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Annabel
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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
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I can't even imagine what it is like to be so scared of life that you hate groups of people so intensely, and on top of that you are proud to say the stuff out loud.
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 10:12 PM
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We know Trump's administration are collectively a pack of murderers, those who support and promote their actions in my mind are aiding and abetting. Here is another situation where they are clearly telling people we want you harmed and don't give a fuck if you die because we want you dead.
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 10:11 PM
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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
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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
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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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Screenshot of Australian politics live update from The Guardian stating: Nationals must create 'environment where Barnaby feels welcome', Littleproud says; cost cuts for contraceptives
October 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Remember when George Christiensen had a sexy photo shoot and there was a profile one of him pretending to shoot a gun, he posted the following with the photo: "Do you feel lucky, greenie punks?" ...
ex Australian MP George Christensen in a long sleeve blue shirt with lots of sweat marks on it. He is standing in profile in front of a wall and is pointing a gun to the left of photo
October 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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“A war on leakers.” My daughter asked me what that meant. I said, “Depends.” (I’ll show myself out.)
June 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Daddy's all hysterical again Mummy!
Headline from Sydney Morning Herald article that says; 'Communist Lunatic': Trump, Wall Street billionaires rattled by New York result
June 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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and another
What is political leadership (“The nuclear debate that blew up political partnership”, May 21)? When you have access to the best climate and energy experts, you have an obligation to educate your electorate on the best way for Australia to respond to the climate crisis. Instead, we’ve seen Nationals leader David Littleproud’s cynical nuclear response and Barnaby Joyce joining the misinformation circus that wind farms kill whales. These are not serious people, they are followers posing as leaders. Sue Young, Bensville
May 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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letter to smh ed
My opinion of David Littleproud is shattered. He visited Sussan Ley in her electorate last week and then yesterday, with Ley’s mother probably not yet buried, he does the usual “male bullying a female” trick. Have they forgotten they are in opposition, and therefore irrelevant, and so the discussion could have waited another week? Is Littleproud maybe just a more presentable version of Barnaby Joyce? If these are the Coalition values they keep talking about, they obviously include misogynist dominance, so count me out. Peter Kamenyitzky, Castle Hill
May 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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🤣🤣🤣
Bridget McKenzie says Nationals a ‘highly intellectual group of fighters’ after David Littleproud re-elected as leader
May 12, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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I nominate Richard Marles to be the next leader of the Liberal Party
May 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Massively important voice! Good Job!
Greens Jordon Steele-John re-elected
May 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS DID I THINK THE LIBERALS WOULD LOSE BRADFIELD! NOW THEY HAVE ZERO SEATS ON THE NORTH SHORE! EVEN THOUGH IT IS DELIGHTFUL TO HAVE THE LIBERALS SMASHED TO THE POINT OF HUMILIATION, THE OVERALL RESULT IS NOT GOOD FOR US AT ALL BUT I WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE HOW IT ALL PLAYS OUT WELL PLAYED YESTERDAY AUSTRALIA
May 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Niki Savva, please write one more book ... ❤
May 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Has Antony Green called the election? No.
May 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Welcome (OR NOT YA SOFTIES) to the best day of the campaign ... Antony Green Day. In honour of Antony remember to VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN AND VOTE HARD!!! And may all our dogs be with us while the chips land wherever they do ... hopefully not on my floor because it is covered in dog hair, and possibly some rat poo, which is a great analogy for Australian political discourse ... HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY EVERYONE 🙂 Photo is of Antony Green looking excited.
May 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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OH MY GAWD!!
Bondi Junction attacker researched serial killers; excessive cannabis use blamed
April 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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The Liberal Campaign Bus once again making itself a focus. I wonder if Big Boy travels on it in the same manner Captain Australia did: "I am on it, I just got off it!"
About eight men at the front of the Liberal campaign bus, which got stuck on a bike lane in Pitt Street Sydney. The men appear to be trying to push the bus backwards.
April 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Only seven more sleeps until Antony Green night (love heart).
April 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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It was 'disrespectful'. Why on earth are we so scared to call it what it is - RACISM! It was racists being racist.
April 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Up Yours Mark!
Mark Latham placed on 12-month good behaviour order A twitter post by Mark Latham saying: A very Happy New Year to all, in the best country on Earth, where we must never lose the great Australian spirit of having a go, having a laugh and saying 'up yours' to those who are up themselves.
April 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Surely the answer is ... NO?
Torched, defaced, smeared: Have the corflute wars gone too far?
April 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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While you read the third sentence you will note that it is accompanied by the Gilligan's Island theme song ...
I don't get the disdain. I watched the successful rocket launch, flight and landing. The capsule contained a civil rights activist, two journalists, a NASA scientist, an international entertainer, and a movie producer - it was incredible! I was full of anxiety the whole 7 odd minutes. The whole mission went off perfectly. Imagine being able to do that!!! And live! Sux it is only for the ultra-rich, and dominated by private industry, but I think it was a fucking awesome thing they did ... to boldly go where the majority of women and men never have ...
April 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM