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Lizzy Schofield
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Proud mum of two amazing sons.
Love & faith in God
Trust in science
Joy from music, books , Peanuts by Schulz, the garden
Paying attention to all things Politics for a better kinder world.
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🧵 This news c/o @commsdeclare.bsky.social re Shell sponsoring a misleading science education program out of QLD Museum is a century old tactic devised just after WW1. Mountains of educational material re the patriotic glories of “free enterprise” & subversive…

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Queensland Museum accused of misleading teachers and children about the cause of climate change
Education program sponsored by Shell’s Queensland Gas Company is ‘climate obstruction dressed up as education’, advocacy group says
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Under a secretive billion dollar new deal, refugees in the Australian community are being ripped out of their homes and sent to Nauru.

"It's a wild escalation... Scenes similar to ICE'", says Ogy Simic of the @ASRC1

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December 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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It was an honour to contribute to this moment with the Premier today. It was a greathonour to be amongst those who needed to hear these words. They won’t change the world, but it will make it a little easier to walk in two worlds as build a new future — in full view of the past.
Parliamentary speeches for the Apology to First Peoples
YouTube video by parliamentofvictoria
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December 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Letting you know in advance that our final #SundayShot for 2025 is a ripper! One of our most popular guests @dncameron.bsky.social returns & we're thrilled to have @zoedaniel.bsky.social with us. Plus cameos from some of our favourite contributors across the year...and Xmas MERCH!! Not to be missed.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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"At the event, which barred questions, Hegseth said the US was seeking “practical, realistic” ways to improve #AUKUS."

Many Australians are seeking practical, realistic ways to #DitchAUKUS. #auspol
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
Turnbull slams secrecy over Pentagon’s AUKUS demands
Richard Marles should reveal what changes to the pact the US review has requested before Australia hands over its next cheque, the former prime minister says.
www.afr.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Please tell me absolutely no one on the planet believes this imperial scene-setting about Venezuela. You'd have to be the thickest prick, seriously
December 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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🚨Antisemitism Envoy has misled the Senate over her response to last month's neo-Nazi rally.

Segal says she denounced it to the media that "did contact my office".

That is false.

We have the receipts...
theklaxon.com.au/xoqo
Jillian Segal misleads Senate over neo-Nazis - The Klaxon
Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal has given misleading evidence to the Senate over her response to last month's neo-Nazi rally.
theklaxon.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Great piece on perhaps humanity’s greatest ever achievement - extra special for this extraordinary vaccine-hesitancy-casual-with-new infections moment in history.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
300 million dead in 100 years: How we eradicated a killer
The eradication of smallpox 46 years ago has been hailed as the greatest triumph of global public health. It has also been held up as a model for global cooperation.
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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It must also be said, that Sean Kelly writes like butter.

My review of Sean Kelly's latest piece in the Quarterly Essay.

The Good Fight 👇🏽

www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/1...
December 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Elly-May, Dylan, Jane & I went to pack ‘Hampers for Hope’ at ADDI Road Community Centre. They feed 8500 people a week and today they’re putting together 2000 hampers for people battling this Christmas. Please help if you can by donating: hampers2025.raiselysite.com

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December 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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“Murdoch press headlines consistently amplify renewable incidents while minimising fossil-related ones.”

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The fire next doorl
A Clarke & Dawe–Inspired Interrogation of Murdoch’s Renewable Ambulance Chasing THE INTERVIEW Interviewer: Let’s begin. A solar farm was on fire? Spokesperson: Yes. Terrible business. Interviewer: A g...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Tired of the political pile-ons & predictable gossip? 🙅‍♀️

In 2026 Aust's independent news media will continue to focus on what really matters to you - from housing to climate to integrity

See the real news, not the noise. Sign up to TrueNorth #auspol > truenorthnews.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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LIsa Wills: "Why fossil fuel influence in children's education is a democratic problem, not just a climate problem" #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Why fossil fuel influence in children's education is a democratic problem, not just a climate problem
Australia’s children deserve the truth about climate change. They deserve to learn science that is free from corporate spin, especially when it comes to industries driving the crisis that will shape t...
thepoint.com.au
December 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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🚨DEMOCRACY WATCH AU ALERT: When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal.

Demand AI Regulation NOW and end Surveillance Capitalism.
#auspol
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When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal
From your grocery run to disability support plans: why Australia's failure to regulate AI is already harming real people, and what you can do about it right now.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Former CEO speaks out: keep VicHealth strong and independent – Croakey Health Media

www.croakey.org/former-ceo-s...

By Dr Sandro Demaio
Former CEO speaks out: keep VicHealth strong and independent
Introduction by Croakey: As the health community in Australia and around the world rallies behind VicHealth to fight plans by
www.croakey.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Nothing like a summer in the electorate to bring a dose of reality

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
First whispers of discontent for Labor are coming from within
Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Racism isn’t the only point of the Trump administration. It’s the means by which Trump gets into power so he can deliver economic benefit to billionaires. So it’s part of the point.

independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Trump’s America being destroyed by its own racism
Donald Trump’s return to power isn’t a political revival, it’s the inevitable consequence of a nation consumed by the very racism it refuses to confront.
independentaustralia.net
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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❓QUESTION OF FAIRNESS POST 5: The Limits of a Single Story - Why We Must Rethink Fairness for a Global Future.

What would it look like to build a global fairness toolkit- one that doesn’t replace, but integrates?

Read: “The Global Fairness Toolkit” ↓
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The Limits of a Single Story: Why We Must Rethink Fairness for a Global Future
Question of Fairness 5: The Western model of justice brought both emancipation & exploitation. To solve today's poly-crises, we need to move beyond its contradictions & integrate the world's wisdom
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December 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Too many Australians are skipping specialist appointments because they can’t afford gap fees. That’s unacceptable in a country with a universal healthcare system.
www.theaustralian.com.au/health/medic...
www.theaustralian.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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“Teals [work] to undermine democracy.” 👀👀👀

…Seriously?

That’s a huge, and disturbingly Trumpian claim from an elected Liberal MP.

Australia deserves better than “Jan-6”-style dog whistles.

Let’s leave Trump-lite politics overseas.
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Gaza home to most ‘child amputees in modern history’: UNRWA chief

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says nearly 42,000 people in Gaza have suffered life-changing wounds in Israel’s war – and nearly one-quarter of those are children.

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Gaza home to most child amputees in ‘modern history’, UN says
Helicopter gunship and artillery fire hit major cities in north and south Gaza as Israeli truce violations continue.
www.aljazeera.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Raging Dave at his best! Get mad, get even! 🙌✊🙌

'If you’re an adult with a semi-functional frontal cortex in 2025 ... it’s simply unforgivable to still believe in the benevolence of the market, in neoliberal mythology, in the isolation, numbness and learned helplessness it cultivates in all of us.'
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM