Interesting that ABC 7:30 and Jacob Greber chose “4th leader in 5 years” rather than “3rd in 11 months” to comment on VIC Lib spill. Some good PR work there (or showing a bit of bias).

Nazis reckon NSW is best chance to run successful electoral campaign for Senate. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

Trump: "Nobody knows what magnets are."

The National Socialist Network held an antisemitic rally outside New South Wales Parliament today - astoundingly, it's emerged this afternoon that they did this with approval from NSW Police. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.

I do love this piece of art by the satirical genius Wankers Of The World. He actually slipped some of these on the shelves in the Buckingham Palace gift shop. #PrinceAndrew #epstein #EpsteinFiles

Some explanations deliver themselves. Soft denialism on the march.

“TURN THE VOLUME UP!”

Who supports the Albanese Govt's new environment laws? • Chevron • BHP • the Minerals Council of Australia • the Business Council of Australia Who doesn't support the new laws? • Australian Conservation Foundation • Greenpeace • the Climate Council • the Wilderness Society and more. 🤔 #auspol

AI search failing again - @joshtaylor.bsky.social in @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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What an absolute c#%$ he is

EXPLAINER: Why does the winner of The Block get their prize tax-free but the Archibald winner doesn’t? @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...

Book club meeting in front of the ICE building, in #Portland. They’re discussing Animal Farm by George Orwell. 🤣🐷🐖🐽

Every year this comes up and the number of days gets smaller and smaller. What happened to the stockpile in the USA that was meant to fix this? www.afr.com/policy/forei...

Solly Lew still wants a piece of Myer www.afr.com/street-talk/...

Opinion | Andrew Hastie fleeing to the backbench once again demonstrates how the right loves to destroy things, but building anything is too much like hard work, writes Bernard Keane. Read it here: www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/0...

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Watching yet *another* leader be destroyed by the Liberal right is the most tedious ritual in politics "What, precisely, did Andrew Hastie join the Liberal Party for? What part of its philosophy appealed to him? .....Did he not check before he signed up?" perfect from @keanebernard.bsky.social

Still waiting for it to trickle down...

At least 29 US citizens applied for humanitarian protection visas since Trump’s return. An asylum seeker must have a “well-founded fear of persecution” due to their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Happy International Coffee Day! A German word that describes a coffee substitute, usually made from barley malt, is Muckefuck. It essentially means "rotting wood mulch" and can also describe any weak coffee. So next time someone makes you a bad coffee feel free to say "What the Muckefuck is this?"

Roy Morgan research reveals Australia’s CBD workforces have seen strong long-term growth over the past 20 yrs, with most capital city centres now surpassing their pre-pandemic peaks. Melbourne is the notable exception. @cityofmelbourne.bsky.social www.roymorgan.com/findings/100...

The descent into authoritarianism continues apace - no more “land of the brave and home of the free” www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

There are many things about the current Labour Party that are key to how it has completely lost its way on what it actually stands for, and Wes Streeting is all of them wrapped up in a shiny suit.

While Australian headline CPI inflation surprised on the upside in August at 3%yoy (led by gains in electricity, eggs, coffee and tobacco) there continues to be more teams with inflation less than 2% than with inflation above 3%.

Japan's Cabinet Office will survey how the private sector is encouraging employees to build relationships, with the aim of promoting successful cases nationwide to help to prevent loneliness post-retirement.

That reminded me of a favorite quote from Lester Pearson, a former Canadian Prime Minister and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Ward One, West Wing

Scrolling through Dezi Freeman's Facebook feed illustrates in stark detail the alleged cop killer's slide from innocuous family posts to full conspiracy theory mode -- @cameronwilson.bsky.social plots out the timeline

lmao nazis just tripping over themselves to out themselves as nazis and the ABC happy to give them a soft launch.

“… It is an “agenda” of the white male id — capricious, short-fused, anxious, paranoid, jealous, demanding of control but resentful of the burden of responsibility control brings — the nihilism of privilege.” @keanebernard.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/22/d...

Unsurprising really www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

This is what we have come to. The Starmer Govt now kowtowing to the USA. So much for all the talk of AUKUS, Commonwealth, blah blah blah. Very disappointing behaviour. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

David Pope in Canberra Times

Looks like the Trump team has found its Horst Wessel.

Why Can't We Live Together? Timmy Thomas on the Midnight Special in 1973. The full show is at youtu.be/M3oqb-fe2Qo

Look what I found.

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com

A sobering and frankly very depressing but essential read- @johnmenadue.com johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...

An absolutely fascinating and at times utterly frustrating interview. Clegg sticks to his key messages in the face of all the evidence.

Now do we get to deport him back to where he was born? www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

Innovation makes useful things smaller and smaller. Overconsumption makes things bigger and bigger (and more dangerous with bigger costs & consequences). Bigger vehicles and larger homes for fewer people is not progress. HT @fietsprofessor for graphic

Just a reminder that the Neo Nazi who wants to keep migrants out of Australia is a Kiwi. #auspol en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_...

The federal government wants to charge for making FOI requests. Ridiculous for a government allegedly committed to transparency. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/freed...

ACCC stay winning