Behold: www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

Facebook friend, Becky Armitage, 34, said: “There was nothing wrong with Avery before this so-called diagnosis. She seemed totally normal the one time I met her.”

A levy of $30 per tonne of carbon pollution caused by fossil fuels would have raised $44 billion this year alone. Read more 👇 australiainstitute.org.au/post/sa-alga...

“The sad story of our misadventures in ensuring the nation benefits from the export of its gas is told in a report by the Australia Institute.” Read Ross Gittins' op ed in The Sydney Morning Herald on untaxed gas exports and why the Government won’t change this. @rossgittins.bsky.social #auspol

Everyone likes to have a turn cuddling disemboweled piggy.

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 74 💔 Psycho Fury's short life came to an end on Friday in Townsville when he raced for the 8th time. He suffered a compound fracture to his right hind leg. Psycho Fury was two years old*. PLS SIGN & SHARE: bit.ly/4f6oSkR #AusPol #BringBacktheBan #AnimalWelfare *not pictured

Israeli forces killed 56 aid seekers in Gaza on Sunday as just 36 aid trucks entered the besieged enclave on Saturday.

Made it across the bridge and back. Free Palestine!

Gender census time! gendercensus.com

The South-West Pacific saw unprecedented warming in 2024, devastating ecosystems & threatening nations Australia gives more in fossil fuel subsidies than it gives in global development, climate finance, loss & damage $ combined You can’t claim to lead on climate while fuelling the crisis #climate

Please add your voice to the call to block the Woodside extension in WA getup.to/lDxwzFAWBUNG...

The most serious action Australia has taken to date. Read more: chaser.com.au/world/wong-r...

1) Labor gets reelected in landslide. 2) Nationals increase their primary vote 3) Farmers most likely to be impacted by climate change 4) Matt Canavan calls for Net Zero to be scrapped. Farmers must learn that the Nats don’t act in their best interests. #Auspol #ClimateChange

The Coalition doesn’t need to contest an election for a while. Being a wrecker of the energy transition is a far easier task – and they might be about to elect a leader with experience

Rio Tinto, has not modernised its agreement with an Aboriginal group on whose lands it mines iron ore, failing to fulfil a commitment made five years ago when it destroyed an important Aboriginal heritage site, the group said www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

So Max Chandler-Mather donating $50,000 of his wage annually is “offensive”. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Trucks carrying food, water and medicine are piling up at the borders of Gaza as Israel’s total blockade on the enclave enters a third month. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/1x2jss

Preferential voting explained (again!). www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHq...

Look at how sweet this dog is. Fellow Australians, don’t forget to vote this week!

🔴 We're going LIVE on election night! Tune in for live reactions & analysis from @richarddenniss.bsky.social, @amyremeikis.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social. We'll explain key issues, unpack intricacies of our voting system & preview the next Parliament. 🕠 5:30pm AEST, Sat 3 May #auspol

Croissant!

By adopting a different military philosophy as its guide, Australia could manage its security largely on its own.

The survey tracked students in Tasmania in 2022 and 2024. More than a quarter are often going without food because they can’t afford it.

Lifesaving services in Gaza are ‘on the brink of total collapse’ after Israel halted the entry of cargo, including humanitarian aid, into the territory on March 2, according to UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/25rlfb

Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit compiles evidence of potential Israeli war crimes amid Israel's deadly 18-month war on the Gaza Strip. Read 'the first livestreamed genocide' here aje.io/euyc9g

Customer data has become a valuable asset for businesses. But privacy laws need to be clearer about what happens to this information when businesses go into liquidation.

The major parties have announced housing policies that take a more novel approach to improving affordability than previously.

... The cull, carried out without notifying residents, left families waking to the sound of gunshots ... Some thought it was police training. Others watched the kangaroos vanish, realising too late what happened ... #STOPKILLINGKANGAROOS

Damn, no dire wolf! www.newscientist.com/article/2475...

Pleased to learn this organisation is a thing. “Yellow Ladybugs is a non-government organisation, dedicated to the happiness, success and celebration of autistic girls, women and gender diverse individuals.” www.yellowladybugs.com.au?fbclid=IwZXh...

Analysis: "The real loser of the debate was anyone who wasted their time watching it." Read our breakdown here: chaser.com.au/national/rep...

I fucking love Ha-Joon Chang! Such a great economics communicator and just hilarious 😂 youtu.be/Shz3mSMqW04?...

In a surprise to no one, this is how my views compare with the election candidates in the upcoming Australian election according to @VoteCompass. #AusPol #AusVotes share.votecompass.com/NzIhroTrFgvV...

Vote compass! If you are unsure which option best matches your views, do the thing. www.abc.net.au/news/vote-co...

@erinlturner.bsky.social interview on supermarket price gouging! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

BREAKING: Irony Officially Declared Dead. Film at eleven. Man who flies private jet to WA to attend billionaire’s birthday party accuses f$&king ANYBODY of being ‘out of touch’. #dumpDutton #ausVotes2025 www.sbs.com.au/news/live-bl...

“Literally all I did was sit there and listen to them all complaining about each other. But apparently I made the mistake of nodding, which according to the Frenemy Act of 2009, was tantamount to incitement.”

The duopoly are Environmental management FAILURES! Vote for hung parliaments. Vote @greens.org.au Vote @communityindeps.bsky.social Third preference @australianlabor.bsky.social Always VOTE LAST🔽 #lnpcorruptionparty #onenation #trumpetsofpatroits #Billionaires

Mandatory hand holding.

In the first 25 years of the century, Australia elected its first female prime minister and introduced paid parental leave, but how much have things really improved for women?

here's today's post: "stop whining about your missed Social Security check, says psycho oligarch." thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

How about an extra $62bn in revenue? And remember even if the govt raised an extra $62bn Australia will still would raise less tax than Canada, Japan, UK, and NZ

5 ways and 63 billion reasons to improve Australia’s tax system" Our new report on raising more revenue to fund the things we need australiainstitute.org.au/post/5-sugge...

You pay more tax than them! And now they know that we know 😉 cos they can see the billboard from every floor of their huge office tower on the middle of Perth! Time politicians sort this one out hey? I'm tired of doing the heavy lifting for those bludgers. youtube.com/shorts/K6uP3...

Today's review: Amelia Dudley on Australian author @alexandraalmond.bsky.social 's cosy fantasy Thoroughly Disenchanted: "a fun read, with a good dose of humour and a great cast of characters" newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/alexandra-al... #HauntedHouses #BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor #BookSky 💙 📚

Voters in Wills are powerful. If just one in ten people shift their votes this election, they can elect @samantharatnam.bsky.social as their local Greens member. With more Greens in Parliament we can build affordable housing, stop new coal and gas, and get dental & mental into Medicare.