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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 11h

Palestinians in Gaza with Australian visas remain trapped as Israel keeps borders closed

Perth resident Ahmed Abumarzouq has two nephews stuck in the war-ravaged territory, who cannot get out despite the ceasefire * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australian visa holders in Gaza have the paperwork they need to flee the razed Palestinian territory but remain trapped due to closed borders, prompting refugee advocates to intensify calls for support. Ahmed Abumarzouq’s two nephews were granted humanitarian visas on 15 October – two days after all living Israeli hostages were returned to Israel under the tentative Gaza ceasefire plan, which has not yet produced a possible border re-opening. For the small number who are eligible for Australian consular assistance – those whose immediate family members are citizens or permanent residents – the pathway to Australia is still complex. Continue reading...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12h

Nuts to see the widespread media backpatting of Albanese after he ensures Aus critical minerals will be

- Shipped to a country that'll use them for weapons and AI slop data centres instead of for the energy transition

- Extracted in an env toxic way thanks to the deregulation promised in the deal

Albanese at the White House: Trump endorses Aukus, signs $8.5bn rare earths deal and calls PM ‘great leader’

President says US has no better friend than Australia but tells ambassador Kevin Rudd “I don’t like you’

www.theguardian.com

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 17h

🚩🚩🚩

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 5d

The most damning answer at today's Senate inquiry into the Govt's #FOI Amendment Bill came from the Centre for Public Integrity’s Dr Williams when asked by Senator @davidshoebridge.bsky.social which one was less transparent - @albomp.bsky.social’s Govt or ScoMo’s Govt? 👇 #FactualResearch #auspol

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 17h

Pick a past presidential scandal (Watergate, Iran-Contra, name it) and Trump has done something similar but worse...but I don't think anyone has done anything similar to this one.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING

President Trump is demanding that the DOJ pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him.

Any settlement will ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit.

Full Story: nyti.ms/3WNm2sv

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LaReineMargaux 🇵🇸 @lareinemargaux.bsky.social · 1d

What a disgusting interview. A sanctimonious and egocentric David Marr badgered and bullied and attempted to belittle Chris Hedges during the entire 23 minutes. But Chris Hedges spoke the truth, kept his cool and rose above it, as he always does.

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Belinda Weaver @longtimeleftie.bsky.social · 1d

David Marr tried so hard to prove Chris Hedges was not objective that he completely lost all objectivity himself. He was belligerent, shrill and extremely rude. He did not lay a glove on Hedges and shamed himself in the extreme.

A tawdry performance.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 1d

If Chris Hedges didn't tell you you're a piece of shit as he walked out the door, you got the better interview, Mr Milner. In one fell swoop, David Marr obliterated every single piece of respect I had for him. No mean feat really.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 1d

I can't believe David Marr went to all the trouble to destroy every bit of respect I once held for him, defending Western media's coverage of the #GazaGenocide to the hilt and trying to crucify Chris Hedges.

Up yours, David. #auspol #NPC
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Journalist Chris Hedges on being cancelled by the National Press Club - ABC listen

Australia’s National Press Club was due to host Pulitzer prize winning journalist, the former Middle East Bureau Chief for the New York Times, Chris Hedges on Monday October 20, 2025. But after receiv...

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoy hearing Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges call out the @ABCaustralia's "appalling" David Marr.

All power to you, Mr Hedges. 🙇🏻‍♀️ #auspol #NPC #GazaGenocide

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

Weird interview by David Marr of Chris Hedges. Marr seems to think his job is to stand up for the Press Club (and media like the NY Times)
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Journalist Chris Hedges on being cancelled by the National Press Club - ABC listen

Australia’s National Press Club was due to host Pulitzer prize winning journalist, the former Middle East Bureau Chief for the New York Times, Chris Hedges on Monday October 20, 2025. But after receiv...

www.abc.net.au

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Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 1d

Today I learned that the going rate for a garage in Badgerys creek is $350 a week

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Adam @kels316.bsky.social · 1d

900 of those words are "asbestos"

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

This should be incredible, but given the Trump admin, it is very credible

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 2d

ffs

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 1d

'Members of white supremacist ‘active clubs’ spearheaded a US expansion of a Russian fighting group that has raised money for the Kremlin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine'

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Revealed: how a Russian fight club expanded into the US with the help of American neo-Nazis

Members of white supremacist ‘active clubs’ spearheaded a US expansion of a Russian fighting group that has raised money for the Kremlin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine

www.theguardian.com

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

Join our upcoming webinar including Professor Stanley AC, Dr Mohammed Mustafa, and Dr Sue Wareham OAM, for an incredible discussion about delivering healthcare in Gaza.

📅 Wed 22 Oct 1pm AEDT
Register below⏬

#auspol #gaza @ebonybennett.bsky.social @amyremeikis.bsky.social

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

As predicted.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Four years after GOP lawmakers in Georgia enacted one of the most aggressive anti-voting laws in the country, new evidence filed in federal court shows that Senate Bill 202 has drastically deepened racial inequalities in voting access in the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Georgia’s Sweeping Anti-Voting Law Suppressed Black Votes, New Data Shows

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 2d

Former Neighbours star Nicola Charles got kicked in the head by a mule named COVID-19 & reinvented herself as a binfluencer w strong opinions about (((Soros))) & Co..

'My instincts are telling me that covered faces, the burning of Police effifies & the celebrating of terrorists is actually an effort to incite violence from the peaceful March for Australia Aussies.
It didn't work.
I am pretty sure the dark forces behind this, Soros, Gates & Bankers are more than happy to see violence against the police to achieve their goals.
The colonisation of #Australia by a Regime not welcome by the people but being coddled by our Politicians.
I am proud of Australians for not taking the bait.
This is why Australia is so great.
I would be surprised if the covered people in this photo aren't the secret service.
You are an abomination.'

Still from a propaganda vid by Leon 'kofy_time' Kofmansky titled 'Melbourne Chaos: Antifa/Pro-Hamas Agitators', which labels as such opponents of the March for White Australia in MEL/Naarm on OCT 19, 2025 (vid also used by the Herald Sun in its reportage).

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Jac @cultofjack.bsky.social · 1d

Ew.

Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 1d

'The Victorian government will soon require organisations that receive grant funding to sign a ‘social cohesion’ pledge, despite broad opposition from civil society and the government’s own multicultural advisory group.'

www.deepcutnews.com/p/victorian-...

Victorian 'social cohesion' pledge will target multicultural communities, rights groups warn

New 'social cohesion commitment' goes against government's own advice

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Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 1d

Job agency companies and bosses continue to make an extraordinary amount of money from a Mutual Obligations system we now know operates unlawfully

Here's the latest example of what they're doing with that public funding. Enjoy Sarina at the Louis Vuitton resort in St Tropez 👇

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Jac @cultofjack.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been sickened by the PM, who is meant to represent us, capitulating to an authoritarian regime.
Making deals that will cause further damage to the environment and make billionaires like Reinhart richer.

Anyone still supporting this Albo led ALP needs their head checked.
#auspol

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 1d

Last month we learnt that Santos was underreporting a massive methane leak in Darwin. This month it’s cancer-causing benzene emissions from the NT Ichthys facility.

www.theaustralian.com.au

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

“💩 Trump 'Shits' on America”

The 1st edition of Zeteo’s new politics morning newsletter is out. Subscribe to Zeteo to get it in your inbox everyday at 7am ET

The lede from me today is on ‘Poopgate’ & the media’s failure to hold Trump/GOP to account:

💩 Trump 'Shits' on America

Mehdi launches Zeteo's new morning newsletter 'First Draft.' In today's inaugural edition: Trump's crazy video, 'No Kings' fallout, Gaza latest, and the return of George Santos.

zeteo.com

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 1d

Just in from #Gaza: Morten Rostrup, emergency doctor, working inside Al-Aqsa Hospital, describes receiving dozens of wounded after the Israeli airstrikes across the #GazaStrip yesterday

It killed more than 45 people and injured over 150, according to the Ministry of Health.

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