Mark Said That
@marksaidthat.bsky.social
Justice and equity over power and privilege - an inclusive world - saving the planet - intolerance of racism - facts matter - history lover
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"A young person I spoke to today said she couldn’t imagine ever owning her own home. Scrapping a few words at the start of Anzac services could be just the help she needs”
Read the full story 👉 theshovel.com.au/2025/04/29/dutton-to-scrap-welcome-to-country/
Read the full story 👉 theshovel.com.au/2025/04/29/dutton-to-scrap-welcome-to-country/
April 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"A young person I spoke to today said she couldn’t imagine ever owning her own home. Scrapping a few words at the start of Anzac services could be just the help she needs”
Read the full story 👉 theshovel.com.au/2025/04/29/dutton-to-scrap-welcome-to-country/
Read the full story 👉 theshovel.com.au/2025/04/29/dutton-to-scrap-welcome-to-country/
News Corp team confronted after alleged attempt to provoke staff at Middle Eastern restaurant
February 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
News Corp team confronted after alleged attempt to provoke staff at Middle Eastern restaurant
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something to keep in mind, given the situation we’re in.
February 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
something to keep in mind, given the situation we’re in.
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We've got a receipt for the billion + in deposits we've already paid for those submarines, I'm sure this will be fine and the deal will get honoured in full, on time, as agreed. Wait ........ I'm just getting a message........
February 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
We've got a receipt for the billion + in deposits we've already paid for those submarines, I'm sure this will be fine and the deal will get honoured in full, on time, as agreed. Wait ........ I'm just getting a message........
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The lobby wins another scalp Peter Lalor is a first-class journalist and brilliant human being
February 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The lobby wins another scalp Peter Lalor is a first-class journalist and brilliant human being
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In Opposition the LNP blows hard about cutting govt ‘waste’. But in govt they blew billions on fat cat consultancy firms, subsidies for big business and failed defence projects while they persecuted welfare recipients & veterans. A shameful legacy. #auspol
Dutton wants to slash thousands of government jobs in an Elon Musk-style crusade. But what’s actually on the chopping block?
Cutting the 36,000 new public servant roles created under Albanese could lead to delayed payments and affect disability services, Labor says
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In Opposition the LNP blows hard about cutting govt ‘waste’. But in govt they blew billions on fat cat consultancy firms, subsidies for big business and failed defence projects while they persecuted welfare recipients & veterans. A shameful legacy. #auspol
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If you care about a cause and want to draw attention to it, be prepared to take flak. That is the lesson courageous young women like #GraceTame continue to teach us
@janecaro.bsky.social #auspol
@janecaro.bsky.social #auspol
January 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
If you care about a cause and want to draw attention to it, be prepared to take flak. That is the lesson courageous young women like #GraceTame continue to teach us
@janecaro.bsky.social #auspol
@janecaro.bsky.social #auspol
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
January 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Trump promises a second term focused on immigration and nationalism – as well as revenge and retribution
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Trump promises a second term focused on immigration and nationalism – as well as revenge and retribution
The new US president has moved swiftly - and in familiar form - to outline his priorities for the next four years.
theconversation.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Trump promises a second term focused on immigration and nationalism – as well as revenge and retribution
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“dramatic decline in Little Penguins on Tasmania’s east coast, near Bicheno, is part of an alarming trend in Tasmania’s marine environment. With the decline linked to a rise in ocean temperatures & depletion of food supply, Bob Brown Foundation is demanding urgent action to protect Tas’s waters.”
January 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“dramatic decline in Little Penguins on Tasmania’s east coast, near Bicheno, is part of an alarming trend in Tasmania’s marine environment. With the decline linked to a rise in ocean temperatures & depletion of food supply, Bob Brown Foundation is demanding urgent action to protect Tas’s waters.”
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"The Australian mainstream media have failed abysmally to heed the call to arms that the persecution of Mary Kostakidis represents, exactly as they did in the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange."
Speaking truth to power?
Too often, they are power's megaphone.
johnmenadue.com/how-the-isra...
Speaking truth to power?
Too often, they are power's megaphone.
johnmenadue.com/how-the-isra...
How the Israel lobby tries to silence criticism of Israel - Pearls and Irritations
There’s a long history of the Zionist lobby pressuring, bullying and cajoling critics of Israel and they’re now upping their tactics.
johnmenadue.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"The Australian mainstream media have failed abysmally to heed the call to arms that the persecution of Mary Kostakidis represents, exactly as they did in the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange."
Speaking truth to power?
Too often, they are power's megaphone.
johnmenadue.com/how-the-isra...
Speaking truth to power?
Too often, they are power's megaphone.
johnmenadue.com/how-the-isra...
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I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
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A graph that tells a story. Blue is the $billions revenue made by the Oil & Gas sector. Orange is the $billions revenue made by the government. Both Labor and Liberal governments have supported this loss of $billions revenue for the Australian people to fund the infrastructure and services we need.
January 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A graph that tells a story. Blue is the $billions revenue made by the Oil & Gas sector. Orange is the $billions revenue made by the government. Both Labor and Liberal governments have supported this loss of $billions revenue for the Australian people to fund the infrastructure and services we need.
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I fear there is deep truth here.
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What is the community independents movement?
@cathyindigovalley.bsky.social
‘The movement is motivated by a shared sense that our democracy is not delivering the benefits it could or should. The offer is for each and every one to be the change, to turn up, speak up and step up.’
@cathyindigovalley.bsky.social
‘The movement is motivated by a shared sense that our democracy is not delivering the benefits it could or should. The offer is for each and every one to be the change, to turn up, speak up and step up.’
January 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
What is the community independents movement?
@cathyindigovalley.bsky.social
‘The movement is motivated by a shared sense that our democracy is not delivering the benefits it could or should. The offer is for each and every one to be the change, to turn up, speak up and step up.’
@cathyindigovalley.bsky.social
‘The movement is motivated by a shared sense that our democracy is not delivering the benefits it could or should. The offer is for each and every one to be the change, to turn up, speak up and step up.’
The prospect of the USA and China going to the brink seems only likely to end in a degraded world , the US vacating Asia and Australia left to find its place in a region dominated by China - it’s time Australia found the fortitude to stand on its own two feet.
January 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The prospect of the USA and China going to the brink seems only likely to end in a degraded world , the US vacating Asia and Australia left to find its place in a region dominated by China - it’s time Australia found the fortitude to stand on its own two feet.
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The Australian Government gives most of the gas exported from Australia by foreign-owned gas corporations for free.
They pay no royalties.
The gas industry is ripping Australians off, and our governments are letting them.
🖊️ Tax the gas industry
buff.ly/49NP7tJ #auspol
They pay no royalties.
The gas industry is ripping Australians off, and our governments are letting them.
🖊️ Tax the gas industry
buff.ly/49NP7tJ #auspol
December 30, 2024 at 2:08 AM
The Australian Government gives most of the gas exported from Australia by foreign-owned gas corporations for free.
They pay no royalties.
The gas industry is ripping Australians off, and our governments are letting them.
🖊️ Tax the gas industry
buff.ly/49NP7tJ #auspol
They pay no royalties.
The gas industry is ripping Australians off, and our governments are letting them.
🖊️ Tax the gas industry
buff.ly/49NP7tJ #auspol
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This Australian Government is consistently making the task to reduce emissions harder - approving coal mine expansions shows where their priorities lie, with fossil fuel companies not the Australian people
The three mines are already so large that they would almost cover greater Sydney, or most Australian cities.
"Today’s approval is yet another example of the Australian Government deciding to create more climate change rather than less." - @rodcampbell.bsky.social
"Today’s approval is yet another example of the Australian Government deciding to create more climate change rather than less." - @rodcampbell.bsky.social
December 19, 2024 at 6:22 AM
This Australian Government is consistently making the task to reduce emissions harder - approving coal mine expansions shows where their priorities lie, with fossil fuel companies not the Australian people
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All I want for Christmas is for gas companies to pay tax. To date, not a single gas project has paid a cent in Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.
australiainstitute.org.au/post/ministe...
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Minister’s Christmas card to foreign gas companies – for whom every day is Christmas
Resources Minister Madeleine King’s latest opinion piece in News Corp newspapers serves the interests of gas corporations at a time when Australians are struggling with an expensive Christmas.
australiainstitute.org.au
December 21, 2024 at 5:39 AM
All I want for Christmas is for gas companies to pay tax. To date, not a single gas project has paid a cent in Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.
australiainstitute.org.au/post/ministe...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/ministe...
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The Independent movement has risen because of
:the things NOT done by the duopoly such as addressing climate change and habitat destruction
:the lack of integrity
: power of lobbyists and big business
:lack of voice for the ordinary person
This has empowered the Independents
:the things NOT done by the duopoly such as addressing climate change and habitat destruction
:the lack of integrity
: power of lobbyists and big business
:lack of voice for the ordinary person
This has empowered the Independents
November 27, 2024 at 9:24 PM
The Independent movement has risen because of
:the things NOT done by the duopoly such as addressing climate change and habitat destruction
:the lack of integrity
: power of lobbyists and big business
:lack of voice for the ordinary person
This has empowered the Independents
:the things NOT done by the duopoly such as addressing climate change and habitat destruction
:the lack of integrity
: power of lobbyists and big business
:lack of voice for the ordinary person
This has empowered the Independents
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Comment under SMH/Age article...
"There are really no good reasons left to vote for either of the major parties any more: Both of them beholden to narrow business interests and not working in the best interest of the Australian population overall" #auspol
"There are really no good reasons left to vote for either of the major parties any more: Both of them beholden to narrow business interests and not working in the best interest of the Australian population overall" #auspol
November 27, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Comment under SMH/Age article...
"There are really no good reasons left to vote for either of the major parties any more: Both of them beholden to narrow business interests and not working in the best interest of the Australian population overall" #auspol
"There are really no good reasons left to vote for either of the major parties any more: Both of them beholden to narrow business interests and not working in the best interest of the Australian population overall" #auspol