Senator Jordon Steele-John
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Greens Senator for WA + Proud Disabled Person (he/him) Authorised by J. Steele-John, Australian Greens, APH, Canberra.
Western Australia
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To the 4.4 million disabled kids & kids-at-heart across Australia. You are not a burden, you are totally fabulous. I am proud to be part of our community and I am in solidarity with you all tonight 💚
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#disabilitypride
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Instead of giving extra money to wealthy people so that they can renovate their kitchens, why not actually just give $25,000 to disabled people who desperately need modifications to make their homes accessible?
We are in an accessible housing crisis
#Auspol
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"I'm comforted by the fact that Australians would like me to be here"
Ok, listen very carefully: we don't 'want you to be here' because you make us feel better, we EXPECT you to be here because it's YOUR JOB.
#ClimateEmergency
#Morrisonsfires
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Today is International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. It is more important than ever to call for an end to the occupation, an end to apartheid and the right to self determination for the Palestinian people. We can’t get there without a permanent ceasefire in Gaza
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A quick note to the major parties and their corporate mates who've spent the last 20 years blocking climate action: Your selfish cowardice will be neither forgotten nor forgiven.
In 2020 you will be held to account.
#AustraliaBurns
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America is a bad house guest. AUKUS invites them to live with us for the next 30 years?
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128 days, 28,000 dead and all this government can do is tell the State of Israel to bomb Rafah with "special care". This is 45 seconds of some of the worst moral failure since the invasion began.
153 countries, including Australia, have already called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
Now many of Israel’s friends are expressing deep concerns about reports of an Israeli military operation in Rafah.
This would have devastating consequences for civilians.
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The anger we feel toward the perpetrators of the climate crisis captured in a single moment
#HowDareYou
Brave
@GretaThunberg
👏
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Martin Hoffman broke trust with the disability community while CEO of the NDIS, and knowing that he had so much control over your choices was a source of fear for many. His resignation will bring so much relief to the disability community
#auspol
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We must condemn the warcrimes perpetrated by Hamas and the State of Israel, and holdcompassion for the grieving Palestinian and Jewish communities.
It is not only possible to do these two things at once - it is vital.
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Last night there was a contest for the Deputy Chair of the NDIS Senate Committee. Disappointingly, the major parties joined together to uphold the status quo and elect Sen. Hollie Hughes, instead of centering the lived experience of a disabled person.
#auspol
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Oh I see, you needed a break because it's been a "difficult year"
We thought we were doing our bit by giving you a house, a new private jet, an entire govt & 500k.
But we can see now how 'difficult' we've made 2019 for you.
We're sorry.
#SorryScott
#auspoI
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When the major parties steal hundreds of $millions from our community to keep themselves in power, there must be consequences.
We need a national corruption watchdog with teeth and we need it now
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#SportsRorts
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From Vietnam to Iraq, millions have died in wars started by politicians. Today I moved a bill that would see parliament take accountability for that & ensure no one politician could send Australians to fight in illegal wars again. The major parties refused that accountability.
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I hope
@realDonaldTrump
recovers quickly and is given all the support he needs to transition smoothly to a jail cell on Jan 20th.
#ThoughtsAndPrayers
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Nothing beats the feeling of seeing another disabled person take on a leadership position! Congrats to the new
#NDIA
Chair
@kurtfearnley
!
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Let's be clear: our community needs information and support.
We do NOT need to be aggressively lectured about how to act in a crisis by the guy who buggered off on holiday while the country burned.
#YeahWeRememberThat
#ScottyFromMarketing
#covid19australia
#auspol
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The news that the UK has decided to extradite Julian Assange to the US makes me feel sick and deeply saddened.
Julian can not be left to die in prison. The Aus Government must intervene.
@AlboMP
it's time to pick up the phone to Washington.
#FreeAssange
BREAKING: UK Home Secretary approves extradition of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to the US where he would face a 175 year sentence - A dark day for Press freedom and for British democracy
The decision will be appealed
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Today National Cabinet made the decision to scrap the mandatory Covid isolation period from Oct 14. Thankfully, iso still applies to workers in high-risk sectors like health, disability and aged care, but I know this decision will make many of you as anxious as it has made me.
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The Australian Greens have called for the State of Israel’s Ambassador to be expelled until Israel is in compliance with the orders of the ICJ. The Israeli government has crossed every diplomatic red line imaginable in their genocide in Gaza and Australia must send a message.
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On Friday Australia joined the American led bombing of Yemen without the approval of the Australian people or their parliament. This is another terrifying example of the US directing Australian foreign policy against our own communities’ interests.
#auspol
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Tonight’s Midwinter Ball is yet another reminder of the perverse hold coal and gas have over our government, no matter who leads it. I will not be attending.
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Today I met with the US embassy & delivered letters from WA folks demanding they drop charges against Julian Assange. Julian has been in prison for ~4 years for the 'crime' of telling the truth on the illegal war in Iraq.
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Whenever possible, the simple act of wearing a mask saves lives and enables so many disabled people to fully participate in our community. Please keep masking up friends!
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Reflecting today on the feeling of dread around being on a plane again... I fly A LOT for work, and as covid is pretty damn risky for me, knowing that everyone was required to mask up on flights helped me feel safer. Let's keep protecting the people we care about: mask up!
#auspol
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I am done with this government dismissing and disempowering disabled people. Together we are powerful, let's show Scott Morrison just how blessed we all are and kick his government out in 31 days time ✊
#VoteGreens
#auspol
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We warned you about the danger, you ignored us.
We needed help, you left us.
We shared our pain, you walked away.
So please, just go.
We have no use for you anymore.
#bushfiresAustralia
#ScottMorrison
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I have no words. So disappointed
#QLD
Labor govt have hit the panic button on Adani saying they will fast track approvals by Friday - this is a disaster for our planet and for our future.
#Greens
pledge to keep fighting for a better future for all of us
#AusPol
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Let's be really clear: we have been battling these fires for months. You knew they were getting worse, you knew we were struggling and you chose to go anyway.
Stop making excuses and take responsibility for your actions.
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#ScoMoResign
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The Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza is an abhorrent, illegal crime against humanity.
@Greens
mourn with the Palestinian community the tragic loss of life of innocent civilians and healthcare workers. No one should need to fear seeking medical assistance or shelter.
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I just got off the phone with Adam Dawson from
@Coles
I told him very clearly that they need to urgently resume their delivery services for people in our community who are at risk and have no other way to access food
#COVID19Aus
#AusPol
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Our government is failing to follow their words with actions. It is time for Labor to end arms exports to the State of Israel, sanction Prime Minister Netanyahu and support South Africa's case at the ICJ
#auspol
#CeasefireNOW
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So happy!! Such a good feeling waking up in a world without Independent assessments!! 🎉😀
We did it. Together, we stopped the liberals in their tracks. I am so proud of our disability community.
What are you doing to celebrate today?😁
#NDIS
#DisabilityPrideMonth
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You should be able to get a PCR test for free and without a referral. We know bulk-billed GP appointments are hard to come by, so why is the Federal Government putting more cost barriers in the way of people getting the health support they need?
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Today
@MehreenFaruqi
and I sent a letter to the Prime Minster on behalf of the
@AustralianGreens
to show our public support for South Africa’s proceedings against the State of Israel currently before the International Court of Justice.
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Today we saw confirmation of what we already suspected. AUKUS is a plan to turn Perth into another satellite base of the US military industrial complex. We must say not here, not now, not ever.
#AUKUS
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I want to talk about something unglamorous but super important: the disability support pension. For many, it’s below the minimum wage and the poverty line. It’s hard to make ends meet, esp as the cost of living soars. That’s if you’re lucky – so many folks can’t access it at all.
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Giving folks license to move around the community while infectious & unmasked will be a death sentence for many, and give many more no choice but to further isolate from the world. Please: stay home if you’re sick and mask up if you can. Take care of yourself, and each other 💚
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You might have heard about the sickening violence in Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia. It’s important for us all to understand what’s going on in these spaces. Here’s a bit of an explainer:
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I have contacted
@lindareynoldswa
to request her order a halt to the work of the Sustainability Action Taskforce. It's completely unacceptable that there's a group of people working in the agency right now being paid to cut ppls funding and kick them off the
#NDIS
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I have written to the Iranian Ambassador stating my political sponsorship of Majid Kazemi, a young man from Esfahan, who has been sentenced to death for protesting.
@Greens
will continue to pressure the Iranian government to release all arrested protestors
#MajidKazemi
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Last week, the Australian govt. announced an additional $50 billion in defence funding for long-range missiles, targeting systems and lethal autonomous systems.
This $50 billion could have provided free and unlimited mental healthcare to every person in Australia for a century.
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Huge news: I’m so happy to share that last night the Senate formally backed
@Greens
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An invite-only drinks at Parliament House with
@ElbitSystemsLtd
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@cpyne
, highlighting the urgent need for reforms to stop the revolving door of politicians becoming lobbyists
#AusPol
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Interesting to hear this morning that Mike Pezzullo has personally complained to
@Senator_Patrick
He did the same thing to me over my criticisms of the
#AAbill
and the secrecy of his department
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I'm sorry but just because the humanitarian situation in Yemen was already bad does not allow this government to abdicate its responsibility for the impacts of a bombing campaign it signed Australians up for.
This is John Howard level disregard for human life in the Middle East
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"The doctor suggested I apply for a disability sticker and I said 'no! I still have my pride' -
@JAforBennelong
Those who use the ACROD card (like me) have nothing to be ashamed of. Those who peddle the idea that disability=weakness, do.
Apologize. Now.
#BennelongVotes
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#BREAKING
@AustralianLabor
just sided with the Government against
#Greens
motion calling for the
#COVID19
supplement to be extended to people on the DSP & carer payment.
Labor have abandoned disabled people and carers
#AusPol
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The Australian Government abstained from calling for a humanitarian truce at the UN General Assembly. Shame.
#Palestine
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Sir, I do many things, but standing is not one of those things.
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The vast majority of
@JoshFrydenberg
's reduced budget surplus of $5.1 billion in today's
#MYEFO
- more than 90% - is coming from a structural underspend in our
#NDIS
They are balancing their books on the backs of disabled people
#AusPol
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John Howard took us into an illegal war in 2003 under a vague and untested legal loophole.
This year the Albanese government has made sure it will happen again.
Only Parliament should be able to send Australians to war
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You simply cannot draw a similarity between donations from unions, who protect workers rights, and donations from corporations, who are solely interested in profits🤦♂️
Unions gave us the weekend, corporations gave us the
#GFC
#ChangeTheRules
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#QandA
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Do not download the contact tracing app set up by
@StuartRobertMP
. This govt has a TERRIBLE track record on data protection, particularly when it comes to our health data, and this app comes with very real privacy concerns that Australians should be aware of
#AusPol
#COVID19Aus
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The Albanese government has sought to become one of the world's top ten weapons exporters. Let's not shield ourselves from what that means
It means dead civilians, it means razed cities and more death and destruction from Gaza to Indonesia and so many places in between
#auspol
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Today I spoke at a rally outside Parliament House in support of Julian Assange.
@Greens
are calling on
@AlboMP
to urge President Biden to drop the phoney charges against him. Julian is not a criminal – he is a brave dissident and his ordeal must end *now*
#bringjulianhome
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Why are disabled people's experiences a joke to you
@kyleandjackieo
? Why do you find our existence so funny? How dare you mock us.
#Paralympics
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The tears I shed in the chamber today were for all those whose suffering has been met with silence for so long.
Why won't
@ScottMorrisonMP
acknowledge the shared horror experienced by disabled people and older Australians in our care
#RoyalCommissionNow
#Auspol
#Greens
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Our community: I can't afford to see a mental health professional.
Labor's response: Let's cut from 20 to 10 the number of mental health sessions people can get for free. 😵💫
It's time to cover more mental healthcare in Medicare!!
#auspol
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We finally have a
#RoyalCommission
but once again,
@ScottMorrisonMP
hasn’t listened to disabled people. I’m disappointed and sick of fighting, but it is CRITICAL we get this right
#Auspol
#Ausvotes
#Greens
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Mark Riley’s blustering attempt to tone police the climate debate & make excuses for the inaction of the major parties on
#Insiders
this morning was just embarrassing.
A shining example of how deeply disconnected the corporate media is from our community
#TellTheTruth
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The IDF has destroyed Al-Shifa, leaving behind the unrecognisable ruins of what was Gaza’s largest hospital.
Several aid workers, including an Australian, have been killed in an IDF airstrike.
The images out of Gaza right now are horrific. This is a genocide.
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PM just shook my hand and said "well done"
I said "a timeline is what is needed now"
Response "I've said what I've said".
Not a good start
@ScottMorrisonMP
#RoyalCommissionNow
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The CMO said it’s time to “move away from Covid exceptionalism”. But Covid *is* exceptional - the millions it has killed & injured are testament to that. The concept of “living with Covid” is rife with privilege & ableism: for many of us, living with Covid means dying with Covid.
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Let me say this very clearly: Sex work is work. Sex workers are workers. Their rights to work should be protected under the law.
The
#OnlineSafetyBill
in its current form will harm sex workers which is why I am proud to oppose it ✊
#AusPol
@scarletalliance
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The
@Greens
welcome active investigation by the International Criminal Court into war crimes in Israel & the Palestinian Territories. The Labor Government must immediately make clear that they fully support this investigation.
#ICC
#Palestine
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V sick of the major parties condemning Anning every time he does something vile as tho they bare no responsibility. You're the ones who have spent 20yrs spewing out racist shit under the guise of 'border protection'. Anning is a monster but you lot are his Frankenstein
#auspol
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Apartheid violence, forced evictions & the ongoing, grossly disproportionate retaliation from Israel must immediately end. Silence is not an option, neutral language is not good enough. We must demand an end to settler-colonial violence by the Israeli authorities
#FreePalestine
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I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of a young disabled man at the Perth underground train station over the weekend.
After speaking to his family it has become apparent that this was a death in the course of an interaction with Perth Transit Officers.
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Today the International Court of Justice called for the State of Israel to take measures to prevent and punish direct incitement of genocide. It's beyond time for the bombing to end, the death and destruction to end, the genocide to end.
#auspol
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Just when you thought he couldn't sink any lower
#ScottyfromMarketing
goes on national television and blames his family..
You sir, are trash.
#ScoMoResign
#aupol
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Our Prime Minister just forced a distraught bushfire survivor to shake his hand before walking away from her in mid sentence.
The shameless "must get the photo-op" thinking as the community is trying to get through this crisis is truly disgraceful
#ausfires
#ScottFromMarketing
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Yesterday
@MurdochCadell
received his court date, but our politicians are a long way from facing justice for the illegal war they helped start in Iraq and the humanitarian disaster they helped create in Afghanistan. It’s time to drop the charges against David McBride
#auspol
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Today the Labor and Liberal Parties voted to continue their support for the genocide occurring in Palestine. Over 27,000 thousand are dead, half of Gaza is levelled and millions are at risk of disease and starvation. When will it be enough for them to call out this atrocity?
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Update: Success!!
O'Sullivan made good on his threat. I then forced a vote..and WE WON!
The Australian Senate now formally supports the
#schoolstrike4climate
#auspol
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This week the United Nations General Assembly will take a vote on Palestinian statehood and Australia must take this moment to recognise Palestinian self determination. No abstentions, no delays, just vote yes.
#auspol
#FreePalestine
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#Woodside
(a major political donor) put an application in for a huge & incredibly complex gas project on
#Xmas
eve.
10 days public consultation at a time when everyone is away on holiday 🙄
Oh & they pay no tax either
#nothingtoseehere
#auspol
#greens
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Labor's decision to no longer recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a welcome move, but it is only a start. The Australian Government must recognise the self-determination and statehood of Palestinians and push to ensure an end to the Israeli occupation
#auspol
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This is what it looks like when both sides take money from the same corporations and decide to put their needs ahead of the community.
So disappointing.
#auspol
"Coal remains an important industry for Australia":
@SenatorWong
tells
@PatsKarvelas
she would not have signed up to Pacific leaders' demands for Australia to move away from coal
#Insiders
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I’m so happy I can hardly speak!!!
After decades of failure from the major parties a
#Greens
-led senate inquiry has UNANIMOUSLY called for a national apology & compensation to
#Thalidomide
survivors!!
Govt must implement recommendations immediately
#Auspol
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Today the United Nations General Assembly voted 187-2 to end the United States’ illegal embargo of Cuba. I’m Proud Australia was part of the global community calling for an end to the illegal blockade.
#auspol
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The irony of
@PeterDutton_MP
saying peaceful protest is against our way of life and against our democracy when the concept of shutting down protest is LITERALLY anti-democratic 🤦♂️
#Auspol
#IMARC
“This is not about free speech, it's not about the ability to protest, these people are completely against our way of life.”
@PeterDutton_MP
on Scott Morrison's plan to crack down on "indulgent, selfish, and apocalyptic" climate activists.
#9Today
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Today Julian Assange turns 52, he should be celebrating with his family but instead is in a UK prison on the orders of the US. It's time Australia publicly call for the trumped up charges to be dropped so Julian can return home.
#FreeAssange
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Not good enough
Officer who kicked Indigenous teen during arrest 'had a bad day', says NSW police boss
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The Prime Minister said the only thing holding him back for a
#RoyalCommission
were draft terms of reference.
So, I’ve written to
@ScottMorrisonMP
with draft ToR. Disabled people want justice and I am determined to see that through
#Auspol
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I am the political sponsor for Majid Kazemi. The community have let me know that Majid has been sent to solitary confinement, suggesting his execution by Iranian Authorities is imminent. This must be stopped.
#MajidKazemi
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