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Annabel
@annabeldoherty.bsky.social
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Living on unceded Anaiwan land
Got a geology degree - not a geologist
Got a law degree - not a solicitor
Got a trouble making degree - am an Advocate
Boomshanka :)
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annabeldoherty.bsky.social
This week Trump's administration, where thieving men and women with limited intelligence wear suits and convince themselves they are the smartest in the room, decided it was a good thing to remove all the regulations/protections that aim to prevent sexual assault against incarcerated LGBTI people.
Photo is of a pride flag with the words above photos stating: MARRIAGE EQUALITY PASSES “That’s it” is the final word from the floor. And the chamber erupts. The gallery erupts. I’m not crying, you’re crying.
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
annabeldoherty.bsky.social
Imagine choosing to be worse than Captain Australia's Government!!!
thesaturdaypaper.com.au The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 1d
Multiple sources confirm the Albanese government has pushed lobbyists and industry groups to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requirements. Read more: satpa.pe/h3OmIrz
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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davemilbo.bsky.social
Here's me. "Hyperwealthy pedophilic genocidal dickweeds versus the rest of humanity"
Hyperwealthy pedophilic genocidal dickweeds versus the rest of humanity - The Shot
It really is the 1% versus the rest of us. The stakes couldn't be higher. And the enemy could not be more depraved. Still, we'll win.
theshot.net.au
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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sedvitae.bsky.social
In a world awash with negative science/health news this is unashamedly great news. connectsci.au/news/news-pa...
Seventh patient in HIV remission after stem cell transplant | News | ConnectSci
connectsci.au
December 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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lukesteuber.com
I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value

Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
annabeldoherty.bsky.social
Surely it was 'FUCK HIM!'
Headline from Sydney Morning Herald regarding Barnaby Joyce resigning from the National Party. It says; The code words that signalled Barnaby Joyce's time with the Nationals was up
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
annabeldoherty.bsky.social
IMAGINE A BOY WHO WENT TO RIVERVIEW GROWING UP TO NEVER BE THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AGAIN!!!
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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seigneurao.com
Another amazing innovation, also beneficial to people suffering from medical conditions
Capture of the Bluesky settings window, and specifically the option requiring to fill an alt text before posting
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
It's the last day of parliament and I am all out of fucks to give:
Party that refused to properly negotiate on laws now bitching about laws they refused to negotiate properly on live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
annabeldoherty.bsky.social
Remember when Bill Heffernan brought a fake pipe bomb into Parliament? Ms Hanson says: ‘I will not let these people judge me!’ Weird eh?! She pulled the stunt (again) so that people would judge her. This was her intent. And now that ‘we’ and the members of the Senate have made an overwhelming judgement against her she is freaking out, and once again claiming victimisation. No wonder people love to give her the nickname of ‘Poorline’. Which performance do ya reckon was better? Did she wear her burqa better the first or second time? I’m still deciding … Ms Hanson did nothing to demonstrate any potential security threat in the Senate. Bill Heffernan won that game. There was no silent hush from onlookers as an unknown person in a black burqa floated down the halls and entered the Senate without being asked to show who they are before they were allowed to enter (a case for Scooby Doo) … no one probably even needed Ms Hanson to show her face because she would not have been able to contain her excitement about her dream ‘gotcha moment’ (again) … enveloped by a gang of men in suits, guffawing excitedly and loudly together, high on the fumes of anticipation … Master Babet leading the war cry of ‘I hate them’. Everyone already knew it was her. My bet is that it went down just as I have imagined it (Scooby Doo and all), but she was carrying the burqa in her hands down the halls and put it on just outside the doors to the Senate. Who knows, maybe she hid it under her dress or in her handbag. I haven't found an example of a woman wearing a burqa while committing a terrorist act. Can someone send me the link if it is out there please, so I can educate myself. I think there are two examples from the UK of men wearing the burqa and causing a problem. It's never about national security or community safety as Ms Hanson claims. If it was Ms Hanson would have driven a car into the Senate (because she can't fly a plane in there you silly peoples), or brought in a gun, wore a trench coat (she could have flashed us!) or a duffle coat, or any kind of large body hiding coat/clothing. Worst of all she could have worn a backpack! Gawd I hate whataboutisms!!! Speaking of national security, my brain is recalling some PHON lackeys in the USA being busted by journos making plans about bringing the more guns version of the 2nd amendment to Australia. Shut up brain! Why don’t people suffering from xenophobia demand the banning of backpacks? What was that Australian bloke wearing when he engaged in terrorism and murdered all those Muslims in New Zealand? What religion did he identify with? How did he hide his weapons? If the garb was the problem then maybe also demand the banning of the maxi dress or similar items. Banning Nun's habits even. What! More whataboutism !!! It's not about women's rights. Because that would mean women would be free to wear the burqa if they willingly choose to. It's not about religions oppressing women. I have never met a religion that does not oppress women. I recall Ms Hanson spoke in support of that Charlie Kirk dude’s public comments (how quickly we forget a man we had never heard of before his murder). He was apparently, according to Ms Hanson, a fantastic human because he let people ask him questions and he answered them (heroic stuff indeed) … some of the answers I have heard him present suggest he was a big fan of oppressing women. I think one of my fav comments/beliefs of his is that moi, being a gal, went to and continue to go to university only to meet my future husband (shhh don’t tell Bernie). Maybe it could be about social cohesion. But, I have seen a figure that only 250 women in Australia wear a burqa. I’ve never met a first-year geography student on the corner of a street with a survey noting how many burqas walk by so I cannot confirm or deny anything, but I think I have only ever seen one woman in Armidale wearing a burqa. I have read research that the banning of the burqa means the women who wear it end up being more socially isolated because they no longer feel safe leaving home. Banning the burqa does not increase public safety but further marginalises a specific group of women. Apparently it also does nothing to help with identification and tracking re CCTV (see channel4 source below in comments). I have read research that the ‘western’ countries who ban the burqa live with a greater amount of terrorist acts and greater threats than before they banned the burqa. Ms Hanson has not presented us with a policy, only it's heading. She has not presented us with facts so that we as a community could engage in an informed debate. She has presented us with a mixed bag of lollies of headings, but those headings have no sugar in them, not even a mix of sweet and sour. Let’s at least hope there is a positive response from the masses, and people look into the facts regarding each of the issues Ms Hanson claims the burqa is a threat to. Ms Hanson and her fans expect us to forget about all the decades of xenophobia ... please explain! She demands we see her sans context. She wants us to view her latest stunt in a vacuum so she can be seen as some kind of hero ... who are we to stop her and her fans having their moment of glory. How dare us lefty woke fuckers engage in the freedom of speech process, how dare we both laugh at and be disgusted by her stunt, and how dare we misinterpret it! How dare we look into the nuance and challenge her with it. Just shows how stupid ‘we’ all are. It appears that Matt yesterday’s makeup is today’s dirty face Canavan is a lefty woke fucker now too. Welcome to the club Matt, make sure to follow the rules! You have passed rule number 1 = always judge Ms Hanson. I think it is about people freaking out when they see a woman wearing a burqa. It’s about difference. It’s about a lack of curiosity. It’s about those freaking out being too scared to sit in their own discomfort. It is about the conditioning we have received, the conditioning to be scared of everything that may be related to Islam, especially since 9/11. It’s about people being scared of something because it symbolises something they have been conditioned to be scared of. It’s about xenophobia please explain. Thank you for your attention to this matter of my musings. Boomshanka 🙂 ❤
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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olthwaiteeric.bsky.social
#Auspol #BoM

Can anyone confirm or deny these claims?
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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fionakatauskas.bsky.social
Here's a cartoon from a few years ago about ole Pauline
Two panelled cartoon. First panel has a close up scientist saying authoritatively "Pauline Hanson hasn't got a racist bone in her body" Panel 2: image has pulled out to show the scientist standing next to a picture of Pauline Hanson, pointing to it with a pointer saying "Everyone knows racism is found in the brain, heart and bile duct"
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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wolftickler2000.bsky.social
How is it possible that an ALP government not only created a toothless, insipid NACC to ‘combat’ corruption, while its appointed head gives all the appearance of being corrupt himself?

It is Scomo-esque in its breathtakingly diabolical abysmalness dressed up as actually acting on the public behalf…
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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ianfarquhar.bsky.social
I think corruption is in the rear view mirror. Nixon’s administration was corrupt. Bush Jr’s was corrupt. This one is criminal, and it’s rapidly moving to terrorist.
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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voxexsinister.bsky.social
This is very much a thing. If I, a disabled person, married my disabled GF, we would both be severely financially penalised. As though a disability pension isn't punishment enough.

#auspol
misaonwheels.bsky.social Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 22d
Marriage equality does not exist for everyone until disabled people can marry without losing their benefits.
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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blklibrarygirl.bsky.social
So there was a conspiracy, just not involving pizza parlors.

At the center of this is how White men trafficked children as a means to acquire global wealth and political power.

I do want us at some point to understand this situation as ongoing throughout Western history & not an anomaly.
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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nickfeik.bsky.social
Getting pretty sick of state governments trying to get “tough on crime” and ramp up the number of kids in detention when they also treat them like this.
Do we not have a federal government that ensures basic human rights for children?
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
annabeldoherty.bsky.social
Totally agree!

Been waiting for so many decades with the hope Richo would die before me so we can all openly talk about how corrupt he was.

Maybe they can do a two for one deal and have Richo and Laws farewelled together, would be quite apt for the two blokes.
crikey.com.au Crikey @crikey.com.au · 24d
Opinion | We don't need a state funeral for Graham Richardson — we need to make a sure we never have to endure a grub like him again, writes Bernard Keane.
A state funeral for rotten Richardson says a lot about this Labor government — and what it should be doing instead
www.crikey.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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kirstimiller30.bsky.social
Antisemitism, racism, transphobia, interphobia, homophobia, ableism, and sexism is not a competition one is not worse than the other.
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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marquelawyers.com.au
There were ample laws to prevent this or shut it down. The NSW Police just didn’t want to.
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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agnessmack.bsky.social
David Pope in Canbera Times
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
PANIC!!
My @smh @theage cartoon
Two frames.1: Background lists “undermining the judiciary; ignoring due process; defying the constitution; seeking retribution against political enemies; inciting mob violence; punishing (dissent); under(mining free press); extra-(judicial killing); mass (deportations); param(ilitary crackdowns); cult of (personality); militaristic symbols; purging minorities; rewrit(ing/eras)ing history; state(propa(ganda)”. Commentator in cardigan with patched elbows and reading glasses says, “To call Trump fascist would be a wild exaggeration *snort*” 2: Back-ground lists “free childcare; free buses; rent freezes; affordable housing; city-owned grocery stores; taxing billionaires; boost minimum wages”. Same commentator throws hands in air, glasses fly, says, “AAAAK!! MAMDANI’S A COMMUNIST!”
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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pupfiction.bsky.social
If it was a FOI DIVISION t-shirt it wouldn't have a message at all
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pupfiction.bsky.social Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · Oct 25
FOI DIVISION
UNKNOWN MEASURES
#auspol
Anthony Albanese wearing a Joy Division Unknown Pleasures t shirt altered to say FOI DIVISION UNKNOWN MEASURES With the graphic obscured
October 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Stop the killing.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Six frames. Man addressing a woman with a Palestine flag t-shirt and a sign saying STOP THE KILLING. Frame 1: Man says, “If you care so much about humanity, why aren’t you marching for Sudan?” 2. Woman: “can you tell me first: who is the “us” and who is the “them”?” 3. Woman: “Which group should we see as the victim? Which is sub-human?” 4. Woman: “How many weapons or parts are we supplying?” 5. Woman: “Which side controls the narrative? Whose version gets discredited?” 6. Woman: “Now, if you would like to lead the march?”
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM