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Appalling reporting by Murdoch

submitted 14 hours ago • 0 comments

For years the Right has whinged about alleged threats to "western civilization" and our failure to confront them. Well, there's one here right now, in the shape of their mate Trump. Where is their shrill lamentation now?

submitted 17 hours ago • 3 comments

Net zero. My @smh cartoon.

submitted 3 days ago • 34 comments

submitted 5 days ago • 182 comments

God, even Crikey is reporting that Dutton has "taken the wind out of Albanese's sails" in regard to the Medicare announcement, just because Dutton has said he will match the funding dollar for dollar. The ABC did the same thing yesterday. The framing is pathetic.

submitted 5 days ago • 43 comments

Word choice and phrasing matters. ABC RN just reported "Ukraine has entered its fourth year of war with Russia". Russia is the aggressor, not Ukraine! Why not report "Ukraine has entered its fourth year defending itself against Russia's unprovoked invasion."? #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦 🌻 #JournalismMatters

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

It's time to form a new alliance (Four Eyes) which excludes the US

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Wouldn't it be great if our mainstream news media (incl. our "fair and balanced" ABC) reported the facts? 🤔 #auspol #AusVotes2025 #ausecon #inflation

submitted 8 days ago • 14 comments

www.theage.com.au/world/north-... Extraordinarily prescient article by @nickbryantoz.bsky.social . Wake up people!

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Pence, at least, retains a vestige of decency.

submitted 9 days ago • 52 comments

#ResignBrereton

submitted 11 days ago • 13 comments

If the ABC is going to give softball interviews to "former Home Affairs secretary" Mike Pezzullo, they should really disclose to readers that he was sacked from that job for 14 breaches of the Code of Conduct

submitted 12 days ago • 37 comments

Don’t say the P word theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

the major parties have seen their primary votes fall from 96% in 1975 to 68% in 2022. they had two options to arrest the decline: 1. win back trust with good governance & good policy 2. rig the system tonight they chose to rig the system. a dark day for australian democracy.

submitted 17 days ago • 57 comments

How appalling that the Australian Government has not shown support for the International Criminal Court after the US Government’s sanctions against it. This is a matter of principle. The ICC deals with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

This election the old way of doing things is done. It’s time for the Era of Independence. ● Ending the siege on income-taxed Australians. ● Universal early childhood education & care. ● A full commitment to the renewable energy transition. ● A national housing accord. ● No more gambling ads.

submitted 21 days ago • 19 comments

What the utter f**k www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

submitted 21 days ago • 77 comments

Dutton wants an independent investigation into a police investigation that is still ongoing?? Trumpshite

submitted 23 days ago • 16 comments

FFS, show some spine.

submitted 24 days ago • 74 comments

The most dangerous people of all are the normalisers. This is a classic of the genre.

submitted 24 days ago • 61 comments

‘Labor - find your guts’ Says Zoe Daniel 🙌🙌🙌 #auspol #npc

submitted 24 days ago • 13 comments

The Jewish Council of Australia strongly condemns Donald Trump’s suggestion the United States will ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip and move Palestinian people elsewhere. You can read our full statements in the latest media release at jewishcouncil.com.au.

submitted 24 days ago • 19 comments

Tony Wright’s scathing assessment of Christopher Pyne’s nonsense is brilliant 🙌🏻 #AusPol #Greenland www.theage.com.au/national/pyn...

submitted 24 days ago • 4 comments

I am often accused of being too emotional when reporting on politics - but I would rather have a human emotional response than pretend this is just 'reshaping US policy in the Middle East'. It's ethnic cleansing and the end of the rule of law. And the Australian government has said nothing

submitted 24 days ago • 64 comments

Labor people can keep ignoring legit criticism such as this all they like, but it won’t help them. The only thing that will save them is changing, rapidly and substantially.

submitted 33 days ago • 12 comments

34% of electricity used to make aluminium now comes from zero-emissions sources ‘tax credits or subsidies can kick-start a market for green products’ -ClimateWorksAus @monashuniversity.bsky.social This is what a Future Made In Aus looks like #auspol #AusVotes25 theconversation.com/making-alumi...

submitted 33 days ago • 4 comments

Vote Teal number 1 in this election, even if you want Albo to win, put Labor 2. A progressive cross bench will force Labor to act & innoculate us against the right wing oligarchs. And vote carefully in the Senate. A progressive HOR is hobbled by a conservative Senate.

submitted 34 days ago • 55 comments

Pretty much sums up the future of the ALP. It would be so easy for ALP to take the right path but it seems that it believes it has to worship at the feet of corporates that don't pay tax. @AlboMP

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

🚨DECODING SKY NEWS🚨 We don’t want people to be concerned about climate change because that is bad for fossil fuel profits so we’ll blame Californian winter wild fires on - looks around for a scapegoat - the Democrats, diversity and environmentalists.

submitted 50 days ago • 10 comments

Seriously from Dutton, the same man that uses hate, division and dog whistling constantly #auspol

submitted 48 days ago • 38 comments

ABC 'News Radio' breathlessly detailing Dutton's campaign launch in full fangirl mode. Listing all his promises - 'He's going to commit to Medicare!' - like they're prizes the 'reporter' has just won. And doing that 3AW thing of referring to the govt as 'Labor', not 'the government'.

submitted 47 days ago • 11 comments

Anthony Albanese has called for fixed four year terms. Makes sense to me. If you agree, RT. Disagree, "like"? #auspol

submitted 53 days ago • 186 comments

Shhhhhh! No Warren will be a great candidate! He’s just what is needed!!!

submitted 49 days ago • 47 comments

As the rot sets in at Meta, and following the social collapse of Twitter, maybe Govts can wake up and start regulating these platforms before democracy is forever diminished. #auspol

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments