Michael Smart
@tramsm.bsky.social
Melbourne, Australia. Definitely on the left side of politics, social justice and the environment. I devour (and pay for) lots of media except for those owned by the Murdoch dynasty, or by US billionaires. Religion of any kind is not my thing.
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I’m not sure what fresh hell 2026 has planned for us but I have seen articles about Scott Morrison and Tony Abbott today and I thought we were done with that shit.
January 28, 2026 at 10:05 AM
I’m not sure what fresh hell 2026 has planned for us but I have seen articles about Scott Morrison and Tony Abbott today and I thought we were done with that shit.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
So, according to Morrison and Bragg, Muslims should take responsibility for terrorist acts but Jews are not to be held liable for Israels actions.
Muslim sermons must be communicated in English but Jewish prayers in Hebrew are fine.
So, according to Morrison and Bragg, Muslims should take responsibility for terrorist acts but Jews are not to be held liable for Israels actions.
Muslim sermons must be communicated in English but Jewish prayers in Hebrew are fine.
Morrison's plan to reform Islamic teaching 'worth looking at', Liberal says
Liberal frontbencher Andrew Bragg says Australian Muslims need to take some responsibility for extremist incidents and that a proposal for a register of Islamic preachers is worth considering.
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 4:04 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
So, according to Morrison and Bragg, Muslims should take responsibility for terrorist acts but Jews are not to be held liable for Israels actions.
Muslim sermons must be communicated in English but Jewish prayers in Hebrew are fine.
So, according to Morrison and Bragg, Muslims should take responsibility for terrorist acts but Jews are not to be held liable for Israels actions.
Muslim sermons must be communicated in English but Jewish prayers in Hebrew are fine.
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The largest Advance donation appears to be from a shell company that shares an address with Orion Petroleum, international corporation. You are correct about foreign money. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Best of 2025 - Who are 'Advance' and what are they doing to our politics?
Launched in 2018 as a conservative answer to GetUp!, the group Advance likes to style itself as the voice of the average person against “the elite.
johnmenadue.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 AM
The largest Advance donation appears to be from a shell company that shares an address with Orion Petroleum, international corporation. You are correct about foreign money. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
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If like me, you are afraid, anxious, and concerned about the incredible and almost unbelievable heat across Australia, be sure to remember that this is brought to you by endless government ineptitude, fossil fuel company greed and media complicity.
I’m so fucking furious.
I’m so fucking furious.
January 26, 2026 at 6:08 AM
If like me, you are afraid, anxious, and concerned about the incredible and almost unbelievable heat across Australia, be sure to remember that this is brought to you by endless government ineptitude, fossil fuel company greed and media complicity.
I’m so fucking furious.
I’m so fucking furious.
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There is no reason why that racist cunt Macca should still be on ABC Radio on Sunday mornings except that ABC management are gutless.
January 24, 2026 at 9:49 AM
There is no reason why that racist cunt Macca should still be on ABC Radio on Sunday mornings except that ABC management are gutless.
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Marles is more committed to US supremacy than most of the GOP
January 25, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Marles is more committed to US supremacy than most of the GOP
The Age: "Record numbers of Australians want to keep Australia Day on Jan 26. ....Support for Jan 26 has climbed steadily in the past 3 years in exclusive polls ..." Sad if true. Maybe respondents just want to keep a day off on that date. Make it "King's Birthday" instead & move Aust Day. #auspol
January 24, 2026 at 11:26 PM
The Age: "Record numbers of Australians want to keep Australia Day on Jan 26. ....Support for Jan 26 has climbed steadily in the past 3 years in exclusive polls ..." Sad if true. Maybe respondents just want to keep a day off on that date. Make it "King's Birthday" instead & move Aust Day. #auspol
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Marles is now a clear and present danger to Australia's national security.
If only we had a PM with a spine to rein him in. #AUKUS #auspol
If only we had a PM with a spine to rein him in. #AUKUS #auspol
Government officials and bureaucrats are rushing to assure us that Australia stands by the “rules-based” order, even while our supposed closest ally breaks all of them. www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1446/an...
Marles doubles down on AUKUS as ‘President of Peace’ breaks all the rules
Richard Marles remains wildly enthusiastic about AUKUS, declaring it to be “full steam ahead” after meeting US war ministers Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio in Washington in December. Pip Hinman reports.
www.greenleft.org.au
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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Australians think this, Australians think that is such fucked up arrogance from our public figures. Nobody knows what 27 million people all think. Not one of them has remotely represented my views or the view of people I have real conversations with about 14 December 25.
January 22, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Australians think this, Australians think that is such fucked up arrogance from our public figures. Nobody knows what 27 million people all think. Not one of them has remotely represented my views or the view of people I have real conversations with about 14 December 25.
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Scott Morrison is heading to Israel next month on yet another sponsored junket.
His public statement criticising Albanese's failure to outlaw criticism of Israel is repayment for the cost of the ticket.
#AusPol
His public statement criticising Albanese's failure to outlaw criticism of Israel is repayment for the cost of the ticket.
#AusPol
January 21, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Scott Morrison is heading to Israel next month on yet another sponsored junket.
His public statement criticising Albanese's failure to outlaw criticism of Israel is repayment for the cost of the ticket.
#AusPol
His public statement criticising Albanese's failure to outlaw criticism of Israel is repayment for the cost of the ticket.
#AusPol
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Ronnie Salt tells it like it is.
Essential reading for Aussies!
Don't let the casual language fool you.
Essential reading for Aussies!
Don't let the casual language fool you.
January 21, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Ronnie Salt tells it like it is.
Essential reading for Aussies!
Don't let the casual language fool you.
Essential reading for Aussies!
Don't let the casual language fool you.
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David Shoebridge gives the LNP & One Nation a hiding in Senate for opposing gun safety reforms — questioning how they can oppose intel sharing with authorities before someone is issued a licence.
Then answers his question
“They take funds from the firearms industry!” 💥💰
Then answers his question
“They take funds from the firearms industry!” 💥💰
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 PM
David Shoebridge gives the LNP & One Nation a hiding in Senate for opposing gun safety reforms — questioning how they can oppose intel sharing with authorities before someone is issued a licence.
Then answers his question
“They take funds from the firearms industry!” 💥💰
Then answers his question
“They take funds from the firearms industry!” 💥💰
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We don't hate Jews or Judaism, Greg.
We hate genocide. We hate apartheid. We hate ethnic cleansing. We hate racism. We hate war. We hate terrorism. We hate settler-colonialism. We hate all these things that Israel was and is guilty of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We want Israel to stop.
We hate genocide. We hate apartheid. We hate ethnic cleansing. We hate racism. We hate war. We hate terrorism. We hate settler-colonialism. We hate all these things that Israel was and is guilty of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We want Israel to stop.
January 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
We don't hate Jews or Judaism, Greg.
We hate genocide. We hate apartheid. We hate ethnic cleansing. We hate racism. We hate war. We hate terrorism. We hate settler-colonialism. We hate all these things that Israel was and is guilty of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We want Israel to stop.
We hate genocide. We hate apartheid. We hate ethnic cleansing. We hate racism. We hate war. We hate terrorism. We hate settler-colonialism. We hate all these things that Israel was and is guilty of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We want Israel to stop.
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Hillary was right of course. He has always worked for Putin.
January 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Hillary was right of course. He has always worked for Putin.
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Howard did so much long-lasting damage to Australia, across multiple policy areas. Yet our right wing news media continues to push the false narrative that he was a good PM. He wasn't. Everything wrong with Australian politics today can be traced back to him. #auspol
January 18, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Howard did so much long-lasting damage to Australia, across multiple policy areas. Yet our right wing news media continues to push the false narrative that he was a good PM. He wasn't. Everything wrong with Australian politics today can be traced back to him. #auspol
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Very supportive of a "program that would force manufacturers, importers and retailers of solar panels to take responsibility for the disposal of their products." BUT, if they can do this for renewable products, why cant Gvt get fossil fuel industries to take responsbility for the damage they cause??
It’s great to see the Albanese govt putting more effort and funding into recycling solar panels, in an effort that - according to the Productivity Commission - could save us billions, increase the uptake of solar, and help us reuse silver, copper, and aluminium.
The dirty secret in Australia’s love affair with rooftop solar
Nearly 4 million solar panels are discarded every year, but a new recycling scheme could turn trash into treasure.
www.theage.com.au
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Very supportive of a "program that would force manufacturers, importers and retailers of solar panels to take responsibility for the disposal of their products." BUT, if they can do this for renewable products, why cant Gvt get fossil fuel industries to take responsbility for the damage they cause??
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This ruinous debacle, born of cynical wedge politics, ties us to a corrupt failed state led by a madman - one divorced from the rule of law and which wants to use us as a landing strip for a war on our biggest trading partner. It is INSANE that there is no organised political opposition to AUKUS.
January 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
This ruinous debacle, born of cynical wedge politics, ties us to a corrupt failed state led by a madman - one divorced from the rule of law and which wants to use us as a landing strip for a war on our biggest trading partner. It is INSANE that there is no organised political opposition to AUKUS.
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Highly recommend reading Finnish Lessons (audiobook is an option) on how the Finns junked the private school system in the 1970s and now they have virtually eradicated homelessness, reduced crime & have one of the happiest societies on earth.
www.pademelonpress.com.au/product/finn...
www.pademelonpress.com.au/product/finn...
Finnish Lessons 2.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? - Pademelon Press
P/B • 16.51 x 1.91 x 23.5 cm • 264 pages ISBN 9780807755853 The first edition of Finnish Lessons won the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Education in 2013. It was featured in The New York Times, The ...
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January 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Highly recommend reading Finnish Lessons (audiobook is an option) on how the Finns junked the private school system in the 1970s and now they have virtually eradicated homelessness, reduced crime & have one of the happiest societies on earth.
www.pademelonpress.com.au/product/finn...
www.pademelonpress.com.au/product/finn...
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Time to end AUKUS, remove US bases and chart an independent, principled and safe defence and foreign policy for Australia. Cringing in fear under the tattered US umbrella while it’s being used to beat up US allies is no longer a credible plan.
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Time to end AUKUS, remove US bases and chart an independent, principled and safe defence and foreign policy for Australia. Cringing in fear under the tattered US umbrella while it’s being used to beat up US allies is no longer a credible plan.
This is an incredible story.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘He’s taught me more about living than life itself’: on the road with Niki and Jimmy
At 17 Niki vowed to give her newborn son, born blind and profoundly disabled, the best life she could. Thirty years on she and Jimmy are travelling Australia in a Toyota Troopy, balancing hard-won fre...
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
This is an incredible story.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Listen to the fucking Nats like Bridget McKenzie and Canavan wheel out all the disingenuous NRA tropes about taking guns off ‘law abiding farmers’. Piss off. Farmers will have only what they need. Most Australians don’t need a gun let alone 5 or 6. Ban the bloody things. We ain’t America.
January 14, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Listen to the fucking Nats like Bridget McKenzie and Canavan wheel out all the disingenuous NRA tropes about taking guns off ‘law abiding farmers’. Piss off. Farmers will have only what they need. Most Australians don’t need a gun let alone 5 or 6. Ban the bloody things. We ain’t America.
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How in the goddamned fuck do we live in a world where the United States is about to go to war with NATO over Greenland yet our Australian govt still intends to pay the US almost 400 BILLION dollars of OUR MONEY to protect an alliance which instead now shames us all?
#NewsCorpse
#NewsCorpse
January 13, 2026 at 2:04 AM
How in the goddamned fuck do we live in a world where the United States is about to go to war with NATO over Greenland yet our Australian govt still intends to pay the US almost 400 BILLION dollars of OUR MONEY to protect an alliance which instead now shames us all?
#NewsCorpse
#NewsCorpse