Tom Parkes
@thomasparkes.com.au
Gariwerd/Grampians aficionado
Nature/Environment/Aboriginal Culture
Nature/Environment/Aboriginal Culture
Why are politicians hysterical about anti-semitism, yet silent on terrorism towards Aboriginal Australians?
Why the double standards?
#auspol
Why the double standards?
#auspol
Calls have grown for an alleged homemade bomb – which was was thrown into the crowd at Perth’s Invasion Day rally – to be investigated as an act of terrorism
Greens MP Sophie McNeill says authorities must “prioritise the very real and violent threat posed by the far-right” in WA
Greens MP Sophie McNeill says authorities must “prioritise the very real and violent threat posed by the far-right” in WA
January 28, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Why are politicians hysterical about anti-semitism, yet silent on terrorism towards Aboriginal Australians?
Why the double standards?
#auspol
Why the double standards?
#auspol
Tony “the misogynist” Abbott is back.
When he was in Govt, he kept saying “we’re not Labor”, saying not to topple his leadership. Now that a woman is leading the party, he wants her back behind the ironing board.
The current state of the Liberal Party is his legacy.
#auspol
When he was in Govt, he kept saying “we’re not Labor”, saying not to topple his leadership. Now that a woman is leading the party, he wants her back behind the ironing board.
The current state of the Liberal Party is his legacy.
#auspol
January 28, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Tony “the misogynist” Abbott is back.
When he was in Govt, he kept saying “we’re not Labor”, saying not to topple his leadership. Now that a woman is leading the party, he wants her back behind the ironing board.
The current state of the Liberal Party is his legacy.
#auspol
When he was in Govt, he kept saying “we’re not Labor”, saying not to topple his leadership. Now that a woman is leading the party, he wants her back behind the ironing board.
The current state of the Liberal Party is his legacy.
#auspol
Thankfully the terrorist attack at the #Perth #InvasionDay didn’t cause any harm.
Why on earth would people want to cause Aboriginal Australians further harm?
#Auspol #WApol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Why on earth would people want to cause Aboriginal Australians further harm?
#Auspol #WApol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Invasion Day: police investigate ‘device’ thrown into Perth crowd as huge marches held across Australia
Anti-immigration protesters clash with First Nations people and supporters in Melbourne and Canberra at otherwise peaceful rallies
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Thankfully the terrorist attack at the #Perth #InvasionDay didn’t cause any harm.
Why on earth would people want to cause Aboriginal Australians further harm?
#Auspol #WApol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Why on earth would people want to cause Aboriginal Australians further harm?
#Auspol #WApol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Patriotism is messed up. #auspol #australiaday
January 25, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Patriotism is messed up. #auspol #australiaday
I wonder whether right wing Australia will call out Trump for disrespecting Australian Troops in Afghanistan? Or just look past those comments like they did with the Epstein files? #auspol
January 24, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I wonder whether right wing Australia will call out Trump for disrespecting Australian Troops in Afghanistan? Or just look past those comments like they did with the Epstein files? #auspol
Nationals / One Nation be like: “wE dOnT hAVe A gUn IsSUe, WE hAVe A rADicAl ISlam IsSuE”
#Auspol #NSWpol
#Auspol #NSWpol
Wed: Nationals and One Nation vote against tougher gun laws in the wake of the #BondiBeach attack.
Thu: Three people dead and alleged gunman at large after shooting in NSW town of Lake Cargelligo.
#GunControl #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Thu: Three people dead and alleged gunman at large after shooting in NSW town of Lake Cargelligo.
#GunControl #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 PM
January 21, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Incredible how the Liberals tried to bring down Albanese, however ends up that the Nationals blow up the Coalition.
What a bunch of self-serving rednecks, traitors to Australia.
#auspol
What a bunch of self-serving rednecks, traitors to Australia.
#auspol
January 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Incredible how the Liberals tried to bring down Albanese, however ends up that the Nationals blow up the Coalition.
What a bunch of self-serving rednecks, traitors to Australia.
#auspol
What a bunch of self-serving rednecks, traitors to Australia.
#auspol
Whilst I like the romantic notion of “Cultural burning”, I can’t find any evidence of burning the bush here in Gariwerd/Grampians. Grasslands adjacent to the mountains, yes, bush, no.
'Cool burns' protect land from severe fire so why aren't more happening?: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-21/cultural-burning-insurance-breakthrough/106214712
'Cool burns' protect land from severe fire so why aren't more happening?
Insurance has been a major stumbling block to the scaling up of cultural burning, but a breakthrough could be on the way.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Whilst I like the romantic notion of “Cultural burning”, I can’t find any evidence of burning the bush here in Gariwerd/Grampians. Grasslands adjacent to the mountains, yes, bush, no.
January 20, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Trump: “Anti Govt protestors in Iran = Good”
Also Trump: “Anti Govt protestors in US get shot = Good”
What is the difference between the US & Iran?
#Trump #US #USpolitics
Also Trump: “Anti Govt protestors in US get shot = Good”
What is the difference between the US & Iran?
#Trump #US #USpolitics
January 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Trump: “Anti Govt protestors in Iran = Good”
Also Trump: “Anti Govt protestors in US get shot = Good”
What is the difference between the US & Iran?
#Trump #US #USpolitics
Also Trump: “Anti Govt protestors in US get shot = Good”
What is the difference between the US & Iran?
#Trump #US #USpolitics
We need a Royal Commission into the Jewish lobby attempting to stifle freedom of speech.
It’s identical to the ABC gagging Antoinette Lattouf.
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/cha...
It’s identical to the ABC gagging Antoinette Lattouf.
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/cha...
Chair quits Adelaide Festival board as writers’ week crisis continues
Four board members have now resigned, while more than 50 authors have pulled out of the event after it dropped a Palestinian-Australian writer from the program.
www.smh.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 6:46 AM
We need a Royal Commission into the Jewish lobby attempting to stifle freedom of speech.
It’s identical to the ABC gagging Antoinette Lattouf.
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/cha...
It’s identical to the ABC gagging Antoinette Lattouf.
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/cha...
Fairy Martin’s feasting on insects and bees above the Yellowbox in the #Grampians #Wildoz
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Fairy Martin’s feasting on insects and bees above the Yellowbox in the #Grampians #Wildoz
Everytime the #EpsteinFiles are mentioned, it seems #Trump bombs another country, announces he’ll invade a country or kidnaps a fellow President.
#US #USpolitics
#US #USpolitics
January 11, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Everytime the #EpsteinFiles are mentioned, it seems #Trump bombs another country, announces he’ll invade a country or kidnaps a fellow President.
#US #USpolitics
#US #USpolitics
Suspended Turtles on show at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve today, plus multiple Platypus.
#wildoz #conservation
#wildoz #conservation
January 4, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Suspended Turtles on show at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve today, plus multiple Platypus.
#wildoz #conservation
#wildoz #conservation
Double standards of white Australia:
Acceptable: Former Olympians calling for a Royal Commission into antisemitism
Not Acceptable: Usman Khawaja calling out the Palestinian genocide
#auspol
Acceptable: Former Olympians calling for a Royal Commission into antisemitism
Not Acceptable: Usman Khawaja calling out the Palestinian genocide
#auspol
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Double standards of white Australia:
Acceptable: Former Olympians calling for a Royal Commission into antisemitism
Not Acceptable: Usman Khawaja calling out the Palestinian genocide
#auspol
Acceptable: Former Olympians calling for a Royal Commission into antisemitism
Not Acceptable: Usman Khawaja calling out the Palestinian genocide
#auspol
Reposted by Tom Parkes
Evolution of #Christmas
How did a Pagan celebration of the solstice turn into a middle eastern man being born evolve into a white dude that people worship, turn into some fat dude going down chimneys giving presents, now hijacked by corporations to make billions in selling cheap Chinese crap?
How did a Pagan celebration of the solstice turn into a middle eastern man being born evolve into a white dude that people worship, turn into some fat dude going down chimneys giving presents, now hijacked by corporations to make billions in selling cheap Chinese crap?
December 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Evolution of #Christmas
How did a Pagan celebration of the solstice turn into a middle eastern man being born evolve into a white dude that people worship, turn into some fat dude going down chimneys giving presents, now hijacked by corporations to make billions in selling cheap Chinese crap?
How did a Pagan celebration of the solstice turn into a middle eastern man being born evolve into a white dude that people worship, turn into some fat dude going down chimneys giving presents, now hijacked by corporations to make billions in selling cheap Chinese crap?
Violence begets violence. #auspol
"While the victims of the massacre at Bondi Beach were still bleeding, Benjamin Netanyahu - architect of the genocide in Palestine - blamed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese."
Butt out, Netanyahu
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/butt-out-of-...
Butt out, Netanyahu
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/butt-out-of-...
Butt out Netanyahu. Ugly political point-scoring follows Bondi Beach tragedy - Michael West
Israel’s Prime Minister should butt out of Australian politics. The tragedy at Bondi Beach must not be exploited for political points.
michaelwest.com.au
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Violence begets violence. #auspol