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minervina26.bsky.social
Former communications professional. Leftist values; social justice, equality, action on climate change. Political observer. Living in SE Queensland, Australia. Enjoying retirement!
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QLD LNP Cristafulla-shyte says he will refer to his “expert legal panel” re rape being included in “adult crime, adult time” laws 🙄 A panel with no top judiciary, 1 member is the spouse of an LNP MP, 1 is a founder of an online victim advocacy group, 1 retired detective & 1 former CEO Yep, expert

The LNP’s nuclear policy will directly affect the life chances of our children & grandchildren, do not vote for them. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

In just 5 weeks, Trump and Musk have alienated most of the US allies. That's some achievement. Australia also needs to achieve full independence from the US. Let's start with dumping AUKUS. #auspol

Labor builds for a better future and LNP wrecks to turn the country back decades .

On ABC RN's today, Sabra Lane claimed Labor froze Medicare funding! Health Minister @markbutlermp.bsky.social pushed back. Yes, there was a brief pause for a few months. But Dutton froze it for SIX YEARS! Sabra Lane then ended the interview w/o acknowledging the truth of this! #auspol #AusVotes2025

Jane Hume grilled on Sky News after insisting on keeping secret from public what Liberals plan to cut if elected inc for more expensive Nuclear but ends up conceding Renewables through Future Made in Australia & investment in Housing are both on the chopping block. What a plan🤦‍♂️

Today, I am in hospital. I asked myself this question: Can I afford out of pockets? #Neoliberals destroyed public education & health An issue is they are addicted to $, power & this is not easy to treat. They need comnection, community- eg nurses, teachers The ppl they are destroying #auspol

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

So my Aussie #BlueSky family #Election2025 will be soon upon us! Make sure that you never ever put the #Dutton/Rinehart thieves into the position of running this Country! I'm sure you all know a Pensioner that have paid their taxes so make sure they know what will happen if this mob gets in #auspol

WE the People out number these monsters 👹 by millions! We can and will win this! #resist #DemocracyDefender #NeverGiveUp #NeverGiveIn

This is how many hours per week a person needs to work in order to escape poverty. The US is dead last. #Poverty #USA

wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!

Dutton was today rapidly back peddling on his professed love of Trump as he finally gets how dangerous for the world he really is (Ukraine abandoned by the USA) He finally realised that making himself a ozy Trump wasn’t so great after all!

As moderate Libs hve left the party- Dutton has pushed the coalition into something that resembles Trumpian lite. Dutton’s overt racism & punching down on minorities will become more brazen as he embraces his authoritarianism He is NOT the answer for this country johnmenadue.com/if-the-coali...

#VILEKYLE WITHDRAWALS 618-625 A fantastic withdrawal for your Tuesday, witches. All details are in the screenshots below. Thanks to John Hughes Vehicles of Perth, who's clearly one of the good guys. Let's go. #ToYourBrooms

Take note Australia . Dutton is our Trump

The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

This article just shows what a piece of work Ita Buttrose is. She didn't like getting the emails so she harassed Anderson to sack #Lattouf, when he didn't acquiesce she moved on to Oliver-Taylor with more success. It was all about keeping Ita happy. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Red from my gallery On a cool note choccies will be half price today. “Always look on the bright side of life” 😚😚😚 #valentine

At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts — considered global leaders in disease control — have been axed. Although HHS…

Roger Cook must be one of the most diligent and decent MPs in my lifetime .

Private job agencies are (and have already been) soul sucking parasites who need to be banned and publicly shamed.

I can’t be the only one getting tired of politicians leaping to [increasingly incorrect] conclusions about police cases when investigations are in their infancy?

The White House hve started to ban associated press outlets from Oval Office. So begins the era of tightening media & informational control so popular with authoritarians. RW media are entirely responsible for this increasing push to populist politicking -to benefit the wealthy & vested interests.

What is Musk-Trump regime doing for the American people? Tax cuts for billionaires, firing people and programs that help people, renaming stuff. Nothing about child care, education, cost of drugs, cost of housing, cost of meds,, cost of groceries, cost of health care ?

News Corp in Australia are running campaigns to try and incite violence towards Jewish people, and film / report on the incidents - this attempt was botched and now the internal documents planning the provocation in News Corp's system are leaked @crikey.com.au www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/14/n...

Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭

Hard right coalition under duttons weak leadership. Less women less diverse more division youtu.be/Lb7zfcrahAE?...

RFK Jr is likely to be confirmed for our nation’s top health position. Yet he has no medical education or qualifications. None. We are unable trust his opinions or decisions. What a terrible situation for America

NewsCorp's Daily Telegraph in Sydney has been caught out trying to incite an anti-Semitic incident by having a Jewish man wearing a Star of David cap visit a pro-Palestinian Egyptian restaurant Cairo Takeaway in Newtown, Sydney. The media is actively trying to incite division. 😠 #racism #journalism

Daily Telegraph ‘reporters’ get chased out of Newtown by locals angry about their divisive stunt. Go the woman who filmed them back. No wonder readership is bombing. The paper is being run by a bunch of Year 9 boys.

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Can somebody tell Ted O’Brien my electricity bill is in credit @albomp.bsky.social Unheard of in my lifetime . So yeah I am paying less for electricity under Labor. LNP left this country with no energy plan and at one stage it looked like the east coast would struggle to get power to communities

"The Trump tariffs on our aluminium are a major test for the Albanese govt, could determine the election." FMD. Aluminium articles account for a bit over 1% of all our exports and just 13% of that goes to the USA. We really need to stop acting like pleasing Trump is vital to our economy

Make it stop: it’s not just hot in #adelaide it’s effin’ hot. As a kid 38 degrees (100F) was the temp of interest. Now it’s 42. (108F) But today’s temp at my home was 45 (113f). And like frogs in pots, no-one sees this as a #climatecrisis.

The Thug… no policies, just fear and loathing.

ABC staff ‘disgusted’ by handling of Lattouf case.