Andrew Brown
@ozrockfarmer.bsky.social
Producer & Co-Host of The Hard Rock Show, avid dog lover, love the rural life & music obviously but also passionate about sport, politics, literature and more.
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Little note in the new Bill on Hate Speech
Good thing there will never be a Minister who acts in bad faith when they go about banning groups.
Good thing there will never be a Minister who acts in bad faith when they go about banning groups.
January 20, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Little note in the new Bill on Hate Speech
Good thing there will never be a Minister who acts in bad faith when they go about banning groups.
Good thing there will never be a Minister who acts in bad faith when they go about banning groups.
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Albanese should be saying the same. As a partner of AUKUS we have a responsibility.
January 18, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Albanese should be saying the same. As a partner of AUKUS we have a responsibility.
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With LNP and One Nation distracted with squabbling over votes on the populist right and far-right,
would it be too much to ask that Albanese and Labor did a bit of...you know...at least slightly progressive policy reform? #auspol
would it be too much to ask that Albanese and Labor did a bit of...you know...at least slightly progressive policy reform? #auspol
After a month of the Coalition in full national security mode being as populist & political as they could be post-Bondi…their vote collapsed.
The LNP are not only way behind Labor but they’re now behind One Nation
The fight between Coalition & One Nation will keep them both out of power
The LNP are not only way behind Labor but they’re now behind One Nation
The fight between Coalition & One Nation will keep them both out of power
January 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM
With LNP and One Nation distracted with squabbling over votes on the populist right and far-right,
would it be too much to ask that Albanese and Labor did a bit of...you know...at least slightly progressive policy reform? #auspol
would it be too much to ask that Albanese and Labor did a bit of...you know...at least slightly progressive policy reform? #auspol
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I really think that this point needs to be emphasised a great deal more.
Hate and hate groups raise very real problems. There are existing powers to ban neo-Nazis and other groups that promote or incite violence. We have repeatedly asked why these powers have not already been used against neo-Nazis and not had adequate answers.
January 18, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I really think that this point needs to be emphasised a great deal more.
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Does Labor really think that by the neo-nazi's disbanding their official group - they will disappear?
They seem to be saying that - and it's as dangerous as it is wrong #auspol
They seem to be saying that - and it's as dangerous as it is wrong #auspol
January 18, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Does Labor really think that by the neo-nazi's disbanding their official group - they will disappear?
They seem to be saying that - and it's as dangerous as it is wrong #auspol
They seem to be saying that - and it's as dangerous as it is wrong #auspol
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Ok. How?
Also what of the people who enabled them?
Also what of the people who enabled them?
House Democrats are in Minnesota today confronting ICE’s brutalization of American citizens.
We will hold every single one of these extremists accountable for their lawless behavior.
We will hold every single one of these extremists accountable for their lawless behavior.
January 18, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Ok. How?
Also what of the people who enabled them?
Also what of the people who enabled them?
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Can we stop with this BS that launching a civil war (or thereabouts) is a distraction from the Epstein files. Trump doesn’t give a stuff about the files, and has already won that battle. ICE assaults are their very own thing.
Whatever’s in these Epstein Files (and we have some idea) must be really bad.
January 18, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Can we stop with this BS that launching a civil war (or thereabouts) is a distraction from the Epstein files. Trump doesn’t give a stuff about the files, and has already won that battle. ICE assaults are their very own thing.
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Was going to launch this at Adelaide - but will now be Canberra in March. I suck at promotion, but it’s open for pre order at wherever you get your books (and you can ask your library for it too) 🩷
"Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard"
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
January 18, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Was going to launch this at Adelaide - but will now be Canberra in March. I suck at promotion, but it’s open for pre order at wherever you get your books (and you can ask your library for it too) 🩷
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The Greens are ready to work with the government to pass gun laws next week.
The rest of the omnibus bill however needs too much reworking to meet community concerns.
We need to keep all people in the community safe from discrimination and hatred, but good laws don’t come from rushed work.
The rest of the omnibus bill however needs too much reworking to meet community concerns.
We need to keep all people in the community safe from discrimination and hatred, but good laws don’t come from rushed work.
January 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The Greens are ready to work with the government to pass gun laws next week.
The rest of the omnibus bill however needs too much reworking to meet community concerns.
We need to keep all people in the community safe from discrimination and hatred, but good laws don’t come from rushed work.
The rest of the omnibus bill however needs too much reworking to meet community concerns.
We need to keep all people in the community safe from discrimination and hatred, but good laws don’t come from rushed work.
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So glad we're still part of that AUKUS agreement.
Germany, Sweden, France and Norway have all since confirmed they are sending military personnel to Greenland this week for a joint exercise with Danish troops. https://cnn.it/45aV8Q5
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM
So glad we're still part of that AUKUS agreement.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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I mean every single time Trump and his minions take yet another step towards totalitarianism and the media ignores it and pretends it’s normal, I think of this…and how everyone in the media who talked about this but not about how Trump is a sociopath is culpable for where we are at now…
January 15, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I mean every single time Trump and his minions take yet another step towards totalitarianism and the media ignores it and pretends it’s normal, I think of this…and how everyone in the media who talked about this but not about how Trump is a sociopath is culpable for where we are at now…
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What is the end game here? No publicly funded cultural events that aren’t approved by Israel? No arts boards that aren’t pro-Israel? The sections of our political class and media who are active in this attempted gutting of our cultural landscape need to ask wtf they are doing here.
Exclusive: pro-Israel campaign seeks removal of Palestinian DJ from WOMADelaide
After ruining the Adelaide and Bendigo writers festivals, pro-Israel supporters are now targeting WOMADelaide’s inclusion of Sama’ Abdulhadi
www.deepcutnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
What is the end game here? No publicly funded cultural events that aren’t approved by Israel? No arts boards that aren’t pro-Israel? The sections of our political class and media who are active in this attempted gutting of our cultural landscape need to ask wtf they are doing here.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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January 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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the reluctance for anyone still actively supporting Twitter/X to reconsider about what they're doing remarkable. Would you keep working or giving quotes to a newspaper that was publishing erotica about 11 year old kids? or photos of people that were photoshopped to remove their clothing?
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
the reluctance for anyone still actively supporting Twitter/X to reconsider about what they're doing remarkable. Would you keep working or giving quotes to a newspaper that was publishing erotica about 11 year old kids? or photos of people that were photoshopped to remove their clothing?
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Not one person has lost their job or been forced to apologise for supporting Israel’s genocide.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Not one person has lost their job or been forced to apologise for supporting Israel’s genocide.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education.
Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.
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Labor will (try to) ban kids from using YouTube but are ok with xAi generating limitless CSAM?
January 10, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Labor will (try to) ban kids from using YouTube but are ok with xAi generating limitless CSAM?
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I don’t know, man. You’d think the government would just elect to simply not post to, or participate in, a Child Sex Abuse Material platform
He is still posting there as of 14 minutes ago though.
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I don’t know, man. You’d think the government would just elect to simply not post to, or participate in, a Child Sex Abuse Material platform
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No really - where is he?
Nearly 100 writers have now pulled out, so the festival obvs cannot proceed…
Nearly 100 writers have now pulled out, so the festival obvs cannot proceed…
Where’s Tony Burke?
It’s times like these you realise that arts ministers have no interest in defending the arts, and that govts are willing to burn millions of $ for political reasons.
Adelaide’s board has just squandered millions of $ and months of work and countless opportunities for writers…
It’s times like these you realise that arts ministers have no interest in defending the arts, and that govts are willing to burn millions of $ for political reasons.
Adelaide’s board has just squandered millions of $ and months of work and countless opportunities for writers…
January 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
No really - where is he?
Nearly 100 writers have now pulled out, so the festival obvs cannot proceed…
Nearly 100 writers have now pulled out, so the festival obvs cannot proceed…
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lol what even are principles
Unfortunately for Malinauskas, the internet remembers. Instagram user beccilove dug out this quote from a few years ago.
January 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM
lol what even are principles
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It’s worth mentioning, the terror attacks happened to all Australians. It may have been targeting the Jewish community, but an attack on Australian soil is an attack on us all. We should start acting like it.
January 9, 2026 at 5:41 AM
It’s worth mentioning, the terror attacks happened to all Australians. It may have been targeting the Jewish community, but an attack on Australian soil is an attack on us all. We should start acting like it.
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Where’s Tony Burke?
It’s times like these you realise that arts ministers have no interest in defending the arts, and that govts are willing to burn millions of $ for political reasons.
Adelaide’s board has just squandered millions of $ and months of work and countless opportunities for writers…
It’s times like these you realise that arts ministers have no interest in defending the arts, and that govts are willing to burn millions of $ for political reasons.
Adelaide’s board has just squandered millions of $ and months of work and countless opportunities for writers…
January 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Where’s Tony Burke?
It’s times like these you realise that arts ministers have no interest in defending the arts, and that govts are willing to burn millions of $ for political reasons.
Adelaide’s board has just squandered millions of $ and months of work and countless opportunities for writers…
It’s times like these you realise that arts ministers have no interest in defending the arts, and that govts are willing to burn millions of $ for political reasons.
Adelaide’s board has just squandered millions of $ and months of work and countless opportunities for writers…
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“Cultural sensitivity” means destroying an entire arts festival rather than allowing a Palestinian person to come along and talk about her new novel.
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
“Cultural sensitivity” means destroying an entire arts festival rather than allowing a Palestinian person to come along and talk about her new novel.