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On Ngunnawal and Ngambri land. Interested in gender equality, policy, Australian politics and cake. Personal account, views are my own. Hough rhymes with tough!
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I’ve worked for both the APS and committees. Even the worst Estimates experience pales in comparison to the psychological damage some SES officers inflict on their staff, or inflict on the Australian public via policies like Robodebt. /1 the-riotact.com/senate-estim...

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Today in Weird Food Adventures: A deep fried Mars Bar. This is basically the sweet equivalent of a Dagwood dog. An experience, but not something you would want to eat more than once a year.

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Conversation I just overheard: Father: I need food, your mum needs food, I need coffee. Mother: I need another child. (I think she meant she needed to locate another of their children in the crowd, but out of context it amused me!)

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Dept of Social Services disclosed private legal letters with the Catholic Church which were then leaked to The Australian newspaper and used in concert to try and silence survivors of abuse by a senior Church member. Yeah, it's nuts. But they admitted it. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...

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Today in Weird Food Adventures: Deep fried Oreos at the Royal Canberra Show. Delicious! Also on offer: Deep fried Mars Bars and deep fried cheesecake, but I was too full to try those!

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Guy whose parents got him his job says he’s sick of people “not being hired on merit” chaser.com.au/general-news...

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Feed me, human. Feed me now.

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'Those who read the tea leaves on such things suggest Albanese visiting the G-G this weekend is unlikely. If so, it's a tough break for bureaucrats who'd hoped an election call would see next week's Senate estimates cancelled.' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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Brimful of Asha

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www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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Australia's longest-running skateboarding event Belco Bowl Jam draws Olympians and amateurs from far and wide to Canberra www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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Well what do you know, turns out there is a corruption issue in the Robodebt referrals worth investigating. NACC independent reviewer says all six people referred should be investigated for possible corrupt conduct. The NACC gets to do the investigation, of course. www.nacc.gov.au/news-and-med...

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BREAKING: NACC to (finally) investigate the 6 referrals it received from the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. #auspol

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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Spotted on my bus ride home from work

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At least if the calling the election this Sunday for April 5 rumour is true we’ll all be put out of our misery

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Interesting juxtaposition of article and ad

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The beach cabana issue isn’t new. It was clearly a problem on French beaches in 1911. - Ethel Carrick, Sur la plage (On the sands), Dinage, France, 1911.

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Missed advertising opportunity today for employment law firms

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Happy February 14th, fellow Canberra residents!

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Trauma is just as much about what didn’t get to happen as what did …

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Worth a read for the individual seat analysis. But comparing crossbenchers to the Star Wars cantina scene is silly. Mos Eisley was described as a "wretched hive of scum and villainy". Many independents campaigned on a platform of improving integrity in politics. www.news.com.au/national/pol...

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Share of wealth held by Australia’s poorest falls by almost 30% since 2004 – report www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially harassing London policeman www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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May the dumpster fire within you burn brighter than the dumpster fire around you 🗑️🔥

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Lunchtime visit to the #Canberra #CorpseFlower

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National Multicultural Festival, #Canberra

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Gender issues would be as salient at the 2025 election as they were in 2022, Women's Electoral Lobby member Dr Mary O'Sullivan said. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/888757...

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I found the one thing my kids agree with Trump about:

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#staircaseSaturday

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My eclectic haul from the Canberra Lifeline Book Fair. Some signed copies, some new reads and some re-reads. $102 total. 📚📚

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This is fine 🫠

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My column on how “cost of living” pretty much just means “interest rates” www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

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Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire

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I am often accused of being too emotional when reporting on politics - but I would rather have a human emotional response than pretend this is just 'reshaping US policy in the Middle East'. It's ethnic cleansing and the end of the rule of law. And the Australian government has said nothing

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Morning! If you have a life (congrats, I am very jealous) and were doing other things than watching Auspol this morning but want to punish yourself by catching up - I have you covered - live.australiainstitute.org.au

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Politics, a timeless sitcom in which each episode has the same plot but different actors

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Opinion | The ABC has indicated it will argue Lattouf has not proved there is such a thing as a “Lebanese, Arab or Middle-Eastern race". The optics are devastating, writes @marquelawyers.bsky.social Read it here: www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/0...

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