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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Just a shocking series of replies by Penny Wong
STEFANOVIC: Okay. The responsibility now rests with you, I think, to explain, I think, what is it, 500 pages of this document, to the Aussie public. As an example, if someone or a group says Israel engaged in genocide, will they be prosecuted now? FOREIGN MINISTER: Can I start with what the legislation does, it does a number of things. Obviously, one of the things it does is it enables the Minister to cancel and suspend visas of people who come to Australia to preach hatred. We have the gun legislation, which is toughening up the gun laws in the ways that I've described. In relation to the hate groups, what this legislation does is it enables the Minister to determine and prescribe that a group is a hate group in accordance with the legislation. But that's not a political decision. That's a decision that is done on the advice of security agencies, and the Leader of the Opposition is briefed. So, I just want to say to your viewers and to you, what we are trying to do is to crack down on groups who seek to incite hatred for the purposes of engaging in incitement and criminal activity. We're not seeking to crack down on people's, you know, difference of political debate. STEFANOVIC: So, under that, under the legislation, people will still be able, or groups will still be able to say that? FOREIGN MINISTER: Well, I'm not going to get into hypotheticals about what can and can't be said. I'm making a point about the way the legislation works. STEFANOVIC: Do you think people should be able to say that? FOREIGN MINISTER: I don't believe that, well, the Government's position is that the State of Israel has a right to exist, and we seek two states, because that is the way to ensure long-term peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians. STEFANOVIC: All right. Senator, there's a lot to digest in all of this, and we appreciate you being on. Thank you. FOREIGN MINISTER: Good to be with you.
January 20, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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markhumphries.bsky.social
We couldn’t possibly change the date. It’s just not something we do.
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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scuttlebutter1.bsky.social
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Oh Denmark, you little ripper!

And ... A . Lifetime . Supply . of . Danish . Pastries?!?

PLEASE BUY AUSTRALIA! Please 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
therickydavila.bsky.social Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 2d
Over 200K Danish citizens signed a petition to buy California as a response to the orange felon’s hunt for Greenland.

The petition states that they’ll provide Californians with universal health care, fact-based politics, rule of law, lifetime supply of Danish pastries.

Love it.
January 18, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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ppfideas.bsky.social
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

For the penultimate episode in this series David examines the criminal trial of O. J. Simpson in 1995 to ask what it reveals about how power really works in America. How did the prosecution fail to grasp what was really happening in the courtroom?

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
Was going to launch this at Adelaide - but will now be Canberra in March. I suck at promotion, but it’s open for pre order at wherever you get your books (and you can ask your library for it too) 🩷
peterwmurphy1.bsky.social Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d
"Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard"
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
Book cover: "Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard" by Amy Remeikis
January 18, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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johnmenadue.com
Best of 2025: he left claims that to attack Zionism is to criticise an ideology; the right asserts that it is disguised antisemitism. One can find examples to support both claims, which underlines just how difficult a terrain this has become. #auspol #gaza #Israel #palestine
Best of 2025 - On Israel, Zionism and being Jewish
No political conflict contains as many journalistic minefields as that between Israel and Palestine.
johnmenadue.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
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All the power and love to @cathywilcox.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
slimcharles.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Kudos to Louise Adler for her stand and her statement.
I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler
Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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vanbadham.bsky.social
X/grok is a tool for making and distributing material that harasses, demeans and sexualises women AND CHILDREN.

X/grok MUST be banned in Australia.

#auspol
cameronwilson.bsky.social CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 11d
Australia's internet safety regulator has stepped up its pressure on Elon Musk's X amid its AI deepfakes scandal, demanding it explain how it's complying with legal requirements to detect and prevent CSEM. thesizzle.com.au/p/e...
January 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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debbienorthway.bsky.social
#Auspol #Australia
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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joshfrai.bsky.social
Why does "just following orders" ring such a bell? What distant historical moment am I remembering that from?
January 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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dropsitenews.com
🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces have killed 7 Palestinians, including 5 children, the youngest 5 years old, in less than 24 hours by striking tents and homes sheltering displaced families across northern and southern Gaza, Palestinian Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said today.

Since that...
🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces have killed 7 Palestinians, including 5 children, the youngest 5 years old, in less than 24 hours by striking tents and homes sheltering displaced families across northern and southern Gaza, Palestinian Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said today. Since that statement, the death toll has risen to at least 10, based on Felesteen Online’s incident-by-incident records. See the post in reply. Translating Falasteen (Palestine) @translatingpal ❗️In less than 24 hours, Israeli occupation forces have committed multiple crimes against unarmed civilians in both southern and northern Gaza by targeting homes and tents sheltering displaced families, killing seven people, including five children, the youngest just five years old, in a clear violation of the ceasefire, according to Palestinian Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal. He stressed that the deliberate targeting of civilians and displacement shelters constitutes a grave crime and a blatant breach of international humanitarian law, calling on the international community to meet its legal and moral responsibilities and provide immediate protection for civilians in the Gaza Strip. mahmoud_basal88 (IG)
January 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
slimcharles.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state | Jan-Werner Müller
The Venezuela incursion is in line with this logic, made even plainer as the US eyes Greenland
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
A national disgrace.
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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laylabelle3.bsky.social
Hahahahaha
But true
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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daryltractor.bsky.social
Chip Le Grand: Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is proof that the Suburban Rail Loop is a disaster.
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
slimcharles.bsky.social
Despite being approached by various groups to lend our support to a federal Royal commission into the Bondi tragedy we have decided to put our trust in the Australian government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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paulbongiorno.bsky.social
Federal royal commission into Bondi is wrong option

www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
Why a federal royal commission into Bondi isn’t the right option
A federal royal commission running parallel with the Richardson inquiry would create confusion, frustration and inordinate delay.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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susannainoz.bsky.social
We need to build trust, banning X is a must!
vanbadham.bsky.social Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 17d
We have to ban X in #auspol for national security, social cohesion AND public safety reasons. X has not only platformed CSAM but also PROVIDED TOOLS to make the stuff. Want meaningful action after Bondi? Ban X. Ban the absolute social sewerage factory it is. @albomp.bsky.social - this is the time.
kattenbarge.bsky.social Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 18d
I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
January 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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davidlamond.bsky.social
… and rightly so @janecaro.bsky.social - sound words from #plainspeakingjane #auspol
janecaro.bsky.social Jane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social · 18d
Delighted my article on Australia’s shameful education system (stealing resources from children of the poor to further advantage children of the better off) features in The Saturday Paper’s list of its best in 2025. Hope it also helps drives change. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
The segregation crisis in schools funding
In the Albanese government’s first term, Education Minister Jason Clare observed that Australia has one of the most segregated education systems in the OECD. What is deeply shocking – though not surpr...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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drdemography.com
Hate incidents toward Muslim women up ~200% since Bondi massacre www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Women wearing hijabs targeted in anti-Muslim abuse since Bondi attack
There are concerns women wearing hijabs are bearing the brunt of a "horrifying" wave of Islamophobia in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, with the Australian National Imams Council reporti...
www.abc.net.au
December 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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strangerous.bsky.social
So many hypocrites on antisemitism but the biggest for me is Tim Wilson who was called out by Jewish Australians for siding with Holocaust deniers in trying to repeal 18c of the Racial Dis Act. Wilson argued against “using the law to prosecute deniers.” www.australianjewishnews.com/new-commissi...
New commissioner calls for 18C axing – The Australian Jewish News
AUSTRALIA’S new Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson (pictured) has called for Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act to be axed “in its entirety”.
www.australianjewishnews.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
slimcharles.bsky.social
All articles linked to deluge readers with the approved opinion. The complete absence of any alternative view or any informed analysis is inexcusable.
December 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
slimcharles.bsky.social
The Fin Review coverage of Bondi has been remarkable in its partisanship. Article after article trumpeting one view: Albanese to blame, Teals to blame, bridge walk a disgrace, must have a royal commission.
December 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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agendaforreform.bsky.social
“I’m a scientist and health services researcher, not a political scientist”

Well Christina you do a bloody good job at the latter. I followed you on Twitter during covid but what you are doing now is so important. Most here would agree with every word but our leaders are tone deaf or in a stupor.
December 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM