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The ABC has not spent $1.1m on the Lattouf case - that’s our public money. We need the ABC - but not like this. #auspol

submitted 3 days ago • 9 comments

Sneak peek at a new pre-election initiative I'm going to have a crack at called Boiling Point - where I'm asking politically informed Australians (that's you!) to sign up to receive & share regular content with your networks #auspol Take a look > docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

Bits of dead farmed salmon are washing up on beaches kms away from pens but.. “The EPA would not say how much antibiotic was being used by Huon, citing "commercial in confidence". Water flows. This should be transparent. How far away does the impact spread in natural ecosystems?

submitted 8 days ago • 15 comments

Couldn’t catch #SundayShot live this week. But I caught up via the link below. Slick as ✔️ @davemilbo.bsky.social & @instanterudite.bsky.social hosted @joshbornstein.bsky.social & @janecaro.bsky.social & with a great interview with @sarahschwartz.bsky.social from the @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social

submitted 4 days ago • 9 comments

Excellent ep of Well May We Say - featuring Jeremy Sear and Nick Carr http://www.wellmaywesay.com/podcast/2023/7/28/episode-160-barbarians-of-the-left-feat-nick-carr #politics #lefty #auspol

submitted 581 days ago • 0 comments

Hello Petrie and Lawton, I’m keen to sit down over a coffee and hear what’s on your mind. This is a chance to share your thoughts and talk about the political issues that matter most to you. When: Tuesday, 18 Feb 9:30 AM RSVP: https://www.elliesmith.com.au/coffee_catch_up_petrie_20250218

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

A Blueprint for Democratic Reform https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-blueprint-for-democratic-reform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-blueprint-for-democratic-reform #Auspol

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

submitted 16 days ago • 521 comments

“Clearly truth has been the first casualty of recent politics, both internationally and domestically. The issue that has been most distorted has been immigration.” “There is widespread community support for truth in political advertising – The Australia Institute found 87% were in favour.”

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

"The biggest changes to election laws in 40 years should have faced proper scrutiny by a multi-party parliamentary inquiry" @browne90.bsky.social. This Labor/LNP stitch-up is another reason why a progressive cross-bench must hold balance of power. #auspol australiainstitute.org.au/post/stich-u...

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

Labor and the LNP teaming up to rig campaign financing is a clear admission of their own unpopularity and the malaise of two-party politics. It isn't an either/or game anymore. And you can't entrench something that is inherently unpopular. open.substack.com/pub/tdunlop/...

submitted 15 days ago • 7 comments

The 251st 5pm weekday TrueNorth independent news update - was just sent to our subscribers. If you've not yet seen TrueNorth - then please take a look at today's update - and subscribe #auspol > truenorthnews.substack.com/p/news-updat... 251 weekday newsletter sends! Not bad for a side project.

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

C'mon now, don't be shy Let's get subscribing to the #SundayShot and you'll never have to whine about Insiders again

submitted 16 days ago • 44 comments

APPROVED. Ok Aussies, the petition is LIVE sign and send to everyone you know. This is critical to Australia’s safety and sovereignty. www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

submitted 16 days ago • 94 comments

I just signed @australiainstitute.org.au's petition: Protect our elections! Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donations_bi...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Hidden influence and millions of dollars: the pressure groups trying to sway your vote in 2025.

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

Australia's antisemitism crisis and the Israel lobby. Govt would do well to tackle foreign interference in politics and 'charities' peddling hate #auspol #hasbara michaelwest.com.au/israels-othe...

submitted 36 days ago • 9 comments

This happened yesterday. I stand by it.

submitted 36 days ago • 32 comments

Could I please urge you to email politicians+journalists+news/media outlets with data on BlueSky & its usage & get them to establish accounts here? Just pick 1, or 10, but please do so The politicians and media outlets posting on Xitter are what's keeping so many Aussies on there - get them here

submitted 36 days ago • 68 comments

My latest collage back from the printers, just deciding on a title for the work.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

thinking of my nieces and nephews reading this: "...how to build your own world in the ruins — a world no one can take away. Imagination, integrity, and compassion are all qualities an individual controls, even in a mafia state. Whereas elections are not, and institutions will often betray you"

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Quick plug for Rick Morton’s book on Robodebt — Mean Streak. You may think you know the Robodebt story, but this is the first time it has been laid out so thoroughly. Rick focuses on the human side of the story — the victims, but also the perpetrators www.harpercollins.com.au/978146071744...

submitted 97 days ago • 13 comments

I made a mistake - it’s actually 7 Govt funded nuclear power plants that they’re planning #auspol

submitted 39 days ago • 4 comments

Australia there'll be a large cohort coming in to vote 2025 that were never exposed to Howard and his policies hence why I talk about him and his cabinet, the lies, the deception, the bugging of East Timor & Children overboard scandal, and then Abbott & chief grifter of them all - Morrison. #auspol

submitted 44 days ago • 4 comments

Join us as we launch Dickson’s independent candidate! 🌟 On Mon, 27th Jan, 8:30am at Kakowan Hall, Bunya, we’ll unveil a vision for a transparent, accountable, & community-driven future. Don’t miss it—RSVP now! 🌱 https://www.dicksondecides.org/candidate_launch #DicksonDecides #CommunityFirst

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

I've been a trusted doctor and surgeon in the South West for 25 years. I work hard to prioritise the healthcare of my patients, putting their best interests first. I understand that regional communities deserve access to specialised healthcare close to home.

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

The world has lost a quiet legend. A gentle giving soul to the very end, who made our world a better place for being in it.

submitted 61 days ago • 43 comments

If you’re sick & tired of ALP/LNP duopoly there’s an alternative -community selected meritorious independents. Tom McIlroy AFR reports up to 30 crowd-funded independents will stand in 2025. “A full third of people don’t give their first preference vote to either major party” = Pathway to change.

submitted 63 days ago • 37 comments

Peter Dutton was part of a govt that for 9 years, drove people on benefits into the ground, chasing some for a measly $10.50, and even, causing some to suicide And now this vainglorious plaster-saint tells Australians he's had high-level legal advice, but we can't be told its value Oh the stench

submitted 61 days ago • 69 comments

For decades, Australia has failed to collect enough income from our mineral and fossil fuel resources. We’re still collecting more on HECS than from the PRRT, our super-profits tax on oil and gas. (Hint: it doesn’t work). Successive governments have failed the next generations. This needs fixing.

submitted 61 days ago • 38 comments

Due to the impeccable timing of a delayed official press release, you probably haven’t heard that 40% of corals on the southern Great Barrier Reef died in 2024 due to record-breaking heat exposure. www.voanews.com/a/surveys-sh...

submitted 64 days ago • 21 comments

A reminder that the Vic Govt has used scares over anti-semitism to propose laws that are mostly going to affect climate-change protests.

submitted 64 days ago • 12 comments

Last week, four new coal mine expansions were approved, adding to a shocking total of seven coal mine approvals in just 90 days www.independent.co.uk/voices/austr...

submitted 65 days ago • 3 comments

#MedSky One of the most concerning things to me about #AI is how confident it is even when it has no idea what it’s talking about. Who’s training the AI? 🤔 Just one example: behold the radius, the ulna, and a spare? #WomenInMedicine #WomenInSTEM #WomenInTech cc @erictopol.bsky.social

submitted 66 days ago • 21 comments

Well done RollingStone for reporting it accurately.

submitted 67 days ago • 824 comments

"It’s not just Musk - we need to stop British billionaires bankrolling our politics". A really important intervention from David Howarth: a former Electoral Commissioner, writing for @petergeoghegan.bsky.social's Democracy for Sale substack. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

submitted 66 days ago • 13 comments

Congrats to the #NACC for taking Stranger’s Useless Govt Agency Award for 2024🥇Easy winner, after another year of finding No political corruption, after Commissioner Brereton refused to investigate Robodebt by breaching his own Act & then refused to Resign. Thanks for nothing.

submitted 67 days ago • 38 comments

A reminder: LGBT folks aren’t an “ideology” or “agenda.” We’re people. Some of us are talented. Some of us are nice. Some of us are weird. Some of us are annoying. Some of us do bad things. But we all deserve to thrive in a society that doesn’t force us to justify our existence or debate our rights.

submitted 68 days ago • 4 comments

We had a great afternoon. I mean we had a REALLY great afternoon 🤎 #BerowraVotes #BrownForBerowra #TeamTina #Hornsby #Momentum

submitted 68 days ago • 2 comments

Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!

submitted 68 days ago • 608 comments

David Shoebridge roasts NACC’s Paul Brereton accusing of rejecting damning findings against him on Robodebt & of sending a “very dangerous message” to “thousands of public servants” Brereton”I don’t accept that” Shoebridge “It’s the message you’ve given today Commissioner”🔥 youtu.be/i6z8UfRJMkA?...

submitted 98 days ago • 26 comments

'Political reporter' Isobel Roe just delivered an infomercial for the Coalition's energy policy on ABC 'News Radio'. This followed a 'report on the rise of antisemitism in Australia' which consisted largely of a monologue by Peter Dutton. Then it was a gushing welcome to LNP fundraiser Hugh Marks.

submitted 73 days ago • 13 comments

And they say an image is worth a thousand words. #GiselePelicot (don't know the photographer unfortunately, but happy to credit if someone does know)

submitted 70 days ago • 96 comments

Here's me, @ronnisalt.bsky.social, @instanterudite.bsky.social, @boganintel.bsky.social and @thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social all together for the end of year wrap. 'The Shot writers reflect: 2024 can go and get fucked'

submitted 70 days ago • 58 comments

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." Thomas Mann

submitted 71 days ago • 242 comments

With a federal election around the corner, it is still legal to lie in political ads. This weakens our democracy. 🎯 South Australia and the ACT have shown it can be done. It is time for truth in political advertising laws. Add your name: theaus.in/TIPApetition #auspol

submitted 70 days ago • 21 comments

Delighted Health Insurance Executives Gather In Outdoor Coliseum To Watch Patient Battle Cancer theonion.com/delighted-he...

submitted 71 days ago • 305 comments

If Tanya Plibersek had a private jet, she could fly nonstop for 100,000 years and it would still be considerably less than her carbon footprint from this year's coal mine approvals. Climate & Energy Principal Advisor @markogge.bsky.social explains. #auspol

submitted 71 days ago • 7 comments