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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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A good reminder from @abulrizvi.bsky.social that Peter Dutton tried to privatise Australia's visa processing system with one of two bidding consortiums being led by a Liberal powerbroker johnmenadue.com/how-would-pe... #auspol

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We still have a long way to go in holding the people responsible for the failures of Robodebt, to account - starting with the 57 recommendations by the Royal Commission. It's a public administration catastrophe too damaging to be swept under the rug. #robodebt #auspol

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10 welfare recipients died after having their income support payments wrongly cut off. Services Australia either cannot or will not say whether these deaths were the result of suicide or destitution brought about by the incorrect cancellation of welfare www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...

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A decent Labor govt could do a lot worse than it down and ask: Did either Howard, Abbott or Morrison think this was a good idea? If yes: cut/fix/end.

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When thinking about how to cast your vote and the issues that matter to you most, it can be hard to know which government is responsible for what. Here's a handy guide to help you.

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The true legacy of the rapist George Pell by @milliganreports.bsky.social everyone should read this.. www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2025/f...

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Or Australia!

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#homage To honour and respect all victims of #Robodebt Quoting directly from the Royal Commission Report until all Recommendations are implemented. Victims of #Robodebt must not be forgotten. Volume 1 Thread 372 Chapter 9: 2019 – The end of Robodebt 1/

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Afternoon edition. One of the best ways to understand the 80s reforms here is through the lens of Naomi Klein. In short, how unpopular market-oriented policies are implemented while populations are too shocked or distracted to resist effectively: shock doctrine.

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Jumping off this for alternatives to the word "crazy": Wild Irrational Ridiculous Silly Absurd Strange Outrageous Out of this world Exciting Infatuated Passionate Enthusiastic Impractical Senseless

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Could an Australian city burn like LA has? Yes, and we're not prepared. "The crisis is here," writes David Bowman, professor of pyrogeography and fire science

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Is 2024 Australia's worst year yet for violence against women? -it's not "an epidemic". It's ENDEMIC to Australia, and that's the problem. Stop making this seem like a surprise. Every. Single. Time. The surprise is the lack of political anger at it. From anywhere. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

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Related: People I know IRL who know what I do for a living often ask what they need to know about online safety for their about-to-be-teenagers, and there's a lot of answers, but the thing I always emphasize most is: under no circumstances should you ever threaten to take access away from them.

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I compared 22 identical climate-related posts on Threads vs Bluesky over the last 3 months, and the difference is shocking. Normalized engagement on Threads dropped nearly 2/3 + my following dropped, while Bluesky engagement held steady + following quadrupled. What’s driving this? Read on! 🧵

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Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.

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I don’t know it seems like the right night to help a 9 months pregnant woman in Palestine ❤️

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I want to fill this one up. Let me know if you want to get added. This is for Black scholars inside and outside of higher education in any field. go.bsky.app/F42QMW1

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Great news: tax concessions for poker machine industry have been scrapped. Economics 101 says we should subsidise things we want more of and tax things we want less of. Subsidising the ‘research and development’ of new ways to get people to gamble more was absurd. Now lets start taxing them more

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"Ohhh we're losing all of our land to solar panel farms... " No. We're not. This is a lie. And it's meant to deceive us into sticking with fossil files for longer. Excellent data-driven, graphics-based story from the Australian ABC at.. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

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If you’re #swimming in #Australia this summer, you need to read this. #HowToSpotARip #DontDrown how-to-spot-a-rip.netlify.app//

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"Both major parties would rather have a straw man fight about nuclear vs renewable rather than concentrating on phasing out fossil fuels, which is what climate science demands." - @rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol #climate youtube.com/shorts/jOJJs...

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Zach Schofield from @risingtideaus.bsky.social dismantled every Sky News talking point, leaving Laura Jayes visibly flustered as her scripted arguments fell apart. A masterclass in exposing Sky’s emptiness and their role as mouthpieces for the LNP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c__f...

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And if you're looking for language to understand this, can I suggest algorithmic hate, ambient hostility, argument bots, and cruelty spam. Also @jsrailton.bsky.social you might be interested in this.

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Hey we've all had a minute to process, right? All done? Good. Let's talk about some guidelines for continued use of our social media systems. This one appears better than the others, but the same forces are coming for all of them. A quick thread. 🧵🧵🧵

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This is The Way

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Want real understanding? This should be a policy for anyone entering politics...

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Today the BCA tried to argue Victoria is the worst place to do business... and yet, as @grogsgamut.bsky.social writes, business investment in Victoria is growing as strong as anywhere in the country! #OffTheCharts Believe the numbers, not the spin. australiainstitute.org.au/post/sorry-b...

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Hey #covidsafe #covidcautious folks: If you’re in the market for a CO2 monitor, @aranethome.bsky.social is having a really good Black Friday sale: $142 instead of the usual $249 aranet.com/en/home/prod...

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