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High Court battle: Help us defend the right to expose animal cruelty For two years, we have been locked in a legal battle over a fundamental question:Does the public have the right to see evidence of animal cruelty even when companies want it hidden?

Please consider helping this appeal. The shutdown of civil dissent that we currently suffer started with silencing whistleblowers having evidence on animal cruelty. Then climate change protesters. … then …
Remember this:”First they came for the …. Then they came for me.” chuffed.org/project/figh...

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How the Iran war compels a rethink of US alliance ANALYSIS: As the world wrestles with a crisis of the United States’ making, now is the moment for Australia to rethink its alliance.

If Australia needed further motivation to transition to renewables, the Iran conflict and consequential fuel shortages surely offers it, writes Sam Roggeveen.
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Always angling for another 'trip' on 'Air Force 1' ?

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The NACC robodebt report: A heartbreaking work of staggering incompetence Rick Morton wrote the book on robodebt. He delivers a damning verdict on the NACC's long-awaited robodebt report, which exonerated Scott Morrison and Kathryn Campbell.

The NACC robodebt report: A heartbreaking work of staggering incompetence www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/13/n...

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Australia may ban infant formula advertising. Here’s what the online ads actually say Online ads targeting parents in Australia prey on anxieties about their babies’ nutrition and wellbeing.

An excellent study of baby milk marketing in Australia showing how the public is misled by online marketing. Milk formula is now a $55 billion industry & an excuse for governments, health providers & employers to duck responsibilities for enabling breastfeeding.

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New paper with Melissa Bartick and @jpsmith1.bsky.social on breastfeeding, breast pumping and "human milk feeding." We call for support for breastfeeding and not just providing expressed breastmilk, preservation of "breastfeeding" as a term, and breast pumps to be added into the WHO Code scope.

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Bondi RC takes hit as former spy chief sensationally quits Former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson has quit his role assisting the anti-Semitism royal commission after less than three months.

be like Dennis Richardson. Stop co-operating with the zionist project.

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Birth interventions and outcomes among first time mothers: A population-based register study in four Nordic countries Although the Nordic countries generally report lower caesarean section rates compared with middle- and high-income settings, caesarean section represe…

This population‑based research from Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden examines how often first‑time mothers experience births without major interventions or complications — including physiological births — and reveals important differences between countries.

Read the full article: zurl.co/qXRR7

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'Wanton cruelty': Man fails to reduce sentence for dragging kangaroo behind car A Bywong man's attempt to have his sentence for aggravated animal cruelty reduced, after dragging a conscious kangaroo behind his car last year, is dismissed in the Queanbeyan Local Court.

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The amount of the excise is then increased by the CPI twice a year. Source : ATO
One of the worst policies of the Howard government was to end indexation of fuel excise so that the price of petrol kept falling compared to prices generally. This encouraged gas guzzlers and oversized cars.

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Since July, more than a dozen pregnant children have been moved to a single facility in the small town of San Benito, along the south Texas border. The children kept in Texas are as young as 13, and about half are pregnant because of rape, according to a joint investigation by the Texas Newsroom and the California Newsroom. In Texas, abortion is banned in nearly all circumstances, including rape and incest.

Since July, more than a dozen pregnant children have been moved to a single facility in the small town of San Benito, along the south Texas border. The children kept in Texas are as young as 13, and about half are pregnant because of rape, according to a joint investigation by the Texas Newsroom and the California Newsroom. In Texas, abortion is banned in nearly all circumstances, including rape and incest.

the phrase “more than a dozen pregnant children” ringing in my ears www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Cut-price Costello Tim Wilson on Sky just now: "It’s very clear to me that when there’s an increase in petrol prices, Jim Chalmers collects more excise revenue."
Excise is not based on price changes. It's indexed twice a year in line with inflation.

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Well, something's very clear to everyone

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Fuel excise is levied on the litre not the price . Source: treasury

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High Court battle: Help us defend the right to expose animal cruelty For two years, we have been locked in a legal battle over a fundamental question:Does the public have the right to see evidence of animal cruelty even when companies want it hidden?

High Court battle: Help us defend the right to expose animal cruelty chuffed.org/project/figh...

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High Court battle: Help us defend the right to expose animal cruelty For two years, we have been locked in a legal battle over a fundamental question:Does the public have the right to see evidence of animal cruelty even when companies want it hidden?

High Court battle: Help us defend the right to expose animal cruelty chuffed.org/project/figh...

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Sussan Ley says David Littleproud rejected offer of talks this week after Coalition breakup Liberal leader proposed meeting ‘without any preconditions’ to discuss two parties’ relationship after last week’s split

these people are paid around $6,000 per week by the Australian public to hustle among themselves for spots inside their own organisations.

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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”

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Seems like every new Epstein files event results in the US bombing or invading someone.

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Gambling advertising reform in 2026? Don't bet on it - Michael West Will 2026 see change to Gambling Advertising in Australia? The answer has to be ‘No’ if new FOI documents are anything to go by.

How is the 2.5 year govt response to Gambling Ad reform coming along? @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social FOI docs show behind-the-scenes responding to Nine and Newscorp

#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/gambling-adv...

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How in the goddamn flying fuck do we live in a country where the murders of 15 people from one racial/religious group ONCE requires both a Royal Commission AND the deployment of the army but the murders of 80 women EVERY YEAR since time immemorial fucking doesn’t??

#NewsCorpse

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Man who dragged kangaroo along road had 'no remorse' | Canberra CityNews A man has pleaded guilty to committing an act of animal cruelty against a kangaroo after he tied a rope around its neck and dragged it along a rural NSW road.

People like this exist. Unbelievable. He calls kangaroos vermin. What would you call him? citynews.com.au/2025/man-who...

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Money laundering. ANZ and Crown covering for each other? What about AUSTRAC? - Michael West ANZ staffer identifies suspicious Crown casino transactions. Loses job. Despite two royal commissions and AUSTRAC investigating - silence

Tim Bryer - another unsung hero. Tells ANZ about Crown casino 'suspicious transactions'. Zach Szumer investigates money laundering cover-up, banks protecting big clients
#AUSTRAC #crown #auspol
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

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No, move towards the equator. :-)

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Greenland has announced it will annex the United States, citing humanitarian concerns, chronic leadership instability, and an urgent need to protect valuable land from reckless mismanagement. Officials assured Americans they'll soon enjoy free healthcare, quieter politics, and less gold plating.

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It depends on your perspective:-) here in Australia it is summer, and our days are long, light and hot. If you don’t like the dark, move towards the light instead of trying to change the world around!

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Government waters down farm inheritance tax plan The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from £1m to £2.5m.

BREAKING: Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms after backlash, with threshold increased from £1m to £2.5m

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