All roads lead to a chronically online dude his parents' spare room.

Likely sounds familiar to Australians. #auspol

Checks out.

Bye.

While the new 5% house deposit policy sounds great, it's actually going to push soaring house prices even higher. "All this does is create more demand in the economy." - Greg Jericho, Chief Economist @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

The horror.

For the people of Tuvalu, climate change isn't a distant threat. The whole country could disappear below rising sea levels within decades. But its people are fighting to save their home and their future. @stephenlongaus.bsky.social #auspol

Really nice of @emmashortis.bsky.social to have me on to talk about Trump and history and the effects on Australia politics.

As Trump takes a sledgehammer to US democracy, Australia’s leader snagged a selfie & a 1-on-1 meeting. @theshufflediary.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss the PM's selfie diplomacy & how Australia’s political landscape is being influenced by MAGA. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4mGdePE

The latest episode of Dollars & Sense is up, in which @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social and I slap Morrison around for his changes to the GST, and I even find something to agree with the RBA on! australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-sco...

No Trump meeting might be the best outcome for Anthony Albanese. Allan Behm joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss MAGA's deification of Charlie Kirk, Australia’s disastrous fortnight of Pacific diplomacy & the best-case scenario out of a Trump-Albanese meeting. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4mwlQbJ

Wild, wild times. #auspol @emmashortis.bsky.social

There's been a lot of discussion about whether Albanese will get a meeting with Trump at the upcoming UN General Assembly. But would it even be a good idea? International & Security Affairs Advisor Allan Behm thinks Albanese would do better to avoid it. #auspol @emmashortis.bsky.social

Ted can get absolutely fucked.

Can't wait for another Melbourne-Penrith grand final. 😢

Listen to Dr Emma Shortis unpack the latest on the Trump administration on the After America podcast here, or wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-min...

The Climate Risk Assessment report predicts 1.5 million Australians will be affected by sea level rise within 25 years. The length of the average mortgage? 30 years. @grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol

The National Climate Risk Assessment includes terrifying predictions for Australia's economy. So why is the government still approving fossil fuel projects? @grogsgamut.bsky.social discusses the impact of climate change on the economy on this Dollars & Sense. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4pJZ4A2

@grogsgamut.bsky.social is back on Dollars & Sense (& wearing a Gladbach hoodie...cus in case he hasn't told you, he's been on holidays in Europe). Episode out today, discussing the wellbeing economy, climate disaster risk & the ICE raid on a Hyundai factory. @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol

The thumbnail side quest continues. Sad the shot of old mate with the chainsaw didn't work with 16x9. youtu.be/ejt8u_KcJm4?...

"This is a serious, serious attack on our democracy." The government's freedom of information changes "would be a coup that would simply make it so difficult for us to participate," says @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/41Vrsor

"The global trend in wars, and Ukraine is not an exemption, it's compromising the rules that we have all accepted and the rules that have been established." Deputy Director General of the Ukrainian Red Cross Illya Kletskovskyy on how international standards in armed conflict are being compromised.

"How would you feel if a country that is meant to help, to protect, is the one slowly destroying you?" In a new documentary, we spoke to Tuvalu resident and climate campaigner Gitty Yee. Join us for the premiere events and Q&A with Gitty. SYD, MELB, CBR ➡️ australiainstitute.org.au/events/save_...

Go off king. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social

Why doesn't big business in Australia invest more? Because it's easier for oligopolies to just gouge their customers instead of taking a risk. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol

Trump read 1984 and took it as an instruction manual.

The productivity debate is missing a key fact. Some of Australia’s biggest corporations remain inefficient & unwilling to invest. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss how oligopolies are holding Australia back. #auspol 🎧 bit.ly/4p5h6fB

With artificial intelligence threatening to swamp Australia’s traditional media, can public interest journalism be protected? Clive Marshall, ex-CEO of the Press Association (UK), and Emma Cowdroy, acting CEO of AAP, join @richarddenniss.bsky.social to discuss AI and the news. 🎧 theaus.in/4ncpTdZ

The 'for profit' motive doesn't work in the care sector, says @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social on today's Dollars & Sense. Episode drops this afternoon. @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol

The fun thumbnail quest resumes. @emmashortis.bsky.social youtu.be/ZQRZacfztm0?...

"We don't have formal checks & balances anymore. "On foreign policy in particular...but as a citizen, it's increasingly feeling like we don't have them in domestic policy either." @profsaunders.bsky.social on how Trump is breaking down the guardrails of American democracy. 🎧 theaus.in/41Ay3Vg

I was fortunate to get to visit Australia last week for a meeting on the future of cross-regional security cooperation, and afterwards had the opportunity to share some observations with @emmashortis.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au, through the lens of my @foreignaffairs.com piece. 1/

Trump is behaving like “an emperor”, enabled by insufficient checks and balances on the power of the Oval Office. @profsaunders.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss Trump's foreign policy & how he's breaking down the guardrails of American democracy. 🎧 theaus.in/41Ay3Vg

Global mail services have suspended parcel deliveries to the United States. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social explains why the Trump administration's chaotic implementation undermines any potential upside of tariffs & why Australia's latest inflation data isn't cause for panic. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4fYVYUh

"If we thought the smoking lobby was strong, they are minnows compared to the carbon lobby. "The integrity of our government & our ability to make sensible decisions which are good for the planet is seriously compromised." - Geoff Crittenden, CEO of Weld Australia 🎧 theaus.in/4fVKGQJ #auspol

What a clown show.

An imperial revival is occurring under the second Trump presidency. Allan Behm joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, what the Trump-Putin talks mean for Netanyahu & how a collapse of American democracy might impact Australia. 🎧 theaus.in/3VjeZXP

Seems bad.

The Prime Minister hosed down expectations ahead of the economic roundtable, but a serious reform package must include changes to tax policy. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social explains the three simple, fair steps that could raise $70 billion a year in extra tax. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/47EBA8B

"It's a recognition, I think, of that growing community concern & horror at what the Israeli government is doing in Gaza. "It's direct evidence that protest & pressure works." @emmashortis.bsky.social on the Australian government's decision to recognise Palestine. 🎧 theaus.in/4ls8Umx

Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Putin, but did he get played again? @emmashortis.bsky.social discusses the the leaders' meeting in Alaska, Australia's planned recognition of Palestine & the state of US democracy with the National Guard patrolling Washington DC. 🎧 theaus.in/4ls8Umx

Over at the Victorian Labor State Conference, this and an urgency resolution calling for an inquiry into Aukus just passed overwhelmingly. Seems like it could be a big deal.

Nearly three decades after the Port Arthur massacre, there are more guns than ever before in Australia. On the latest episode of Follow the Money, @alicektg.bsky.social & @skyelark.bsky.social discuss why Australia's gun laws aren't quite as strong as you think. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3U89KtK

Inflation is at its lowest level since March 2021, so will the RBA finally act? The latest inflation data shows that the RBA should've cut rates in July, argues @grogsgamut.bsky.social on the latest Dollars & Sense. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4fgwy45

Are the Democrats an unworkable coalition? @musaalgharbi.bsky.social & @emmashortis.bsky.social discuss the failure of the Democrats to effectively resist Trump’s agenda & whether a new generation of leaders can turn the party around. 🎧 theaus.in/46Pknt1

Both the major parties are experiencing climate policy woes. Follow #auspol as it happens, with fact checks, on Australia Institute Live with @amyremeikis.bsky.social. live.australiainstitute.org.au

Pete doesn't wanna hang? 😢

The latest Dollars & Sense is up and I am back!!! Talkin' with @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social about tax and beef and all manner of stuff australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...

1️⃣ Australia is a low-taxing nation. 2️⃣ Australia isn't over-reliant on income tax 3️⃣ Increasing the GST will hurt low-middle income earners @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social lay out the facts about the Australian economy on the latest Dollars & Sense. 🎧 theaus.in/4nYUgFT

The International Court of Justice has found that countries must work to prevent climate harm, just as the Nationals attempt to stoke Australia's climate wars. Follow #auspol as it happens, with fact checks, on Australia Institute Live with @amyremeikis.bsky.social. live.australiainstitute.org.au