@lindafarrell.bsky.social
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ho...
Homes For All
All the evidence from experts is clear. We need to:
• Massively increase the supply of housing;
• Boost social housing;
• Scale back negative gearing and reassess tax breaks for wealthy landlords;
• D...
www.megaphone.org.au
June 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ho...
Thank you for adding your voice via @fairagenda.bsky.social www.fairagenda.org/courtreform_...
Thank you for adding your voice
www.fairagenda.org
March 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Thank you for adding your voice via @fairagenda.bsky.social www.fairagenda.org/courtreform_...
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"New analysis by the Institute’s Mortality Working Group of mortality between January and November 2024 found 3,676 people died from Covid-19 – 69% more than predicted"
"Covid-19 deaths at 3,676 were 5 times more than the 728 recorded for influenza"
#COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotFLU #COVIDisNotOVER
"Covid-19 deaths at 3,676 were 5 times more than the 728 recorded for influenza"
#COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotFLU #COVIDisNotOVER
March 20, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"New analysis by the Institute’s Mortality Working Group of mortality between January and November 2024 found 3,676 people died from Covid-19 – 69% more than predicted"
"Covid-19 deaths at 3,676 were 5 times more than the 728 recorded for influenza"
#COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotFLU #COVIDisNotOVER
"Covid-19 deaths at 3,676 were 5 times more than the 728 recorded for influenza"
#COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotFLU #COVIDisNotOVER
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A doctor has told a federal inquiry that the members of a New South Wales Aboriginal community are the victims of a "cancer cluster" because of PFAS contamination caused by the Department of Defence.
#auspol
#auspol
Former doctor warns of 'cancer cluster' in PFAS-contaminated NSW community
Members of Wreck Bay Village have given evidence at a federal inquiry into the extent, regulation and management of cancer-linked PFAS chemicals.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A doctor has told a federal inquiry that the members of a New South Wales Aboriginal community are the victims of a "cancer cluster" because of PFAS contamination caused by the Department of Defence.
#auspol
#auspol
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Economists and policymakers underestimate how much our economy relies on "nature" largely leaving us alone.
January 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Economists and policymakers underestimate how much our economy relies on "nature" largely leaving us alone.
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And the massive, unspeakable trauma of the people who have suffered through these crimes against humanity and the callous indifference of most of the world.
Schools, hospitals, homes obliterated. What’s left of Gaza? Here’s AlJazeera’s confronting assessment of the rebuilding challenge ahead. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: What’s left of Gaza and its people?
A ceasefire agreement has been announced between Israel and Hamas, but what will displaced Palestinians come back to?
www.aljazeera.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
And the massive, unspeakable trauma of the people who have suffered through these crimes against humanity and the callous indifference of most of the world.
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#FossilFuel executives & their political enablers are criminals with extreme culpability for massive human and environmental suffering.
This will not be forgotten. Or forgiven.
This will not be forgotten. Or forgiven.
The WA Government has approved a 46-year extension of Woodside’s vintage North West Shelf gas export terminal despite its disastrous impacts on the world’s climate, energy prices for WA households and businesses and the priceless Murujuga cultural heritage site. #auspol
December 12, 2024 at 10:47 PM
#FossilFuel executives & their political enablers are criminals with extreme culpability for massive human and environmental suffering.
This will not be forgotten. Or forgiven.
This will not be forgotten. Or forgiven.
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Floating germ factories of pollution that ruin the places where they dock.
Really, the entire industry should be sunk to make new coral reefs ...
Ooh look! a buffet! and a free mimosa!
Really, the entire industry should be sunk to make new coral reefs ...
Ooh look! a buffet! and a free mimosa!
January 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Floating germ factories of pollution that ruin the places where they dock.
Really, the entire industry should be sunk to make new coral reefs ...
Ooh look! a buffet! and a free mimosa!
Really, the entire industry should be sunk to make new coral reefs ...
Ooh look! a buffet! and a free mimosa!
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Health officials in Louisiana say a person there has died after catching bird flu. This marks the first reported death in the U.S. from the virus during the current outbreak.
First bird flu death reported in the U.S., according to the CDC
Health officials in Louisiana say a person there has died after catching bird flu. This marks the first reported death in the U.S. from the virus during the current outbreak.
www.npr.org
January 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Health officials in Louisiana say a person there has died after catching bird flu. This marks the first reported death in the U.S. from the virus during the current outbreak.
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"To be honest, the last month, six weeks, have made me a little more uneasy about the situation," Webby said
Didn't name H5 E190D
but did say
fatal Louisiana case and
13F BC case
were starting to develop mutations for
H2H transmission
www.yahoo.com/news/first-u...
Didn't name H5 E190D
but did say
fatal Louisiana case and
13F BC case
were starting to develop mutations for
H2H transmission
www.yahoo.com/news/first-u...
First US bird flu death recorded in Louisiana as outbreak spreads
A Louisiana patient has died from bird flu. It's the first bird flu death in the US. Public health risk remains low, officials report.
www.yahoo.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"To be honest, the last month, six weeks, have made me a little more uneasy about the situation," Webby said
Didn't name H5 E190D
but did say
fatal Louisiana case and
13F BC case
were starting to develop mutations for
H2H transmission
www.yahoo.com/news/first-u...
Didn't name H5 E190D
but did say
fatal Louisiana case and
13F BC case
were starting to develop mutations for
H2H transmission
www.yahoo.com/news/first-u...
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"Elon has changed his avatar to a white-supremacist hate symbol, his screen name to a 4chan slogan neo-Nazis favor (“kek”) & his bio icon to ⚔️ .
Are these also gamer symbols? Yes. Does he know they’re far more? You bet your ass.
Elon has gone full Nazi — openly & proudly" @sethabramson.bsky.social
Are these also gamer symbols? Yes. Does he know they’re far more? You bet your ass.
Elon has gone full Nazi — openly & proudly" @sethabramson.bsky.social
I tried to explain this to someone today who isn’t a) chronically online and b) researching right-wing extremism and found out there is no way to do it without sounding completely unhinged.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X
The world's richest man sparks speculation after changing his name and using a picture of Pepe the Frog.
www.bbc.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"Elon has changed his avatar to a white-supremacist hate symbol, his screen name to a 4chan slogan neo-Nazis favor (“kek”) & his bio icon to ⚔️ .
Are these also gamer symbols? Yes. Does he know they’re far more? You bet your ass.
Elon has gone full Nazi — openly & proudly" @sethabramson.bsky.social
Are these also gamer symbols? Yes. Does he know they’re far more? You bet your ass.
Elon has gone full Nazi — openly & proudly" @sethabramson.bsky.social
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Yay Labor
The latest data released by the Australian government shows that while the last third of the previous conservative leadership saw a decline in fossil fuel exports, the Labor party has overseen a steady resurgence - and is forecasted to continue that resurgence
www.industry.gov.au/publications...
www.industry.gov.au/publications...
December 30, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Yay Labor
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omg they’re paying $380,000 per month to crew the new Spirit of Tasmania even while it’s stuck in Scotland (because they ordered a boat too big for Tas ports) www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Tasmania's Spirit ferry enters second month of Scottish storage
The Spirit of Tasmania IV has entered a second month mothballed in Scotland while efforts to rent the ship out continue — with Tasmania's government saying the weekly $23,915 bill, plus costs, is chea...
www.abc.net.au
January 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
omg they’re paying $380,000 per month to crew the new Spirit of Tasmania even while it’s stuck in Scotland (because they ordered a boat too big for Tas ports) www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
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Israel continues the genocide in Gaza in a frenzied manner, with the pace of assaults increasing daily.
For 450 days, the Israeli occupation has persisted in killing civilians, displacing them, & attacking hospitals & civilian institutions protected by all international laws & regulations.
#auspol
For 450 days, the Israeli occupation has persisted in killing civilians, displacing them, & attacking hospitals & civilian institutions protected by all international laws & regulations.
#auspol
450 days of genocide: Israeli occupation burns hospitals, cold ravages the displaced - Pearls and Irritations
In the last days of 2024, Israeli occupation assaults in northern Gaza have escalated, particularly targeting Kamal Adwan Hospital and the patients and displaced people there.
johnmenadue.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Israel continues the genocide in Gaza in a frenzied manner, with the pace of assaults increasing daily.
For 450 days, the Israeli occupation has persisted in killing civilians, displacing them, & attacking hospitals & civilian institutions protected by all international laws & regulations.
#auspol
For 450 days, the Israeli occupation has persisted in killing civilians, displacing them, & attacking hospitals & civilian institutions protected by all international laws & regulations.
#auspol
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It’s genocide.
It’s not even an argument.
Israel will wear this stain for generations to come.
It will never rub off.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
It’s not even an argument.
Israel will wear this stain for generations to come.
It will never rub off.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israeli lawmakers call on military to destroy food, water and power sources in Gaza
***
www.haaretz.com
January 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
It’s genocide.
It’s not even an argument.
Israel will wear this stain for generations to come.
It will never rub off.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
It’s not even an argument.
Israel will wear this stain for generations to come.
It will never rub off.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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It’s a club and we’re not in it. At the very least put both major parties at the bottom of your list of preferences because otherwise this shit will keep happening until we are completely cooked.
December 6, 2024 at 12:53 AM
It’s a club and we’re not in it. At the very least put both major parties at the bottom of your list of preferences because otherwise this shit will keep happening until we are completely cooked.
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Does this goose - who also happens to be running the country - understand that sport made childhood worse rather than better for a great many of us? That we don't actually have to impose that sort of thing on our kids? That they can be *better off* on their phones or whatever than we were?
November 26, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Does this goose - who also happens to be running the country - understand that sport made childhood worse rather than better for a great many of us? That we don't actually have to impose that sort of thing on our kids? That they can be *better off* on their phones or whatever than we were?
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“Major oil companies, including Shell & precursors to energy giants Chevron, ExxonMobil & BP, were alerted about the planet-warming effects of fossil fuels as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents show.”
They’ve known for 70 years.
And they prevented action.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
They’ve known for 70 years.
And they prevented action.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show
Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:29 AM
“Major oil companies, including Shell & precursors to energy giants Chevron, ExxonMobil & BP, were alerted about the planet-warming effects of fossil fuels as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents show.”
They’ve known for 70 years.
And they prevented action.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
They’ve known for 70 years.
And they prevented action.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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‘A recent study published in The Medical Journal of Australia suggested that the cost of the lost labour from a single round of infections in 2022 would be $9.6 billion and that hundreds of thousands of Australians would be affected.’
Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia. Addressing this health challenge is vital to getting many people back participating fully in their lives. #LongCovid
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/l...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/02/l...
Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia
Addressing this health challenge is vital to getting many people back participating fully in their lives.
www.crikey.com.au
December 2, 2024 at 3:09 AM
‘A recent study published in The Medical Journal of Australia suggested that the cost of the lost labour from a single round of infections in 2022 would be $9.6 billion and that hundreds of thousands of Australians would be affected.’
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Statement following tonight's passing of the Albanese Government's brutal migration bills
The ASRC is profoundly shocked to bear witness to tonight’s outrageous and unbelievably low attack on the people, families, children and communities we serve.
asrc.org.au/2024/11/28/a...
The ASRC is profoundly shocked to bear witness to tonight’s outrageous and unbelievably low attack on the people, families, children and communities we serve.
asrc.org.au/2024/11/28/a...
ASRC Statement on the passing of the Albanese Government's Brutal Bills
The Albanese Government and the Coalition blatantly colluded in the ultimate betrayal of Australia’s multicultural communities, people who are our neighbours, our friends, loved ones, co-workers, scho...
asrc.org.au
November 28, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Statement following tonight's passing of the Albanese Government's brutal migration bills
The ASRC is profoundly shocked to bear witness to tonight’s outrageous and unbelievably low attack on the people, families, children and communities we serve.
asrc.org.au/2024/11/28/a...
The ASRC is profoundly shocked to bear witness to tonight’s outrageous and unbelievably low attack on the people, families, children and communities we serve.
asrc.org.au/2024/11/28/a...
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"The updated Pfizer vaccine targets the Omicron sub-variant JN.1 and will be available for anyone over six months of age from December 9."
This is new detail, right? For anyone from 6 months to have access?
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
This is new detail, right? For anyone from 6 months to have access?
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Here's how to avoid getting COVID over the festive season
It's been nearly five years since the pandemic started, but COVID-19 doesn't take a break over the holidays. From shopping to socialising, here's how to avoid getting sick this festive season.
www.abc.net.au
November 29, 2024 at 1:51 AM
"The updated Pfizer vaccine targets the Omicron sub-variant JN.1 and will be available for anyone over six months of age from December 9."
This is new detail, right? For anyone from 6 months to have access?
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
This is new detail, right? For anyone from 6 months to have access?
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
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Australia, next year we get to vote on our next Federal Parliament.
This Honest Government Ad is a hilarious primer, covering why you can't "waste your vote" in Australia, donation reform, minority government and more.
@thejuicemedia.bsky.social nails it again. #auspol
This Honest Government Ad is a hilarious primer, covering why you can't "waste your vote" in Australia, donation reform, minority government and more.
@thejuicemedia.bsky.social nails it again. #auspol
Honest Government Ad | 2025 Election
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
youtu.be
November 27, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Australia, next year we get to vote on our next Federal Parliament.
This Honest Government Ad is a hilarious primer, covering why you can't "waste your vote" in Australia, donation reform, minority government and more.
@thejuicemedia.bsky.social nails it again. #auspol
This Honest Government Ad is a hilarious primer, covering why you can't "waste your vote" in Australia, donation reform, minority government and more.
@thejuicemedia.bsky.social nails it again. #auspol
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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre did all we could today with refugees and our sector to block these racist and cruel anti migrant and refugee far right bills. Despite our best efforts they are expected to pass tonight or tomorrow. We promise our community that the fight for justice has just begun.
November 27, 2024 at 8:18 AM
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre did all we could today with refugees and our sector to block these racist and cruel anti migrant and refugee far right bills. Despite our best efforts they are expected to pass tonight or tomorrow. We promise our community that the fight for justice has just begun.
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This is astounding. In June, the FWC ruled that I was sacked. Yet ABC chair Kim Williams stood before a room full of journalists & repeatedly denied I was sacked without hesitation.
This isn’t just gaslighting—it’s a brazen disregard for both the ruling & the truth by our public broadcaster 1/2
This isn’t just gaslighting—it’s a brazen disregard for both the ruling & the truth by our public broadcaster 1/2
November 27, 2024 at 9:19 AM
This is astounding. In June, the FWC ruled that I was sacked. Yet ABC chair Kim Williams stood before a room full of journalists & repeatedly denied I was sacked without hesitation.
This isn’t just gaslighting—it’s a brazen disregard for both the ruling & the truth by our public broadcaster 1/2
This isn’t just gaslighting—it’s a brazen disregard for both the ruling & the truth by our public broadcaster 1/2