When an inhumane formula works for vulnerable people who live with disability, why not apply it to vulnerable aged Australians?

Hunter Knitting Nannas at the NSW Minister for Police office today. After presenting a letter to staff expressing disappointment with police behaviour they had a good chat with them about NSW protest laws. See link for more knittingnannas.org/2026/02/11/h... Photo: lilyrayphotography 1/2 🧵

Thank you, @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social. #auspol #HerzogNotWelcomeHere

Helicopters, metal detectors, snipers on roofs in Bondi?? Australia feeling really socially cohesive right now, so glad the government decided to make that a priority 🫠

🤬🤬🤬 Still wondering why & how he was allowed to be here. The power Israel has over our govt is frightening! They say 'Jump!" & our Govt says "How high?" This visit only shows how powerful they are & what our politicians will do to appease them. *footnote* Calling out Genocide is NOT antisemitic!

I'm pretty sure that very few Australians needed the President of a nation state actively engaged in genocide against its neighbour, to come here and scold us on how we should be nicer and less critical of said genocidal nation state 😑 #auspol

Palestinian babies and toddlers are freezing to death in wet tents, because Herzog's regime has bombed 90% of dwellings in Gaza into rubble, and is refusing to let international aid agencies in to provide adequate shelter, health care, medical supplies & food aid. But at least his hair stays dry.

The Australian government is being co-opted into Israel’s PR machine. That should never been allowed to happen

Honestly, wasn’t going to attend the Melbourne rally. Not much of a protest attending type. But just watched Herzog dismiss a question about 70’000 dead people by saying “we didn’t start it”. I’ll be going along now. Fuck him & the Israeli government & its murderous troops.

"In the name of balance our media gives credibility to Israeli propaganda. No one would think that we should give equal treatment to those who deny the Holocaust. Neither should we give balance to those who deny the continuing Holocaust in Gaza today." johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...

Submissions don’t need be long and submission guides are here to help. knittingnannas.org/2026/02/09/a...

Isaac Herzog is accused of inciting genocide in Gaza. He shouldn’t be welcomed to Australia johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Release ALL of the Epstein files Hold each and every monster accountable

Dr Assal Rad— “𝘈𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 “Hey @apnews.com, would you use the same language if 30 Israelis were killed today?”

The new hate laws will only matter if hate directed at Aboriginal people is taken as seriously as hate directed at powerful groups. Anything less is just the same double standard we’ve become sadly accustomed to.

🟥 In Gaza, Israel has recovered its one remaining Israeli captive, Ran Gvili. It’s all over the news. What’s not in the news is that more than 10,000 Palestinians remain unaccounted for and buried under tons of rubble.

Police are treating an incident where a man allegedly threw a homemade bomb at an Invasion Day rally in Perth on Monday as a “potential terrorist act”.

The lack of media attention and comment from politicians etc has highlighted Australia's racism to Indigenous people. #auspol nit.com.au/28-01-2026/2...

Honestly! Why did it take so long for the media to call it a bomb?!! #auspol

We are being gaslit by successive govts in the thrall of bad actors promoting the use of fossil fuels. Meanwhile our communities and farms burn & we pay the price! #climatechange #ActNow @AlboMP

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... I’m posting this so people know what’s going on in Victoria,It’s a live blog. Ian

I cannot emphasise enough how Australia's political and media class are destined to enact the worst outcomes (authoritarianism, race hate, violent suppression) to the Bondi terror attacks, even as the broad population generally supports the least-bad outcomes (community-building, gun control etc)

Check out this new paper by Dr. John Whyte highlighting the development of GUIDE-Rehab - a new reporting guideline tool that will assist in the reporting of rehabilitation interventions by enhancing transparency, replicability, and clinical implementation research. 📈 https://ow.ly/o6vz50XMJwZ

"Australia's rampant, uncontrolled gas exports have played a huge role in increasing domestic gas prices as well as electricity prices" - Deputy Director Ebony Bennett on ABC Breakfast @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol

We are updating the Cochrane overview of reviews that summarises the treatments used to improve arm and hand function after a stroke. Visit our webpage and blog for more details about this – links in bio.  #evidencesynthesis #bestevidence #evidencebased #EvidenceBasedPractice #strokerehab

So the #AusGovt will spend $Billions on deporting people & then claims it can’t afford to #raisetherate or continue #NDIS :/www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/first-nzyq-member-deported-to-nauru/105919846?utm_source=abc_news_app

Non nursing care (like showering, cleaning, meal prep, help to see GP) will be subject to a huge “contribution” by older people! Sneaky policy to transfer costs to pensioners and others on low income #shameAlbo

Israeli soldiers opened fire at Palestinians in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-soldiers-opened-fire-suspects-gaza

Is there an explanation for why Palestinians are "prisoners" and Israelis are "hostages"? Is the implication meant to be that the Palestinians were 'criminals' being punished through imprisonment?

I am incredibly honoured to be chosen as one of three Finalists in the 'Improving Life After Stroke Award' as part of the National Stroke Foundation Stroke Awards strokefoundation.org.au/media-centre...

#genocide #starvation #deathbystarvation #warcrimes womensagenda.com.au/latest/child...

One Month Milestone for the MCS-Stroke Project It’s been just one month since we opened recruitment for the MCS-Stroke project across two NHS hospitals — and I'm thrilled to share that we’ve already recruited and assessed 24 stroke survivors using the new tool. www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-s-...

Happy to share the development, standardisation, and validation of the Mini - Oxford Cognitive Screen, a brief (<8mins) cognitive screen for chronic stroke survivors that is relevant for primary care settings. Now out Open Access in ESJ. @neledemeyere.bsky.social @eugeneyhtang.bsky.social

A change to ourNSW Planning system is being rushed through Parliament by Minns Gov with keen Coalition support as a ‘Planning System Reform Bill’ supposedly aimed to speed up housing approvals. They say. But it is widely pro-development of roads, mines & infrastructure.

There is no democracy without transparency

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis. share.google/FrLUSBkG5xrX... 🔌💡 #Upshift

Nannas w Melville Fernandez from Voices for Power with a ✉️ 4 @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social. Summer🌡️ & power bills are ⬆️🥵 in Sydney’s Western Suburbs & we’re asking the Minister for Climate Change to urge @australianlabor.bsky.social to cancel their 💕 of #fossilfuels & protect our environment.

#naturaldisasters will continue while govts refuse to act on #climatechange

Some good news for you to talk about with friends and family cause that’s all part of #ClimateAction knittingnannas.org/2025/08/29/g...

A new study suggests the impact of long covid is similar to a stroke or Parkinson’s theconversation.com/long-covid-i...

Before this crucial reservoir of ice is lost, transforming the planet forever, it is essential that policymakers and others recognize Antarctica’s extraordinary economic value and seek to protect it. #auspol #NoTimeToWait

Israeli data shows 83% of Gaza war dead are civilians: Report https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08/israeli-data-shows-83-percent-of-gaza-war-dead-are-civilians-report #auspol

New Australia Institute research has identified three simple tax reforms which would raise an extra 70 billion dollars a year without hurting low or middle-income Australians. Read the full report: australiainstitute.org.au/post/three-s...

Simple solutions abound!

The Albanese government has chosen a new freedom of information commissioner, making its third appointment to the role in two years www.canberratimes.com.au/story/904752...

Two of the single greatest advances of our lifetimes are mRNA technology and renewable energy tech and somehow the United States is now virulently against both.

Germany gets 60% of its power from renewables and is shutting down its coal plants. No blackouts. No high bills. Every right wing lie about renewables has been proven false.