Tom Chesson
@tomchesson01
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A happy place is a camera in hand wandering around Australian waterways.
Canberra, Australian Capital T
Joined October 2016
Afghan Taliban passes “domestic violence” law, but it’s not what it sounds like Under the new law, men have the full right to beat their wives and children, as long as it doesn’t result in “broken bones or open wounds.” A husband can face up to 15 days in jail if he seriously
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Australia: The World’s Most Bloated Bureaucracy | Mike Newman Link to full episode in comments below.
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‘Feathering the nest’: Union feud cost $122m 'An ongoing union dispute has blocked FRV from freely moving firefighters between stations, creating shift shortages that have blown out its overtime bill to $122m last financial year.' https://t.co/qWMQsYhGQM via @theweeklytimes
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The @nswpolice have launched "Polair Remote" - a drone based aerial surveillance system launched today in regional NSW and piloted from Bankstown. The NSW Government have chosen the Chinese owned DJI brand of drone raising concerns about surveillance, privacy and network access.
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Hanieh Safavi, daughter of the former HEAD of the IRGC Yahya Rahim Safavi, who is now a military adviser to the Supreme Leader and is PERSONALLY sanctioned by Australia, arrived in Australia on a student visa in Feb 2024. By October 2024 she had gained permanent residency. She
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There are two types of people in this world... Right-wing folks who are “evil” Left-wing folks who are “good” Exhibit A (pure satire ahead): Aussies run the ultimate “stolen land” experiment — knock on the door of a home with a stolen land sign to reclaim the house… and
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This wasn't allowed in public incase it offended anyone. So please don't retweet it. Thanks 🙏 https://t.co/1stbtsOxvz
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One of my favourite Actors of all time, the Oscar winning, immensely talented, never less than superb — ROBERT DUVALL — talks in 1996 about ‘The Godfather’, Acting, and Life. He was 95. RIP one of the greats.
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Nine newspapers paid Ben Roberts-Smith’s former lover $700,000 in hush money after she alleged misconduct by star reporter Nick McKenzie – then tried to have the deal suppressed for 50 years.
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One of the greatest ever moments on Parkinson came in 1982 when BUDDY RICH and ROY CASTLE improvised the hell out of it in order to buy time for a late arriving special guest - one SAMMY DAVIS JR. Wonderful stuff.
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Doctors Without Borders claims one of Gaza’s largest hospitals is being used by armed men to intimidate and arrest patients and potentially move weapons. Fragile peace: https://t.co/LMlvEh9vaw
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84 years ago, the Japanese brutally massacred 21 young Australian Nurses on Radji beach in what is now Indonesia. The only survivor ,Vivian Bullwinkel , dedicated her life to ensuring her fallen colleagues were never forgotten. Please spare a thought for their sacrifice today.
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@tomchesson01 @soupercocky @AusUnchained @kevinbonham People on the ground know only too well. Been banging my head for years.
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Pakistan's National Hockey Team players yesterday landed in Australia's Capital, Canberra, after a very long journey from Lahore, which takes almost a day. On landing, they went to the 4 star hotel which they were supposed to check into. However the management of the hotel said
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“Palestinian” government forces have committed actual war crimes for 2+ years, including using hospitals as military bases, but of course the pro-terror “human rights activists” who have hijacked our streets never said a peep about that (they’re totally not antisemitic though 🙄)
Finally, after over two years, Doctors Without Borders acknowledges that Hamas has been using Nasser Hospital as a terror base. But shame on them for not admitting this during the preceding two years, when we were all documenting the proof in real time
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Not what I said I said that criticism of Islam should be called Islamoscepticism Phobia implies irrational over-reaction, as with spiders Scepticism is an impeccable intellectual position - the basis of science Which is why many muslims like the word Islamophobia, since by
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It was Albanese who was instrumental in destroying the countries first female Prime Minister ...
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The new deputy Labor leader is a subtle power broker, but a crucial one
Sussan Ley is the first female leader of the Liberal Party – and that’s to be commended. If there is a change of leadership, there will be some who seek to make this issue about gender and engage in the game of identity politics. Frankly, Australians can see through this
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Revealed in Senate Estimates this week: The Albanese Government can't even decide if vegan food pretending to be meat should be labelled truthfully. 🤯 #senateestimates
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The Anglo way of life has always included dogs as valued family members. There are other places you can live if you do not want to be exposed to our canine friends.
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