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Helen
@shanksponywa.bsky.social
Grandma. On Noongar boodja. Still Yes. Truth Telling. Retired. Ex Director Dept Aboriginal Affairs. Advocate for Reconciliation.
Why can’t the guy fund rehabilitation and reforesting and buy areas of the actual Amazon to protect for future generations. He can make it marketing his brand if he likes . I don’t care. But surely do something good with his billions!
September 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Not a journo …. but I’m well peeved. I hope our PM supports him and speaks up for our press freedom. Trump is a bully. I hate what’s happening in the US.
September 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Watching from 🇦🇺 feel for generations of young 🇺🇸 who will pick up pieces due to gutless republicans today Health care, food assist - and environmental safe guards stripped. Billionaires given tax breaks. Deranged. Domestic terrorism. Many MAGA will suffer they don’t even know it yet until it hits
July 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
She was hard to watch and listen to…
June 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I’m watching from Australia. Ally. I hope someone does get you out of this misery… what I don’t understand is … … is there not one Republican leader with a spine?! Surely they can see the crazy in front of them. Surely they can see how it impacts the country? Scary times. Stay safe. Good trouble.
June 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
They sure have
June 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Thank you for what you do. I’m watching all things US from Australia, and you have my full respect.
June 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Until we honour the history that First Nations people carry, we’re not truly sharing this land - we’re just standing on it.
May 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
When a platform is given to deny or minimise the truth of colonisation, it gives cover to prejudice. It lets racism lift its head, dressed up as “opinion.”

We have to stop picking and choosing whose pain we believe.
May 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
And why does it feel, in recent times, like some people feel newly entitled to speak racism out loud - simply because one Aboriginal political voice is being used to justify views they already held?
May 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
So why is the deep, intergenerational trauma experienced by Aboriginal families so often ignored, dismissed, or blamed on the people themselves?
May 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We grieve with communities after floods, fires - we understand the deep disruption to lives, land & community spirit. We recognise trauma can be deep, complex & passed from one gen to the next. We know how to listen. We know how to care. We know how to respond to suffering - when we choose to.
May 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We show empathy for farmers battling drought, fire and loss - we recognise the toll on lives, land and livelihoods.

We listen to those affected by suicide and mental health crisis - and we recognise how that pain can ripple through families.
May 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We support veterans impacted by war - we honour their service and the scars they carry.

We acknowledge the long-term harm caused by institutional child abuse - its impact echoing through generations.
May 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM