Helen
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Lifelong learner, always busy, work with numbers, hope to travel more.
Lifelong learner, always busy, work with numbers, hope to travel more.
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AUKUS is sinking and Labor responds by making up a $30 billion un-budgeted AUKUS announceable for the SA State election. This stuff is straying so far from reality.
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM
AUKUS is sinking and Labor responds by making up a $30 billion un-budgeted AUKUS announceable for the SA State election. This stuff is straying so far from reality.
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Within the space of 7 days the Albanese Labor Govt has welcomed the head of state of a country committing genocide - and given another $30b of our public money to the Trump fascist administration through AUKUS.
Can’t believe it #auspol
Can’t believe it #auspol
February 15, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Within the space of 7 days the Albanese Labor Govt has welcomed the head of state of a country committing genocide - and given another $30b of our public money to the Trump fascist administration through AUKUS.
Can’t believe it #auspol
Can’t believe it #auspol
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Today, under the cover of the Liberals tearing each other down, Labor has approved another coal mine extension.
Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects.
In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.
Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects.
In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Today, under the cover of the Liberals tearing each other down, Labor has approved another coal mine extension.
Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects.
In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.
Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects.
In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.
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This week's #SundayShot features @deepcutnews.bsky.social's @antounissa.bsky.social and @crikey.com.au's @crystaljane.bsky.social.
Bring it on!
Bring it on!
February 13, 2026 at 9:45 AM
This week's #SundayShot features @deepcutnews.bsky.social's @antounissa.bsky.social and @crikey.com.au's @crystaljane.bsky.social.
Bring it on!
Bring it on!
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Everyone gets a prize.
February 13, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Everyone gets a prize.
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We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
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At least Australians can be proud of Grace Tame. #auspol #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust #HerzogNotWelcome
February 11, 2026 at 10:21 PM
At least Australians can be proud of Grace Tame. #auspol #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust #HerzogNotWelcome
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How about get the data analysts to look at whether killing 280 journalists is unusually bad luck.
Findings could form the basis of a question to the visiting President?
Findings could form the basis of a question to the visiting President?
February 12, 2026 at 7:58 AM
How about get the data analysts to look at whether killing 280 journalists is unusually bad luck.
Findings could form the basis of a question to the visiting President?
Findings could form the basis of a question to the visiting President?
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Maybe next they could do a video analysis of Gaza footage to see whether its population has been impacted by the genocide.
Cool. Doing a frame by frame analysis to check whether 6 cops beating up a 76-year-old man is ok or not
Video shows protestor's violent arrest began with a hand on a shoulder
New video obtained by ABC NEWS Verify shows in vivid detail the arrest of a 76-year-old man, who was later released without charge.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Maybe next they could do a video analysis of Gaza footage to see whether its population has been impacted by the genocide.
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Labor's working for banks & wealthy property investors not renters or FHBs. Without tackling the root causes - tax breaks for wealthy property hoarders & lack of social & affordable housing - house prices will continue to spike, and banks will continue to rake in the profits.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Labor's working for banks & wealthy property investors not renters or FHBs. Without tackling the root causes - tax breaks for wealthy property hoarders & lack of social & affordable housing - house prices will continue to spike, and banks will continue to rake in the profits.
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This is the story of the last few years in a nutshell - misery for mortgage holders & renters & obscene profits for banks. Labor’s policies like the 5% deposit scheme & the $181b tax breaks for property hoarders - are driving up house prices while the banks take all the profit.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
This is the story of the last few years in a nutshell - misery for mortgage holders & renters & obscene profits for banks. Labor’s policies like the 5% deposit scheme & the $181b tax breaks for property hoarders - are driving up house prices while the banks take all the profit.
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CBA has raked in $5.4bn in profit in half year results while ANZ's profit rose to $1.94bn & the average mortgage is up $70,000 in last 12 months. It's no secret that in a housing crisis the big banks’ obscene profits come directly from mortgagees & renters.
February 12, 2026 at 12:48 AM
CBA has raked in $5.4bn in profit in half year results while ANZ's profit rose to $1.94bn & the average mortgage is up $70,000 in last 12 months. It's no secret that in a housing crisis the big banks’ obscene profits come directly from mortgagees & renters.
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Helen Haines ask AG if change is needed at the NACC, noting “the public has heard more about the Commissioner’s conflicts of interest than findings of corruption”💥
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Helen Haines ask AG if change is needed at the NACC, noting “the public has heard more about the Commissioner’s conflicts of interest than findings of corruption”💥
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol
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BREAKING: After being shut down by Melbourne University Publishing in September 2025 amid controversy over alleged Gaza-related censorship, literary journal Meanjin has been given a lifeline by QUT, which says it has “a long history of supporting progressive and new voices and artists.”
February 11, 2026 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING: After being shut down by Melbourne University Publishing in September 2025 amid controversy over alleged Gaza-related censorship, literary journal Meanjin has been given a lifeline by QUT, which says it has “a long history of supporting progressive and new voices and artists.”
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Good to see an MP call it truthfully
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Good to see an MP call it truthfully
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"I helped a young girl who had been pepper sprayed in the face and collapsed into a seizure on the pavement. She was convulsing, incapacitated. As she lay there on the ground, police sprayed her again in the face." Eyewitness account by Andrew Brown michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West
NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
"I helped a young girl who had been pepper sprayed in the face and collapsed into a seizure on the pavement. She was convulsing, incapacitated. As she lay there on the ground, police sprayed her again in the face." Eyewitness account by Andrew Brown michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
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If we are going to ban symbols and phrases because of 'social cohesion' then we really should start banning some moustaches too.
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
If we are going to ban symbols and phrases because of 'social cohesion' then we really should start banning some moustaches too.
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Labor leadership defending decisions to limit democratic protest and invite the head of a foreign state committing genocide to Australia.
The police violence in Sydney was disgusting. What has happened to my party? Why are they defending genocide and police violence?
The police violence in Sydney was disgusting. What has happened to my party? Why are they defending genocide and police violence?
February 9, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Labor leadership defending decisions to limit democratic protest and invite the head of a foreign state committing genocide to Australia.
The police violence in Sydney was disgusting. What has happened to my party? Why are they defending genocide and police violence?
The police violence in Sydney was disgusting. What has happened to my party? Why are they defending genocide and police violence?
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‘Guys multiple cops punching an old man while his hands were up, grappling praying men and pepper spraying children were all simply taken out of context, and no I won’t be giving the context that justifies it all because shut up’
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
‘Guys multiple cops punching an old man while his hands were up, grappling praying men and pepper spraying children were all simply taken out of context, and no I won’t be giving the context that justifies it all because shut up’
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NSW Police used pepper spray, helicopters, horses and blockades as part of a new program designed to bring the community together.
Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/02/10/s...
Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/02/10/s...
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
NSW Police used pepper spray, helicopters, horses and blockades as part of a new program designed to bring the community together.
Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/02/10/s...
Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/02/10/s...
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There was a lot of people last night at the Syd protest who either haven’t protested in years or have never protested - & they saw things last night they never thought they’d see - & now to see politicians, police & media lie about it.
This is a turning point #auspol #nswpol
This is a turning point #auspol #nswpol
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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We cannot ignore what we can see with our own eyes.
This was state violence.
And the blame lies with the NSW Labor government for attempting to shut down legitimate protest, and the federal Labor government who invited the head of a state committing genocide to our shores.
This was state violence.
And the blame lies with the NSW Labor government for attempting to shut down legitimate protest, and the federal Labor government who invited the head of a state committing genocide to our shores.
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
We cannot ignore what we can see with our own eyes.
This was state violence.
And the blame lies with the NSW Labor government for attempting to shut down legitimate protest, and the federal Labor government who invited the head of a state committing genocide to our shores.
This was state violence.
And the blame lies with the NSW Labor government for attempting to shut down legitimate protest, and the federal Labor government who invited the head of a state committing genocide to our shores.
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The footage out of Sydney overnight is abhorrent.
Peaceful protesters set upon by an army of police, punches thrown at people with raised hands, people praying ripped from their knees.
Is this violence the social cohesion that Labor wanted?
Peaceful protesters set upon by an army of police, punches thrown at people with raised hands, people praying ripped from their knees.
Is this violence the social cohesion that Labor wanted?
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The footage out of Sydney overnight is abhorrent.
Peaceful protesters set upon by an army of police, punches thrown at people with raised hands, people praying ripped from their knees.
Is this violence the social cohesion that Labor wanted?
Peaceful protesters set upon by an army of police, punches thrown at people with raised hands, people praying ripped from their knees.
Is this violence the social cohesion that Labor wanted?
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Herzog says demonstrations undermine his and Israel’s rights.
There is no right to commit genocide.
No right to slaughter civilians and children.
No right to starve people.
No right to breach international law.
No right to use apartheid.
No right to silence concerned Australians.
There is no right to commit genocide.
No right to slaughter civilians and children.
No right to starve people.
No right to breach international law.
No right to use apartheid.
No right to silence concerned Australians.
February 9, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Herzog says demonstrations undermine his and Israel’s rights.
There is no right to commit genocide.
No right to slaughter civilians and children.
No right to starve people.
No right to breach international law.
No right to use apartheid.
No right to silence concerned Australians.
There is no right to commit genocide.
No right to slaughter civilians and children.
No right to starve people.
No right to breach international law.
No right to use apartheid.
No right to silence concerned Australians.