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I don't think have read so many weasel words in one statement as that by the City of Moreton Bay https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-21/moreton-bay-council-changes-the-definition-of-homelessness/104960602

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“The NGA’s decision to police and erase Palestinian identity – by covering Palestinian flags in an artwork about social justice – is nothing less than a disgraceful act of censorship … rooted in political cowardice,” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Friday night beers are the best beers. This IPA named after one of Bright Brewings brewers who was a keen hang glider. #CraftBeer

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Lighthouse based in Australia had no real assets or operations, noting that one of its registered offices was a cafe at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne at the time, according to court documents. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

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"The court heard no communication was made with ABC’s legal team, before she was removed, to check if she had breached the ABC editorial policies or her contract." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/abc-content-chief-chris-oliver-taylor-antoinette-lattouf-race/104908294

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Great yarn, beautiful images https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-06/outback-way-journey-remote-australia-back-roads-lisa-millar/104842474

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Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling https://theconversation.com/australia-spends-714-per-person-on-roads-every-year-but-just-90-cents-goes-to-walking-wheeling-and-cycling-247902

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Friday beers are the best beers. Local Red Ale from Shepparton Brewery #CraftBeer

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My local member is Sussan Ley, the deputy opposition leader. My favourite thing is when people find out why she added an 'S' to her name. "I read about this numerology theory that if you add the numbers that match the letters in your name you can change your personality. "

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15th consecutive white straight Christian male leader of The Liberal Party complains about diversity hires

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🤬 Donald Trump releasing the violent Jan 6 Domestic Terrorists has sent a MESSAGE to the WORLD that the American Republican Party CONDONES DOMESTIC TERRORISM!!

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SERCO, the company that’s long run Australia’s immigration detention network has lost its contract, but not before building one of the world’s ‘most extreme and secretive’ detention regimes. By Denham Sadler. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/immigra...

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Friday beers are the best beers. Just having an IPA from Black Dog Brewing, a local brewery in Taminick, Victoria #CraftBeer

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Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.

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It’s genocide. It’s not even an argument. Israel will wear this stain for generations to come. It will never rub off. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Israeli forces have ordered the immediate evacuation of staff and patients from two of northern Gaza’s most critical hospitals under the threat of attack, as the UN pleaded with Israel to halt its attacks on medical facilities aje.io/vmrtzn

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“I have never come across a situation where a vice chancellor has held a second paid job.” https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/bishop-declares-responsibility-for-bell-s-intel-role-rebukes-council-20250102-p5l1nx

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Big news as the USB-C charging mandate arrives in the EU. Can we have it in Australia as well? https://www.theverge.com/24330106/usb-c-common-charger-directive-explained-europe

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It’s time for THE charger. Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU. It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need! #DigitalEU

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It may be an unpopular opinion but I have always enjoyed Boxing Day more than Christmas Day. The pressures off and we can just relax.

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Are there conflicts of interest for Jillian Segal being antisemitism Special Envoy and Israel lobbyist with ties to weapons contractors? A @yaakov-aharon.bsky.social investigation #BDS #auspol #AICC michaelwest.com.au/jillian-sega...

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I know it's hot but when it's happy hour and you can get a Russian Imperial stout for $6 a schooner in happy hour, who can resist. Friday night beers are the best beers. #CraftBeer

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About 12 months ago I read about people separating their 'containers-for-cash' from their regular recycling and leaving them next to the bin on bin day. I have been doing the same ever since. Only once have I seen who collects them but they are normally gone within an hour of putting them out.

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Guests supporting Israel were universally permitted to make lurid, unverified claims without being challenged. #auspol #aupol johnmenadue.com/palestinian-...

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Ange Postecoglou may have his critics in the #epl but Tottenham is third on goal difference. The results may not be there yet but the football is great

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Despite her faux pax, Isa Guha has become one of my favourite cricket commentators. 🏏

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A lawyer friend sometimes sends me legal gossip. This case however is mind blowing. Start reading the admissions from para 17 and you'll never trust a lawyer again https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VSC/2024/778.html

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Is this really what we want to be known as the best at? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-15/australia-leads-world-in-arresting-climate-environment-activists/104721294

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The money the government pays private contractors to manage off shore immigration prisons is mind boggling. https://asrc.org.au/2024/12/12/australian-government-hands-2-3bn-contract-to-controversial-us-prison-operator/

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Felt a bit sad reading about some of our young Heywire winners talking about being homeless . https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/abc-2025-heywire-winners-tell-of-life-in-regional-australia/104679164

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"It's not just a few bad apples" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-10/police-qhrc-diversity-review-discrimination/104702536

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