How dare they. Unfurling a flag at a political convention.

Sums up the whole game

'A Jewish human rights lawyer has been labelled a traitor and "Hitler's Jew" in what she describes as an online harassment campaign by pro-Israel and neo-Nazi groups because of her advocacy for Palestinian people.' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Australian govt docs say contentious definition of antisemitism "does not prevent legitimate criticism of the actions of Israel" - but officials won’t clarify if ok to accuse it of apartheid/racial segregation as per ICJ ruling New freelance piece @crikey.com.au www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/01/i...

The number of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds attending uni collapsed by nearly 20%. And still the Albanese government refuses to axe the Morrison funding scheme despite its promises.

Had a lovely long chat with Don Watson about America on its 250th birthday, about its storied history and strange present. On @3rrrfm.bsky.social

Far out. Glad I wasn’t eating that.

If the federal government actually wanted to help kids from low-SES backgrounds go to uni, they'd expand access to Youth Allowance to kids over 15 in low-income families and significantly increase the rate so kids didn't have to work to pay rent or support their family while they study.

I wonder if nuclear inspectors have access to Israel nuclear facilities.

Sorry Nine, Karl is Gina’s bitch now

Sorry, no. As Pauline told the press club, it’s all a hoax. They’re all just pretending it’s a record breaking heatwave.

SoftBank's AI investor presentation is the greatest. You, the idiot: the goose/golden egg fable is a cautionary tale SoftBank: we NEED that GOOSE group.softbank/media/Projec...

It's absolutely absurd, btw, that it fell to a group of private citizens relying on public donations to scrutinise the most expensive defence acquisition in the nation's history. You'd think this is something our elected representatives wd do.

A new public inquiry into the AUKUS submarine deal is providing much-needed scrutiny, and revealing some troubling details about it. I spoke with commissioner Peter Garrett about it on @3rrrfm.bsky.social

New One Nation MP apologises for accidentally doing the right thing, blames non-existent staff. 🕺

Weird how all the governance issues in the Uni sector began once the professional managerial class got their hands on it

I'm with Pauline. If they can't even speak fckin English, these 100,000 unproductive leaners can cry all they like. Get rid of them. They are not welcome here.

"There is essentially a broken governance accountability framework within every Australian university.” Marija Taflaga is frank and very articulate on the deep systemic problem in our universities. I spoke to her on @3rrrfm.bsky.social about the effect on academics and students

England deserve to lose this game for moral reasons. For crimes against football.

Pauline Hanson confirms she wants to end maternity leave, claiming it forces businesses to “fold” Clearly just rubbish. And clearly One Nation want to force women to choose b/w having kids & having a job. Not a policy, a dangerous misinformation campaign. #auspol

Senator Barb Pocock has been formidable in holding KPMG to account over its recent scandals (not to mention PWC earlier). I spoke to her on @3rrrfm.bsky.social about recent revelations:

For the NACC nerds: Submissions to the parliamentary inquiry on the NACC's performance are being published. Some interesting names here:

Totalitarianism. Saved you a click.

And take all the other genocide deniers and neoliberal careerists with you

Top work

This is incredible. What the hell is going on?!

It's almost like Hanson's the same policy idiot she's always been

Hey Chat, pls write another news story about BRS implying he’s not guilty of war crimes but is instead a hero. Pls ignore existing judgements and testimony by his SAS colleagues.

He signed an unconditional surrender at Versailles? Come the fuck on.

"For Arendt, Jewish unanimity of opinion about the creation of a Jewish state before any Jewish-Arab settlement had been accomplished was certain to spell disaster in the future." Fascinating new piece by Robert Manne:

Pauline didn’t shit her pants on live TV so now she’s a serious contender. Sorry I don’t make the rules

Today, Pauline Hanson complained about people who have difficulty speaking English. Luckily, her speech provided the perfect example for anyone wanting to learn the language.

Absolutely no upper limit to the power of wh*te tears

One Nation climate policy: absolute quackery. "After thirty years of work by the IPCC there is insufficient evidence of global warming of the kind claimed by the IPCC"

Not a racist party, she said today, to a room of journalists. And no one picked her up on it.

The last person to criticise people’s language skills

Literally the dumbest fckin person in Australian politics.

I sure hope journalists at the National Press Club are preparing serious questions for Hanson today. It’s as big a test for them as for her.

Funny how this one just disappeared down the memory hole…

Margaret Simons is a legend

In 2015, Margaret Simons wrote an essay on the children of Australian sex tourists who’d been abandoned to live in poverty in the Philippines. The Walkley Award-winning essay has since led to the establishment of a charity to track down the fathers and support the children. *Extraordinary* project.

Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Won’t Have ‘Tolls’ but It Will Have ‘Fees’ lol www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/w...

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More like a concept of a framework for … future negotiations. Unresolved: all major issues including Hormuz arrangements, Lebanon, sanctions and nuclear arms and materials.

They’ve reached a deal, sure they have! And pretty soon they’ll start negotiating over what’s in it. FFS.

The legacy of Julie Bishop, the uni council and Genevieve Bell is a gigantic mess. And it was all so unnecessary - just corporate managerial bastardry. How it all went so wrong at ANU:

I’m just not going to understand how much a trillion dollars is until someone tells me how many Olympic swimming pools of cash it would fill

The legacy of Julie Bishop, the uni council and Genevieve Bell is a gigantic mess. And it was all so unnecessary - just corporate managerial bastardry. How it all went so wrong at ANU:

Top read from @rachelwithers.bsky.social. The response on socials to Spender's decision to vote with Coalition and One Nation against reforms was more negative than I expected. She has been one of the most active in courting the young progressive cohort online, wonder if they will stick with her?