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Scene: A meeting room in #NSW.

#Minns is crowing about how well the #HeavilyArmedPolice with #AssaultRifles (called “long guns” by the state govt & compliant media) did in keeping people safe during #Sydney’s big #CrackerNight.

Police Commissioner smiles.

“At least we can stop issuing assault rifles & machine guns now” says Minns.

“I don’t think so. Look how safe last night was! It was the weapons. I think we should issue more!”

“Okay”

#auspol #NSWpol #Militarising the police #ICE? FFS!

3 heavily armed New South Wales police officers.

Militarised policing ‘often results in a loss of civil liberties for the rest of the law-abiding population, who are forced to comply with orders, searches and other heavy-handed tactics’.

Photograph: Ben Rushton/EPA

3 more NSW police in military uniforms and Kevlar helmets.

NSW police with their armoured car, dressed in black, with assault rifles and face masks.

Just like ICE!

RE: https://fairdinkum.one/@John/115811255452526466

The #NRA has a catchy saying, that “good guys with #guns stop bad guys with guns”.

But the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to make sure he doesn’t get it in the first place.

We should focus on drying up the supply of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and putting in place laws that keep all guns away from dangerous individuals. #auspol #Minns #NSW #NewYearsEve #HeavilyArmedPolice

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/fact-arming-more-people-doesnt-make-us-safer

#Minns & the #NSW #Police saying people will feel #safer with police carrying #machineguns & #assaultrifles during #NewYearsEve sounds like echoes of #NRA reasoning.

"If the #Bondi #terrorists had seen heavily armed police, they wouldn't have gone ahead with their attack".

#bullshit #US NRA reasoning #auspol

@andrewrock
#Minns has lost the plot. Australia’s Kier Starmer?

Gotta admit, it's odd watching my former home state of #NSW banning #FreePalestine protests to "protect" the feelings of its Jewish population, when #LiteralNAZIs were assembling on the front steps of the parliament a month or so ago, and no one in the police (or political) hierarchy thought that was a problem.

It's almost like Premier #Minns is providing constant tacit approval to rightwing extremists, as one would if one genuinely sympathised with them but couldn't say so.

#NSWPol
#AusPol

#CivilLiberties council says #protestLaws 'incredibly poor government and political leadership'.

#TimothyRoberts, president of the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, says the approach being taken by the #NSW state and federal governments in pushing through new laws very quickly is “incredibly poor government and political leadership”.

Roberts, speaking to ABC TV, said the Council for Civil Liberties would be supporting the constitutional challenge to the anti-protest proposals.

Roberts said:

“I think there’s a broad coalition of civil society that’s very concerned about these proposals and the civil liberties council is definitely about supporting that.

We’re very concerned about the police commissioner being given far too broad powers to determine when we, as a community, should assemble or communicate with each other. That’s not up to the police commissioner – that’s us.

We’ve been investigating the #constitutionality of what’s been proposed, and we believe that it’s wanting …

Unlike #Minns, we’re going to take some time to consider these laws and their constitutionality and the problems with them. We’ve got a government that’s passing things at an alarming rate. It’s a shame that it’s up to civil society to then pick up the slack of this government and measure these against the constitution and whether or not it’s appropriate …

It’s just incredibly poor government and political leadership at both levels, frankly. Sure, things like gun reform, there’s relatively broad support for. But even that is divisive. And to pursue such important legislation – legislation that cuts across our #democraticRights – without consulting with community, without consulting with the rest of civil society, is an incredibly dangerous thing to do.” #auspol #NSWpol

The reason a farmer might need ten guns? I can only think of "so I can go shooting with nine unlicensed people"

Also:

#Minns, you performing jerk. The ONLY way this works is if the laws are NATIONAL. You announcing you'll go first is about as useless as your hairspray and windsor knot. Do better pumpkin.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-22/nsw-parliament-recalled-gun-reform-protests-debate/106169248

Hating injustice
Oppressors and vile tyrants
Global resistance

#haiku #OzFascism #Minns

"Not my fault ..." (Moir, 19/11/25)
#ausnews #auspol #nswpol #minns #labor #maquariest #vicnews #leadership #spill

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/opinion/alan-moir/moirs-view-1389/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

"Oh, that ... " (Moir, 14/11/25)
#auspol #ausnews #vicnews #nswpol #pokies #reform #gambling #betting #minns #maquariest

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/opinion/alan-moir/moirs-view-1386/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

The #NSW #Labor govt seems intent on becoming the defacto #LNP ! No mention of *compulsory acquisition* to build electricity transmission lines ... but no problem to do this for a #Santos #gas-pipeline ?? Complete madness with #Minns 🙄 #AusPol

NSW premier floats compulsory land acquisitions and says he will do ‘whatever it takes’ to make controversial Santos gas pipeline happen

Farmers whose land will be traversed by a proposed pipeline carrying gas from Santos’s controversial Narrabri gas field face compulsory acquisition of the corridor by the NSW government.

More than 100 impacted properties owners in the Hunter Valley alone are opposed to its construction. About 66% of landholders along the entire HGP route have so far not agreed to host the pipeline on their land.

But the NSW premier, Chris Minns, said he would do whatever it takes to make the project happen and that he considered more gas essential for NSW industry. He told the Australian Workers Union Conference on Wednesday:

Since coming into office, we’ve made every approval that’s been in front of us in relation to the Narrabri project. I can tell you today that we want landholders to work with Santos and the owners of the fields to come to an agreement that works for both parties.

But if that doesn’t happen, we will be considering compulsory acquisition of the pipeline easement around the field to ensure that the project gets going and that we can get energy into the manufacturing base of the Hunter for New South Wales.

The premier urged Santos to give final investment signoff to the controversial Narrabri project while also urging the commonwealth to establish an east coast gas reserve:

What we need now is for Santos to, quite simply, com

I completely support the #LockTheGate reaction. I wonder if this will make front page of the #DailyTelegraph supporting all the agreived farmers against this dreadful overriding of their land rights ?? And #Minns even uses the anti #renewable quote ... where the fuck is this man's head ? 2/2

Anne Davies

Continued from previous post:

The threat of compulsory acquisition drew an immediate rebuke from Lock the Gate Alliance. Its national coordinator, Carmel Flint, said:

It’s very disappointing to see Premier Chris Minns take the side of gas giant Santos against local farmers and Gomeroi Traditional owners who merely seek to protect land, water, and culture from dangerous gasfields and associated pipelines.

Santos is the primary cause of Australia’s gas price hike because it has been siphoning our domestic gas and sending it to overseas markets for the past ten years. Rewarding this company with more gasfields is contrary to the national interest and will do nothing to reduce energy prices.

Minns linked the need for more power and compulsory acquisition to saving the Tomago aluminium smelter, which this week spoke to its workforce saying that its future was uncertain beyond 2028 when its current electricity contracts are due to expire.

He said NSW remained committed to renewables:

Now I want to make it clear, of course, we support renewable energy, but the truth of the matter is, gas is part of the future as well. And when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining, we need to be able to turn on other sources of energy to keep industry going.

The truth is, there is no future for domestic manufacturing without the continued presence of gas, particularly on the east coast. There is no renewable energy transition if we don’t have the gas there to b

‘Racist, bigoted’: Abbie Chatfield joins other influencers unleashing on upcoming mass immigration protests across Australia

Numerous left wing social media activists, including Abbie Chatfield and Hannah Ferguson, have lashed out at upcoming anti-mass…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #anti-immigrationprotests #anti-immigrationrally #AU #Australia #Australiafirstprotests #MarchforAustralia #Minns #nsw #nswpolice #police #protest #rallies #Rally
https://www.newsbeep.com/55972/

#Minns seems to be playing #Trump games with #crowd numbers, only in reverse.

There is something seriously wrong with both these #dipshits.

#auspol #NSWpol #Gaza #genocide #SydneyHarbourBride #march #protest

#Minns on court allowing Sunday’s march: ‘I don’t want to make the same mistake twice’

Minns said he wouldn’t rush legislation because there’s a chance it could be deemed constitutionally invalid.

“We thought we were on firm ground with the police rejection of the form one last Saturday, but the supreme court knocked it over. So I don’t want to make the same mistake twice, other than to say I have to examine all of this. I’m not ruling anything out.” #auspol

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/04/australia-news-live-flood-rain-nsw-warning-gaza-palestine-march-sydney-harbour-bridge-police-palestine-labor-coalition-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-68901bd78f081ec98bf064ee#block-68901bd78f081ec98bf064ee

George Orwell quote:

If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.
- George Orwell -

@abcfeeds #Minns has entirely lost all appeal after changing his mind so many times 😬 "In opposition, the premier argued in favour of the concept, saying the state could regulate its sale and deprive criminal gangs of an important source of revenue." #legaliseIt #cannabis #nswpol

#abc730 #minns perfect is the enemy of progress

#sydney planning agency abolished by #NSW #minns government. “It really is starting to look like the developer lobby is saying ‘jump’ and the Minns government is saying: ‘how high?’ free-for-all anything goes for #developers ! #nswpol https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/minns-abolishes-sydney-planning-agency-to-bring-control-back-in-house-20230627-p5djuh.html

In the debate today between #Minns & #Perrottet... Chris Minns said.... he admired how both @GladysB & @Dom_Perrottet had followed the science and listened to Dr Kerry Chant CHO with regard to the COVID pandemic. 🤦‍♂️

#COVID19nsw

#Minns

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