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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 1d

Has Adani Bravus been stiffing us? It denies Australia Institute analysis that it sold thermal coal from its Carmichael mine in Queensland at an average of just over $A100 a tonne during the 2023 to 2025 financial years. #qldpol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Adani denies claims it sold ‘below-market coal’ leading to Queensland missing out on hundreds of millions in royalties

Adani has strongly rejected the Australia Institute’s findings, including that customers paid an average of $102 a tonne in 2022-23

www.theguardian.com

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Bob Deis @bobdeis.bsky.social · 2d

R.I.P. Drew Struzan, one of the world's greatest movie poster artists. In case you haven't seen the 2013 documentary about him, here's a link to it... youtu.be/olXQ8QSPs5I?...

Drew The Man Behind The Poster 2013 1080p

YouTube video by marcio luiz del nino

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 8h

The Ombudsman and Robodebt: Failure, Regulatory Capture of Something Else? dro.deakin.edu.au/articles/jou...

The Ombudsman and Robodebt: Failure, Regulatory Capture of Something Else?

The Robodebt program was a serious failure of public policy and governance. Robodebt occurred and continued by reason of an almost unique, systemic failure of governance. The scheme was eventually bro...

dro.deakin.edu.au

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 13h

Now a Commissioner of Crime

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 17h

New:
The NACC has over two hundred employees and an annual budget of over $60m, but has yet to land a single major finding from over 5,000 referrals.
The pressure is rising.

Does the NACC have any hope of regaining public trust?

The NACC has over two hundred employees and an annual budget of over $60m, but has yet to land a single major finding from over 5,000 referrals.

www.crikey.com.au

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 2d

For all the students at the social work uni intensive who told me they now use AI at work to write up case reports:

NDIS participant’s bid for more support failed in part because two physiotherapists used AI to write letters used to back her claim to top up her package

www.afr.com/politics/bid...

Bid to boost $200k NDIS package rejected after AI use found

The National Disability Insurance Agency warned about cut-and-paste medical reports. Throw artificial intelligence in and the results are even worse.

www.afr.com

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

Most unfair. IMO Brereton hasn't bungled anything. He's only tried to do exactly what he was hired to do - to make it all disappear from public view. #auspol nacc.gov.au

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 2d

Lie? 🤣

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 2d

So there’ll be the Batshit Crazy Liberal Party, and the We Hate Women Liberal Party? I guess the traitorous twerp can’t make up his mind.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

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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Joseph Illidge @josephpillidge.bsky.social · 2d

A master of art has left the world, one whose talents helped shape a vision of pop culture. portraiture and brand identity for generations.

RIP, Mr. Struzan.

Your sense of composition remains unparelleled.

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signtst @signtst.bsky.social · 2d

sign outside a women’s bathroom featuring a yellow warning sign with black text that reads ‘WATCH OUT FOR BARNABY’ and an image of a person falling backward. The women’s restroom icon is displayed above the sign on a frosted glass wall, and the open restroom door reveals purple tiled walls inside.

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 2d

Gaming the system by selling more albums? I guess you could describe it in those mealy-mouthed terms, but why would you?

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly 💯 and Reynolds has the outrage silenced for fear of being sued in WA.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 2d

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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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 2d

Good luck pulling that cooker shit in Victoria. I believe I will see the end of the Victorian Libs in my lifetime.

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pinconp.bsky.social @pinconp.bsky.social · 2d

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

No shitful move is too small to make for the Libs, is it? #auspol

Victorian Liberals will scrap Australian-first Treaty within 100 days if elected

The Victorian Liberals will scrap the state's proposed Treaty agreement with First Peoples' if elected. The opposition had previously withdrawn support for the proposed agreement, which is set to be d...

www.abc.net.au

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 2d

Linda would have got away with it too if it wasn’t for that pesky rape victim.

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t be that person who tries to bankrupt a survivor of sexual assault because you didn’t like like what they said about you (and later retracted) #auspol
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct...

Linda Reynolds pursues bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins after defamation win

Former Liberal senator launches claim in effort to obtain more than $1m in damages and legal costs

www.theguardian.com

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 2d

Give everyone in Britain a shovel, and they can dig down to hell to deliver Maggie a birthday cake.

With respects paid to the omniscient Frankie Boyle.

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 3d

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 2d

It periodically doesn’t rain in Seattle.

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Shane Bryan @shanebryan.bsky.social · 2d

3 failed M&As with #Santos suggest deep environmental or infrastructure issues - and likely huge hidden financial risks. If only someone from Abu Dhabi National Oil or Harbour Energy would leak what they found in due diligence… #auspol

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

Why Santos is behind your soaring electricity and mortgage costs

It was a primary force behind Australia’s inflationary surge, it’s forced businesses either to the wall or to shift offshore, undermined national industry policy and resulted in the loss of countless ...

www.abc.net.au

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 2d

The Vic Libs have been out of Government so long they’re getting desperate. Hungry donors need access to public money.

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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 2d

I feel sure that every animal species that becomes extinct under our watch also takes a part of our humanity with it.

Heartbreaking.
Vale.

Australian Mammal Society @ausmammals.bsky.social · 3d

Sad news for Australian mammals..Australia's only shrew officially declared #extinct.
theconversation.com/and-then-the...

And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct

Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.

theconversation.com

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Dirk Gently @envirorealism.bsky.social · 2d

I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a link between private school entitlement and flora and fauna extinction. The explosion of nepo babies is devouring our earth.

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