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‘We cannot see light if there is nothing to reflect it.’ — I. McGilchrist.
Skynet v.1.0 quietly is born from the innovation required to protect from global bullies. It is very nimble, goes on land and through the sea. Prudent to develop this tech ourselves (and invest in a global treaty on auto-war systems). #AUKUS why? #auspol www.smh.com.au/world/europe...
Ukraine pins hope on new era of AI drones to transform the face of war
Young companies are forming across Ukraine in a bid to defeat Russian forces with faster and more powerful drones.
www.smh.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Skynet v.1.0 quietly is born from the innovation required to protect from global bullies. It is very nimble, goes on land and through the sea. Prudent to develop this tech ourselves (and invest in a global treaty on auto-war systems). #AUKUS why? #auspol www.smh.com.au/world/europe...
Part of the puzzle: “The problem with the discourse of toxic masculinity is that it doesn’t sit alongside anything affirmative. It points to genuine problems in male behaviour, but is less eager to say anything about masculine virtue.” #humans #mystery www.smh.com.au/national/las...
Last week I travelled to Mecca, shaved my head and learnt a lesson about masculinity
For those who have not made the pilgrimage to Mecca, something may surprise. The men cry. Quietly and intimately, but obviously. Some are hard men from hard lands, but they’re not ashamed to do this.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Part of the puzzle: “The problem with the discourse of toxic masculinity is that it doesn’t sit alongside anything affirmative. It points to genuine problems in male behaviour, but is less eager to say anything about masculine virtue.” #humans #mystery www.smh.com.au/national/las...
An Australian labour government outsourcing critical service work to cheap, exploitative and dark private companies, damaging customer and staff confidence alike - sound like what we all want? @australianlabor.bsky.social @australianunions.bsky.social #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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‘The whole thing stinks’: outsourced ATO call centre workers shocked by conditions as callers complain about inexperienced staff
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand also say the ATO’s ‘phone system just doesn’t work’
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November 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
An Australian labour government outsourcing critical service work to cheap, exploitative and dark private companies, damaging customer and staff confidence alike - sound like what we all want? @australianlabor.bsky.social @australianunions.bsky.social #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Silicon Valley mob said it couldn’t be done, sought to cajole, squealed; they threatened but then oh! they can do it after all…great job @australianlabor.bsky.social #auspol shorturl.at/T5BPU
Meta to kick Australian teens off social media a week early
Meta has begun giving hundreds of thousands of Australian teens a two-week warning to "download or delete" their data from Instagram, Facebook and Threads.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Silicon Valley mob said it couldn’t be done, sought to cajole, squealed; they threatened but then oh! they can do it after all…great job @australianlabor.bsky.social #auspol shorturl.at/T5BPU
“If every bloke on our side stayed in their offices, we’d still win the vote,”
The 50 Labor women would outnumber by seven the 34 Coalition men and nine Coalition women on the opposition benches. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
The 50 Labor women would outnumber by seven the 34 Coalition men and nine Coalition women on the opposition benches. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Numbers to horrify all Libs: Labor can win a parliamentary vote on female MPs alone
There are 43 Coalition MPs and 50 female Labor members sitting opposite them. You do the maths.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“If every bloke on our side stayed in their offices, we’d still win the vote,”
The 50 Labor women would outnumber by seven the 34 Coalition men and nine Coalition women on the opposition benches. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
The 50 Labor women would outnumber by seven the 34 Coalition men and nine Coalition women on the opposition benches. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
The first treaty with Australia’s First Peoples, signed Nov 13, 2025 - my vote for a new date for Australia Day #auspol www.treatyvictoria.vic.gov.au/what-treaty-...
What Treaty delivers
Treaty is about making a better and fairer state for all Victorians, by ensuring First Peoples have a say over the policies that impact them and their families.
www.treatyvictoria.vic.gov.au
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The first treaty with Australia’s First Peoples, signed Nov 13, 2025 - my vote for a new date for Australia Day #auspol www.treatyvictoria.vic.gov.au/what-treaty-...
The 25 yrs after the war were America’s best in terms of social equity, yet at the same time, in the name of ‘freedom’, they conducted vicious operations around the world to topple elected govs and install puppets for profit. Still, all communities would want to believe and aspire to this from FDR.
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The 25 yrs after the war were America’s best in terms of social equity, yet at the same time, in the name of ‘freedom’, they conducted vicious operations around the world to topple elected govs and install puppets for profit. Still, all communities would want to believe and aspire to this from FDR.
This is an area where we can no longer afford the old labor ways @albomp.bsky.social Native forest logging is a net loss economically and *insane* for a planet and it's ecosystems under human pressure. @australianunions.bsky.social #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Graeme Samuel calls for Labor to ditch ‘national interest’ workaround for environment laws
Former ACCC chair condemns proposed exemption allowing minister to approve projects that don’t comply with law
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November 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This is an area where we can no longer afford the old labor ways @albomp.bsky.social Native forest logging is a net loss economically and *insane* for a planet and it's ecosystems under human pressure. @australianunions.bsky.social #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Young men ‘being captured captured by…’ their own good sense! “CNN exit poll showed Mamdani dominating the category, earning 65 per cent of the votes by men aged 18 to 29.“ www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
Trump made this the new political test – Mamdani just showed the left how to ace it
Two weeks before the New York election, Zohran Mamdani appeared on an edgy anti-woke podcast. His answers had the host in stitches – and drew 1.9 million views.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Young men ‘being captured captured by…’ their own good sense! “CNN exit poll showed Mamdani dominating the category, earning 65 per cent of the votes by men aged 18 to 29.“ www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
“I can promise you, we’re not lost. We’re just waiting for you to hear us” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m a teenager who was lured into the manosphere. Here’s how to reach young men like me | Josh Sargent
Masculinity is almost always presented as toxic on my feed – but we need constructive alternatives to give hope to those who feel lost, says Josh Sargent
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“I can promise you, we’re not lost. We’re just waiting for you to hear us” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The royal commission should be into neoliberal economic policy from the 1990s onwards - how much public money has gone into private pockets, for what outcomes? Any gov funding for-profits should translate to company equity for taxpayers #auspol #education #community
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Australia's scandal-ridden childcare sector a legacy of 'golden age' of reform
The decision by past governments to push Australia's childcare industry in the direction of marketisation and corporatisation has left a lasting legacy.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The royal commission should be into neoliberal economic policy from the 1990s onwards - how much public money has gone into private pockets, for what outcomes? Any gov funding for-profits should translate to company equity for taxpayers #auspol #education #community
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
“The US economy is one big bet on AI…AI investments accounted for nearly 92% of the U.S. GDP growth this year…The S&P, Nasdaq, and DJIA are some of the most damaging metrics in modern history as they create the illusion of prosperity, even as depravity rages on.” www.profgalloway.com/how-does-the...
How Does the End Begin? | No Mercy / No Malice
The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 account for 40% of the index’s market cap. Since ChatGPT launched in November 2022, AI-related stocks have registered 75% of S&P 500 returns, 80% of earnings growth, a...
www.profgalloway.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“The US economy is one big bet on AI…AI investments accounted for nearly 92% of the U.S. GDP growth this year…The S&P, Nasdaq, and DJIA are some of the most damaging metrics in modern history as they create the illusion of prosperity, even as depravity rages on.” www.profgalloway.com/how-does-the...
Silicon Valley moghuls like Andreesen Horowtiz fund startups developing ability to flood social media with hundreds of thousands of artificial influencers, and ‘cheat at everything’ futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI "Phone Farm" Startup Gets Funding from Marc Andreessen to Flood Social Media With Spam
Andreessen Horowitz has injected $1 million into Doublespeed, a startup meant to flood social media with gobs of for-profit spam.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Silicon Valley moghuls like Andreesen Horowtiz fund startups developing ability to flood social media with hundreds of thousands of artificial influencers, and ‘cheat at everything’ futurism.com/artificial-i...
There’s no point having power if you can’t look after what is most precious in our world. “Every project developer is convinced their project is in the national interest. If that’s all it takes, then the laws are worthless.” @australianlabor.bsky.social #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Ken Henry warns Labor’s nature laws ‘are worthless’ unless minister tightens ‘national interest’ exemptions
Exclusive: ‘Every project developer is absolutely convinced that their project is in the national interest,’ Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation head says
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October 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
There’s no point having power if you can’t look after what is most precious in our world. “Every project developer is convinced their project is in the national interest. If that’s all it takes, then the laws are worthless.” @australianlabor.bsky.social #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"I think lifting people out of poverty is a policy choice. That's all it is and the government could make that choice." Will you @albomp.bsky.social @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social ? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Price of poverty hurts us all, yet research reveals an easy fix
In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the mora...
www.abc.net.au
October 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"I think lifting people out of poverty is a policy choice. That's all it is and the government could make that choice." Will you @albomp.bsky.social @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social ? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Octavian... www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
The ‘enormous conflict of interest’ at centre of Jared Kushner’s Gaza ceasefire deal
US president’s son-in-law was instrumental in getting deal – which could bring him huge windfall if plan to redevelop Gaza ever comes to fruition
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October 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Octavian... www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
The depravity of their gov-enabled theft, the far reaching consequence of their executive incompetence, the total betrayal of their fellow Australians - has been handsomely rewarded. There’s every reason to take ownership of this company @albomp.bsky.social #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Why Santos is behind your soaring electricity and mortgage costs
It was a primary force behind Australia’s inflationary surge, it’s forced businesses either to the wall or to shift offshore, undermined national industry policy and resulted in the loss of countless ...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The depravity of their gov-enabled theft, the far reaching consequence of their executive incompetence, the total betrayal of their fellow Australians - has been handsomely rewarded. There’s every reason to take ownership of this company @albomp.bsky.social #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
A community-focused approach to strengthening individuals at risk and the entire social ecosystem surrounding them…the very definition of sanity? #union #solidarity #community
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How 106 people got together to stop a school shooting – before it happened
Everyone agreed that an alienated student who made a threat on a school bus posed a high risk to himself and his schoolmates. The question was what to do about it.
www.smh.com.au
September 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A community-focused approach to strengthening individuals at risk and the entire social ecosystem surrounding them…the very definition of sanity? #union #solidarity #community
www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
“I ask all the soldiers of the United States Army not to point their guns at humanity,” he said. “Disobey the orders of Trump. Obey the orders of humanity.” -Amen- #uspol #democracy #solidarity www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
U.S. Says It Will Revoke Colombian President’s Visa
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September 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“I ask all the soldiers of the United States Army not to point their guns at humanity,” he said. “Disobey the orders of Trump. Obey the orders of humanity.” -Amen- #uspol #democracy #solidarity www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
…Or we could get our intelligence agencies to report on where and how foreign and local fossil fuel interests dodge paying fair taxes, and why they lobby relentlessly to freely extract climate-destroying loads for *pathetic* returns to Aus taxpayers? #auspol #climate #stopminingfossilfuels
Intelligence agencies should report on foreign interests in ‘activist groups’, Australian coal lobby group argues
Coal Australia also wants government to broaden restrictions on foreign donations to stop money flowing to environmental groups
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
…Or we could get our intelligence agencies to report on where and how foreign and local fossil fuel interests dodge paying fair taxes, and why they lobby relentlessly to freely extract climate-destroying loads for *pathetic* returns to Aus taxpayers? #auspol #climate #stopminingfossilfuels
“When it comes to climate action, we must be bold, be hopeful and be demanding. That way, the future can be more glowing and less grim.” #auspol #climatechange #innovation #resilience www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21628/...
How to achieve the new climate target
Picture 2035, a decade hence: 31 million Australians are taking pride in the progress we’ve made to tackle climate change. Our homes and offices have become hyper-efficient and cosy, with many generat...
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September 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
“When it comes to climate action, we must be bold, be hopeful and be demanding. That way, the future can be more glowing and less grim.” #auspol #climatechange #innovation #resilience www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21628/...
Beginning of a long awaited revolution? It’s hard not to think of most uni executives as parasites - (300+ earning more than state premiers) but Shorten is not that. Right person in the right place at the right time… www.smh.com.au/national/uni... #education #universities #thistimewithfeeling
Unis must rethink three-year degrees to survive: Shorten
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has called for a radical rethink of bachelor degrees, which he says are necessary to ensure Australia’s sovereign security.
www.smh.com.au
September 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Beginning of a long awaited revolution? It’s hard not to think of most uni executives as parasites - (300+ earning more than state premiers) but Shorten is not that. Right person in the right place at the right time… www.smh.com.au/national/uni... #education #universities #thistimewithfeeling
The sound of Americans flushing their democracy down the toilet. I’m sure they’ll recover one day, and if the planet is not a blasted heath by then we might embrace as free citizens once more. Till then #solidarity #union #uspol #auspol no to #aukus www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended indefinitely after host’s Charlie Kirk comments
ABC says late-night show will not air for foreseeable future after Kimmel accused Republicans of ‘doing everything they can to score political points’ from Kirk’s killing
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The sound of Americans flushing their democracy down the toilet. I’m sure they’ll recover one day, and if the planet is not a blasted heath by then we might embrace as free citizens once more. Till then #solidarity #union #uspol #auspol no to #aukus www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
This shows a US become threat to be negotiated, not friend. Trump and those that made him flourish, have regressed the US to pre-modern times of khans and emperors, but without a code of honour that might render him trustworthy. AUKNZ+Europe, yes. Say no to #aukus #auspol shorturl.at/kJJ0S
'You're hurting Australia': Trump hits out at ABC journalist, flags Albanese meeting
Donald Trump takes aim at the ABC's Americas Editor during an extraordinary exchange at the White House, as the president suggests he will meet Prime Minister Anthony Albanese "very soon".
www.abc.net.au
September 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This shows a US become threat to be negotiated, not friend. Trump and those that made him flourish, have regressed the US to pre-modern times of khans and emperors, but without a code of honour that might render him trustworthy. AUKNZ+Europe, yes. Say no to #aukus #auspol shorturl.at/kJJ0S
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