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This election, Peter Dutton leaves us, the female Liberal diaspora, in no better place than 2022 | Paula Matthewson
When forced to look into the policy cupboard for the folder named ‘women’, he finds it bare – just as Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison did before him
www.theguardian.com
A little something from me: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Happy Mother’s Day to all great mums out there and also all the amazing Aunties!
May 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Happy Mother’s Day to all great mums out there and also all the amazing Aunties!
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From 3 weeks ago
A little something from me: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This election, Peter Dutton leaves us, the female Liberal diaspora, in no better place than 2022 | Paula Matthewson
When forced to look into the policy cupboard for the folder named ‘women’, he finds it bare – just as Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison did before him
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
From 3 weeks ago
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The Liberal Party ain't what it used to be
And the sadest thing is, they'll learn nothing from this
Real liberals are Teals now
And the radicals who have taken over the party will seek to push it further to the right
And the sadest thing is, they'll learn nothing from this
Real liberals are Teals now
And the radicals who have taken over the party will seek to push it further to the right
I’m opening a beer for Andrew Gee’s mum. Might be early. But it’s the vibe.
The NSW Liberal Party had the time and energy yesterday to expel Andrew Gee’s mother, in her 80s, from the Party because she was spotted handing out with her son. Incredible.
May 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Liberal Party ain't what it used to be
And the sadest thing is, they'll learn nothing from this
Real liberals are Teals now
And the radicals who have taken over the party will seek to push it further to the right
And the sadest thing is, they'll learn nothing from this
Real liberals are Teals now
And the radicals who have taken over the party will seek to push it further to the right
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This - it's not just a terrible night for the LNP and Dutton. It's a massive fail for News Corp, Advance, and the various climate denial/fossil fuel gronks that have bankrolled them.
Can we just spare a thought, too, for the official end of News Corp as a political force. No one outside an aging political class pays any attention to them.
May 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This - it's not just a terrible night for the LNP and Dutton. It's a massive fail for News Corp, Advance, and the various climate denial/fossil fuel gronks that have bankrolled them.
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I wish to place on the record that we had multiple Coaltion shadow ministers who cheerfully agreed to interviews and then mysteriously pulled out. We really wanted to interview Peter Dutton. It’s a shame he wouldn’t speak to us. Grateful to Senator Andrew Bragg.
April 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I wish to place on the record that we had multiple Coaltion shadow ministers who cheerfully agreed to interviews and then mysteriously pulled out. We really wanted to interview Peter Dutton. It’s a shame he wouldn’t speak to us. Grateful to Senator Andrew Bragg.
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"we’ll remember the Liberals’ antipathy to..women working from home, Dutton’s flippant suggestion that we could job-share instead, & the constant framing of women as victims – while the actual epidemic of family & domestic violence is inadequately addressed."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This election, Peter Dutton leaves us, the female Liberal diaspora, in no better place than 2022 | Paula Matthewson
When forced to look into the policy cupboard for the folder named ‘women’, he finds it bare – just as Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison did before him
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
"we’ll remember the Liberals’ antipathy to..women working from home, Dutton’s flippant suggestion that we could job-share instead, & the constant framing of women as victims – while the actual epidemic of family & domestic violence is inadequately addressed."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I have a theory about Peter Dutton's cunning plans to remain leader of the Liberal Party even if he doesn't win the election. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/894532...
Not only is Dutton failing women, he's used one of his best as a shield for his numpty policy
Has the Coalition forgotten why they tanked so hard last time?
www.canberratimes.com.au
April 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I have a theory about Peter Dutton's cunning plans to remain leader of the Liberal Party even if he doesn't win the election. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/894532...
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RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."
www.motherjones.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
RFK Jr. said autistic people don’t work or play sports. They say he’s wrong.
The health and human services secretary on Wednesday suggested that autistic children would never play baseball or pay taxes, enraging those in the community.
wapo.st
April 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
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Like his blokey predecessors, Dutton offers women nothing -& has learned nothing from the Coalition’s previous mistakes with women.
Dutton has lurched further to the right, further away from women & further away from progressive politics & opportunities for women
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dutton has lurched further to the right, further away from women & further away from progressive politics & opportunities for women
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This election, Peter Dutton leaves us, the female Liberal diaspora, in no better place than 2022 | Paula Matthewson
When forced to look into the policy cupboard for the folder named ‘women’, he finds it bare – just as Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison did before him
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Like his blokey predecessors, Dutton offers women nothing -& has learned nothing from the Coalition’s previous mistakes with women.
Dutton has lurched further to the right, further away from women & further away from progressive politics & opportunities for women
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dutton has lurched further to the right, further away from women & further away from progressive politics & opportunities for women
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Was just thinking the other day that I miss @drag0nista.bsky.social and her insightful analysis and stumbled upon this.
#AusPol #AusVotes2025
#AusPol #AusVotes2025
A little something from me: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This election, Peter Dutton leaves us, the female Liberal diaspora, in no better place than 2022 | Paula Matthewson
When forced to look into the policy cupboard for the folder named ‘women’, he finds it bare – just as Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison did before him
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Was just thinking the other day that I miss @drag0nista.bsky.social and her insightful analysis and stumbled upon this.
#AusPol #AusVotes2025
#AusPol #AusVotes2025
A little something from me: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This election, Peter Dutton leaves us, the female Liberal diaspora, in no better place than 2022 | Paula Matthewson
When forced to look into the policy cupboard for the folder named ‘women’, he finds it bare – just as Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison did before him
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A little something from me: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Paula Matthewson
Reposted by Paula Matthewson
The funniest thing about this is that Dutton's warning to stop the leaking was leaked.
They are fucked.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
They are fucked.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
‘The leaking has to stop’: Dutton warns dissent will cost seats
The Coalition has been under big pressure to announce detailed policies lately and a series of stories have revealed a level of internal angst among MPs.
www.smh.com.au
March 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The funniest thing about this is that Dutton's warning to stop the leaking was leaked.
They are fucked.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
They are fucked.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Yes! See you at the equator. #severance
March 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Yes! See you at the equator. #severance
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Excited to announce that I've taken down the paywall on my federal election guide. 102,000 words, 150 House guides, 8 Senate guides and well over 500 maps and charts.
Check it out!
#ausvotes www.tallyroom.com.au/aus2025
Check it out!
#ausvotes www.tallyroom.com.au/aus2025
2025 Australian federal election
Welcome to the Tally Room’s guide to the next Australian federal election. This guide will include comprehensive coverage of each seat’s history, geography, political situation and results of the 2…
www.tallyroom.com.au
March 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Excited to announce that I've taken down the paywall on my federal election guide. 102,000 words, 150 House guides, 8 Senate guides and well over 500 maps and charts.
Check it out!
#ausvotes www.tallyroom.com.au/aus2025
Check it out!
#ausvotes www.tallyroom.com.au/aus2025
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'Peter Dutton won't need any help to spell the name of the politician who's repeatedly broken his pre-election edict. Addressing his cabinet & caucus.. he reportedly made it clear.. Now was not the time for culture wars. Dutton wanted a laser focus on cost of living.'
#auspol #AusVotes25
#auspol #AusVotes25
Dutton won't need help identifying MP breaking his pre-election edict
The opposition leader put his team on notice. He vowed he would remember the name of anyone who freelanced on policies. A month on, there's one name on the list of offenders — Peter Dutton.
www.abc.net.au
March 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
'Peter Dutton won't need any help to spell the name of the politician who's repeatedly broken his pre-election edict. Addressing his cabinet & caucus.. he reportedly made it clear.. Now was not the time for culture wars. Dutton wanted a laser focus on cost of living.'
#auspol #AusVotes25
#auspol #AusVotes25
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Laura Tingle calling out Dutton's claptrap.
'..yet the opposition has continued to use what is becoming positively tiresome as its only response to any issue that comes up — that it is the prime minister's fault, while mounting the unsubstantiated claim that it could do better.'
#auspol #AusVotes25
'..yet the opposition has continued to use what is becoming positively tiresome as its only response to any issue that comes up — that it is the prime minister's fault, while mounting the unsubstantiated claim that it could do better.'
#auspol #AusVotes25
Why claims that meeting Trump in person could sway him on tariffs are 'hollow'
The Coalition claims it could have struck a tariff deal with Trump but remains coy about what else it could achieve if it wins at the upcoming election.
www.abc.net.au
March 15, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Laura Tingle calling out Dutton's claptrap.
'..yet the opposition has continued to use what is becoming positively tiresome as its only response to any issue that comes up — that it is the prime minister's fault, while mounting the unsubstantiated claim that it could do better.'
#auspol #AusVotes25
'..yet the opposition has continued to use what is becoming positively tiresome as its only response to any issue that comes up — that it is the prime minister's fault, while mounting the unsubstantiated claim that it could do better.'
#auspol #AusVotes25
But Barnbaby's still there. So is Michael Sukkar. Still a no from me.
"Female Liberal MPs have told the ABC they believe that Peter Dutton is more palatable to women than Scott Morrison."
If that's true, its only because most women don't yet know Dutton.
And "more palatable to women" than #ScottyFromMisogyny is a very low bar. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
If that's true, its only because most women don't yet know Dutton.
And "more palatable to women" than #ScottyFromMisogyny is a very low bar. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Internal polling shows female voters 'coming back' to Coalition
Female Liberal MPs have told the ABC they believe Peter Dutton is more palatable to women than Scott Morrison, with internal polling showing the women's vote lifting.
www.abc.net.au
March 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
But Barnbaby's still there. So is Michael Sukkar. Still a no from me.
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Anibal put in his solar panels and battery set up for self-reliance, not climate concerns, but it still helped him and his neighbours ride out a power outage during ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred in comfort.
It may be small in the scheme of things, but an important story about climate resilience.
It may be small in the scheme of things, but an important story about climate resilience.
"100 pct useful:" How solar and battery helped one family - and neighbours - power through Cyclone Alfred - One Step Off The Grid
Anibal Zarate's family lived so well through Tropical Cyclone Alfred that even his sceptical neighbours now see solar and battery storage as the way of the future.
onestepoffthegrid.com.au
March 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Anibal put in his solar panels and battery set up for self-reliance, not climate concerns, but it still helped him and his neighbours ride out a power outage during ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred in comfort.
It may be small in the scheme of things, but an important story about climate resilience.
It may be small in the scheme of things, but an important story about climate resilience.
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❗️Don’t tell me protesting and petitions don’t work❗️
An online petition which garnered more than 92,000 signatures sent to Spotify results in Spotify removing ANDREW TATE’S “PIMPING” PODCAST.
An online petition which garnered more than 92,000 signatures sent to Spotify results in Spotify removing ANDREW TATE’S “PIMPING” PODCAST.
March 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
❗️Don’t tell me protesting and petitions don’t work❗️
An online petition which garnered more than 92,000 signatures sent to Spotify results in Spotify removing ANDREW TATE’S “PIMPING” PODCAST.
An online petition which garnered more than 92,000 signatures sent to Spotify results in Spotify removing ANDREW TATE’S “PIMPING” PODCAST.