@brownie864.bsky.social
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I wrote this for Crikey about how media coverage of Dezi Freeman as far back as 2018 fed his paranoia and sovereign citizen talking points. After last week's shootings, it's not great to see media today downplay the role of Nazis into the alarmingly attended March for Australia rallies yesterday.
Before the horror of Porepunkah, Australia’s media platformed Dezi Freeman for years
When Dezi Freeman was named as the suspect in a police shooting in regional Victoria, it was far from the first time his name and face had appeared in the news.
www.crikey.com.au
September 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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I’m sure this point has been made elsewhere but not only did they openly lie about how many recommendations were in the robodebt final report, the one they erased was to reform FOI and now they’re heading in the opposite direction. Surprise is not a feature of my reaction.
Minister for protecting gambling is now minister for wrecking FOI
Labor plans to make it harder to access government information
A new proposal would introduce a fee for Freedom of Information requests and tighten the rules around the release of documents related to government deliberations.
www.abc.net.au
September 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’m sure this point has been made elsewhere but not only did they openly lie about how many recommendations were in the robodebt final report, the one they erased was to reform FOI and now they’re heading in the opposite direction. Surprise is not a feature of my reaction.
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Just checking, still no word from the antisemitism envoy, right?
September 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Just checking, still no word from the antisemitism envoy, right?
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Congratulations to Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social for the most genuine (and appropriate) reaction to a question time answer that I’ve seen in a long while. #FOI #auspol
September 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Congratulations to Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social for the most genuine (and appropriate) reaction to a question time answer that I’ve seen in a long while. #FOI #auspol
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Coachella
April 11, 2025 in Indio, California.
Photo by Frazer Harrison
April 11, 2025 in Indio, California.
Photo by Frazer Harrison
September 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Coachella
April 11, 2025 in Indio, California.
Photo by Frazer Harrison
April 11, 2025 in Indio, California.
Photo by Frazer Harrison
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"Police were seen handcuffing Sewell outside the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday afternoon and putting him into a police van, along with two other men." Is it time for the song? I think it is time for the song. youtu.be/R5Cw043lPCE?...
Painters and Dockers - You're Going Home In The Back Of A Divi Van
YouTube video by Colin Badger
youtu.be
September 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"Police were seen handcuffing Sewell outside the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday afternoon and putting him into a police van, along with two other men." Is it time for the song? I think it is time for the song. youtu.be/R5Cw043lPCE?...
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India & China embrace puts Quad in question. @michaelsainsbury.bsky.social Jeff Raby question Australia's antiquated foreign policy in light of AUKUS, multipolar world & Trump
#auspol #BRICS
michaelwest.com.au/shag-on-a-ro...
#auspol #BRICS
michaelwest.com.au/shag-on-a-ro...
"Shag on a Rock". India's embrace of China highlights Australia's quandary - Michael West
India’s deeper role in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its renewed embrace of China and Russia are reshaping global power
michaelwest.com.au
September 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
India & China embrace puts Quad in question. @michaelsainsbury.bsky.social Jeff Raby question Australia's antiquated foreign policy in light of AUKUS, multipolar world & Trump
#auspol #BRICS
michaelwest.com.au/shag-on-a-ro...
#auspol #BRICS
michaelwest.com.au/shag-on-a-ro...
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Myself and Melissa Leong are on 'Eve of Destruction' tonight, 8.30 on ABCTV.
September 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Myself and Melissa Leong are on 'Eve of Destruction' tonight, 8.30 on ABCTV.
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Great fun tonight at The Nott in Notting Hill. Tomorrow night back at Hardimans in KENSINGTON: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
TONY MARTIN at Hardimans Hotel
TONY MARTIN comes to Hardimans on Wednesday 3rd September. A crowd favourite don't miss this chance to see him LIVE.
www.trybooking.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Great fun tonight at The Nott in Notting Hill. Tomorrow night back at Hardimans in KENSINGTON: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
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Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍
#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
September 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍
#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
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This is a game changer.
theconversation.com/mounting-res...
theconversation.com/mounting-res...
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including significant drops in IQ scores
Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.
theconversation.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is a game changer.
theconversation.com/mounting-res...
theconversation.com/mounting-res...
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A member of parliament speaking at a Nazi rally suffers no consequences. #auspol
Bob Katter MP talking sh!t in Townsville on the 'NSN rune megaphone' kindly loaned to him by the local neo-Nazis.
August 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A member of parliament speaking at a Nazi rally suffers no consequences. #auspol
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Tax breaks for huge, American-style utes cost Australians over $250 million in foregone revenue in 2023, our research showed.
Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/big-ute...
Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/big-ute...
Big ute loophole cost taxpayers over $250 million in 2023
Tax breaks for huge, American-style utes cost Australians over $250 million in foregone revenue in 2023, according to a new report from the Australia Institute.
australiainstitute.org.au
September 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Tax breaks for huge, American-style utes cost Australians over $250 million in foregone revenue in 2023, our research showed.
Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/big-ute...
Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/big-ute...
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"With Australia’s transport emissions at a near-record high, the Productivity Commission is more worried about subsidies for electric vehicles that are just 1% of the cars on our roads, than it is about subsidies for enormous 4WDs that now dominate suburban streets."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
If the Productivity Commission was serious, it would not target EVs
With Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions from transport near record highs, the Productivity Commission is worried about subsidies for EVs.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
September 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"With Australia’s transport emissions at a near-record high, the Productivity Commission is more worried about subsidies for electric vehicles that are just 1% of the cars on our roads, than it is about subsidies for enormous 4WDs that now dominate suburban streets."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
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Shortly after Trump met with Putin in Alaska, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard abruptly ousted a CIA expert who had helped brief Trump’s team in the lead-up to the meeting. By naming this person in a memo, Gabbard appears to have identified a CIA officer who was operating under cover.
Gabbard abruptly ousted CIA Russia expert days after Trump-Putin meeting
Shortly after President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Alaska, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard abruptly ousted a CIA expert who had helped brief Trump’s team in the le...
www.aol.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Shortly after Trump met with Putin in Alaska, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard abruptly ousted a CIA expert who had helped brief Trump’s team in the lead-up to the meeting. By naming this person in a memo, Gabbard appears to have identified a CIA officer who was operating under cover.
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"God forbid--GOD FORBID--there should be a tragedy and I should EVER have to take Mr. Trump's job," said JD Vance while signaling to this interior design team to measure the Oval Office drapes.
August 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"God forbid--GOD FORBID--there should be a tragedy and I should EVER have to take Mr. Trump's job," said JD Vance while signaling to this interior design team to measure the Oval Office drapes.
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The thing about the Epstein disgustingness that strikes me hardest is that hundreds of rich old men raped underage girls and the only person currently in jail for that vile behavior is a woman.
July 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The thing about the Epstein disgustingness that strikes me hardest is that hundreds of rich old men raped underage girls and the only person currently in jail for that vile behavior is a woman.
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also later seen as a bottom third scroll.
I'll admit it, I'm posting this purely for Rob Sitch's dedication to miming very badly
I'll admit it, I'm posting this purely for Rob Sitch's dedication to miming very badly
August 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
also later seen as a bottom third scroll.
I'll admit it, I'm posting this purely for Rob Sitch's dedication to miming very badly
I'll admit it, I'm posting this purely for Rob Sitch's dedication to miming very badly
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This is shocking but sadly unsurprising.
Our documentary last year uncovered the logging occurring within the boundaries of the promised 'Great Koala National Park.'
📺 australiainstitute.org.au/post/video-r...
Guardian story:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our documentary last year uncovered the logging occurring within the boundaries of the promised 'Great Koala National Park.'
📺 australiainstitute.org.au/post/video-r...
Guardian story:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
August 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is shocking but sadly unsurprising.
Our documentary last year uncovered the logging occurring within the boundaries of the promised 'Great Koala National Park.'
📺 australiainstitute.org.au/post/video-r...
Guardian story:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our documentary last year uncovered the logging occurring within the boundaries of the promised 'Great Koala National Park.'
📺 australiainstitute.org.au/post/video-r...
Guardian story:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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ATSE & Fortescue have joined the OECD in calling for an end to Australia's biggest fossil fuel subsidy, the Fuel Tax Credit Scheme.
The FTCS costs over $10 bn/yr, discourages transition to cleaner fuels & overwhelmingly benefits the mining industry.
▶️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/fossil-...
The FTCS costs over $10 bn/yr, discourages transition to cleaner fuels & overwhelmingly benefits the mining industry.
▶️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/fossil-...
Fossil fuel subsidies hit $15 billion, as crossbench seeks reform
New research from The Australia Institute has found that state and federal governments have given $15 billion in subsidies to fossil fuel producers and major consumers in the 2024-25 financial year.
australiainstitute.org.au
August 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
ATSE & Fortescue have joined the OECD in calling for an end to Australia's biggest fossil fuel subsidy, the Fuel Tax Credit Scheme.
The FTCS costs over $10 bn/yr, discourages transition to cleaner fuels & overwhelmingly benefits the mining industry.
▶️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/fossil-...
The FTCS costs over $10 bn/yr, discourages transition to cleaner fuels & overwhelmingly benefits the mining industry.
▶️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/fossil-...
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'Is population growth driving the housing crisis? Here’s the reality' by Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff in The New Daily ⤵️
australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-popu...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-popu...
Is population growth driving the housing crisis? Here’s the reality
Population growth is in the news again. The usual suspects are trying to whip up a scare campaign about immigration. So, let’s look at the actual numbers and put them into context.
australiainstitute.org.au
August 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
'Is population growth driving the housing crisis? Here’s the reality' by Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff in The New Daily ⤵️
australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-popu...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/is-popu...
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The idea that mass immigration is to blame for the housing crisis doesn't stack up when you look at the data.
Over the past 20 years the amount of housing in Australia has actually increased faster than the population has grown! 📈
@elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol
Over the past 20 years the amount of housing in Australia has actually increased faster than the population has grown! 📈
@elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol
August 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The idea that mass immigration is to blame for the housing crisis doesn't stack up when you look at the data.
Over the past 20 years the amount of housing in Australia has actually increased faster than the population has grown! 📈
@elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol
Over the past 20 years the amount of housing in Australia has actually increased faster than the population has grown! 📈
@elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol