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janecaro.bsky.social • 157 days ago

This is shocking.

Labor and Liberal governments have passed 49 anti-protest laws across the country over the last two decades.

It is damning (& history will judge us harshly) but no surprise that 🇦🇺 leads the world on climate protest arrests.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

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unionrabble.bsky.social•157 days ago

The duopoly needs to keep their foreign masters happy. Traitors

ackydommit.bsky.social•156 days ago

Good old Labor, the fire sale on principles made a killing.

ackydommit.bsky.social•157 days ago

Beyond the pale. But like the US Democrats, labor is a lost sock in the laundromat of oblivion. They sold out their ideological base because of cowardice, their betrayal will cost us all whatever chance we had as a nation of reconnecting with our soul.

demandstheproblem.bsky.social•157 days ago

Unsurprising given the government’s trying to force social cohesion upon us while society’s falling apart.

bp740.bsky.social•157 days ago

😡😡😡

charismaew.bsky.social•157 days ago

It really is. Alarming.

looseunit.bsky.social•157 days ago

The oink oink goes straight up

dilawson.bsky.social•157 days ago

Australians (collectively) are so 🤬 conservative not sure why we run this false narrative of the Ozzie Cobber, that is laid back, funny and helps out mates.

seb-gardener.bsky.social•157 days ago

Ignorance. The average Australian has far less understanding of politics than the average European.

dilawson.bsky.social•157 days ago

European politics have deep roots in history and culture. (Sometimes centuries old)

seb-gardener.bsky.social•157 days ago

But locals also have an awareness. A barman in Alfriston explained the history of the village touchstone to me, recounting the Norman invasion & that King Harold’s troops were hiding there. Ordinary people KNOW their history..

sallylawry.bsky.social•157 days ago

Crazy to arrest climate change protestors

petravee.bsky.social•157 days ago

Beyond disappointing.

rsbell07.bsky.social•157 days ago

Sounds like another middle aged white men in suits problem?...🤔

deeelwood.bsky.social•157 days ago

Also leads the world in locking up First Nations peoples.

petsam.bsky.social•157 days ago

It is shocking, have been saying this for a while. The more we need to protest huge corporations control over our govts the more govts are legislating against their own populations. Watch the Forest on abc tonight. Our govts are legislating against us protesting for science and against genocide. 🤬

deb1612.bsky.social•157 days ago

A basic human right is to have a voice. So disappointing that Labor have done this.

glenntheplummer.bsky.social•157 days ago

Kim Kong Un has written to the UN complaining about Australia’s legislative clamp down on protestors. He’s called for sanctions on Australia by nations who support a citizens right to leave their house with an opinion the government doesn’t like. “It’s like Labor has become the LNP” he muttered.

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unabla.bsky.social•157 days ago

I agree!

We are a petro state.

While Pete's bro now lobbies for the gambling industry this was true when SA anti protest laws came in.

There are so many ways pollies are tied in to fossil fuel companies. So many. And our rights suffer in so many ways in consequence.

annaharper.bsky.social•157 days ago

46.5 today where I live today 🥵🥹

walthawtin.bsky.social•157 days ago

Yuck

annaharper.bsky.social•157 days ago

Yep! Luckily a cool change came at night time phew!

forest-bather.bsky.social•157 days ago

Thoughts and prayers.

annaharper.bsky.social•157 days ago

Bless! We survived thanks Serena 😊

forest-bather.bsky.social•157 days ago

I hope your beasties if you have any coped. Poor things.

annaharper.bsky.social•157 days ago

Thanks. Beasties get 5 star treatment o’er ‘ere.

forest-bather.bsky.social•157 days ago

My turn today but only 37° predicted.

roscothegrouch.bsky.social•157 days ago

So we can approve more coal mines and gas wells! Woohoo!

annaharper.bsky.social•157 days ago

🥹

roscothegrouch.bsky.social•157 days ago

I read that this morning some places in SA were 40° already at 10am. Aus is a petrostate and the politicians in charge have been bought and paid for by their sponsors. 😡

annaharper.bsky.social•157 days ago

Sadly true Rosco. I feel for the young ones 🥹

besty13.bsky.social•157 days ago

A basic tenet of modern democracy is the right to protest. The gradual erosion of these rights is indicative of the erosion of democracy towards ogliarchy.

flossthewriter.bsky.social•157 days ago

Stupid of them to do that to people! When will governments learn locking people who are protesting does nothing except cost the public money.

kubar69.bsky.social•157 days ago

Yes, Australia is fast becoming a Kleptocracy.

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