Agnes Mack
agnessmack.bsky.social
Agnes Mack
@agnessmack.bsky.social
Longtime political voyeur
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Yes! just bought one of these in black.
MAINTAIN YOUR RAGE AND ENTHUSIASM 🔥
The first piece in my new Gough Whitlam series - commissioned by MOAD (at Old Parliament House) to mark 50 years since his dismissal, and to honour the bold, reform-heavy legacy that shaped modern Australia. Available now: tinyurl.com/5x8wcmyb
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Who’s in the room?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
David Pope in Canberra Timrs
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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The Libs are counting on the idea that they just need to bombard Australians with enough propaganda suggesting renewables cause high power prices, then they can retake power.
Things are going to get pretty nasty I suspect.
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Dave Rowe it's open..
Financial Review
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Da ve Rowe up in smoke..
Financial Review
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Cathy Wilcox in SMH
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Joking aside, the Arc de Trumpf is really going to go across from Memorial Bridge on the Virginia side of the river where it's going to loom over the entrance to Arlington Cemetery...
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Back in five…
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Sussan Ley’ss frontbench.
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Cathy Wilcox in SMH
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The premier needs to give the police new powers to *checks notes* actually use the powers they already have, to prevent the kind of protest that took place on Sunday.
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Like ‘housing affordability’ ‘net zero’ has become one of those meaningless political sayings

Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies

My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Net Zero hides a truth the mining giants understand perfectly: nothing has to change
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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“They would knock on the door, bang on the windows with their torches, shine torches through the windows. It was relentless,” says Megan, who is using a pseudonym for legal reasons. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
150 police visits in 20 months: Indigenous mother takes action after her boys subjected to ‘relentless’ checks
Exclusive: A family has launched a court case against NSW police alleging racial discrimination is behind excessive bail checks
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”:
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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November 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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If New York's wealthy elite can afford $40 million just to oppose a mayoral candidate,
seems like they can afford to help improve city services by paying more tax.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 2d
New York City's CEOs and other billionaires spent more than $40 million trying to defeat the mayor-elect. Now they have to live with him.
Wall Street reckons with life under Zohran Mamdani
New York City's CEOs and other billionaires spent more than $40 million trying to defeat the mayor-elect. Now they have to live with him.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Dave Rowe the dismissal..
Financial Review
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Michelle Arrow: Whitlam’s expansive national vision – democratic, fair and self-reliant – helped define the contours of contemporary Australia. His agenda for reform produced tangible improvements to the lives of millions of Australians.

theconversation.com/extraordinar...
Extraordinary and occasionally inept: before The Dismissal, the Whitlam government changed Australia forever
With a bold reform agenda and occasional administrative chaos, Whitlam’s three-year government had, and continues to have, a profound effect on Australian life.
theconversation.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Megan Herbert in SMH
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Dave Rowe vale Richo..
Financial Review
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM