Helen Russell
@rusty49.bsky.social
Believer in human rights and social justice.
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Still cannot believe we ended up with this Pentecostal happy clapping speaker in tongues eejit as a PM in our secular democracy
October 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Still cannot believe we ended up with this Pentecostal happy clapping speaker in tongues eejit as a PM in our secular democracy
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Be alert AND alarmed.
In an extraordinary submission to the Senate, the Public Service Commissioner has blamed transparency for #RoboDebt. He argues for more secrecy to make life easier for public servants as they advise and influence ministers on how we are governed. #auspol michaelwest.com.au/too-much-tra...
Fat Cats say what? Too much transparency caused Robodebt scandal - Michael West
In an extraordinary pitch for a public servant scrutiny void, senior public servants have blamed Robodebt on transparency.
michaelwest.com.au
October 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Be alert AND alarmed.
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What a ride. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Writing the book on Robodebt drove Rick Morton mad. Now it's won him $80k
Journalist Rick Morton didn't want to write a book about Robodebt. Now that book, Mean Streak, has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.
www.abc.net.au
September 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
What a ride. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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I’m just gonna put it out there, unless you’re a hardcore LNP supporter who lives and breathes negative gearing, franking credits and general psychopathy, why would anyone care what these two lunatics have to say on anything at all? And why have this shit as the headline? #auspol
September 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I’m just gonna put it out there, unless you’re a hardcore LNP supporter who lives and breathes negative gearing, franking credits and general psychopathy, why would anyone care what these two lunatics have to say on anything at all? And why have this shit as the headline? #auspol
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James Paterson has lashed out at Tony Burke for criticising Netanyahu’s attack on Albanese & says he should “apologise” to Netanyahu for “reckless & inflammatory” words
🤣yeh right🤣
Why are they so staunchly defending a war criminal? Such a turn off.
🤣yeh right🤣
Why are they so staunchly defending a war criminal? Such a turn off.
August 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
James Paterson has lashed out at Tony Burke for criticising Netanyahu’s attack on Albanese & says he should “apologise” to Netanyahu for “reckless & inflammatory” words
🤣yeh right🤣
Why are they so staunchly defending a war criminal? Such a turn off.
🤣yeh right🤣
Why are they so staunchly defending a war criminal? Such a turn off.
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Interesting to see Albanese today in a presser draw attention to the obvious agenda from the Israel lobby by obtaining an alleged statement from an alleged Hamas leader & placing it in front of their favourite journalist - SMH's Matthew Knott
Such junk journalism.
Israel's agenda here is so clear
Such junk journalism.
Israel's agenda here is so clear
August 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Interesting to see Albanese today in a presser draw attention to the obvious agenda from the Israel lobby by obtaining an alleged statement from an alleged Hamas leader & placing it in front of their favourite journalist - SMH's Matthew Knott
Such junk journalism.
Israel's agenda here is so clear
Such junk journalism.
Israel's agenda here is so clear
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The first policy pronouncement of the Coalition was to ‘un-recognise’ Palestine when in government (at best six years away) and to run around claiming Hamas is celebrating Albanese. And this completely irrelevant intervention has been taken seriously by media
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
Ley’s need to appease the far-right further condemns the Coalition
Sussan Ley’s pronouncement on Palestine and a need to appease the far-right of her party is dragging the Coalition into the political abyss.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
August 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The first policy pronouncement of the Coalition was to ‘un-recognise’ Palestine when in government (at best six years away) and to run around claiming Hamas is celebrating Albanese. And this completely irrelevant intervention has been taken seriously by media
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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Keep the two distinct in your head.
August 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Keep the two distinct in your head.
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Gaza. Let food in, and the truth out @fionakatauskas.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Gaza. Let food in, and the truth out @fionakatauskas.bsky.social
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Remember the movie Heathers?
As any leader of a political party knows, when you demote people they can become difficult, or worse.
Grattan on Friday: Aggrieved Liberals stamp their feet, testing Sussan Ley’s authority
theconversation.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Remember the movie Heathers?
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Facts.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
July 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Facts.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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A couple of points I should add:
-Segal has no experience or expertise in reducing hate speech
-She proposes that her judgements override laws, offices & experts that already exist (and work) to limit hate speech.
-If I was Islamophobia envoy I'd be v concerned about her family's support for Advance
-Segal has no experience or expertise in reducing hate speech
-She proposes that her judgements override laws, offices & experts that already exist (and work) to limit hate speech.
-If I was Islamophobia envoy I'd be v concerned about her family's support for Advance
If Anthony Albanese was indeed genuinely seeking to restore “social cohesion” by appointing a special envoy to combat antisemitism, he couldn’t have made a poorer choice than Jillian Segal.
New post:
New post:
Envoys in glass houses
Jillian Segal’s position as antisemitism spokesperson is untenable
nickfeik.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A couple of points I should add:
-Segal has no experience or expertise in reducing hate speech
-She proposes that her judgements override laws, offices & experts that already exist (and work) to limit hate speech.
-If I was Islamophobia envoy I'd be v concerned about her family's support for Advance
-Segal has no experience or expertise in reducing hate speech
-She proposes that her judgements override laws, offices & experts that already exist (and work) to limit hate speech.
-If I was Islamophobia envoy I'd be v concerned about her family's support for Advance
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Apparently we had to have a referendum for ‘The Voice’, where Indigenous Australian’s endured months of racist shit, but zionists just get appointed a voice, and we have to endure threats to cut government funding to Uni’s and the ABC 🤷♂️
#auspol
#auspol
July 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Apparently we had to have a referendum for ‘The Voice’, where Indigenous Australian’s endured months of racist shit, but zionists just get appointed a voice, and we have to endure threats to cut government funding to Uni’s and the ABC 🤷♂️
#auspol
#auspol
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"All right-minded organisations try to make their workforce more diverse. But are we going to accept people from different ethnic & political backgrounds only to the extent that they behave like middle class white people?"
Time for institutional courage. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Time for institutional courage. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ABC and Creative Australia panicked in the face of controversy. These vital institutions must not be so timid | Margaret Simons
In the Lattouf and Sabsabi cases, the apparently unmanageable sensitivity was discussion of Israel and Palestine
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"All right-minded organisations try to make their workforce more diverse. But are we going to accept people from different ethnic & political backgrounds only to the extent that they behave like middle class white people?"
Time for institutional courage. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Time for institutional courage. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"Australians simply don’t realise how good our democratic institutions are."
Nice words, Kim Williams.
But you forgot about how our institutions, especially the ABC, have shown a tendency to cave in to #ZionistMcCarthyism.
And throw staff under the bus.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
Nice words, Kim Williams.
But you forgot about how our institutions, especially the ABC, have shown a tendency to cave in to #ZionistMcCarthyism.
And throw staff under the bus.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
The case for investment in the ABC
Increasingly in this current, strange era, nothing is more empowering than ignorance. Ignorance is unburdened by knowledge and an understanding of and respect for history. It has no fidelities, no sen...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
July 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Australians simply don’t realise how good our democratic institutions are."
Nice words, Kim Williams.
But you forgot about how our institutions, especially the ABC, have shown a tendency to cave in to #ZionistMcCarthyism.
And throw staff under the bus.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
Nice words, Kim Williams.
But you forgot about how our institutions, especially the ABC, have shown a tendency to cave in to #ZionistMcCarthyism.
And throw staff under the bus.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
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Let's hear it for the boys- my #auspol cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What’s the secret to Liberal preselection? | Fiona Katauskas
You can’t just rest on your merits
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Let's hear it for the boys- my #auspol cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The ABC Australia’s obsession with Wintour and Bezos this week would never have happened when I was growing up.
It is not news.
It is intended to reinforce the capitalist idea that we are lesser than these creeps. Sociopaths who have amassed wealth and power by dominating and oppressing others.
It is not news.
It is intended to reinforce the capitalist idea that we are lesser than these creeps. Sociopaths who have amassed wealth and power by dominating and oppressing others.
June 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The ABC Australia’s obsession with Wintour and Bezos this week would never have happened when I was growing up.
It is not news.
It is intended to reinforce the capitalist idea that we are lesser than these creeps. Sociopaths who have amassed wealth and power by dominating and oppressing others.
It is not news.
It is intended to reinforce the capitalist idea that we are lesser than these creeps. Sociopaths who have amassed wealth and power by dominating and oppressing others.
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Dear #ABC Australia, why are you giving a platform to yesterday's men? Last week it was #Morriscum this week #ToeKneeABot, will it be #LittleJohnny next week? All were hopeless PM's and are of no relevance in #Australia today, indeed they were all irrelevant when PM! #Auspol
June 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Dear ABC, if Scott Morrison is the only person offering to provide an opinion on ANYTHING, please don't call him back. The Australian people have not recovered from his Robodebt, his Covid response, his multiple ministries, even his God. 😡
June 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Dear ABC, if Scott Morrison is the only person offering to provide an opinion on ANYTHING, please don't call him back. The Australian people have not recovered from his Robodebt, his Covid response, his multiple ministries, even his God. 😡
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David told me one of the things that cheers him up is receiving a letter. So please write and tell him how much you appreciate what he did. 2/2
David McBride. Locked Bag 7775, Canberra BC, ACT 2609. The senders name & address must be on the back of the envelope.🙏
David McBride. Locked Bag 7775, Canberra BC, ACT 2609. The senders name & address must be on the back of the envelope.🙏
June 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
David told me one of the things that cheers him up is receiving a letter. So please write and tell him how much you appreciate what he did. 2/2
David McBride. Locked Bag 7775, Canberra BC, ACT 2609. The senders name & address must be on the back of the envelope.🙏
David McBride. Locked Bag 7775, Canberra BC, ACT 2609. The senders name & address must be on the back of the envelope.🙏
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"if #Robodebt can be rewarded, then nothing is off limits. If we don’t speak up, we are agreeing — in silence — to live in a nation where cruelty is policy and honour means survival at the top." 💥🎯 #ScottyFromRobodebt #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/06...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/06...
Award for Morrison an insult to the truth
Scott Morrison’s award is not just a political misjudgment – it is an affront to decency.
johnmenadue.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"if #Robodebt can be rewarded, then nothing is off limits. If we don’t speak up, we are agreeing — in silence — to live in a nation where cruelty is policy and honour means survival at the top." 💥🎯 #ScottyFromRobodebt #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/06...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/06...
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for "eminent service" to the country through crises
June 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
for "eminent service" to the country through crises
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People forget that the state premiers forced him to act, that he had no plan.
June 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
People forget that the state premiers forced him to act, that he had no plan.
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What???!!! He was a complete incompetent! We were saved by state premiers, real scientists, doctors, medical staff. This total wankpuppet did NOTHING!! 😡😡😡
June 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
What???!!! He was a complete incompetent! We were saved by state premiers, real scientists, doctors, medical staff. This total wankpuppet did NOTHING!! 😡😡😡
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End Thread … 🧵
This is how a corruption investigation should be run.
Open and transparent.
Our Federal #NACC is a disgrace and betrayal to honest government and Anti-Corruption.
A major Albanese failure.
#auspol #NSWICAC #NACC @albomp.bsky.social
This is how a corruption investigation should be run.
Open and transparent.
Our Federal #NACC is a disgrace and betrayal to honest government and Anti-Corruption.
A major Albanese failure.
#auspol #NSWICAC #NACC @albomp.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
End Thread … 🧵
This is how a corruption investigation should be run.
Open and transparent.
Our Federal #NACC is a disgrace and betrayal to honest government and Anti-Corruption.
A major Albanese failure.
#auspol #NSWICAC #NACC @albomp.bsky.social
This is how a corruption investigation should be run.
Open and transparent.
Our Federal #NACC is a disgrace and betrayal to honest government and Anti-Corruption.
A major Albanese failure.
#auspol #NSWICAC #NACC @albomp.bsky.social