David
@dvdhlo.bsky.social
Social Policy researcher, Tasmanian, Quaker, lots of other things.
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Merry Christmas from the White house...
December 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Merry Christmas from the White house...
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In December 2023, Isaac Herzog was pictured signing bombs to be dropped on the men, women & children including babies of Gaza.
In December 2025, the prime minister of Australia @albomp.bsky.social invited Isaac Herzog to visit with him in Australia.
There is no saving @australianlabor.bsky.social.
In December 2025, the prime minister of Australia @albomp.bsky.social invited Isaac Herzog to visit with him in Australia.
There is no saving @australianlabor.bsky.social.
December 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In December 2023, Isaac Herzog was pictured signing bombs to be dropped on the men, women & children including babies of Gaza.
In December 2025, the prime minister of Australia @albomp.bsky.social invited Isaac Herzog to visit with him in Australia.
There is no saving @australianlabor.bsky.social.
In December 2025, the prime minister of Australia @albomp.bsky.social invited Isaac Herzog to visit with him in Australia.
There is no saving @australianlabor.bsky.social.
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This disastrous institution still abuses children. Of course they will try to escape.
It should have been shut down years ago.
It should have been shut down years ago.
Breaking: Seven youths break out of Tasmania's detention centre, steal car and flee
Police are searching for seven youths who escaped from the Ashley Youth Detention Centre last night.
www.abc.net.au
December 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This disastrous institution still abuses children. Of course they will try to escape.
It should have been shut down years ago.
It should have been shut down years ago.
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If you want to have fun, go back a read the speeches by Liberal MPs during the Racial Discrimination Act 18C debates
eg "If we have the state regulating our speech, you also have the state regulating our thought, and I think that looks a lot like 1984".
parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/sea...
eg "If we have the state regulating our speech, you also have the state regulating our thought, and I think that looks a lot like 1984".
parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/sea...
parlinfo.aph.gov.au
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If you want to have fun, go back a read the speeches by Liberal MPs during the Racial Discrimination Act 18C debates
eg "If we have the state regulating our speech, you also have the state regulating our thought, and I think that looks a lot like 1984".
parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/sea...
eg "If we have the state regulating our speech, you also have the state regulating our thought, and I think that looks a lot like 1984".
parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/sea...
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In the latest series of Who Do You Think You Are Australia? three prominent Australians discover shocking revelations about their past selves, including that they opposed strengthening measures against racial vilification
#auspol
#auspol
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
In the latest series of Who Do You Think You Are Australia? three prominent Australians discover shocking revelations about their past selves, including that they opposed strengthening measures against racial vilification
#auspol
#auspol
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Taking bets on how many more people involved in unlawful welfare penalties are gonna lose their jobs before the government finally grows a spine and stops suspending Centrelink payments.
Another public servant bites the dust who's job involved ensuring the welfare compliance machine stayed on – just one week after the 2nd Ombudsman's report on unlawful administration of penalties.
When will Labor deal with the real problem & end the thing?
www.themandarin.com.au/305013-depar...
When will Labor deal with the real problem & end the thing?
www.themandarin.com.au/305013-depar...
December 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Taking bets on how many more people involved in unlawful welfare penalties are gonna lose their jobs before the government finally grows a spine and stops suspending Centrelink payments.
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![BREAKING NEWS CONSUMER'S HANDBOOK
1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
• "We are getting reports".
". could mean anything.
• "We are seeking confirmation".. means they don't have it.
• "[News outlet] has learned". means it has a scoop or is going out on limb.
6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
7. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you.
ON THE MEDIA
ONTHEMEDIA.ORG](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:is7mtapkpnvxq77sxyv64xzq/bafkreidjd6cimg6dhedanmu22nekqoa5xkib6rfjnefghyygms4b3apcu4@jpeg)
December 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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This report ends with Mr lehrmann has always denied raping miss Higgins.
Why not end it with miss Higgins has always maintained she was raped by Mr lerhmann
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Why not end it with miss Higgins has always maintained she was raped by Mr lerhmann
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt by federal court
Former senator Linda Reynolds's bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt has succeeded in a federal court.
www.abc.net.au
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
This report ends with Mr lehrmann has always denied raping miss Higgins.
Why not end it with miss Higgins has always maintained she was raped by Mr lerhmann
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Why not end it with miss Higgins has always maintained she was raped by Mr lerhmann
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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The Advent hymn hasn’t changed. The world has. David O’Halloran asks what it now means to sing “Israel” in 2025 – and what faith, politics and moral responsibility demand today. @dvdhlo.bsky.social
#FaithAndPolitics #Advent #Theology #IsraelPalestine
#FaithAndPolitics #Advent #Theology #IsraelPalestine
The problem of biblical “Israel” in 2025
Words that once spoke of ancient hope now land in a world shaped by war and grief. What does it mean to sing “Israel” in Advent in 2025?
johnmenadue.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Advent hymn hasn’t changed. The world has. David O’Halloran asks what it now means to sing “Israel” in 2025 – and what faith, politics and moral responsibility demand today. @dvdhlo.bsky.social
#FaithAndPolitics #Advent #Theology #IsraelPalestine
#FaithAndPolitics #Advent #Theology #IsraelPalestine
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And...the Nth West Tugboats, they are not going to get a berth at the new Devonport Ferry Terminal, they are not fit for Nth West weather & water conditions.
#politas #Tasports #Tasmania
#politas #Tasports #Tasmania
Absolutely, it's the pulp mill saga all over again. Approved by both major parties, it never got built thank goodness. This monstrosity will have cost blow-outs we have never seen the like of in this state. Look at the wharf and the new ferries disaster. 😳
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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When your strange sibling mortgages their outer suburban house to buy a second hand Lamborghini.
A stadium on Hobart's waterfront has gained enough support to pass parliament, after independents Casey Hiscutt, Bec Thomas and Tania Rattray declared they would support the contentious project.
A vote to approve an AFL stadium on Hobart's waterfront will now pass
A stadium on Hobart's waterfront has gained enough support to pass parliament, after independents Casey Hiscutt, Bec Thomas and Tania Rattray declared they would support the contentious project.
www.abc.net.au
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
When your strange sibling mortgages their outer suburban house to buy a second hand Lamborghini.
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Lolwtf?!?!!! How is it that we have built 4 brand new boats in total for Devonport and not a single one has been suitable for BEING IN DEVONPORT?! Was there nobody who thought to ask an expert before commissioning them?!?!
And...the Nth West Tugboats, they are not going to get a berth at the new Devonport Ferry Terminal, they are not fit for Nth West weather & water conditions.
#politas #Tasports #Tasmania
#politas #Tasports #Tasmania
Absolutely, it's the pulp mill saga all over again. Approved by both major parties, it never got built thank goodness. This monstrosity will have cost blow-outs we have never seen the like of in this state. Look at the wharf and the new ferries disaster. 😳
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Lolwtf?!?!!! How is it that we have built 4 brand new boats in total for Devonport and not a single one has been suitable for BEING IN DEVONPORT?! Was there nobody who thought to ask an expert before commissioning them?!?!
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Only a handful of people benefit from our current system.
It is time to wake up and tear it down.
It is time to wake up and tear it down.
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Only a handful of people benefit from our current system.
It is time to wake up and tear it down.
It is time to wake up and tear it down.
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If you watch nothing else today, this would be enough.
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
If you watch nothing else today, this would be enough.
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SO important.
Britain is even more obliged to support refugees due to the havoc it wreaked - and continues to wreak - through its imperial project.
This cannot be left out of the narrative.
(credit: @haringeywelcome.bsky.social)
Britain is even more obliged to support refugees due to the havoc it wreaked - and continues to wreak - through its imperial project.
This cannot be left out of the narrative.
(credit: @haringeywelcome.bsky.social)
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
SO important.
Britain is even more obliged to support refugees due to the havoc it wreaked - and continues to wreak - through its imperial project.
This cannot be left out of the narrative.
(credit: @haringeywelcome.bsky.social)
Britain is even more obliged to support refugees due to the havoc it wreaked - and continues to wreak - through its imperial project.
This cannot be left out of the narrative.
(credit: @haringeywelcome.bsky.social)
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we really gotta get rid of this woeful Morrison government somehow
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
we really gotta get rid of this woeful Morrison government somehow
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A smart govt - or even one with a PM who had a desire to do anything - would be using the LNP rabble to put in place every fucking thing they wanted.
Problem is Albanese doesn’t seem to want anything other than power.
Problem is Albanese doesn’t seem to want anything other than power.
Good column by Sean Kelly on the ALP needing to not waste the idiocy of the Libs
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
You thought climate was a Coalition problem, but Albanese may rue his enemy’s low ebb
Before Labor becomes too smug, it should heed the warning of its president, Wayne Swan: Complacency is “the handmaiden of decline”.
www.smh.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A smart govt - or even one with a PM who had a desire to do anything - would be using the LNP rabble to put in place every fucking thing they wanted.
Problem is Albanese doesn’t seem to want anything other than power.
Problem is Albanese doesn’t seem to want anything other than power.
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Every dollar that the Feds refuse to spend on their primary health, aged care and NDIS responsibilities leads to somewhere between $1.40 and $7.50 of expenditure required in the hospital system because of that $1.00 decision, depending upon the hospital. This is not new. We already know this.
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Every dollar that the Feds refuse to spend on their primary health, aged care and NDIS responsibilities leads to somewhere between $1.40 and $7.50 of expenditure required in the hospital system because of that $1.00 decision, depending upon the hospital. This is not new. We already know this.
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🏭 Tas EPA has banned the use of waste from a manganese smelter outside the Bell Bay industrial area after 9000t were used for landfill without approval. Another 8000t of slag have gone to 10 more sites, but the locations have not been made public. #politas
▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/epa-rev...
▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/epa-rev...
Tas EPA says 9000t of smelter slag reuse lacked approval
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has banned the use of waste from a manganese smelter outside the Bell Bay industrial area after an investigation found 9000 tonnes was used in road and const...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
Crayfish Closure Follows Salmon Antibiotic Deployment - Tasmanian Times
The commercial rock lobster fishery south of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel is now closed effective 15 November 2025
tasmaniantimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
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What has happened to our natural desire to be curious, helpful and fair.
Please read.
Do you recognise yourself - digital outrage, short attention span, performative fairness ….
I know I recognised myself
We can fight back
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Please read.
Do you recognise yourself - digital outrage, short attention span, performative fairness ….
I know I recognised myself
We can fight back
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
We're Born Curious, Helpful, & Fair. Then Zuckerberg & Musk Figured Out How to Profit From Breaking Us
Question of Fairness Article 2: Tech companies have weaponised our curiosity, corrupted our helpfulness, and hijacked our fairness. Here's how to recognise it and fight back.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
What has happened to our natural desire to be curious, helpful and fair.
Please read.
Do you recognise yourself - digital outrage, short attention span, performative fairness ….
I know I recognised myself
We can fight back
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Please read.
Do you recognise yourself - digital outrage, short attention span, performative fairness ….
I know I recognised myself
We can fight back
open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...