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‘We cannot see light if there is nothing to reflect it.’ — I. McGilchrist.
Companies bullying the vulnerable out of cash is just about as despicable as it gets. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... This not-for-profit service provides help: consumeraction.org.au #auspol
Concerns raised over 'problematic culture' at Suncorp's debt collector
Insurance giant Suncorp's debt collector spent months using AI to harass an 81-year-old woman into paying a claim she was not responsible for.
www.abc.net.au
September 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Companies bullying the vulnerable out of cash is just about as despicable as it gets. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... This not-for-profit service provides help: consumeraction.org.au #auspol
“Many Australians will question why our government won’t act when it has a chance to do so in concert with many like-minded nations” If you know Husic is right then why not step forward @australianunions.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social ? #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia has recognised the state of Palestine. Now we must act to protect what settler terrorism is tearing to shreds | Ed Husic
Many Australians will question why our government won’t act when it has a chance to do so in concert with many like-minded nations
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
“Many Australians will question why our government won’t act when it has a chance to do so in concert with many like-minded nations” If you know Husic is right then why not step forward @australianunions.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social ? #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
UK PM: ‘Our sanctions aren’t about the Israeli people, but about the unacceptable policies of the Israeli government, and the suffering they cause Palestinians. First, we will ban the trade in goods with illegal settlements in Palestine.’ #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I believe in a two-state solution in the Middle East. That’s why we’re taking action to keep that hope alive | Andy Burnham
Our sanctions aren’t about the Israeli people, but about the unacceptable policies of the Israeli government, and the suffering they cause Palestinians, says the UK prime minister Andy Burnham
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
UK PM: ‘Our sanctions aren’t about the Israeli people, but about the unacceptable policies of the Israeli government, and the suffering they cause Palestinians. First, we will ban the trade in goods with illegal settlements in Palestine.’ #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@jewishcouncilau.bsky.social has called for sanctions against Israel. We should join UK, Canada and France. We helped dismantle Sth Africa apartheid, we should help with this, now @albomp.bsky.social @australianunions.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Israel closes UK consulate in East Jerusalem as three G7 countries ban settlement imports
Britain, France and Canada are banning imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in a move that has prompted swift retaliation and could spark a broader geopolitical storm.
www.abc.net.au
September 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
@jewishcouncilau.bsky.social has called for sanctions against Israel. We should join UK, Canada and France. We helped dismantle Sth Africa apartheid, we should help with this, now @albomp.bsky.social @australianunions.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
There is something amazing about the human voice… www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘It was a sweet, tender voice’: the pilot who fell for his air traffic controller – before ever seeing her
Alfredo Bravo had a job he loved and was determined never to be grounded by marriage and kids. Then a voice from the control tower changed everything
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
There is something amazing about the human voice… www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Armed Israeli settlers, emboldened by the most right-wing government in the nation’s history, raid and torch Palestinian homes, mosques and villages with seeming impunity’ retired Israeli Airforce general: “Once a society behaves this way, it is doomed” #auspol www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/w...
These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat. (Gift Article)
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society b...
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Armed Israeli settlers, emboldened by the most right-wing government in the nation’s history, raid and torch Palestinian homes, mosques and villages with seeming impunity’ retired Israeli Airforce general: “Once a society behaves this way, it is doomed” #auspol www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/w...
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A grubby attack job @economist.com and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social - have a serious debate, not rely on slurs, anonymously provided innuendo. Did you go for him b/c he bells the cat on lousy ROI for AI? Defends democratic control of tech? #ai #productivity #democracy www.smh.com.au/business/the...
The world’s most influential economist is under heavy fire
Daron Acemoglu is a colossus of the field and a Nobel Prize winner. But questions are being increasingly asked about his work.
www.smh.com.au
August 29, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A grubby attack job @economist.com and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social - have a serious debate, not rely on slurs, anonymously provided innuendo. Did you go for him b/c he bells the cat on lousy ROI for AI? Defends democratic control of tech? #ai #productivity #democracy www.smh.com.au/business/the...
Ruffalo wrote. “Look how [Catz] revels in what we now have come to see as a genocide, which was built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle.” Mark Ruffalo fires back at Paramount Skydance after it accuses him of using ‘antisemitic tropes’ www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...
Mark Ruffalo fires back at Paramount Skydance after it accuses him of using ‘antisemitic tropes’
Actor says highlighting role of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in media company’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery has been ‘dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel’
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Ruffalo wrote. “Look how [Catz] revels in what we now have come to see as a genocide, which was built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle.” Mark Ruffalo fires back at Paramount Skydance after it accuses him of using ‘antisemitic tropes’ www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...
“Surveillance wages” the systematic attempts to drive down wages, utilising AI and a range of sneak and predatory data surveillance. Hoping you’re onto it @australianunions.bsky.social - surely this must be an election issue next poll? #auspol youtu.be/4JEx3IJJCNw
Columbia Just Exposed a New AI Pay-Cutting System Coming For Every Industry
YouTube video by Brendan Dell
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August 23, 2026 at 11:05 AM
“Surveillance wages” the systematic attempts to drive down wages, utilising AI and a range of sneak and predatory data surveillance. Hoping you’re onto it @australianunions.bsky.social - surely this must be an election issue next poll? #auspol youtu.be/4JEx3IJJCNw
Tips for living well! Death comes for all of us – so what’s the best way to live in the meantime? | First Dog on the Moon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tips for living well! Death comes for all of us – so what’s the best way to live in the meantime? | First Dog on the Moon
Prioritise people and relationships. If you don’t you might die and nobody will know until months later. Gross!
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Tips for living well! Death comes for all of us – so what’s the best way to live in the meantime? | First Dog on the Moon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
$20B p.a of public money for Catholic and independent schools, 94% of priv. schools religious: ‘In my non-curriculum classes, I learnt intolerance towards people of other faiths. bigotry and homophobia. that women are responsible for their own sexual assaults.’ #auspol www.smh.com.au/national/i-w...
I went to an Opus Dei school. What I was taught was unbelievable
We were taught that watching pornography causes holes in the brain and homosexuality is a mental illness.
www.smh.com.au
August 21, 2026 at 10:20 PM
$20B p.a of public money for Catholic and independent schools, 94% of priv. schools religious: ‘In my non-curriculum classes, I learnt intolerance towards people of other faiths. bigotry and homophobia. that women are responsible for their own sexual assaults.’ #auspol www.smh.com.au/national/i-w...
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Under the Rome Statute of the ICC, "[i]ntentionally using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare by depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival including wilfully impeding relief supplies as provided for under the Geneva Conventions”, is a war crime.
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#Gaza
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Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal
Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Under the Rome Statute of the ICC, "[i]ntentionally using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare by depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival including wilfully impeding relief supplies as provided for under the Geneva Conventions”, is a war crime.
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#Gaza
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There should be full Aus Gov sanctions against Israel for its current form and genocidal inclination. (And support the @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social re. definition of antisemitism) #auspol #humanity @australianunions.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians
Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremists
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2026 at 11:42 PM
There should be full Aus Gov sanctions against Israel for its current form and genocidal inclination. (And support the @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social re. definition of antisemitism) #auspol #humanity @australianunions.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
The interlinked system of functions being brought together feels like the cusp of a nightmare. License these strictly as medical devices maybe, but ban the rest? Looking forward to the counter-tech that alerts to the presence of these devices #auspol #privacy www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
Did someone wearing Meta Glasses film you today? Are you sure?
People say they’ve been secretly filmed in their own homes, at concerts and at work. Are the wildly popular smartglasses the final nail in the coffin of personal privacy?
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2026 at 11:08 PM
The interlinked system of functions being brought together feels like the cusp of a nightmare. License these strictly as medical devices maybe, but ban the rest? Looking forward to the counter-tech that alerts to the presence of these devices #auspol #privacy www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
Why ask 500 Qs when “most of them are ignored” ?? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
The aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians
Using expert analysis, evidence revealed by bureaucrats at Senate estimates, and documents obtained under FOI, Four Corners reveals the fullest picture yet of the secretive algorithm affecting the liv...
www.abc.net.au
August 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Why ask 500 Qs when “most of them are ignored” ?? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Faith that Australia has an incredibly resilient democracy and will do well into the future. Our youth are switched on! #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Students shun calls to stay in school as anti-Hanson protesters gather across Australia
High schoolers join university walkouts in major cities and several smaller locations amid urge to ‘stand up against the far right’
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Faith that Australia has an incredibly resilient democracy and will do well into the future. Our youth are switched on! #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘The RedBridge/Accent poll now projects that, at the 2028 election, the Coalition will win no seats in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia nor Tasmania. Yes, none.’ #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Australia’s voters are now split three ways, but not by party
Voters are now aligning themselves with the bloc that reflects their economic experience.
www.smh.com.au
August 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
‘The RedBridge/Accent poll now projects that, at the 2028 election, the Coalition will win no seats in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia nor Tasmania. Yes, none.’ #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
I vote making these illegal. Who needs to record vision and audio of others at close proximity without the knowledge, let alone consent of they being filmed? You can dodge a handheld phone pointed in your direction, not a device that looks simply like glasses #auspol www.smh.com.au/technology/s...
‘Specs offenders’: $89 Kmart glasses spark privacy nightmare
Michelle Rowland has asked the privacy commissioner to prioritise smart glasses, citing the risks to women and children from covert recording.
www.smh.com.au
August 7, 2026 at 8:59 AM
I vote making these illegal. Who needs to record vision and audio of others at close proximity without the knowledge, let alone consent of they being filmed? You can dodge a handheld phone pointed in your direction, not a device that looks simply like glasses #auspol www.smh.com.au/technology/s...
Wouldn't it be great if Aus local govs focused on reducing the friction of ordinary life, making it possible that "someone can reach work, school, groceries, a park, a doctor and friends without structuring the entire day around a car"? #auspol @australiangov.bsky.social www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Four simple rules behind Japan's most liveable cities
From neighbourhood shopping streets to accessible transport, Japan's most liveable cities remove the everyday frustrations of urban life.
www.bbc.com
August 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Wouldn't it be great if Aus local govs focused on reducing the friction of ordinary life, making it possible that "someone can reach work, school, groceries, a park, a doctor and friends without structuring the entire day around a car"? #auspol @australiangov.bsky.social www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Up to $150k ‘penalty’ if Gov wins a court appeal - against a reasonable FoI seeking info on #aukus nuclear waste - appears to be the opposite of democratic? Reconsider @albomp.bsky.social @australianunions.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social ? #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Anger at Labor as Rex Patrick faces potential six-figure legal fee if he loses Aukus documents battle
Australian government insists legal costs should be paid by former senator as FoI fight escalates
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Up to $150k ‘penalty’ if Gov wins a court appeal - against a reasonable FoI seeking info on #aukus nuclear waste - appears to be the opposite of democratic? Reconsider @albomp.bsky.social @australianunions.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social ? #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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“I like that he stands for making sure nobody seems to feel marginalized, like we’re all in this together, we all win together. If that’s what socialism is,” she added, “I’m all for it!” ❤️
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape
Initiatives including cutting permits just to serve ice-cream amount to a sweeping program of deregulation
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
“I like that he stands for making sure nobody seems to feel marginalized, like we’re all in this together, we all win together. If that’s what socialism is,” she added, “I’m all for it!” ❤️
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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25% tax on gas exports could pay for universal childcare 2x over, for eg. Our tax is on profit only, and this after unbelievably generous deduction allowances. Norway charges 75% + on profits to our 2.5%. #costoflivingcrisis @australianunions.bsky.social #auspol www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Pressure is growing inside Labor to properly tax gas exports. Here’s what a 25% tax could pay for | Greg Jericho
A change in the ALP’s platform signals the fight to get a fair return for our resources is not over
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
25% tax on gas exports could pay for universal childcare 2x over, for eg. Our tax is on profit only, and this after unbelievably generous deduction allowances. Norway charges 75% + on profits to our 2.5%. #costoflivingcrisis @australianunions.bsky.social #auspol www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Why is this headline attacking protestors who have succeeded in challenging flaws in gov. policy and law? This feels like a very grubby hit job worthy of the Murdoch empire. SMH following suit? #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Revealed: How much taxpayers have been slugged to pay protester’s legal bills
The premier labelled this serial protester a “professional agitator”, but his government has forked out thousands from the public purse to cover his legal costs.
www.smh.com.au
July 10, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Why is this headline attacking protestors who have succeeded in challenging flaws in gov. policy and law? This feels like a very grubby hit job worthy of the Murdoch empire. SMH following suit? #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
“…if you’re not a software developer or work in cert. fields of maths, you really don’t need to have much to do with LLM-based AI in your life” … ‘keep your kids away from them, its not a skill they need to learn’. Computer Sci. Prof. vs self-interested tech $$ #auspol youtu.be/w1VkPn1fhKE?...
"Doom Trolling:" Why AI Leaders Are Stoking Fear About Their On Tech | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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July 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
“…if you’re not a software developer or work in cert. fields of maths, you really don’t need to have much to do with LLM-based AI in your life” … ‘keep your kids away from them, its not a skill they need to learn’. Computer Sci. Prof. vs self-interested tech $$ #auspol youtu.be/w1VkPn1fhKE?...