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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 1h

They say 'Controversial firebrand'; I say 'Batshit binfluencer'.

www.canberratimes.com.au/story/908879...

Controversial firebrand loses bid to enter Australia

A push by US right-wing commentator Candace Owens to challenge her visa refusal in Australia's highest court has...

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merekura.bsky.social @merekura.bsky.social · 1h

Shits me he suffered no ramifications for his ‘co-opting’ of different ministries. Or signing us up to aukus during an election. But albo had a chance to pull out but like a good little USA boot kicker, he kept it 😡

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Dark Matter Zine @darkmatterzine.bsky.social · 1h

YES. We know some of what his govt did and how the individuals grifted but I bet there’s more.
Scotty is the worst pm ever imo, and we know about him seizing all kinds of portfolios, sometimes he used that ministerial power w/out the minister knowing too. Needs a REAL and transparent investigation.

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merekura.bsky.social @merekura.bsky.social · 1h

I remember when Morrison railed against icac. Made me think we needed a stronger version federally

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Chap @pchapple.bsky.social · 15m

We have passed a trigger point in relation to the climate, but the bigger crisis (how could that even be possible) facing humanity is Trump.

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 1h

How does Bruce Lehrmann fund his representation in various legal cases? It's not known overall but it appears he was promised some federal funding during National Anti-Corruption Commission hearings. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Bruce Lehrmann ordered into mediation over funds for lawyers

The Federal Court orders mediation for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann over funding he says he was offered to pay for his lawyers.

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 1h

But 2009!

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 29m

😁👍🏽

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

Please do not panic.

The chicks have not fallen off the ledge.

They've just moved to a shady spot.

And here's a link to the north-facing scrape for when they start running back and forth between both ends. #367Collins #PeregrineFalcons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNKk...

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 1h

Israel blocked 300 of 600 aid trucks per day from entering Gaza with much needed humanitarian supplies.

Israel still hasn’t opened all crossings.

Israel still holds 8000 Palestinian hostages, detainees & prisoners.

🇮🇱 *deported* many it “released”.

Israel is still murdering/killing Gazans.

Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 7h

“The ceasefire has held since the exchange, except for the Israeli military killing six Palestinians.”

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 8h

US President Donald Trump unilaterally declares that phase two of the Gaza ceasefire has begun, noting most of the remaining dead hostages have not been returned.

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 58m

I can’t feel upset about this.

Two men arrested after fire destroys 'landmark' masonic building

Two men are being questioned by police after fire destroyed a historical building in Lismore, only recently restored after the devastating 2022 floods.

www.abc.net.au

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Sontology @sontology.bsky.social · 34m

Price is not someone to be taken seriously, but someone to be sat down with a cup of tea and a Xanax, with a "there, there".

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 52m

They all have faces like a rock climbers dream.

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 56m

Before praising Tony Abbott (and seeking his return to politics), Steve Price really needs to read:
"The Road to Ruin" by Niki Savva and "The Short and Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott" by @andrewpstreet.bsky.social #auspol #AusHistory #books #BookSky

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 54m

The PRRT is one of Australia's main taxes on the gas industry....and it's completely broken.

Imagine what Australia could fund if the gas industry paid its fair share...free university? #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 54m

For more info ⤵️
australiainstitute.org.au/post/in-2023...

In 2023-24 Australians paid more than 4 times on HECS/HELP than gas companies did on PRRT

In 2023-24 tax from the PRRT was less than an quarter the amount raised by HECS/HELP debts repayments.

australiainstitute.org.au

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 54m

Add your name to the petition to fix the PRRT ✍️
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the...

✍️ SIGN: Demand the gas industry pays its fair share. Fix the PRRT!

The government collects more money from HECS than it does from the PRRT. Australians are missing out on important revenue for public services while gas companies make record profits. We need to inc...

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 49m

Come along to Barrie, Bowers & Friends – an evening of political insight, laughs, and a touch of sass, led by two of Australia’s sharpest political minds, Barrie Cassidy and Mike Bowers.

🗓️ Monday 17th November 6pm
📍Sydney Town Hall, Sydney

@amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 49m

Get your tickets here ⬇️

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Barrie, Bowers & Friends

Join Barrie Cassidy, Mike Bowers, and friends for an evening of political insight, laughs, and a bit of sass.

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 47m

Drew Struzan, artist of iconic movie posters, dies at 78

The artist and illustrator created iconic posters for movie franchises like Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Back to the Future.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 44m

Our governments are already caving in to pressure from the gas industry to export our domestic gas reserves.

90% of WA's gas is exported or used for export.

We don't have a gas shortage problem. We have a gas export problem.

@markogge.bsky.social #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 44m

For more info ⤵️
australiainstitute.org.au/post/wa-and-...

WA and federal governments allowing Woodside to export large amounts of WA’s domestic gas reserves

Reporting today confirms large quantities of Western Australia’s domestic gas reserves are being exported via Woodside’s North West Shelf project, and the federal and Western Australian governments ar...

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Tom Studans @maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 40m

Lunch time. I could buy this lunch for 40,000 people for the cost of this report nobody has written nor read, commissioned and then buried in the desperate thrashing of a department bargaining with the reality of what they've done to hundreds of thousands of welfare recipients.

I am holding up a banh mi sandwich in front of the sign outside one of Deloitte's offices in Sydney.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 4h

Unlawfully built, now leaking through the safety liner. Enough fuel to blow Darwin Harbour to kingdom come

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 6h

Groundwater is leaking through the safety liner under some of the fuel facility's 11 tanks, which were constructed unlawfully on Darwin Harbour without a building permit. It comes after the NT government approved the tanks for operation in September.

Safety liner under US military fuel tanks still failing, weeks after approval

Groundwater is leaking through the safety liner under some of the fuel facility's 11 tanks, which were constructed unlawfully on Darwin Harbour without a building permit. It comes after the NT government approved the tanks for operation in September.

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 4h

It's only Australian people's money going to prop up a failing industry in a failing democracy. I mean, what else would you want to spend it on @albomp.bsky.social? Public health, public schools, public infrastructure, anti-poverty alleviating, or other programs without MP kickbacks? #auspol #aukus

Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 5h

But it’s clear who’s paying. Another (non-refundable) $1,000,000,000 of your money about to be shunted to the US to build THEIR industry capability 🤦‍♂️. 2/2 #AUKUS #USUKA #auspol

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