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by Peter Murphy

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I find Labor's pronoun jokes vile. A young friend of mine is trans and prefers he/him pronouns. It hurts him deeply that he has family who call him she. Mocking the lived experience of trans people is cruel and gives legitimacy to ignorance, mockery and bigotry. 😔 🏳️‍⚧️ #auspol #TransLivesMatter
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by Peter Murphy

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"I didn't know he was a 'they', but anything is possible."
– PM Albanese, 26Jun24
(re Oppn Leader Dutton)
"Phil, I reckon your pronouns now are clown and circus."
– Asst Min. Julian Hill, 15Oct25
(to LNP MP Philip Thompson)
I find these pronoun jokes utterly vile. #TransLivesMatter #auspol 😔 🏳️‍⚧️
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by Peter Murphy

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#ABBAinConcert at Wembley Arena in London in 1979 is on #SBSOnDemand. Sorry, I can't share the link, but it's there. Enjoy. 🎶
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by Peter Murphy

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If Trump decided to invade a country (pick a region), under #AUKUS would Australia be expected or even obliged to provide support (intelligence, materials, arms, troops)? #auspol #USPolitics
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by Peter Murphy

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On ABC Radio National Thu 16Oct 6pm, Michael Rowland interviews Malala Yousafzai, on her new memoir. 📻 #RadioNational
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by Peter Murphy

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Superb commentary by cartoonist John Deering, Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 🎨 #USPolitics #ICE #Antifa
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by Peter Murphy

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Ann Keenan has an excellent sign for a #NoKings rally in Fairhaven.
Image credit: @3_decker_girl_at_heart on Threads. #USPolitics #Antifa #AuntTifa
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by Peter Murphy

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Outstanding reply to a tabloid sensationalist news report. 🙏
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by Peter Murphy

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"Mum and baby's terrifying ordeal"
Tabloid sensationalist news report by our ABC News team, incl. promoting the view that people suffering homelessness, drug addiction or mental health issues are the problem. Superb reply by @chris-mcintosh.bsky.social. #homelessness #mentalhealth
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by Peter Murphy

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Michael, I have no info on whether this event is being filmed or live-streamed. If I find out, I'll let you know. 🙏
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“…being fuelled by homelessness, drug addiction and mental health issues…”

Maybe do something about those things, then? It is disgraceful that there are homeless people in Australia, that addicts are treated like criminals, and we don't have adequate mental health services.

#auspol
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Activists aboard the Sumud Flotilla also made shocking allegations of sexual assault, physical violence and threats of murder by Israeli soldiers while they were held in captivity.
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Australian activists who took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla claim Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, personally threatened to “gas” them.

www.deepcutnews.com/p/shut-the-f...
'Shut the f--k up or we'll gas you' – Australian flotilla activists allege direct threats from Israeli minister
Australians aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla claim Israeli soldiers sexually assaulted them in captivity
www.deepcutnews.com
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by Peter Murphy

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The Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists
Pullitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges
Monday 20Oct2025 6.30pm-8.30pm
NSW Teachers Fed Conference Centre
37 Reservior St Surry Hills Sydney
#GazaGenocide #JournalismMatters
events.humanitix.com/hedges-pales...
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by Peter Murphy

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Logical. Flawlessly Logical. 🖖 #DS9 #StarTrek #DeepSpaceNine #TerokNor
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by Peter Murphy

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Graphic footage shows Hamas executing people in the streets of Gaza. Yet ABC News fails to report that Israel has killed Palestinians in Gaza since the #ceasefire. If you're only reporting violence by Hamas but not Israel, it's no longer journalism, it's pro-Israel propaganda. #Israel #FreePalestine
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by Peter Murphy

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#Israel kills Palestinians in Gaza and has announced it will not abide by the terms for facilitating humanitarian aid, despite the #ceasefire agreement. This is reported by various news sites. Nothing on Australia's ABC News re this. Do they have a blanket rule: no negative reports re Israel? #Gaza
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by Peter Murphy

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You and your husband have excellent musical taste. 🙏 #AusMusic
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by Peter Murphy

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I'm still sad no one made a film based on the #Icehouse song "Trojan Blue" from the album #PrimitiveMan (1982). 😢 #AusMusic #music 🎶 youtu.be/gHG0fsmspXo?...
Trojan Blue
YouTube video by Icehouse - Topic
youtu.be
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by Peter Murphy

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The #Icehouse #PrimitiveMan (1982) album is outstanding. "Great Southern Land" "Uniform" "Street Café" "Hey Little Girl" "Glam" "Trojan Blue" "One By One" "Break These Chains" "Mysterious Thing" "Goodnight Mr Matthews" Every song. Superb. #AusMusic #music 🎶 youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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by Peter Murphy

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Steve Price reminds me of any old man at the pub having an ignorant (usually offensive) rant about something or other to no one in particular. You listen for 30sec, interrupt with "Okay, thanks mate." and walk far away. #auspol
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by Peter Murphy

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Does Steven Seagal's character Casey Ryback appear in Eric Trump's new book? And shouldn't it be correctly titled #UnderSiege3? #USPolitics #UnderSiege
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by Peter Murphy

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Before praising Tony Abbott (and seeking his return to politics), Steve Price really needs to read:
"The Road to Ruin" by Niki Savva and "The Short and Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott" by @andrewpstreet.bsky.social #auspol #AusHistory #books #BookSky
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by Peter Murphy

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"Pop Goes My Heart" is a song from "Music and Lyrics" (2007) starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. The film is now avail on #SBSonDemand! Enjoy. 🎥
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...
youtu.be/xVkU8dDSC9w?...
PoP! Goes My Heart - Hugh Grant - Music and Lyrics- HD Quality!
YouTube video by Engrish94
youtu.be
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by Peter Murphy

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"Well, if they follow standard Star Fleet procedure, they'll dump their garbage before they go to warp. And we'll just float away with the rest of the garbage."
– Han Solo, escaping the tyranny of the Federation. #StarWars #StarTrek
Image credit: @modelchili.bsky.social.
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by Peter Murphy

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I'm certain ABC News will report:
ISRAEL BREAKS CEASEFIRE
KILLS MORE PALESTINIANS
That would be accurate factual reporting. Looks online, scrolls down numerous ABC reports. Nothing. 😠 #AlJazeera reports it. 👇 #JournalismMatters #Israel #Gaza #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
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🚨 Public power should serve people, not billionaires. Handing corporate execs the keys to shape Australia’s R&D future is a breach of trust. We need integrity, transparency & stronger conflict-of-interest laws—now. ✊ #HandsOffPublicPolicy #IntegrityFirst #auspol www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ec...
Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!
Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy
www.getup.org.au
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Australia's only native shrew has been declared extinct.

This extinction is not just a statistic: it’s the silencing of a species, a permanent erasure of unique evolutionary history.

theconversation.com/and-then-the...

#Extinctions #ChristmasIsland #WildOz
And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.
theconversation.com
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by Peter Murphy

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Outstanding commentary on the complicity of the USA in Israel's genocide by cartoonist @hudsoncartoons.bsky.social. #USPolitics #GazaGenocide
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by Peter Murphy

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An extremely wealthy NZ man has been sentenced to 2yr5mo for distribution of extreme child abuse material. He had 11,775 files of extreme child abuse material in his possession, incl. 240hrs of video. Yet his name, family name and company name are to be permanently suppressed. #NewZealand #justice
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