"Things my new home has that I've never had before ... [multiple] powerpoints in a room, flooring that doesn't look cheap, fan forced oven, range hood, storage, a pantry, bench space, cooling ... It hit me hard that what my new home has that none of my other homes have ever given me is dignity."

Amanda Rishworth and the Albanese government love giving billions of dollars in public money to make millionaires off the backs of poor people. Great report from CICTAR showing the legal way job agencies profit from poverty. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

What an immensely astute observation.

An absolutely unbelievable amount of damage to homes in Drammen, Norway, after a fire that may have been ignited from a household accident spread with unprecedented speed and scale thanks to record heat and dry conditions. The worst fire in Norway during peacetime. www.nrk.no/norge/krimte...

Will be so glad when today is over. Regular private rental inspection late this afternoon. Causes so much stress even though it always turns out okay after I clean up the joint.

New UK Labour PM Andy Burnham says one of his first actions is to end rough sleeping. Geez Albo won't be happy with that given he has done nothing in 4 years to address poverty and homelessness here in Australia under a 'Labor' government.

“Trainwreck” doesn’t cover it — this was more than just embarrassing. To avoid answering he was shouting at & complaining about his dog, then he calls Ferguson “rude” and threatens to walk off because she asked him to “just answer the question” 😳 It’s clearly getting to him.

Genocidal Zionist complains about being called a genocidal Zionist #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Did anyone else just see Barnaby Joyce on 730, raving and yelling like a lunatic? He’s definitely a great fit for One Nation!

Stepped into an alternate universe watching Barnaby #abc730

“I refuse to be bullied into silence and I will fight back against the shameless impunity with which institutions act to suppress and erase my voice as a Palestinian.”💥🎯👏👏👏 #auspol

Enjoyed listening to Lamestream podcast ripping Hanson to shreds and how the news media has failed to hold her to account. Makes me feel half sane listening to this rational analysis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pOs...

Legacy media too often uncritically parrots Hanson's lies about Muslims, says @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social , with no fact check or context: "Whether it's driven by #racism, laziness or ignorance, the media is a factory of hate that is dividing the country." #auspol shows.acast.com/lamestream/e...

Donald Trump tries to share glory with the School of Athens

When the deeply disliked obnoxious kid tries to pretend he's with the cool, fun kids and gets completely ignored while they have a great time without him.

Sitting here without ABC radio mornings playing on the radio. In my late 50's and for most of my life that program has been playing in the background. Since Raf took over I've found him so tedious I've slowly switched off. He is as boring as hell and talks about inane crap. Miss Jon and Virginia.

Caption: Spain and Two Douche-Bags.

Six monthly Rental inspection tomorrow and need to summon the energy to do the remaining tidying up. Really can't be stuffed but must get my act into gear.

Hilarious the country that has stood up to Trump over Gaza and Iran won the FIFA World Cup.

Happy Wuthering Day to all who celebrate #WutheringHeights

This week is going to be challenging, given 6th monthly rental inspection and needing to clean the joint beforehand and trip to the dentist, among other issues. Ugh.

Disconcerting seeing fires, floods, landslides and war devastation across news tv programs tonight.

So sad. Australians understand. We’re not looking forward to the upcoming summer.

A home is allowed to just be a home. Fixing Australia’s housing crisis requires a huge investment in directly building public and social housing. Build public housing. Thanks @wilstracke.bsky.social for coming and giving evidence to the Senate Inquiry on intergenerational housing inequality!

Utterly gross that this bigoted Senator referenced the White Australia policy and discredited rubbish about the NDIS. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Got asked to be a pallbearer tonight at a funeral. Feel bad as I had to say no for various reasons, besides I don't feel up to driving several hundred kms to get there and back.

These photos of FNs community members fleeing their homes by boat are genuinely apocalyptic (Photo via Wayne Wastaken of Collins, Ontario, who says his “hometown is gone”) www.facebook.com/share/r/1ArN...

#Canada #Ontario #wildfires > Northwestern Ontario now looks like .... uummm Namaygoosisagagun First Nation (known as Collins) has burnt to the ground The entire community is gone. Residents had to flee by boats, as it is not accessible by road. 📽howroute via Thread

“Overseas Nation “-a mindless jumble.

Rodney Croome says One Nation faces a "far bigger battle" on trans rights than its equivalents in the UK or US. @3crmelbourne.bsky.social #3CR #transrights

Trying to recover from watching that Pete Hegseth video talking about testosterone 🙄 Think he needs his balls cut off more than anything else. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

A mate from the Australian Psychosocial Disability Collective (ADPC) created a song about the #NDIS cuts using AI and I reckon it is a banger of a tune. Uploaded it to Youtube for him. #SaveOurNDIS #ProtectOurNDIS #StopTheCuts www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHOi...

Did not expect Watersports and references to Beef Wellington on the first episode of #AloneAustralia tonight.

"Arts in Recovery is unique as it is not run through the NDIS. It is free for participants and has no formal referral process. They have an "open-door" model that allows participants to attend workshops however often they like" No sign-ins either. Less barriers = easier to attend #goodstuff

Angus Taylor trots out a wish list with no explanation of HOW he intends to achieve it. Yet the problems he’s describing, & blaming Labor for, were caused by YEARS of LNP neglect. They deliberately screwed average Aussie while enriching the top 2%. We must NEVER forget the LNP’s contempt for us.

Angus doing a trainwreck of an interview on #abc730 How tedious.

Sorry what ??? "Signs of sugar detected near centre of the Milky Way" www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Linking rents to market rates leaves people vulnerable to a market that keeps going up. Good governments once upon a time knew it was their responsibility to make sure people had access to an affordable home. So they built thousands of public homes instead of demolishing & privatisating them.

Tonight’s Four Corners expose into ‘affordable housing’ revealed how Labor federal & state govts are basically using public money to prop up private development - resulting in homes that are NOT actually affordable. Too many homes are left empty & many return to full price after a certain period.

The concept of “affordable housing” in the private sector is being abused. Previous governments recognised that public housing could meet the demand for affordable housing, A National Housing Commission could build and rent homes to tenants at affordable rents. #4Corners

#FourCorners #AusPol #AffordableHousing This is bloody heartbreaking! #Greed the root of evil

Labor's fixation, both state and federal, on neoliberal housing policy is shameful and furthering inequality #4Corners

People on low incomes and housing advocates have been raising concerns over so-called affordable housing for years. Build public housing #4Corners

I am glad others have spotted this. Because I saw the film in the cinema and it so scared the crap out of me that there is no way in hell I’m rewatching it to check.

Wow what an extraordinary young person. So amazingly articulate and astute. I saw on the telly that she said the RC has been farcical and I totally agree with that too.

Mistreating the elderly? No! Not even if it is my dad who is a drunkard and a shameless wastrel. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Weirdest thing happened. Was trying to remember a song and couldn't recall name of song or band. Thought I might find it on a Youtube Playlist. Loaded Youtube in browser and the song I was looking for, Still Life by The Horrors, appeared on the top of the screen without doing anything. Spooky.

Wondered why the crows were back squawking this morning. Must have anticipated Sam Neil's departure. They haven't come back since, touch wood. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

All good things come in threes 🤞

More women have been murdered since 2024 by men than all Australians killed by terrorism globally in the past 100 years. Yet there are no Royal Commission’s for women still. No emergency task forces.