facts – a subtle shift on the coal lobby's previous stance. satpa.pe/wkKE3mL
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China adopts a multi-pronged strategy that treats electricity as the foundational strategic asset.
China met the 2030 target (1200 gigawatts renewable capacity) 5 years early in 2025. Average electricity cost $0.084/kWh.
Where is Australia?
#Energytransition
#Auspol
electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
China met the 2030 target (1200 gigawatts renewable capacity) 5 years early in 2025. Average electricity cost $0.084/kWh.
Where is Australia?
#Energytransition
#Auspol
electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
Electricity is about to become the new base currency and China figured it out
As we accelerate into an all-electric, all-digital age, the ultimate representation of productive capacity becomes the kilowatt-hour (kWh).
electrek.co
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
China adopts a multi-pronged strategy that treats electricity as the foundational strategic asset.
China met the 2030 target (1200 gigawatts renewable capacity) 5 years early in 2025. Average electricity cost $0.084/kWh.
Where is Australia?
#Energytransition
#Auspol
electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
China met the 2030 target (1200 gigawatts renewable capacity) 5 years early in 2025. Average electricity cost $0.084/kWh.
Where is Australia?
#Energytransition
#Auspol
electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
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When will @albomp.bsky.social & his subservient gaggle of neoliberal cronies, such as treasurer, @jimchalmers.bsky.social realise that neoliberalism is the very antithesis of Government For The People.
FFS…IF you think the private sector is so good…quit your cushy taxpayer gig & join them!
#auspol
FFS…IF you think the private sector is so good…quit your cushy taxpayer gig & join them!
#auspol
“”The whole thing stinks, [the ATO] transferred these jobs to private enterprise, the pay is..lower, leaving the companies to pocket the difference”Those on the other end of the phones have also noticed. The Tax Ombudsman..reports deteriorating service”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘The whole thing stinks’: outsourced ATO call centre workers shocked by conditions as callers complain about inexperienced staff
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand also say the ATO’s ‘phone system just doesn’t work’
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
When will @albomp.bsky.social & his subservient gaggle of neoliberal cronies, such as treasurer, @jimchalmers.bsky.social realise that neoliberalism is the very antithesis of Government For The People.
FFS…IF you think the private sector is so good…quit your cushy taxpayer gig & join them!
#auspol
FFS…IF you think the private sector is so good…quit your cushy taxpayer gig & join them!
#auspol
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What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM