You know how the major parties constantly patronise us with their 'Australians Want' BS? But they love to ignore what it is we really want: (not Greens) 👇 #Auspol @davidshoebridge.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social

ATTENTION: Anyone injured/assaulted by NSW police at the #Protest last Monday can seek free legal advice from a team of Lawyers. S62 of the Major event declaration is not written in stone. It's untested & it's time the public put it to the test for democracy sake. #FightBack #auspol

Have to admit, dumping a terrible party leader for someone even worse on <checks notes> Friday the 13th is just _extremely_ on brand for the late-stage Liberal Party. Well done Angus, and enjoy these next few months in the job. #libspill

It's a good step that the LECC will investigate police misconduct and violence at Town Hall during the anti-Herzog protest. Now we need an independent investigation of the political incitement to violence by the NSW Premier and others.

“People say Angus Taylor is the most qualified idiot you’ve ever met.” - Malcolm Turnbull #auspol

Why not ask her why the RBA (which she was part of) refused to hike rates at any time as inflation screamed all the way to 6.1%. RBA super charged the cost of living crisis & ensured inflation was not reduced sooner, by refusing to act within their BS preferred band when it mattered. RBA=FOS #auspol

They may look like snipers but these are Social Cohesion Liaison Officers engaging with the public

NSW Police on the defensive in the wake of Monday's attacks on protestors as details of victims/those arrested begin to emerge - such as Ali (below) #auspol #Herzog @sstephanietrann.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/herzog-prote...

McKenna: "I can understand, one video in particular, it might even be offensive to people, but I will say this: please understand they are small videos being put up...' Small videos? WTF are you talking about? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Feel the social cohesion in Victoria. Of course the crowds would be much bigger in NSW if our Dictator Premier wasn't actively interfering with free speech & democracy itself. #auspol #protest

How good is social cohesion? #auspol #protest

Very sad to hear from young people today that they want to protest but are too afraid of NSW police & worried about $5k fines. This is not democracy. As an over 50 yr old, I am going out there today to protest the presence of that genocidal creep on our soil! #auspol #HerzogOut #GazaGenocide #Bondi

Stellar commentary by cartoonist @jessharwoodart.bsky.social. #auspol #nswpol #HerzogVisit #CancelHerzog #HerzogNotWelcome

live.thepoint.com.au “A total of 79% of Labour voters, 75% of Coalition voters, 89% of Greens voters, & 73% of One Nation voters think that peaceful protest is important to Australian democracy.” Herzog should be arrested for crimes against humanity & war crimes. We have the right to demonstrate.

#Auspol #ALP

Combatting Antisemitism Czar™️, Jillian Segal's, hand-picked University Report card independent assessor - Greg Craven - brings novel views and thoughts to the position.

❝ On the eve of his Australian tour, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog faces huge opposition to his visit. In a “National Day of Protest”, hundreds of thousands are expected to march in 30 cities around Australia, including every state capital city Monday evening. ❞ — Wendy Bacon

A good read from Amnesty Australia about your rights if protesting - President Herzog (AKA Signer of Bombs that Blow Up Children and Assistant in a Genocide). Yes the Minns government announced draconian rules but its not unlawful to protest tomorrow www.amnesty.org.au/national-day...

Haven't been on this site for a while & now they're imposing face scan, credit card or drivers license age verification, I won't be using it again. Not being asked for this on X=because I've been a member since 2009, but it's not worth using either. I WON'T sacrifice privacy to engage in democracy

The Sunday Shot starts in 15 mins. Jo and I are joined by legends @rachelwithers.bsky.social and @paulbongiorno.bsky.social. Join us as we break down the happenings at the UN in a considerably less parochial/moronic fashion than our mainstream media did this week.

What’s a narcissists favorite keyboard shortcut? Ctrl U 🤪🤣 #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Why are all vampires narcissists? Because they’re incapable of self-reflection #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

UK poverty is being driven by the same factors as Australia, US, Canada & NZ. Is capitalism finally collapsing as more and more people are priced out of it? It's time we stopped being distracted by domestic political BS. Cost of living crisis is global. #auspol www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-0G...

If you think cost of living is a domestic issue, guess again. People in the US are experiencing the same bill extortion as we are. Same in UK, Canada, NZ & various other places. It's a cost of greed crisis. Extreme Capitalism is bleeding us dry. #auspol www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhtY...

Here's the line-up for this week's #SundayShot. Please watch us! (& also like, subscribe and give us money) It's going to be a great conversation. @wendybacon1.bsky.social, @boganintel.bsky.social, @arielbogle.bsky.social, @davemilbo.bsky.social. Iran. Sovereign Citizens. Not the Midwinter Ball.

When Plibersek was environment minister I wanted to believe she was carrying the poor decisions of the government in general. I have doubts. #AusPol

How to speak Irish, lesson one.

Not once, but twice & Rudd kicked out an Israeli Diplomat over it, as did UK & Ireland. Gillard (lauded for some unknown reason) & Dreyfus, lobbied against it. Rudd had a spine. Albanese is a shiver looking for one. Apparently committing war crimes is cool & normal by comparison? #auspol

The #SundayShot is up! Dr Cameron Murray, @janecaro.bsky.social, @davemilbo.bsky.social & I tackle economics first thing on a Sunday morning, & Ukraine Democracy Director Dr Olga Oleinikova talks war fatigue in Ukraine. Watch..and donate at theshot.net.au/support-us/ www.youtube.com/live/0N1IKHJ...

"Please stop Zionizing us." "Your optic nerve is antisemitic." He's right on every point. #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust #FactsMatter #TruthMatters

If they wanna talk productivity=look no further than the bloody NBN. Biggest infrastructure roll out of our time to future proof us in a global digital future, sabotaged by LNP. With the advent of AI, our digital productivity is ZERO until NBN is finished @jimchalmers.bsky.social #SundayShot #auspol

Politics=a Ralph & Sam cartoon. They pretend to oppose each other but they're 2 sides of the same coin protecting the toxic status quo. Nothing changes=It's a revolving door of mediocrity & that'll be Albanese's legacy. Even with a huge majority he's a shiver looking for a spine #auspol #SundayShot

Cynicism is the last bastion of the perpetually disappointed. I'm nothing BUT cynical. Politicians do NOTHING about anything meaningful to those of us they purport to represent. Democracy is BS. They never listen to us, they're owned by vested interests. We're an inconvenience #SundayShot #auspol

Netanyahu has no intention of leaving Gaza IMO =All that Gas & Greater Israel ambitions. World leaders have taken 2 years to even say anything critical & he knows they're unlikely to DO fuk all even now. Gaza is in ruins, potentially 100's of 1000's dead & they're all talking tokenism? #SundayShot

"Truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is" (Churchill). It's the proverbial elephant in the room that most of the media & politicians work overtime to ignore, but there it is. Hiding in plain sight #auspol

“At the moment Australia literally gives half the gas we export away for free. Zero royalties, no PRRT paid on half the gas we export.” Executive Director Richard Denniss chats with 3AW about how Australia is giving away most of our gas for free. @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

This weekend's #SundayShot sees Dr Scott Burchill making his debut plus Shot favourite @amyremeikis.bsky.social returns! And we interview @australiainstitute.org.au's @richarddenniss.bsky.social on his new essay, "Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us". Enjoy your Sunday ☕ with us.

No, they couldn't arrest that many but they certainly created a high risk situation turning people around. The potential for injury doing something that stupid was immense. Ironically, they argued risk of injury to stop the march & ended up creating the biggest risk. Deliberate? or idiotic? #auspol

Australia test-fires a new US-made long-range missile. range 500km, but that can be doubled, easily reaching Indonesian targets #auspol michaelwest.com.au/indo-relatio...

"Nothing's off the table at the tax round table Brian" "Nothing?" "Well except for those ideas that our donors told us not to table because they found them too taxing"

We should re-conceptualise what "bipartisan support" means in Australia. It does not mean "sensible compromise reaching across the political aisle", if it ever did. Today, it typically means "the establishment has united to fuck the rest of us".

The erosion of the humanities is not just a policy failure. It is a failure of imagination. We make students ready for the job market. But without the tools to think deeply, imagine ethically and reason clearly, we risk leaving them soul-starved. #auspol #humanities

Welcome to the age of #NeoFeudalism aka #NeoLiberalism Nothing changes but the name. In the dark ages a handful of arseholes owned everything & the rest scratched for crumbs. Flash forward to 2025, a handful of arseholes own everything and we're still scratching for crumbs. #SundayShot #auspol

Irony=Politicians elected to represent the PEOPLE, are fighting court cases (funded by our taxes) to avoid having any duty of care to the PEOPLE? We get to pay for the destruction of the mining industry in the short & long term, while they pay nothing=adding insult to injury #SundayShot #auspol

@mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social & the Greens are not the only ones calling for Sanctions. Labor rank & file wants sanctions too & only one media outlet reported it. Wilful ignorance in the media & political class typifies this blatant massacre. They won't even call it Genocide #SundayShot #auspol

Hurry up, get your coffee and get comfy #SundayShot is about to start.... #auspol

Here's me. 'In a sick world, centrism makes monsters of us'

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