Federal government declines action on AI in schools www.themandarin.com.au/310825-feder...

Gah! why does my local library need two-factor authentication in order to tell me which book title is waiting, reserved for me? and why has the verification process fallen over twice…

”Extreme heat CAUSED BY MASS COMBUSTION OF PETROL, GAS AND COAL is already causing non-survivable conditions for humans in heatwaves that have killed thousands and…..’ Fixed it. 😉👍 🛢️⛽️🪨🔥🔥💀💀💀💀💀

Some light for your day

"Mr Marles said the United States remained a reliable ally in the region." Mr Marles is delusional, or stupid, or a liar performing a pointless diplomatic dance that demeans us all. #auspol

A Federal court decision that copyright resides with where something was created, not the person who created it, contradicts all accepted & precedent law. If it stands, it will alter the work & livelihoods of every journalist, writer & artist in this country. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...

Are you Sydney based and interested in climate law? Climate Integrity is hosting the launch of a new legal advice on the implications of the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate for directors and the management of climate risks. 7 May at the State Library of NSW. events.humanitix.com/launch-of-ex...

At the last climate summit, petrostates vetoed calls to develop a “roadmap” to phase out fossil fuels globally; now a group of countries plan to start work on just that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If the United States saw what the United States is doing in the United States, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States

Just repeating …..

nobody warned me about this impending storm. Looking at you, #BOM

AFP charges Adelaide man, 25, with "working for a foreign military without authorisation" after he operated drones for Ukraine.   ... which is completely different to the hundreds of #GazaGenocide‌ participants (were they authorised?) to whom Canberra turned a blind eye. 👀

The nerve of these multinational miners! "The Minerals Council of Australia has asked the government to spend $13m to trial the use of AI to help companies prepare applications and help the federal government make decisions." No bias within the AI, of course. 🤷‍♀️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

FFA. Today’s Age and SMH cartoon

I watched Park Chan-wook's dazzling film, No Other Choice, last night. I'd give it lots of stars. I wonder why Bong Joon Ho's Parasite got to the Academy Awards and this one didn't 🤷‍♀️

Government aged care funding isnt adequate when people have disabilities. And the NDIS discriminates by age www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Experiment: cutting up the tofu in the morning and putting it in the fridge to dry out before cooking in the evening.

People are asking

You mean the turbo chooks

It's no endorsement of the practice.

I can recommend Drive your Plow (plough) Over the Bones of the Dead as staged by Belvoir Theatre – tour de force for Pamela Rabe and a masterwork of physical and ensemble theatre. Directed and adapted by Eamonn Flack, from the novel by Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Don't remind Donald Trump to Randy Newman's songs. Specifically, Political Science. genius.com/Randy-newman...

Naturally, I was terrified.

Turns out we actually needed renewables to firm fossil fuels for when the ship doesn't sail and the pipeline doesn't flow.

share.google/kDfBxxepZmgI... I can remember attending a guest lecture by this fascinating scholar emeritus; would love to read this memoir.

What would an Iran thats the regional hegemon actually mean? A wholly different middle east equation with a wholly new equation with the Americans, Israel and Gulf kings. Robert Pape spells it out.

As a nation, we have decided that a teenager cannot navigate a social media algorithm, but a 10-year-old can navigate a courtroom. For Australia's 2025 UN youth representative Satara Uthayakumaran, the contradiction is impossible to ignore.

Up early (thanks, farewell to daylight saving time), so I planted out the winter veggie bed that I prepped yesterday. And protected it from next-door's cat with a mesh.

Seriously, what is this ad? The old guy, the young guy, the woman whose face we can't totally reveal… Not to mention "subscribe with Google". And yet it's only two years old.

Please help to protect the Martuwarra river in the Kimberley www.environskimberley.org.au/protect?utm_...

"”We would like people to better appreciate them, not as pests, but as keystone species that are of great importance to the ecology of Australian ecosystems and how we benefit from their existence," he said” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Stomach can’t take reading the Climate misinformation report? Recommend you read this excellent roundup that zeros in on what actions are needed next. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/04...

Absolute pantomime villain: "After cancelling Byron Bay Bluesfest and informing his full-time staff that their roles had been made redundant, it wasn’t long before festival director Peter Noble began talking about his next move: making a comeback."(The Australian)

Jeff Bezos' Washington Post editorial board endorsed Pam Bondi as a "qualified" and "serious" pick for Attorney General. Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist. Another reminder that billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.

Street art in the lane alongside Cairo Takeaway, Newtown, Sydney

Meet Eva with Evohe-A3 and Konini-A3 nesting on Pukenui. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife

The gambling lobby is gambling on no one caring out about this. It needs to be trumpeted at every opportunity. #Auspol #gamblingreform newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/02/alco...

hey, look everybody, SA's H of R results:

A cracker of a piece by @birmo.bsky.social's guest writer, former army captain Jason Lambright, one who knows both Iran & Afghanistan and his ancient history. Donald Trump as Marcus Licinius Crassus. Great read. open.substack.com/pub/aliensid...

Sudden interest in the rights of copyright owners

Sorry, what? Since when does the LotO get to do addresses on the national broadcaster? Does the Crossbench get a slot after this too?

This is excellent, and vital reading to any writer trying to make it all work.

Its #WordWednesday Today's Kentish word, taken from our online dictionary is Anthony-pig ant-uni pig. n. The smallest pig of the litter, supposed to be the favourite, or at any rate the one which requires most care, and peculiarly under the protection of St. Anthony.

Sorry, Australians, but you've all paid for this precious piece of analysis

In Korean, the word for cowboys, 속기 쉬운, translates literally to “American horse pirates” * read on for more of my all-time favourite translations from around the world (a thread)…

Get Up would like you to tell Jim Chalmers: Make Gas Giants Pay! getup.to/VGWPxf8CarKi2