Corrupt processes yield corrupt results. Inevitable.

Shocking but, sadly, not surprising Hard to imagine supporters of a duplicitous, self-serving scoundrel like Tim Wilson as fair or decent people….just saying #LNPNeverAgain

Predictably, News Corp have ignored teachers’ pleas for them to stop pitting schools against each other by publishing uncontextualised rankings. Since they’ve ignored this, I’m sharing the list of Australia’s most untrusted brands. News Corp number 8 - should be higher! A toxic stain on Australia.

Meanwhile, over at the apocalyptic wasteland hellscape that is Twitter (with roaming gangs of sexist, misogynistic, racist, Islamophobic and gay-hating MAGA zombies) the wonderful @deniseshrivell.bsky.social absolutely nails it. 👇 #auspol #SocialMediaBan #GamblingAdBan

The shape of the economy matters as much as the size…investment in renewables & coal mines both lift GDP, but one improves the future & one harms it…our MPs should talk as much about the shape of economic activity as its rate of growth Great podcast thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...

The Albanese govt has certainly learnt something from #robodebt: they can treat people like shit, and get away with it. #disability #NDIS #auspol

Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. I just signed this @australiainstitute.org.au petition calling to end government secrecy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_governme...

Labor promised to end “jobs for mates”, but has chosen a non-binding appointments framework that leaves ministers free to ignore independent advice, writes Paddy Gourley. #Auspol #PublicService #Governance

Just heard host of AM on ABC refer to motorists “with range anxiety” in a story about testing EVs’ range. I think “motorists concerned about the range of EVs” is a better description. It’s not a pathology, or a mental illness. It’s a well-founded concern, deserving of accurate information.

Leaked records show Australia has no control over F-35 spare parts sent from here to Israel, raising stark questions about sovereignty and defence risk, writes Peter Cronau. #Auspol #Defence #F35

Fog. My @smh @theage cartoon.

New laws allow welfare payments to be cancelled for people with arrest warrants – even before guilt is proven. The risks are serious, write Zoe Staines, Francis Markham, Hannah McGlade and Thalia Anthony. #Auspol #Welfare #HumanRights

Labor— "There are too many people claiming unemployment benefits; we need to find ways to stop paying out so much in so-called "welfare"." Also Labor— "Sack people. Not everyone needs a job and let's forget all about offering job security too." #auspol #springst #FMD

A $171m federal–NSW investment will see solar panels manufactured in the Hunter Valley, signalling a shift from coal to clean energy industry. #Auspol #Energy #Renewables

What could go wrong? My @smh @theage cartoon.

This isn’t business as usual. Potentially significant cuts are coming to the Australian Public Service and I want to know what this means for service delivery and for jobs. Labor promised to protect the APS, they need to honour that promise. www.afr.com/policy/econo...

Adults can unfollow too 🤨

Nesting offences. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Finland has dramatically reduced the numbers of people who are homeless. We could too. We chose not to. In a nation as wealthy as Australia, so many experiencing #homelessness is an obscene failure of public policy. #auspol www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

"the inquiry will build on a mountain of evidence that indicates we (Australian taxpayers) have been underwriting a model that treats corruption as an administrative cost and secrecy as a governing principle. The next question is whether we’re willing to keep paying for it." #Nauru #auspol

"It is significantly due to the courage and stubborn determination of those Palestinian journalists that no reasonable citizen of the world has been able to look away." But for so many in Australia's media and political class, 'looking away' has been standard practice. #GazaGenocide #auspol

“But while Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over.” johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...

Sunday Shot is about to start. Jo and I have @roycerk2.bsky.social, who is just back from COP in Brazil, and Lorena Allam, for a look at the world news of the week. Join us!

Our culture treats success as virtue and failure as a personal flaw – a sharp break from older traditions that saw failure as meaningful and transformative. We need to recover that wisdom in an age of burnout. #Culture #Philosophy #MentalHealth #Burnout #Neoliberalism #Arts #Society

We are living at a time when university leadership amplifies anti-intellectual tropes and technologies These are very troubling times

This was the very first cartoon I did for @theageaustralia.bsky.social , back in 2021. The coalition's leaders may have changed but everything else has stayed the same.

Surrender. My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social

@deadder.bsky.social nails it again… 😳

Barnaby out. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Solid chat as always and one thing Ronni flagged has been puzzling me too - why is anyone acting like the LNP will ever form government again and therefore is a party whose views need to be given equal weight to the governments? MSM needs to get a lot better at multiparty coverage. #auspol

Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has: * killed 345 Palestinians, * denied food to 70% of the population who need it, * demolished a further 1,500 buildings. All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.

10 years have passed… www.deutschlandfunk.de/toedliche-fl...

As Australia heads into Christmas, people in Gaza face another winter of displacement and bombardment — and the federal government remains silent. Recognition of Palestine means little without action grounded in international law. #AusPol #Gaza #Palestine #HumanRights #InternationalLaw #MiddleEast

Ok, @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social. So how about you comment on the western media's coverage of the many decades of Israeli attacks on Palestinians? There are quite a few events in the timeline since 1937 and past 7 October 2023 that stand out. #auspol #nswpol #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocuast

This is tomorrow at midday (AEDT). Looking forward to a great chat! We may never finish :-) Please join us #auspol #SpinProof

The “debate”. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Should Albanese ‘fight Tories’ harder? Or is blandness a safe bet in a fearful, populist world? theconversation.com/should-alban...

Insult to injury. My @smh cartoon.

A stupid and unjust entangling of policing and welfare. The Albanese govt should put their time and effort into things that would make a real difference: fixing the ineffective job provider scheme, and getting rid of the cruel and counterproductive 'mutual obligation' system. #poverty #auspol

The Albanese Labor Government has betrayed us all. Despite all evidence to the contrary they think a single piece of legislation can solve issues with social media - but ignore evidence on solutions for gambling harms. We’ve been betrayed! 😞😞 #auspol #qt

Thank me. My @smh @theage cartoon.

The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.

Please read this & help save the State Library of Victoria, entering its 'now fully trashed' era. I didn't go to uni - for me the Library was higher education in later life, research for my job, a revelation about what ordinary people could have access to. It changed my life. Not just a building.

You Don't Hate The Mass Media Enough The western press see the killing of Palestinians as such a baseline norm that Israel can massacre dozens of people in Gaza and they’ll go, “Gosh I sure hope this doesn’t lead to any violations of the ceasefire!” www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/you-dont-h...

“If Australia is serious about supporting Ukraine and upholding sanctions, it must follow the UK and EU by announcing a ban on imports of fuels refined from Russian crude and shutting down the backdoor channels that continue to finance Russia’s aggression.” Isaac Levi, CREA

Ok she’s just been elected as leader of the Liberals. Hopefully Bolt & Joyce can cope with another woman in a position of power. Congrats to Sloane I hope she keeps Minns honest.

If Australia is to remain a confident, modern democracy, then the executive must be accountable to the people, not to the Crown, nor to Cabinet secrecy. If Australia is to flourish, we cannot remain bound to a system built on inherited habits rather than choices made. #auspol #republic #democracy

When your ships go out, but they don’t come in. #cop30