@tim365.bsky.social
Enthusiastically pro-education, pro-choice, pro-transparency/accountability, pro-free speech consistent with society’s guardrails.
“Likes” are just “Likes” - not endorsements!
“Likes” are just “Likes” - not endorsements!
Reposting after listening to @janfran.bsky.social and @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social on #oncewerejournos - 5⭐️ by the way 🔥 - the issue being that the #BBC opened the door by bad practice. The pile on was always conning - eternal vigilance is necessary. We rely on it! #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Why can’t the media just do its job? Report the news, stop trying to be the news. Every time respected media screws up it emboldens the disinformation we face everyday on every single issue. Yes it’s your byline - it’s not about you #doyourjob. #auspol
Why can’t the media just do its job? Report the news, stop trying to be the news. Every time respected media screws up it emboldens the disinformation we face everyday on every single issue. Yes it’s your byline - it’s not about you #doyourjob. #auspol
Why the BBC's issues go deeper than its 'doctoring' of Trump video
It is not US President Donald Trump who represents the biggest political threat to the BBC, but a leaked 8,000-word letter of complaint to the broadcaster's board motivated by "despair at inaction".
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Reposting after listening to @janfran.bsky.social and @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social on #oncewerejournos - 5⭐️ by the way 🔥 - the issue being that the #BBC opened the door by bad practice. The pile on was always conning - eternal vigilance is necessary. We rely on it! #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Why can’t the media just do its job? Report the news, stop trying to be the news. Every time respected media screws up it emboldens the disinformation we face everyday on every single issue. Yes it’s your byline - it’s not about you #doyourjob. #auspol
Why can’t the media just do its job? Report the news, stop trying to be the news. Every time respected media screws up it emboldens the disinformation we face everyday on every single issue. Yes it’s your byline - it’s not about you #doyourjob. #auspol
Why the BBC's issues go deeper than its 'doctoring' of Trump video
It is not US President Donald Trump who represents the biggest political threat to the BBC, but a leaked 8,000-word letter of complaint to the broadcaster's board motivated by "despair at inaction".
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Why can’t the media just do its job? Report the news, stop trying to be the news. Every time respected media screws up it emboldens the disinformation we face everyday on every single issue. Yes it’s your byline - it’s not about you #doyourjob. #auspol
Why can’t the media just do its job? Report the news, stop trying to be the news. Every time respected media screws up it emboldens the disinformation we face everyday on every single issue. Yes it’s your byline - it’s not about you #doyourjob. #auspol
Wow @moiradonegan.bsky.social and @adriandaub.bsky.social this Project 1933 stuff is incredible. 🔥🔥🔥 #2025
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Wow @moiradonegan.bsky.social and @adriandaub.bsky.social this Project 1933 stuff is incredible. 🔥🔥🔥 #2025
Outstanding leadership from @davidpocock.bsky.social in the 🇦🇺 #Senate again. Holding up a mirror to the #ALP - how they have shifted in 20 years. Sad . Now is the time for courage, leadership, decency. #auspol
October 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Outstanding leadership from @davidpocock.bsky.social in the 🇦🇺 #Senate again. Holding up a mirror to the #ALP - how they have shifted in 20 years. Sad . Now is the time for courage, leadership, decency. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
The interesting bit of this fluff piece is the reference to receiving updated flu and COVID 19 vaccinations. Presumably he has been vaccinated previously (makes sense he’s an old man). However it is at odds with his current #RFKJr positioning. #weird
The interesting bit of this fluff piece is the reference to receiving updated flu and COVID 19 vaccinations. Presumably he has been vaccinated previously (makes sense he’s an old man). However it is at odds with his current #RFKJr positioning. #weird
Trump remains in 'exceptional health', doctor's note says after check-up
A memo released by US President Donald Trump's doctor says the 79-year-old's "cardiac age" is 14 years younger than his "chronological age".
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October 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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The interesting bit of this fluff piece is the reference to receiving updated flu and COVID 19 vaccinations. Presumably he has been vaccinated previously (makes sense he’s an old man). However it is at odds with his current #RFKJr positioning. #weird
The interesting bit of this fluff piece is the reference to receiving updated flu and COVID 19 vaccinations. Presumably he has been vaccinated previously (makes sense he’s an old man). However it is at odds with his current #RFKJr positioning. #weird
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
If that is the vision for Australia as presented in the Insta photo - let’s just not! Shorts and socks Noooooooooo! #auspol
If that is the vision for Australia as presented in the Insta photo - let’s just not! Shorts and socks Noooooooooo! #auspol
Hastie taunted over claim that Australians are 'strangers in our own home'
The home affairs minister says Andrew Hastie should name which visa classes he would cut after the shadow home affairs minister suggested "unsustainable" immigration was making Australians "feel like ...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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If that is the vision for Australia as presented in the Insta photo - let’s just not! Shorts and socks Noooooooooo! #auspol
If that is the vision for Australia as presented in the Insta photo - let’s just not! Shorts and socks Noooooooooo! #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
I’m curious as to what else the “pick me” Party would trade off/ compromise to be liked. Umm let’s see- the PBS, our health system, our sovereignty? The OL needs to explain coherently as to whether they will act in the interests of all 🇦🇺. #auspol
I’m curious as to what else the “pick me” Party would trade off/ compromise to be liked. Umm let’s see- the PBS, our health system, our sovereignty? The OL needs to explain coherently as to whether they will act in the interests of all 🇦🇺. #auspol
Ley writes to Republicans on Gaza ahead of Albanese's UN address
In an unorthodox move, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley writes to a group of Republicans reassuring the Coalition would withdraw recognition of Palestine, ahead of a major United Nations address to be del...
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September 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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I’m curious as to what else the “pick me” Party would trade off/ compromise to be liked. Umm let’s see- the PBS, our health system, our sovereignty? The OL needs to explain coherently as to whether they will act in the interests of all 🇦🇺. #auspol
I’m curious as to what else the “pick me” Party would trade off/ compromise to be liked. Umm let’s see- the PBS, our health system, our sovereignty? The OL needs to explain coherently as to whether they will act in the interests of all 🇦🇺. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Increasingly looks like a good time to focus on our own footsteps. #auspol
Increasingly looks like a good time to focus on our own footsteps. #auspol
Republicans warn PM of 'punitive measures' over Palestinian recognition
As Anthony Albanese touches down in New York ahead of the UN General Assembly, Republicans issue a warning against formally recognising Palestinian statehood.
www.abc.net.au
September 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Increasingly looks like a good time to focus on our own footsteps. #auspol
Increasingly looks like a good time to focus on our own footsteps. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
The Opposition also needs to be held to account. I expect the media to press the OL on which programs don’t deliver value (however that is measured) and what the govt should do. The time for these discussions is now, not 72 hrs before the next election. #auspol
The Opposition also needs to be held to account. I expect the media to press the OL on which programs don’t deliver value (however that is measured) and what the govt should do. The time for these discussions is now, not 72 hrs before the next election. #auspol
Australians too dependent on government, says Sussan Ley
In her first major economic speech, the opposition leader hits out at universal subsidies and says "dependency" has affected Australia's "national character".
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September 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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The Opposition also needs to be held to account. I expect the media to press the OL on which programs don’t deliver value (however that is measured) and what the govt should do. The time for these discussions is now, not 72 hrs before the next election. #auspol
The Opposition also needs to be held to account. I expect the media to press the OL on which programs don’t deliver value (however that is measured) and what the govt should do. The time for these discussions is now, not 72 hrs before the next election. #auspol
Thx @moiradonegan.bsky.social et al., every time I take time out to listen to #InBedWithTheRight I’m reminded why the authoritarians take the academics/historians/thought keepers away first. Thanks for the clarity and the #realitycheck! We’d all do well to check it out, #auspol
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Thx @moiradonegan.bsky.social et al., every time I take time out to listen to #InBedWithTheRight I’m reminded why the authoritarians take the academics/historians/thought keepers away first. Thanks for the clarity and the #realitycheck! We’d all do well to check it out, #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Grorngineering is about profiting from the situation we’re in. We need the #Lomax not the bankers. #auspol
Grorngineering is about profiting from the situation we’re in. We need the #Lomax not the bankers. #auspol
Polar 'geoengineering' won't fix climate warming, study finds
Proposed "geoengineering" projects designed to reduce the impacts of global warming in polar regions would be ineffective, extremely costly and environmentally dangerous, researchers have warned.
www.abc.net.au
September 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Grorngineering is about profiting from the situation we’re in. We need the #Lomax not the bankers. #auspol
Grorngineering is about profiting from the situation we’re in. We need the #Lomax not the bankers. #auspol
So @moiradonegan.bsky.social just working my way through the #Biden and #Harris pods of #inBedWithTheRight (quality by the way), can’t wait to see if there’s a big ‘told you so’ episode fir later in my journey.
September 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
So @moiradonegan.bsky.social just working my way through the #Biden and #Harris pods of #inBedWithTheRight (quality by the way), can’t wait to see if there’s a big ‘told you so’ episode fir later in my journey.
Another cracker from @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social and @janfran.bsky.social. Calling it out and loud - Nazis and neo-liberalism - that’s podcast gymnastics! 💯
September 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Another cracker from @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social and @janfran.bsky.social. Calling it out and loud - Nazis and neo-liberalism - that’s podcast gymnastics! 💯
Thoughts @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social ? Asking for a friend.
“ABC managing director Hugh Marks said new public comment guidelines sent to staff yesterday were not directly linked to the Antoinette Latouff unlawful termination case, but reflected need to update how staff can communicate online so their remarks don’t reflect badly on national broadcaster.” ➡️
August 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Thoughts @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social ? Asking for a friend.
Listening to another cracker from @janfran.bsky.social and @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social and thought of these guys when they proposed a PR push for the media. Cheers!
a computer screen displays a video of new york city ghostbusters 1984
ALT: a computer screen displays a video of new york city ghostbusters 1984
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August 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Listening to another cracker from @janfran.bsky.social and @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social and thought of these guys when they proposed a PR push for the media. Cheers!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Let’s hope this isn’t another case of mixing up a sense of self #entitlement with an administrative function. Time will tell. #auspol #water
Let’s hope this isn’t another case of mixing up a sense of self #entitlement with an administrative function. Time will tell. #auspol #water
Class action alleges water authority cost 28,000 irrigators millions
Irrigators from New South Wales and Victoria allege the Murray-Darling Basin Authority mismanaged water between 2017 and 2019, costing them more than $1 billion in losses.
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August 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Let’s hope this isn’t another case of mixing up a sense of self #entitlement with an administrative function. Time will tell. #auspol #water
Let’s hope this isn’t another case of mixing up a sense of self #entitlement with an administrative function. Time will tell. #auspol #water
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Great to see the Regulator checking its numbers. Let’s see that same Regulator apply that same clinical eye to all the water extractors and fulfill its broader obligations to the people of NSW. #water
Great to see the Regulator checking its numbers. Let’s see that same Regulator apply that same clinical eye to all the water extractors and fulfill its broader obligations to the people of NSW. #water
Environmental flows halted in national park over water reporting concerns
NSW Natural Resources Access Regulator issues a stop-work order halting environmental water flows in Toorale National Park, citing a lack of mandatory reporting.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Great to see the Regulator checking its numbers. Let’s see that same Regulator apply that same clinical eye to all the water extractors and fulfill its broader obligations to the people of NSW. #water
Great to see the Regulator checking its numbers. Let’s see that same Regulator apply that same clinical eye to all the water extractors and fulfill its broader obligations to the people of NSW. #water
Where is the journalism here @janfran.bsky.social ?
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What the actual here - a 12 year old requested an abortion. At what point #ABC did you not think to explore the issue in front of you?
What the actual here - a 12 year old requested an abortion. At what point #ABC did you not think to explore the issue in front of you?
Why the courts stepped in when a 12-year-old wanted an abortion
According to Australian law, children are empowered to make their own decisions about the healthcare they receive — regardless of parental consent — so long as they fully understand what is being done...
www.abc.net.au
August 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Where is the journalism here @janfran.bsky.social ?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
What the actual here - a 12 year old requested an abortion. At what point #ABC did you not think to explore the issue in front of you?
What the actual here - a 12 year old requested an abortion. At what point #ABC did you not think to explore the issue in front of you?
Why the courts stepped in when a 12-year-old wanted an abortion
According to Australian law, children are empowered to make their own decisions about the healthcare they receive — regardless of parental consent — so long as they fully understand what is being done...
www.abc.net.au
August 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
What the actual here - a 12 year old requested an abortion. At what point #ABC did you not think to explore the issue in front of you?
What the actual here - a 12 year old requested an abortion. At what point #ABC did you not think to explore the issue in front of you?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
So here’s an opportunity to underpin domestic requirements by making it a condition of the sale to an international buyer. Lets see it #auspol
So here’s an opportunity to underpin domestic requirements by making it a condition of the sale to an international buyer. Lets see it #auspol
Gas shortage crisis develops as Santos takeover heats up
There's a great deal riding on the contentious proposal, politically for the Albanese government, personally for Treasurer Jim Chalmers and economically for the nation.
www.abc.net.au
July 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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So here’s an opportunity to underpin domestic requirements by making it a condition of the sale to an international buyer. Lets see it #auspol
So here’s an opportunity to underpin domestic requirements by making it a condition of the sale to an international buyer. Lets see it #auspol
Seriously cracking good show from quality thinkers @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social and @janfran.bsky.social
Perhaps the government appointed anti-Semitism envoy Segal could start with monitoring her husband’s support of spinning media narratives before giving advice to ABC and SBS? Just an idea.
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Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts.
You can watch it in full on YouTube.
July 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Seriously cracking good show from quality thinkers @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social and @janfran.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
So Treasury does it’s job and #ABC says gotcha. Noting #ABC did so on a Table of Contents - not the detail. Let’s calm the farm for a moment. #auspol
So Treasury does it’s job and #ABC says gotcha. Noting #ABC did so on a Table of Contents - not the detail. Let’s calm the farm for a moment. #auspol
Treasury advises Labor to consider higher taxes and a new housing target
A series of subheadings accidentally sent to the ABC by Treasury reveals extensive detail about its frank advice to the re-elected Albanese government.
www.abc.net.au
July 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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So Treasury does it’s job and #ABC says gotcha. Noting #ABC did so on a Table of Contents - not the detail. Let’s calm the farm for a moment. #auspol
So Treasury does it’s job and #ABC says gotcha. Noting #ABC did so on a Table of Contents - not the detail. Let’s calm the farm for a moment. #auspol
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July 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM