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It’s 2025 and we’re still seeing apologist headlines for men who kill women. This is a man who chose to coercively control. This is a man who chose to intimidate, threaten and stalk. This is a man who planned a complex, brutal attack. This is a man who chose to violently murder a young woman.

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A billionaire is a human dragon sitting on a hoard of wealth that they can't eat or ever spend in a hundred lifetimes! youtube.com/shorts/ZJ5ZX...

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Clive’s world. My @smh @theage cartoon.

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“The Four Corners program “Sacrifice“ has exposed the way in which some political leaders continue to confuse Australian military history with business opportunities offered by the international arms industry.“ johnmenadue.com/its-time-the...

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Ten years after former Treasurer Joe Hockey advised Australians to get “a good job that pays good money” to buy a house, new analysis by The Australia Institute reveals just how bad that advice actually was.

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The longer we remain captive to the fruitless AUKUS deal, the longer we spend not doing other things that will actually help secure Australia. Remember, we only get the submarines if the US President agrees that they don't need them. Here's how that's going ⤵️

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Defence officials have confirmed they were notified of China's live-fire exercises at around 10:10am — about 40 minutes after the People's Liberation Army Navy opened a "window" for live-fire exercises.

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And he’s tardy about reporuing his property deals 👇 www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

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Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export project is a disaster on five fronts: 🔴 Plummeting royalties 🔴 Threat to WA domestic gas reserves 🔴 Tripled WA’s wholesale gas + electricity prices 🔴 4.3 billion tonnes of emissions 🔴 Corroding ancient rock art #climate #auspol Read:

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Middle powers such as Australia relied on the rules-based order, but that’s in doubt. Here’s what we must do | John Blaxland

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Net zero. My @smh cartoon.

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The AJA does not represent the average Jewish Australian … we like most decent people oppose ethnic cleansing…

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#PeterDutton's nuclear plan will drop a 2bn tonne carbon 💣 on australia's climate targets. it means no net zero & no paris agreement! we've got ads lined up in 3 seats where an indie win could keep dutton from majority.📷 👇 but we're $269k short & need the 💵 by thursday 👇

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"That ‘multibillion’ industry? Well, according to the ATO it’s paid no tax since 2019. It did sell $4 billion worth of fish, yes. But profits went off-shore." Great piece from @amyremeikis.bsky.social, originally published in our fortnightly newsletter, then shared with @thenewdaily.bsky.social.

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Dr Assal Rad on Twitter— "You don’t kill thousands upon thousands of children by accident."

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Today, watershedd on Blakandblack highlights a glaring hypocrisy: the AJA opposes the Voice for Indigenous Australians, yet seeks greater rights for Jewish Australians. Is equality truly a principle, or just a convenience? Hypocrisy #EqualityForAll #VoiceToParliament blakandblack.com/2025/02/24/d...

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"What is apparent now (even if many ignored it before) is the accelerating transformation of this country’s closest, and dominant ally into an oligarchal Christian fascist state." johnmenadue.com/the-maga-cha...

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Who should pay for skyrocketing insurance premiums? Businesses and households, or the fossil fuel companies causing the problem in the first place? We held a Politics in the Pub with @katechaneymp.bsky.social, Independent Member for Curtin to discuss what we can do. Watch:

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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

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The Chinese warships off Australia's coast are carrying missiles with a range of about 1,000 kilometres, New Zealand's defence minister says, warning of an urgent need for her government to bolster defence spending.

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“We have political leaders who insist that mining & forestry underwrite Australian prosperity. Those who believe this nonsense cannot be trusted with the wellbeing of future generations.” “Mining & native forest logging industries, collectively, employ only ~2% of the labour force." – Ken Henry

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It looks as if Australia has joined the list of countries in which only government-approved artwork can be displayed -

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"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary... "Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

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The former director of the ACCC Gas Inquiry is calling for a limit on gas exports. 80% of Australia’s gas is exported. They are draining the system to the point we need to start importing gas, and they price gouge us for the remaining 20%. Calling a duck a duck. #auspol

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“Both Coles and Woolworths have higher profit margins than supermarkets chains in the UK, USA and Europe. Australian shoppers are paying for those profits." The Australia Institute welcomes the latest move to give the ACCC more resources to take on these companies, on our behalf. MEDIA RELEASE:

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90% of WA’s gas is exported and the federal government gives them three quarters of the gas royalty-free. To add insult to injury, no gas export project has EVER paid PRRT. Big gas is taking the piss. Tonight in Fremantle with @johnbutlermusic.bsky.social, we'll discuss what to do about it. 🔗👇

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Distracted. My @smh @theage cartoon.

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🌏🇦🇺 Tomorrow on Blakandblack.com, just in time for the Australia Day pantomime, I’ll explore the vital distinction between nationalism and patriotism. While nationalism binds us to specific groups, patriotism unites us in love for our country as a whole. Join the conversation! AustraliaDay

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the man who helped Peter Greste through his darkest days, is still in prison in Cairo despite being due for release last year. Now, the Australian journalist has joined the Egyptian's mother on a hunger strike.

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Everyone loves the horrible smelly plant Putricia! Is it the only good thing left in this world? — First Dog on the Moon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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"Hundreds flee amid Germany's deepening Warsaw Ghetto crackdown." See what you're doing, @australia.theguardian.com? And where exactly do you think West Bank hostages are fleeing to? Is there somewhere safe for them to go outside the West Bank? Please advise. #StopIsrael #FreePalestine

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"Teachers, students and parents will finally see their public schools funded to the level needed for every child to reach their potential." #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

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"For any ceasefire to be meaningful, an enduring peace must be the objective...if it refuses to support the sustained good faith diplomacy that is integral to a negotiated peace, Israel is condemning itself to war without end." The latest from Allan Behm in @thenewdaily.bsky.social ⤵️

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"We talk about the economy...as if it's this singular thing." "Well, those high interest rates that are crushing young families...it's a cash splash for people with a lazy 2 to 5 million tucked away in their super." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol australiainstitute.org.au/post/thats-c...

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Meanwhile, everything you need to know about Peter Dutton’s attitude to Australia’s children is that he went to George Pell’s funeral. #auspol

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Welcome home. My @smh @theage cartoon.

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"Men have had enough of diversity hires" says Dutton, rushing to copy his American idol www.news.com.au/national/pol...

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Here's @grogsgamut.bsky.social, feeling relaxed about this week's Dollars & Sense recording. What he's NOT relaxed about are super tax concessions, which benefit the wealthiest Australians most. Hear more via the link or wherever you get your pods. #auspol australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-not...

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Corporate lobbyists can cheaply access politicians in private, while peaceful public protestors face harsh penalties. Really shows whose voices our governments think should be heard 🤔 @jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol

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The drawbacks of Dutton hhttps://theaimn.net/here-there-be-dragons/ec

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Anyone who believes that, as agreed (sort-of) under AUKUS, Australia will, sometime in the far-distant future, buy, build, operate 8 nuclear-powered subs, is a: charlatan (Morrison); weak-kneed appeaser (Albanese); or rep of an org that will profit from the deal— johnmenadue.com/aukus-confir...

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Simon Townsend: children’s TV host was fearless anti-Vietnam war activist jailed twice for pacifist beliefs | Effie Karageorgos for the Conversation

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"NSW produces a lot of coal but the public, who own the coal, get hardly anything from it. All while coal companies reap enormous profits." @adamchalksitup.bsky.social, Anne Kantor Fellow, explains that coal royalties are a tiny part of NSW Govt revenue ⤵️

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Matthew Knott in @SMH "Get set for a bitter election campaign fuelled by fear, not hope" #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

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"Australia's got a long history of letting the US water down and torpedo climate action. "And then following along as if we had no choice." @emmashortis.bsky.social on Australia's opportunity to step up on climate. 🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-world... #auspol @alicektg.bsky.social

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FACTS

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