“A six-month investigation by the ABC has highlighted historical allegations of sexual abuse and a sexualised culture at the Melbourne school across four decades, along with concerns about physical discipline which tipped over into violence.” #auspol
(regular voter voice) Well ah I don't really know about Israel and all that but it sounds like this group wants to help Trump keep the Senate and enable his ongoing crime spree and I'm against that
Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social · 8h agoAIPAC: "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November."
See @albomp.bsky.social THIS is what you should be doing #auspol
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 21h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
These companies make millions off the backs of their workers, who are treated as little more than slaves. "They describe eating rotten leftovers, extreme working hours and medical neglect, in some instances earning just $3 an hour." Sharing is one thing we can do to change it.
'It becomes never-ending': Carnival cruise crew reveal punishing conditions
Passengers boarding a Carnival cruise ship are promised a world of endless food, relaxation and oceanic luxury. But for the crew who make these escapes possible, life is vastly different.
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in part it keeps the plants warmer overnight but also with the added light shading effect it reduces harsh midday sun directly on the plants which lowers water loss through transpiration (how plants breathe) allowing them to retain more of their moisture for their fruits
Dr Earhart Sampson PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦@earhart.bsky.social · 3d agoMassachusetts farm installs 832 solar panels above berry fields, and the berries grown underneath turned out sweeter and juicier and could change the future of American farming - The Economic Times share.google/GDGqQBgisqhG...
Sorry RBA, but mortgages going up DOES affect the cost of living. My column www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
The RBA says rate rises don’t really increase living costs. But the data is clear – they very much do | Greg Jericho
The latest cost of living figures show interest rate rises are having an impact on household costs, despite what the central bank says
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The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Give Them an Inch...
And they'll take away women's sports...
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Gonna go out on a limb here and say racist cranks who write for extremist white nationalist websites like VDARE should not, in fact, be confirmed to top roles in the Department of Justice.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h agoSCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know
War! What is it good for? Absolutely humongous oil company profits — First Dog on the Moon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trouble in Paradise: Carnival cruise workers make 'horrifying' allegations about conditions
Inside the punishing conditions Carnival crew face on cruise ships
Passengers boarding a Carnival cruise ship are promised a world of endless food, relaxation and oceanic luxury. But for the crew who make these escapes possible, life is vastly different.
abc.net.au
AI models breaking contraints has industry concerned, Helen Toner says
AI models have tried to deceive humans and it won't be the last time
The British government's AI Security Institute has released a report showing AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic had, in test conditions, engaged in "harmful activity directed at real people and organisations".
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Labor could shelve gambling bill rather than accept major changes
Gambling ad crackdown could be pulled if Senate demands go too far
Labor is unlikely to entertain major changes to its gambling ad crackdown despite the bill being 'friendless' in parliament.
abc.net.au
"I arrived at a clear conclusion: the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aims to make Palestine disappear physically, economically, culturally and politically. "This is happening on our watch." — Mary Robinson johnmenadue.com/post/2026/08...
What I saw in the West Bank
Former Irish president and UN human rights chief Mary Robinson says Israel’s annexation of Palestinian land is unfolding in plain sight, enabled by impunity and a lack of international political will.
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'Marked increase' in peptide users utilising needle exchange facilities around Australia
'Marked increase' in peptide users utilising needle exchange facilities
Experts and advocates fear at-risk drug users could be left without safe injecting equipment and resort to syringe-sharing.
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South-east Queensland commuter frustration grows as reduced rail services enter fourth month
Frustrated commuters endure three months of disrupted rail services
Queensland Rail says one third of trains are now off the tracks due to a growing maintenance backlog as commuters stare down the barrel of more long months of reduced services.
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The Tas government can dress it up how they like, but we all know it's cost cutting, pure and simple. The Dept of Health has been requested to cut its budget by $702M. That's a nice chunk of change that can be redirected to the stadium build. #auspol
'Dangerous' precedent as health department hiring changes spark fears
A recent hiring change to Tasmanian allied health staff positions has meant vacant positions are more likely to be filled by junior staff, sparking fears for patient care.
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ACT politics is criminally underrated as a source of drama. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/932482...
Mark Parton denies texting sex worker 'f--- my job is boring' in committee hearing
Opposition Leader says complaint is 'false, malicious ... attempt to smear him'.
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Emerging Writers' Festival@emergingwriters.bsky.social · 14h ago✨ We are so excited to launch our 2026 festival program! Experience new literature at Fitzroy Pool, connect with other writers online, soak up industry insights at the National Writers' Conference, or go wherever your creativity takes you... Book your tickets here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au
Climate disaster and record fossil fuel profits because of a war? How did that happen! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
War! What is it good for? Absolutely humongous oil company profits | First Dog on the Moon
Mission accomplished
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Did you watch Four Corners? It's hard to know what oranges haven't been picked by undocumented and low paid workers. Essentially slaves.
surely the first miles Franklin winner from Queanbeyan. Huge congrats Omar
Novel taking on controversial palm oil industry wins $60,000 literary prize
Malaysian Australian author Omar Musa has taken out the Miles Franklin Literary Award with his second novel, Fierceland, set between Malaysian Borneo and Sydney.
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Stop pervert glasses becoming main stream in Aus
Raindrops_on_Roses@kateraindrops.bsky.social · 14h agoAn easy one to sign.
Hi, border folk 👋🏼 💚 Just met The Greens team from my neighbouring group across the mighty Murray. Albury Greens have great momentum going on right now. They're making progress in their efforts to reduce rate rises to keep living costs down. It's an exciting time to join The Greens 💚 Join in! 💚
Join the Greens NSW | The Greens
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George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16h agoMy column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ignominy and utter disgrace of war-profiteering fossil fuel corps laid out in a First Dog on the Moon cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yung En Chee@yungenchee.bsky.social · 21h agoThe blood-soaked WAR-PROFITEERING is actually even MORE obscene Aramco, BP, Chevron, ENI, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Shell & TotalEnergies made nearly $93 billion🤯 in the Apr-June quarter Off the back of war & heatwaves, drought, fires, & floods caused by entrenched fossil fuel use
Labor's plans to fix the housing crisis aren't touching the sides. In a nation-wide housing catastrophe, we need rent caps and a massive long term boost in public investment in good quality homes, renting them to people at prices they can actually afford.
In Perth today for the 7th Senate inquiry into intergenerational housing inequity. Heard overwhelming evidence of a housing catastrophe with house prices & rents rising multiple times faster than wages or inflation.
