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Press gallery having orgasms at not having to worry at all about policy and being able to talk about “cut through” “conviction” “a good look” “win back the centre” all without one iota of supporting evidence
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Press gallery having orgasms at not having to worry at all about policy and being able to talk about “cut through” “conviction” “a good look” “win back the centre” all without one iota of supporting evidence
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Australian police beat a 69 year old woman at an anti-genocide protest so badly that they've broken her spine in FOUR places
Australian police break spine of anti-genocide granny to protect war criminal
Australian police beat a 69 year old woman at an anti-genocide protest so badly that they've broken her spine in FOUR places
www.thecanary.co
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Australian police beat a 69 year old woman at an anti-genocide protest so badly that they've broken her spine in FOUR places
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But you no longer have the right to protest.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 AM
But you no longer have the right to protest.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This story needs much more coverage; high Court challenges by independents of Victorian & Federal election funding changes.
These are blatantly biased to entrench the undeserving duopoly, with plenty of cosy side payments available to them alone.
Fundamentally undemocratic
These are blatantly biased to entrench the undeserving duopoly, with plenty of cosy side payments available to them alone.
Fundamentally undemocratic
“Far from taking big money out of politics, the new laws guarantee massive, undeserved amounts of taxpayers’ money for Labor and the Coalition,” write Zoe Daniel and Rex Patrick. satpa.pe/ULUZIWu
Fighting a rigged political system
satpa.pe
February 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
This story needs much more coverage; high Court challenges by independents of Victorian & Federal election funding changes.
These are blatantly biased to entrench the undeserving duopoly, with plenty of cosy side payments available to them alone.
Fundamentally undemocratic
These are blatantly biased to entrench the undeserving duopoly, with plenty of cosy side payments available to them alone.
Fundamentally undemocratic
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“Nearly 50% of the capital gains tax discount went to just 24,000 people who earned over $1 million in 2022–23, according to Oxfam Australia report released in October. Oxfam is calling on the Australian government to end unfair tax discounts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest Australians.”
February 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
“Nearly 50% of the capital gains tax discount went to just 24,000 people who earned over $1 million in 2022–23, according to Oxfam Australia report released in October. Oxfam is calling on the Australian government to end unfair tax discounts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest Australians.”
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'Takeover of government by a foreign power' is, just btw, the definition of hegemony.
"Three weeks after passage of those most authoritarian laws in the country’s history, Herzog arrived in Sydney on Monday as a conqueror putting the capstone on the takeover of the Australian government by a foreign power."
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/09/p...
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/09/p...
Police Attack Anti-Herzog Protesters in Sydney
UPDATED: After protesters stopped trying to march, police horses charged the crowd to clear the front of Sydney Town Hall on Monday. CN was caught in the mayhem.
By Joe Lauria
in Sydney, Australia
...
consortiumnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM
'Takeover of government by a foreign power' is, just btw, the definition of hegemony.
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“Australia has a problem with corruption in water supply because we don’t measure or manage water nationally.”
theaimn.net/where-did-th...
theaimn.net/where-did-th...
Where did the water go?
By Dr Martha Knox Haly Australia has a problem with corruption in water supply because we don’t measure or manage water nationally. According to ANU research report in 2022, 200,000 Australians living...
theaimn.net
February 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
“Australia has a problem with corruption in water supply because we don’t measure or manage water nationally.”
theaimn.net/where-did-th...
theaimn.net/where-did-th...
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This is the NSW Minister for Police. Her life experience includes working for a variety of Labor grandees including Albo and Greg Combet. Married to Robert Coombs, a lifetime living in Swansea and working as a librarian has her fully equipped to protect your democratic rights from the police.
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This is the NSW Minister for Police. Her life experience includes working for a variety of Labor grandees including Albo and Greg Combet. Married to Robert Coombs, a lifetime living in Swansea and working as a librarian has her fully equipped to protect your democratic rights from the police.
The protest in Melbourne on Thursday has a new time and location. Please share widely
February 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
The protest in Melbourne on Thursday has a new time and location. Please share widely
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NOT a template for meeting the future!
Amerika's not the only country burying itself - AUSTRALIA is too
This settles for exceeding the Paris Agreement now and, pulling back later 👉 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞!
Amerika's not the only country burying itself - AUSTRALIA is too
This settles for exceeding the Paris Agreement now and, pulling back later 👉 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞!
February 10, 2026 at 10:34 PM
NOT a template for meeting the future!
Amerika's not the only country burying itself - AUSTRALIA is too
This settles for exceeding the Paris Agreement now and, pulling back later 👉 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞!
Amerika's not the only country burying itself - AUSTRALIA is too
This settles for exceeding the Paris Agreement now and, pulling back later 👉 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞!
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A non-violent crowd hemmed in by police on all sides,
@albomp.bsky.social has capitulated to the worst of Zionist demands, continuing participation in the #genocide and criminalizing its Australian opponents by fundamentally changing the country to serve Israel’s demands.
#Auspol
@albomp.bsky.social has capitulated to the worst of Zionist demands, continuing participation in the #genocide and criminalizing its Australian opponents by fundamentally changing the country to serve Israel’s demands.
#Auspol
"Three weeks after passage of those most authoritarian laws in the country’s history, Herzog arrived in Sydney on Monday as a conqueror putting the capstone on the takeover of the Australian government by a foreign power."
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/09/p...
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/09/p...
Police Attack Anti-Herzog Protesters in Sydney
UPDATED: After protesters stopped trying to march, police horses charged the crowd to clear the front of Sydney Town Hall on Monday. CN was caught in the mayhem.
By Joe Lauria
in Sydney, Australia
...
consortiumnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
A non-violent crowd hemmed in by police on all sides,
@albomp.bsky.social has capitulated to the worst of Zionist demands, continuing participation in the #genocide and criminalizing its Australian opponents by fundamentally changing the country to serve Israel’s demands.
#Auspol
@albomp.bsky.social has capitulated to the worst of Zionist demands, continuing participation in the #genocide and criminalizing its Australian opponents by fundamentally changing the country to serve Israel’s demands.
#Auspol
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I chilling quote.
The whole article is important
The whole article is important
"Three weeks after passage of those most authoritarian laws in the country’s history, Herzog arrived in Sydney on Monday as a conqueror putting the capstone on the takeover of the Australian government by a foreign power."
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/09/p...
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/09/p...
Police Attack Anti-Herzog Protesters in Sydney
UPDATED: After protesters stopped trying to march, police horses charged the crowd to clear the front of Sydney Town Hall on Monday. CN was caught in the mayhem.
By Joe Lauria
in Sydney, Australia
...
consortiumnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I chilling quote.
The whole article is important
The whole article is important
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I always followed and supported this campaign in its early days, but - hope I'm wrong - this article provides scant concrete evidence of success with respect to the teaching of economics. Not sure why this long report is appearing now www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught
Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it is reshaping economists’ education
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I always followed and supported this campaign in its early days, but - hope I'm wrong - this article provides scant concrete evidence of success with respect to the teaching of economics. Not sure why this long report is appearing now www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Social cohesion is a scam, a strategy employed by the powerful to delegitimise and suppress the voices of the less powerful... If you are othered by powerful groups, you become the victim of cohesion, not the beneficiary; what you get from social cohesion is a punch from an armed official."
Nothing says cohesion like a punch in the head: Violence of Minns' goons exposes the lie of 'social cohesion'
NSW Police's actions against protesters in in Sydney was about the powerful dictating the terms of free speech — through state-sanctioned violence if necessary.
www.crikey.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
"Social cohesion is a scam, a strategy employed by the powerful to delegitimise and suppress the voices of the less powerful... If you are othered by powerful groups, you become the victim of cohesion, not the beneficiary; what you get from social cohesion is a punch from an armed official."
"Three weeks after passage of those most authoritarian laws in the country’s history, Herzog arrived in Sydney on Monday as a conqueror putting the capstone on the takeover of the Australian government by a foreign power."
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/09/p...
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/09/p...
Police Attack Anti-Herzog Protesters in Sydney
UPDATED: After protesters stopped trying to march, police horses charged the crowd to clear the front of Sydney Town Hall on Monday. CN was caught in the mayhem.
By Joe Lauria
in Sydney, Australia
...
consortiumnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
"Three weeks after passage of those most authoritarian laws in the country’s history, Herzog arrived in Sydney on Monday as a conqueror putting the capstone on the takeover of the Australian government by a foreign power."
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/09/p...
consortiumnews.com/2026/02/09/p...
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Sadly amusing that it took Haaretz to pick up on this line by Albanese
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Sadly amusing that it took Haaretz to pick up on this line by Albanese
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We'll say it again: "social cohesion", to those who chant it, means maintenance of the status quo which privileges them, and silencing of everyone else. In the mouth of a Labor MP, it is an expression of the deepest hypocrisy.
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 AM
We'll say it again: "social cohesion", to those who chant it, means maintenance of the status quo which privileges them, and silencing of everyone else. In the mouth of a Labor MP, it is an expression of the deepest hypocrisy.
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Herzog Itinerary leaked - dinner at Kirribilli with Albo tonight. Canberra in morning, evening with the Lowys
w @sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/herzog-itine...
w @sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/herzog-itine...
Herzog itinerary: lunch at Government House, dinner at Kirribilli with Albo - Michael West
Herzog to dine with Anthony Albanese tonight, tomorrow he's off for a whistlestop tour of Canberra, courtesy of the RAAF.
michaelwest.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Herzog Itinerary leaked - dinner at Kirribilli with Albo tonight. Canberra in morning, evening with the Lowys
w @sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/herzog-itine...
w @sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/herzog-itine...
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It wasn’t impossible - the cops where there to incite violence. And Albanese (and everyone else) knew this would happen and he let it.
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
It wasn’t impossible - the cops where there to incite violence. And Albanese (and everyone else) knew this would happen and he let it.
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Agrihoods reimagine urban living by putting food at the center | Grist
Find out more: grist.org/cities/what-happe...
#ClimateAction
Agrihoods reimagine urban living by putting food at the center | Grist
Find out more: grist.org/cities/what-happe...
#ClimateAction
What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
This is what happens when communities are built around farms, gardens, and crops - not cars.
grist.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Agrihoods reimagine urban living by putting food at the center | Grist
Find out more: grist.org/cities/what-happe...
#ClimateAction
Agrihoods reimagine urban living by putting food at the center | Grist
Find out more: grist.org/cities/what-happe...
#ClimateAction
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It can be difficult sometimes to distinguish between social cohesion and common assault
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
It can be difficult sometimes to distinguish between social cohesion and common assault
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Well, this is interesting!
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
Epstein Files Reveal Prosecutors’ Announcement Dated Before His Death
The file dump includes multiple draft statements from federal prosecutors about the sex trafficker’s death, one of them dated the day before Epstein died.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Well, this is interesting!
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.