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Happily retired journalist/comms/media person. X refugee to πŸ¦‹ πŸ’œ πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί 🎢 πŸ“» πŸ“° #auspol Biripi Country/Midcoast πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ’ͺ🏻

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#science #evidence πŸ†πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ₯‡

05.11.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984.

01.08.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is very sad and a painful reminder of β€œthe system”. Cherish every moment with your dad πŸ’•

31.07.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely appalling 😑

31.07.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a business model!

31.07.2025 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Facebook post with previous πŸ“½οΈpast promises from #NSW State Government

fb.watch/zLnRM7lgrX/?

#floods #disaster #midcoast #midnorthcoast

22.05.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#floods #Taree #midcoast #disaster #midnorthcoast #nsw

22.05.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
They said it would never happen again, but right now communities in Northern NSW are reliving the response failures of 2017, 2021, 2022…

FBEU members with in-water and on-water rescue qualifications are being left to sit on their hands while SES members struggle to turn out with adequate crewing. In some flood impacted areas there are no SES personnel at all. Zero. Rescue calls to the NSW SES (many of them repeat calls) are going unanswered leaving the public stranded. 

FBEU members are deeply frustrated by the impact of these floods and their ability to respond. For years we have campaigned for the lead combat agency for large scale emergency events of this nature to be allocated only to professional agencies with trained operators ready to respond.

It’s time the NSW government treat these flooding events, with the same seriousness that FBEU and its members do.

#JihadDibMP

They said it would never happen again, but right now communities in Northern NSW are reliving the response failures of 2017, 2021, 2022… FBEU members with in-water and on-water rescue qualifications are being left to sit on their hands while SES members struggle to turn out with adequate crewing. In some flood impacted areas there are no SES personnel at all. Zero. Rescue calls to the NSW SES (many of them repeat calls) are going unanswered leaving the public stranded. FBEU members are deeply frustrated by the impact of these floods and their ability to respond. For years we have campaigned for the lead combat agency for large scale emergency events of this nature to be allocated only to professional agencies with trained operators ready to respond. It’s time the NSW government treat these flooding events, with the same seriousness that FBEU and its members do. #JihadDibMP

They said it would never happen again, but right now communities in Northern NSW are reliving the response failures of 2017, 2021, 2022…

FBEU members with in-water and on-water rescue qualifications are being left to sit on their hands while SES members struggle to turn out with adequate crewing πŸ‘‡πŸ»

22.05.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Her message is clear:

β€œA National disaster should have been declared on Tuesday. Our first responders do an incredible job, but they are overwhelmed. The community is strong but the government must do better.”

#taree #floods #midcoast #midnorthcoast #nsw #disaster

22.05.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Miranda from Radio Ngarralinyi has been working behind the scenes, speaking with radio newsrooms, appearing on ABC News, and talking to The Guardian yesterday.Her message is clear:

β€œA National disaster should have been declared on Tuesday.”

#taree #midcost #floods #midnorthcoast #disaster #nsw

22.05.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think this example today, yesterday and Tuesday when our communities are literally in the eye of the storm and they’re playing Canberra power games like privileged boys in a boarding school team selection.

22.05.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True βœ…

22.05.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This 🀑 show talking about itself again today when it’s #NationalParty β€œheartland” on the #nsw #midnorthcoast is experiencing its worst #flood #disaster in history & people are losing their homes, vehicles, livestock, businesses and lives.

Bugger off into obscurity.

#auspol #Taree #PortMacquarie

22.05.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our #Taree #ManningValley #Wingham community is crying out for help and more resources. I hope our National and State emergency leaders are listening as lives are at stake. #KristyMcBainMP #JihadDib

#Taree #floods #MidNorthCoast #midcoast

21.05.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey National Party members …don’t spin me your BS that you β€œcare &are passionate about regional Australia”. Y’day when Taree’s biggest flooding disaster was unfolding &you lot were holding pressers on leaving the coalition and nothing on what our MNC communities were enduring.

Pfft…

#taree #flood

21.05.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good to see #EdHusic exposing the ruthlessness of the perfumed warlord, #RichardMarles on #insiders this morning πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

#auspol #ALP #factions

10.05.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Trump β€˜looking at’ suspending habeas corpus, top aide Stephen Miller says – US politics live White House deputy chief of staff told reporters administration is β€˜actively’ considering suspending a person’s right to challenge legality of their detention

Do not visit the USA

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

09.05.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 255    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 6

PREDICTION: #MarkDreyfus will announce his *retirement* as early as next week.

πŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺ

#auspol

08.05.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

PREDICTION: #MarkDreyfus will announce his *retirement* as early as next week.

πŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺ

#auspol #ALP #cabinet

08.05.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No, this is not from the Betoota Advocate 🀣🀣🀣

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has announced she will be switching to join the Liberal party room in the upcoming parliament.

08.05.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Covid-aware community warned at the time (over on the dark site) that letting Covid rip would kill off the Coalition’s boomer base and, sadly, it looks like it has.

In just 3 years (2022-2025) over 160,000 older voters died. 😒🦠😷

@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social

#covid #auspol #AusVotes

04.05.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TRUMPISM REJECTED IN AUSTRALIA

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been re-elected as his Labor Party surged to victory and is projected to form a majority government. In a historic first, opposition leader Peter Duttonβ€”often likened to Donald Trumpβ€”lost his own seat of Dickson.

03.05.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 12245    πŸ” 2233    πŸ’¬ 665    πŸ“Œ 311
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@zalisteggall.bsky.social notes that the mainstream media (like Speers) routinely refers to β€œthe Climate200-backed teals”.

But never mentions the Gina Rinehart-backed Coalition. πŸ’₯πŸ’― #insiders #SundayShot #auspol

04.05.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 742    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 9

I think I’m going to watch this everyday for the next 3 years 🀣🀣🀣

#AusVotes #auspol

04.05.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dutton’s been punching down on the last, the least and the forgotten for decades. He constantly dog whistles hate and fear and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί rejected him and his values decisively in this #AusVotes2025 election πŸ—‘οΈ

So proud of my nation β˜ΊοΈπŸ™πŸΌβœŒπŸ»

04.05.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🎯🎯🎯

04.05.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Casey Briggs, abc news on huge swing vote to the ALP- historical victory beating previous Labor leaders: Rudd, Hawke, Whitlam and Chifley.

Casey Briggs, abc news on huge swing vote to the ALP- historical victory beating previous Labor leaders: Rudd, Hawke, Whitlam and Chifley.

HISTORICAL RESULT: β€œRudd, Hawke, Whitlam, Chifley….
#Albanese has beaten them all”-Casey Briggs, #abcnews πŸ’₯

#AusVotes2025 #AusVotes #auspol

04.05.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And the light bulb finally goes on…..he wasn’t β€œstress-tested” enough by the media before the campaignπŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘

#AusVotes2025 #AusVotes #auspol #media #insiders #davidcrowe

04.05.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Donald Trump liberates Australia from Peter Dutton

Donald Trump liberates Australia from Peter Dutton

The US has successfully tilted another country's election.

Read more: chaser.com.au/national/don...

03.05.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 945    πŸ” 270    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 46

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