Michelle Smith 🎄
@michelle65sj.bsky.social
Lefty, social democracy, teaching background, bibliophile, cPTSD, nature therapy, neurodiversity.
📍Living on Wurundjeri land, Naarm, Melbourne.
“𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲.” - 𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦
#auspol #resist
📍Living on Wurundjeri land, Naarm, Melbourne.
“𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲.” - 𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦
#auspol #resist
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State funeral.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
State funeral.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Girri made her entrance to the world on 5 November 2025.
What incredible growth we've witnessed unfold over the last mere 35 days. Nature is unparalleled. #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons
What incredible growth we've witnessed unfold over the last mere 35 days. Nature is unparalleled. #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons
December 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Girri made her entrance to the world on 5 November 2025.
What incredible growth we've witnessed unfold over the last mere 35 days. Nature is unparalleled. #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons
What incredible growth we've witnessed unfold over the last mere 35 days. Nature is unparalleled. #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons
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10/12/1992
'The Redfern Speech'
'The Redfern Speech'
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
10/12/1992
'The Redfern Speech'
'The Redfern Speech'
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Big surf today with rain expected. We need the rain after the last few weeks of debilitating heat. 😀
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Big surf today with rain expected. We need the rain after the last few weeks of debilitating heat. 😀
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'Full of hatred, full of hatred' — the elderly lament as IDF BULLDOZE their olive crops
West Bank footage from Eye on Palestine
West Bank footage from Eye on Palestine
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Letting you know in advance that our final #SundayShot for 2025 is a ripper! One of our most popular guests @dncameron.bsky.social returns & we're thrilled to have @zoedaniel.bsky.social with us. Plus cameos from some of our favourite contributors across the year...and Xmas MERCH!! Not to be missed.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Letting you know in advance that our final #SundayShot for 2025 is a ripper! One of our most popular guests @dncameron.bsky.social returns & we're thrilled to have @zoedaniel.bsky.social with us. Plus cameos from some of our favourite contributors across the year...and Xmas MERCH!! Not to be missed.
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The Blue Hour – a stunning illustrated celebration of nature's rarest color www.themarginalian.org/2021/01/14/t...
The Blue Hour: A Stunning Illustrated Celebration of Nature’s Rarest Color
“The day ends. The night falls. And in between… there is the blue hour.”
www.themarginalian.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Blue Hour – a stunning illustrated celebration of nature's rarest color www.themarginalian.org/2021/01/14/t...
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My great great grandparents were part of settling a town where Indigenous people were forced off their land. The town is 150 years old, the fish traps in the river 1,000s of years older.
They did what their culture told them was right, but it wasn’t right.
I apologise for my family too.
They did what their culture told them was right, but it wasn’t right.
I apologise for my family too.
Victorian government makes historic apology to Aboriginal people
The Victorian government makes a historic apology to Aboriginal Victorians, in one of the first public acts to follow the signing of the state's treaty agreement.
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
My great great grandparents were part of settling a town where Indigenous people were forced off their land. The town is 150 years old, the fish traps in the river 1,000s of years older.
They did what their culture told them was right, but it wasn’t right.
I apologise for my family too.
They did what their culture told them was right, but it wasn’t right.
I apologise for my family too.
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By the Bright Brass Balls of Beelzebub, it's OUR 'our' Minister of Defence!
December 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
By the Bright Brass Balls of Beelzebub, it's OUR 'our' Minister of Defence!
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The remaining egg just took a beating from Girri who nibbles on the shell which is full of calcium. No sign it was fertilized. #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons
December 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The remaining egg just took a beating from Girri who nibbles on the shell which is full of calcium. No sign it was fertilized. #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons
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Short article by Dr Cilla Kinross on the #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons from CSU's "Green Threat" magazine. #AustralianWildlife
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Short article by Dr Cilla Kinross on the #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons from CSU's "Green Threat" magazine. #AustralianWildlife
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We applaud the formal #Apology in the Victorian Parliament today to the First Peoples of the lands and waters known as VIC.
Along with Treaty, it will make a difference to resetting the relationship between the VIC Gov and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
youtu.be/W0i3ya52oQs?...
Along with Treaty, it will make a difference to resetting the relationship between the VIC Gov and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
youtu.be/W0i3ya52oQs?...
Parliamentary speeches for the Apology to First Peoples
YouTube video by parliamentofvictoria
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
We applaud the formal #Apology in the Victorian Parliament today to the First Peoples of the lands and waters known as VIC.
Along with Treaty, it will make a difference to resetting the relationship between the VIC Gov and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
youtu.be/W0i3ya52oQs?...
Along with Treaty, it will make a difference to resetting the relationship between the VIC Gov and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
youtu.be/W0i3ya52oQs?...
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Wording of the apology was good, backed by Treaty.
The fact in 2025 the opposition didn’t support this is shameful.
#springst #auspol
#alwayswasalwayswillbe
The fact in 2025 the opposition didn’t support this is shameful.
#springst #auspol
#alwayswasalwayswillbe
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Wording of the apology was good, backed by Treaty.
The fact in 2025 the opposition didn’t support this is shameful.
#springst #auspol
#alwayswasalwayswillbe
The fact in 2025 the opposition didn’t support this is shameful.
#springst #auspol
#alwayswasalwayswillbe
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In emotional scenes, Premier Jacinta Allan has used her apology to First Peoples to vow that Treaty will not be a mere gesture. #politics #victoria
Mixing pride and sorrow, Victoria says sorry to First Peoples
In emotional scenes, Premier Jacinta Allan has used her apology to First Peoples to vow that Treaty will not be a mere gesture. #politics #victoria
www.theage.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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When George W. Bush called Iran, Iraq and North Korea an "axis of evil," he wasn't describing reality. He was creating a reality in the public imagination. An international relations scholar explains how this metaphor has shaped geopolitics for decades. buff.ly/J5PXyYO
From evil to upheaval and beyond: How the ‘axis’ metaphor shaped modern geopolitics
Using ‘axis’ to describe a grouping of countries tends to link them to a sordid past – but not always.
theconversation.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
When George W. Bush called Iran, Iraq and North Korea an "axis of evil," he wasn't describing reality. He was creating a reality in the public imagination. An international relations scholar explains how this metaphor has shaped geopolitics for decades. buff.ly/J5PXyYO
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Girri appreciates the importance of wingersizing. And looking for scraps. #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons
December 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Girri appreciates the importance of wingersizing. And looking for scraps. #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons
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Ms Rachel shared the trailer for the film The Voice of Hind Rajab on IG. The movie was released yesterday in France and arrives in US theatres Dec. 17, and in Canada Dec. 25.
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
November 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ms Rachel shared the trailer for the film The Voice of Hind Rajab on IG. The movie was released yesterday in France and arrives in US theatres Dec. 17, and in Canada Dec. 25.
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
This is a film that will deeply touch your heart, if you have a heart to touch ❤️💔
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"The ban does not provide new mental health programs. It does not help families talk about safe use. It does not train teachers or create trust with young people—it changes one feature of digital experience & declares success before any evidence has been collected."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
Australia’s social media age ban is days away. Here is what it really means
Public debate about Australia’s social media age ban has focused on parents and children. But the burden sits with platforms, and the deeper risks lie in what replaces young people’s online communitie...
johnmenadue.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"The ban does not provide new mental health programs. It does not help families talk about safe use. It does not train teachers or create trust with young people—it changes one feature of digital experience & declares success before any evidence has been collected."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
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The Victorian government is set to make a historic apology to Aboriginal Victorians today, in one of the first public acts to follow the signing of the state's treaty agreement. #indigenous #policy #apology #to #australia #s #peoples #australians
Victorian government to make historic apology to Aboriginal Victorians
The Victorian government is set to make a historic apology to Aboriginal Victorians today, in one of the first public acts to follow the signing of the state's treaty agreement. #indigenous #policy #apology #to #australia #s #peoples #australians
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol
Avo go at this: Aussie exports fuel hopes for new year.
Australians are expected to eat 5kg of avocados per person in the new year, as bumper harvests and export demand boost optimism across the agricultu...
michaelwest.com.au/avo-go-at-th...
Avo go at this: Aussie exports fuel hopes for new year.
Australians are expected to eat 5kg of avocados per person in the new year, as bumper harvests and export demand boost optimism across the agricultu...
michaelwest.com.au/avo-go-at-th...
Avo go at this: Aussie exports fuel hopes for new year - Michael West
Australians are expected to eat 5kg of avocados per person in the new year, as bumper harvests and export demand boost optimism across the agricultural sector.
michaelwest.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol
Avo go at this: Aussie exports fuel hopes for new year.
Australians are expected to eat 5kg of avocados per person in the new year, as bumper harvests and export demand boost optimism across the agricultu...
michaelwest.com.au/avo-go-at-th...
Avo go at this: Aussie exports fuel hopes for new year.
Australians are expected to eat 5kg of avocados per person in the new year, as bumper harvests and export demand boost optimism across the agricultu...
michaelwest.com.au/avo-go-at-th...
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U16 social media ban - ban on log-ons, not access (does not turn parents into criminals), but "does not solve the main problems" of bullying etc
@antmandan.bsky.social on implications #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/social-media...
@antmandan.bsky.social on implications #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/social-media...
Social media age ban is upon us. What does it really mean? - Michael West
The much heralded and little understood social media ban for kids comes into effect on Wednesday, but will it solve anything?
michaelwest.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
U16 social media ban - ban on log-ons, not access (does not turn parents into criminals), but "does not solve the main problems" of bullying etc
@antmandan.bsky.social on implications #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/social-media...
@antmandan.bsky.social on implications #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/social-media...