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Who Really Pulled the Rug? A Three-Part Investigation. Following the Money Behind Australian Men's Anger
Part 1: The Evidence - How They Dismantled the Australian Fair Go
https://open.substack.com/pub/suebarrett/p/who-really-pulled-the-rug-a-three?utm_campaign=post
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The Shovel
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The 15-year-old can't use TikTok, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick.
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Teens Facing Social Media Ban Relieved They’ll Still Be Able to Watch Gambling Ads — The Shovel
“Social media causes anxiety and depression, ruins relationships and is incredibly addictive. On the other hand, gambling does all those things too wields enormous power over governments. So it makes ...
https://theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/teens-facing-social-media-ban-able-to-watch-gambling-ads/
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Mr. Albanese goes to Washington
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Mr. Albanese goes to Washington - The Shot
Albanese’s pilgrimage to pay homage at the feet of our lords and masters, the United States of America, is over...
https://theshot.net.au/uncategorized/mr-albanese-goes-to-washington/
about 2 months ago
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The Cathy Wilcox
about 2 months ago
Joyless. My @smh @theage cartoon.
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GOOD NEWS COMETH! “Whoops and hollers broke out, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags were unfurled and the Labor, Greens and crossbench MPs who voted for
#treaty
turned to applaud those who had dreamt of it for decades.”
#VicPol
#SpringSt
#AusPol
(LNP promise to undo it.)
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The votes are counted and the quiet shattered as treaty arrives in Victoria
The first treaty with our First Peoples came after a long debate and even longer wait.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/the-votes-are-counted-and-the-quiet-shattered-as-treaty-arrives-in-victoria-20251030-p5n6nr.html
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Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right
The changing climate doesn’t just threaten younger people in the distant future, it’s happening now at a massive scale. But we can turn it around.
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-a-crisis-of-intergenerational-justice-its-not-too-late-to-make-it-right-263347?utm_medium=article_native_share
about 2 months ago
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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
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Australia's expansion of fossil fuels a 'failure of national duty' says former ADF Chief
Admiral Chris Barrie has said that inaction has left Australia 'dangerously exposed' to climate change.
https://thepoint.com.au/news/251027-australias-expansion-of-fossil-fuels-a-failure-of-national-duty-says-former-adf-chief
about 2 months ago
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Big Green Lies: Are renewables really “tearing up” agricultural land?
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/big-green-lies-are-renewables-really-tearing-up-agricultural-land/
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Joyce fear and hate corrosive for New England
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Joyce fear and hate corrosive for New England - New England Times Engage
Mal Peters argues that Barnaby's constant negative rhetoric affects people's mental health and he should go now for the good of the New England.
https://engage.netimes.com.au/2025/10/joyce-fear-and-hate-corrosive-for-new-england/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6V9HJJBNeM7MvZ-pa09Q65ldLMJrnnPMFbY4Xz--OL-ZfF4PwRI8pQFvmK0g_aem_3tvrKE0tw_lAkg-BEvs4Fw
2 months ago
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Jo Dyer
2 months ago
The
#SundayShot
is up!
@sarahschwartz.bsky.social
and Scott Burchill join us on the panel & Dave has a not-to-be-missed interview with Chris Hedges in which he reveals the extent of the National Press Club's cowardice & mendacity. Watch, like, subscribe and donate!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_03...
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SUNDAY SHOT - OCT 19 - CHRIS HEDGES, SARAH SCHWARTZ, SCOTT BURCHILL
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_03YB9PrWM
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#SundayShot
Dave: I assume these people [press gallery] would feel pangs of shame Chris Hedges: I don't think these people feel any shame at all ... The self-adulation is kind of off the charts, and they're not particularly introspective or self-critical 👇🏽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
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Who are 'Advance' and what are they doing to our politics?
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Who are 'Advance' and what are they doing to our politics?
Launched in 2018 as a conservative answer to GetUp!, the group Advance likes to style itself as the voice of the average person against “the elite.
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/who-are-advance-and-what-are-they-doing-to-our-politics/
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Watching from Australia while Donald Trump targets my home of Chicago with armed troops prompts deep questions | Miles Herbert
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How a boardroom mistake in Adelaide 15 years ago cost you a fortune
It was a primary force behind Australia’s inflationary surge, it’s forced businesses either to the wall or to shift offshore, undermined national industry policy and resulted in the loss of countless ...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/why-santos-is-behind-your-soaring-electricity-and-mortgage-costs/105885202?utm_source=abc_news_web
2 months ago
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For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project
The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.
https://theconversation.com/for-the-first-time-we-linked-a-new-fossil-fuel-project-to-hundreds-of-deaths-heres-the-impact-of-woodsides-scarborough-gas-project-266060?utm_medium=article_native_share
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Poverty is about more than income, but that is all we measure
We get detailed measurements of population, participation and productivity. Advocates want to add a fourth "p" — poverty — so we can understand our economy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/calls-to-measure-how-many-australians-live-in-poverty/105862926?utm_source=abc_news_web
2 months ago
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Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
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Two legal challenges to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension filed on environmental and cultural grounds
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Grand Theft Australia? Foreigner News Corp pays no tax, but has the hide to complain about stealing
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/10/g...
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Grand Theft Australia? Foreigner News Corp pays no tax, but has the hide to complain about stealing
News Corp's Michael Miller is complaining about theft by AI. That's rich coming from a foreign company that pays no tax in Australia and undermines our social cohesion.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/10/grand-theft-australia-news-corp-tax-dodging/
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Trump is killing the rule of law in the United States. We need to suspend our extradition agreement
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/09/a...
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Trump is killing the rule of law in the United States. We need to suspend our extradition agreement
As Donald Trump's show trials of his critics begin, countries with extradition treaties and law enforcement cooperation with the US face a growing risk of being caught up.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/09/australia-should-cancel-us-extradition-treaty-donald-trump/
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The myth of ‘social cohesion’ – do as they say, not as they do
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The myth of 'social cohesion' - do as they say, not as they do - The Shot
There’s an established principle in law: he who comes looking for equity must come with clean hands. The clean hands...
https://theshot.net.au/uncategorized/the-myth-of-social-cohesion-do-as-they-say-not-as-they-do/
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Singtel’s inability to pay income tax despite tens of billions of dollars in revenue over recent years has renewed attention both on the company and the corporate tax system
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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Dan Tehan fails to grasp difference between baseload and firming as he sprouts nonsense on nuclear
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/dan-tehan-fails-to-grasp-difference-between-baseload-and-firming-as-he-sprouts-nonsense-on-nuclear/
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PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?
This week, Australian policymakers heard about the real and growing problem of climate misinformation. Stopping it would mean regulating the PR industry.
https://theconversation.com/pr-firms-are-spreading-climate-misinformation-on-behalf-of-fossil-fuel-companies-could-australia-stop-them-266353?utm_medium=article_native_share
3 months ago
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Growing change: a different kind of school garden program is improving student outcomes in Tasmania
3 months ago
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‘Most precious thing in the desert’: the fight to protect sacred sites against the NT’s largest water licence
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Donald Trump’s TikTok Deal Looks Like Crony Capitalism
The sale demonstrates the President’s personal brand of industrial policy—transactional, opaque, and designed to politically benefit him and his allies.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/donald-trumps-tiktok-deal-looks-like-crony-capitalism
3 months ago
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‘New in the experience of the Earth’: 12 voices on climate change explain how we got here
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/30/c...
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'New in the experience of the Earth': 12 voices on climate change explain how we got here
A major climate change report has laid out a dire future. Meanwhile Environment Minister Murray Watt has handed another win to Woodside.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/30/climate-change-12-quotes/
3 months ago
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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy
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“Tribunal pointing out official determination should’ve been based on salary & remaining term of appointment. Following the rules, payment “would have been less than $120k″—meaning Morrison walked away with up to $212k more than he was entitled. Conde immediately categorise… “highly unsatisfactory.”
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Revealed: Scott Morrison's big secret 'handshake' on sacking by Tourism Australia - Michael West
Scott Morrison, former PM and architect of Robodebt got a large 'secret handshake' payout when sacked by Tourism Australia. FOI.
https://michaelwest.com.au/brawl-over-scott-morrisons-big-secret-payment-on-sacking-by-tourism-australia/?fbclid=IwZnRzaANIGu5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgm99xUsc83H3gUtOc-ZknU9-dp8VEZDxhmsu9uVgTub9blZvsJPHrQnnwuJ_aem_c6vvr1ijOKa8XXXvg9RwLw
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You’re being played – your part in the culture wars
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You’re being played – your part in the culture wars - The Shot
When Zack de la Rocha told you to rage against the machine, he didn’t mean take it literally. Agitprop. Fury bait. Yes, you feed it too.
https://theshot.net.au/uncategorized/youre-being-played-your-part-in-the-culture-wars/
3 months ago
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The segregation crisis in schools funding
In the Albanese government’s first term, Education Minister Jason Clare observed that Australia has one of the most segregated education systems in the OECD. What is deeply shocking – though not surpr...
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2025/09/27/the-segregation-crisis-schools-funding
3 months ago
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Letter: Barnaby Joyce's Comments Undermine Parliamentary Standards
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Letter: Barnaby Joyce's Comments Undermine Parliamentary Standards - New England Times Engage
Denise from Hillvue says: Barnaby Joyce’s crude, immature interjection during Question Time on September 4 was more than a poor choice of words. It was a stark reminder of the growing disregard for pa...
https://engage.netimes.com.au/2025/09/letter-barnaby-joyces-comments-undermine-parliamentary-standards/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4eYw_F5lfSviFls4Bc30zjJ6auSc_UZH_IltCQT1V3bH4cT98GEZsAVlwQZg_aem_jfVcrTsaubnSKlZSRXFcIw
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Is this Australia’s climate wake-up call? Official report reveals a hotter, harder future if we don’t act now
The sobering assessment is a national call to action. The sooner Australia mitigates and adapts, the safer we will be.
https://theconversation.com/is-this-australias-climate-wake-up-call-official-report-reveals-a-hotter-harder-future-if-we-dont-act-now-256229?utm_medium=article_native_share&utm_source=theconversation.com
3 months ago
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Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez
3 months ago
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If
#Insiders
is unwatchable this is a fabulous alternative
youtu.be/LNQs7jWFNlE?...
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The Sunday Shot - Full Show - September 7 2025
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
https://youtu.be/LNQs7jWFNlE?si=daueLJqEJ90d45b3
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David Marler
4 months ago
"We’re all bloody boat people," Mr Hawke said. "That’s how we found the place."
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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Abbott mad as a cut snake, says 'boat-person' Hawke
Bob Hawke says there is no way to "stop the boats" as Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has claimed he will do to the asylum-seekng craft regularly arriving on islands off Australia's north-west coast.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/abbott-mad-as-a-cut-snake-says-boatperson-hawke-20100813-122fr.html
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Greg Jericho
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Join your union 💪
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Australian Unions
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Unions urge the federal government to tighten laws around misuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee. Directors whose companies repeatedly access the unpaid wages safety net should be disqualified. Currently companies can access the taxpayer funded scheme to shift costs for their failing businesses.
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‘I’m not going to give up’: how to help more disadvantaged young people go to uni and TAFE
The Albanese government wants to see 80% of Australian workers have a TAFE or uni qualification by 2050, up from the current 60%.
https://theconversation.com/im-not-going-to-give-up-how-to-help-more-disadvantaged-young-people-go-to-uni-and-tafe-259444?utm_medium=article_native_share
6 months ago
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Krassensteins
6 months ago
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Choices....Hate Watch
#Insiders
droning the same repetition they've had on rinse repeat all week? OR, ditch it for the
#SundayShot
?...... No brainer. Real commentary wins over the usual media 'talking point' fest. Here's the link
#auspol
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Welcome to The Sunday Shot!
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqg2VOMJtnE
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Eric Bananarama
6 months ago
Australia’s peak education union is calling for national guidelines to help educators navigate classroom discussions about the mass murder in Gaza, warning that students are becoming increasingly distressed by the ongoing conflict. Kids aren’t stupid.
#auspol
#Gaza
#Genocide
@albomp.bsky.social
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Australian teachers facing 'distressed' students need new Gaza guidelines, union says
Australia’s peak education union is calling for national guidelines to help educators navigate classroom discussions about the war in Gaza, warning that students are becoming increasingly distressed b...
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australian-teachers-facing-distressed-students-need-new-gaza-guidelines-union-says/s641i2xna
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‘It’s just maths’: uninsurable, disaster-hit pockets of Australia pose existential questions requiring radical answers
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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy
6 months ago
There can be no new fossil fuel
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Australian Youth Climate Coalition WA organiser Jordan Rowand agrees. "every other state’s emissions have gone down since 2005, so the work that we have to do in Western Australia is a lot… we have some big fights ahead of us,"
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The premier says WA is helping to reduce global emissions. Is there truth to this?
The WA government claims gas produced in WA is needed to help other nations steer clear of coal and decarbonise after the approval of a 40-year extension to the North West Shelf Karratha project.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-08/wa-role-in-reducing-global-emissions-woodside-karratha-project/105384694?utm_source=abc_news_app
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Barbara Flowers
6 months ago
If you feel you wasted an hour this morning on LNP mashup
#insiders
... make time for
#thesundayshot
and you'll quickly neutralise that feeling. This week the gang looked at Labor...you know, the party that governs us & makes important decisions for us!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2c8...
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Welcome to The Sunday Shot!
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2c8Wak2u58
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Andy Szava-Kovats 🇨🇦
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𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. It means: 🏭 Naming 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘴 as the 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 ☀️ Naming 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 as the 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Yes, agriculture, land use, and carbon capture matter. But don’t lose the plot: 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀, 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆, 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.
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