Kittylitter
@kittylitter.bsky.social
Mum & G/Mum, feminist, skinny-cino sipping progressive, social democrat. Hate neoliberal economics & trickle-up to big business. Want a people's revolution.
Plodding, stubborn & devious managerialism is no substitute when the public has a longing for some visionary & courageous leadership! Does the entire population need to take to the streets to get some change for the better in this country?
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
Bernard Keane
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
Bernard Keane
Albanese is a manager, not a leader, and it's inflicting real damage on the country
Anthony Albanese is all about political management, not genuine leadership. And his instinct merely to manage and not lead is inflicting serious harm on our social fabric.
www.crikey.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Plodding, stubborn & devious managerialism is no substitute when the public has a longing for some visionary & courageous leadership! Does the entire population need to take to the streets to get some change for the better in this country?
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
Bernard Keane
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
Bernard Keane
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A Senate Inquiry that promised whistleblower reform buried critical evidence, suppressed testimony and reinforced the system that punishes those who speak out.
Silencing the evidence: How Australia’s whistleblower inquiry buried the truth
~ Nigel Carney
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Silencing the evidence: How Australia’s whistleblower inquiry buried the truth
~ Nigel Carney
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Silencing the evidence: How Australia’s whistleblower inquiry buried the truth
A Senate Inquiry that promised whistleblower reform instead buried critical evidence, suppressed firsthand testimony and reinforced the very system that punishes those who speak out.
independentaustralia.net
February 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
A Senate Inquiry that promised whistleblower reform buried critical evidence, suppressed testimony and reinforced the system that punishes those who speak out.
Silencing the evidence: How Australia’s whistleblower inquiry buried the truth
~ Nigel Carney
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Silencing the evidence: How Australia’s whistleblower inquiry buried the truth
~ Nigel Carney
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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Howard didn’t invent a new political logic in 2001. He revived an old one.
From the White Australia policy to border security, the vocabulary changed. The instincts didn’t.
History doesn’t disappear. It waits for new language.
theaimn.net/when-history...
From the White Australia policy to border security, the vocabulary changed. The instincts didn’t.
History doesn’t disappear. It waits for new language.
theaimn.net/when-history...
When history repeats itself: John Howard and the echo of 1901
The White Australia policy sought to secure the nation by controlling who could belong. John Howard sought to secure the nation by controlling who could arrive.
theaimn.net
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Howard didn’t invent a new political logic in 2001. He revived an old one.
From the White Australia policy to border security, the vocabulary changed. The instincts didn’t.
History doesn’t disappear. It waits for new language.
theaimn.net/when-history...
From the White Australia policy to border security, the vocabulary changed. The instincts didn’t.
History doesn’t disappear. It waits for new language.
theaimn.net/when-history...
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TRUMP: We can grow at 15 percent. I think more than that!
KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir
TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism
KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir
TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism
February 11, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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“Australia does not suffer from a lack of policy ideas. It suffers from a lack of courage in politics. Repeatedly, political leaders retreat from decisions they know are necessary, not because those decisions are wrong, but because they fear the consequences.”
theaimn.net/courage-in-p...
theaimn.net/courage-in-p...
Courage in Politics: Why Australian Leadership Falls Short
By Denis Hay Description Why courage in politics is missing in Australia, and how fear, media pressure, and conformity undermine genuine leadership. Introduction: Courage Is the Missing Ingredient Aus...
theaimn.net
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 AM
“Australia does not suffer from a lack of policy ideas. It suffers from a lack of courage in politics. Repeatedly, political leaders retreat from decisions they know are necessary, not because those decisions are wrong, but because they fear the consequences.”
theaimn.net/courage-in-p...
theaimn.net/courage-in-p...
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Bashar al-Assad maintained control of Syria by having secret police abduct his critics and send them to secret prisons where they were tortured to death. Could the same thing work here for Trump?
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Bashar al-Assad maintained control of Syria by having secret police abduct his critics and send them to secret prisons where they were tortured to death. Could the same thing work here for Trump?
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The Australian aerial photographer Andrew Vukosav takes his beautifully strange photographs of Australian landscapes while flying solo in his Cessna 182 on long journeys into remote terrain.
📷: Andrew Vukosav
📷: Andrew Vukosav
February 11, 2026 at 2:43 AM
The Australian aerial photographer Andrew Vukosav takes his beautifully strange photographs of Australian landscapes while flying solo in his Cessna 182 on long journeys into remote terrain.
📷: Andrew Vukosav
📷: Andrew Vukosav
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Inviting the Israeli president to Australia was another act of political management by Anthony Albanese — one we’re all paying the price for, writes Bernard Keane.
Albanese is a manager, not a leader, and it's inflicting real damage on the country
Anthony Albanese is all about political management, not genuine leadership. And his instinct merely to manage and not lead is inflicting serious harm on our social fabric.
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Inviting the Israeli president to Australia was another act of political management by Anthony Albanese — one we’re all paying the price for, writes Bernard Keane.
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All these men. To the right, to the left. For years. Depraved, lying, indifferent to suffering. Men on podcasts & in newspapers saying the 'real' or 'worse' Epstein story is the power & influence. Not the violated girls & women, their lives derailed, worst fears realised. A curse on all these men.
Lutnick last year on his visit to Epstein's house in 2005: "My wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again." (Lutnick testified under oath today that he visited Epstein's island in 2012.)
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
All these men. To the right, to the left. For years. Depraved, lying, indifferent to suffering. Men on podcasts & in newspapers saying the 'real' or 'worse' Epstein story is the power & influence. Not the violated girls & women, their lives derailed, worst fears realised. A curse on all these men.
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Breaking: Sophie Scamps will boycott QT in parliament today in protest against Isaac Herzog’s visit. Says he should not be in our parliament - “with the entrance being officially lined with Israeli flags” bcoz it “normalises” Israel’s “atrocities” in Gaza. #auspol
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Breaking: Sophie Scamps will boycott QT in parliament today in protest against Isaac Herzog’s visit. Says he should not be in our parliament - “with the entrance being officially lined with Israeli flags” bcoz it “normalises” Israel’s “atrocities” in Gaza. #auspol
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2!2 There are a significant amount of Australians, who consume MSM alone, don’t know how much of the rallies is comprised of gentle, caring people. It’s so guttingly depressing. And the provocation of the Herzog visit has been a feast for shit takes.
February 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
2!2 There are a significant amount of Australians, who consume MSM alone, don’t know how much of the rallies is comprised of gentle, caring people. It’s so guttingly depressing. And the provocation of the Herzog visit has been a feast for shit takes.
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High Court finds Catholic Church liable for priest's sexual abuse but halves compensation - ABC News share.google/wey2d0mPG05e...
Landmark High Court ruling finds Catholic Church liable for harm
A man who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a priest in the 1960s has won his High Court battle over liability, but had his compensation nearly halved.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
High Court finds Catholic Church liable for priest's sexual abuse but halves compensation - ABC News share.google/wey2d0mPG05e...
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THIS NEWS WILL PLEASE A FEW PEOPLE:
“QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane 80 years after it relocated to Melbourne.” www.qut.edu.au/meanjin
“QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane 80 years after it relocated to Melbourne.” www.qut.edu.au/meanjin
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
THIS NEWS WILL PLEASE A FEW PEOPLE:
“QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane 80 years after it relocated to Melbourne.” www.qut.edu.au/meanjin
“QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane 80 years after it relocated to Melbourne.” www.qut.edu.au/meanjin
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Treasury admits that cutting the capital gains tax discount would increase home ownership rates. Gee who would have thought this 🤔
#auspol
#auspol
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Treasury admits that cutting the capital gains tax discount would increase home ownership rates. Gee who would have thought this 🤔
#auspol
#auspol
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A joint statement by Anthony Albanese & Isaac Herzog on the killing of Zomi Frankcom:
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
A joint statement by Anthony Albanese & Isaac Herzog on the killing of Zomi Frankcom:
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I wondered how Labor wld shoot themselves in the foot once in power. But never considered bc a police state, censorship, defying international law - I thought the lack of progressive reform and siding with the LNP against Greens and Teals was bad enough, but no, stupid has to get stupider. #auspol
February 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I wondered how Labor wld shoot themselves in the foot once in power. But never considered bc a police state, censorship, defying international law - I thought the lack of progressive reform and siding with the LNP against Greens and Teals was bad enough, but no, stupid has to get stupider. #auspol
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A Kudelka for every issue.
February 10, 2026 at 10:37 PM
A Kudelka for every issue.
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If the NSW government has any interest in maintaining faith with its own public, it will ask the DPP to investigate police actions on Monday night without NSW Police involvement, with a view to prosecuting the cops who committed assaults. Or it can carry on blaming the victims; Minns' choice.
February 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
If the NSW government has any interest in maintaining faith with its own public, it will ask the DPP to investigate police actions on Monday night without NSW Police involvement, with a view to prosecuting the cops who committed assaults. Or it can carry on blaming the victims; Minns' choice.
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Can never get used to seeing snipers on our public buildings
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
(Photo: @mikepbowers.bsky.social )
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Can never get used to seeing snipers on our public buildings
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
(Photo: @mikepbowers.bsky.social )
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
(Photo: @mikepbowers.bsky.social )
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"Tony Abbott said police should have ... received commendations. Perhaps a special award can (go) to the officer who, on seeing a young woman convulsing from pepper spray, proceeded to spray her twice more".
Peter Lalor's first hand account: t.co/O7n3eoum0v
#HerzogVisit @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Peter Lalor's first hand account: t.co/O7n3eoum0v
#HerzogVisit @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
"Tony Abbott said police should have ... received commendations. Perhaps a special award can (go) to the officer who, on seeing a young woman convulsing from pepper spray, proceeded to spray her twice more".
Peter Lalor's first hand account: t.co/O7n3eoum0v
#HerzogVisit @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Peter Lalor's first hand account: t.co/O7n3eoum0v
#HerzogVisit @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Would like to see a similar scheme in Australia.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Would like to see a similar scheme in Australia.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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The grassland is part of the Natural Temperate Grassland of the South Eastern Highlands, listed as a critically endangered ecological community
Environment Department found the spraying illegally destroyed this critically endangered grassland and that there was no approval .
angus taylors gig
Environment Department found the spraying illegally destroyed this critically endangered grassland and that there was no approval .
angus taylors gig
February 10, 2026 at 8:16 AM
The grassland is part of the Natural Temperate Grassland of the South Eastern Highlands, listed as a critically endangered ecological community
Environment Department found the spraying illegally destroyed this critically endangered grassland and that there was no approval .
angus taylors gig
Environment Department found the spraying illegally destroyed this critically endangered grassland and that there was no approval .
angus taylors gig