Tara Vern
@taravern.bsky.social
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taravern.bsky.social
MASA!

(make Australia socialist again)
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pennyallmanpayne.com
🚨 BREAKING: Brand new @ACOSS report finds 1 in 7 Australians are living in poverty, including 757,000 children. Millions of families are struggling while our leaders sit on their hands and let it happen.
Poverty in Australia 2025: Overview – Poverty and Inequality
povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au
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anatolitis.bsky.social
“In her snappy little book When Australia Became a Republic, Esther Anatolitis documents the long, slow history of political change…” Big thanks to the always brilliant @juliannes.bsky.social for including When Australia Became a Republic in her column today: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Adopting a ‘she’ll be right’ attitude to Australian politics may be seductive, but it certainly isn’t guaranteed
Australians are rightfully proud of their robust election process, yet surveys suggest very few fully understand it
www.theguardian.com
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tg42birder.bsky.social
Not every mainstream outlet is prostrating itself for the genociders.
taravern.bsky.social
I don’t know what age my father started drinking but he is 75 now and still running around destroying everything he touches

www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/10...
Teens who start drinking as early as age 12 have much higher risk of alcohol-related harms, new study shows
www.unsw.edu.au
taravern.bsky.social
Described as a “maintenance failure” - and luckily not a lethal one like the Lisbon tram accident that recently killed 16 people
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
The lights on the hill.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Parliament House Canberra by night - with bright neon signs saying “AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY SPORTS CLUB” “PLAY TO WIN - ACCESS” “TRY YOUR LUCK” “PAY TO PLAY” “‘RESPONSIBLE’ LOBBYING AUSTRALIA”
taravern.bsky.social
More like Keira Bite-me, amirite?
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drjoemcintyre.bsky.social
Actually REALLY excited by this. The ABC's flagship investigative show 'Four Corners' is doing a feature "Lawfare" on Pseudolaw & Sovereign Citizens in Australia.

I was interviewed and provided research and background.

Have a watch: Monday 8:30pm, 18th of August

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Lawfare
Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.
www.abc.net.au
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simonrosenberg.bsky.social
"Keane and Riemer...have argued that criticizing Zionism or Israel is not racist hate speech."

It is ludicrous that this commonsense position should have to be defended in court.

And shows just how far the Israel lobby will go to silence their critics. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
University of Sydney argues academic’s article not racist against Jewish people as ‘Zionism is a political concept’
Case taken by academics against two colleagues and the university is considered a major test case for hate speech in Australia
www.theguardian.com
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australiainstitute.org.au
Australia has an opportunity to reconsider its involvement in AUKUS.

"It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."

- International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
taravern.bsky.social
So far it’s looking like the far right has not done very well at all in the Portugal local elections - woohoo! 🗳️
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moiradonegan.bsky.social
Probably the actual advice that most young men need is that no one finds self pity appealing.
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prismreports.org
📢Join us for Killing the Story, a virtual event on Oct. 7, 1pm PT/4pm ET!

Palestinian, Arab, & Muslim journalists give firsthand accounts about how media manufactures consent & silences dissent as we approach 2 years of the Israeli-imposed & U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/killingthest...
Killing the story: Journalists speak on Palestine in U.S. newsrooms
October 7
Panelists
Aline Batarseh
Abdallah Fayyad
Eman Mohammed
Sana Saeed

Hosted by 
Laura Albast