Jars

Jars

@benarman.bsky.social

Park cricketer, dad, husband, stoic, Moldova fan, wanderer of Arabia...

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Men, we need to man up and protect others from the wolves who walk amongst us. 👇🏼

Paul Begley@yelgeb.bsky.social

"There is no reading of these figures in which women are the problem. There is no reading in which men are the misunderstood party. The threat is male, it is domestic & it's growing. Anyone telling young men otherwise is either lying to them or is a wolf." Kos Samaras johnmenadue.com/post/2026/10...

Saw Digger last night. Hands down one of the best films I've ever seen. Scratching my head why it isn't popular! Go see #Digger !!!

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“Australia opposes the death penalty in all circumstances for all people.”* *Except, apparently, when Pete Hegseth wants to put it on the telly.

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The only difference I can see between Neoliberal Labor and the Liberal party is that they're kinder to workers. That's it. I had such hope for our country when they were elected. They rule for their donors and favoured lobby groups, not us. #auspol

Doug Cameron@dncameron.bsky.social

Long and fascinating article by Jason Koutsoukis in the Saturday Paper. Essential reading for those of us who care about working class Australians and their families. Those who oppose neoliberalism, militarism and sacrificing our sovereignty to the Trump regime.

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Long and fascinating article by Jason Koutsoukis in the Saturday Paper. Essential reading for those of us who care about working class Australians and their families. Those who oppose neoliberalism, militarism and sacrificing our sovereignty to the Trump regime.

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Same stage. Same climate-security theme. Albanese spoke of Australia’s climate efforts; Miliband called for climate threats to shape national-security planning. What does that contrast reveal about Australia’s approach, David Spratt asks. #auspol #ClimateSecurity

pearlsandirritations.comAlbanese vs Miliband at Climate Week: it was no contestTwo leaders shared a Climate Week stage, but their speeches revealed contrasting approaches to climate leadership. Albanese spoke about Australia’s climate efforts; Miliband set out how governments must prepare for climate threats. The question is where Australia’s plan is.

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David Pocock fires up on the $10K donation scheme running since 1999 just to get the PM's ear, reserved for people with ‘money & power’ “If you have cash, you can get access” “A nurse who’s lost their brother to a gambling addiction…she doesn’t have $10K” What a crock. Scrap it.

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“Rapists would face life imprisonment and repeat family violence offenders up to a decade behind bars under Ben Carroll’s tough-on-crime election pitch.” Devastating news for One Nation candidates. #auspol #OneNation #springst

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Former MasterChef host Melissa Leong has launched an extraordinary attack on One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, accusing her of fuelling racism and making Asian Australians feel unsafe.

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The strangest irony: as a result of supporting this Nauru Airlines, to facilitate Australia’s offshore immigration apparatus, Home Affairs has been abetting illegal immigration. (Read to the end.)

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Not sure what is worse: - the huge and increasing presence of US bases, or - Albanese, Wong and Marles lying about them. It is now clear that the biggest national security threat to the Australian people is its own government. #EndAUKUS #auspol

I was always found it cynical when people would say, 'they're both as bad as each other'. I can come to no other conclusion with this pathetic Labor government, which governs in secret in the interests of lobbyists and donors. Albo = Scomo #auspol

Pearls and Irritations@johnmenadue.com

Labor may be governing competently behind the scenes, but too often the public is brought in only after insiders have reached agreement. That failure to explain, debate and engage is helping deepen distrust in government, Jack Waterford writes. #auspol #Albanese #Democracy

Why are our taxes subsidising private health insurance profits - when those subsidies fail to take pressure off the public system (their stated goal)? Government by and for lobby groups. #auspol

Pearls and Irritations@johnmenadue.com

Private health insurance is propped up by about $13 billion a year in taxpayer support, yet there is little evidence it takes pressure off public hospitals. Those billions would be better spent strengthening Medicare, John Menadue writes. #auspol #Medicare #Health

Hard agree with this. Liberal and Labor governments govern in the interest of their donors and large corporations - not us. No wonder people want to park their vote somewhere else.

Mark Kenny@markgkenny.bsky.social

Did the major parties bring the threat of One Nation on themselves?

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Hey PM @albomp.bsky.social and Minister for Immigration @tonyburkemp.bsky.social how did 40 war criminals get visas to come to Australia, when the UN says their army is committing genocide? How did they pass the character test? #auspol

Dr nick nobody@nicknobody.bsky.social

Who, exactly, invited 40 Israeli war criminals to the Sydney Marathon, and who, exactly, approved their visas? It's time for those in positions of power who support genocide to put their names on record, take responsibility for their actions. #auspol www.sportingnews.com/au/tsn/news/...

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If you wonder why the arms industry and gambling industry get bi partisan political support watch #4Corners.The arms and gambling lobby have untold influence.That’s why you get piss weak gambling laws and $368b disasters such as AUKUS. The system sucks and we pay the price!

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The Israeli Defence Force killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, investigated itself and has now cleared itself. All eyes on the Australian government. This is a test.

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MPs are elected to serve Australians, not the vested interests that profit from gambling harm: gambling companies, media companies & major sporting codes. These corporations are directly responsible for this harm & this Gov is complicit in allowing it to continue. #auspol #politas

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“'There are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people,' Ben-Gvir added while calling for the targeted killings of Palestinians in Gaza." The face of Israel. Yet still the Australian govt provides arms and diplo cover for the #GazaGenocide. #auspol

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Replying to @michaelwarburton.bsky.social

Grace Kelley lost both hands during the filming of Dial M for Murder, her best friend Audrey chopped her hands off in a sign of solidarity. It’s Hollywood history folks, do your research!

Love Kos Samaras' insights. Vic Liberal leader today dropped a policy to legislate weekly bin collections - a classic example of what he says they need to do in this article below. 👇 The Victorian election is about to get interesting! #auspol

Tony Cartledge@decentral21.bsky.social

Sobering insights to counter the PHONy hysteria: "... what our work keeps telling us is that a significant portion of One Nation’s vote is not a vote for One Nation at all. It is ... Frustration, parked somewhere, against the established order." #Auspol redbridgeintel.substack.com/p/frustratio...

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Looks like the Victorian Labor government is in for a reckoning this November... #auspol

Pearls and Irritations@johnmenadue.com

Victorian Labor’s collapse is not just about debt, crime or the Suburban Rail Loop. It is a delayed lockdown reckoning from communities that felt broken, billed and then ignored by a recovery built in concrete, Kos Samaras writes. #auspol #SpringSt #Labor