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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 15h

I gave it a shot, and you were right. Didn't cut it 😭 thank you anyway, though!

Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone got any tips for blocking out huge crane engine noises, metal banging on concrete and the incessant beeping of reversing trucks?

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 1d

It's just kicked off, and mates. It's loud. Real loud. Something to look forward to for the next 4 goddamn hours.

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 1d

Rather than disturbing capitalism, the Westfield shopping centre across the road from my apartment building has gotten permission to disturb the sleep of hundreds of people while they operate heavy machinery to install new air conditioning from the hours of 10:30pm tonight until 2am tomorrow

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 1d

It really is the equivalent of telling women not to walk alone at night. The government is choosing to regulate the behaviour of victims and potential victims, instead of actually addressing the perpetrators

Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Leo making the point that the ban doesn't actually remove any harmful content.

"We're not actually addressing the harmful content. It kind of is giving the appearance of that."

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 1d

I reckon $3000 a day would go a long way to protecting their systems from the endless security breaches (www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...) and/or ensuring that their degrees are actually fit for purpose (www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...)

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

And a Happy Monday from Western Sydney University, the latest Australian higher education institution to undertake a ‘complete shemozzle’ cost-cutting process.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Uni staff outraged as high-paid consultants work on redundancies

As Western Sydney University prepares to shed hundreds of staff due to its dire finances, leaked documents reveal it is paying consultants as much as $2,850 a day.

www.abc.net.au

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 6d

Next level, isn't it?

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 6d

He never made it into anyone's top friends on myspace, did he?

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 6d

News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’

Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Social media is to blame for social cohesion issues across the globe, News Corp Australia’s executive chair, Michael Miller, has said, as he calls for media to present a united front against the platforms and AI companies seeking content for free. Miller told the Melbourne Press Club on Wednesday social media was rife with “misinformation, disinformation [and] the rabbit holes [that] they drag you down. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 6d

Jesus christ. These poor students. Once again, where the fuck was TEQSA?? How can a regulator continue to fail over and over again like they have?

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

Students have been left with HECS debts and careers that are "non-existent" after completing degrees that were not accredited. Class actions have been launched against two Australian universities.

Students' lives shattered as top universities sued over unaccredited courses

Students have been left with HECS debts and careers that are "non-existent" after completing degrees that were not accredited. Class actions have been launched against two Australian universities.

www.abc.net.au

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Lyndal Rowlands @lyndalrowlands.bsky.social · 10d

Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela is among nearly 500 people, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, kidnapped by Israel in international waters on their way to deliver aid to Gaza on the Global Sumud flotilla

capeargus.co.za/news/politic...

Mandela’s grandsons demand the release of their cousin Mandla detained by Isreal

Mayibuye Melisizwe Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, demands the immediate release of his cousin and other activists detained by Israeli authorities during a humanitarian flotilla to Gaza, condemni...

capeargus.co.za

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Fair Agenda @fairagenda.bsky.social · 12d

Just four years after abortion was decriminalised in SA, anti-choice politicians want to roll back access, making it harder to get care after 23 weeks.

Sign the petition before October 15 to help keep medical decisions between patients and their doctors.

www.fairagenda.org/abortion_sa_...

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 12d

This is such great news from QLD. Massive congrats to the legendary advocates who have pushed for a sexual violence peak body for so long!

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 12d

With reports of sexual violence on the rise, advocates say it's important there's an easy way way to bring the voices of victim-survivors' to the government's "hallways of power".

Advocates hope sexual violence body will encourage victims to come forward

With reports of sexual violence on the rise, advocates say it's important there's an easy way way to bring the voices of victim-survivors' to the government's "hallways of power".

www.abc.net.au

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 12d

The social media ban is the 2025 version of telling women not to walk alone at night. We're regulating the behaviour of victims and potential victims, instead of addressing the people causing the harm

Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 12d

This whole thing is going to be a debacle. "every face scanning tool they tested could be tricked with repeated attempts." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

VPNs, 'old man' masks, and AI: The tech war quietly raging behind the social media ban

From December 10, social media platforms will be forced to block under 16s in Australia from holding accounts, but experts warn age checks can be easily bypassed in several ways, including a $22 "old ...

www.abc.net.au

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Dr Blair Williams @blairwilliams26.bsky.social · 12d

Cool cool cool.

So... why do we bend over backwards for these disgusting eco-killing companies again?? 💁‍♀️

#AusPol #EatTheRich

"The ATO said that 28% of firms earning more than $100m paid zero tax, the lowest share in the report’s 11-year history and down from 36% in 2013-14.

The highest share of companies paying zero tax were in the mining, energy and water segment, at nearly 40%, which the ATO said was “due to factors such as volatile commodity prices and extended lead times before projects become revenue generating”."

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Bridie (EBK)❤️💛🖤🍉🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✌🏽👊 @emergencybk.bsky.social · 12d

🧵Update: Thurs 2 Oct 04:30 AEST
6 Aussies & 3 NZ'ers in #GlobalSumudFlotilla
Australian Vessel WAHOO

At ~3.40am Aus.EST Samual Leason (NZ) posted 👇Insta.
Reports, Flotilla surrounded by Israeli military ships, most communication signals jammed, some have been boarded... 1/

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 13d

Housing in Australia is a hellscape. An actual living nightmare. We've commodified a human right to the point that it's become unattainable for almost everyone except wealthy investors & no real solutions are even being considered. How are we not rioting in the streets?

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 13d

I'm sitting here without gas or hot water for the 4th time in 3 weeks, having attended 6 rental inspections over the past 3 days that have all been attended by at least 20 other people & then having to hand over a scary amount of personal & financial info to 3rd party websites to submit applications

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 13d

I pay an exorbitant amount of rent for an apartment with 3 rooms (bedroom, bathroom/laundry, living/dining/kitchen), where the gas & hot water go out whenever the wind gets over 10km/h & there's no affordable places left in Adelaide to move to & buying is about to become even more unattainable 🙃

Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 13d

Labor could have done something significant for first home buyers, but instead has dropped them into an outrageously expensive market with the burden of a 95% mortgage to boot.

Why can't we have the tax reform that will actually help and that the Greens are pushing for?

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 14d

Each and every single one of them

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 14d

Absolutely massive. Sending much love and strength to Raya Meredith, the lead plaintiff in this case, who was subjected to horrific behaviour at the hands of police.

Redfern Legal have, once again, done brilliant work. You can help them do more of it by donating here: rlc.org.au/donate

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Sharna @sharna.bsky.social · 14d

This isn't an "inappropriate relationship". Adults cannot have sexual relationships with children. This is the persistent sexual abuse of a child.

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 14d

Police will allege the 24-year-old engaged in an "inappropriate relationship" with a 15-year-old boy in her care.

Female teacher accused of sexually abusing student

Police will allege the 24-year-old engaged in an "inappropriate relationship" with a 15-year-old boy in her care.

www.abc.net.au

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 16d

BREAKING: At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the besieged Gaza Strip since dawn, according to medical sources speaking to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/lwdqjj

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 19d

More than 170 rape kits caught up in the Forensic Science Queensland laboratory's backlog will be sent offshore next week for vital forensic testing, as the facility's new boss says it will take years to clear them.

New head of troubled DNA lab says testing backlog could take years to clear

More than 170 rape kits caught up in the Forensic Science Queensland laboratory's backlog will be sent offshore next week for vital forensic testing, as the facility's new boss says it will take years to clear them.

www.abc.net.au

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