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Sacking or disciplining an employee for expressing a political opinion can breach anti-discrimination laws. Organisations lobbying for that sort of outcome may also be acting unlawfully.

“Don't ask me why I care so much. Ask yourself why you don't.”

Asked whether the Vatican would ever consider extending its DEI policy to include women, a Vatican spokesperson said, “what is a women?”

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05.... #Australia If the Judg doesn't give them both the maximum sentence available, I'll go nuts..it was racism based.

@australia.theguardian.com refuses to report more than Hasbara on Israel's genocide in Gaza but can use scary quotes— “The major parties had both criticised the Greens for describing Israel’s occupation in Gaza as a “genocide” and urging the Albanese government to apply more pressure on Israel.”

Why is the ABC still getting opinions from the LNP? They’re just running PR for them David Littleproud bagging the greens about losing their leader, and not even being questioned? #auspol #AfternoonBriefing

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Who the hell are the ALP and Greens voters who preferenced Wilson above Zoe Daniel?? FFS

I just would like to say thank you to @zoedaniel.bsky.social for all her hard work over the last 3 years. I live in Sydney, not your electorate but your commitment to the people of Goldstein and Australia in general was obvious and much appreciated. Best of luck with your next move. #Auspol.

We’re not connecting to women, says senator who connects to women mostly by suing them

So, Labor, are you going to use your power for the good of the vulnerable or for the good of your donors? phonakins.com/2025/05/05/s...

I'm not sure what's the most graceful way to say this, so bear with me. Some of you have reached out for my thoughts about the planned "Harry Potter" television series set to debut on HBO next year. (long thread)

At least after tomorrow we won’t hear Peter Dutton says….. so often. What will the ABC do? 😱

Oh good I get to vote for the lesser of the 2 evils today 😒😒

Misappropriation of religion.. Again...

🚨FUNDING REQUEST🚨 Australia’s Pearls - the Intellectually Impaired women’s basketball side, are looking for help finding their trio to the VIRTUS World Champs in Kazakhstan in June. It costs $8000 per player to get there. If you can help, here’s a link asf.org.au/donate/basketball-australia

Thousands of Vietnamese have waved red flags and sang patriotic songs as a grand military parade held in Ho Chi Minh City concluded Vietnam’s 50th anniversary celebrations of the end of war with the US. 🔗: aje.io/tew452

On this last day of April - happy Wrensday Wednesday! Three sweet little white-winged fairywrens at the Arid Lands, Port Augusta. #wrensday

One more. 🇨🇦🍁

Maybe those that don’t like to be welcomed to country could be told to piss off from country. 🙃🤞🦋

This is Donut. He wanted to pop out and say hi. Wondering where your personal chauffeur is. Said you can borrow his, if you'd like. 13/10

The unemployed have to fight tooth and nail with their JSP or DES to get a pair of shoes aid for for work, and then get criticised when they ask Twitter for mutual aid to get a cheap pair from Kamrt Meanwhile parties can ask for millions for weeks at a time to keep their jobs

The Trump Administration justifies departing a toddler U.S. citizen by claiming she was in her “Terrible Twos.”

Excuse me, ma’am. We ordered an autumn but instead it seems we got a second summer? Yes, can we send it back please? Thank you

Virginia Giuffre, one of the earliest & loudest voices calling for criminal charges against Epstein & his enablers. She suffered sexual abuse & trafficking from an early age. Giuffre 41 died by suicide on Friday. A life too short, a fierce warrior, who inspired many. RIP💜

White Australia wants nothing less than the total obliteration of Aboriginal culture. We try to share our history with you and we are kicked to the kerb. We ask for representation and a voice and we are told No.

Craig Bellamy . crickets?

The irony of racists saying they're "sick of asking permission to live in Australia" is that you flogs NEVER fucking asked in the first place.

fucking heart breaking... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A reminder that when @yassmin.bsky.social posted a short skeptical Facebook post gently criticising ANZAC day, she was on the receiving end of a large-scale bullying and abuse campaign orchestrated by white Australian journalists that lasted MONTHS ketanjoshi.co/2018/04/25/t...

Right as Neo-Nazis were interrupting an Indigenous welcome to country with screamed abuse, News Corp ran a massive splash advertisement from a political party that said "SICK OF BEING WELCOMED TO COUNTRY" The Age published a FRONT PAGE AD that said the same. Fucking hell, Australian media.

What the fuck is wrong with this bitter bitch?