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Terri Francis @terrifrancis.bsky.social · 11h

My thoughts too watching news reports last night. I don't think the IDF has any real intent to stop the war. It was known it would be difficult to find the bodies of the dead Isreali hostages and will be used as an excuse to murder more Palestinians.

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 17h

More than 600 Palestinian bodies are currently held by Israel - a reality western media rarely [never] acknowledge.”

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 12h

Advance’s core campaigns against renewable energy and Aboriginal rights constitute the vested interests of many of their major contributors, particularly in the mining and energy sectors. other campaigns are to garner popular support. #auspol #Advance

Who are 'Advance' and what are they doing to our politics?

Launched in 2018 as a conservative answer to GetUp!, the group Advance likes to style itself as the voice of the average person against “the elite.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 12h

Israel’s Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a related case next week, “but there is no reason to wait that long,” the group added. “Enough with the excuses and delay tactics. The restrictions on press freedom must come to an end.” #auspol media #Gaza

Ceasefire sparks fresh calls for global media access to Gaza

Press groups are also demanding justice for the more than 200 journalists slaughtered in Palestinian territory over the past two years.

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Terri Francis @terrifrancis.bsky.social · 12h

Linda Reynold's is unlikely to ever be at peace with herself - no matter how much money she has.

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Terri Francis @terrifrancis.bsky.social · 12h

I believe she wouldn't have been successful had she filed the law suits in our other states and territories. The laws have been changed to prevent this kind of vexatious behaviour.

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Terri Francis @terrifrancis.bsky.social · 12h

I wonder who is she will sue next because the majority of Australian's think she is a vexatious, vindictive, cruel woman.

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

The findings are released as more Queensland councils opt out of water fluoridation and amid rising rates of misinformation.

Water fluoridation leading to lower rates of tooth decay in children, study finds

The findings are released as more Queensland councils opt out of water fluoridation and amid rising rates of misinformation.

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 1d

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

🙏🏽 🦜

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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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Terri Francis @terrifrancis.bsky.social · 22h

A puff piece for the young liberals - I think it went for almost 15 minutes.
I expect a young labor piece tomorrow in the interest of the ABC being bipartisan.
😭 I want my abc back.

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Terri Francis @terrifrancis.bsky.social · 23h

What on earth is this 7:30 report puff piece for the young liberals?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 2d

University execs come up with the dumbest excuses. And they get away with it.

‘…WSU said its "change process" was being led "by our own people" and consultants were engaged because staff working on the restructure were facing burnout.’ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

University 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.

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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 3d

Portland, I love you! 💙❤️💙

This gives me great hope, and a good chuckle.

#StopTheMadness #StopTrump #Resist 👊🏼

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 3d

“If you share your knowledge outside the scientific community, then you’re already exerting societal influence, according to Judi Mesman. This isn’t problematic for the prestige of science: ‘Pretending to be neutral doesn’t make sense to me.’”

www.nwo.nl/en/there-is-...

‘There is no clear boundary between science and activism’ | NWO

If you share your knowledge outside the scientific community, then you’re already exerting societal influence, according to Judi Mesman. This isn’t problematic for the prestige of science: ‘Pretending to be neutral doesn’t make sense to me.’

www.nwo.nl

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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 4d

It really does say something when an article about reactions to a coal power plant continuing to operate says nothing about climate change, the existential threat it poses and the need to phase out oil, gas and coal.

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 4d

Communities across Queensland have welcomed plans to keep coal and gas burning across the state, though some warn a lack of future planning could undermine short-term benefits.

Plan to extend life of coal-fired power stations sends 'mixed messages'

Communities across Queensland have welcomed plans to keep coal and gas burning across the state, though some warn a lack of future planning could undermine short-term benefits.

www.abc.net.au

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Terri Francis @terrifrancis.bsky.social · 3d

Raise the rate, abolish mutual obligation.
Pay a living wage.

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Terri Francis @terrifrancis.bsky.social · 3d

@albomp.bsky.social
Our economic system requires people to be unemployed. Why do we punish and demonise them?
“Single JobSeeker [payment] just hit $400 a week. Let me know how you’d go if you were getting that little and were randomly not paid.”
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Shame and harm at every JobSeeker turn – and now added AI slop

The system is so convoluted and stacked against people that even if it worked as intended, it would still be not just harmful, but useless.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Terri Francis @terrifrancis.bsky.social · 4d

I think AI is terrifying. I fear there will be no information we can trust.

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Terri Francis @terrifrancis.bsky.social · 4d

"While proposed federal laws that would have forced social media companies to police misinformation and outright lies on their platforms were formally abandoned late last year, Professor Cowling said it was incumbent on lawmakers to not give up on reform."

Dr Ingrid M @ingridm.bsky.social · 4d

apparently billionaire-built digital slop machine output is being posted to billionaire-built digital platforms in an effort to create and spread misinformation as widely and harmfully as possible ikr.

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

AI-generated misinformation about 4yo Gus prompts tech and legal concerns

The thought of a missing boy lost in the outback is indescribably harrowing — but what's almost as disturbing is the realisation that some on social media have seized on the disappearance of four-year...

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 4d

"Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong are craving the moment Netanyahu falls. They are craving the moment they can start rolling out the post-Netanyahu discourse package to the Canberra Press Gallery and Australia’s tabloid press."
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How the West will package the genocide after Netanyahu

In the not-too-distant future, the Netanyahu Government will fall. When this happens, it will become politically fashionable (and indeed necessary) for Western leaders outside the US to intellectually...

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 5d

Don’t you just love science? And scientists?!

Congratulations to Richard Robson. Bravo.

Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey @diannrh.bsky.social · 5d

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world

"Richard (Robson)’s legacy highlights the profound value of education & research" requiring "sustained support over many yrs, far beyond... short-term...political cycles"

theconversation.com/an-australia...

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world

Richard Robson was struck by an idea in 1989. Decades later, his story shows the importance of fundamental science.

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 4d

Don’t expect to see this in any mainstream media headlines anytime soon.

But good news for the economy.

stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 5d

RBA Governor Michele Bullock confirms Labor has turned the economy around with wages now rising, inflation down, interest rates down, taxes down.
“Real per capita wages are now above what they were pre COVID”
Lisa Darmanin “so overall that’s a pretty good story?”
Bullock “Yes”✅ #Estimates

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