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  • Until it affects me

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  • There's also some element that "alternative sites" tend to accumulate the people banned from the primary site. Luckily the strong left-leaning initial crowd kept most of the bigotry at bay during the formative years, but I really dislike that in general-purpose instances, many have failed to create much original culture distinct from reddit. Lemmy isn't reddit, and that can be a good thing.

  • Until it affects me

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  • Real-space example: a women's-only art installation/lounge. It was only a matter of time before it went to court. I think at one point they (perhaps jokingly) proposed converting it to a bathroom to allow legal discrimination. (and that still wouldn't be the smelliest exhibition in Mona)

    https://mona.net.au/stuff-to-do/art/the-ladies-lounge

  • GetUp launches $400k Trump-themed anti-Hanson campaign in Farrer

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  • and could have said she supports trump [...]

    Senator Trump, that is

    But I agree, to a degree, that some basic footnotes would strengthen this propaganda. Someone online could simply say "there are no sources!" to inoculate others to it.

  • GetUp launches $400k Trump-themed anti-Hanson campaign in Farrer

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  • I'll also say that I really like that they've used Sky News footage in the ad. Smart choice to use sources that plenty of PHON voters are primed to trust more than others.

  • GetUp launches $400k Trump-themed anti-Hanson campaign in Farrer

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  • the campaign website WhoisHanson.com

    It really bugs me that there are zero (0) links to evidence on that page, and I don't think we can just assume all their potential audience doesn't care either (as tempting as it is to assume that)

  • Cash was meant to be dying. But new RBA data tells a different story

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  • I have no doubt that various groups in various governments would like nothing better than to get rid of cash for surveillance reasons.

    Yes, not to mention corporate groups too (banks, online purchasing, loyalty cards, ... ).

  • tech never works for long

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  • Perhaps not the best example but one to start joggin' the noggin: it can be a weak point to start an attack your local network, if someone is adjacent (like standing in range of your WiFi). Obviously not a likely scenario to most people reading, especially since HTTPS became normalised, but a reason to keep security in the discussion for local home networks.

  • A country under 'strain': Australians' life satisfaction hits record low

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  • Nearly three in five Australians (59.1 per cent) believe life was better 50 years ago.

    Interestingly, a bit less than 40% of Australians were alive 50 years ago. It's just begging for the historical-revisionist pseudo-nostalgia that conservatives have been churning out for decades - what does a 30 year old really know about how life was 50 years ago?

  • Cash was meant to be dying. But new RBA data tells a different story

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  • I've used cash a fair bit in the past year, for a few reasons. I know some food places prefer it (I ask even if I don't see a surcharge, since I have it on me anyway), one otherwise-normal shop I know simply doesn't accept card payments at all (has an ATM in the store), I know a tradie or two who offer cash-in-hand jobs in the future to bypass their regular employer's large cut, and sometimes I simply don't like banks knowing my spending habits and potentially running analytics on them.

    I am surprised to see a non-trivial chunk of 18-29, compared to later age demographics, using all cash.

  • Car hits pedestrians in Melbourne, killing Supernova Comic Con attendee

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  • It's a pretty reasonable long-term goal in many areas, like cities. There are pedestrian-only streets near me already. We just need a long-term vision and the infrastructure to follow it.

  • Anon runs into his boss

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  • They both prevented people driving while intoxicated, they're goddamn heroes!

  • Anon runs into his boss

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  • Our union organisers openly say that, despite most managers being given explicit anti-union chilling off-the-record, managers up to a certain grade are covered by our contracts and have an immediate interest in standing with us. There are already a few lower managers and HR staff as members, which is sometimes useful.

  • Supporting an Australian creator (Youtube:Struthless) for speaking out against AI.

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  • That's not what I said. I said it can't do its advertised job, which is very different from its real job.

    • This tool is obviously about building control. That's why it has these investors. We both understand that. "It is a censorship tool"
    • However, the tool's marketing lies and gives the public a false premise for its existence - they claim this tool is made to combat misinformation by determining real truth. We both understand it's not made to do that. But perhaps, there could be readers in the general public who take it at face value and might believe that's the real purpose.
    • My point is that, it barely even tries at building that false premise. I'm not saying it won't be able to do its real job and censor dissent, if it gains institutional power.

  • Supporting an Australian creator (Youtube:Struthless) for speaking out against AI.

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  • I know that it's very obviously a dangerous political tool if it gains any institutional power. And if you don't understand that, watch the video. But even on a technical, non-social level:

    There is no real explanation given as so how this system will supposedly determine truth. Just vague pointing to inapplicable abstracted concepts like scientific method and law.

    There is 0% (not rounded down) chance that this system can do its advertised job. It is a censorship tool.

  • Discovery of unopened ballots prompts recount in SA seat One Nation won by just 58 votes

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  • Almost tempted to say One Nation, because the more seats they have, the quicker their infighting begins. (I'll save you the counting - all 11 left)

    But it will also be entertaining if nothing else to see them lose it and cry again.

  • Former US Marines pilot Dan Duggan loses bid to avoid extradition from Australia

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  • Dude has been in solitary confinement in Lithgow for over three years so far. That’s frankly pretty damn harsh all on its own for the accusation of ‘three cases of military training’.

    I thought the max security prison was a bit extreme - their alleged crime is obviously serious to the state, but hardly one that requires high security or solitary.

  • What would happen if the PM enforces an automatic draft register in Australia towards all adult male citizens?

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  • Also: haha

    In 1969 the Gorton administration was severely embarrassed by a renowned This Day Tonight story in which a conscientious objector, who had been on the run from police for several months, was interviewed live in the studio by the journalist Richard Carleton, who then posed awkward questions to the Army Minister about why TDT had been able to locate the man within hours and bring him to the studio when the federal police had been unable to capture him, and the event was made even more embarrassing for the government because the man was able to leave the studio before the police had arrived to arrest him.

  • What would happen if the PM enforces an automatic draft register in Australia towards all adult male citizens?

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  • Man charged with using newly banned phrases in Queensland tries to argue law 'insane'

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  • It's important to understand that Australia, like plenty of other countries, has its own imperial interests in the region. It's unhelpful to blindly assert someone has to be blackmailed in order to abide by these horrors.

  • Man charged with using newly banned phrases in Queensland tries to argue law 'insane'

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  • Damn it, he's using the reverse-insanity plea!

  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    Back the rebel Labor MPs (re: NSW Parliament's anti-protest laws)

    labortribune.net.au /back-the-rebel-labor-mps/
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    Back the rebel Labor MPs (re: NSW Parliament's anti-protest laws)

    labortribune.net.au /back-the-rebel-labor-mps/
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    The New Theatre, Newtown - a volunteer-based community theatre formed "to give the worker an opportunity" usually reserved for the rich art industry

    newtheatre.org.au
  • AusSocialism @aussie.zone
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    Let's all have a quick meta discussion to get this place set up properly!

  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Punching bags

  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    March for Australia admins encouraged people to join White Australia Party

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-01-22/verify-neo-nazi-group-linked-to-political-party/106254196
  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    Hop off the Tiger: A Look at the 'Combating Antisemitism Bill'

  • Videos @lemmy.ml
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    The Clown Show: grifting, lies & AI after the Bondi massacre

  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    The Clown Show: grifting, lies & AI after the Bondi massacre

  • Electric Vehicles @slrpnk.net
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    (2024) How Ziga Dorkic built his own solar-powered electric vehicle for a few hundred dollars

    www.abc.net.au /news/2024-02-17/ziga-dorkic-solar-powered-van/103472376
  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    (2024) How Ziga Dorkic built his own solar-powered electric vehicle for a few hundred dollars

    www.abc.net.au /news/2024-02-17/ziga-dorkic-solar-powered-van/103472376
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Cancer Council's iHeard articles - responses to claims people have heard about cancer

    www.cancer.org.au /iheard/sitemap
  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    Part of a discussion of protest tactics

    Physical resistance, rocks and how to build a mass movement

    independentaustralia.net /politics/politics-display/physical-resistance-rocks-and-how-to-build-a-mass-movement,20432
  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    Victorian Socialists/Socialist Party calling for unity with Socialist Alliance in preparation for elections

  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    What are your favourite guides and resources for environmentally-conscious shopping?

  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    How neo-Nazis captured the March for Australia - Documenting crowd manipulation tricks at various rallies, as well as anti-Nazi pushback from marchers

  • Australian News @aussie.zone
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    Not The Onion: "Six people gather for Albany rally, drawing six counter-protesters"

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-08-31/anti-immigration-rally-march-for-australia-august-31/105717552
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    This day of protests has given me optimism for the upcoming counter-protests against the cryptofascist "March for Australia" this weekend

  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    An exposé of Australian neo-Nazis systematically exploiting vulnerable underaged children (Tom Tanuki - "NSN, child-grooming cult.")

  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.ml
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    satire

    Concerns protest could ‘impede Sydney drivers’ solved by getting basically the whole city at the protest

    chaser.com.au /general-news/concerns-protest-could-impede-sydney-drivers-solved/