Rob Smith
@onyadon.bsky.social
I've covered Olympics, World Cups, Cricket, Kangaroo tours, F1, Brit Opens, MotoGPs, Wimbledons, interest in politics/environment/music & I follow AFC Wimbledon
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Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
When we say this government does not like conflict, this mostly means it does not want conflict with those who have assets. #Auspol
@mrseankelly.bsky.social
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@mrseankelly.bsky.social
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There’s one fight Anthony Albanese always tries to avoid picking
Labor’s scars and its determination to become the natural party of government are having a peculiar impact.
www.smh.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
When we say this government does not like conflict, this mostly means it does not want conflict with those who have assets. #Auspol
@mrseankelly.bsky.social
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@mrseankelly.bsky.social
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"If they’d [ #EpsteinFiles ] been produced by the #BBC, #Trump would get away with that. But #Epstein is different. It’s the one battlefield that’s level – and the prospect terrifies him."
Excellent analysis
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
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Excellent analysis
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
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Trump can get away with saying what he likes about the BBC. But Epstein? That’s his one vulnerability | Jonathan Freedland
In attacking a vital broadcaster, the US president is once again holding others to standards he flouts. But the Maga faithful might not let his links to the disgraced financier go, says Guardian colum...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"If they’d [ #EpsteinFiles ] been produced by the #BBC, #Trump would get away with that. But #Epstein is different. It’s the one battlefield that’s level – and the prospect terrifies him."
Excellent analysis
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
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Excellent analysis
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Through this year there have been significant shifts in Australia's international position..None of those changes have happened because of #Trump. They've been done despite Trump, or to the environment of uncertainty he has created. @latingle.bsky.social #Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Trump's sagas dominate, while world leaders politely try to work around him
As what's happening in Trump's America dominates our attention there is a lot going on, mostly involving everyone else around the world refashioning their politics in an environment that has never see...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Through this year there have been significant shifts in Australia's international position..None of those changes have happened because of #Trump. They've been done despite Trump, or to the environment of uncertainty he has created. @latingle.bsky.social #Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
There is no mystery to #Labor’s emergence as the default party of govt in our post-duopoly #Auspol. It's the party most willing to see Australia as it is. The #Coalition is not a viable alternative while it emits regional-based grievances such as #climatechange
George Megalogenis
George Megalogenis
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
There is no mystery to #Labor’s emergence as the default party of govt in our post-duopoly #Auspol. It's the party most willing to see Australia as it is. The #Coalition is not a viable alternative while it emits regional-based grievances such as #climatechange
George Megalogenis
George Megalogenis
Look! over there ...
President Trump has asked the Department of Justice to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with Bill Clinton and other top Democrats after it became clear that the US House will vote to release all files on the late financier
Trump asks DoJ to investigate Bill Clinton over Epstein links
As the House prepares to vote on releasing all files related to the late paedophile, the president says ‘all arrows [are] pointing to the Democrats’
www.thetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Look! over there ...
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Trump approval takes worst nose-dive yet with staggering losses among key groups
Trump approval takes worst nose-dive yet with staggering losses among key groups
www.independent.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Trump approval takes worst nose-dive yet with staggering losses among key groups
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How bad could they be?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
How bad could they be?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
I don't think.. I know..
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I don't think.. I know..
As always @cathywilcox.bsky.social gets right to the nub of the main players in the #Liberals party room #NetZero meeting. #Auspol
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
As always @cathywilcox.bsky.social gets right to the nub of the main players in the #Liberals party room #NetZero meeting. #Auspol
For no good reason #KeirStarmer and his team in #DowningStreet have chosen to mount a leadership challenge to himself. As if everyone inside #No10 has simultaneously had a collective breakdown. It’s an act of self-harm on an almost unimaginable scale.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer and his team mount a leadership challenge … to himself | John Crace
It’s as if everyone at No 10 has had a collective breakdown, an act of self-harm on an unimaginable scale
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
For no good reason #KeirStarmer and his team in #DowningStreet have chosen to mount a leadership challenge to himself. As if everyone inside #No10 has simultaneously had a collective breakdown. It’s an act of self-harm on an almost unimaginable scale.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Just won't go away ... The release of the email exchanges reignited the #Epstein #pedophile controversy that has plagued #Trump for months and has revived public scrutiny of his past ties to Epstein.
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Newly released emails reveal Epstein kept close eye on Trump
Documents show staff kept Epstein informed of Trump’s air travel – and Epstein kept up with news about former friend
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November 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Just won't go away ... The release of the email exchanges reignited the #Epstein #pedophile controversy that has plagued #Trump for months and has revived public scrutiny of his past ties to Epstein.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Newly published messages from the late sex offender have become the latest flashpoint in the US between the Republican and Democratic parties on.ft.com/4nSU2Pp
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Newly published messages from the late sex offender have become the latest flashpoint in the US between the Republican and Democratic parties on.ft.com/4nSU2Pp
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As world leaders meet at COP30 to strengthen climate ambition, the Liberal Party has announced it will abandon Net Zero.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
As world leaders meet at COP30 to strengthen climate ambition, the Liberal Party has announced it will abandon Net Zero.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
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Trump fights for control of Maga movement as Epstein emails widen schism on.ft.com/47GHs12
Trump fights for control of Maga movement as Epstein emails widen schism
Newly published messages from late sex offender become latest flashpoint in intraparty rift
on.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Trump fights for control of Maga movement as Epstein emails widen schism on.ft.com/47GHs12
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Newly-released Jeffrey Epstein emails have prompted Donald Trump and his allies to update their defense of the president—but their new narrative makes no more sense than their old one did, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
Wait, Are the Epstein Files Real Now?
The White House’s responses get curiouser and curiouser.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Newly-released Jeffrey Epstein emails have prompted Donald Trump and his allies to update their defense of the president—but their new narrative makes no more sense than their old one did, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
#BenStokes has warned #England players to be wary of an #Australian #media desperate to pounce on any indiscretion or hint of scandal, saying he and his team have already been the subject of some “unbelievable journalism” #Ashes
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
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‘Gutted’ Ben Stokes warns England players to take Australian media frenzy in their stride
Captain hits out at criticism of preparation from ‘has beens’ and says a packed cricket schedule means Ashes warmup matches are not simple
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November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
#BenStokes has warned #England players to be wary of an #Australian #media desperate to pounce on any indiscretion or hint of scandal, saying he and his team have already been the subject of some “unbelievable journalism” #Ashes
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
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Secretive meetings behind closed doors, billions in taxpayer money down the drain, people exiled to Nauru by Australia unable to even access enough food. It’s way past time to end this. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Nauruan president makes surprise visit to meet Albanese government as another man quietly deported to Pacific island
President David Adeang was spotted by ABC cameras as Nauru received its fourth member from the NZYQ cohort
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November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Secretive meetings behind closed doors, billions in taxpayer money down the drain, people exiled to Nauru by Australia unable to even access enough food. It’s way past time to end this. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Paul Pogba and Hakim Ziyech join letter saying that venues should not welcome 'a regime that commits genocide'.
Dozens of athletes call on UEFA to ban Israel over rights abuses
Paul Pogba and Hakim Ziyech join letter saying that venues should not welcome 'a regime that commits genocide'.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Paul Pogba and Hakim Ziyech join letter saying that venues should not welcome 'a regime that commits genocide'.
Stirring within the discontented ranks... #Starmer
Allies of the British prime minister made it clear that he would be determined to fight on even if there were setbacks at the Budget or at May’s local elections on.ft.com/43mqLoX
November 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Stirring within the discontented ranks... #Starmer
AFR not holding back ..
If there was a recurring theme to his contribution to #Auspol and business, it was that these institutions existed to serve one person: #Richo. His legacy is one of self-enrichment, self-aggrandisement and self-indulgence.
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If there was a recurring theme to his contribution to #Auspol and business, it was that these institutions existed to serve one person: #Richo. His legacy is one of self-enrichment, self-aggrandisement and self-indulgence.
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Richo’s gospel was every man for himself
Graham Richardson embodied everything most normal people detest about politics. His legacy is one of self-enrichment, self-aggrandisement and self-indulgence.
afr.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
AFR not holding back ..
If there was a recurring theme to his contribution to #Auspol and business, it was that these institutions existed to serve one person: #Richo. His legacy is one of self-enrichment, self-aggrandisement and self-indulgence.
afr.com/politics/fed...
If there was a recurring theme to his contribution to #Auspol and business, it was that these institutions existed to serve one person: #Richo. His legacy is one of self-enrichment, self-aggrandisement and self-indulgence.
afr.com/politics/fed...
Convicted felon pardons other felons.. #Trump
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Sydney Powell and others involved in fake elector scheme
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Sydney Powell and others involved in fake elector scheme
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Sydney Powell and others involved in fake elector scheme
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Convicted felon pardons other felons.. #Trump
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If you want to sustain your carefully-cultivated fury at the stupid Panorama edit then don’t, whatever you do, read or listen to Trump’s speech in its entirety…
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
If you want to sustain your carefully-cultivated fury at the stupid Panorama edit then don’t, whatever you do, read or listen to Trump’s speech in its entirety…
From #AUKUS to government secrecy, politics to policy, #AnthonyAlbanese is closer to Liberal PM #ScottMorrison than #GoughWhitlam
Albanese won office on a risk-free small-target strategy marked by timidity and hesitancy on all fronts. #Auspol
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Albanese won office on a risk-free small-target strategy marked by timidity and hesitancy on all fronts. #Auspol
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Can Anthony Albanese credibly claim to be a successor of Whitlam? - Michael West
From AUKUS to government secrecy, politics to policy, PM Anthony Albanese is closer to Liberal Scott Morrison than Gough Whitlam
michaelwest.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
From #AUKUS to government secrecy, politics to policy, #AnthonyAlbanese is closer to Liberal PM #ScottMorrison than #GoughWhitlam
Albanese won office on a risk-free small-target strategy marked by timidity and hesitancy on all fronts. #Auspol
michaelwest.com.au/can-anthony-...
Albanese won office on a risk-free small-target strategy marked by timidity and hesitancy on all fronts. #Auspol
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