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The segregation crisis in schools funding In the Albanese government’s first term, Education Minister Jason Clare observed that Australia has one of the most segregated education systems in the OECD. What is deeply shocking – though not surpr...

"Australia has used the money of all taxpayers to further advantage some of their children, and further disadvantage others...to create the very thing public education was originally designed to break down: a class system." @janecaro.bsky.social #auspol
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You’re being played – your part in the culture wars - The Shot When Zack de la Rocha told you to rage against the machine, he didn’t mean take it literally. Agitprop. Fury bait. Yes, you feed it too.

Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "You’re being played – your part in the culture wars"

i know there’s a lot in the news right now but i’m shocked that i haven’t seen anyone talking about how australia finally developed a vaccine for koalamydia

Are these the same Brethren that the Morrison government awarded massive contracts to during Covid?

Please report on the Jehovah’s Witnesses

"climate in this corner of the planet has changed significantly. Rainfall is far less today than it used to be, while summers are getting hotter"
"average amount of water flowing into Perth dams has reduced by a whopping 80 per cent over the past 50 years"
"The catchments are like a big sponge"
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Barrister charged $5k-an-hour for class action that got workers as little as $10k They are meant to deliver justice for ordinary Australians, but class actions are being used by law firms to profit at the expense of some of the most vulnerable members of society.

Law firms and investors making millions from class actions while victims get just thousands www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

It is massive. Thanks to Peter Deppeler on Twitter for the footage. #GazaGenocide #MarchForHumanity

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

‘The threat is from leaders who are “walking versions of the dark triad” – narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism – in a world menaced by the climate crisis, nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence and killer robots.’

Wealthy Australians are worried we might realise how rigged the system is in their favour | Greg Jericho The discussions around the absurdly small changes to tax on superannuation should be the start to addressing the growing wealth inequality in this country

The attempt to change super tax concessions has worried the extremely wealthy that people will realise just how rigged the system is in their favour. And they worry it might finally be the start of attempts to address the growing wealth inequality in this country
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Scott Morrison’s coercive control of women (part 3) In this third and final excerpt of her treatise, Tess Lawrence takes no prisoners but leaves no woman behind. (See also Part 1 and Part 2). Women live with Mandemic virus Women have long lived [...]

In this third and final excerpt of her treatise - “Scott Morrison’s coercive control of women” - Tess Lawrence takes no prisoners but leaves no woman behind.

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Honouring Scott Morrison makes a mockery of awards system The fact that every Australian prime minister routinely gets one of these gongs is yet another reason to review our honours system.

We learnt a lot about Scott Morrison after he was dismissed by Australian voters in May 2022. We continue to learn more, none of it good.

And now, the worst insult to all Australians, Morrison is a King’s Birthday recipient of a Companion of the Order of Australia.

Thread .. 🧵

#auspol

Scott Morrison receives Australia's highest honour for leadership during COVID The 30th prime minister has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for his "eminent service" to the country and direction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former PM Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to five ministries, botched vaccine rollout, left Aussies stranded overseas, oversaw Robodebt, and championed AUKUS without transparency.

Now he’s awarded the nation’s highest honour for “eminent service.”

What a disgrace.

#auspol #KingsBirthday

YouTube video by The Sunday Shot The Sunday Shot won't censor Nasser Mashni!

The ABC has removed an interview with Nasser Mashni, head for APAN, so The Shot is republishing our interview as a standalone piece.

Listen to this man speak his powerful, human truth. Spread his word, it's being censored by your state broadcaster. Fuck the genocide
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Richard Boyle should have been rewarded, not prosecuted.

He did the right thing but paid a huge price.

We need urgent reform & a whistleblower protection authority.

The xbench & I have a bill to establish the authority. The govt should get on with it.

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How Capitalism Took Over Australia - And How We Take It Back Explore capitalism and its colonial roots, neoliberalism’s rise, and how Australians can build a fairer, more dignified future for all.

“It’s 2025. You’re paying tolls on public roads, your child has HECS debt, rents are through the roof, and billionaires pay less tax than teachers. What happened?”

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Their religion is a cult and abuses members - similar to Jehovah’s Witnesses. The royal commission looking into this was years ago and nothing has been done. Their shunning practices are cruel, they should be banned and have their charity status revoked. They hurt people in the name of god

Five reasons why young Australians should be pissed off - The Australia Institute 1. Uni graduates pay more in HECS than the gas industry pays in PPRT University used to be free but is now more expensive than ever. After graduating with an arts degree a young Australian will now re...

Five reasons why young Australians should be pissed off - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/five-re...

Are we having an election night thread?

Obviously there'll be lots of them, but I'm happy to host one too like we did on twitter last time

Should we use the #BinNight hashie? People have said in a previous post (when I asked) they think it works well as a bat signal

#AusVotes2025

Dr Monique Ryan calls out the Liberal Party’s use of “Brethrens” to win votes at prepolls saying people would be concerned about Liberals “aligning themselves with an organisation that doesn’t believe in evolution”
Suggests Sky reporter go over & ask Amelia Hamer about it🔥

How a ‘supershear’ quake tore through Myanmar Data reveals why last month’s earthquake was so devastating

The ground in Myanmar was split and dragged in different directions during the massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit the Southeast Asian nation on March 28. The quake tore a rupture through the earth's surface stretching for more than 460 km reut.rs/42yyJv6

THREAD: It’s devastating to contemplate Virginia Giuffre is the second Epstein victim to die long before her time. I’ve known & told the stories of many victims of powerful abusers who died young. We don’t talk about this enough. Suicides, drug overdoses, deaths associated with alcoholism.

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

A reminder that Andrew Hastie - despite his natty haircut - is anti-gay marriage & comes from a family of deeply religious creationists, with a father who has quite the track record of patronising women

Young Andrew also isn't helped by the fact he has the intellect of a bag of two week old turnips

Christ has Risen (Jo and Dave, not so much!) - April 20 YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

If you'd like to hear from a Palestinian Aussie in a long-form interview that covers genocide, Western imperialism, media/Australian complicity (and even f'n Star Wars), I had an insightful chat with Nasser Mashni, head of APAN. You won't hear this sort of stuff on TV
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The $8.5 billion health pledge doctors say will disadvantage women Longer consults already attract a smaller rate of funding per minute than shorter consults. The gap is set to widen despite additional funding.

I strongly support this push for better funding for longer GP consults.

The ACT has the lowest bill billing rate in the country and more support for longer consults is key to turning that around while also ensuring better healthcare for women.
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If you’re an Aussie journalist and you’re not standing with Mary Kostakidis, Antoinette Lattouf, Peter Lalor & Michael West as Zionists try to silence them, well, you’re not a journalist. You’re a shill. You’re greasing the path to fascism and you can absolutely go fuck yourself.