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Nes Evan
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Woke: Social Justice, Common Good, Environment, Human Rights, Sustainable Development, Circular Economy, Democracy, Science, Multiculturalism, Secularism, Gender Equality, Peace 🌏
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"I know there are a lot of organisations... delighted to see VicHealth go – big tobacco companies, the alcohol industry, manufacturers of soft drinks, fast foods or sugary snacks – I just didn’t think I’d see a Labor Government choose to line up with them."

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Nicola Roxon condemns Victorian Government decision to axe VicHealth
Introduction by Croakey: Nicola Roxon, a former Federal Health Minister and the Chair of VicHealth until recently, has called on
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December 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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I got into politics because as a doctor I saw big tobacco, junk food, alcohol and gambling corps driving preventable illness for profit.

Watching the Allan Labor Gov effectively close VicHealth is depressing and shows how little they value prevention. 1/2
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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This comprehensive review of the state of integrity in Victoria under the current Labor government shows we're seriously lagging behind other states.

Why should Victoria have a worse FOI system and a weaker anti-corruption investigator than other states?

www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Keeping secrets: How Victoria has fallen behind other states on integrity
They’re the reports gathering dust as the state focuses on crime, housing and health. But Victoria’s integrity system no longer looks fit for purpose.
www.theage.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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It's Anti Corruption Day and to celebrate here is the schedule for the hearing into the NACC on Thursday
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Statement on damning report into welfare 'mutual obligations'👇

greens.org.au/news/media-r...

Today’s report confirms what any JobSeeker already knows: the ‘mutual obligations’ system is pointless, cruel, and rather than helping people, treats people on income support as disposable
Labor must end their unlawful JobSeeker obligations system after another damning report reveals decisions made without oversight or accountability | The Australian Greens
Today’s second damning report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman into the administration of the “mutual obligations
greens.org.au
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Join me on reddit.com/r/australian/ for an AMA from 4:15pm - on AUKUS and Digital Rights
reddit.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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The $100m BoM website update shows exactly why we need to build capacity in the public service and reduce our over reliance on consultants.

A robust public service will always provide better value for money and better quality for the taxpayer dollar.
December 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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The Govt likes to tell us that the assessment process for mines and other major projects helps ensure health and environmental impacts are avoided or minimised. But what happens when information about serious impacts are deliberately suppressed? That's what's happening with lead mining in NSW 🤬🤯
December 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Even more US military assets coming to Australia. More US bases. More US weapons. Celebrating a dominant foreign government sending its military into our harbours and cities and taking multiple footholds here … it’s cringeworthy, tragic and wrong.
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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I repeatedly asked the Federal Government if the UN torture inspectors’ visit was on track and if the they would gain full access to all prisons and watch houses. They said yes when the truth was no. The Commonwealth funds 80% of all NT government, including its brutal jails. Open them.
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Older Australians are dying waiting for care.

Labor and the Liberals are selling the care of our parents and grandparents off for private profits and releasing less care than people need each year.

In a wealthy country like ours, there’s no excuse for a crisis of aged care.
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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/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 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#Australia refuses to repatriate citizens from #Syrian_camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us’

US offers to get #Australians out of camps, but #Labor has said ‘this is not something the government is considering’

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia refuses to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us’
US offers to get Australians out of camps if they are issued with travel documents, but Labor has said ‘this is not something the government is considering’
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Firefighter dies in #NSW as premier warns of ‘foreboding’ start to #bushfire season

Member of national parks firefighting team killed by tree at Bulahdelah in ‘deeply distressing turn of events’

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Firefighter dies in NSW as premier warns of ‘foreboding’ start to bushfire season
The 59-year-old member of national parks firefighting team killed by tree at Bulahdelah in ‘deeply distressing turn of events’
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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A communications minister touring the world and boasting about a social media ban (that isn’t even in place yet!) instead of working with families and young people to deal with its impacts, is plain wrong. Young Australians deserve far better.
December 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Tax-minimising lawyer to ferocious #Greens warrior: how an elevator ride changed #David_Shoebridge’s life

How did the former Labor member end up a heavy-hitting crossbencher?

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Tax-minimising lawyer to ferocious Greens warrior: how an elevator ride changed David Shoebridge’s life
One Liberal calls him ‘easily the most effective Green’ while an ex-minister says they shaped policy together. How did the former Labor member end up a heavy-hitting crossbencher?
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now #Russia’ s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall

The war against #Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as #Gaza’ s killing and misery grind on

The term #ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for #Palestinians

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‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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This is a rich conversation about how capitalism & colonialism has categorised people into sex, gender, race; & accentuated speciesism to the benefit of the capitalist colonial extractivist elite. Sounds heavy but is really engaging! @planetcritical.bsky.social
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Categories of Control | Jules Falquet
Podcast Episode · Planet: Critical · 27/11/2025 · 1h 14m
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December 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Palestinian solidarity in action as the Illawarra marched across the iconic sea cliff bridge. We will keep marching, keep changing politics, until the bombing stops, the food flows and the occupation ends
December 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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This is a good analysis of the “groundbreaking” (yeah sure) return to 2015 with Labor’s new Defence agency. A case of rearranging the deck chairs on the HMAS Titanic from ⁦‪Rex Patrick‬⁩
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Marles' new Defence agency - rearranging deck chairs on the HMAS Titanic - Michael West
Defence procurement. Minister Richard Marles' new Defence Delivery Agency is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Rex Patrick reports
michaelwest.com.au
December 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Labor is failing to meet even Scott Morrison’s moral benchmark here. He brought Australian children home.

Albanese is refusing to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us.’ Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia refuses to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us’
US offers to get Australians out of camps if they are issued with travel documents, but Labor has said ‘this is not something the government is considering’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Australia swelters in severe heatwave as more than 50 #bushfires burn across NSW

Dangerous fire conditions continued across parts of eastern #Australia on Saturday, with multiple homes destroyed by fires in #NSW and #Tasmania

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Dozens of homes destroyed as more than 50 bushfires burn across NSW
Severe heatwave warnings were in place across Australia on Saturday, with bushfires burning in multiple states
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
US submarines carrying nuclear weapons could dock in #Australia despite ban, Senate told

Defence secretary appears to contradict previous assurances from #Penny_Wong that only conventionally armed submarines will visit Australian ports under #AUKUS deal

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
US submarines carrying nuclear weapons could dock in Australia despite ban, Senate told
Defence secretary appears to contradict previous assurances from Penny Wong that only conventionally armed submarines will visit Australian ports under Aukus deal
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM