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A white bookcase crammed with many types of books. There are potplants sitting on top of the shelves.
A photo of my wrist. I have fair skin. There is a silver wrist watch with a large round white face. There is a blue plastic bracelet band with the words 'Lest we forget' in white lettering. You can see the edge of an ANZAC badge.
A vibrant orange sun setting over Port Philip Bay
A photo of the Australian Prime Minister sitting at a small table with a little girl. He us asking her "What are you gunna be when you grow up. She answers "difficult"
Headline from satirical news-site The Chaser reads 'Angus Taylor says party on track for Net Zero women by 2040'. There is a headshot of Angus Taylor, new Liberal Party leader, with an image of former leader Sussan Ley carrying a cardboard box of office items.
Cartoon showing a male lecturer with a list of all the benefits of addressing climate change
Cher from the movie Clueless. She has blonde hair and fair skin. She is standing in front of a school blackboard. She is wearing a yellow jacket and white t-shirt. She is saying 'May I please remind you that it does not say "RSVP" on the statue of Liberty'
The image is of a painting of tall sailing ships on a harbour with a flagpole flying the Union Jack in the foreground. A screenshot of a comment by Stu Cameron is imposed on the bottom Left hand corner of the painting. Stu says "Have you ever noticed when history tells of white people taking over other people's countries they're called pioneers or settlers never immigrants or illegals'
A cartoon showing two men sitting a library. One man says 'those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it. Yet those who do study history are doomed to stand by helplessly while everyone else repeats it'
View of bright blue sea water, blue sky and a few puffy white clouds. Sail boats and Norfolk pine trees can be seen on the shoreline.
A comic strip by Nathan Pyle. One alien character is introducing Vegemite to the other alien character.
A photo of very grey and dull ocean water. Looking across the water at a small piece of land which is a dull straw-gold in colour. Very dry. In the middle of the water you can see 4 or 5 black swans enjoying a paddle on the sea.
A range of paper back books laid out on a table. The book in the centre is by Ronni Salt and titled Gunnewah. The cover image is a scene by an Australian river with gumtrees on the bank.
A sign on a house. It is a vintage font. It reads Telegene Telephone Hygiene Service. Note - the street number for this house is 42
Two photos. One showing a group running away from Parliament House. One showing an individual running back to Parliament House.
Photos of #merit in action
Photos of Goldstein's former representative
Comic showing a crowd in a lecture theatre. They are attending a climate summit. An audience member yells out 'what if it's a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing'
David Spriggs, CEO of Infoxchange, sitting in an armchair. His socks are visible and show the #AskIzzy logo
Slide from Tech for social justice conference 2025. Infoxchange is presenting the conference. Logos of sponsor companies such as Atlassian, Microsoft and Strategic Grants.
Famous cartoon - a lecturer is sharing a list of positive outcomes from climate action such as clean air and water. A man in the audience asks "what if it's a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing"
A woman wearing a knotted pink pussy-ears hat marching with many people. She is carrying a sign.
A poster showing the names and logos of 35 individuals running as community-chosen independent candidates at the next Federal election.
A map of the region of Central America. The body of water more commonly known as the Gulf of Mexico has been renamed as the Septic Sea. This is an Australian rhyming-slang joke.
A photo of a political flyer with stereotypical photos of people who are Hindu, Christian and Jewish. Rather than including an Islamic person the 4th person is labelled Iranian.
A one-pager compiled by Denise Shrivell that shows all the Community Independent incumbents and candidates for the 2025 Federal Election.
A photo of a television screen sitting on a low brown table. There is a green leafy pot plant on the right. The screen is showing the opening of the film Twilight.
Comic strip by Nathaniel Pyle with his usual alien characters. One alien is introducing Vegemite on toast to the other.
A page showing #Independent candidates that have been chosen by their community. Candidates are grouped by State or Territory. Includes their logo and campaign colours. Page developed and updated by @Denise Shrivell
Bookshelf featuring two copies of the book Gunnedah by Ronni Salt
Photo of a phone. The screen saver is a photo of two people wearing sunglasses in front of a cliff and beach. They look like they have Asian heritage.
Meme - actor David Mitchell in character wearing a Nazi uniform and asking 'are we the baddies'
A photo looking up at a lot of green street trees that are common to Melbourne. They are shading a small north-facing courtyard.
A comic strip by Nathan Pyle. It depicts one being introducing Vegemite to another being who has never tasted it before.
A photo of a lamington on a plate sitting on a table. In the distance you see some wooden bench chairs and tables with the sun shining on them. A lamington is a square of spongecake dipped in a chocolate sauce and rolled in coconut flakes. It does not have jam in the middle as that is just wrong.
A photo of the City of Melbourne Christmas tree in Federation Square. The tree is visible to the 1000s of Melburnians using the Flinders Street train station and tram stop. The photo was taken in December 2024.
The cover of a new book by Sophie Kinsella - What does it feel like. There is a drawing of a woman in a hospital gown standing behind a hospital bed curtain. She has a hospital band on her wrist with writing on it. One arm is reaching around the curtain holding up a glittery scrappy frock on a wooden coat-hanger.
A photo of a lake with trees in the distance. Green-blue water in the lake, bright blue sky with some puffy white clouds.
A photo of a wide lake with some trees at the far horizon. The sun is setting so the sky looks orange and pink
A cartoon by Cathy Wilcox. Panel 1 shows a house with a solar panel on its roof enjoying the free energy coming from the sun in a blue sky. A car is parked next to the house and recharging its electric battery. The second panel shows a man in a drak suit pushing a nuclear reactor behind the house and blocks out the sun.
Planter box filled with small green plants. One is a vine that will grow up the trellis to create natural shade during hot weather.
Photo of the plants in a green shade for the tram stop on Elizabeth St. The green vine will grow up and over the trellis and provide cool shade in summer.
A woman wearing a black t shirt. On the back it says CSIRO Greatest Hits Tour and lists all the amazing things CSIRO has invented for the world. It looks like a rock band tshirt.
Photo of a meerkat on a rock at the Melbourne Zoo.
Photo of the cover of a paperback book called The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
Two knitted chickens sit on a blue striped couch
A series of photos of concerned parents and teenagers talking about reptiles
The image is the 2024 Australian Giving Tuesday logo. The letters of the words Giving Tuesday are dark green except the 'V' which is in the shape of a heart with green and yellow-gold circular patterns.
Two potplants. One is a red pot with a straggly lavender plant. The other is a terracotta brown pot with Johnny JumpUps - a purple and yellow pansy like flowering plant with dark green leaves.
A golden round loaf of fresh-baked bread with a cross on top. Sitting in front of a tea-towel with different London things on it such as a red double-decker bus.
A short video of a man in a Nazi uniform asking "are we the baddies"
An outline of a human holding a bunch of books in their arms.
This a photo of a fresh baked round loaf of golden bread with a cross marked on top. It is sitting in front of a tea towel which has pictures of red-coated Buckingham Palace guards, a red double-decker bus and other things that make you think of London.
Two knitted chickens on a couch
Are we the baddies
Two knitted chickens sitting on a blue and white striped couch. There is a small white chicken and a large pink and orange one. They are leaning against a brightly coloured cushion.
A round loaf of fresh baked home-made bread. There is a cross pressed into the dough on top. In the background is a tea-towel with English guards, a red double-decker bus and other London icons.
The cover of a book called 'Prisoners of Geography' by Tim Marshall. The cover illustration is part of the world map including Africa, Europe and Asia.
Piece of fresh white bread with green avocado smooshed across it. Lots of cracked black pepper on top 😍
Photo of beautiful green street tree and blue Melbourne sky