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neil1808.bsky.social
@neil1808.bsky.social
Apologies for the sarcasm but I can't help myself. It's probably best to assume I'm being sarcastic unless there's a frowny face.

Descriptions of pictures available but as 99.99% of people who look at my profile can see, I'll wait for requests.
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lol wut
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Of course there's a centre right in politics!

It consists of those people who sometimes support the ALP, sometimes the LNP & sometimes the Greens.

Politicians such as Ruston, Ley, Marles & Chalmers could be called centre right but maintain solidarity with their parties.
#Auspol
John Howard buried so many of the landmines blowing up the Modern Liberals' backyard!
There’s no such thing as the ‘centre right’ & successful political parties need to focus on what voters want from candidates, not what candidates want to sell to voters.
#auspol
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
My advice? There's no such thing as the 'centre right'
Leaving aside the fact that it was John Howard who buried so many of the landmines blowing up the Modern Liberals' backyard, he was right about a few things, including his observation that ‘politics i...
thepoint.com.au
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 AM
What did #Epstein know that was never documented or photographed?

When you start to count how many wealthy men had dealings with him you realise why it was so important for him to die.

#Trump #Gates #Clinton
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Head of Dubai-based ports giant DP World quits after Epstein links revealed
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit comes after files showed he appears to have exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein.
www.bbc.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Tony Abbott never did anything that could be considered popular & doesn't think the new leader should either.

I look forward to avoiding & ignoring Angus Taylor's thoughts on life when he follows Abbott into the #RWNJ media.
#Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Tony Abbott issues Taylor a warning on what not to become
As Angus Taylor takes the Liberal leadership via a spill motion, a former leader with plenty of experience offers up some advice on dealing with One Nation and immigration.
www.abc.net.au
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 AM
It's not just Australian women! Margaret Thatcher may have been successful but she never seemed loved even by her own side of politics.

And Liz Truss was no more successful than Sussssan Ley.

#Auspol
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sussan Ley: Does Liberal Party drama show Australian politics still has a problem with women?
The Liberal Party elected its first female leader at a time of crisis. She lasted less than a year.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:33 AM
I preferred Malcolm Turnbull's assessment that Angus Taylor was the most qualified idiot people have met.

Predictably, Sky News had a dummy spit over the assessment but rather than defend Taylor, they attacked Turnbull.

#Auspol

www.skynews.com.au/australia-ne...
February 13, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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If the cap fits.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
February 13, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Success for Angus Taylor will mean losing fewer votes to #ON than Sussssan Ley did, without losing any more votes to the #Teals.

#Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
To survive, the Liberals must now get over their self-obsession
By its new leader Angus Taylor's own admission, the Liberal Party is running out of time to pull out of the nosedive that has it heading towards oblivion.
www.abc.net.au
February 13, 2026 at 5:07 AM
It's not common at the #WinterOlympics so I want to remember the day that Australia was ahead of #China, Canada & New Zealand on the medal tally.

#Olympics
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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Look, I'm not saying Angus's 34-17 win is a bad thing, but N(SW)RL history is:

Apr 1952 Manly d St Geo 34-17
Aug 1952 Manly lost 4th playoff

Apr 1975 St George d Newtown 34-17
Sep 1975 St George lost GF by 38

Jun 1981 Souths d St Geo 34-17
Aug 1981 Souths finish 9th

#AusPol
February 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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Today, under the cover of the Liberals tearing each other down, Labor has approved another coal mine extension.

Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects.

In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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February 13, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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Well he is clearly not dealing with the actual reality! How can cuddling up to #Climate deniers and #criminals actually build a clever, #adaptive and #prosperous future for #younger generations? Also #police, in NSW at least, now treating whole population like they always treated #FN people. #auspol
I have a feeling he was placed as top dog because Murdoch and Reinhart find him easier to manipulate.
February 13, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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After decades of recovery, southern right whales are showing signs of a climate-driven decline in breeding rates, which scientists say is a “warning signal” about changes in the Southern Ocean.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’
Lead author of Australian study says breeding slowdown is linked to climate-driven changes in ‘magnificent’ whale’s foraging grounds
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Wouldn't, 'My heart stopped for 40 minutes.' be a more accurate headline?'

Once a doctor declares somebody dead there's probably no coming back.

#Health #biology

www.bbc.com/news/article...
I died for 40 minutes - here's what it taught me about life
After a cardiac arrest Patrick Charnley was clinically dead. He came back to life a changed man.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I think the ALP killed off their first female leader when she failed to deliver too but I don't think the problems are limited to gender.

It's the problem of a party thinking that moving towards the extremes of politics will win voters back. Elections are won from the centre.

#Auspol
In other news:

the opposition party is at civil war with itself, ready for a couple d'etat to oust the 1st female leader!

#auspol

youtu.be/FfCdXxelgPk?...
Sussan Ley survives as Angus Taylor leadership challenge looms | 7NEWS
YouTube video by 7NEWS Australia
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February 12, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The LNP will need to decide whether they want to move to the left & win votes from Labor & the #Teals.

Alternatively they could move to the right & win votes from Hanson & the Nationals.

#Auspol #PHON
February 12, 2026 at 1:15 AM
They may have kept it out of international news reports for decades but #British #football hooligans are still killing people.

(Or at least until 2015 they were.)

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Twelve men charged with manslaughter of football fan Simon Dobbin
Simon Dobbin suffered a brain injury from the attack and was unable to walk or talk before his death.
www.bbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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Helen Haines ask AG if change is needed at the NACC, noting “the public has heard more about the Commissioner’s conflicts of interest than findings of corruption”💥
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 AM
#Israel may have fired first in 1967 but Egypt blocked Israeli ships from the Straits of Tiran (a red line for Israel).

In 1973 Israel was attacked by a coalition of #Arab nations & beat them all.

#Palestine #YomKippur

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kip...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day...
Yom Kippur War - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
I reckon you could've convinced 40% of Australians to sign a petition against every LNP leader since Howard going anywhere.

There would still be benefits both to Australia & the host from maintaining cordial relations.

#Auspol
February 11, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Malcolm Turnbull with a brutal assessment of Libs says their issue is they seek “approval from the Sky News audience” who “does not represent Australia”
Says Labor’s saying Sky’s the “best thing” that ever happened to them.
“It has drawn Libs off into this la la land.”🔥 #auspol
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Has anyone got more information or even just a wider photo of this incident?

The police do have the right to move people on but was there any reason to do that in this case?

#Auspol #Islam #muslim

www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Islamophobia envoy calls for apology over Sydney prayer incident; Minns defends police
Australia's Islamophobia envoy has issued a strong rebuke after NSW police officers confronted a group of men praying at a protest.
www.sbs.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM