Stu
@stulab.bsky.social
Muso/IT guy living on unceded Gadigal Land ❤️💛🖤 🇵🇸 🎼
#auspol #netzero social justice #gazagenocide
#auspol #netzero social justice #gazagenocide
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Don't be distracted by the LNP shenanigans and allow Labor’s plan to overhaul biodiversity offsets – and nature laws more broadly – coast under the radar with comparatively little scrutiny. 👀
I DO NOT TRUST WATT !
Don't be distracted by the LNP shenanigans and allow Labor’s plan to overhaul biodiversity offsets – and nature laws more broadly – coast under the radar with comparatively little scrutiny. 👀
I DO NOT TRUST WATT !
Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW. Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn
Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
#auspol
Don't be distracted by the LNP shenanigans and allow Labor’s plan to overhaul biodiversity offsets – and nature laws more broadly – coast under the radar with comparatively little scrutiny. 👀
I DO NOT TRUST WATT !
Don't be distracted by the LNP shenanigans and allow Labor’s plan to overhaul biodiversity offsets – and nature laws more broadly – coast under the radar with comparatively little scrutiny. 👀
I DO NOT TRUST WATT !
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While the world looks away because "ceasefire", Israel continues the #GazaGenocide.
⭕️ NEW: Shelter Conditions in Gaza Near Collapse as Winter Storms Approach, While Israel Allows Only 5% of Agreed Shelter Aid
Gaza’s already thin humanitarian line is about to snap. Civil defense crews in Rafah are warning that incoming winter storms...
Photo: Mohammad Al-Sawalhi/CNN (Dec. 2024)
Gaza’s already thin humanitarian line is about to snap. Civil defense crews in Rafah are warning that incoming winter storms...
Photo: Mohammad Al-Sawalhi/CNN (Dec. 2024)
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
While the world looks away because "ceasefire", Israel continues the #GazaGenocide.
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The LNP coalition is like a lung cancer sufferer refusing to give up the smokes. You know it is killing you and can’t be justified but you are all in until the end. #auspol
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The LNP coalition is like a lung cancer sufferer refusing to give up the smokes. You know it is killing you and can’t be justified but you are all in until the end. #auspol
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A historic day for Victoria.
Australia will see its first ever treaty with Aboriginal people signed and formalised as law today.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australia will see its first ever treaty with Aboriginal people signed and formalised as law today.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people becomes law in Victoria
Victoria's first treaty with Aboriginal people has been signed by members of the Aboriginal community, the premier and state governor.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Who would have thunk? #auspol #housingcrisis
The 5% first home buyers scheme is a miserable policy failure – and the latest chapter in Australia’s housing disgrace | Greg Jericho
The government is juicing demand to make houses more expensive for Australians while providing good public housing for … Americans
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Who would have thunk? #auspol #housingcrisis
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"Worst comes to worst, we can protect them from social media by locking them up." chaser.com.au/national/gov...
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 AM
"Worst comes to worst, we can protect them from social media by locking them up." chaser.com.au/national/gov...
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Who supports the Albanese Govt's new environment laws?
• Chevron
• BHP
• the Minerals Council of Australia
• the Business Council of Australia
Who doesn't support the new laws?
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• Greenpeace
• the Climate Council
• the Wilderness Society and more. 🤔 #auspol
• Chevron
• BHP
• the Minerals Council of Australia
• the Business Council of Australia
Who doesn't support the new laws?
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• Greenpeace
• the Climate Council
• the Wilderness Society and more. 🤔 #auspol
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Who supports the Albanese Govt's new environment laws?
• Chevron
• BHP
• the Minerals Council of Australia
• the Business Council of Australia
Who doesn't support the new laws?
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• Greenpeace
• the Climate Council
• the Wilderness Society and more. 🤔 #auspol
• Chevron
• BHP
• the Minerals Council of Australia
• the Business Council of Australia
Who doesn't support the new laws?
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• Greenpeace
• the Climate Council
• the Wilderness Society and more. 🤔 #auspol
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Bloke v BHP in court over wage theft. No lawyer v a pack. Will BHP suppress it? Test case for system of justice in Australia
#auspol
youtu.be/7Md-M9c4RJU?...
#auspol
youtu.be/7Md-M9c4RJU?...
Australia’s Biggest Wage Scandal You’ve Never Heard Of | The West Report
YouTube video by The West Report
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November 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Bloke v BHP in court over wage theft. No lawyer v a pack. Will BHP suppress it? Test case for system of justice in Australia
#auspol
youtu.be/7Md-M9c4RJU?...
#auspol
youtu.be/7Md-M9c4RJU?...
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#auspol
We need to stop intelligence sharing with the USA.
They are bombing and killing fishermen.
Take away their access to our #ears "MrAlbanese.
Be brave. Do it #unilaterally!
Where are you #Marles?
We need to stop intelligence sharing with the USA.
They are bombing and killing fishermen.
Take away their access to our #ears "MrAlbanese.
Be brave. Do it #unilaterally!
Where are you #Marles?
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#auspol
We need to stop intelligence sharing with the USA.
They are bombing and killing fishermen.
Take away their access to our #ears "MrAlbanese.
Be brave. Do it #unilaterally!
Where are you #Marles?
We need to stop intelligence sharing with the USA.
They are bombing and killing fishermen.
Take away their access to our #ears "MrAlbanese.
Be brave. Do it #unilaterally!
Where are you #Marles?
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If the Coalition is going to debate climate change for the next thirty years as this net zero argument after the last stonking election loss seems to indicate, maybe they can look at reducing insurance premiums on floodplains, cos that industry sure seems to believe in the data and science #auspol
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If the Coalition is going to debate climate change for the next thirty years as this net zero argument after the last stonking election loss seems to indicate, maybe they can look at reducing insurance premiums on floodplains, cos that industry sure seems to believe in the data and science #auspol
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More neoliberalism outsourcing from the @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt
#auspol
‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians
Consumer advocates raise significant concerns as union says contractors use lower-paid staff to boost profit
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
More neoliberalism outsourcing from the @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt
#auspol
Don't use Google/Alphabet products and services. Change browser, use an adblocker to block tracking, get off YouTube, Gmail and their other products.
Otherwise, you're just helping them fuck you over.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
Otherwise, you're just helping them fuck you over.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Don't use Google/Alphabet products and services. Change browser, use an adblocker to block tracking, get off YouTube, Gmail and their other products.
Otherwise, you're just helping them fuck you over.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
Otherwise, you're just helping them fuck you over.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
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‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank
‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank
Australia stopped buying fuel directly from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine but has imported more than 3m tonnes of its oil products since 2023
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Millions of tonnes of Russian oil have been traded through a port part-owned by Macquarie Bank and potentially sold on to Australian businesses, new data shows.
The identification of a new link between Australia and the trade in Russian-origin products exposes further gaps in government sanctions, as Australia lags Europe and UK in tightening import rules. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank
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When Chris Hedges was cancelled by the National Press Club, questions arose over whether its ties to the weapons industry are compromising integrity.
Press for sale: How the arms industry courted Australia’s National Press Club
~ Dr Rosemary Sorensen
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Press for sale: How the arms industry courted Australia’s National Press Club
~ Dr Rosemary Sorensen
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Press for sale: How the arms industry courted Australia’s National Press Club
When Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges was abruptly cancelled by the National Press Club, questions arose over whether its deep ties to the weapons industry are compromising journalism’s integrity......
independentaustralia.net
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
When Chris Hedges was cancelled by the National Press Club, questions arose over whether its ties to the weapons industry are compromising integrity.
Press for sale: How the arms industry courted Australia’s National Press Club
~ Dr Rosemary Sorensen
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Press for sale: How the arms industry courted Australia’s National Press Club
~ Dr Rosemary Sorensen
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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United Nations cuts off U.S. ambassador Mike Waltz after spreading misinformation about Cuba.
October 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
United Nations cuts off U.S. ambassador Mike Waltz after spreading misinformation about Cuba.
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Concerningly, the hapless official who approved the sweeping FOI redactions was the same individual who was the cost centre manager for confirming that funding was available for Ms. Segal's and her staffer’s US travel.
This overlap casts a shadow over the independence of the FOI redaction process.
This overlap casts a shadow over the independence of the FOI redaction process.
October 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Concerningly, the hapless official who approved the sweeping FOI redactions was the same individual who was the cost centre manager for confirming that funding was available for Ms. Segal's and her staffer’s US travel.
This overlap casts a shadow over the independence of the FOI redaction process.
This overlap casts a shadow over the independence of the FOI redaction process.
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End all funding every single private employment services provider.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Run by multiple departments and hundreds of private companies, advocates warn errors will continue to rock a system ‘in crisis’
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It’s a system designed to help Australians who most need it. Yet its created continuous scandals, with parts of it paused because the government can’t say if it’s operating legally.
Hundreds and thousands of Centrelink clients are affected by its frequent problems, being charged or overpaying debts incorrectly calculated as another class action is launched. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
End all funding every single private employment services provider.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.
Get rid of mutual obligations
Bring back the CES
Raise the fricken rate
Ain’t hard.
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
So much for the government story that we had no defence ties with Israel.
#Auspol
So much for the government story that we had no defence ties with Israel.
#Auspol
Australia’s $20m ‘iron fist’ deal with Israel’s largest arms company signed two weeks before UN genocide finding
Experts criticise federal government’s contract with Elbit Systems as ‘troubling acceptance’ of Israel’s conduct in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:54 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
So much for the government story that we had no defence ties with Israel.
#Auspol
So much for the government story that we had no defence ties with Israel.
#Auspol
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No sign of the two way arms trade between Australia and Israel slowing as Australia purchases approx $20m worth of weapons from Elbit.
October 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
No sign of the two way arms trade between Australia and Israel slowing as Australia purchases approx $20m worth of weapons from Elbit.
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🚨 Public power should serve people, not billionaires. Handing corporate execs the keys to shape Australia’s R&D future is a breach of trust. We need integrity, transparency & stronger conflict-of-interest laws—now. ✊ #HandsOffPublicPolicy #IntegrityFirst #auspol www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ec...
Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!
Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy
www.getup.org.au
October 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
🚨 Public power should serve people, not billionaires. Handing corporate execs the keys to shape Australia’s R&D future is a breach of trust. We need integrity, transparency & stronger conflict-of-interest laws—now. ✊ #HandsOffPublicPolicy #IntegrityFirst #auspol www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ec...
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It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:
— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap
— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap
October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:
— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap
— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap
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The ALP might as well merge with the Minerals Council of Australia
October 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The ALP might as well merge with the Minerals Council of Australia
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The Albanese govt’s first term was the second most secretive on record.
Rather than changing their ways, they’re doubling down and tightening our FOI system to make it even harder to get information. Not a single expert or member of parliament outside of the Labor party has backed their new bill.
Rather than changing their ways, they’re doubling down and tightening our FOI system to make it even harder to get information. Not a single expert or member of parliament outside of the Labor party has backed their new bill.
October 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The Albanese govt’s first term was the second most secretive on record.
Rather than changing their ways, they’re doubling down and tightening our FOI system to make it even harder to get information. Not a single expert or member of parliament outside of the Labor party has backed their new bill.
Rather than changing their ways, they’re doubling down and tightening our FOI system to make it even harder to get information. Not a single expert or member of parliament outside of the Labor party has backed their new bill.
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The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
October 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.