Foreign disinformation pages are continuing to spread false information about the political fallout following the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fa...

Note to Sussan Ley: if the comments you’re choosing to make right now are identical to what Pauline Hanson is saying, you’re what she is.

We’ve sifted through verified video and social media posts to piece together everything we can about the deadliest shooting in Australia since Port Arthur.

Intervene or run and hide: what should you do during public violence like the attacks at Bondi? theconversation.com/intervene-or...

A website created on the day of the Bondi Beach terror attack has spread falsehoods about the mass shooting, including the identity of a hero who tackled one of the gunmen. www.aap.com.au/factcheck/we...

"Power bills are high, but the roll out of renewables is not the cause." #auspol #climatecrisis #renewables www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Amidst their profound grief, one or more influential Jewish Australians should get the word to Netanyahu to butt out. His heinous accusation is absolutely unfounded and will only serve to make our nation's recovery from this shocking tragedy more difficult www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...

⚡️Update: Ukrainian immigrant, Holocaust survivor killed in Australia terror attack. Alexander Kleytman, a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to Australia from Ukraine with his wife Larisa, was one of 16 killed in a mass shooting targeting the Jewish community in Sydney on Dec. 14.

Two suspects were detained in connection with a shooting attack on Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach. Investigations are ongoing to determine the motives behind the attack.

Ten people have reportedly been killed in what is believed to be a targeted attack on a Jewish event being held at Bondi Beach.

The bloom has also given us a glimpse of the reality of life in a climate-changed world. For whatever the precise role of global heating in triggering this bloom, there is little question algal blooms are increasing in number as the planet warms up. mnth.ly/LJitzRH

Politicians bank on people not caring about democracy – but research shows we do theconversation.com/politicians-...

A new report shows Australians don’t want to be reduced to merely voters. They want a democracy that listens, including between elections.

The cost of ‘network disruption’ due to accidents is more than normal estimates suggest, casting doubt on the logic of raising speed limits to boost productivity.

From 2017: The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is one the government isn't telling you about | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Time for some critical thinking skills development: Science versus conspiracy theories.. youtu.be/XxxSXr61Y8c?...

My default position on Social Media is to share info which might stimulate thinking. I am not at all interested in debates or point-scoring and even less interested in opinions from the uninformed. What I share is not necessarily my opinion but its generally from reputable sources or good minds.

After a bushfire exposed an open-air waste dump containing asbestos at a Tasmanian iron ore plant, it was quietly buried without informing residents. The Environment Protection Authority warned the company about health risks, but not the public. #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/covered...

We know that Australian children’s civics education is at an all-time low. The government’s social media ban may make this worse. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/the-und...

Australia is sinking billions into AUKUS submarines – yet defence reforms may reveal we already have a credible deterrent through the RAAF and new drone technologies. Is AUKUS necessary, or is self-reliance being overlooked? #Auspol #Defence #AUKUS

Last week’s national accounts confirm Australia is back on a sound economic path. Australia’s economy strengthens as the rest of the world struggles ~ @alanaustin.bsky.social

Thanks for caring. Been busy ensuring my equipment, computer, ham radio, router, wif, internet, etc, all stay on air off-grid. Losing homes this early in summer is not a good sign for February, historically the worst month for bushfires.

"It's the standout for affordability." Houses in Melbourne are now more affordable than in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth & Adelaide - so how did Victoria do it? Hear more on the latest Dollars & Sense with @grogsgamut.bsky.social. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/48rcY3r

First post: I'm an American veteran that thinks that little-d democracy is a pretty cool idea and I want to do what I can to protect it. Hopefully this social media platform isn't the dumpster fire that the oligarch controlled ones are. Please remember, democracy is not a spectator sport!

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After pressuring the Albanese Labor Govt to enforce an unworkable social media ban for under 16s - are mainstream media now turning on them? Has Labor been set up to fail? 🤔🤔 #auspol

“Gough Whitlam once feared Australia would become a nation of “toadies and bludgers” trading sovereignty for illusion. That future arrives quietly. It arrives not with invasion, but with permission slips.” theaimn.net/the-moral-ha...

School bureaucracy is expanding far faster than teachers or students, risking billions in new funding being swallowed by administration, writes Trevor Cobbold. #Auspol #Education #PublicSchools

Eastern Australia swelters in severe heatwave as bushfires burn and dry lightning risks new blazes

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party no longer governs from dominance. Yasuo Takao explains how minority rule, generational change and party fragmentation signal a post-hegemony era in Japanese politics. #JapanPolitics #EastAsia #Democracy #PoliticalChange

The film exposes the threat this silence poses for both humans and animals worldwide. We know how to solve our problems and change the world. But the question remains, will we? youtu.be/XjWUKFUaoL4?...

“In a world sought to be dominated by Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, both Germany and Japan have felt compelled to recalibrate…” Read R. N. Prasher in The Interpreter. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/has-second-world-war-finally-ended-germany-japan

Australians do not fully understand what’s at stake if Taiwan’s democracy is threatened by China. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/what-is...

When journalists soften language, chase spectacle or cling to false balance, they risk normalising the far right rather than challenging it, writes Imogen Richards. #Auspol #Media #Extremism

A December 1 report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said the combined revenue of the world’s 100 largest arms-producing companies rose by 5.9% last year to a record US$679 billion. This is blood money. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...

NAPLAN results can show progress, but they don’t offer simple answers about what makes a school successful, writes Sally Larsen. #Auspol #Education #NAPLAN

Nicola Roxon condemns Victorian Government decision to axe VicHealth www.croakey.org/nicola-roxon... #publichealth