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Zali Steggall praises Helen & Phil Haines after they raise an incredible $1M + for Save The Children. 👏👏 & says we can all learn from them. “We have heard your words loud and clear, kindness over hate.” 🩵 #auspol

The PM has been telling everyone to turn the temperature down. He might want to have a word to Lachlan Murdoch about turning the temperature up with climate-denying conspiracy theories about BOM manipulating temperature data. #auspol

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Helen Haines’ friend Serena has spoken out, saying she hopes this attack is a turning point, & that we can all be more like Helen, by rejecting the “hatred” derived from “Trumpian” politics & being kind to people of all backgrounds.💥👏 #auspol

The violence we refuse to name theshot.net.au/news/opinion... “The ugly truth is that in Australia raging angry men have been running women down with cars, setting fire to them, bashing children, killing and raping, burning them, throwing their bodies in rubbish dumps and doing whatever they like”

Elon Musk boosted the lie that James Talarico stayed at a mental hospital. Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account during nationwide actions. Staff at the Ellison-owned CBS News were reportedly told to tie Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11. Democracy dies in billionaire hands.

In 2019 Helen called him her "soulmate", today, he is her rock. I’m just glad that out of the many nasty, violent men, there are some genuinely good, supportive men out there too. Phil Haines is proof of that. Men should be more like Phil, & we should all be more like Helen. 🩵

Seriously not good

After the attack on MP Helen Haines, note the unhinged, ranty gaslighting by NewsCorp's papers and News24. There's no pause to reflect on their own role promoting fear, hate, bigotry & division. Instead, they blame the Left, and the PM. NewsCorp, we see what you are! #auspol #media

I'm a doctor and a dad. I rebuilt Detroit's health department, led Wayne County's Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services. We put glasses on kids, took on corporate polluters, eliminated medical debt. It just shouldn't be this hard to get by in the richest country in the world.

"What is the book that will be written on #AnthonyAlbanese 's prime ministership?" #FranKelly, host of The #RadioNational Hour, recently put this question to veteran political journalist #KerryO'Brien. The former 7.30 host's response was characteristically blunt. #AUSPOL #Neoliberalism #Albo

It's time to defund Elon. robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-musk

Asked about calls for budget discipline and cutting spending, Pocock replied: “You can make cuts, or you can grow revenue. I don’t understand why we’re slugging everyday Aussies and yet we’re happy to export gas for free.” What's remarkable is not Pocock's position, but that it isn't Labor's.

Pauline Hanson has today insisted she was “not aware of the content” of her vile cartoon—but watch her yesterday tell Jacqui Lambie to ‘get over it’ and ‘have a laugh’ about ‘women suffering from this thing’🙄 No bigger liar or hypocrite than Hanson. #auspol

Remember the 2016 debate? When Hillary Clinton said that Trump would, Dismantle NATO ✔️ Weaken the US ✔️ Aid and Ally Russia ✔️ And here we are 10 years later with Putin proposing a summit with Trump and Xi to determine the fate of Ukraine and frame Russia as an equal to the US.

October 2026: Elon Musk's SpaceX placed speed caps on Starshield (the military-grade version of Starlink). This disrupted Ukrainian drones and interceptor systems, preventing Ukraine from defending itself againt Putin's Russian invasion. Elon Musk is a Russian asset. 😠 #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦 🌻

On legacy media, Paul is tactful. Bernard K was not: "News Corp’s entire business model has for decades been dedicated to telling its ageing consumers whom to hate and why, with a regular target being community independents who oppose Liberals" 500,000 signed for Murdoch royal com. Now is the time.

Has the Australian mainstream media reflected at all on their own role in this? Someone should write a piece on the numerous times radio shock jocks and breakfast tv and late night tv commentators have promoted violence against politicians or public figures. #auspol #media #VAW #racism #HelenHaines

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You know, Elon, if you just paid your taxes, we could give those kids food and healthcare, things far more valuable than stock in a government-welfare-dependent company that is bound to go bankrupt eventually.

Commenting on this awful attack on Helen Haines and political violence in general, mainstream media, and some politicians, have turned their hypocrisy dials up to eleven. #auspol

What has happened to Helen Haines today is awful. She’s a personal hero and champion of her electorate. Simply one of the kindest and smartest MPs. No one doing their job engaging with their constituents in public should have to face violence.

Josh Hawley staffer and political operative Tommy: You are supposedly a Christian. Have you disavowed Christian domestic terrorists like Timothy McVeigh, The Aryan Nation, the KKK, Eric Robert Rudolph, and Dylann Roof, etc., etc., etc.? If not, what are YOUR allegiances?

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

Congressman Ted Lieu Is Right.....

Mike Johnson: “It's kind of quiet around here. It has been for the last several days. It's very unfortunate.” Brennan: “Well, you did send your lawmakers home to their districts.” Courtesy of @acyn.bsky.social

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John Pavlovitz Is Spot On......

Those in government and the general polity who think Australia should have closer defence ties with the USA might be the dumbest gronks going around. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

If only Anthony Albanese showed half the spine of Carney, stood up to Trump, and set out a plan for Australia's independence. As well as being the right thing to do, he might even improve his electoral standing. #EndAUKUS #auspol

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Bullock: “I wouldn’t like people to think that because we’re seeing a slowing, and a rise in the unemployment rate, that means that we have to reverse course. Actually, we need that.” Well, you got it. thepoint.com.au/opinions/261...

What do we want? A gas tax. What is Labor delivering? Another favour factory with their favourite gas donors! 📣Labor: do a deal for Australians. Tax our gas exports a minimum 25% so we can raise some revenue, bring down the cost of living and fund the clean energy transition. It’s a no-brainer.

A reminder Trump said he approved the decision. When he thought it was a good idea he tried to take credit

It shouldn't just be the Indies and Greens who are pushing sensible policies on climate and energy. But Labor, Coalition and One Nation are all fossil-fueled. #ClimateCrisis #auspol

And The Rich Get Richer, In Trumplandia.......

Just imagine 👇

We should not be in a position where we are getting better policy advice from the Pope's AI advisor than from the Australian government. #auspol