Jessica Leigh
@jessica-leigh.bsky.social
Feminist, solicitor and mum of two beautiful boys, two cats and a dog. 🐈🐈⬛🐕
Political junkie. Union member. Public school supporter.
📍Gadigal country, Eora Nation.
Matildas 💛💚⚽️ | AFLW Sydney FC 🩵⚽️| WBBL Sydney Sixers 💓🏏| Newtown Jets 💙🏈
Political junkie. Union member. Public school supporter.
📍Gadigal country, Eora Nation.
Matildas 💛💚⚽️ | AFLW Sydney FC 🩵⚽️| WBBL Sydney Sixers 💓🏏| Newtown Jets 💙🏈
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Question: Which top bureaucrat spent the most on travel?
Answer: Australian Submarine Agency boss Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, who in 2024-25 spent $143,068 on flights and accomodation. #AUKUS gravy train. #auspol
Answer: Australian Submarine Agency boss Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, who in 2024-25 spent $143,068 on flights and accomodation. #AUKUS gravy train. #auspol
Which top bureaucrat spent the most on flights?
Find out which bosses billed taxpayers the most this year.
www.canberratimes.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Linda Reynolds! Shut Up! Just Stop It! #auspol #730Report
December 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Linda Reynolds! Shut Up! Just Stop It! #auspol #730Report
Rajwinder Singh, 41, was found guilty of the Far North Queensland woman's 2018 murder on a secluded beach north of Cairns. He then fled to India, hiding out for about four years before his arrest and extradition.
Toyah Cordingley's parents address court before murderer sentenced
Rajwinder Singh, 41, was found guilty of the Far North Queensland woman's 2018 murder on a secluded beach north of Cairns. He then fled to India, hiding out for about four years before his arrest and extradition.
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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📢 Ashley Paul Griffith allegedly abused two dozen children in NSW, the eldest aged only four. Detective Chief Inspector Peter Yeomans wants him brought to justice.
Top cop’s plea for alleged Sydney victims of notorious daycare paedophile
www.smh.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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It is disgusting that Trump’s hateful words of calling Somali Americans “garbage” have continued to go unchecked by members of the Republican Party.
These are US citizens he is denigrating.
We have a duty as Americans to call out his hateful rhetoric.
These are US citizens he is denigrating.
We have a duty as Americans to call out his hateful rhetoric.
December 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
It is disgusting that Trump’s hateful words of calling Somali Americans “garbage” have continued to go unchecked by members of the Republican Party.
These are US citizens he is denigrating.
We have a duty as Americans to call out his hateful rhetoric.
These are US citizens he is denigrating.
We have a duty as Americans to call out his hateful rhetoric.
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“Australians lose close to $32 billion a year from gambling” but “Labor's leadership decided it was not worth acting on gambling advertising and upsetting the powerful lobby”.
Pure ALP.
Pure ALP.
Fear rules on gambling in Albanese government
Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it.
www.abc.net.au
December 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“Australians lose close to $32 billion a year from gambling” but “Labor's leadership decided it was not worth acting on gambling advertising and upsetting the powerful lobby”.
Pure ALP.
Pure ALP.
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We are not at war with Venezuela.
We have no proof these men were “narcoterrorists”.
We don’t even know if there were drugs on board.
This is murder.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
We have no proof these men were “narcoterrorists”.
We don’t even know if there were drugs on board.
This is murder.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
We are not at war with Venezuela.
We have no proof these men were “narcoterrorists”.
We don’t even know if there were drugs on board.
This is murder.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
We have no proof these men were “narcoterrorists”.
We don’t even know if there were drugs on board.
This is murder.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America
Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
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Excellent rebuke from Independent Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social of the Albo Govt, in response to the Saturday Paper's report that the PM's Office encourages lobbyists to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requirements. #auspol
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Excellent rebuke from Independent Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social of the Albo Govt, in response to the Saturday Paper's report that the PM's Office encourages lobbyists to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requirements. #auspol
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Mitch Starc currently has both the highest batting and the lowest bowling averages of this Ashes series
79.00 with the bat
11.75 with the ball
#AUSvENG
79.00 with the bat
11.75 with the ball
#AUSvENG
December 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Mitch Starc currently has both the highest batting and the lowest bowling averages of this Ashes series
79.00 with the bat
11.75 with the ball
#AUSvENG
79.00 with the bat
11.75 with the ball
#AUSvENG
“They can improve algorithms that weed out this content.. they just don’t” .“I don’t have a lot of hope in tech sector accountability, but I feel like it’s always worth mentioning because if you don’t mention it, they just never get called to account for it.” #auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
‘Horribly, sexually violent’: How Australia’s women leaders deal with rising abuse
Women across the political spectrum are calling out the harassment that spreads online and spills into real life.
www.smh.com.au
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
“They can improve algorithms that weed out this content.. they just don’t” .“I don’t have a lot of hope in tech sector accountability, but I feel like it’s always worth mentioning because if you don’t mention it, they just never get called to account for it.” #auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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I can't unsee this. The exact same face.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I can't unsee this. The exact same face.
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Following Eurovision’s decision to let Israel compete in 2026, Spain’s RTVE aired a powerful segment: a split-screen showing Israel’s 2025 performance beside the reality of its ongoing genocide in Gaza — bombed homes, starved children, and mass killings.
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Following Eurovision’s decision to let Israel compete in 2026, Spain’s RTVE aired a powerful segment: a split-screen showing Israel’s 2025 performance beside the reality of its ongoing genocide in Gaza — bombed homes, starved children, and mass killings.
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Trump increased U.S. military spending to record levels.
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Trump increased U.S. military spending to record levels.
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
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BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
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male from “high profile family” - eg white wealthy colonisers - is not once referred to as sex offender despite two guilty verdicts. Courts give him a suppression order and media give him a pseudonym. Rape culture is top-order colonial white patriarchy.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Man from high-profile Victorian family found guilty of rape
A County Court jury finds a man guilty of two charges of raping a woman in his home after a night of drinking with friends.
www.abc.net.au
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
male from “high profile family” - eg white wealthy colonisers - is not once referred to as sex offender despite two guilty verdicts. Courts give him a suppression order and media give him a pseudonym. Rape culture is top-order colonial white patriarchy.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Mike Johnson is warning that if Dems take back Congress next year, they’ll impeach Trump. Sounds like a great plan to me. Maybe the third time will be a charm.
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Mike Johnson is warning that if Dems take back Congress next year, they’ll impeach Trump. Sounds like a great plan to me. Maybe the third time will be a charm.
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“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
