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Rodney Holmes
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Progressive politics & policy; philosophy, psychology & film. On unceded Turrbal/Yaggera land. #DismantleNeoliberalism Opinions mine. he/him/his https://rodneyholmespolicy.com.au/
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Rodney Holmes @rodneyholmes.bsky.social · Jan 16
My submission (#174) to the federal AOD inquiry, asks: 'Why is alcohol still causing more harm, when the population is using it less?' In it I share my dependence lived experience & challenge some dominant approaches to alcohol policy. #AOD #Addiction www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
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rbreich.bsky.social
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor.

This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why.

Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
theintercept.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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fareaustralia.bsky.social
A Federal Government inquiry has called for action on alcohol marketing and rapid home delivery to reduce alcohol harm. After hearing extensive evidence, the report sets out a clear path forward. Now it's up to governments to act. Read our full media statement at https://bit.ly/4j3pJGP
September 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
It wasn’t enough that a targeted campaign was used to defame and damage me by deliberately mischaracterising one cartoon. Now those same obsessive bullies are using other people’s posts about that cartoon to destroy their careers. Are we living under the Stasi now?
September 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
A valediction.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
August 27, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Sick.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Four frames. 1. Terns on a beach. One says to another, “I feel sick.” 2. A fur seal on a beach beside lots of dead birds thinks, “I feel sick.” 3. A woman reads a series of news headline placards with “BIRD FLU JUMPS SPECIES”, “MORE HEAT WAVES, FIRES”, “NO END OF WARS”; she thinks, “I feel sick”. 4. The world, with fires and explosions everywhere, thinks, “I feel sick.”
August 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Bullock: I wouldn't like people to think because we're seeing a slowing and a rise in the unemployment rate, that means that we have to reverse course. Actually, we need that.

Yep. The RBA saying we need a rise in the unemployment rate.

(Yet oddly the RBA gets shitty when I say that in my column)
August 11, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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meganjherbert.bsky.social
Pesky conscience.
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
A political cartoon by Megan Herbert showing a rural Australian setting. To the left a flock of docile sheep exit a barn labelled "Labor Conference" and mill about respectfully. A small, energetic, and noisy dog, whose collar reads "Conscience", leaps up into the lower right of the frame saying/barking, "We need a gas tax!! AUKUS needs reviewing!! You're giving big tech a free pass!! And what about Gaza?!?!". In the centre, PM Albanese, in a moment reminiscent of Barnaby Joyce yelling at his dog as a way to avoid answering questions about his realigned values, whips around to the dog and barks back: "SIT DOWN!!"
July 25, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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fionakatauskas.bsky.social
No safe bet- my #auspol cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Which tricky relationship question would we like Albanese to answer? | Fiona Katauskas
You can bet he’d rather talk about something else
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2026 at 12:34 AM
rodneyholmes.bsky.social
Grateful to be celebrating 26 years' sobriety today. rodneyholmespolicy.com.au/rodney-holme...
Rodney Holmes’ lived experience of alcohol dependency & recovery  - Rodney Holmes Policy Submissions
This is an excerpt from my submission to the inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia. Open submission Experiencing alcohol dependence and recovery has been a significan...
rodneyholmespolicy.com.au
May 28, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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ingridm.bsky.social
there is genuine ignorance among witnesses as well as a deliberate strategy to read hasbara into the public record at this Royal Commission. Fact checking can barely keep up with zionists reciting pro-Israel narratives - noble start from Deepcut here.

www.deepcutnews.com/p/fact-check...
Fact-checking the misinformation heard at the antisemitism Royal Commission
Several inaccuracies aired went unchecked
www.deepcutnews.com
May 25, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Monsters of war. "Two men .. responsible for the Iran War" a criminal defendant & and a blackmailed felon .. then those like our PM who acquiesce

Andrew Brown on #Trump #netanyahu
#auspol

michaelwest.com.au/monsters-of-...
Monsters of war. The men who put the world at risk - Michael West
The war in Iran is in its second month. A war started by criminal defendant Benjamin Netanyahu and convicted felon Donald Trump.
michaelwest.com.au
April 3, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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drdemography.com
‘Can’t be trusted’ yet the former public servant is given air time and appears on expert panels. What does it take in this country for wrongdoing to be taken seriously?! Oh to be rich and powerful. www.theage.com.au/national/can...
The official who headed Australia's Home Affairs department acted so recklessly and improperly, particularly in his secret dealings with a lobbyist and Liberal Party powerbroker, that it would be very difficult for him to ever work in the public service again. That is among a series of damaging findings contained in a confidential report that led to the sacking of Michael Pezzullo as Home Affairs secretary in late 2023 but which the government declined to release at the time.
April 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
rodneyholmes.bsky.social
My workplace has just published this great resource on alcohol dependence, which I contributed to, including my story.

fare.org.au/resources/al...
Alcohol dependence
Alcohol dependence impacts many Australians. That's because alcohol is an inherently addictive product. It's never too late to seek support.
fare.org.au
April 2, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Outrageous that an artist in Australia, who makes a living from his creative output, can be threatened with arrest and imprisonment for using a phrase with - at best - contested meaning.
This is normal under authoritarian regimes.
nordacious.bsky.social nordacious @nordacious.bsky.social · Mar 27
A statement regarding recent contact from Queensland Police about my work.
A written statement from artist James Hillier / Nordacious regarding contact from Queensland Police about artworks containing slogans recently criminalised under new Queensland hate speech laws. The second image shows three Nordacious illustrations - with the words on their clothing and signage obscured by yellow and red CENSORED stamps.
March 30, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
A statement on behalf of the Australian Cartoonists Association regarding James Hillier aka Nordacious and the QLD Government:
March 30, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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phonakins.com
Australian employers have revealed the rates at which they are excluding candidates over 55, who live with a long-term or mental illness, are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, or who live with disability.
Seven in 10 employers admit excluding candidates due to illness or age
Seven in 10 employers have revealed they are excluding candidates in certain groups, including those who live with a long-term illness, disability, mental illness or are over 55, according to a new su...
www.abc.net.au
March 16, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org
25% of people on an unemployment payment are over 55.
Screencap of government data grouping JobSeeker and Youth Allowance payment recipients by age. Around 259,000 people are over 55 years old out of a total 1.02 million payment recipients.
March 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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matthaggis666.bsky.social
"shared values" #auspol
March 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
They hit it, waited, then hit it again.

Evil.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says
Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly the result of a targeting mistake by US military planners
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
"Power unused in the face of injustice is not restraint. It is a choice"

The Labor Party has drifted from its historic purpose, retreated from reform. Andrew Brown with the 1st in a series - what it means for Australia.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/the-light-an...
The Light and the Hill - Michael West
The Australian Labor Party has drifted from its historic purpose. What does Labor's retreat from reform mean for Australia?
michaelwest.com.au
March 8, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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gtconway.bsky.social
March 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
I like this Ben Stiller fellow. When he made a movie in Wilmington, Ohio, he was nice to people. And look — he stands up for himself rather than allowing himself to be ritually humiliated.
March 7, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:

Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down

Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace

Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs

Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
March 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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claireconnelly.bsky.social
“The royal commission is about both antisemitism and social cohesion, and if there is not going to be an examination of Islamophobia, that is really concerning," he told the ABC.

"Muslim Australians should not feel [like] they have to beg for protection."

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
Muslims 'should not be forced to beg' for protection, Labor MP says
Labor backbencher Ed Husic says Islamophobia should be examined as part of Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
www.abc.net.au
March 6, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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nordacious.bsky.social
STEP RIGHT UP: The Grovelling Gutless Wonder!! 🎪
Capitulates on command. Questions never asked. Spine not included ~ Posters/tees: tinyurl.com/4smmtm8x
Vintage circus-style political poster showing Anthony Albanese depicted as a ventriloquist’s dummy with puppet strings. Donald Trump sits behind him as the ventriloquist, while Benjamin Netanyahu appears above controlling Trump like a puppet master. The headline reads “Behold… The Grovelling Gutless Wonder,” with a starburst listing “Capitulates on command! Questions never asked! Spine not included!”
March 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM