Sue h🇦🇺
@sueaus.bsky.social
Just a li’l old retired Aussie interested in political and social developments anywhere/ everywhere, as they arise.
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A sane country.
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A sane country.
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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We have lift-off! Melbourne’s skyscraper peregrine chicks take to the sky
We have lift-off! Melbourne’s skyscraper peregrine chicks take to the sky
Falcon fledglings’ inaugural flight watched by dedicated fans includes dramatic crash-landing
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A trio of young falcons born atop a 35-storey building in Melbourne’s CBD have taken flight for the first time, with the take-off captured on a livestream for the world to see.
The three peregrine falcons – two females and one male – fledged late last week, with the footage of their first flight posted on Instagram by non-profit organisation Bird Life Australia. The last falcon took flight shortly after 9am on Saturday for the second time – after returning to the ledge in a crash landing the day before. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
We have lift-off! Melbourne’s skyscraper peregrine chicks take to the sky
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FDR Memorial, Washington DC.
-RIP East Wing-
-RIP East Wing-
October 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
FDR Memorial, Washington DC.
-RIP East Wing-
-RIP East Wing-
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September 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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I’m no expert, but the horrors in both Israel and Gaza, particularly since Oct 7 2023, have GOT to stop. I’m proud to see Australia joining Britain, France and Canada in trying to “give peace a chance” today
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-21/australia-formally-recognises-state-of-palestine/105799238
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-21/australia-formally-recognises-state-of-palestine/105799238
Australia formally recognises state of Palestine
The historic decision foreshadowed last month has now become a reality, as Australia moves with Canada and the United Kingdom to join the growing list of countries to recognise Palestinian sovereignty...
www.abc.net.au
September 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I’m no expert, but the horrors in both Israel and Gaza, particularly since Oct 7 2023, have GOT to stop. I’m proud to see Australia joining Britain, France and Canada in trying to “give peace a chance” today
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-21/australia-formally-recognises-state-of-palestine/105799238
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-21/australia-formally-recognises-state-of-palestine/105799238
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Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press
September 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press
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ABC BOYCOTT!!!
🤬 WTAF?
ABC is BARRED from Trump’s UK press conference after his CLASH with Australian journalist John Lyons
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
ABC is BARRED from Trump’s UK press conference after his CLASH with Australian journalist John Lyons
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
ABC barred from Trump’s UK press conference after his clash with Australian journalist John Lyons
Exclusive: London bureau of Australia’s national broadcaster informed accreditation removed for ‘logistical reasons’
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
ABC BOYCOTT!!!
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Union members at the ABC and across the media industry stand with John Lyons and reject the US President’s unfounded attacks on our colleague.
#MEAAmedia
#MEAAmedia
September 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Union members at the ABC and across the media industry stand with John Lyons and reject the US President’s unfounded attacks on our colleague.
#MEAAmedia
#MEAAmedia
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September 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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… and Australia just announced today, too.
August 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
… and Australia just announced today, too.
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Former PM of Australia 🇦🇺: “I’ve been with Trump and Putin. Trump is in awe of Putin… it’s like the 12 Year-old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team. ‘My hero’.”
August 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Former PM of Australia 🇦🇺: “I’ve been with Trump and Putin. Trump is in awe of Putin… it’s like the 12 Year-old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team. ‘My hero’.”
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Ok this is my laugh for the night.
August 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Ok this is my laugh for the night.
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Australia may join more than a dozen other nations in recognising the state of Palestine.
Tens of thousands protest Israel’s war on Gaza in Australia’s Sydney
Australia may join more than a dozen other nations in recognising the state of Palestine.
bit.ly
August 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Australia may join more than a dozen other nations in recognising the state of Palestine.
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It is massive. Thanks to Peter Deppeler on Twitter for the footage. #GazaGenocide #MarchForHumanity
August 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
It is massive. Thanks to Peter Deppeler on Twitter for the footage. #GazaGenocide #MarchForHumanity
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If you're interested, you can watch many thousands and thousands of fellow Australians right now marching across the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge for peace in Palestine
It's bucketing down rain, and still they keep coming, and still they keep marching
#MarchForHumanity #FreeGaza
webcamsydney.com
It's bucketing down rain, and still they keep coming, and still they keep marching
#MarchForHumanity #FreeGaza
webcamsydney.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
If you're interested, you can watch many thousands and thousands of fellow Australians right now marching across the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge for peace in Palestine
It's bucketing down rain, and still they keep coming, and still they keep marching
#MarchForHumanity #FreeGaza
webcamsydney.com
It's bucketing down rain, and still they keep coming, and still they keep marching
#MarchForHumanity #FreeGaza
webcamsydney.com
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"If we stop testing, covid numbers won't be so high!"
Firing the top labor statistician based on a conspiracy theory was an ominous milestone.
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August 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"If we stop testing, covid numbers won't be so high!"
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This is the best thing you'll see today, and I say that as a person who wrote something awesome today and does not lack for confidence.
July 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is the best thing you'll see today, and I say that as a person who wrote something awesome today and does not lack for confidence.
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It's only wasteful spending when cutting it causes the death of hundreds of thousands of starving children. When it's for a ballroom it's money well spent. bsky.app/profile/npr....
After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this coming September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
Trump's dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality
After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
n.pr
July 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It's only wasteful spending when cutting it causes the death of hundreds of thousands of starving children. When it's for a ballroom it's money well spent. bsky.app/profile/npr....
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Imagine that, a city with a similar population to #Winnipeg having zero (yes, zero!) traffic deaths for an entire year. #SaferSpeeds #VisionZero
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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
July 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Imagine that, a city with a similar population to #Winnipeg having zero (yes, zero!) traffic deaths for an entire year. #SaferSpeeds #VisionZero
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
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When American business comes to Australia it never ends well. We will never eat US beef. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
www.justologist.com/how-starbuck...
www.justologist.com/how-starbuck...
Why Starbucks FAILED in Australia: The $105 Million Loss Bet
Australians are spoiled for choice when it comes to coffee. After World War 2, Italian and Greek immigrants brought Coffee Culture to Australia
www.justologist.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
When American business comes to Australia it never ends well. We will never eat US beef. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
www.justologist.com/how-starbuck...
www.justologist.com/how-starbuck...