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It’s complicated. Passionate (maybe feel strongly about or maybe warm about) an Australian republic, voluntary assisted dying (VAD), the environment, climate change, being kind, professionalism in medicine, making a difference.
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It will financially cripple Tasmania, but hey, let's debate it and ignore the experts! We love shiny things and the AFL said we must. 🤦♂️
"The Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC) recommended against proceeding on a range of planning and financial grounds."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"The Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC) recommended against proceeding on a range of planning and financial grounds."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Debate begins for controversial Hobart stadium ahead of parliamentary vote
Tasmania's lower house has started debating an "order" to build the Macquarie Point stadium.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
It will financially cripple Tasmania, but hey, let's debate it and ignore the experts! We love shiny things and the AFL said we must. 🤦♂️
"The Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC) recommended against proceeding on a range of planning and financial grounds."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"The Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC) recommended against proceeding on a range of planning and financial grounds."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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buying yourself a jetski and a lifted ute to tow it while your kids go barefoot and your grandma eats toast for dinner #politas www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Yes' vote on Macquarie Point as AFL stadium order sails through lower house
An order to build the Macquarie Point AFL stadium on Hobart's waterfront has passed the lower house after a lengthy six-hour debate, paving the way for a deciding vote in the upper house next month.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
buying yourself a jetski and a lifted ute to tow it while your kids go barefoot and your grandma eats toast for dinner #politas www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
“While Raso confirmed that he receives the occasional odd look for his distinctive style, he feels “double-wristing”, as it’s known in watch circles, is becoming more popular.”- AFR keeping up with the trends!!!!!! 😁
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
How ‘double-wristing’ became the new trend for men
On the one hand, it could be a confusing look. On the other, it might be the new tech-bro inspired fad for you.
www.afr.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“While Raso confirmed that he receives the occasional odd look for his distinctive style, he feels “double-wristing”, as it’s known in watch circles, is becoming more popular.”- AFR keeping up with the trends!!!!!! 😁
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
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Get the rally on the tele! Donate now! Every little bit helps. #politas
Get the rally on the tele!
Time is fast running out. In just a few weeks, Parliament will make a decision that will shape Tasmania's future for generations.
chuffed.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Get the rally on the tele! Donate now! Every little bit helps. #politas
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Special Envoy to combat antisemitism, Jillian Segal has a fully staffed office in Parliament to speak truth to power.
Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, doesn't appear to have his own dedicated office with staff there.
& First People of Australia have no voice & no office.
Why?
Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, doesn't appear to have his own dedicated office with staff there.
& First People of Australia have no voice & no office.
Why?
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Special Envoy to combat antisemitism, Jillian Segal has a fully staffed office in Parliament to speak truth to power.
Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, doesn't appear to have his own dedicated office with staff there.
& First People of Australia have no voice & no office.
Why?
Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, doesn't appear to have his own dedicated office with staff there.
& First People of Australia have no voice & no office.
Why?
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People in Gaza City are facing daily bombardment, famine and compromised access to means of survival.
Israeli Forces placed the entire city under a displacement order. But people have nowhere to go to. There is no safe place in #Gaza.
#CeasefireNow
Israeli Forces placed the entire city under a displacement order. But people have nowhere to go to. There is no safe place in #Gaza.
#CeasefireNow
September 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
People in Gaza City are facing daily bombardment, famine and compromised access to means of survival.
Israeli Forces placed the entire city under a displacement order. But people have nowhere to go to. There is no safe place in #Gaza.
#CeasefireNow
Israeli Forces placed the entire city under a displacement order. But people have nowhere to go to. There is no safe place in #Gaza.
#CeasefireNow
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So disturbing and wrong
September 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
So disturbing and wrong
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Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
August 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
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Between violent drivers/violent shooters, we've fully dropped out of global rankings for life expectancy in US.
But it's a toss-up which of our violent religions -- car culture & gun culture -- will be harder to dislodge. Since most gun owners support strict gun regs, I'm going with car culture.
But it's a toss-up which of our violent religions -- car culture & gun culture -- will be harder to dislodge. Since most gun owners support strict gun regs, I'm going with car culture.
Every time I hear a kid talk about how they practiced for the mass shooting that eventually came, I think it's a searing indictment of our country's failure to actually give a shit about the safety of kids.
August 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Between violent drivers/violent shooters, we've fully dropped out of global rankings for life expectancy in US.
But it's a toss-up which of our violent religions -- car culture & gun culture -- will be harder to dislodge. Since most gun owners support strict gun regs, I'm going with car culture.
But it's a toss-up which of our violent religions -- car culture & gun culture -- will be harder to dislodge. Since most gun owners support strict gun regs, I'm going with car culture.
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Americans have no idea how utterly unhinged this gun fetishism looks to the rest of the world.
IMO many Americans don't even buy guns for personal protection or to defend themselves against a tyrannical government. They simply have a shopping addiction
August 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Americans have no idea how utterly unhinged this gun fetishism looks to the rest of the world.
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Have your say on Tasmania’s Climate Change Act!
www.tasclimatecollective.org/news/have-yo...
Have your say on Tasmania’s Climate Change Act
Submissions close 7 September 2025
For more information check out our FAQ or contact us tasclimateco@gmail.com
www.tasclimatecollective.org/news/have-yo...
Have your say on Tasmania’s Climate Change Act
Submissions close 7 September 2025
For more information check out our FAQ or contact us tasclimateco@gmail.com
Have your say on Tasmania’s Climate Change Act
www.tasclimatecollective.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Have your say on Tasmania’s Climate Change Act!
www.tasclimatecollective.org/news/have-yo...
Have your say on Tasmania’s Climate Change Act
Submissions close 7 September 2025
For more information check out our FAQ or contact us tasclimateco@gmail.com
www.tasclimatecollective.org/news/have-yo...
Have your say on Tasmania’s Climate Change Act
Submissions close 7 September 2025
For more information check out our FAQ or contact us tasclimateco@gmail.com
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Dearest Martha,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
August 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Dearest Martha,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover.
Yours in glaze,
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Pardon the pun, but this is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Who would be THIS dumb? 🙋 🤦Two words we need to learn how to say to corporate tax bludgers. What do you reckon they are?
August 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Pardon the pun, but this is like shooting fish in a barrel.
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Omg @bardinbrief.bsky.social it's like they read our minds here
Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
August 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Omg @bardinbrief.bsky.social it's like they read our minds here
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Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
Watching #abcnewsbreakfast coverage of algal bloom in SA. Where is the discussion about #globalwarming and the likelihood of further significant disasters related to #climate change?
August 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Watching #abcnewsbreakfast coverage of algal bloom in SA. Where is the discussion about #globalwarming and the likelihood of further significant disasters related to #climate change?
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Pretty incredible that no other outlet has snapped this up for publication after The Mercury declined it (?!)…. Although that context itself is not irrelevant to how we have ended up in this dire situation.
August 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Pretty incredible that no other outlet has snapped this up for publication after The Mercury declined it (?!)…. Although that context itself is not irrelevant to how we have ended up in this dire situation.
Did anyone hear the interview with the new member of parliament from the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party on ABC Local radio? A completely inarticulate interview which doesn’t bode well for their ability to be heard in parliament www.sffptasmania.org
Tasmanian Political Party | Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
Our candidates advocate for protecting freedom, individual rights, and culture for all Tasmanians. We believe Tasmanians deserve better. Thi state election 2024 lets make a positive difference
www.sffptasmania.org
August 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Did anyone hear the interview with the new member of parliament from the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party on ABC Local radio? A completely inarticulate interview which doesn’t bode well for their ability to be heard in parliament www.sffptasmania.org
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Is global warming accelerating? Over at The Climate Brink I argue that the consilience of evidence from surface temperatures, climate models, forcing changes, ocean heat content, and earth energy imbalance all point toward yes: www.theclimatebrink....
The great acceleration debate
Why the consilience of evidence points toward acceleration
www.theclimatebrink.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Is global warming accelerating? Over at The Climate Brink I argue that the consilience of evidence from surface temperatures, climate models, forcing changes, ocean heat content, and earth energy imbalance all point toward yes: www.theclimatebrink....
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With priority given to Minerals Council over Parlt re Marinus, worth seeing it through corruption lense. It’s Tasmanian Way.https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-the-study-of-corruption/2025/07/22/tasmanias-hidden-tax-elite-cartel-corruption-and-its-real-costs/
Tasmania’s Hidden Tax: Elite Cartel Corruption and Its Real Costs | Centre for the Study of Corruption
blogs.sussex.ac.uk
July 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
With priority given to Minerals Council over Parlt re Marinus, worth seeing it through corruption lense. It’s Tasmanian Way.https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-the-study-of-corruption/2025/07/22/tasmanias-hidden-tax-elite-cartel-corruption-and-its-real-costs/
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The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.
The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.
www.wired.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.
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broke: a voice to parliament for indigenous Australians.
woke: a voice to parliament for Benjamin Netanyahu.
woke: a voice to parliament for Benjamin Netanyahu.
July 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
broke: a voice to parliament for indigenous Australians.
woke: a voice to parliament for Benjamin Netanyahu.
woke: a voice to parliament for Benjamin Netanyahu.
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And on ABC Radio Hobart:
“The crisis is this year, it’s right now. That’s the conversation we’re trying to get across with our elected officials.”
- @deformedearth.bsky.social | @utas.edu.au | @imas-utas.bsky.social • Read the transcript • Find out more ⬇️
antarctic.org.au/interview-tr...
“The crisis is this year, it’s right now. That’s the conversation we’re trying to get across with our elected officials.”
- @deformedearth.bsky.social | @utas.edu.au | @imas-utas.bsky.social • Read the transcript • Find out more ⬇️
antarctic.org.au/interview-tr...
Interview transcript - Australia's Antarctic science funding: the crisis is now - ACEAS
Interview transcript – Australia’s Antarctic science funding: the crisis is now “The crisis is this year, it’s right now. That’s the conversation we’re trying to get across with our elected officials....
antarctic.org.au
July 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
And on ABC Radio Hobart:
“The crisis is this year, it’s right now. That’s the conversation we’re trying to get across with our elected officials.”
- @deformedearth.bsky.social | @utas.edu.au | @imas-utas.bsky.social • Read the transcript • Find out more ⬇️
antarctic.org.au/interview-tr...
“The crisis is this year, it’s right now. That’s the conversation we’re trying to get across with our elected officials.”
- @deformedearth.bsky.social | @utas.edu.au | @imas-utas.bsky.social • Read the transcript • Find out more ⬇️
antarctic.org.au/interview-tr...
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If you’re a skilled worker and want to get the fuck out of America, Australia is a prosperous, peaceful and DEMOCRATIC country with universal healthcare, reproductive rights, great restaurants and the world’s oldest continuous culture. Check if you qualify: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/workin...
July 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
If you’re a skilled worker and want to get the fuck out of America, Australia is a prosperous, peaceful and DEMOCRATIC country with universal healthcare, reproductive rights, great restaurants and the world’s oldest continuous culture. Check if you qualify: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/workin...
In Bendigo visiting the Freda Kahlo exhibition. Her art is mind blowing - she dealt with her extraordinary health issues (polio and then horrific injuries from a bus crash) through her art despite being in the shadow of her famous husband.
July 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
In Bendigo visiting the Freda Kahlo exhibition. Her art is mind blowing - she dealt with her extraordinary health issues (polio and then horrific injuries from a bus crash) through her art despite being in the shadow of her famous husband.