Tony Dun
@tonydun.bsky.social
Head like a statue.
Touring the facilities and picking up slack.
On the Gold Coast. Hoping that Albo will be better soon.
Touring the facilities and picking up slack.
On the Gold Coast. Hoping that Albo will be better soon.
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‘Conventions were torn up like confetti, Fraser refused to resign as PM despite the no-confidence motion against him & Kerr refused to acknowledge the motion or receive the Speaker. The critical role played by Justice Anthony Mason re-emerges at this point’ #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The Second Dismissal
In an extract from The Double Dismissal, Emeritus Professor Jenny Hocking, distinguished fellow of the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University, and Dr Matt Harvey, senior lecturer at Victor...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
‘Conventions were torn up like confetti, Fraser refused to resign as PM despite the no-confidence motion against him & Kerr refused to acknowledge the motion or receive the Speaker. The critical role played by Justice Anthony Mason re-emerges at this point’ #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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Minns knows this is untrue. NSW Police do not need more powers, they need to stop providing police protection to Nazis. Same applies to Victoria Police.
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Minns knows this is untrue. NSW Police do not need more powers, they need to stop providing police protection to Nazis. Same applies to Victoria Police.
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“they are very tricky, these neonazis”, says the minister, of nazis who <submitted a form under the Act for their nazi rally at Parliament House more than seven days prior as required by law>
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“they are very tricky, these neonazis”, says the minister, of nazis who <submitted a form under the Act for their nazi rally at Parliament House more than seven days prior as required by law>
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The NSW Police have no problems forcing Pro-Palestinian and, climate protesters to the courts before protests can go ahead without Police harassment.
On the other hand, neo-Nazi rally gets the go ahead without raising an eyebrow or waking the Premier.
Is the problem police powers or police bias?
On the other hand, neo-Nazi rally gets the go ahead without raising an eyebrow or waking the Premier.
Is the problem police powers or police bias?
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The NSW Police have no problems forcing Pro-Palestinian and, climate protesters to the courts before protests can go ahead without Police harassment.
On the other hand, neo-Nazi rally gets the go ahead without raising an eyebrow or waking the Premier.
Is the problem police powers or police bias?
On the other hand, neo-Nazi rally gets the go ahead without raising an eyebrow or waking the Premier.
Is the problem police powers or police bias?
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This doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone looking into disinformation and scams on Meta's platforms but the scale is kind of incredible: "the social media giant internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day"
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone looking into disinformation and scams on Meta's platforms but the scale is kind of incredible: "the social media giant internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day"
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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How much longer is this farce of a sideshow going to continue?
NACC Commissioner, Paul Brereton, is once again embroiled in controversy.
The NACC Inspector, Gail Furness is currently investigating several complaints against Mr Brereton.
His position is untenable.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
NACC Commissioner, Paul Brereton, is once again embroiled in controversy.
The NACC Inspector, Gail Furness is currently investigating several complaints against Mr Brereton.
His position is untenable.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Anti-corruption commission watchdog inquiring into NACC chief Brereton
The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission is inquiring into the agency's head, Paul Brereton, in relation to several complaints including from a former employee.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
How much longer is this farce of a sideshow going to continue?
NACC Commissioner, Paul Brereton, is once again embroiled in controversy.
The NACC Inspector, Gail Furness is currently investigating several complaints against Mr Brereton.
His position is untenable.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
NACC Commissioner, Paul Brereton, is once again embroiled in controversy.
The NACC Inspector, Gail Furness is currently investigating several complaints against Mr Brereton.
His position is untenable.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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I think it's only respectful for Dick Cheney's funeral that he gets a 21 gun salute where they shoot a bunch of his friends in the face.
November 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I think it's only respectful for Dick Cheney's funeral that he gets a 21 gun salute where they shoot a bunch of his friends in the face.
bom weather site (Australia) - big oops
November 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
bom weather site (Australia) - big oops
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SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE HAS EARNED THEMSELVES A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: medium.com/extra-extra/...
Tolerance is not a moral precept
The title of this essay should disturb you. We have been brought up to believe that tolerating other people is one of the things you do if…
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October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE HAS EARNED THEMSELVES A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: medium.com/extra-extra/...
That the Catholic church claims any moral authority is grimly hilarious. They refuse to be held accountable for their crimes.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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ACT steps up on holding institutions liable for abusers. Why not NSW?
Survivors watched on as the ACT took a historic step on Tuesday in passing a bill to overturn a High Court decision that allowed a church to avoid litigation over the actions of one of its priests.
www.abc.net.au
October 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
That the Catholic church claims any moral authority is grimly hilarious. They refuse to be held accountable for their crimes.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Giving way to the hard right doesn't work. It will never be enough:
The worldview requires that there be external and internal enemies and soft traitors who must all be disciplined by hard men doing purifying violence. You cannot say "look we got rid of the enemies for you, are you happy now?" That fully, fundamentally misunderstands everything going on here.
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Giving way to the hard right doesn't work. It will never be enough:
TGA has dropped the ball on sunscreen testing in Australia. Yet the Americans banned these products. Leads me to wonder what other health products might the TGA not be inspecting appropriately. Are they captured by business
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Sunscreen maker at centre of recalls blocked by US regulator for years
The Australian sunscreen manufacturer at the centre of a spate of recent product recalls has been blocked from exporting sunscreens to the United States for the past three years.
www.abc.net.au
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
TGA has dropped the ball on sunscreen testing in Australia. Yet the Americans banned these products. Leads me to wonder what other health products might the TGA not be inspecting appropriately. Are they captured by business
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Another good one from Ian Verrender
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Why the RBA should put a handbrake on property prices
Whether or not we're delivered a rate cut next Tuesday, there's a solid argument that the RBA should once again consider using its powers to curb runaway real estate prices.
www.abc.net.au
October 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Another good one from Ian Verrender
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
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Sshh- Still no definitive answer to the question: would Australia’s AUKUS N subs be deployed operationally in any US war with China? MKoziol SMH/Age reports “yes” assurances may have been given by @almp.bsky.social to Trump .. but our PM won’t confirm.
October 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Sshh- Still no definitive answer to the question: would Australia’s AUKUS N subs be deployed operationally in any US war with China? MKoziol SMH/Age reports “yes” assurances may have been given by @almp.bsky.social to Trump .. but our PM won’t confirm.
Curious about this story and who is pushing it; perhaps the Doctors Union (ASMOFQ)? Dr Pain went to the QIRC in January; was granted the info requested in April. Why is this public now
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Chief medical officer vows to clear his name
Chief medical officer Charles Pain vows to clear his name after going to the Industrial Relations Commission to find out the allegations against him.
www.abc.net.au
October 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Curious about this story and who is pushing it; perhaps the Doctors Union (ASMOFQ)? Dr Pain went to the QIRC in January; was granted the info requested in April. Why is this public now
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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The chief executive officer of the USA is raising revenue through import duties without consulting the representatives of the people; exactly 250 years on from the start of the American Revolution.
Sing it, Alanis.
Sing it, Alanis.
October 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The chief executive officer of the USA is raising revenue through import duties without consulting the representatives of the people; exactly 250 years on from the start of the American Revolution.
Sing it, Alanis.
Sing it, Alanis.
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A prescient thread from @buziashvili.bsky.social, which should be read by so many people in so many nations. Courage is a tough thing these days, but we need to recognize it when we see examples worth emulating.
A year ago today, when I arrived from Washington DC, Russia’s proxy government in Tbilisi raided me. They seized all my devices and froze my personal accounts, which remain inaccessible to this day. I received extraordinary solidarity from friends, colleagues, & complete strangers who 1/11
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A prescient thread from @buziashvili.bsky.social, which should be read by so many people in so many nations. Courage is a tough thing these days, but we need to recognize it when we see examples worth emulating.
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confirming what anyone with the most passing familiarity with the political science literature on the topic has been saying for years already, and will continue to say, whether politicians or some/many in media listen or not
October 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
confirming what anyone with the most passing familiarity with the political science literature on the topic has been saying for years already, and will continue to say, whether politicians or some/many in media listen or not
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ChatGPT’s new Atlas browser doesn’t just see what you read — it remembers it.
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
Column | ChatGPT just came out with its own web browser. Use it with caution.
OpenAI’s Atlas promises AI-powered convenience. The price? Letting ChatGPT track and store “memories” of what you do online.
wapo.st
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ChatGPT’s new Atlas browser doesn’t just see what you read — it remembers it.
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
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Nixon must be feeling so dumb for not saying "actually, I'm totally a crook"
October 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Nixon must be feeling so dumb for not saying "actually, I'm totally a crook"
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Another reason why "mutual" obligations must be abolished.
Allowing perpetual high unemployment to exist is just one of many ways that the federal government has shirked its obligations to unemployed workers.
Allowing perpetual high unemployment to exist is just one of many ways that the federal government has shirked its obligations to unemployed workers.
October 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Another reason why "mutual" obligations must be abolished.
Allowing perpetual high unemployment to exist is just one of many ways that the federal government has shirked its obligations to unemployed workers.
Allowing perpetual high unemployment to exist is just one of many ways that the federal government has shirked its obligations to unemployed workers.