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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 13h

Hardie Grant demonstrating impressive optimism that we will opt to relive the trashing of Qantas via the one who did the trashing.

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 17h

Here's me. '“People aren’t buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen'

“People aren't buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen - The Shot

Like colours, neurodivergence and political ideology, being a dickhead operates on a spectrum. From narcissistic middle managers, to people that...

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raven-mumur @raven-murmur.bsky.social · 12h

Dunnarts going up in the world.

3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 16h

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Endangered Kangaroo Island ground dweller found in trees

UniSA Media Release University of South Australia and Kangaroo Island Research Station ecologists have made a remarkable discovery about the mysterious and endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart: it is pa...

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 15h

The ALP didn't bother negotiating with the Libs when it changed IR laws, but now apparently it needs LNP support for environmental protection changes.

When govts want to do something, they do it.
When they don't, they use bipartisanship as the excuse.

No one here should fall for it

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worldwar3.bsky.social @worldwar3.bsky.social · 6h

NACC appoints Colonel Gary Hevey, for Robodebt hearings, to protect Major Generals Paul Brereton and Kathryn Campbell? kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2025/10/23/n...

NACC appoints Colonel Gary Hevey, for Robodebt hearings, to protect Major Generals Paul Brereton and Kathryn Campbell?

Army Colonel and barrister Gary Hevey RFD SC has been appointed as Counsel Assisting the Robodebt investigation that the National Anti-Corruption Commission Commissioner, and Army Reserve Major Genera...

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Wouldn’t it be great if we ran out of hate @wnhy.bsky.social · 23d

How dumb to have a #peaceplan without one of the major parties present. This is just a #Netanyahu Wishlist and a Nobel punt from The #Taco. Nothing more than two leaders trying to stay out of jail. Start real negotiations with all parties.
#auspol #USpol #UKpol #Palestine #Trump #Gaza #UN #Hamas

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Jaume d'Urgell 陈建军 @durgell.com · 22d

That so-called Peace Plan pushed by Trump and the genocidal Netanyahu ain’t peace at all – it’s basically demanding Palestine just give up. Any fair solution’s gotta start with bringing back respect for international law. #israel #palestine #peace #peaceplan #trump #netanyahu #tonyblair #gaza

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 21d

The Peace Plan states "Gaza will be a deradicalised terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbours", no deradicalisation of Israelis. #auspol #PeacePlan

Peace without justice

We are told that Trump's Gaza Peace Plan envisages a potential pathway to a future Palestinian state.

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Stratheia @stratheia.bsky.social · 18d

Trump’s Gaza peace plan promises stability, but critics call it a surrender. Palestinians excluded, Israel unaccountable. A deal without justice is no peace.
#Palestine #Gaza #PeacePlan
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 15d

Putting “Tony Blair” and “Middle East peace” alongside each other in any plan for the region has as much chance of peaceful co-existence as Hamas and a Netanyahu Government in Gaza and Israel. Ramesh Thakur. #auspol #Peaceplan #gaza

Trump’s Gaza peace plan: Today, tomorrow and the day after

Back in January last year, my Toda Policy Brief 182 was published with the title “Israel and Gaza: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”.

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LakefrontDaisy1 🇨🇦❣️🇺🇦🍁 @lakefrontdaisy1.bsky.social · 14d

Wait. What!

So, Trumps 'Peace Plan', is pretty much the same plan Rubin, Blinken and Blair designed a year ago? The plan that fell apart after Trumps election?

Now it's Trumps Peace Plan?

I have so many questions.

#Gaza
#PeacePlan

'Why Doesn’t It Add Up?' Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Explained | Christiane Amanpour Presents

YouTube video by Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 13d

Trump's peace plan is marred by an unmistakable colonial framework. A real peace plan must eliminate the colonial scaffolding. It should restore Palestinian sovereignty by addressing the central issue: Palestinian statehood. #auspol #Gaza #PeacePlan

Jeffrey Sachs: Twenty-point plan minus the US-UK colonialism

Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares offer a revised version of the Trump plan for an end of the war in Gaza and the occupation of the West Bank.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 13d

Gaza Government Media Office on Wednesday said Israel carried out 271 air and artillery strikes over the past five days, despite US calls to stop the bombardment. #auspol #PeacePlan #Israel #Palestine

Trump says Israel and Hamas sign off on first phase of Gaza ceasefire plan

Mediator Qatar said more details of the agreement would be announced at a later date.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 12d

As the world reacts with jubilation that the non-stop death and destruction may soon abate, scepticism abounds as to whether the agreement will result in just and lasting peace. #auspol #Peaceplan #Gaza

‘We must keep the pressure on’: Humanitarians say ceasefire doesn’t erase Gaza genocide

“This much-needed and welcomed ceasefire does not change the simple fact that Israel has just committed a genocide in Gaza,” wrote the co-founder of European Jews for Palestine.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 9d

#Israel has carried out murderous assaults on #Gaza for decades, cynically calling the bombardment “mowing the lawn”. No peace accord or ceasefire agreement has ever gotten in the way. This one will be no exception. @chrislynnhedges #auspol #PeacePlan #Palestine

Trump’s sham peace plan

There will be no peace in Gaza. Only the temporary absence of war.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 5d

The plan’s reference to “deradicalisation” appears to mean nothing more than the continued denial of any real role for the Palestinians in Gaza. #auspol #peaceplan

One more betrayal of the Palestinians

The history of the Palestinians is a history of betrayal. In the wake of World War I, Britain and France redrew the map of the Middle East to suit their own ends.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 2d

Sometimes I look at the faces in the camp and wonder: how can all this pain be reduced to a single phrase—“truce” or “ceasefire”? This is not the end of the war; it’s another form of its continuation. #auspol #gaza #peaceplan

After the bombing: The shape of life left by the genocide in Gaza

Since the ceasefire came into effect, I’ve been searching for a way out of all the horrors that surrounded us in Gaza, but I can’t find one.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 18h

Only 19 of the 111 Nobel Peace Prize winners have been women. Even peace is treated as a man’s domain. Peace without women isn’t peace at all. It's a pause before the next war and genocide. #auspol #peaceplan #palestine

Women are missing from peace negotiations, from strategic decision-making

There’s a new international body being set up to oversee Gaza’s future, called the “Board of Peace.” It’s part of Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, with Tony Blair already named as a leading figure.

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💧 Johny Miller @jmil4000.bsky.social · 2d

Wracked by incompetence and desperation, the Federal Opposition stumble relentlessly from one calamity to another.
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gardenmuser @gardenmuser1.bsky.social · 2d

Funny how Marles seeks attention once Albo is out of the country!? #auspol

Rhys Parton @rhysparton.bsky.social · 3d

Richard Marles is THE WORST person to have in charge at a time like this. 🙄

Breaking: 'Unprofessional' Chinese fighter jet incident raised with Beijing: Marles

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the incident was "unsafe and unprofessional" and the government has made representations to China.

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Erialc @erialc.bsky.social · 2d

So Australia/Albanese has just rolled over to let 🍊 have open slather? #auspol #USout

Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 2d

Text of Aust/US critical mineral deal.

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No 3 looks like an attack on requisite permits (probably environment)...the old red/green tape reduction trick.

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Polly Hemming @pollyjhemming.bsky.social · 3d

Some, as they say, personal news from me.
After a long period of illness I’m being treated for autoimmune encephalitis, a neurological disease where the immune system attacks the brain. I’m posting this because many people here have supported my work & been a source of collaboration and inspiration.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 2d

Jeff Bezos could give every American a million dollars and still have enough left over to ruin space for the rest of us.

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

Whether Australia gets the AUKUS submarines is up to the US President. Unfortunately for us, that is Donald Trump.

‘The AUKUS deal is rife with risk of failure but there are also significant risks if it succeeds.’

- Dr Emma Shortis

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💧 Johny Miller @jmil4000.bsky.social · 2d

The reality is that history has proven that #KevinRudd was right all along….😂🤣

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