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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 6h

A few years ago a man who had a “passion for Indigenous issues” set fire to the doors of old ParliamentHouse, causing over $5million damage

Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 6h

That’s just weird

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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 7h

Agree

And the tax on unrealised gains is intended to be payable when the gains are eventually realised

Remains to be seen how they achieve that but

Hardly a backdown at all

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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 8h

👇”An entire history across Palestine of Israeli impunity and dominion, one of repetitive ethnic cleansing, military rule, expansion of settlements – and now explicit rejection of Palestinian self-determination – is erased, again”👇

Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 10h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah nah 🐽

Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 9h

Good point

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coupdegraz7.bsky.social @coupdegraz7.bsky.social · 10h

#auspol #environment

Caz @cazontheroad.bsky.social · 14h

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Two legal challenges to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension filed on environmental and cultural grounds

Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock Art want Murray Watt’s decision to approve extension of LNG project in northern WA overturned

www.theguardian.com

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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 9h

They are hostages too

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 18h

Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of Israel-linked 'militia' fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighbourhood.

Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi shot dead in Gaza City clashes

Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of Israel-linked 'militia' fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighbourhood.

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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 12h

Wait till he finds out Melbourne isn’t in America

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ArchedEyebrow @archedeyebrow.bsky.social · 13h

#BREAKING : The Australian Parliament Sports Club has just DE-REGISTERED itself as a lobby group... despite still being run by the Australian gambling lobby.
The change relieves our PM from having to explain why he's the PRESIDENT of an organisation designed to lobby HIS OWN GOVERNMENT.
#AusPol

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Louise Milligan @milliganreports.bsky.social · 19h

Watch reporter John Lyons’ story Chasing Trump’s Billions, on #4Corners ABC TV tonight 8.30 AEST & support public interest #journalism. Via YouTube for international viewers. This story famously led Donald #Trump to threaten John’s questions were “hurting Australia”.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

As Trump's wealth skyrockets, accusations of conflicts of interest mount

Donald Trump's wealth has skyrocketed since his return to the White House nine months ago, leading to accusations that he is profiting from the presidency.

www.abc.net.au

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 17h

I feel like today is a good day to remind everyone that just last year Barnaby Joyce called on a crowd of cookers to say “goodbye” to 3 Labor MPs inc the PM by getting ready to “load that magazine” & think of a “bullet” when casting their vote.
And received no penalty or censure.

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 16h

Important evidence about Tony Blair deciding Gaza’s fate. His “thinktank” is heavily funded by Zionist money, particularly Larry Ellison who flipped Dem to Rep over Israel. Bought CBS, trying for CNN too. Controlling US TikTok for Israel. Massive program to stop condemnation of genocide.

The Nerve:

'WHAT WILL JESUS SAY?' TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE ISRAEL CONNECTION
As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel - including billionaire Larry Ellison - and an emerging rightwing media takeover of the global information space
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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 17h

Testing our ability to spot what’s fake 🫣

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Matt Gaetz’ 🐀 Tąppėd Laņdlînë @krisbouncedx.bsky.social · 19h

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 19h

In 1982 Malcolm Fraser guided a new #FOI Bill through the parliament, laws later described by High Court Justice Kirby as “nothing short of revolutionary”. So Sussan Ley, why the delay in rejecting @albomp.bsky.social’s self-interested counter-revolution Bill? #auspol

Albanese government risks failure to live up to its own pledges of increased transparency | Tom McIlroy

Introduced without consultation, the attorney general’s planned overhaul of freedom of information is part of a worrying drift away from truth and transparency in government

www.theguardian.com

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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 18h

Exactly

I was just reading his SMH articles this morning when I saw your post

Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 18h

And David Crowe?

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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

Wait …

Is he saying that Jewish people are likely to be autistic?

Huh? 🤪

Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

And the tech billionaires win again

#amazon

Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting decision not to update customer victims

Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

You can read their claims here:

www.fedcourt.gov.au/__data/asset...

Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

Great session, ta

2 things to add

Zenvoy was previously on the OH board

And

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sy...

sydney opera house ukrainian flag at DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo. Privacy, Simplified.

duckduckgo.com

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Marns🌿🍉 @marnshibski.bsky.social · 1d

As Australia begins to mirror America’s erosion of responsible freedom, with militarised policing, corporate capture, and shrinking space for dissent, citizens must stay alert. If we remain silent, we risk inheriting the same divisions, injustices, and state overreach that plague the U.S.

Longtail News @longtail.news · 1d

Feed: "The Australian Independent Media Network"
By: AIMN Editorial on Saturday, October 11, 2025

Why Anti-Protest Laws in Australia are Silencing Democracy

By Denis Hay Description Anti-protest laws in Australia threaten the principles of freedom of speech and democracy. Discover how citizens can protect their rights to peaceful protest. 🎧 Prefer to listen to this article? [...]

theaimn.net

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