If the last three days demonstrate one thing, it's that the right (via the media) controls the narrative in this country. Or, as Matt Golding puts it: #bondibeach #auspol

Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban

Two men. My @smh cartoon.

American customs. Today’s Age cartoon.

Gift-giving

Predictably, News Corp have ignored teachers’ pleas for them to stop pitting schools against each other by publishing uncontextualised rankings. Since they’ve ignored this, I’m sharing the list of Australia’s most untrusted brands. News Corp number 8 - should be higher! A toxic stain on Australia.

Sydney Water has estimated up to 250 megalitres a day will be needed to service datacentres planned by 2035, more than Canberra's entire drinking water. Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Barnaby out. My @smh @theage cartoon.

#BlackFriday and the rest.

barnaby

Insult to injury. My @smh cartoon.

The “debate”. My @smh @theage cartoon.

"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...

excuse me..

Good luck! My @smh @theage cartoon.

Something is wrong when the government doesn’t sufficiently fund the CSIRO, yet continues to increase subsidies for fossil fuel producers. Annie Wilson, Inverloch The Age, letters

deathbed

The Coalition meet to finalise their official climate policy. Today’s Age cartoon

Liberals landing on Net Zero. The Age

I would think removing a target represents not knowing where you’re going. Peter Baddeley, Portland The Age, letters

“No net zero by 2050 shall pass…” The Age

electable /ɪˈlɛktəbl/ adjective (of a politician or party) having the qualities which make election likely or plausible.

Liberal Transitioning

Who’s in the room? My @smh @theage cartoon.

The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...

Sussan Ley’ss frontbench.

Moderate Liberals breeding program. The Age

Political lost property, The Age

Gift horse. My @smh @theage cartoon.

No hurry. My @smh @theage cartoon.

half mine

zeronet #afr

OMG, the Nationals' stance on renewable energy makes them a laughing stock. That's if you get your laughs from an idiotic cult of climate deniers, fools and grifters. Like the Ouroboros... the mythical snake that eats itself in a death spiral.

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A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing. And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power. When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

Add your name to the petition to fix the PRRT ✍️ nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the...

Use it or lose it. The Age

We don’t have a gas shortage, we have a gas export problem. Santos are gaming the system and pushing up the price of gas paid by 🇦🇺 households & industry. We don’t need new projects, we need to reserve uncontracted export gas for 🇦🇺 now! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

The lights on the hill. My @smh @theage cartoon.

It's the topic everyone in Canberra is talking about and now thanks to ChaserBet, you can win big on this bizarre story!

Watching 4 Corners on Gambling endemic in AUS. I am ashamed of the Albanese Gov for not implementing the Peta Murphy Report ‼️‼️‼️ #auspol #StopGamblingAdvertising www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

David Pope in Canberra TImes

Singtel’s inability to pay income tax despite tens of billions of dollars in revenue over recent years has renewed attention both on the company and the corporate tax system www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

“I'd like to be remembered as someone who really helped people to have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom, not separated from it.” Jane Goodall

Peace for Gaza is not a real estate opportunity. Rod Ryan, Grovedale The Age, letters