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Stephen Mitchell
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I'd say we're largely in agreement on most of that. But I've no faith 'his way' doesn't end up acceding every last inch to Zionist overreach.
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
utterstevie.bsky.social
Community solidarity. There is no political solidarity. We all know LNP and media are going to dump on them no matter how much appeasing they do. Just show some backbone, rely on evidence, and don't buy into divisive rhetoric.
December 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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You don't bring the temperature down by actioning a dishonest Zionist wishlist which will label half the country 'antisemites'. Divisive policies to censor universities, monitor media, & punish civil society just fans hate.

What should they do? How about strengthen solidarity & support rights?
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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What the hell is this from Crikey?

"Many have raised a report by antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal as holding the answers we need..."

Many pro-Israel genocide apologists I think he meant to say here.

"While there are some good ideas in it..."

Where in this dishonest Zionist wish list??

#auspol
December 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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NSW has had "an explosion in gun numbers" with >1 million guns across the state. "Over 258,000 pple hold firearms licences. Most list recreational hunting of feral animals as the reason for their licence." Primary producers are a small fraction of license-holders.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Anne Davies (Guardian) "Successive state govts in NSW have had an ambivalent approach to gun control over the past 2 decades since Port Arthur prompted an Australia-wide crackdown. The reason is the power of the pro-gun party in NSW represented in parliament by the Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Party, which holds key numbers in the state's upper house. The single-issue party may only hold 2 seats in the Legislative Council, but they're often crucial to getting legislation thru, particularly when there is opposition from the progressives on the crossbench. The Shooters have also made inroads in the lower house by winning regional seats or coming close, usually at the expense of the NSWNationals. In the past 6 months, the Minns Labor govt has demonstrated its susceptibility to the shooting lobby by openly entertaining support for a private member's bill that proposed a right to hunt & would've allowed recreational hunting in state forests & crown lands. After pushback from victims' groups & Walter Mikac, whose children Alannah & Madeleine were killed at Port Arthur, Minns baulked at enshrining the right to hunt, & changes that would have allowed the use of silencers & night vision goggles (which were opposed by NSW police as well). The premier eventually also said no to a hunting authority (even tho it was in the state budget), which many feared would lead to a govt-funded lobby group for hunters. But Minns was still toying with allowing the bill to be debated in govt time as late as a few weeks ago. There has certainly been no debate abt clamping down on guns in NSW over the past decade, despite some high-profile incidents. The result of NSW's approach has been an explosion in gun numbers - which now total over 1m across the state. Over 258,000 people hold firearms licences. Most list recreational hunting of feral animals as the reason for their licence. The number held by primary producers - often cited as why guns are needed - is a small fraction in comparison."
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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"Speaking with Sky News, Segal said..."

Birds of a feather.
December 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM