Coleen MacKinnon

Guess where former defence ministers are? 👀

The revolving door is a real obstacle to good governance and it should be SHUT.

Spotted today in a Nova Scotia garden.

Australia Institute Live: Parliament returns for its second week. As it happens The 48th parliament has returned for its second week

"Independent reminder that truth in political advertising is unfinished business" - I join @australiainstitute.org.au live blog to discuss new bill from @davidpocock.bsky.social @zalisteggall.bsky.social live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/07/aust...

#booksky

Text: Amelia Hamer, breaking laws before even in office. Approved and paid for by people sick of manipulative, self serving (wannabe) politicians. Images: Australian Liberal Logo in colours blue and red Photo of Amelia Hamer, black and white

#Auspol #Ausvotes2025 #PutLNPLast

Same guy who did an anti-gay beer ad during the Marriage Equality campaign. Doesn’t even support his own community!

@brenthodgson.bsky.social @simonahac.bsky.social @zoedaniel.bsky.social

Another election, another round of misinformation.
A shame the major parties refused to legislate @zalisteggall.bsky.social’s End the Lies in Political Advertising bill.
#Straya #Election2025 @deniseshrivell.bsky.social

Carney voices support for LGBTQ rights, says Liberals will defend all Canadians ‘without exceptions’ | Watch News Videos Online Watch Carney voices support for LGBTQ rights, says Liberals will defend all Canadians ‘without exceptions’ Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

Liberal Leader Mark Carney voices support for LGBTQ rights, says Liberals will defend all Canadians ‘without exceptions’ #LGBTQS+
#MarkCarney #Canada #cdnpoli #FederalElection

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Better late than never.

Project 2025’s lead author

Coalition confirms it is committed to Paris climate agreement, hours after refusing to rule out withdrawing Shadow climate and energy minister Ted O’Brien releases statement after ambiguous stance at debate with Labor’s Chris Bowen

Who cares about a liveable plant for our grandchildren, its all about a liveable parliament for the LNP & their fossil fuel overlords. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

“He made 2.5 million today and he made $900 million. That’s not bad.”

Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.

‘We support parent choice’: Uproar over NSW schools chief’s push to reconsider private schools Premier Chris Minns says his government is “certainly not” going to take away options for parents after NSW’s head of public schools questioned if private schools should exist.

Murat Dizdar is a hero. It was not a gaff. He said what needed to be said. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

My sentiments exactly

Julia Lam (@jglam22) on Threads I went to Mark Carney’s Rally in Richmond BC tonight, and my belief that he is the best leader for Canada was reaffirmed. His message resonates with me because it is one of positivity, of building a s...

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When newspapers began shutting down in big numbers a decade ago, it was hoped that moving online would broaden news diversity and ownership.
Sadly, the opposite has happened, research by @australiainstitute.org.au‬ has found.

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Great to hear you’re running. Nothing will change until elected reps are pressured to act.

Busy weekend in #Warringah campaigning to ensure that #climateaction #integrity and #inclusion remain Australian priorities thanks to a hard working cross bench. Go @zalisteggall.bsky.social and all Indies! #Election2025

Brilliant

Pass it around, people !

Dutton refuses to rule out ABC cuts and repeatedly declines meeting with chair Kim Williams, sources say Opposition leader still won’t say which jobs will be cut in plan to slash 41,000 public sector positions

Despite campaigning on cost of living & families doing it tough, Dutton rebuffed a question on whether public servants’ families deserved to know if their jobs were at risk

He again repeated discredited claims Labor hired 41,000 new public servants in Canberra
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Apartheid Clyde a petty, dangerous, incompetent man but what always amuses me is how no one likes him and he can’t even buy his way into getting people to like him. He can’t buy a good sense of humor or good looks or good reputation.

“…what we are seeing here in America today is not only the most egregious example of such a war on truth that we have ever seen in America but one of the fastest examples…”

Penny Wong and Michaelia Cash clash over Netanyahu question YouTube video by SBS News

Sen. Michaelia Cash declares that under a Dutton Coalition Govt, Israeli war criminal Netanyahu would be welcome to visit Australia. So, a Dutton Govt would oppose international law and support genocide. Good to know. 😠 #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide #auspol #AusVotes25 youtu.be/Ne7lr7t0HRM?...

Go 🇨🇦!!!

Go 🇨🇦!!!

A Russian scientist who opposed Putin’s war and is currently working at Harvard has been detained by U.S. immigration authorities and is now being held in a Louisiana detention center, facing possible deportation to Russia.

Absolutely appalling.
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Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

Note to the social media team: Don’t repeat the same English clip with French subtitles. Give Mr Carney a chance to speak the few lines in French.
And I’m not even French Canadian!