@livingcloth.bsky.social
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What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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IMMORAL…
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
January 27, 2026 at 4:28 AM
IMMORAL…
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
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Record temperatures, bushfires, meh fire up those data centres that use stonks of water and require a shit tonne of electricity
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Labor to fast-track data centre approvals as OECD flags energy strain
The global body said the cloud computing boom meant Canberra would need to make additional efforts to meet its 2050 net zero carbon emissions target.
www.afr.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Record temperatures, bushfires, meh fire up those data centres that use stonks of water and require a shit tonne of electricity
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
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End AUKUS now: Australia is facing a renewed push by the Trump administration to increase defence spending to 3.5 per cent of the GDP
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
Trump strategy revives push for Australia to lift defence spending
A new security strategy released by the Trump administration of focuses on a Pacific arc of US allies.
www.afr.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:12 PM
End AUKUS now: Australia is facing a renewed push by the Trump administration to increase defence spending to 3.5 per cent of the GDP
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
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It’s unimaginable that Albanese would deliver a speech as thoughtful and principled as this one by Carney.
Let’s hope he’s at least capable of reading it:
Let’s hope he’s at least capable of reading it:
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
www.weforum.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM
It’s unimaginable that Albanese would deliver a speech as thoughtful and principled as this one by Carney.
Let’s hope he’s at least capable of reading it:
Let’s hope he’s at least capable of reading it:
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"Well, what’s billions wasted between friends? Unless you care for the opportunity costs foregone in health, education, welfare, and national infrastructure.
"And we still are never likely to see the submarines, submerged, or otherwise." #AUKUS
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
"And we still are never likely to see the submarines, submerged, or otherwise." #AUKUS
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
AUKUS: a continuing expensive delusion
Australia is pouring billions into AUKUS submarines without clear delivery capacity from the UK or the US. The result could be a costly strategic and fiscal mistake – with little to show for it.
johnmenadue.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:09 PM
"Well, what’s billions wasted between friends? Unless you care for the opportunity costs foregone in health, education, welfare, and national infrastructure.
"And we still are never likely to see the submarines, submerged, or otherwise." #AUKUS
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
"And we still are never likely to see the submarines, submerged, or otherwise." #AUKUS
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
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Prime Minister @albomp.bsky.social, please read 👇this speech👇 from the @CanadianPM on the rupture in the world order.
“You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
#auspol
“You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
#auspol
“Principled and pragmatic: Canada’s path” Prime Minister Carney addresses the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Thank you, Larry.It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world.Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and th...
www.pm.gc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Prime Minister @albomp.bsky.social, please read 👇this speech👇 from the @CanadianPM on the rupture in the world order.
“You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
#auspol
“You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
#auspol
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In Australia, the government will allow tax-deductible donations to charities supporting the IDF and illegal settlements in the West Bank.
But donations to local journalism are not permitted the same status.
But donations to local journalism are not permitted the same status.
Revealed: Australian taxpayers subsidising the IDF, illegal settlements in Israel - Michael West
Australian taxpayers are subsidising the Israel Defense Forces and illegal settlements in the West Bank via the ACNC charities regulator
michaelwest.com.au
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 AM
In Australia, the government will allow tax-deductible donations to charities supporting the IDF and illegal settlements in the West Bank.
But donations to local journalism are not permitted the same status.
But donations to local journalism are not permitted the same status.
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Play: What is Love (baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more)
January 21, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Play: What is Love (baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more)
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The only two parties voting FOR the hate group legislation, Labor and the Liberal party, are spending the debate sledging it out over who is the bigger hypocrite and who supports the laws harder
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Liberals to pass government hate speech laws, Greens warn of impact on democracy
Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley are negotiating once again on what is left of the hate speech laws, in a parliamentary day dedicated to the passage of just two bills. All the day's events, as it happe...
live.thepoint.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 10:13 AM
The only two parties voting FOR the hate group legislation, Labor and the Liberal party, are spending the debate sledging it out over who is the bigger hypocrite and who supports the laws harder
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
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FAUKUS ME!!!
Japan accuses the U.S. of failing to deliver $6.9B in military equipment, with 118 FMS contracts delayed over five years, forcing reliance on older gear and leaving critical systems like the E-2D Hawkeye unsupported despite advance payments.
January 20, 2026 at 7:50 AM
FAUKUS ME!!!
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Professor White predicts it will become “absolutely blindingly obvious” that the schedule can’t be met “within a few years”. Politically, he notes, that is likely in the parliament after this one, “or at least so they hope”. #AUKUS #auspol
‘Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail
Defence experts say while Australia keeps meeting downpayments on the promised Virginia-class nuclear submarines, it is getting nothing in return for a deal that shows signs of failure on several fron...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Remember:
26Jan has been recognised as a Day of Mourning since 1938, in recognition of the invasion, dispossession & numerous massacres by British invaders against Indigenous Australians since 1788.
It has only been a public holiday as Australia Day since 1994.
Facts matter. History matters. #auspol
26Jan has been recognised as a Day of Mourning since 1938, in recognition of the invasion, dispossession & numerous massacres by British invaders against Indigenous Australians since 1788.
It has only been a public holiday as Australia Day since 1994.
Facts matter. History matters. #auspol
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Remember:
26Jan has been recognised as a Day of Mourning since 1938, in recognition of the invasion, dispossession & numerous massacres by British invaders against Indigenous Australians since 1788.
It has only been a public holiday as Australia Day since 1994.
Facts matter. History matters. #auspol
26Jan has been recognised as a Day of Mourning since 1938, in recognition of the invasion, dispossession & numerous massacres by British invaders against Indigenous Australians since 1788.
It has only been a public holiday as Australia Day since 1994.
Facts matter. History matters. #auspol
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And the party that said ‘vote for us, we believe in climate change’ continue to suck the toes of their fuel donors while pissing in the eyes of the people they’re supposed to work for
@australianlabor.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
2025 was the third hottest year ever.
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
And the party that said ‘vote for us, we believe in climate change’ continue to suck the toes of their fuel donors while pissing in the eyes of the people they’re supposed to work for
@australianlabor.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
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Congratulations, @albomp.bsky.social & Minister allegedly 'for' the environment, Murray Watt!
"More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ten Sydney Harbours’ worth of threatened species habitat approved for destruction in 2025, report finds
ACF analysis finds amount of habitat approved by Albanese government for land-clearing hit a 15-year high last year
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Congratulations, @albomp.bsky.social & Minister allegedly 'for' the environment, Murray Watt!
"More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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More than two and a half years have passed since the Murphy inquiry into 'online gambling and its harm' tabled its report in Parliament and still no response from @albomp.bsky.social’s Govt. To be precise, as of today, that’s 920 days of policy paralysis. #auspol
Gambling advertising reform in 2026? Don't bet on it - Michael West
Will 2026 see change to Gambling Advertising in Australia? The answer has to be ‘No’ if new FOI documents are anything to go by.
michaelwest.com.au
January 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
More than two and a half years have passed since the Murphy inquiry into 'online gambling and its harm' tabled its report in Parliament and still no response from @albomp.bsky.social’s Govt. To be precise, as of today, that’s 920 days of policy paralysis. #auspol
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Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
December 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
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We spent a fortune holding a Royal Commission into Robodebt, an illegal government policy that harmed 1000s of Australians and led directly and indirectly to many deaths.
The end result?
Absolutely no consequences for the perpetrators. The evildoers remain protected.
RCs are a waste of time/💰.
The end result?
Absolutely no consequences for the perpetrators. The evildoers remain protected.
RCs are a waste of time/💰.
December 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We spent a fortune holding a Royal Commission into Robodebt, an illegal government policy that harmed 1000s of Australians and led directly and indirectly to many deaths.
The end result?
Absolutely no consequences for the perpetrators. The evildoers remain protected.
RCs are a waste of time/💰.
The end result?
Absolutely no consequences for the perpetrators. The evildoers remain protected.
RCs are a waste of time/💰.
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Maybe we need to be wary of the “delegitimisation” of legitimate criticism, which is the latest trick.
December 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Maybe we need to be wary of the “delegitimisation” of legitimate criticism, which is the latest trick.
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If NSW Premier Chris Minns introduces legislation giving ONE minority religious group gun access privileges that OTHER minority religious groups don't have (nor the rest of the public), wouldn't that conflict with:
• the PM's push for tighter gun laws
• equality of legal rights? 🤔 #nswpol #auspol
• the PM's push for tighter gun laws
• equality of legal rights? 🤔 #nswpol #auspol
December 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Australian Femicide Watch journalist @sherelemoody.bsky.social: Australian men have murdered 10 women in the last 22 days. Then asked "I wonder what would happen if women murdered 10 men in three weeks." 🤔 #DV #VAW
December 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Australian Femicide Watch journalist @sherelemoody.bsky.social: Australian men have murdered 10 women in the last 22 days. Then asked "I wonder what would happen if women murdered 10 men in three weeks." 🤔 #DV #VAW
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Richard Marles just loves his private jets - so befitting a man of his importance. After a secrecy blanket was wrapped over these taxpayer funded flights, he’s been free to indulge with no scrutiny. Except the ‘security risk’ excuse has failed in the face of #FOI. #auspol
December 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM