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Gillian H
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We counted, so you don’t have to.
Insane is the number of things Jillian Segal actually HERSELF conceded she had no evidence for, or backflipped on, but went completely unreported.
www.lamestream.com.au/we-counted-a...
Insane is the number of things Jillian Segal actually HERSELF conceded she had no evidence for, or backflipped on, but went completely unreported.
www.lamestream.com.au/we-counted-a...
We Counted All the Errors in Jillian Segal’s Attack on the ABC and SBS
Jillian Segal wants a new body to vet journalism. If she had submitted her evidence in front of the Royal Commission as an article to a newsdesk, it wouldn’t pass fact-check.
www.lamestream.com.au
July 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
We counted, so you don’t have to.
Insane is the number of things Jillian Segal actually HERSELF conceded she had no evidence for, or backflipped on, but went completely unreported.
www.lamestream.com.au/we-counted-a...
Insane is the number of things Jillian Segal actually HERSELF conceded she had no evidence for, or backflipped on, but went completely unreported.
www.lamestream.com.au/we-counted-a...
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Unfortunate that Charlie Pickering should declare Australian of the Year Grace Tame's gig at the ABC as 'problematic' while talking to a serial pest convicted of spousal abuse eh.
#LetHerSpeak
#LetHerSpeak
June 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Unfortunate that Charlie Pickering should declare Australian of the Year Grace Tame's gig at the ABC as 'problematic' while talking to a serial pest convicted of spousal abuse eh.
#LetHerSpeak
#LetHerSpeak
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The next person who labels the budget “communist” should have their house seized and turned into public property, so that they can learn what communism actually is.
June 3, 2026 at 6:23 AM
The next person who labels the budget “communist” should have their house seized and turned into public property, so that they can learn what communism actually is.
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I actually like giving the school bully my lunch money how dare you
June 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I actually like giving the school bully my lunch money how dare you
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This is the UK but cuts to the NDIS will see more vulnerable families and individuals "drop out" of the system. Even the privatisation has led to a loss of duty of care and providers of last resort already
"For close to a decade until Tracey’s death, they had no contact with the council or doctors, despite the younger woman’s worsening disability. They received no benefits or job income, other than Joan’s widow’s pension. By almost all official records and measures, she stopped existing."
The body in the wheelchair: How did a troubled family get lost by the state?
A decayed corpse was found being wheeled through the centre of Walthamstow. Who was she? And who is to blame for her death?
www.the-londoner.co.uk
May 30, 2026 at 10:40 PM
This is the UK but cuts to the NDIS will see more vulnerable families and individuals "drop out" of the system. Even the privatisation has led to a loss of duty of care and providers of last resort already
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I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline.
“Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet.
Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming.
Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
“Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet.
Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming.
Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.
Most Americans Aren't Convinced Humans Are Causing Climate Change, New Data Shows
Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.
www.forbes.com
May 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline.
“Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet.
Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming.
Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
“Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet.
Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming.
Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
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"its plan won't require legislative change. It won't abolish mutual obligations. It will still rely on private job agencies to find work for jobseekers
So, major elements of our employment services system won't be changing at all."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
So, major elements of our employment services system won't be changing at all."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
Is the government really overhauling employment services?
The government isn't rebuilding the Commonwealth Employment Service, but will its proposed changes fix a broken system?
www.abc.net.au
May 30, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"its plan won't require legislative change. It won't abolish mutual obligations. It will still rely on private job agencies to find work for jobseekers
So, major elements of our employment services system won't be changing at all."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
So, major elements of our employment services system won't be changing at all."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
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And yet people keep saying it. The other common one is dogs - "without short stays, how can I go on holiday with my dog?" Dunno, mate - how many people should be homeless so your dog can go on holiday?
I feel like making it a bit easier for families to travel isn’t a very good argument for tens of thousands of previously long term rentals now staying empty for 80% of the year during a housing crisis
May 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
And yet people keep saying it. The other common one is dogs - "without short stays, how can I go on holiday with my dog?" Dunno, mate - how many people should be homeless so your dog can go on holiday?
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The Media's Treatment of Flotilla Detainees is Shocking and Unprecedented
Australians are returning home with stories of abuse and mistreatment while the media is deferring to Israel by interrogating them as if they aren't reliable. #AusPol www.lamestream.com.au/the-medias-t...
Australians are returning home with stories of abuse and mistreatment while the media is deferring to Israel by interrogating them as if they aren't reliable. #AusPol www.lamestream.com.au/the-medias-t...
The Media's Treatment of Flotilla Detainees is Shocking and Unprecedented
Australians are returning home with stories of abuse and mistreatment while the media is deferring to Israel by interrogating them as if they aren't reliable.
www.lamestream.com.au
May 26, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The Media's Treatment of Flotilla Detainees is Shocking and Unprecedented
Australians are returning home with stories of abuse and mistreatment while the media is deferring to Israel by interrogating them as if they aren't reliable. #AusPol www.lamestream.com.au/the-medias-t...
Australians are returning home with stories of abuse and mistreatment while the media is deferring to Israel by interrogating them as if they aren't reliable. #AusPol www.lamestream.com.au/the-medias-t...
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Replacing fossil fuel capitalism with renewable energy capitalism will not and cannot lead to any form of climate justice.
'"An Aboriginal heritage rock shelter that had been identified in the project's planning approval was damaged beyond recovery," he said in a statement.
"We are deeply sorry."'
"We are deeply sorry."'
May 25, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Replacing fossil fuel capitalism with renewable energy capitalism will not and cannot lead to any form of climate justice.
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I wish more leftists would understand that the idea that fatness is unhealthy isn't some kind of objective truth, but a myth created to make profit for the weight cycling industry, using a racialized, gendered, classed body ideal.
May 7, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I wish more leftists would understand that the idea that fatness is unhealthy isn't some kind of objective truth, but a myth created to make profit for the weight cycling industry, using a racialized, gendered, classed body ideal.
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"A tragic birth, and death, in a tent – and still our poorest must pay" @amyremeikis.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
A tragic birth, and death, in a tent – and still our poorest must pay
An Indigenous woman, living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, gave birth to twins in a tent last week - because the waiting list for social housing in her area is up to seven years. And...
thepoint.com.au
May 7, 2026 at 3:41 AM
"A tragic birth, and death, in a tent – and still our poorest must pay" @amyremeikis.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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This is pretty fucked as is the government statement the kids will be put in counter terrorism programs using these as a threat basically rather than a genuine needs based intervention - this whole thing shows the worst of Australia
Jesus Christ the ABC has put a reporter on the flight to Australia with the “ISIS brides”™️
May 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
This is pretty fucked as is the government statement the kids will be put in counter terrorism programs using these as a threat basically rather than a genuine needs based intervention - this whole thing shows the worst of Australia
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Have we worked out yet that every single "it's too expensive" from successive governments, for things like fast trains & hospitals & schools, is all just utter fucking bullshit in the face of hundreds of billions of dollars to fascists for submarines we don't need and won't get?
May 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Have we worked out yet that every single "it's too expensive" from successive governments, for things like fast trains & hospitals & schools, is all just utter fucking bullshit in the face of hundreds of billions of dollars to fascists for submarines we don't need and won't get?
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This is such a ridiculous way to frame the topic, bordering on outright disingenuous. The report this headline is based on includes employer provided sick leave as "income support".
The "more than 8 million Australians on income support" includes 7.5 million people who took any sick leave.
The "more than 8 million Australians on income support" includes 7.5 million people who took any sick leave.
May 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
This is such a ridiculous way to frame the topic, bordering on outright disingenuous. The report this headline is based on includes employer provided sick leave as "income support".
The "more than 8 million Australians on income support" includes 7.5 million people who took any sick leave.
The "more than 8 million Australians on income support" includes 7.5 million people who took any sick leave.
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Homelessness is a policy choice and a policy failure. As the 1% don't have to pay their fair share, everyone else is suffering. Societies don't work when a few hoard the wealth of the many.
www.smh.com.au/national/a-m...
www.smh.com.au/national/a-m...
A mother had been living in a tent for months. Then she went into labour
The 37-year-old who gave birth to twins, one of whom did not survive, had been living in at a makeshift camp amid a regional NSW housing shortage.
www.smh.com.au
May 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Homelessness is a policy choice and a policy failure. As the 1% don't have to pay their fair share, everyone else is suffering. Societies don't work when a few hoard the wealth of the many.
www.smh.com.au/national/a-m...
www.smh.com.au/national/a-m...
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ABC so desperate for a headline that fuels anti welfare rhetoric that they’ve conflated “income support” with “comparatively generous private insurance policies and compensation schemes”.
Since when are these part of ANY ordinary definition of income support?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
Since when are these part of ANY ordinary definition of income support?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
More than 8 million Australians now receive income support
The number of people accessing income support payments has risen by 2 million in the past decade, with more Australians unable to work due to deteriorating mental and physical health.
www.abc.net.au
May 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
ABC so desperate for a headline that fuels anti welfare rhetoric that they’ve conflated “income support” with “comparatively generous private insurance policies and compensation schemes”.
Since when are these part of ANY ordinary definition of income support?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
Since when are these part of ANY ordinary definition of income support?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
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Three Tasmanian police charged in the space of 6 days, over separate incidents. Two involved stealing!
The other was "charged with common assault and issued with a Police Family Violence Order".
The other was "charged with common assault and issued with a Police Family Violence Order".
Three Tasmanian police employees charged over separate incidents
Three Tasmanian Police employees have been charged over separate incidents in the space of six days.
www.abc.net.au
May 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Three Tasmanian police charged in the space of 6 days, over separate incidents. Two involved stealing!
The other was "charged with common assault and issued with a Police Family Violence Order".
The other was "charged with common assault and issued with a Police Family Violence Order".
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I have not stopped thinking about this since I first saw this horrific story. What kind of society are we when babies are dying in tents while some people own multiple houses that they rent for prices that so many can't afford. Why are we paying for weapons and not housing for vulnerable ppl?
This country subsidises landlords to create the conditions that killed this baby. There is nowhere to go. This is what happens when there is nowhere to go.
Calls for 'compassion' after newborn twin dies at homeless camp
A women's health advocate says the death of a baby during childbirth at a homeless camp on the Murrumbidgee River is a "terrible day" for the Wagga Wagga community.
www.abc.net.au
May 5, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I have not stopped thinking about this since I first saw this horrific story. What kind of society are we when babies are dying in tents while some people own multiple houses that they rent for prices that so many can't afford. Why are we paying for weapons and not housing for vulnerable ppl?
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222 years ago on this date, the first massacre was committed against Aboriginal people in Tasmania.
The occupational settlement by white British nationals was one day old.
About 300 Aboriginal people from the Big River and Oyster Bay tribes had gathered for a kangaroo drive.
Upon being sighted by
The occupational settlement by white British nationals was one day old.
About 300 Aboriginal people from the Big River and Oyster Bay tribes had gathered for a kangaroo drive.
Upon being sighted by
May 3, 2026 at 5:20 AM
222 years ago on this date, the first massacre was committed against Aboriginal people in Tasmania.
The occupational settlement by white British nationals was one day old.
About 300 Aboriginal people from the Big River and Oyster Bay tribes had gathered for a kangaroo drive.
Upon being sighted by
The occupational settlement by white British nationals was one day old.
About 300 Aboriginal people from the Big River and Oyster Bay tribes had gathered for a kangaroo drive.
Upon being sighted by
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it's as if there's some unseen force — encouraging them to say the opposite of what's true — in the face of millions of Australians who have solar on their roof and batteries in their garage who are just paying to be connected to the grid...
What force could that be?
What force could that be?
May 2, 2026 at 2:47 AM
it's as if there's some unseen force — encouraging them to say the opposite of what's true — in the face of millions of Australians who have solar on their roof and batteries in their garage who are just paying to be connected to the grid...
What force could that be?
What force could that be?