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@daamonparker.bsky.social

Proud Dad! Agility advocate. Always learning. Wurundjeri land. Fell into following politics, can be passionate (sweary). Needs less politics, more balance. Naarm / Melbourne, Aus. He / Him.

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WOW! The petition has already rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Thank you so much for your incredible support πŸ™

You can support the campaign to change the law by signing the petition hereπŸ‘‡

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

02.10.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 317    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of an X post by Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkow
..., 11h ago) stating: "This is pretty unbelievable. Qatar giving Trump that jet is really paying off for them in a big way." The post includes a quoted X post by Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid
) with an auto-translated Grok Show original message: "As part of the initiative to end the war in Gaza and as compensation to Qatar for the Israeli attack in Doha, President Trump signed on Monday a presidential order that dramatically upgrades the U.S. commitment to Qatar's security. This is an unprecedented security agreement between the U.S. and an Arab country. According to the presidential order, published today, 'The United States will regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or vital infrastructure of the State of Qatar as a threat to the peace and security of the United States.' The order further states: 'In the event of such an attack, the United States will take all appropriate and lawful measures – including diplomatic, economic, and if necessary, military measures – in order to defend the interests of the United States and the State of Qatar and to restore peace and stability.'"

A screenshot of an X post by Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkow ..., 11h ago) stating: "This is pretty unbelievable. Qatar giving Trump that jet is really paying off for them in a big way." The post includes a quoted X post by Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid ) with an auto-translated Grok Show original message: "As part of the initiative to end the war in Gaza and as compensation to Qatar for the Israeli attack in Doha, President Trump signed on Monday a presidential order that dramatically upgrades the U.S. commitment to Qatar's security. This is an unprecedented security agreement between the U.S. and an Arab country. According to the presidential order, published today, 'The United States will regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or vital infrastructure of the State of Qatar as a threat to the peace and security of the United States.' The order further states: 'In the event of such an attack, the United States will take all appropriate and lawful measures – including diplomatic, economic, and if necessary, military measures – in order to defend the interests of the United States and the State of Qatar and to restore peace and stability.'"

So Qatar gets NATO Article 5 level protection, but Ukraine does not? This is raw corruption in action.

02.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2203    πŸ” 590    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 16
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Join me in supporting the Support freedom of speech: Support Professor Peter Macdonald Campaign The Israel Lobby is pressuring St Vincent hospital to punish Professor Peter Macdonald for speculatively pointing out the Israeli foreign influence in local and foreign Australian policy.Β  Send a lett...

My good friends at the Palestine Justice Movement Sydney have put together this email campaign in defence of Professor Peter Macdonald. Just over 4000 emails already sent. Please take a few seconds to add your name, and please reshare!

palestinejusticemovement.good.do/supportprofe...

22.09.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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Refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person The Australian government is spending millions of dollars a year to house asylum seekers, yet many say they can not afford food and are forced to skip meals

Refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

02.10.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person The Australian government is spending millions of dollars a year to house asylum seekers, yet many say they can not afford food and are forced to skip meals

$1.5 million of πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί taxpayerπŸ’°per head but asylum seekers still going without food.

Huge contract blowouts, added to the cost of the latest secret MOU with Nauru raises serious questions of gross mismanagement.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

02.10.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 11
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New Australia Institute analysis shows the ANU had a $90 million profit in 2024 and INCREASED the value of its net assets...

All while the ANU was claiming a budget crisis to justify staff cuts!

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

02.10.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 134    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Read all about it here: ⬇️

michaelwest.com.au/brawl-over-s...

29.09.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 263    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 10
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Let’s settle this, is Nigel Farage a racist?

Like if he is.
RT if he is Donald Trump's little bitch.

29.09.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 519    πŸ” 220    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 7
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Sometimes - for no reason at all - I look back at what the former ABC chair Ita Buttrose said during this front cover story for Stellar magazine.

26.09.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 599    πŸ” 160    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 8

Next week UEFA is expected to meet and vote on banning Israel from International Football.

Like if they need to be banned.
RT if it is time to ban Israel from all international events.

25.09.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 488    πŸ” 251    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
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There's no point in our governments setting 'ambitious' emissions reduction targets if they won't actually take reducing emissions seriously.

Expanding fossil fuels and relying on bogus carbon credits is NOT taking it seriously.

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

26.09.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 192    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4
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a man is sitting on a couch with his hands on his face and the words pretends to be shocked ALT: a man is sitting on a couch with his hands on his face and the words pretends to be shocked
26.09.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to Β£530m invested in Moderna.

Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.

Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.

20.09.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 689    πŸ” 509    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 4
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Alex Jones level conspiracism from a man who owns one of the largest platforms in the world. If the far-right wants to understand how the Kirk assassination happened, all they need to do is look inward at the culture of paranoia, hatred, and radicalization they’ve spent years stoking.

14.09.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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What happened to this guy?

12.09.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 3
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Christ on a bike Tony Abbott is still a cunt, isn’t he?

12.09.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 667    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 19

β€œwhat sort of community service a neo Nazi can perform?”

Improving the lot of the folk at Camp Sovereignty. Have his work overseen and checked - his hours don’t count if his work isn’t up to scratch.

12.09.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Front Groups working with Zionist actors are promoting Islamophobia Australian front groups have been working to promote the idea that the Greens make many cultural identities less safe. It's - loosely - part of a global Islamophobia industry.

It’s hard not to see Jillian Segal, antisemitism envoy, remaining silent when actual Hitler-praising Nazis are violent here as 🚨 🚨🚨.

The networks of influence that link β€œlibertarians” with white supremacists promote β€œrace science” and Islamophobia. #Auspol
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03.09.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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31.08.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 413    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
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Labor accused of trying to β€˜sneak through’ law change to strip non-citizens of fair process Greens’ David Shoebridge calls amendment β€˜one of the nastiest, meanest attacks’ on multicultural Australia * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Refugee and human rights groups will launch a campaign demanding the federal government scrap a controversial migration amendment to explicitly remove procedural fairness in deportation decisions for foreign-born criminals, a proposal which advocates say is causing alarm among migrants. The Senate on Thursday rejected a Greens push for an inquiry into the legislation, which the senator David Shoebridge slammed as β€œone of the nastiest, meanest attacks” on multicultural Australia. Continue reading...

Labor accused of trying to β€˜sneak through’ law change to strip non-citizens of fair process

28.08.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Transgender soccer player speaks out after vilification went international Transgender soccer player Rliey Dennis has won a court case over vilification against her that went international. Speaking exclusively to 7.30 she has detailed her trauma.

Or, we could all just let trans people live their lives in peace without trying to dictate terms or judge?

#AusPol

28.08.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

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28.08.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The cost of Farage being in the role he is, is more than just monetary.

28.08.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday essay: The dangers of centrism in a time of crisis

The science says we need to rush on climate change, but centrists like our PM still tell us it’s not yet time to stop building new gas or coal mines.

22.08.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Huge American-style utes are damaging our roads, reducing safety, and increasing emissions.

β€œIn Europe they’re introducing measures to discourage people from driving these big utes...

"In Australia we’ve got subsidies for them.”

@richarddenniss.bsky.social, Executive Director

#auspol

06.08.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 478    πŸ” 187    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 10
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Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called β€˜mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

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Absolutely fantastic series - gripping, compelling and made all the more so knowing it’s based closely on a true story. The young actors and actresses are so good in their roles.

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Donald Trump flees to UK as backers admit Epstein row could lead to impeachment Despite Trump's best efforts to distract the world away from the Epstein files, some of his most loyal supporters in Washington are starting to look ahead to the possibility of a third impeachment

Donald Trump flees to Scotland as backers admit Epstein files could lead to impeachment

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

25.07.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 703    πŸ” 239    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 22
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When tobacco ads were banned, sports in Australia didn't collapse. Neither did free-to-air TV.

So why shouldn't gambling ads be banned?

Senior Economist @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social unpacks proposed limits on gambling ads on Dollars & Sense!

#auspol

22.07.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 302    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 6

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