Peter Klages
@peterklages.bsky.social
Cynical, retired old newspaperman based in Central Victoria. Now a happy goat farmer. The world has lost its mind. We are all headed for disaster. 😔
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History has taught us that this is precisely when Donald Trump is most dangerous — and when Republicans turn to voter suppression, election subversion and worse. With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, Trump is already plotting his next moves. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
What Comes Next After the 2025 Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
History has taught us that this is precisely when Donald Trump is most dangerous — and when Republicans turn to voter suppression, election subversion and worse. With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, Trump is already plotting his next moves. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
Just to let followers know, our dear friend Ms Jayne @mssquiggs65.bsky.social passed away early yesterday morning in hospital after what we all know was a long & courageous battle with cancer. We were all blessed to know her and Jayne will be missed. RIP! 😔
September 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Just to let followers know, our dear friend Ms Jayne @mssquiggs65.bsky.social passed away early yesterday morning in hospital after what we all know was a long & courageous battle with cancer. We were all blessed to know her and Jayne will be missed. RIP! 😔
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Right. As an activist I reached out to many, including those in power and opposition. They ignored Robodebt until the courts found it unlawful at the end of 2019, despite activists such as myself asking them to get onboard the campaign since 2016
I’m not an activist, but as someone who reports on people who are, I see some activists sneering at people who are late to a cause they’ve fought hard for. Surely the point of activism is pitching to the centre to make change? Not alienating or mocking those whose minds you surely wanted to change?
July 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Right. As an activist I reached out to many, including those in power and opposition. They ignored Robodebt until the courts found it unlawful at the end of 2019, despite activists such as myself asking them to get onboard the campaign since 2016
This must have been a very difficult decision for the Lanyon Family to make. I can’t imagine that any media business is finding the new media order easy going. As a former Sunraysia Daily editor I wish the very best for the future for these papers.
www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/6407156/lany...
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Lanyon Family to Pass Publishing Legacy to SA Today
The Lanyon family has signed an agreement to sell their newspaper interests to SA Today, with the transfer of ownership of the Sunraysia Daily, Swan Hill Guardian, Gannawarra Times, Broken Hill Times,...
www.sunraysiadaily.com.au
July 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
This must have been a very difficult decision for the Lanyon Family to make. I can’t imagine that any media business is finding the new media order easy going. As a former Sunraysia Daily editor I wish the very best for the future for these papers.
www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/6407156/lany...
www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/6407156/lany...
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"The world can remain confident that fearlessly conceited American preaching is in zero danger of fading away. The world is also left to wonder, more than ever today if there is any measurable sense of shame left within the primary circle of Washington power."
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The obscenity of American preaching
One way to get a robust, comparative fix on how obscene American global preaching about human rights has become is (borrowing a vivid image from Caitlin Johnstone) to imagine what the world might thin...
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June 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"The world can remain confident that fearlessly conceited American preaching is in zero danger of fading away. The world is also left to wonder, more than ever today if there is any measurable sense of shame left within the primary circle of Washington power."
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A 99 year old who never gives up. Thank whatever deity you believe in for David Attenborough. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Attenborough’s new doco is bringing audiences to tears. One voice has gone completely silent in its wake
What may turn out to be David Attenborough’s last film might turn out to be his greatest legacy.
www.smh.com.au
June 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A 99 year old who never gives up. Thank whatever deity you believe in for David Attenborough. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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Powerful piece. “The men now working to rehabilitate Heydon – many..the same ones who once drank in his chambers – never saw his predation. They weren’t his targets. His charm & wit never came with a proposition. That behaviour was reserved for young women like me.” www.theage.com.au/national/i-w...
I was among this disgraced judge’s victims. Attempts to honour him are an insult
The former High Court judge Dyson Heydon is being rehabilitated in some parts of the legal profession. It’s galling.
www.theage.com.au
June 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Powerful piece. “The men now working to rehabilitate Heydon – many..the same ones who once drank in his chambers – never saw his predation. They weren’t his targets. His charm & wit never came with a proposition. That behaviour was reserved for young women like me.” www.theage.com.au/national/i-w...
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"the Pentagon review should be the catalyst for the government to get on with the job of forging a relevant, distinctly Australian path for the country’s national security, rather than being dragged along on the coat-tails of a fading Atlantic empire." 💥🎯PJK. #AUKUS
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AUKUS: America saving us from ourselves
The decision by the United States to initiate a review of the AUKUS agreement might very well be the moment Washington saves Australia from itself. Saving us from the most poorly conceived defence pro...
johnmenadue.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"the Pentagon review should be the catalyst for the government to get on with the job of forging a relevant, distinctly Australian path for the country’s national security, rather than being dragged along on the coat-tails of a fading Atlantic empire." 💥🎯PJK. #AUKUS
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Opinion | Adam Bandt has some serious questions to answer, but Labor is kidding itself if it chooses to believe progressive voters wholly disapproved of the Greens’ performance, writes Rachel Withers.
The Greens had a shit Saturday. But Labor deluded if it thinks voters rejected the party
Should the Greens leave the lower house to the community independents, and focus on pushing for change in the house of review?
www.crikey.com.au
May 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Opinion | Adam Bandt has some serious questions to answer, but Labor is kidding itself if it chooses to believe progressive voters wholly disapproved of the Greens’ performance, writes Rachel Withers.
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I don’t know what’s more shameful, disgraced Former Home Affairs Sec Mike Pezzullo using ANZAC Day to claim that War is on the horizon, or Sky News inviting this sacked lunatic on to speak, who breached the code of conduct 14 times & who’s falsely made the same war claims before
April 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I don’t know what’s more shameful, disgraced Former Home Affairs Sec Mike Pezzullo using ANZAC Day to claim that War is on the horizon, or Sky News inviting this sacked lunatic on to speak, who breached the code of conduct 14 times & who’s falsely made the same war claims before
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David Speers used to phone Scott Morrison's office almost every day when Morrison was PM, one of the very few journalists that did it every_single_day
However, never dismiss ambition and ruthless hunger for ratings for respected, thoughtful analysis - they are not the same thing
However, never dismiss ambition and ruthless hunger for ratings for respected, thoughtful analysis - they are not the same thing
April 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
David Speers used to phone Scott Morrison's office almost every day when Morrison was PM, one of the very few journalists that did it every_single_day
However, never dismiss ambition and ruthless hunger for ratings for respected, thoughtful analysis - they are not the same thing
However, never dismiss ambition and ruthless hunger for ratings for respected, thoughtful analysis - they are not the same thing
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From The Dream with HG and Roy - 2000 Olympics - what do Australians really think of Americans? Hard to know…
From The Dream with HG and Roy - 2000 Olympics - what do Australians really think of Americans? Hard to know…
The Dream with Roy & HG - On Americans
YouTube video by Heromoder
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April 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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From The Dream with HG and Roy - 2000 Olympics - what do Australians really think of Americans? Hard to know…
From The Dream with HG and Roy - 2000 Olympics - what do Australians really think of Americans? Hard to know…
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A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution
If Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
If Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution
If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
www.theatlantic.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution
If Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
If Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
‘Advance’ and its dangerously subtle “grassroots” campaign is not what it claims to be.
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‘Copied the MAGA model’: The ‘grassroots’ lobby group funded by some of Australia’s richest
The Advance propaganda machine is aimed at ordinary Australians but backed by some of our wealthiest – and has links to a right-wing US foundation.
www.smh.com.au
April 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
‘Advance’ and its dangerously subtle “grassroots” campaign is not what it claims to be.
www.smh.com.au/national/cop...
www.smh.com.au/national/cop...
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April 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Just to reassure people, Peter Dutton has as much chance of leading the Liberal coalition to victory as I have of becoming the Pope
He's spent the past 3 years grabbing headlines without putting in the work on substance & policies and now it's coming home to bite him
A guaranteed failure of a man
He's spent the past 3 years grabbing headlines without putting in the work on substance & policies and now it's coming home to bite him
A guaranteed failure of a man
April 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just to reassure people, Peter Dutton has as much chance of leading the Liberal coalition to victory as I have of becoming the Pope
He's spent the past 3 years grabbing headlines without putting in the work on substance & policies and now it's coming home to bite him
A guaranteed failure of a man
He's spent the past 3 years grabbing headlines without putting in the work on substance & policies and now it's coming home to bite him
A guaranteed failure of a man
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This was a gouge by Donald Trump and his billionaires on the people of the USA, and the USA itself.
The billionaire Media will desperately try to spin a win, but everybody lost in this trade war.
Except of course Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies.
The billionaire Media will desperately try to spin a win, but everybody lost in this trade war.
Except of course Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies.
April 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This was a gouge by Donald Trump and his billionaires on the people of the USA, and the USA itself.
The billionaire Media will desperately try to spin a win, but everybody lost in this trade war.
Except of course Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies.
The billionaire Media will desperately try to spin a win, but everybody lost in this trade war.
Except of course Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies.
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When people ask me which politicians - regardless of whether I agreed with their position or not - I found to be upfront, capable & as true to their ideals as Parliament’s party system allows them to be, Petro Georgiou is always one who springs to mind #auspol
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Vale Petro Georgiou: A principled voice for multiculturalism and humanity - Neos Kosmos
Petro Georgiou AO, often described as the conscience of the Liberal Party during the Howard government's increasingly hardline stance on refugees, passed away peacefully last night at the age of 77.
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April 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
When people ask me which politicians - regardless of whether I agreed with their position or not - I found to be upfront, capable & as true to their ideals as Parliament’s party system allows them to be, Petro Georgiou is always one who springs to mind #auspol
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Check the smirk on the war criminal Netanyahu. He can hardly believe his luck. The lunatic in the White House has given him all he ever wanted and more.
February 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Check the smirk on the war criminal Netanyahu. He can hardly believe his luck. The lunatic in the White House has given him all he ever wanted and more.
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Thank you to Matthew Knott from The Age for calling it ethnic cleansing. He will now be branded as antisemitic by Zionists, but he is 100% factually correct. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
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Trump dresses ethnic cleansing as real estate opportunity
Here’s the dire place we find ourselves three weeks into the second Trump administration.
www.smh.com.au
February 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Thank you to Matthew Knott from The Age for calling it ethnic cleansing. He will now be branded as antisemitic by Zionists, but he is 100% factually correct. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
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On this day 56 years ago (Feb 6, 1969) an Australian scientist warned politicians that carbon dioxide buildup would lead to health and climatic problems in 50 yrs
"I think the whole situation is one which needs very desperate and immediate action."
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"I think the whole situation is one which needs very desperate and immediate action."
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February 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
On this day 56 years ago (Feb 6, 1969) an Australian scientist warned politicians that carbon dioxide buildup would lead to health and climatic problems in 50 yrs
"I think the whole situation is one which needs very desperate and immediate action."
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"I think the whole situation is one which needs very desperate and immediate action."
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Medical miracle ! They’ve found a brain !
Kyle Sandilands to undergo urgent brain surgery to treat aneurysm
Radio co-host of The Kyle & Jackie O Show, 53, reveals diagnosis on-air after Friday absence
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Medical miracle ! They’ve found a brain !
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They've given up pretending.
My SMH/The Age cartoon.
My SMH/The Age cartoon.
February 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
They've given up pretending.
My SMH/The Age cartoon.
My SMH/The Age cartoon.
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CIA reportedly offers buyouts to entire workforce in latest Trump-era purge
CIA reportedly offers buyouts to entire workforce in latest Trump-era purge
The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts on Tuesday, citing aim to bring agency in line with Trump priorities, US media report
The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce on Tuesday, citing an aim to bring the agency in…
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
CIA reportedly offers buyouts to entire workforce in latest Trump-era purge