@farfletched22.bsky.social
Retired print media dinosaur with progressive, community-centred views. Walker, volunteer, sports lover, refugee supporter and LGBTQI+ ally.
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Tell me what you think should happen to a senator’s pay when suspended from the Senate for seven sitting days after being “reported as committing an offence” under the standing orders? #auspol
Pauline Hanson suspended from Senate over burka stunt
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Tell me what you think should happen to a senator’s pay when suspended from the Senate for seven sitting days after being “reported as committing an offence” under the standing orders? #auspol
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Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
ALT: fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
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Australia doesn’t need another migration ‘debate’. We need leaders brave enough to tackle inequality for all | Giridharan Sivaraman
Australia doesn’t need another migration ‘debate’. We need leaders brave enough to tackle inequality for all | Giridharan Sivaraman
Taking the easy but misleading route of blaming migrants for economic insecurity only serves to stoke the already smouldering fires of racism
Racism and economic insecurity can have a close relationship in this country. That is most apparent when Australia finds itself pulled into another so-called “debate” about migration. This is usually sparked by populism or attempts to blame complex issues like housing affordability on our annual migrant intake.
Across the country, recent rallies and commentary are blaming migrants for a range of woes, from the cost of living to housing supply. Politicians from various sides made similar claims prior to the last federal election. We’re seeing a rise in far-right parties platformed on anti-immigration rhetoric and racism. This rhetoric feeds on genuine economic concerns but ignores the structural forces driving economic insecurity and undermines the right to dignity, security and equality for all. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Australia doesn’t need another migration ‘debate’. We need leaders brave enough to tackle inequality for all | Giridharan Sivaraman
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It’s a curious characteristic of Australia’s national identity. Why are we chronically incapable of valuing our own resources and our own achievements?
Here’s my latest for @australiainstitute.org.au’s timely new platform @thepointau.bsky.social: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Here’s my latest for @australiainstitute.org.au’s timely new platform @thepointau.bsky.social: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
To build Australia’s revenue base, we need to stop giving away our greatest assets
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
It’s a curious characteristic of Australia’s national identity. Why are we chronically incapable of valuing our own resources and our own achievements?
Here’s my latest for @australiainstitute.org.au’s timely new platform @thepointau.bsky.social: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Here’s my latest for @australiainstitute.org.au’s timely new platform @thepointau.bsky.social: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Pauline Hanson’s use of the Burqa speaks volumes about her and the kind of country she wants
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Pauline Hanson’s use of the Burqa speaks volumes about her and the kind of country she wants
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
But Senator Fatima Payman’s essay on bravery speaks volumes about the need for quite a different Australia
Please read and share if your want to cleanse people’s feeds…
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
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Dr Assal Rad—
“𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵
“It’s like the whole of Western media is unfamiliar with the word VIOLATION.”
“𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵
“It’s like the whole of Western media is unfamiliar with the word VIOLATION.”
November 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Dr Assal Rad—
“𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵
“It’s like the whole of Western media is unfamiliar with the word VIOLATION.”
“𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵
“It’s like the whole of Western media is unfamiliar with the word VIOLATION.”
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The Evil…The Inhumanity of the New Immigration Policies.
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.”
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.”
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Evil…The Inhumanity of the New Immigration Policies.
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.”
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.”
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“There’s no money in journalism anymore. No fame, no glamour, no prestige. But there’s lots and lots of money in media—in being a brand, an influencer, a personality. We stopped paying journalists and started rewarding performers” www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“There’s no money in journalism anymore. No fame, no glamour, no prestige. But there’s lots and lots of money in media—in being a brand, an influencer, a personality. We stopped paying journalists and started rewarding performers” www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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If Congress is condemning Socialism, does that mean they are going to end corporate welfare?
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If Congress is condemning Socialism, does that mean they are going to end corporate welfare?
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We need solutions, not scapegoats.
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We need solutions, not scapegoats.
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
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The BCA keeps saying Victoria is the worst place to invest… and yet business investment keeps growing faster there than just about anywhere else…
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251120-...
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251120-...
Contrary to BCA claims, Victoria actually among strongest places for business investment according to actual data
Despite continual demonisation of Victoria’s economy and suggestion that the state is a bad place to invest, the most recent state economy figures show that the Victoria remains a very popular place f...
thepoint.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The BCA keeps saying Victoria is the worst place to invest… and yet business investment keeps growing faster there than just about anywhere else…
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251120-...
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251120-...
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i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers.
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers.
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Warnings as 'pseudo-science' oxygen therapy promoted as autism treatment: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/caution-over-oxygen-therapy-as-autism-treatment/106019362
Warnings as 'pseudo-science' oxygen therapy promoted as autism treatment
Experts warn against signing up for autism therapies that are not evidence-based, as diagnoses rise.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Warnings as 'pseudo-science' oxygen therapy promoted as autism treatment: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/caution-over-oxygen-therapy-as-autism-treatment/106019362
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A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
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After 4 months fighting for access to info about future plans for an #AUKUS nuclear sub base in NSW, I’ve now been provided with 👇docs👇 the Defence Department claimed ‘the disclosure of would damage national security’. Judge for yourself - but I think they’ve been most dishonest. #auspol
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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“CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with long-term financial challenges … with current funding failing to keep pace with the rising costs of running a modern science agency.”
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
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 6:15 AM
“CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with long-term financial challenges … with current funding failing to keep pace with the rising costs of running a modern science agency.”
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡
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The 1st thing I want to hear from the new Liberal leader in Victoria is a core promise to boost country & suburban funding for maternity services & guarantee ongoing access to contraception & terminations for girls & women, despite the infiltration of Christian extremist-activists in her ranks.
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The 1st thing I want to hear from the new Liberal leader in Victoria is a core promise to boost country & suburban funding for maternity services & guarantee ongoing access to contraception & terminations for girls & women, despite the infiltration of Christian extremist-activists in her ranks.
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It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop