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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · 7m

'well-named Henri LeConte' - yep get the play on LeConte but is it Le Conte translates to The Tale in English?

BTW - very insightful article + 😱

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 3h

Read this, if only to find the tennis joke.

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The "freedom" warriors attacking our freedoms

While the rest of us get on with paying our bills, massive money and energy is being put into imposing strict controls on what we can do with our bodies and what we can say.

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · 25m

this is a very interesting topic. The parallels between USA currently & Mr Pot's return to year zero are 😱

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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 10h

Was this Pol Pot's "war" on Cambodian counter-revolutionaries? Why did we not call it that?

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2h

To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · 2h

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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 2h

Share a cartoon from the past that kids today have probably never heard of

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · 2h

whoa! bit hasty. Hang on to them. Leave it to your children to bin them when they're cleaning the family home out after you're gone.

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Jenna Price @jennaprice.bsky.social · 4h

I’ve got all of them. But after 25 years it’s time for the recycling bin. 😢

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · 2h

The conservatives are going down🛬💥- this is not good for the duopoly - yippeeee!!!
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The sway of Australia’s Gen Z political influencers - ABC listen

In the US and Europe, young people have been central to a right wing resurgence, partly due to the presence of online influencers. While in Asia and Africa, Gen Z protest movements are railing against...

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · 2h

👋@amyremeikis.bsky.social don't forget the good people of Brisbane could do with a truck load of 'insight, laughs & a bit of sass' ( actually make that a heavy dose of sass). Maybe a few events for Qld 2026 TAI?

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 3h

Join Barrie, Bowers and Friends in Sydney for an evening of insight, laughs, and a bit of sass!

From what the government is doing, to what is the point of the Coalition - all covered by some of the smartest minds in Australian politics!

@amyremeikis.bsky.social @mikepbowers.bsky.social #auspol

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 4h

Claims of candidates “paid to run”, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) ... have [some] teals calling for change in the community independents movement"

@ajgardineresq.bsky.social #auspol
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What's next for the teals, back to basics or politics as usual? - Michael West

With the AEC to report on election spending, questions are being asked in the independent movement about the secrecy surrounding campaigns.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 9h

And still people wonder why more women don't report sexual assault www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Linda Reynolds launches bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins

Former senator Linda Reynolds launches bankruptcy proceedings in the Federal Court against her ex-staffer Brittany Higgins as she tries to recover damages awarded to her for defamation.

www.abc.net.au

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 7h

Vote now, if you haven't already, for the Guardian's Bird of the Year 2025

It helps to nominate a bird that's endangered, giving it a much higher profile - like Baudin's black cockatoo for example

Please vote - this is a wonderful environmental exercise

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Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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Nicole Chvastek @nicolechvastek.bsky.social · 1d

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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 4d

This is utterly … what’s the word? Oh yes … fucked.

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Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · 8h

Protests? Why should a democracy like Australia foment protests? I'm happy with the duopoly's deception & the cartel con. Aren't you?

theconversation.com/why-the-rise...

Why the rise of ‘cartel parties’ in Australia threatens our democracy

When politicians act like managers rather than representatives, accountability, transparency and scrutiny suffer.

theconversation.com

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Polly Hemming @pollyjhemming.bsky.social · 8h

Timor-Leste just scrapped lifetime pensions for former parliamentarians after student-led protests.

But sure — protest doesn’t work.
#auspol

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

screenshot of ABC article. text captured says Timor-Leste scraps lifetime pensions after student-led protests
Topic:Activism and Lobbying

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Friday 26 September
Police officers in the street usher crowds.
Police appeal to students to clear the road to await the result of the parliamentary vote. (AFP: Valentino Dariell de Sousa)

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Protests broke out last week in Timor-Leste, with thousands of demonstrators demanding parliament cancel a $4.2 million plan to purchase SUVs for lawmakers and lifetime pension for MPs and public officials.

Sixty-two members of parliament voted unanimously on Friday to pass a new law that scrapped the pensions for MPs, former presidents, prime ministers and cabinet ministers.

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · 8h

Duopoly/cartel parties - career politician's self interest merely to sustain themselves.
'To play to the “grey” constituency, Howard and Costello provided unlimited tax benefits '

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Keating welcomes changes to taxation of super

Yesterday the Government made some key changes to its superannuation tax scheme, after struggling to get the plan through the Senate. Paul Keating says the changes restore confidence in the retirement...

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · 8h

SuSSsSan's sentiments are performative & would could for "zip, zilch, nada' if we continue on the 2party/duopoly/cartel parties path & LNP eventually have their return to govt. Only way we will ever have something approaching true transparency is if we dump the duopoly & career politicians.

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Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 9h

Research from @australiainstitute.org.au shows FOI system is slower, more expensive and less transparent -- not because of the applicants, but because of a culture of secrecy from ministers and departments. australiainstitute.org.au/report/the-p...

The Price of Freedom

The Albanese government is lagging on transparency: Only 21% of 2023-24 FOI requests were granted in full compared to 81% in 2006-07. Whereas the

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Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 9h

Strong from Sussan Ley re Albanese Govt's proposed FOI crackdown:

"This is not an administrative refinement or merely updating old laws, as the Prime Minister claims. It is a retreat from transparency. A truth tax on accountability." www.canberratimes.com.au/story/908628...

Secrecy is becoming the defining feature of this government

These laws were never intended to make life comfortable for those in power.

www.canberratimes.com.au

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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 23h

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? Reynolds is a monster. Utterly ghastly person.

Vaxatious Litigant 💉 @exposingnv.bsky.social · 23h

Linda Reynolds launches bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins

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