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Into cryptic crosswords, cooking and growing my own food. Living on Gunaikurnai lands.
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Doug Cameron:”In my view it is now clear that AUKUS is about militarising Australia in interests of the US, ensuring the grifters in defence and the arms industry are well fed. It is an act of self-harm and madness on the part of the Australian government.” pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/10...
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Join the Greens petition to get Palantir out of our banking, governments, supermarkets, hospitals and other contracts: greens.org.au/campaigns/ca...
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Reposting this since the post-Haines conversation seems to finally be turning to what we think is obvious.
The critical defining feature of violence in Australian society is that it is, almost entirely, male. Pointing fingers in every direction (media, social media, gaming, gambling, porn, politics, whatever) will achieve nothing if it isn't also accepted that the problem is fundamentally a male one.
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I expect most Australians don't know that bat lyssavirus (ABLV) is a close relative of the rabies virus & like rabies is almost 100% fatal once symptoms develop. If bitten or scratched don't delay. See your GP stat for wound care & post-exposure prophylaxis www.medicalrepublic.com.au/gps-on-alert...
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Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Does this beggar belief? No. It is no surprise whatsoever The fossil fuel sector has been suppressing the truth for 3/4 of a century www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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😖 Boy was there misinformation around the credit card surcharge - totally misunderstood & certainly miscommunicated! A "must" read. 👇 #Auspol #Taxation www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
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Katie Zacharia sat on the advisory board of an organization that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,” and for pro-choice Americans to lose their right to hold public office.
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DYK the diesel burned by these data centres is eligible for govt rebates of >50 cents/litre‼️🤯 NextDC of West Footscray infamy used ~2 ML of diesel across its national portfolio in the 2025 financial year, meaning taxpayers gifted >$1 million to DCs to run polluting diesel generators 🤯 🤬
AI data centres that burn diesel to generate electricity in Australian suburbs are facing calls to have their government "handouts" cut. au.news.yahoo.com/call-to-end-...
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Here’s part lll on Hanrine (owned by Gina’s Hancock Prospecting) which focuses on the modern day slavery of its workers in Ecuador Some really difficult reading. *paywall free link in comments
Did anyone catch this epic investigative piece in yesterday’s Age on Evil Gina’s mining / corruption / thuggery / environmental vandalism shitfuckery in Ecuador 🇪🇨 Well today there’s a part ll which is in the comments along with paywall free links 🔗 so please read and share wildly
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It’s a bit long, but worth reading every word. Twice.
(🔓) PROOF UNLOCKED: PROOF is now *unlocking* this major breaking news, because bots are swarming online lying about its contents. Here’s the truth, fully sourced: Trump agents working for Israel are covering up murders of Americans—and Trump refuses to stop this wartime Treason. Please SHARE this.
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