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Australian. Sick of the two party duopoly. Rusties and shills turn back now. Public health. Housing for all. A green future. Tax the billionaires. Peace.

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Tonight from 6pm at Pennant Hills Community Centre: AUKUS At What Cost?

During a time when we must urgently reconsider our relationship with the US, come and join a panel of experts to discuss the cost of AUKUS on our communities and our country.

events.humanitix.com/aukus-public...

14.03.2026 02:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 98 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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U.S. Air Force B-1 And B-52 Bombers Now Striking Iran From The UK The U.S. Air Force now operates three distinct bomber aircraft, all of which can trace their development back to the Cold War.

US bombers loading up on UK airstrips before raining down bombs on Iran.

Parliament wasn't consulted - and polling shows huge numbers oppose it.

When do MPs get a say over our involvement in this war?

www.forbes.com/sites/peters...

12.03.2026 11:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2792 ๐Ÿ” 1042 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 144 ๐Ÿ“Œ 73

Any Australian Govt which aligns us to this organisation betrays us all #auspol

13.03.2026 04:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 192 ๐Ÿ” 75 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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76-year-old killed by dog that had previously bitten a delivery driver, officials say The death of a Vermont man in a dog attack has prompted calls to change the rules around aggressive animal response.

Someone was attacked previously and nothing was done.

Now a 76 year old man is dead.

#FatalDogAttack

13.03.2026 02:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The curtailing of freedom of speech in Australia isnโ€™t about antisemitism, itโ€™s about stopping criticism of Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

12.03.2026 23:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 47 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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12.03.2026 22:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 200 ๐Ÿ” 89 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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David Pocock says itโ€™s right to post the good news about Iranian women footballers, but asks how many in govt will post about their โ€œheinous billโ€ seeking to block all other Iranians from entering Australia.
Says we can do better than saying
โ€œWe donโ€™t give a stuffโ€ ๐Ÿ’ฅ #auspol

12.03.2026 07:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 226 ๐Ÿ” 87 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Building sign being replaced with โ€œNACC: No Actual Consequences Commissionโ€ 

Person commenting: โ€œit used to be to be called the National Anti-Corruption Commission, but I guess they wanted to lower our expectationsโ€

Building sign being replaced with โ€œNACC: No Actual Consequences Commissionโ€ Person commenting: โ€œit used to be to be called the National Anti-Corruption Commission, but I guess they wanted to lower our expectationsโ€

The โ€˜No Actual Consequences Commissionโ€™, by @fionakatauskas.bsky.social

11.03.2026 23:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 272 ๐Ÿ” 121 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Two robodebt officials engaged in serious corrupt conduct, Nacc finds, but Scott Morrison cleared Anti-corruption watchdog makes adverse findings against two former public servants but clears four other individuals

Robodebt was the worst failure of public administration in Australian history. It raised est. $1.73 bn of illegitimate debts from over 430,000 vulnerable Australians and plunged thousands of families into distress and grief. And still no real consequences.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

11.03.2026 01:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 332 ๐Ÿ” 152 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/03/11/n...

11.03.2026 01:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 227 ๐Ÿ” 88 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

#BREAKING ๐Ÿšจ NACC eventually finds Robodebt corruption following immense public pressure, years-long conflict of interest scandal embroiling Commissioner Brereton and agency.

Government has confirmed the #RobodebtRC sealed section will be tabled in Parliament now the investigation has concluded.

10.03.2026 23:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

In little more than a week Labor has gone from providing political cover, to dragging Australian personnel into US war crimes to now putting troops on the ground.

Australians DO NOT WANT THIS.

Labor must stop this madness and call for US and Israel to end their illegal war.

09.03.2026 23:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A graphic showing the Pine Gap spy base and the words 'CLOSE PINE GAP: Oppose the US war machine'.

A graphic showing the Pine Gap spy base and the words 'CLOSE PINE GAP: Oppose the US war machine'.

The problem here in Australia isn't just that Labor is so slavish in its support for the US and Israel's reign of terror across the Middle East. It's that we've increasingly been turned into a central support in the US's global infrastructure of violence...

09.03.2026 07:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Australia, where we had to have a non-binding plebiscite on whether to grant non-heterosexual people equal marriage rights because it was apparently such a difficult moral issue, but they can just sign us up to be complicit or an active participant in an illegal war (again) without our consent

08.03.2026 23:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 159 ๐Ÿ” 58 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

No more going to USAโ€™s wars. We should not sacrifice for Americans. 3 yrs Korea, 11 yrs Vietnam, 20 yrs Afghanistan, 10 yrs Iraq. These nations were not attacking us or USA. 1951 ANZUS Treaty was for both nations to act together in case of an armed attack in the Pacific. The Pacific not Middle East

08.03.2026 01:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Government considering military assistance request from Gulf states Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says the government is considering requests for military assistance from Gulf countries targeted by Iranian attacks.

Do not send more Australians to be injured or killed in far off wars! Australians have been used as cannon fodder too often. No more. Write, ring, email all our politicians & tell them "NO MORE SACRIFICES". #Auspol #NoMoreWars

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

08.03.2026 01:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Penny Wong says the reason the war on Iran is worth supporting is it will
โ€œkeep Australians safeโ€

Supporting an illegal war for regime change with no evidence of a threat will not keep us safe. It will create a new wave of terrorist groups & who hate us like after Iraq. #auspol

08.03.2026 00:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 424 ๐Ÿ” 135 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 64 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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07.03.2026 21:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

For anyone who would like the clip (including George).

06.03.2026 08:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1455 ๐Ÿ” 638 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52 ๐Ÿ“Œ 64
President of Brazil, Lula da Silva:
"My message to the United States, Israel, and Iran is simple:
The world is tired of your conflicts.
Diplomacy is not a sign of weakness; it is the highest expression of human intelligence. Those who die are not the ones signing the attack orders in Washington or Tel Aviv; those who die are the innocents. Brazil demands an immediate ceasefire and the opening of a negotiation table that is not tainted by arms trade interests."

President of Brazil, Lula da Silva: "My message to the United States, Israel, and Iran is simple: The world is tired of your conflicts. Diplomacy is not a sign of weakness; it is the highest expression of human intelligence. Those who die are not the ones signing the attack orders in Washington or Tel Aviv; those who die are the innocents. Brazil demands an immediate ceasefire and the opening of a negotiation table that is not tainted by arms trade interests."

#Peace

05.03.2026 20:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 79 ๐Ÿ” 40 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Girl mauled by dog in Perth's north suffers serious facial injuries A girl under the age of 10 is being treated in Perth Children's Hospital after being attacked by a dog while playing outside a home in Hillarys.

It's sad that so many children just playing outside are attacked by dogs.

#DogAttack

06.03.2026 03:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Someone tell Albo that you canโ€™t say Australian personnel acted in compliance with international law and in the same breath say you havenโ€™t done an assessment on the international law bit because thatโ€™s for the US and Israel to decide.

06.03.2026 03:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 160 ๐Ÿ” 43 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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Arizona woman dies shielding son from attacking dogs in Southern California A 26-year-oldย Arizonaย womanย was mauled to death by three dogs while shielding her young son from the attackย atย her motherโ€™s San Bernardinoย County home late last month,โ€ฆ

Awful story

#FatalDogAttack

05.03.2026 03:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How do billionaires manage to accumulate such obscene wealth? Because of this ๐Ÿ‘‡

The mega rich simply buy political parties and policy outcomes to entrench their power and status while wages fall and life for millions of Australians gets harder.

It's time we taxed them.

04.03.2026 01:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 82 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

kind of crazy that if you have enough money and don't like what you see in the media, you can just buy up every film studio, news station, and social media app and change it

04.03.2026 02:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 16761 ๐Ÿ” 2704 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 268 ๐Ÿ“Œ 135
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ASIO, our national security gatekeeper, not.

03.03.2026 07:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 340 ๐Ÿ” 141 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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We called these strikes illegal because they are. Pete Hegseth admitted today they are not seeking to comply with international law and in fact they view it with contempt!

03.03.2026 01:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 277 ๐Ÿ” 89 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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โ€œIf the United States has concerns about <INSERT COUNTRY HERE>, then we also have concerns about <INSERT COUNTRY HERE>.

theshovel.com.au/2026/03/02/a...

01.03.2026 22:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 292 ๐Ÿ” 109 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Morphing over decades from the idealistic young fella at right to the hopelessly-compromised husk at left.

It's been a tragic time lapse ...
#auspol

02.03.2026 00:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 84 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Today's Cringing Psychophant Forelock Tugging Arse Licking Disappointment Award goes to Penny Wong;

Regimes that murder their own people, she says, can never be seen as legitimate.

Murdering other regimes' people is somehow quite OK.

#FuckWar

01.03.2026 01:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1