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Pauline Hanson barred The Age, the ABC, and The Guardian from her Melbourne press conference, with the new state leader Warren Pickering threatening legal action against journalists for “character assassination attempts”. The full story: theageaustralia.com/4fPSuDZ
David Pocock left stunned as Luke Bateman who has recovered from a serious gambling addiction also reveals he was being offered drugs, Pocock “The actual leaders of these companies knew what was happening?” Bateman “Not only did they know, they were participating in it.”💥
This is just lovely. www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que...
How a tragic loss inspired a sunflower farmer’s cuddle-bed mission
After losing her husband to cancer, Kalbar Sunflower Festival co-founder Jenny Jenner has raised funds to deliver nine special hospital beds across Queensland.
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A month ago old mate columnist told boomers, the luckiest, most recipient generation in history, to organise to lobby for even more privileges. But now it's wrong to tell women which advertisers support sexist drivel on radio, in case they wanna boycott 'em? #logic www.theage.com.au/national/the...
These ‘witches’ claim to have brought down Kyle, Karl and Alan Jones. In fact, they’re bullies
But by what right does activist group Mad F---ing Witches appoint itself as guardian of what is proper and fair? How representative are they of the “real” audience?
theage.com.au
I wonder if he has an opinion about Pen Power Australia, who does precisely the same thing to people they perceive as critics of a certain country. Destroys their careers and reputations, cancels their gigs. Ok for one lot but not another?
Tribunal told children had to use toilet in front of others in Cairns police watch house www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Children had to use toilet in front of others in police watchhouse, tribunal told
Advocates for young people say conditions in a Queensland watch house have not improved since three teenagers' human rights were breached. A tribunal heard the boys had limited privacy and had to use ...
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Comparing adoption of ATMs to AI is nice if Albanese followed through and talked about the collapse of banking services and branches and jobs. He does not.
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I found my dream community. Then I discovered the hidden divide between the haves and have-nots
After my life took a bad turn and I faced losing the use of my hands, I was grateful to be offered a rental in a new development. I didn’t anticipate being made to feel inferior in my own home.
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The moment you privatise human services you guarantee abuses. Congrats John Howard www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Dorothy’s aged care home charged $52 a day for Foxtel, wine and newspapers that were no use to her. She wasn’t alone
Exclusive: Many aged care residents in Australia are charged for services they can’t use or understand, prompting an investigation from the regulator
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I’m sorry, but this video of Belgium’s squad mocking Trump in their locker room after demolishing the USMNT is hilarious.
Tim Prenzler, one of Australia's foremost police integrity experts, said there are "repeated cases" in Australia of "officers illegally accessing police databases and sharing information with friends and other persons."
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · last mo.NSW Police sergeant unlawfully accessed internal database for friend accused of domestic violence
David Pocock pauses, overcome with emotion, while detailing UN’s horrific findings against Israel “IDF has now killed 20,000 Palestinian children” “…deliberately shot at children’s limbs…as a twisted game of target practice”😔 Barbaric & sickening. This is our ally?
Business tax fraud is worse than NDIS fraud. Disabled people are paying the price thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Business tax fraud is worse than NDIS fraud. Disabled people are paying the price
The Albanese Government wants to make huge changes to the NDIS in the name of fixing fraud, however, only a small fraction of savings are expected to come from targeting fraud. So, while everyone has ...
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New Australia Institute research shows that Australians have lost over $104 billion to gambling in the three years since the Murphy Review released its final report into the harms of online gambling. @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social #auspol
My friend Vica paying tribute to our friend Jon Kudelka. youtu.be/I8hf5OXTp1c?...
Jon Kudelka | Vica Bayley MP | Adjournment Speech
YouTube video by Tasmanian Greens
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Christian Brothers sold real estate worth millions for $1. Now it claims in court it lacks money to pay abuse survivors www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Christian Brothers sold real estate worth millions for $1. Now it claims in court it lacks money to pay abuse survivors
Exclusive: Guardian Australia investigation reveals transfer of assets for nominal sums despite Catholic order telling court it is broke and seeking a halt to victims’ civil claims
theguardian.com
Everyone keeps talking about how economic disadvantage is the reason behind ON's polling. This is probably true to an extent but she's also gaining supporters from comfortable backgrounds. My dad was telling me how his rich, right wing friends are loving her. Why? My bet's on racism and Islamophobia
40 straight years of budgets geared towards them, and one year the (rich) boomers are not at the forefront of the politics and you get this.
Tim Richards@timrichards.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 2mo agoLOL really. Yes they are a most neglected and forgotten generation. ;)
My column today about my mom, the widow whisperer (no paywall). www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
Eli McCann: My mom, the ‘widow whisperer,’ is one for the ages
Tribune guest columnist Eli McCann remembers how his mother embraced and helped the older widows in her Latter-day Saint ward. "Those women filled a need for me," she explains, "more than I ever did f...
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Pauline Hanson refuses to admit she’s full of it when accusing the now deceased Tim Fischer of misogynistic remarks - despite “no evidence” & Fischer’s widow calling her out. Cornered, Hanson clings to an imaginary memory of a decades-old article. Utterly shameless. #auspol
Should note that I've been a member of the press gallery for around a decade or so (2015, 2016??) and have been at The Aus Institute for over 4 years. In that period I have been a finalist for a Walkley Award. Seems a bit journalismy to me.
Posted at 1:56pm, got an email at 3:03pm from Jane Norman cancelling my membership of the press gallery
Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis gallery has had a decade of watching Trump and 30 yrs of Hanson and they walked in the press club like it was first day on the job.
Shameful. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
Qld government accused of campaign to remove Aboriginal people from health roles
The Queensland government will not deny the existence of "Project Invisibility", a name a barrister says is used internally to refer to the deliberate removal of Aboriginal people from leadership role...
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