TONIGHT! 🌏 The climate crisis in Oz is only getting worse with more extreme weather events every year. Fires, floods, droughts... And yet, we've overlooked one of the leading causes. 📅 Thursday 13th November 🕖 6-7pm AEST / 7-8pm AEDT 👉 Register to Join at: www.tinyurl.com/ajp-webinar #AusPol

EXTRA SITTING WEEK! Georgie Purcell MP: "WTF it’s already November and we’re having a wild week as the government has thrown in an extra sitting week this Wed, Thurs and Fri." Here's what's on Georgie's agenda in the Victorian Legislative Council. #AusPol #AusPol2025 #NuptotheCup #Euthanasia

CALL FOR CHRONIC UTI RESEARCH ⚕️ Georgie Purcell MP: "UTIs aren’t for the faint-hearted — and if you’re a woman or AFAB person reading this, you’d know that all too well. "For many, chronic UTIs are not just a passing pain but a long-term, debilitating battle that too often goes unrecognised. ⏬

FREE WEBINAR: WHAT'S REALLY HEATING THE PLANET? 📍 Nov 13, 2025 7pm (Canberra, Melb, Syd) Join this exclusive AJP webinar to talk animal ag, deforestation, climate change in Australia - and how we can bring this conversation into Oz politics. Info, register here: bit.ly/4hVdj1k #AusPol #Climate

INJURED ANIMALS SHIPPED TO THEIR DEATHS Amanda Dorn MP: "After nine days at Fremantle Port loading over 50,000 animals, the live export vessel the Al Kuwait departed for Saudi Arabia last night. MORE BELOW. 📸 Baco Baco and Debra Edmonds. #AnimalAg #AnimalRights #Sheep #AusPol #AJP

NSW SUPPORTERS! Animal Justice Party NSW has its own Bluesky account. By all means give them a follow! @ajpnsw.bsky.social ❤️ #AusPol #AusPol2025 #Politics #AnimalRights #AnimalWelfare #Environment #Conservation #Wildlife

NSW CHRISTMAS PARTY! 🎄 We invite all NSW members to our annual Christmas get-together! Not a member? If you live in NSW and would like to support our work, you can become an annual member for $44 p/y ($22 concession, $5 for Young AJP). JOIN HERE: bit.ly/3X6AxIp RSVP HERE: bit.ly/49cod0s #AusPol

AMANDA'S AMAZING WORK IN WA! ✅ Amanda Dorn made history in May when the passionate animal advocate became the first Animal Justice Party MP sworn in in Western Australia, joining the State's Legislative Council. Support her work: bit.ly/3JU1lbF Follow on Insta at: bit.ly/4nFwEol #AusPol #Animals

PLANT-BASED FUTURE 🌱 Global move towards plant-based diets could reshape farming jobs and reduce labour costs worldwide, Oxford study finds. www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/global-... #AusPol #Agriculture #AusPol2025 #Food #Environment #ClimateAction #PlantBased #Conservation #ClimateChange

DAIRY FARMS FAIL EPA TEST EPA Victoria’s inspections of 43 dairy farms across three eastern Gippsland municipalities found just eight of them passed the test for appropriate management of dairy effluent. Poor management of dairy effluent is far too common. #Environment #Conservation #Nature

WA MIGHT BAN GREYHOUND RACING... But we need your help. Anyone in Australia can send a quick (or long) submission to the WA inquiry into greyhound racing. Georgie Purcell MP explains. SUBMISSIONS HERE: bit.ly/3LvsSRd #AusPol #Dogs #DogsofBsky #Greyhounds #Animals #AnimalWelfare #Politics

GOVERNMENT SLAUGHTERS HORSES Wild horses were brutally shot from the sky in a Govt-funded killing spree - and it was entirely unnecessary. When those in power reach for guns and violence instead of humane solutions you have to question why. Cruelty as government policy. #AusPol #Horses #Animals

WESTERN AUSTRALIANS! Amanda Dorn MP spoke out against the Melbourne Cup this week. Amanda and her team are doing amazing work in WA. If you'd like to keep up with the issues affecting animals (including humans) and the environment in WA, please follow Amanda on Insta: bit.ly/3Jkhd7d #AusPol

RECORD TURN OUT! Georgie Purcell MP: "Thank you to everyone who attended and came up and said hi at what is now one of the biggest events we have in the animal protection space." Follow Georgie on Insta: bit.ly/3LnymNS Or become an annual member of AJP Vic! bit.ly/49Jqlg6 #AusPol #Animals #AJP

GRIM REALITY "Equine telos involves living in groups ... and being on the move for up to 18 hours a day... ... the vast majority of racehorses live in stables – sometimes up to 23 hours a day. Studies have found continuous stabling harms horse welfare." #AusPol theconversation.com/how-are-race...

MELBOURNE CUP IN DECLINE "... there’s also been a long-term decline in interest in animal racing in general, amid growing concerns about animal cruelty. So, is the #MelbourneCup still stopping the nation in the way it used to? Here’s what the numbers reveal." theconversation.com/is-the-melbo...

🚨 NEW: A majority of Australians say they have little to no interest in today's Melbourne Cup, according to polling from Essential 39% of people say the race normalises animal cruelty, including 63% of Greens voters

Cartoon by Fiona Katauskas, The Guardian. #MelbourneCup #AnimalWelfare #HorseRacingKills #NupToTheCup #YouBetTheyDie #Australia #AusPol 🏇☠️💰

WINNER BLEEDS FROM MOUTH 🩸 This freshly crowned champion horse Half Yours, winner of 2025's Melbourne Cup, was paraded while blood gushed from his mouth. The racing industry spins this exploitation as best they can - but Aussies can decide for themselves. #NuptotheCup #MelbourneCup #HalfYours

HARMFUL GAMBLING RISE "New data on gambling in Australia reveals that around 3 million people are engaged in some form of harmful gambling, which is linked to financial stress, family violence and poor mental health." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... #AusPol #AusPol2025 #MelbourneCup #HorseRacing

NUP TO THE CUP 🛑 175 dead horses. According to an annual report*, one horse died on average every two days during the 24/25 racing season. 85 horses died following injuries to their front limbs, including fractures to the humerus, carpus, knee and sesamoid bone. #NuptotheCup #MelbourneCup #Horse

KOALA CLUSTER DISCOVERED 🐨 "A hidden cluster of koalas has been found, with the use of thermal drones, at Avonside in the NSW Snowy Mountains. There were doubts if koalas lived in the area, following a bushfire more than two decades ago." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #Wildlife #Koalas #Animals

GEORGIE PURCELL MP TALKS TO 3AW DRIVE Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell joined 3AW Drive to share her thoughts on horse racing. “I don’t think any animal should be used for the purpose of gambling,” Purcell told Jacqui Felgate. www.3aw.com.au/animal-justi... #HorseRacing #MelbourneCup

NUP TO THE CUP EVENT TOMORROW 📣 Join us for this "Nup to the Cup" event in Sydney tomorrow. Don't forget to RSVP to the FB event page and please share and invite your friends. Let's lift our voices for exploited horses. 🐴 EVENT INFO HERE: bit.ly/3WAUUNy #NuptotheCup #AusPol #MelbourneCup

SPRING HARMIVAL 🥳 "Spring Carnival" = animal abuse, gambling harm, alcoholism, family and domestic violence, and wasted public funds. Join us in saying "Nup to the Cup" once again. #Auspol #AusPol25 #AnimalWelfare #MelbourneCup #NuptotheCup #AnimalRights #HorseRacing #Horses #Gambling

NUP TO THE CUP! 🛑 Animals do not exist for human entertainment. 175 racehorses have either died at the track or as a result of injuries sustained while racing or training in the 2024/25 racing year. Opt for compassion instead of cruelty. Like and share if you agree. #NuptotheCup #AusPol #Horses

CHUNKY MONKEY (2023-2025) One-year-old Chunky Monkey was raced 13 times before his second birthday. And he died before reaching his second birthday. On Oct 16 Chunky Monkey sustained "catastrophic" fractures to his nearside radius and ulna in a race at Queensland's Q1 Lakeside track. #DogsofBsky

ONE PERSON DEAD PER MINUTE 🌡️ "Govts gave out $2.5bn a day in direct subsidies to fossil fuel users and producers in 2023 - while people lost about the same amount because of high temps preventing them from working on farms and building sites." www.theguardian.com/environment/... #AusPol #Climate

NUP TO THE CUP ⛔️ 175 dead horses. That’s the number in a DeathWatch report from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses (CPR) for the 24/25 racing season (see below). Please like and share, sending this message to all Australians and our governments. #AusPol #MelbourneCup #NuptotheCup

Sixteen percent of those surveyed said that they would “strongly” consider it, while an additional 30 percent said that they would “somewhat” consider it. Read more here - https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/half-of-americans-consider-plant-based-diet/

🌱 Can what you eat fight both climate change and disease? Scientists say plant-based diets can slash emissions, antibiotic resistance, and health risks. Discover how food choices can reshape our future: www.news-medical.net/news/2025102... #ClimateAction #PlantBased @ofidjournal.bsky.social

GREYHOUND RACING TRANSPARENCY IN DECLINE "The body charged with regulating the NSW greyhound racing industry has cut back on public transparency by removing dogs killed by the industry from its much-vaunted dog tracking database." #AusPol #Dogs #Racing #DogsofBsky www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/g...

COALITION VOWS TO SHRED FIRST NATIONS TREATY "The Victorian Coalition has announced that if elected in 2026 it will scrap Australia’s first formal statewide treaty agreement with First Nations peoples within 100 days of government." www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #AusPol #FirstNations

HAPPY WORLD VEGAN DAY 🌱❤️ Today we celebrate everyone who chooses kindness and compassion for animals, every single day. 💚 A vegan lifestyle means proudly standing against animal cruelty, reducing your environmental footprint and showing that a compassionate future is possible. #Vegan #AusPol

VIC SIGNS FIRST NATIONS TREATY 📃 Georgie Purcell MP: "Today marks a turning point in history. As of minutes ago — Victoria now has Treaty. Our state is the first in the nation to have a Treaty with its First Peoples. Treaty is here. Treaty is now." #AusPol #FirstNations #Treaty #History

ECO-FRIENDLY SPOOKY SEASON 🪦👻🌏 This Halloween please be mindful of wildlife and pets when decorating 🎃 #NativeAnimals #AustralianWildlife #AnimalJusticeParty #Halloween #HalloweenDecoration #Halloween2025 #AJP #AusPol #AusPol2025

HORSES DISPOSABLE TO RACING INDUSTRY 🗑️ The reality behind horse racing is impossible to ignore. Since last year’s Melbourne Cup at least 175 horses have died on Australian racetracks. Horses lives cut short for gambling profits and "entertainment". Read the report here: shorturl.at/44cPg #AusPol

WILL VIC GOVT PROTECT DINGOES? Georgie Purcell MP: "Our native dingoes are at risk — and the government must tell us what they’re actually doing to protect them." #Dingoes #Dogs #AnimalRescue #Wildlife #AnimalRights #Conservation #Environment #AustralianWildlife #DogsofBsky #AusPol #AusPol2025

REMEMBER BLACK CAVIAR? Treated like an ATM in retirement.💰 Black Caviar died one day shy of 18 - retired racehorses often live between 25–30 years. Black Caviar died after delivering her 9th foal in 11 years since her retirement from racing. theconversation.com/black-caviar... #AusPol #Horses

CONTROVERSY 🚨 "Victoria’s Spring Racing Carnival has been rocked by sensational claims the industry’s most senior veterinary officer was “pressured and coerced” into allowing international horses with a “high risk” of 'catastrophic injury' to race." #Horses www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/horse-...

GREYHOUND TRACKS CLOSING 🚫 "Greyhound racing will draw to a close at TAB venues Maitland, Wagga Wagga and Broken Hill midway through next year as part of sweeping reform announced by Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW)." #AusPol #AnimalRights #AusPol2025 #DogsofBsky www.news.com.au/sport/superr...

HUMPBACK DEAD IN SHARK NET 💔 It's proven that nets don't prevent shark attacks on humans. But they kill marine life such as whales and dolphins. The Animal Justice Party will fight until all of these nets are gone. #MarineLife #AusPol #AusPol2025 #Whales #Wildlife www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

OMG. What a COMPELLING and SHOCKING VIDEO. As a lifetime lover of horses AND a lover of horse racing, this makes me re-think what I am supporting. Ugh.

SYDNEY "NUP TO THE CUP" EVENT Join us this Tuesday! It’s appalling that a nation stops for a race built on suffering. But more and more Australians are saying Nup to the Cup. 💔🐴 Our MP Emma Hurst will be speaking — raising her voice for the horses who cannot speak for themselves. #AusPol #Horses

FISHING GEAR CONTINUES TO KILL WILDLIFE... So what's the Vict government doing? Giving free angler kits to kids! The last thing our wildlife and waterways need is more discarded fishing gear. Like and share if you agree. #AusPol #AusPol2025 #Wildlife #RescueAnimals #AnimalLovers #NativeAnimals

The death toll in Australian horse racing only gets worse... horseracingkills.com/2025/10/28/b... #Horses #AusPol #AusPol2025 #AnimalRights #Animals #AnimalWelfare #NuptotheCup

SHOCKING RACEHORSE DEATH REPORT 🏇😡 "I can give you at least 175 reasons to skip the races this year." - Georgie Purcell MP Annual report shows, on average, one horses dies every two days in Australian horse racing. #Horses #NuptotheCup #HorseRacing #AnimalWelfare #Animals #AusPol #AusPol2025

BLOODSHED CONTINUES 💔 There have been 98 on-track deaths this year in the greyhound industry. There have been 8812 injuries - some of which resulted in euthanasia. Is this really who we are as a nation? Exploiting and killing animals for entertainment? #BringBacktheBan #AusPol #Dogs #DogLovers

NEW LAWS! 🧑‍⚖️ Emma Hurst MP: "Last week we passed our 5th Bill. This legislation will protect animals from s*xual abuse. I know it's not something any of us want to talk about but if we don't, animal abusers will continue to escape conviction. Now we work to get these laws beyond NSW." #Animals