Iain
@velo9.bsky.social
Retired Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor. Definitely a lefty.
Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.@censusnotreligious.bsky.social · 3d agoAndrew Denton reminds Australians to be mindful that the Census question about religious affiliation – ‘What is the person’s religion?’ – automatically presumes everyone is religious. Watch his full video on our website: censusnotreligious.org.au/2026/08/01/a... #Census26 #NotReligious
Shame on Australia for voting no to a First Nations Voice to Parliament 😢 #auspol www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'Mirage': Voice architect Noel Pearson breaks silence at Garma on referendum defeat
It marks the first major public speech by Pearson since the referendum was defeated nearly three years ago.
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I know we're tired and pretty cynical about petitions however ... I signed. #auspol #SackJillianSegal #ZionismIsNazism c.org/Q4n2sCRPtv
Sign the Petition
We Demand Accountability: Remove Jillian Segal from Public Office
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There was a time Australia had a Leader of worth and who understood what the words "social cohesion" actually meant, @albomp.bsky.social. #auspol #LestWeForget #FreePalestine
This is the same government that spent $50 million telling us how good they are. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
The Queensland government promised to put victims first. Instead it buried a report from domestic violence survivors
Exclusive: Report from LNP-convened panel heavily criticises police responses to family violence and calls for civilian oversight
theguardian.com
The greatest indictment against humanity is that we are enabling billionaires and genocidaires while the planet we live on is on fire. Folks - there is no planet B
MOAR economics. I love this partnership between my baby -- @platypuseconomics.bsky.social -- and the largest independent media company around. I'm going to keep producing analyses and insights for both groups. Just moar of them.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w agoBREAKING: Renowned economist Justin Wolfers is joining MeidasTouch as our Chief Economist. This is a major expansion of our economic reporting and analysis—and we're thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Justin's independent media company, Platypus Economics.
A successful Queensland Fire Department program of the Miles government era to encourage more women firefighters has now been officially cut. Reasons unclear. The camp ran in June 2024 for girls in Yrs 9 & 10. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Camp to boost female firefighter participation ditched after one year
The free camp ran over a weekend in June 2024 for students in years 9 and 10, exploring firefighting activities, road crashes, swiftwater rescues, and physical fitness training.
abc.net.au
Clearly written by men, obsessed with other men’s penises, for men. But repackaged as traditional values for the whole family.
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · last mo.Class, in accordance with Texas’s new law, we are going to engage in Bible study. Please open you Bibles to Ezekiel 23:20. “There she lusted after her lovers, whose penises were like those of donkeys and whose ejaculations were like that of horses.” The Bible, pornography for the WHOLE family!
Yesterday Murdoch's Adelaide Advertiser printed a despicable ZERO IMMIGRATION UAP advertisement on the same page as story celebrating Adelaide local Nestory Irankunda's world cup goal. Nestory and his family came to Australia as refugees. News Corp owe the Irankunda family an apology. So offensive.
"Exceptionalising antisemitism is a form of racism in itself." johnmenadue.com/post/2026/06...
Social cohesion cannot be built by exceptionalising antisemitism
A submission to the Royal Commission argues that privileging antisemitism above other forms of racism, while suppressing criticism of Israel and Zionism, undermines freedom of expression and weakens s...
johnmenadue.com
Pauline Hanson is not the worker's friend, she sides with Australia's rich list - like Gina Rinehart, who fund One Nation. #auspol #hanson #GinaRinehart #PrivateJet #workers
One Nation is not the worker's friend
Is One Nation the worker’s friend? Or a fully owned subsidiary of Gina Rinehart, as Jim Chalmers suggested?
pearlsandirritations.com
Never give up! Brisbane's $3.6b Olympic stadium faces court challenge by residents
Work is about to begin on $3.6b Olympic Stadium as protesters vow to stay put
The Queensland government wants site work to begin on Brisbane's $3.6 billion Olympic stadium on Monday as residents plan a court challenge and Indigenous protesters refuse to move.
abc.net.au
Francesca Albanese— "BREAKING! US court has suspended the US sanctions against me! "As the judge says: "Protecting the Freedom of speech is always just the public interest". "Thanks to my daughter & my husband for stepping up to defend me, & everyone who has helped so far. "Together we are One."
This is Evelyn Araluen (UQP’s most successful recent author) not fucking around, Via Lamestream:
#ToxicSalmon #Tasmania #Coles #Woolworths
SIX Invest@six-invest.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe’re targeting the Woolworths & Coles board director elections over their failure to take action to save the Maugean skate, by ending their sourcing of toxic Tasmanian salmon. Share this post to help spread the message!
The government’s antisemitism report claims widespread prejudice – but its own data tells a different story. A new study of Jewish Australians exposes the contradictions and stakes in how antisemitism is defined, Gwenaël Velge writes. #auspol #Antisemitism #FreeSpeech #HumanRights #Australia
Jewish Australians speak – and contradict the government's antisemitism report
A new grassroots study of Jewish Australians challenges the government-backed antisemitism report, exposing contradictions in its methodology and conclusions.
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The Saturday Paper@thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 5mo ago"Both codes threatened the Albanese government with cuts to the women's leagues or junior football if recommendations from Peta Murphy's report are implemented. This is despite 78 per cent of AFL supporters saying they want gambling ads banned." satpa.pe/NlJIYO4
AU. Exercise...we subsidise driving by $8 billion a year. That is, federal, state & local governments spent $44 billion last year on roads, but collected just $36 billion in road-related revenue. www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/health/...
Australia’s new physical activity guidelines won’t shift the needle – here are four better ideas | The New Daily
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Poker machines celebrate wins but stay silent on losses. A new project aims to break that trance by adding a losing sound – and is pushing for parliamentary reform. #auspol #GamblingReform #Pokies #PublicHealth #Addiction
Why I risked prison to add a 'Losing Sound' to poker machines
Poker machines are designed to celebrate wins but stay silent on losses. A new project aims to disrupt that psychological design by introducing a simple losing sound – and to push for legislative reform.
johnmenadue.com
