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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 22h

🚨 Public power should serve people, not billionaires. Handing corporate execs the keys to shape Australia’s R&D future is a breach of trust. We need integrity, transparency & stronger conflict-of-interest laws—now. ✊ #HandsOffPublicPolicy #IntegrityFirst #auspol www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ec...

Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!

Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy

www.getup.org.au

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 12d

🚨 PR firms are helping fossil fuel giants spread climate misinformation—like “EVs catch fire more” or “natural gas is clean.” Spoiler: they don’t, and it isn’t. Australia’s Senate is investigating. Time to hold the spin doctors accountable. 🌏🔥 theconversation.com/pr-firms-are... #Auspol

PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?

This week, Australian policymakers heard about the real and growing problem of climate misinformation. Stopping it would mean regulating the PR industry.

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 14d

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 15d

While everyday Aussies shoulder rising taxes, fossil fuel giants are dodging their fair share—again. The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax remains the budget’s biggest rort. Time to ask: who’s really footing the bill? #auspol #taxjustice #PRRT www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/30/p...

We're paying a lot more tax. But, in the biggest rort in the budget, guess who isn't?

Individual taxpayers kept last year's budget deficit down to a small number. But one form of organised crime is paying less and less tax.

www.crikey.com.au

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 15d

⚽️🏛️ When your morning kickabout at Parliament turns into a lobbying opportunity… The Australian Parliament Sports Club is now officially a registered lobby group—with gambling industry ties. Sport, politics, and influence just collided. #auspol #sportswashing www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/30/p...

The gambling lobby has infiltrated social sports at Parliament House

The Parliament Sports Club, sponsored by the gambling industry lobby and which has the PM as president, has now registered as a lobby group itself.

www.crikey.com.au

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 17d

Even after a thorough, excoriating royal commission, #robodebt is a stark reminder of how privileged powerful people get off Scotty free.

The conflict-of-interest-riddled performance of the #NACC commissioner maintains the cosy status quo:
the appearance of oversight, but no-one held accountable.

Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 17d

What is it with privileged, powerful people in this country?! They appear to assume the rules simply don’t apply to them. And in so many respects the rules aren’t applied to them. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Anti-corruption chief kept consulting role after saying he had resigned

The head of the national anti-corruption commission told a Senate inquiry he had resigned his role at the defence force's investigative arm. But the ABC has learned he continued consulting for them, a...

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 17d

#Auspol Find out about the creepy Alliance for Responsible Citizenship where Andrew Hastie sits on the Board with John Howard & Tony Abbott. International gang including MAGA congresspeople. Christian Nationalist. Pro fossil fuel. Not sure if AH went in Feb but… open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...

The Australian: tool of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship?

In February, leading figures at Australia's only national broadsheet, Rupert Murdoch's prize masthead, went to the ARC conference in London. The newspaper gave many column inches to celebrate it.

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 17d

Billionaire power plays, party infighting, and a looming leadership spill 👀🔥 Gina Rinehart’s influence over Andrew Hastie could shake the Liberal Party before Christmas. Democracy or dynasty? #AusPol #LibSpill kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2025/09/28/b...

Billionaire Gina Rinehart makes takeover bid for the Liberal Party via Andrew Hastie - LibSpill by Christmas?

Billionaire Gina Rinehart is pulling the strings of the Liberal Party’s next leader Andrew Hastie and it stands out a mile away as Hastie, publicly and deliberately, undermines current Coalition and L...

kangaroocourtofaustralia.com

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 23d

The real "cruel hoax"? Pretending the Coalition’s climate denial is serious policy while Labor hides behind it to do the bare minimum. The bar isn’t low—it’s subterranean. Australia deserves better than vibes over vision. 🌏🔥 #AusPol #ClimateAction

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Coalition dearly loves a 'cruel hoax' – now it has become one

Pretending the Coalition matters, or its criticisms are worth anything, allows Labor to get away even less. That is the cruellest hoax.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 23d

🇺🇸➡️🇦🇺 A former US Senate staffer warns: the Liberal Party’s collapse could echo the GOP’s Trump-era transformation. Fascist undercurrents, media power plays, and a confused right—sound familiar? Australia, take note. #auspol #Crikey www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/22/u...

Reader reply: I was a US Senate staffer during Trump's rise. Here's where the LNP goes next

'A lot of Australians tell me that universal voting protects their country from similar fascism as in the US. I am unpersuaded.'

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 23d

When free speech becomes a punchline and authoritarianism hides behind a suit, it's not just politics—it’s identity warfare. From neoliberalism to nihilism, the right’s compass now points to the anxious white male id. #auspol www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/22/d...

Free speech? Neoliberal economics? Rule of law? No, now only the white male id guides the right

Gone are the days when the cornerstones of right-wing ideology pointed towards neoliberal economics and personal freedom. All has been replaced with the agenda of the anxious white male.

www.crikey.com.au

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 23d

CPAC Australia 2025 wasn’t “centre right”—it was a full-throttle rally for radical illiberalism. From praising Pinochet to branding Net Zero as “communism,” the mask is off. Time to call it what it is: authoritarianism in a suit. #AusPol #CPAC2025

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Decoding "centre right"

At the weekend's CPAC conference in Brisbane, speakers continually referred to themselves as "centre right". Don't accept the label for an authoritarian, and bloody, ideology.

substack.com

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · 25d

🚨BREAKING: Jillian Segal, Australia’s Antisemitism Envoy, is still a top exec at pro-Israel lobby group ECAJ—despite gov’t claims she’s “former” president. Her taxpayer-funded role mirrors ECAJ’s agenda. Foreign interference concerns mounting #Auspol

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Jillian Segal a top executive at pro-Israel lobby group - The Klaxon

Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — who has called for pro-Palestine demonstrations to be banned from cities — is a top executive of a pro-Israel lobby group.

theklaxon.com.au

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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 27d

ANZ has acted deceitfully and it has profited. Misconduct of this magnitude cannot be waived through as business as usual. I asked ASIC, after 7 misconduct investigations in 8 years, where's the proof this fine alone will change the culture?

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Silkabelli (mutazione-piromane Edition) @silkabelli.bsky.social · 29d

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · Sep 9

Science is under siege—and the attackers aren’t just trolls. From climate denial to vaccine lies, disinformation is being weaponised by powerful forces. It's not just a threat to truth—it's a threat to civilisation. Time to fight back with facts. 🔬🔥 #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez

From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world

www.theguardian.com

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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · Sep 7

Friends, let’s do this: www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

@apnews.com @australia.theguardian.com @chaos0s.bsky.social @janecaro.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @jessielilley.bsky.social @davidshoebridge.bsky.social @zoedaniel.bsky.social @davidewart.bsky.social @peterfitz1.bsky.social

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Kerry Jaggers 🇦🇺 @kerryjaggers.bsky.social · Sep 8

A petition worth signing.

It's a request for the parliament to reconsider Australia's relationship with the US. This para:

"We therefore ask the House to immediately explore in detail the precise value of the US alliance and cease any elements which are deemed unnecessary or outdated." #auspol

The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · Sep 7

Friends, let’s do this: www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

@apnews.com @australia.theguardian.com @chaos0s.bsky.social @janecaro.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @jessielilley.bsky.social @davidshoebridge.bsky.social @zoedaniel.bsky.social @davidewart.bsky.social @peterfitz1.bsky.social

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hey everyone...LOOK OVER HERE! It's Lt. Col. Bone Spurs declaring war on an American city!!! Does his rough tough cream-puff cosplay make you forget about the EPSTEIN survivors, their lifetime of trauma & their courage to speak the truth in public?

Yeah, me neither.

#ReleaseTheEPSTEINFilesASAP

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · Sep 6

Taxpayers are footing over $1M/year for Australia’s Antisemitism Envoy—while her family trust funds a far-right group accused of spreading hate. Calls for transparency and accountability are growing louder. Should public roles come with stricter scrutiny? #auspol
theklaxon.com.au/antisemitism...

Antisemitism Envoy costing taxpayers over $1 million a year - The Klaxon

Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — whose family trust is one of the biggest funders of far-right lobby group “Advance” — is being paid more than $1,000 a day and has six staff.

theklaxon.com.au

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are watching this episode playing out as we speak.

The consequences on Australian society of Jillian Segal’s attempt to infiltrate governments at 3 levels chilling.

Wendy Bacon: www.greenleft.org.au/content/crit....

Critics of Antisemitism Summit ‘antisemitic’, says Israeli antisemitism chief

The Zionist movement is unable to handle criticism, naming anyone who criticises their efforts at narrative control “antisemitic”, writes Wendy Bacon.

www.greenleft.org.au

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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · Sep 5

And yet everyone is clutching pearls over a former premier being in a photo in China www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

US imposes sanctions on Palestinians for requesting war crimes investigation

Groups based in Gaza and Ramallah had asked international criminal court to investigate Israel over genocide claims

www.theguardian.com

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Australian Politics 🇦🇺 @auspol.info · Sep 5

Australia just planted its second solar tree 🌳⚡—a stunning fusion of art and clean energy! With 18 panels powering homes and lighting up public spaces, it's proof that sustainability can be beautiful. Let’s grow a greener future—one solar leaf at a time 🌞🇦🇺

www.ecoticias.com/en/australia...

Australia plants a second solar tree — 555 kW and artificial photosynthesis to beat coal and hydrogen

Australia is seeking to enhance their solar power mission by planting a second solar tree, or rather, by looking at a communal solar power source.

www.ecoticias.com

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Allan’s Night Sky @allansnightsky.bsky.social · Sep 2

Can’t let the people know what we’re doing, they might learn who we really work for and understand that it’s not them. So much for greater transparency eh @albomp.bsky.social @auspol.info

Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · Sep 2

Albanese came to power with a promise of delivering greater #transparency.

He’s done everything in his power since to make matters more opaque.

#auspol

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Labor plans to make it harder to access government information

A new proposal would introduce a fee for Freedom of Information requests and tighten the rules around the release of documents related to government deliberations.

www.abc.net.au

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