Marta Balan

Marta Balan

@martasb.bsky.social

Love books and nature 🦘🦉🐕🦜🕊️🌳🌿🍂

1,057 Followers 933 Following 77 Posts Joined Dec 2023
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Market update.

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4 days ago
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With the change in the leadership of the Nationals, I think that it would be better off in a coalition with One Nation. They are now both singing from the same song book.
Laurens Meyer, Richmond
The Age, letters

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5 days ago
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“We need more Australian humour, more Australian jokes…”

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6 days ago
Littleproud resigns after realising he would have to have meetings with Angus Taylor

"I'm buggered. Can't we just tell him I'm sick or dead or something?" he said to staffers. chaser.com.au/national/lit...

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6 days ago
Six frames. Woman talking to girl. 1. “Sunday was International Women’s Day - the one day of the year when women get to…” (girl looks excited) 2. “…be controlling and violent toward their partners,…” (girl looks less thrilled) 3. “…tell men what to wear and what they can do with their bodies,…” (girl looks a bit stunned) 4. “…make men feel unsafe and blame them if they get attacked,…” (girl looks uncomfortable)  5. “…and curtail men’s liberty and make laws that serve our own interests.” (Girl looks depressed) 6. “Because men deserve a day off.” (Girl looks seriously unconvinced.)

#IWD2026.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

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1 week ago
Single frame. Karoline Leavitt on the press briefing lectern with a US flag and a large “chocolate wheel” with coloured panels showing: “REGIME CHANGE -YAY!; THEY’RE TERRORISTS!; THEY HAVE NUKES!; THEY DOT HAVE NUKES YET; WE WANT TO REPLACE THE LEADER; WE KILLED THE REPLACEMENTS; ARMAGEDDON!!!; PRE-EMPTIVE SELF-DEFENCE; BIBI IS OUR FRIEND; (SOME SCHOOLGIRLS MAY HAVE DIED); WHAT OIL?!; MID-TERMS - YIKES!”
Leavitt says, “Next question?”

Spin.
My @smh cartoon.

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1 week ago
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After a disastrous 2025 election loss, the Liberal Party engages in some critical self-reflection
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

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Shocking: Liberal Party election review finds horribly unpopular leader with horribly unpopular policies wasn’t popular

The report was leaked after initially being withheld from publication when Dutton suggested it could result in a defamation suit, in a move that probably could have been added to the report. chaser.com.au/national/sho...

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1 week ago
Chris Minns announces state funeral for Kyle and Jackie O Show

“We will all mourn the tragic loss of the show that was Sydney, so much so that Melbournians refused to listen.”
chaser.com.au/entertainmen...

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2 weeks ago
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For sale: FIFA Peace Prize. Still in box. Hardly used by previous owner.
John Fife, Box Hill South
The Age, letters

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2 weeks ago

👏👏👏

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2 weeks ago
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Some advice for the PM: there are many, many of us ″⁣difficult women″⁣ ... and we all vote.
Michelle Goldsmith, Eaglehawk
The Age letters

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2 weeks ago
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A political race to the bottom

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2 weeks ago
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CG&T

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3 weeks ago
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please..

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3 weeks ago
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Changing colours. Today’s Age cartoon

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3 weeks ago
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the smell of racism..

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1 month ago
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a dog's breakfast

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1 month ago
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Today’s Sunday Age cartoon.

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1 month ago
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hume highway..

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1 month ago

Excellent! 👏

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1 month ago
Two frames. 1. Lib Party Room, members huddled around table, one says “We have no policies, no principles, no vision, no credibility, no gravitas, no consistency, no popular appeal…” 2. Same scene, another says, “You’re right - Angus Taylor is the leader who best represents us.”

If the cap fits.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

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1 month ago
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and the band played on..

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1 month ago
Image of Angus Taylor next to a phone with a facebook comment section of Angus Taylor saying "Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus" over and over.

Headline: Angus Taylor says he has the numbers to lead, producing petition of his Facebook comments

Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus chaser.com.au/national/ang...

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1 month ago
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Inviting division

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1 month ago
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Triggering a spill.

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1 month ago
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vale jon..

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1 month ago

Very sad 😭

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1 month ago
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The spirit of healing and social cohesion

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1 month ago
We must stop peace protesters from terrorising our war criminal guests

Editorial: Tell me Australia, which is worse: signing bombs or making anti-bomb signs? preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

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