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A creditable woman, Refusing to be quiet & ready to make some noise
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The only formal office held by Richard Marles is that of Minister for Defence. Yet he insists everyone must only refer to him as ‘Deputy Prime Minister’ (there’s actually no such Minister of State, it’s just a political title for a fragile ego). #SmallDogSyndrome #auspol

We're excited! You can watch live on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot (please subscribe!) and Facebook at www.facebook.com/theshot.net.au. #sundayshot

Watching the latest #metpolice ad while reading about #SamKerr case is interesting

For those wanting to keep abreast of everything happening as parliament returns, @amyremeikis.bsky.social has got you covered on @australiainstitute.org.au’s live blog live.australiainstitute.org.au

Israel has killed 80 Palestinians since announcing the ceasefire and now has the audacity to say Hamas are the ones creating a ‘last-minute crisis.’ This is the nature of barbaric oppression, played out in full colour for all to see. If you don’t understand this, you are inhuman.

Guy who ignored Gaza ‘for mental health reasons’ celebrates ceasefire with Instagram story chaser.com.au/general-news...

The median super account balance for Australians under 40 is ~$57-60K Many Australians who'd like to buy a house don't actually have $50K sitting in their super account. As usual, Peter Dutton is talking baseless, unadulterated shit.

Banning TikTok is hugely advantageous to both Google and Meta. They've both already built competitors, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels. And while Congress and the Supreme Court cite data privacy and China wrt TikTok, Meta gave U.S. data to China before TikTok even existed

Love the shade @richardosman1.bsky.social always gives #traitorsAU Really want it 2 work but no matter how much producers tried to lead them down an exciting path the contestants were just dumb & boring. I remember being worried that they are all the people who vote & will be deciding out next PM.

These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️

As an Aussie, my top level take is that Zuckerberg’s complete capitulation to Trump shows why we need domestic regulation of this stuff. The way we expect to be able to talk online shouldn’t shift based on who’s in the White House

Looks like #davidjones has crashed

Australia’s housing affordability crisis is not that difficult to solve: increase supply and lower demand by ending the incentives that treat housing as an investment vehicle rather than someone’s home. Now if only we had a government brave enough to do it.

#Newspoll Federal 2 Party Preferred: ALP 50 (+1) L/NP 50 (-1) #auspol

#Newspoll Federal Primary Votes: ALP 33 (0) L/NP 39 (-1) GRN 11 (0) ON 7 (+2) #auspol

Data shows people living in regional Victoria are almost twice as likely to experience family violence as those living in metropolitan areas — a shocking gap that is growing year-on-year www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

Twenty private schools with wealthiest parents received $130m total in Australian public funds in 2023

Paul Brereton in today's #NACC public hearing: "Adding a stamp of corrupt conduct ... to conduct already exposed by the Royal Commission would add no public value. That was our thinking, or my thinking" Then how could he put out a public statement saying he wasn't involved in any decision making?

Hi everyone 👋🏽 This is a BlueSky #MeetAndGreet thread (esp for #auspol refugees) All you have to do is post below and chat away. What are you up to, how are you enjoying it here (or not) are you looking for followers and what sort - that type of thing. Jump on in - and meet some fellow Blueskees 👇🏽

Just remember everyone that there aren't any algorithms on this site. so don't just like ❤️ you have to repost to get the message out if you agree with someone or something they said or posted BlueSky doesn't function they way we all expect it to like the other place