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Stephen Fry: “I’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism” Laura Kuenssberg: “You would use that word?” Stephen Fry: “Oh absolutely. It’s a cult of power; and power only speaks to power” #bbclaurak

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How in the fuck do we live in a world where it’s fine to discuss in detail a possible male loneliness epidemic but definitely not fine to discuss in detail an absolutely real male violence epidemic? #NewsCorpse

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For Australians of course there is also a political party that is ‘anti woke’ and has made it clear it wished to wind back some diversity and equity support initiatives in our Defence Force - again. They have form. They did so last time. Trump emboldens them …

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Wait till someone tells them how much public money Peter Dutton is planning to bet on nuclear power stations…

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John on… Art

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Jim Chalmers not convinced of Angus’ claim they won’t cut bulk billing reminds when Dutton came after Medicare as Health Min & slams the “shameful” veterans backlog left behind “U can’t pay $600bill in nuclear reactors w/out coming after Medicare again like he did last time” youtu.be/QUDmZ2nGKw4?...

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Big Gas is taking the piss. Help us spread the word, and share this. 👇 90% of WA’s gas is exported. Big Gas takes 73% the gas for free. To add insult to injury, these gas exporters have never paid resources tax. Add your name to make them pay their fair share: theaus.in/collect_gas_... #auspol

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The fact Govts aren’t funding anything that meets the definition of Indigenous suicide prev’n doesn’t seem to ring alarm bells.No measured outcomes.Nothing on the complex treatment side. All my data driven, client centred publications completely excluded from all “best practice” reviews.Wonder why?

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Signed.

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"It’s about sending a message to the fossil fuel mining industry and other environmentally destructive sectors that the Australian government will not let environmental laws stand in the way of their business." @amyremeikis.bsky.social australiainstitute.org.au/post/unmaski...

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Censorship is an extremely serious restriction on free speech, requiring extraordinary justification. The risk of hurt feelings does not justify censorship.

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Our institutions are not really all that subtle at letting us know whose rights and views are not considered important

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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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Well done SMH, this is how you report lies -as lies

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Cripes our media is so broken. The set up, the questions, the fact that they are asking Peter Dutton about this.

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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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More fish in politics! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s letter to the Tasmanian salmon industry, promising new federal environmental laws to protect the foreign-owned businesses, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines government process. Media release from @browne90.bsky.social and @eloise-carr.bsky.social.

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European Parliament member 👇🏽

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theklaxon.com.au/liberal-part... ‘The Albanese Government, which was swept to power in 2022 on a platform of “accountability” and “transparency”, refused to implement truth in political advertising laws…’ Bet they regret that now.

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My column on wages, rates and our weird times www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

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Our AUKUS partner praising the regime that murdered 27 Australians on flight MH17.

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Bad News for Peter Dutton as RBA says it will cut interest rates. This confirms rates started going UP under the LNP & only started coming Down under Labor (like inflation). After their Trillion dollar Debt & no surplus for a decade, LNP are now economic hacks in every measure.

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Patricia Karvelas brutally brings Angus Taylor back down to earth by reminding him that it’s “not a Labor talking point” to say under his LNP govt that inflation had a 6 in front of it & that interest rates started rising, “It’s a fact”🔥#AfternoonBriefing

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Splitting up insurance companies is all well and good. But the overriding reason housing insurance premiums are going up is climate change.

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#ABC could at least put ‘disgraced’ in his title so ppl can take the word of this bloke with a grain of salt after he was sacked & stripped of his AO following 14 breaches of the code of conduct inc. “using his authority to seek to gain a benefit or advantage for himself”🤨

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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) strongly opposes the Australian Government’s decision yesterday to deport members of the NZYQ cohort to Nauru. This move sets a dangerous precedent, raising serious concerns about human rights and fairness. asrc.org.au/2025/02/17/h...

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We believe that we are all equal before the law, that we should not be treated differently because of where we were born or the colour of our skin. The Albanese Gov forcibly deporting people in our community to Nauru is a profound breach of that promise and a betrayal of our values and Constitution.

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Also Newspoll: Coalition vote falls another point. Also Newspoll: Dutton even less likely to become PM than he was last month Also Newspoll: Independent vote rises, Greens vote steady Also Newspoll: voters fuming Dutton are voting independent Just sayin

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Those salmon grew up in social housing you know.

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Looks like Peter Dutton has some explaining to do, but will anyone in the media ask him to explain? Have they even bothered to investigate the relationship between yesterday’s heckler & the Opposition leader?🙄

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Sky News was running this bloke nonstop on Friday

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#BoycottNewscorpse #MurdochRoyalCommission

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DEI. My @smh @theage cartoon.

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They know this will infuriate not just the crossbench but any voter paying attention, and they are banking on very few voters doing that.

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"If protest didn't work, they wouldn't try to ban it." "If information weren't so valuable, they wouldn't try to hide it." "Don't think for a minute you don't have power." "Don't think for a minute you can't make change." @richarddenniss.bsky.social wraps up the #ClimateIntegrity Summit.

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I can assure Peter Dutton that his claims that working families will be concerned if the RBA cuts interest rates next week are entirely wrong.

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Murray Watt rips Pauline Hanson a new one for having “the hide” to ask about Wages, revealing she has voted against wage rises for workers ever since she entered parliament.💥#QT

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Have you been invited to Jordan Peterson's fashy intercontinental gloatjunket? No you have not because you (like me) are not a winner. Pathetic! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Distinct stench of "Da 'strayan" copywriting in that headline....

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This is how Trump's America treats its allies. Our FTA with the United States clearly isn't worth the paper it's written on, so why would we think the AUKUS deal is worth any more? It's time we thought about what that means for us and our long-term security. – @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol

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Buttrose calling @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social "an activist" (and yet she can't explain her reasoning for why she thinks this) Bloody hell.

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I'm still puzzling over Ita Buttrose claiming in court today that ABC staff had not checked into Ms Lattouf's background in any way, and Ms Buttrose had formed no opinion of her one way or the other - but somehow Ms Buttrose knew with great certainty that Ms Lattouf was an "activist". Eh?

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Tony Sheldon reveals that Peter Dutton who is “under the thumb” of Gina Rinehart received half a million dollars in donations from Gina “last year” “When Mr Dutton is taking a 9 hr round trip to spend 1 hr at Gina’s bday party, you know something is seriously wrong.”🔥#Senate

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Big swing against Labor in werribee tonight (16.2%) But less than 1/10th of those former ALP voters went to the Libs whose vote is up by just 1.5 % Seems voters have figured out you can be frustrated with a government without wanting to vote for the opposition Implications for Dutton?

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So we’re signed up for AUKUS with a country that openly defies/denies international law. That could take our defence forces to some even darker places.

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