The SDA has had so much positive cultural impact and paved the way for the other Acts. We should all be so grateful. Much wise political strategy on Susan Ryan’s part.
The widely respected Labor veteran David Epstein wrote an exceptionally thoughtful essay on the Hawke Labor government for our latest
#Tocsin
magazine, 'First in the World: Labor Making Australian History'. In 1984 alone Medicare became law and the Sex Discrimination Act was
Every woman understands this: every single one of us would have done exactly what Lisa Wilkinson and
@SenKatyG
did. It’s what you do. You support a young woman who has had a hard time. If you don’t get that, you’re the problem.
#Auspol2023
Please lovely mainstream
#feminists
try to imagine what the reaction would be if revealed that a non-Aboriginal woman had been forced to terminate a pregnancy because her male partner’s employer insisted on it. This is the violence of the place of First Nations women
#Hawthorn
The outrage about Jacinta Price is kinda interesting. Where have you been? She and her family have been acting against Aboriginal people’s interests and been part of persecuting mob for years. Elected by racists.
Angela Merkel: “You cannot fight the pandemic with lies and disinformation...the limits of Populism are being laid bare.”
From her speech to the EU today:
Ok
@Qantas
you’ve really excelled yourselves this time. Flight delayed 2 hours 45 because ‘we can’t get crew’. Gee I dunno, heard of a roster? And if you employed them properly, you might be able to?
@unionsaustralia
Ok it can’t be just me. I’ve been a workplace practitioner for 25+ years and until the Morrison Government, I’d never heard of
#empathytraining
. Is it a thing or did they make it up?
Watching
@SenatorWong
on
#abc730
just now, it occurred to me yet again that she is just so the most impressive Australian woman of our generation. Politics, business, whatever. Hands down. Thanks for all you do Sista.
#auspol
Not every day one of the women you love most is announced as GG. My dear friend, colleague,
longtime ally, diversity and First Nations champion, woman of decency, compassion and humility. What an appointment. Bring it ❤️❤️❤️
“I am ready to serve with integrity, compassion and respect.” Businesswoman, lawyer and former AFL Commissioner
#SamMostyn
is named Australia’s next Governor-General.
@10NewsFirst
As a mother, I’d prefer thousands of kind, thoughtful Muslim people here in this country of my ancestors to one ignorant Sonia Kruger. Just saying. Cos you know, freedom of speech.
#Logies2023
Plea to the far left: can you please, please just for once show a tiny bit of respect and not make tonight’s vigil about your political organising. No selling ‘papers’, no signs, no brochures. You have been asked so often. Respect the family and their wishes.
#JusticeForCassius
He didn’t comply with an HR policy Barnaby you dill. Everyone else in the community must. Also, he’s not big on drinks and fornicators either so I’d shut it if I was you.
I don’t agree with the opinions of Israel Folau but I am distinctly uncomfortable with this pile on. He is a rugby player with a well known very Christian conservative worldview. They employed him and they knew that how can they sack him?
And Sis, we knew. We always knew. We absolutely, totally believed you.
Who among us hasn’t come across a
#BruceLehrmann
? We all have. We knew precisely.
#IStandWithBrittany
always.
Bit proud of self. Just was assertive with racist cab driver. When he told me about his mate in the Navy who you couldn’t tell by looking but was 1/16th Aboriginal so got benefits, I told him he made it up and to keep his shit opinions to himself. OVER IT. It’s so hard to do.
Normally love ya Michael but every woman understands the difference between a bloke calling another bloke ‘boofhead’ and what happened to Jacqui Lambie. And the class dynamic here is strong.
What a poor example our Parliament is (continuing) to set..
‘Dog noises', 'growling', 'boofhead': bad behaviour in parliament as Jenkins review launched – video
#auspol
I really don’t know how
@abc730
does it. They’ve found yet another country location in NSW to do a drought story on that doesn’t have any Aboriginal people in it. Amazing.
Just got a call from a very old friend, He said ‘I’m Greek, I’m the son of a wharfie and I’ve got a sign on my desk that says ‘stolen land’. I thank this place every day for what it’s given to us. I’m so sorry for all the hate you’re going through right now’
@thomasmayo23
#Yes23
Oh ffs. They’re not ‘Labor-linked industry super funds’
@ErykBagshaw
they’re industry funds with union representation on their Boards. As they should have. At least get it half right if you intend to commentate. Note their performance vs the commercial funds.
#thedrum
The most important thing about
#TheDrum
in my view was the promotion and nurturing of First Nations and diverse voices, the ones that represent this Australian community. Thanks to you all xoxo
Dear
@VirginAustralia
forget it. I fly a lot. Your willingness to be part of this insult to veterans in the form of a half baked electioneering exercise stolen from the US means I’ll never fly with you again. Cheers.
@slpng_giants
Landmark changes to the way our nation pays respect to our war veterans will be announced today by
@ScottMorrisonMP
. They're to get priority boarding on Virgin Australia flights with a special acknowledgement to thank them for their service, before planes takeoff.
#7News
This is John Drew. He lives in Ipswich. In his spare time he plays tennis with Tennis Seniors Australia, sends me Facebook messages about ‘boongs’ and volunteers for Fair Australia. He was also a One Nation candidate in 2004.
#VoicetoParliament
#yes23
I give you the ‘no’ case.
Scott Morrison slams Alan Jones as “way out of line”
“I have two daughters, so you can expect that’s how I would feel personally about it. I’ll leave others to explain what they’ve said and how they’ve said it.
And now they’re trying to destroy her credibility, just like we said they would and just like always happens. But what they’ve not bothered to find out: women know. We know.
#ChristanPorter
And the
@smh
has done it! Wooohoooo! A whole story about water in NSW country towns this morning that doesn’t mention Aboriginal people (6000+ generations) once! But Jeff McSpedden “a fifth-generation farmer whose family has been tilling the valley since 1841”, he’s there! Yay!
As I understand the white working class progressive Labor tradition that I was raised in, it absolutely and utterly rejects this type of nationalism. I am gobsmacked and appalled.
In the 70s and 80s, Dolly Doctor taught us teenagers so much. It was excellent and amazing. Dolly Doctor was actually the amazing Dr Melissa Kang. Look how much we have regressed. Thanks conservatives.
Today I had cause to open my Facebook chat requests. This is what I found. I don’t know any of these people.
Australians, you have a massive problem. You need to start owning, confronting and dealing with your racism.
#VoiceToParliament
#yes23
This was Cronulla yesterday, in
@ScottMorrisonMP
electorate. I grew up there. That photo is as terrifying as it gets. And still nothing from our PM or Premier. Nothing.
My kids school couldn’t get enough books. The heaters didn’t work. The carpet was damp. They used the primary school across the road for lessons because overcrowding. But class war, ya know?
‘Melbourne’s Caulfield Grammar ... is building a pool with a moveable floor, while Presbyterian Ladies College will soon have an orchestra lift – which would all be fine, if it wasn’t part-funded by taxpayers’
#FairFundingNow
#ChangeTheGovernment
What bollocks. Awards are not complex.
George Calombaris, Neil Perry, Heston Blumenthal and Guillaume Brahimi have been caught up in wage scandal but some chefs say attention is unfair
Kinda confronting seeing this Cth Games woman on the telly talking about diversity and fairness as hallmarks of the Commonwealth. It’s the symbol of colonisation you absolute dill. What a shame job for you. And of course not challenged by hard hitting gun interviewer.
#abc730
This was not a ‘poll’. As is illustrated here, it was a survey conducted by Liberal PartySenator James Patterson of his own, Liberal Party database.
Herein disinformation on steroids. Unethical calling it a poll, at best.
@yes23au
#yes23
#auspol
Please RT.
Dear the left and centre left. Can we also be talking about how the people who are currently having to use the welfare basics card, largely Indigenous, shouldn’t as well? Thanks. You seem to be forgetting them.
On what authority does Jennifer Hewitt speak about DV in Indigenous communities?
#thedrum
some of the racist assumptions she makes really need challenging. Absolutely horrifying and deeply offensive. Supposed to be a respected journalist?
Just heard a man yell at a taxi driver ‘foreign fucken scum you don’t even belong in this country’ at Sydney airport. I might be mistaken but he looked and sounded very white. The irony.
Channel 10 reporter Narelda Jacobs broke down on live TV as she talked about her family connection to Cassius Turvey. The reporter pleaded with Australians to stand up against racism, as vigils continue to be held across the country.
Read more here:
I don’t think I’ll ever get over the pure meanness and cruelty of what was done to the Tampa parents, and what it brought out in this place.
#PeterReith
Is it just me or is there a little tiny bit of jealousy and resentment on this site towards
@vanbadham
from grandiose, pretentious rich kids who despite the private schools, connected parents etc still turn out to be losers? Write a play. Get a job. Do something except whinge ffs
Non-Indigenous far leftists complaining about the John Farnham ad with the usual temerity and arrogance. It was commissioned and directed by First Nations people. Just stop it.
#VoiceToParliament
I got asked by a conference organiser to speak at an Indigenous Economic Development Conference last week. For free. Again. And pay for flights to and from Perth and accommodation. See the irony? Yeah nah.
It’s 28 Jan & I’ve received my first request to work for free on International Women’s Day.
I will not work for $0 –
You can book me to speak or
to write (for a fee) – carlyfindlay8
@gmail
.com
Asking women to work for free just contributes to inequity.
Do you think we should all give back our afr Women of Influence awards in protest about that pathetic, scurrilous piece on
@samanthamaiden
and other women today? Certainly makes a mockery of them.
Imagine hating people so much, based on their race/racial background, that you spent your time obsessing about them like this. What a weirdo. And don’t forget this nutjob was Morrison’s actual Charities Commissioner until a few months ago.
#auspol
Watch the moment Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus argued a reporter’s question was “absurd” after it was suggested that the government apologise for the reoffending of three people released from immigration detention due to a High Court ruling.
Read more:
What would you do if you lost your job because of pressure applied by an organised group outside your workplace? Because of who you are, and your opinion? However this is viewed, it should be challenged.
@antoinette_news
@JoshBBornstein
#racism
What on earth are you doing having this Chris Smith on
@sunriseon7
? This bloke is a known sexual harasser, famous for waving his willy at work colleagues. Are you mad?
#MeToo
Every bit of love, solidarity and support for
@BenAbbatangelo
who is doing the Nation a massive favour by going on
#QandA
tonight, facing Alan Jones who is a vicious , manipulative racist.
Racism is not a viewpoint: it’s racism.
Calling out racism is not worse than racism.
So right wing liberal Senator James Paterson calls paid parental leave WELFARE. Oh yes he certainly did.
These anti-women whacko liberals really know how to attract women voters.
Liberals have a much bigger women problem. HUGE.
I’m not usually shocked by allegations of racism. But this
@HawthornFC
report is next level. Let’s see how they respond today, and what support and assistance they will now offer mob who they treated so incredibly appallingly. We all need time to absorb.
Went to local Priceline pharmacy today. Took this photo at the door & went in to tell them, "I wanted to tell you you've just lost a customer because of the sign at the door." Response, "Oh, no!" I smiled, waved & left. Counter assistants to colleague: "What's the sign?"
This is really interesting. A formerly hardline No Tidda rang me earlier during week to say same, and there’s Briggs, bless. Very positive.
@TroyPSimpson
#yes23
#VoteYesAustralia
This evil. Every bit of love is with the Kinchela Uncles, their families and mobs. This will impact many NSW families and communities.
And still, today, I will get racist responses to this tweet. This place.
#VoiceToParliament
#yes23
What the
#Hawthorn
report’s deep cruelty highlights is that this type of
#racism
towards First Nations people is completely normalised in this country and plays out in workplaces, which is where we mix. Time for reckoning and change.
#FirstNationsEmploymentAlliance
@Tony_Burke
The Yes23 campaign warmly welcomes the support of television legend Ray Martin for a First Nations Voice.
“It’s the right thing to do for the First Australians – it’s the right thing to do for the rest of us”.
#yes23
Oh for gods sake. Stop with the ‘crazy brave’. Honesty is not crazy. Stop labelling women who name facts as crazy. She was as brave as it gets. Stop with the ‘unfiltered’. It was truth. Just a pyschobabble term for truthful.
#Sinead
@smh
Indulgent self-loathing doesn’t make Australia stronger. Being honest about the past does. Our modern Aus nation began on January 26, 1788. That’s the day to reflect on what we’ve accomplished, become, still to achieve. We can do this sensitively, respectfully, proudly, together.
The news that
@SenatorDodson
is leaving the Senate makes me sad, but so grateful for his brilliant, gracious, generous presence in public life in this place over the years. His contribution is immeasurable. Thanks for everything ❤️🖤💛
Just received this text message: ‘Hi, it's Jacinta Price. The Referendum is on 14 Oct. This Voice is risky, unknown and divisive. Don't know? Say no. For a postal vote go to .’
I’m angry and want to complain but how and to whom?
Australian PM is "on the other side of the world" and says he doesn't know what the "public reaction" has been to those police raids on the ABC and press
Can someone tell him a really good way to find out is via this thing called SOCIAL MEDIA
Deflect, deflect, deflect
The ask of the Uluṟu Statement was to be a bipartisan, unifying moment. This all changed when Peter Dutton cravenly decided to oppose it. This is on him.
#VoiceToParliament
Yes23 warmly welcomes the support of the Roper Gulf Regional Council, who resolved to support the Voice to Parliament at their June Council meeting.
Roper Gulf Regional Council services 14 townships and remote Indigenous communities.
#yes23
If you want to know what the
@abc
is now, check it out right now. Camilla’s Country Life. Royalist propaganda. Yep, of course I’m turning it off BUT FFS. They are having us on.
Violence is what happened to the two Koori kids in Surry Hills earlier this year. Violence is a spithood. Violence is Don Dale. Your life’s good fortune shines through here Chris.
“In having a yes vote, we can show people that this is something from love and this is something from hope and that it’s nothing to be scared of.”
Mundine’s daughter says his opposition not ‘morally right’
#VoteYes
#VoiceToParliament
#auspol
#VoteNo
Thanks for the feedback on
#thedrum
Tweeps. Two qualifiers: I’m fat and happy to be so, but if I was a transsexual person I’d be proud and it’s not an insult; and yes I know. My bra was showing. Soz!
Confirms every suspicion we’ve ever had about Cash in both this and every other matter.
#IStandWithBrittany
and give it up you idiots. It’s really not helping you.
Shocked to hear the news tonight of Simon Crean’s passing at the age of 74.
He was the Labor leader who opposed Australia’s involvement in the Iraq War in the early 2000s. His considered and principled stance led me to join the Labor Party.
Vale Simon Crean.
#auspol