Angela Priestley
@angelapriestley.bsky.social
Editor/Cofounder of independent news media platform @WomensAgenda Here for some good. Climate, gender, startups and everything we could solve.
I (wrongly) assumed Australia would already have financial sanctions and travel bans on the Taliban govt.
It happened on Saturday, with Penny Wong citing the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, particularly for women and girls
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
It happened on Saturday, with Penny Wong citing the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, particularly for women and girls
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Australia sanctions Afghan Taliban officials over women’s rights abuses
Canberra said the Taliban officials are guilty of oppressing women and girls, as well as 'undermining good governance'.
www.aljazeera.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I (wrongly) assumed Australia would already have financial sanctions and travel bans on the Taliban govt.
It happened on Saturday, with Penny Wong citing the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, particularly for women and girls
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
It happened on Saturday, with Penny Wong citing the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, particularly for women and girls
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
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Every single person who is anti-trans is a slight scratch away from going full racist. It is basically a gateway drug for racism/bigotry.
It seems fine. You pretend it’s about protecting women. You can point to famous people on your side.
But it is only ever about hate. Disgusting & cruel hatred.
It seems fine. You pretend it’s about protecting women. You can point to famous people on your side.
But it is only ever about hate. Disgusting & cruel hatred.
UK Labour is what happens when a party flushes its soul down the toilet.
A party of bigots.
A party of bigots.
Trans women to be barred from main Labour women’s conference in 2026
December 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Every single person who is anti-trans is a slight scratch away from going full racist. It is basically a gateway drug for racism/bigotry.
It seems fine. You pretend it’s about protecting women. You can point to famous people on your side.
But it is only ever about hate. Disgusting & cruel hatred.
It seems fine. You pretend it’s about protecting women. You can point to famous people on your side.
But it is only ever about hate. Disgusting & cruel hatred.
Exclusive!! The Australian’s anti-trans campaign continues with a source who “doesn’t work at the ABC but knows more about its inner working than most who do”.
They are an IT professional “by day” and an “internet sleuth by night” running ACON Exposed.
Hold the front page!
They are an IT professional “by day” and an “internet sleuth by night” running ACON Exposed.
Hold the front page!
December 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Exclusive!! The Australian’s anti-trans campaign continues with a source who “doesn’t work at the ABC but knows more about its inner working than most who do”.
They are an IT professional “by day” and an “internet sleuth by night” running ACON Exposed.
Hold the front page!
They are an IT professional “by day” and an “internet sleuth by night” running ACON Exposed.
Hold the front page!
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It’s great to see teachers fighting back against News Corp. Unfortunately though, asking News Corp to act ethically by stopping their offensive and obsessive ranking of schools is like asking News Corp not to exist. The class-based snobbery is the point of News Corp!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
News Corp attacked by school leaders over NAPLAN rankings
Forty-one signatories to an open letter say they are "dismayed" and that school rankings cause "harm to our communities".
www.abc.net.au
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It’s great to see teachers fighting back against News Corp. Unfortunately though, asking News Corp to act ethically by stopping their offensive and obsessive ranking of schools is like asking News Corp not to exist. The class-based snobbery is the point of News Corp!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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12 years have passed since this great moment in Australian newspaper history.
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
12 years have passed since this great moment in Australian newspaper history.
I can't. We can't. None of us can feel good about this.
mashable.com/video/xpeng-...
mashable.com/video/xpeng-...
The humanoid so real they had to cut it open
XPeng’s viral humanoid robot IRON was cut open on stage — we saw it up close at a private demo to understand how it works and why it looks so human.
mashable.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I can't. We can't. None of us can feel good about this.
mashable.com/video/xpeng-...
mashable.com/video/xpeng-...
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Scientists have a point!
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Scientists have a point!
One of those days.
Schools closed in NSW due to fire risk.
Elevated fire danger in parts of QLD
And a new poll shows a "general sense of gloom" on climate change. Less than half believe world will be able to do anything to prevent dangerous temp rises
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Schools closed in NSW due to fire risk.
Elevated fire danger in parts of QLD
And a new poll shows a "general sense of gloom" on climate change. Less than half believe world will be able to do anything to prevent dangerous temp rises
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented
Results show a ‘general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
One of those days.
Schools closed in NSW due to fire risk.
Elevated fire danger in parts of QLD
And a new poll shows a "general sense of gloom" on climate change. Less than half believe world will be able to do anything to prevent dangerous temp rises
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Schools closed in NSW due to fire risk.
Elevated fire danger in parts of QLD
And a new poll shows a "general sense of gloom" on climate change. Less than half believe world will be able to do anything to prevent dangerous temp rises
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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To add to my above post.
I can't even deal.
This shit fricken writes itself.
😅
I can't even deal.
This shit fricken writes itself.
😅
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
To add to my above post.
I can't even deal.
This shit fricken writes itself.
😅
I can't even deal.
This shit fricken writes itself.
😅
The BOM website overhaul cost $96.5m
Most of that went to Accenture, which blew out original budget and pitched for 9 contract extensions.
A large chunk also went to Deloitte.
These are firms that have proven they know how to use AI...
#auspol
Most of that went to Accenture, which blew out original budget and pitched for 9 contract extensions.
A large chunk also went to Deloitte.
These are firms that have proven they know how to use AI...
#auspol
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The BOM website overhaul cost $96.5m
Most of that went to Accenture, which blew out original budget and pitched for 9 contract extensions.
A large chunk also went to Deloitte.
These are firms that have proven they know how to use AI...
#auspol
Most of that went to Accenture, which blew out original budget and pitched for 9 contract extensions.
A large chunk also went to Deloitte.
These are firms that have proven they know how to use AI...
#auspol
There are inquests & inquiries. And then there is just really good reporting that carries the courage of whistleblowers & victim-survivors.
Such is The Guardian's investigation into how QLD police failed women.
Much gratitude to those who made it happen
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Such is The Guardian's investigation into how QLD police failed women.
Much gratitude to those who made it happen
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Meet the whistleblowers who exposed Queensland’s domestic violence failures: ‘I was warned they would pulverise me’
Exclusive: The women who made Guardian Australia’s two-year investigation possible on why they decided to break ranks and speak out
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
There are inquests & inquiries. And then there is just really good reporting that carries the courage of whistleblowers & victim-survivors.
Such is The Guardian's investigation into how QLD police failed women.
Much gratitude to those who made it happen
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Such is The Guardian's investigation into how QLD police failed women.
Much gratitude to those who made it happen
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When the law is on your side, argue the law. When neither is on your side, glare menacingly while pointing and calling someone “piggy”. - Snarl Sandburg
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When the law is on your side, argue the law. When neither is on your side, glare menacingly while pointing and calling someone “piggy”. - Snarl Sandburg
It's crazy the Albanese Govt isn't going harder on decarbonising the economy.
And even crazier, of course, that the Coalition is spinning climate action as economically irresponsible.
And even crazier, of course, that the Coalition is spinning climate action as economically irresponsible.
25 years in the making this, no surprise & yet is our exported economy & govt policies ready? Not even close! As the @ClimateCapitalForum sez, the race is on! We need policy to unleash capital to build our new global decarbonising economy right now! #auspol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports
Decision announced at Cop30 climate conference signposts risks for Australia’s reliance on fossil fuel exports, analysts say
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It's crazy the Albanese Govt isn't going harder on decarbonising the economy.
And even crazier, of course, that the Coalition is spinning climate action as economically irresponsible.
And even crazier, of course, that the Coalition is spinning climate action as economically irresponsible.
Dystopian ideas are being debated by lawmakers in South Carolina
30 year sentences for women who get abortions.
Removal of abortion ban exceptions for rape and incest victims up to 12 weeks.
And outlawing IUDs.
apnews.com/article/abor...
30 year sentences for women who get abortions.
Removal of abortion ban exceptions for rape and incest victims up to 12 weeks.
And outlawing IUDs.
apnews.com/article/abor...
South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US as opponents keep pushing limits
A group of South Carolina senators plans to consider a proposal that could introduce the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Dystopian ideas are being debated by lawmakers in South Carolina
30 year sentences for women who get abortions.
Removal of abortion ban exceptions for rape and incest victims up to 12 weeks.
And outlawing IUDs.
apnews.com/article/abor...
30 year sentences for women who get abortions.
Removal of abortion ban exceptions for rape and incest victims up to 12 weeks.
And outlawing IUDs.
apnews.com/article/abor...
One of the 60 neo-Nazis who attended the National Socialist Network rally in Sydney has only lived in Australia for three years.
He's a civil engineer with Aurecon, likely on a skilled visa requiring employer sponsorship.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
He's a civil engineer with Aurecon, likely on a skilled visa requiring employer sponsorship.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Civil engineer identified among those who attended Neo-Nazi protest
Around 60 men attended a protest at NSW parliament organised by the Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network on Saturday. Without masks, it gave the ABC the opportunity to identify some of them.
www.abc.net.au
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
One of the 60 neo-Nazis who attended the National Socialist Network rally in Sydney has only lived in Australia for three years.
He's a civil engineer with Aurecon, likely on a skilled visa requiring employer sponsorship.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
He's a civil engineer with Aurecon, likely on a skilled visa requiring employer sponsorship.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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'And Jesus said unto the righteous:
Bring me your whistleblowers, your #FOI requests, your corruption allegations
....and I will cast them into the pit of hell so the government can avoid all accountability' #auspol
Bring me your whistleblowers, your #FOI requests, your corruption allegations
....and I will cast them into the pit of hell so the government can avoid all accountability' #auspol
At the Christian prayer breakfast this week, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said that the “principles and values that Jesus lived by underpin the role of Australia’s first law officer” and claimed that “our values and faith” guide lawmakers. Read more: rationalist.com.au/australias-a...
#auspol
#auspol
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This NY Republican loser will "mobilise his supporters" (who account for around 8% of the vote) if the fairly elected Mayor does things he doesn't like.
BREAKING: Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa has conceded the NYC mayoral race to Zohran Mamdani, warning he’ll mobilise his supporters if the new mayor tries to “implement socialism” or “weaken the police.”
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November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This NY Republican loser will "mobilise his supporters" (who account for around 8% of the vote) if the fairly elected Mayor does things he doesn't like.
Eric Adams dropped out of the NYC mayoral race in Sept.
But he's still coming 4th, and ahead of 3 candidates.
Given voting not compulsory, surely you'd use your vote elsewhere...
But he's still coming 4th, and ahead of 3 candidates.
Given voting not compulsory, surely you'd use your vote elsewhere...
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Eric Adams dropped out of the NYC mayoral race in Sept.
But he's still coming 4th, and ahead of 3 candidates.
Given voting not compulsory, surely you'd use your vote elsewhere...
But he's still coming 4th, and ahead of 3 candidates.
Given voting not compulsory, surely you'd use your vote elsewhere...
Women founded startups get just 2% of funding.
Meanwhile...
This AI "pioneer" burned through $20 million before collapsing into adminstration in 2022, with the founder pleading guilty to misleading investors while raising.
www.afr.com/technology/a...
Meanwhile...
This AI "pioneer" burned through $20 million before collapsing into adminstration in 2022, with the founder pleading guilty to misleading investors while raising.
www.afr.com/technology/a...
AI start-up founder pleads guilty to misleading investors
The boss of failed start-up Metigy has pleaded guilty to misleading investors and using $7.7 million of company money to buy two luxury homes.
www.afr.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Women founded startups get just 2% of funding.
Meanwhile...
This AI "pioneer" burned through $20 million before collapsing into adminstration in 2022, with the founder pleading guilty to misleading investors while raising.
www.afr.com/technology/a...
Meanwhile...
This AI "pioneer" burned through $20 million before collapsing into adminstration in 2022, with the founder pleading guilty to misleading investors while raising.
www.afr.com/technology/a...
In Poland, parents of 2 or more kids will soon pay ZERO personal income tax.
It's a "family-friendly' policy from a "family-first" right-wing president trying to lift the population (while being anti-immigration).
Will it work? womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
It's a "family-friendly' policy from a "family-first" right-wing president trying to lift the population (while being anti-immigration).
Will it work? womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
Poland is abolishing income tax for families raising two or more kids. Will it help?
Poland's new zero-income tax approach hopes to encourage more people to have children. Not everyone's convinced it will work.
womensagenda.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
In Poland, parents of 2 or more kids will soon pay ZERO personal income tax.
It's a "family-friendly' policy from a "family-first" right-wing president trying to lift the population (while being anti-immigration).
Will it work? womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
It's a "family-friendly' policy from a "family-first" right-wing president trying to lift the population (while being anti-immigration).
Will it work? womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
Albanese survived Trump.
At what cost for rest of us?
Aukus remains. Now a critical minerals deal with promise to sidestep enviro laws + spend billions speeding up extraction and processing.
So US can disrupt China supply chain?
womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
At what cost for rest of us?
Aukus remains. Now a critical minerals deal with promise to sidestep enviro laws + spend billions speeding up extraction and processing.
So US can disrupt China supply chain?
womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
Deals done. Trump appeased. The cost of today's meeting of men
The cost will be paid now and for generations. As AUKUS remains and a new critical minerals pact is signed, promising to speed up investments.
womensagenda.com.au
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Albanese survived Trump.
At what cost for rest of us?
Aukus remains. Now a critical minerals deal with promise to sidestep enviro laws + spend billions speeding up extraction and processing.
So US can disrupt China supply chain?
womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
At what cost for rest of us?
Aukus remains. Now a critical minerals deal with promise to sidestep enviro laws + spend billions speeding up extraction and processing.
So US can disrupt China supply chain?
womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...
From the White House on deal just inked with Australia.
"The U.S. Department of War will invest in the construction of a 100 metric ton-per-year advanced gallium refinery in Western Australia, further advancing self-reliance in critical minerals processing."
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
"The U.S. Department of War will invest in the construction of a 100 metric ton-per-year advanced gallium refinery in Western Australia, further advancing self-reliance in critical minerals processing."
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Closes Billion-Dollar Deals with Australia
ACHIEVING CRITICAL MINERAL AND ENERGY DOMINANCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a landmark
www.whitehouse.gov
October 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
From the White House on deal just inked with Australia.
"The U.S. Department of War will invest in the construction of a 100 metric ton-per-year advanced gallium refinery in Western Australia, further advancing self-reliance in critical minerals processing."
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
"The U.S. Department of War will invest in the construction of a 100 metric ton-per-year advanced gallium refinery in Western Australia, further advancing self-reliance in critical minerals processing."
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath on those booming AI stocks.
"A market crash today is unlikely to be brief and benign.
There is a lot more wealth on the line now.
And far less policy space to soften the blow of a correction."
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
"A market crash today is unlikely to be brief and benign.
There is a lot more wealth on the line now.
And far less policy space to soften the blow of a correction."
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
Gita Gopinath on the crash that could torch $35trn of wealth
The world has become dangerously dependent on American stocks, writes the former IMF chief economist
www.economist.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath on those booming AI stocks.
"A market crash today is unlikely to be brief and benign.
There is a lot more wealth on the line now.
And far less policy space to soften the blow of a correction."
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
"A market crash today is unlikely to be brief and benign.
There is a lot more wealth on the line now.
And far less policy space to soften the blow of a correction."
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
Love learning about female-led, independent newsrooms around the world.
This one is particularly special & essential.
Launched by Zahra Nader, Zan Times covers stories of women in Afghanistan, having already worked with 125 Afghan journalists since launching
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-i...
This one is particularly special & essential.
Launched by Zahra Nader, Zan Times covers stories of women in Afghanistan, having already worked with 125 Afghan journalists since launching
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-i...
Why I started a women-led newsroom under Taliban rule
Zahra Nader built the women-led newsroom Zan Times from exile, uncovering some of the most disturbing stories inside Afghanistan today.
womensagenda.com.au
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Love learning about female-led, independent newsrooms around the world.
This one is particularly special & essential.
Launched by Zahra Nader, Zan Times covers stories of women in Afghanistan, having already worked with 125 Afghan journalists since launching
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-i...
This one is particularly special & essential.
Launched by Zahra Nader, Zan Times covers stories of women in Afghanistan, having already worked with 125 Afghan journalists since launching
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-i...
A single mother of 5 unexpectedly inherits the house she cleaned once a week for decades, when the owner (a solo man in his mid 80s) passed away.
She hopes to buy the housing commission where she’s lived most of her life.
Sometimes, the property section can deliver a non greedy gem.
She hopes to buy the housing commission where she’s lived most of her life.
Sometimes, the property section can deliver a non greedy gem.
October 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
A single mother of 5 unexpectedly inherits the house she cleaned once a week for decades, when the owner (a solo man in his mid 80s) passed away.
She hopes to buy the housing commission where she’s lived most of her life.
Sometimes, the property section can deliver a non greedy gem.
She hopes to buy the housing commission where she’s lived most of her life.
Sometimes, the property section can deliver a non greedy gem.