Episode 1 of ‘Skase: Fall of a Tycoon’ is out now! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Listened to Episode 1 of Rewind on Christpher Skase hosted by the excellent @markhumphries.bsky.social it was as great as I was expecting. More Mark Humphries podcasts I say www.abc.net.au/listen/progr....

Aaaaaand it’s here! Ep 1 of the series our team’s been working on for months - Skase: Fall of a tycoon. You’d’ve been living under a rock if you didn’t know who Pixie and Christopher were in the 1980s. They had it all - fame, money, glitz. Until they didn’t. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

“This is the first time a member of Howard's government has publicly placed himself and others in the room as details of the training exercise were discussed.” The Howard Govt spent 27yrs denying knowing about training personnel in Dubai to take over union jobs on the waterfront. It knew.

Absolutely loving @janfran.bsky.social Conspiracy? About the Waterfront Dispute. Fascinating. There’s 2/6 episodes up on the ABC Listen app. Can’t wait for the rest. It’s so good.

🚨 Historian Geraldine Fela has been working on producing this podcast about the 1998 waterfront dispute in Australia. Here’s the promo. Series will be a must listen for anyone who cares about unions/industrial history/politics in Australia! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

This was just posted on President Trump’s Truth Social account.

How much did the Howard government know about Chris Corrigan’s plans to overhaul the waterfront? Come along for the ride on this wild, wild story. Listen to trailer now. Ep1 drops Saturday

It’s almost 5pm and it’s getting hotter 🥵

Earthquake just up the road! #earthquake #sa #hawker

My book of the year. Honourable mentions to: Australian Gospel @lechblaine.bsky.social Juice by Tim Winton Tell Me Everything by @lizstrout.bsky.social The Ministry of Time by @kalianebradley5.bsky.social Long Island Compromise @taffyakner.bsky.social

Is anyone actually having a good end to the year?

Beauty in this moth on my front doorstep; sadness the next morning when I found it dead

There are days I’m so proud to work for the ABC. Then there are days like this. Sarah is a brilliant, much loved presenter and I cannot fathom the thinking behind this decision.

My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer. Morning.

Chef's Kiss goodbye to x from Austrian airlines

A Fox News host is going to be Secretary of Defence. That is quite something.

Truth stranger than fiction.

The latest Global surface temperatures are out for October, and FMD the past two years...

And, finally, the many wonderful chats I moderated at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival last month. Including this one with the most remarkable human and poet Ali Cobby Eckermann. #uwrf24

The view from our room in Padangbai, #Bali

Me and my daughter bringing more love into the world ❤️

Here are some things that have made me smile in the past few weeks: Our newly planted grass tree has miraculously flowered in our semi-arid garden.

Twitter refugee starting from scratch and hoping the skies are indeed bluer and the words kinder here.