Lucinda Cowden

Helen Garner says State Library of Victoria turned into ‘party central’, with planned job cuts to ‘bring disgrace’ on Melbourne Acclaimed author ‘sick’ about 171-year-old institution’s proposed restructure as hundreds of writers sign open letter in protest

"Now they’re hacking away at the actual librarians? Shame on them. They bring disgrace on the name of our city.”

Hilarious…. Or just misspelt …. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Branewave?🤔

There are no red lines for the duopoly.
Genocide ✅
Eugenics ✅
Ecocide ✅
#Auspol
We need Change.

Clearly wasting taxpayer money. 👇 #Auspol

"The Australian government has at all times known that the current Nauruan president and key members of his government are seriously corrupt, and they still signed a $2.5 billion deal with him."

Join the call for safer products | CHOICE Campaigns Add your name and join thousands of people fighting for urgent product safety law reform.

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Protect the future of cash in Australia | CHOICE Sign the petition to guarantee the future of cash by ensuring cash remains accessible, is accepted for essentials and there are no surcharges imposed for using cash.

"… we need to show there is overwhelming public support to ensure that cash remains accessible to withdraw, accepted by businesses to pay for essentials and that surcharges cannot be imposed for using cash."
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#AusPol
#CashlessSociety

Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards With only eight fluent Nyiyaparli speakers remaining, an Aboriginal group is racing against time to save its 41,000-year-old language.

Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global award.

#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand

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Help Katya send a message We need to show Ley that Katya isn’t alone. Can you add your name to her open letter?

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Time to tax the rich.....

The rotten fruit is starting to drop from the $368B #AUKUS tree. Against the backdrop of @albomp.bsky.social’s choice to spend so much money on a single future capability (that likely won’t arrive), other ‘now’ defence capabilities are suffering. Reckless strategy in tense times 🤦‍♂️. #auspol

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PETITION: Strong environment laws now! The Australian public voted for a climate majority at the last election, and we want strong environment laws that can stop new coal and gas.

✍️ Add your name to our petition calling on Minister Watt to strengthen our environmental laws and to put a stop to new gas and coal:

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Ed Husic for PM! The only Labour MP with a spine 😳

Winner's circle

An Australian Human Rights Act would make our lives better by putting human rights at the heart of laws and government decisions.

Legislating Human Rights Acts from Whitlam to Now Report shows why the Albanese Government should make an Act a reality.

More: www.humanrightsact.org.au/news-events/...

No sign of the two way arms trade between Australia and Israel slowing as Australia purchases approx $20m worth of weapons from Elbit.

Critical thinking is one of the most important aspects of being human, according to Stoicism. So why are we handing it over to a machine? | Brigid Delaney All of us, no matter what our circumstances, have the ability to be more wise, more just, more courageous and more moderate Feeling not so great about being in the world right now? Uncertain and anxious about the future? Older cultures have left behind maps and guides for living in uncertain times, whether it be through texts, philosophies, religions or letters. Continue reading...

Critical thinking is one of the most important aspects of being human, according to Stoicism. So why are we handing it over to a machine? | Brigid Delaney

Color photo of a snow-capped mountain range on a sunny day with blue skies and a bit of green foliage in the foreground. “If you think the economy is more important than the environment, see how long you can hold your breath while counting your money.” ~ Guy McPherson

“If you think the economy is more important than the environment, see how long you can hold your breath while counting your money.”
~ Guy McPherson

✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: End Government Secrecy Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. But the Labor Government’s proposed changes to freedom of information laws threaten ...

Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. I just signed this @australiainstitute.org.au petition calling to end government secrecy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_governme...

The worst Labour environment minister EVER!!!

Lunch time. I could buy this lunch for 40,000 people for the cost of this report nobody has written nor read, commissioned and then buried in the desperate thrashing of a department bargaining with the reality of what they've done to hundreds of thousands of welfare recipients.

Our governments are already caving in to pressure from the gas industry to export our domestic gas reserves.

90% of WA's gas is exported or used for export.

We don't have a gas shortage problem. We have a gas export problem.

@markogge.bsky.social #auspol

In 2023-24 Australians paid more than 4 times on HECS/HELP than gas companies did on PRRT In 2023-24 tax from the PRRT was less than an quarter the amount raised by HECS/HELP debts repayments.

For more info ⤵️
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Sign the Petition Say NO to City of Melbourne's plan to criminalise vulnerable people

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Private Security Guards that hassle the homeless!! Come on that’s not the way we do it in Melbourne… surely??
Please sign and share 🙏🏼😳

Shame and harm at every JobSeeker turn – and now added AI slop The system is so convoluted and stacked against people that even if it worked as intended, it would still be not just harmful, but useless.

Australia's deliberately punitive unemployment "relief" system must end.

JobSeeker: Shame, and now with added AI slop

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Australian woman on pro-Palestinian aid flotilla will be ‘indefinitely detained’ by Israel unless she signs waiver Madeleine Habib, captain of the Conscience vessel, was arrested by Israeli forces on 8 October and detained in Israel’s Ketziot prison * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Tasmanian woman aboard a second pro-Palestinian aid flotilla intercepted by Israel will be “indefinitely detained” in an Israeli prison unless she agrees to sign a waiver. Madeleine Habib, who captained the Conscience vessel, was arrested by Israeli forces on 8 October and detained in Israel’s Ketziot prison for “illegally seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza”. Continue reading...

Australian woman on pro-Palestinian aid flotilla will be ‘indefinitely detained’ by Israel unless she signs waiver

Protecting rock art from wasp nests using chopsticks and brushes Rock art has significant cultural importance to traditional owners, and is a highlight for visitors who make the hike to see them. These Ltyentye Apurte Rangers are working to help keep them protected from wasp nests.

Rock art has significant cultural importance to traditional owners, and is a highlight for visitors who make the hike to see them. These Ltyentye Apurte Rangers are working to help keep them protected from wasp nests.