Fran Ross

When do we STOP ignoring the global growth of Fascism ????

World expert in air quality and COVID wins Australia's top science prize Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.

The world learned a painful lesson during COVID; respiratory infections are airborne. This changes a great deal - especially the need for better indoor air quality and high quality masks. If there was a single most important person responsible it was Prof Morawska.

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Kenyan commuters misrepresented as migrants entering Europe A video falsely claimed to show migrants entering Europe by boat on social media is actually just an ordinary evening scene in an East African city.

A video falsely claimed to show migrants entering Europe by boat on social media is actually just an ordinary evening scene in an East African city.

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Gina, working hard for the money.

Oh, so another Melbourne Cup Day has rolled around.

Just remember—

Genocide when there’s no escape makes it stand apart says Aussie. Not a war, a slaughter, shooting children not fish in a barrel. #auspol

Halloween from
Down Under

I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
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Shein affirme avoir interdit la vente de toutes les poupées à caractère pédopornographique sur son site La plateforme de vente en ligne est sous le feu des critiques en France, à deux jours de l'ouverture de son magasin au BHV.

www.franceinfo.fr/societe/pedo...

MAGA America blamed after Disney pulls out of Doctor Who deal MAGA American and so-called 'woke' casting have been blamed for Disney's decision to end its association with cult sci-fi show Doctor Who.

MAGA blamed as Disney quits <i>Doctor Who</i> deal

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Pretty straightforward (ie tame) from Doug. He doesn't mince his words nor suffer fools gladly.

The whole AUKUS debacle needs to be put into this context. The proposal is a stalking horse to open radioactive storage sites on remote Aboriginal lands, most likey SA or WA, 'coz the Northern hemisphere is stuffed to the gills with red hot waste no-one wants to touch. #auspol

QLD LNP BROKEN PROMISE # 3
Crisafulli promised to secure our housing foundations.
Instead of delivering homes, they’ve cut over 1,000 and wound back crisis accommodation for people doing it tough.

QLD LNP BROKEN PROMISE #2
Crisafulli promised there would be no privatisation or cuts to health.
Work has stopped on hospital expansions and they’ve said they won’t build new hospitals “without help from the private sector.”

QLD LNP BROKEN PROMISE #1.
Crisafulli promised cost of living relief was his top priority. A year on, rego is up 24%, energy bill relief has been cut and they didn’t support Labor's bill to make 50c fares permanent.

Single frame. View from above of the Royal Lodge (house on the Windsor estate) surrounded by vast gardens. Speech bubbles come from some windows. “Virginia Giuffre said in her memoir that you were “friendly enough, but still entitled,” as if you believed it was your birthright…” Second speech bubble: “What nonsense! Also, tell my brother I have no intention of moving out because I AM A PRINCE!”

Entitled.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Smart! #Kindness #Humanity #FoodInsecurity

Paul Bronks—

"𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳"

Annoncée morte par une rumeur, Brigitte Bardot prend la parole afin de démentir son propre décès et fait savoir qu'elle «va bien» :

«Je n'ai pas l'intention de tirer ma révérence» ➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/Cij2

Happening across America. Why do so many fail to see the parallel?

Crap they’ve got fmr half term PM Tony Abbott on again, this time to sell his anti-First Nations history book, saying we should stop learning about all the bad stuff from the past & that his book offers a more positive view of colonialism. Get him off ffs #Abc

Australian executives don’t deserve big bonuses. It’s time to end the cult of the CEO | John Quiggin Hardly anyone now believes in the neoliberal myth that giving more money to already highly paid executives leads to better companies * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The news that companies including CSL and Optus, which pay no company tax in Australia, have awarded massive bonuses to their chief executives raises a question. If their tax returns are to be believed, these companies are making losses. So why do their CEOs deserve a bonus? That’s the obvious question. But there are plenty more to ask – not just about bonuses but about privatisation. John Quiggin is a professor at the University of Queensland’s school of economics Continue reading...

Australian executives don’t deserve big bonuses. It’s time to end the cult of the CEO | John Quiggin

Qld LNP govt continues to splurge $$$ on advertising, claiming credit for policies started by previous Labor govt - such as free kindy, Beams Rd overpass & upgrade.

The overwhelming stench of racism.

Rule of thumb, Premier Allan—

If the ACL is against you, you're on the right track.

#auspol #springst

I am so tired/angry of this line in these stories:

“Danby's sentence drew widespread criticism from NT Aboriginal communities”

As if the criticism is “contained” to Aboriginals and not the responsibility and concern of us whites. This is bs reporting. Ffs @abcnews-nt.bsky.social #auspol #nt

I really think I should get my tomorrow's cartoon out there today, while it's fresh.

Ballroomocracy. My @smh/@theage cartoon.

Four frames. Reporter with Albo. Frame 1: Reporter: “So, they get considerable control over our critical minerals sector…?” Albo: “Yep.” 2. Reporter: “…ensuring that we can keep paying them billions for submarines we may never get…” Albo: “That’s right”. Frame 3: Reporter:”…and we can ignore their slide into fascistic autocracy with no regard for the rule of law…?” Albo: “Uh-huh.” Frame 4: Reporter: “Astonishing.” Albo: “People often underestimate me.”

What a deal.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

I heard a Nat on RN talking about ‘prime farming land’ being sacrificed to wind turbines &solar. Let’s ignore coal mines & fracking as he did, but no one wants profitable land converted. Its in the rubbish land every farmer has that can be converted to renewables that opportunity lies. &he knows it.