💧Brenda Thomson

Doting mother & Grandmother. Happily retired to regional Vic. Former educator & business owner. Loves D&D, theatre, films, cooking & reading. Leans far left.

[TNL @TNL_Australia]

Alan Tudge says new citizenship test will require potential citizens to understand Australian values like freedom of speech, mutual respect, equality of opportunity, the importance of democracy and the rule of law. The entire government front bench would fail the test.

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

Corporations and mining billionaires are spending big to influence our politics in secret. It's time to rebuild our democracy! via @GetUp https://t.co/cB23jRABHG

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

Australia — a banana republic in the grip of crony capitalism
When political and business leaders are in bed together things are rosy for both. But the pickings are slim if you're not a mate. https://t.co/1aclt1MMIi

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

@The_NewLiberals none of the above

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

@AEBayley You have to have something before you can lose it!

[Michele O'Neil @MicheleONeilAU]

The Government pledging more money for aged care is only part of the solution. We need accountability for government funds & to directly & urgently address the effects of privatisation: insecure work, low wages & poor working conditions, and the pursuit of profit no matter what.

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

@SpeechwritingAu Gone-to-HELL!

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

@CallissClan Clever Minnie 🥰

[Jane Caro @JaneCaro]

@RichardDeKoch1 @cheomitII @doorsausage @rollo75 @foursaken @Elanora_Dreamer @YaThinkN @ShoebridgeMLC @gillespi Here’s how our system has worked out. Australia is far & away an outlier in amount of public money we give 2priv schools. No other country comes close. We’re down the bottom for public funding of public schools. We’re 39th out of 41 for educational equity. Are u happy with that?

[Sally McManus @sallymcmanus]

A message to Sydney from Melbourne ---
Five things that must be done NOW to stop Covid19 spreading which will save hundreds of lives, hundreds of thousands of jobs and avoid a lockdown like Victoria:

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

@tblanchfield 14

[💧Bee - Difficult 🐝🌿❤ @BelindaJones68]

Here is a comprehensive list of the aged care centres with COVID-19 that @ScottMorrisonMP refuses to name, citing 'reputational issues'.

Huge thanks to Dr Sarah Russell @AgedMatters for this list (link below)
🐝
#auspol #abc730
https://t.co/Ys2jebespt

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

When you privatise a public service money comes ahead of service.

[Brian Jones @Darthspoog]

Stop privatisation........it kills people :(

[Brian Jones @Darthspoog]

Stop privatisation........it kills people :(

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

@Vic_Rollison We need a Hippocratic oath for journalists. "I will always tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth"

[Drunk Theory @PessimisticMeme]

"Journalists" getting very defensive about the public calling them out on bias. Its not like we literally had a Morrison presser moments before to compare the utter bias & double standard. Australian media needs reform, democracy can't work like this #auspol #ThisIsNotJournalism

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

The actions of Jim, Karen, Craig, Tim and Scotty, given high profile airtime by the usual mainstream media enablers, are putting us all at risk. They are not doing so for altruistic reasons but for their own ideological, financial and/or political benefit.

[John T - Filthy Peasant @FomentDiscord]

Great article by Michelle Pini @vmp9 about the melbourne covid disinformation problem. Nice to see her pointing out how racist Jim of Jim's mowing is.
https://t.co/1Jm8qupZCM

[John T - Filthy Peasant @FomentDiscord]

Great article by Michelle Pini @vmp9 about the melbourne covid disinformation problem. Nice to see her pointing out how racist Jim of Jim's mowing is.
https://t.co/1Jm8qupZCM

[💧Brenda Thomson @BrendaThomson25]

Why couldn't he just answer the question? We pay for this idiocy! #auspol

[Victoria Fielding @DrVicFielding]

Was Brad Hazzard drunk? Not that it would be an excuse for this foul behaviour 😳

[Russell Crowe @russellcrowe]

@DanielAndrewsMP

You’re doing a good job Dan.
It must feel like you are pushing the proverbial up a hill everyday.
Remember what they say, if you find yourself going through hell...
Just keep going.

Thank you for your continuous effort. You are saving lives.
Just keep going.