"The vast majority of Australians have got less than $200,000 worth of super "But we're having this kind of media obsession about a small increase in the amount of tax that will be paid by people with more than 15 times that amount." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces. Greta Thunberg is a Swedish citizen. Pressure the foreign ministries and help us keep Greta safe! Web: government.se/contacts/ X : @SweMFA FB : @SweMFA IG : swedishmfa #AllEyesOnMadleen

@literaryhub.bsky.social and @jonnydiamond.bsky.social - thanks for your very serious literary article on Hot Young Chekhov, lithub.com/10-pictures-..., which helped inspire this one: www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/... We take our inspiration where we can! #podcasting #Chekhov #podcast

If young Chekhov were around today, would he have been leading the podcast revolution? @redlea.bsky.social on what Chekhov can teach us about the art of podcasting www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/...

The connection between two things I love - literature and audio. Thanks to the excellent editors at RadioDoc Review - Aasiya Lodhi @aasiyalodhi.bsky.social & Abigail Wincott ‪@abigailwincott.bsky.social ‬. www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/... #Chekhov #literature #podcasting

Brilliant book; brilliant speech.

Terrific article: On not voting for the ALP or the Liberal Party “And because of our beautiful voting system, the only real risk is that we might accidentally save ourselves from more of this depraved stupidity”.

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Great news for lovers of fine podcasts: Heavyweight is coming back. It's a personal favourite. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...

Rick Morton’s high school modern history teacher taught him critical thinking, which stood him in good stead as a journalist. More than two decades later, he had a chance to repay her, in a distressing confrontation with the NDIS.

350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trump’s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.

Here's me. "Trump wants to turn Gaza into a casino resort. Ita Buttrose thinks only an ‘activist’ could object"

Love this quote - of course it was Alistair Cooke!

now we are talking...

Afternoon chalking. #firsttheycame

Josh Johnson is always worth watching.

Like a series of interconnected natural rock pools, @kathkenny.bsky.social draws together observations on politics, culture and class. Great summer reading from @themothly.com.au

Turns out the third cat is the charm.

Seems appropriate

It's almost like building a digital town square and letting it fall under the control of a narcissistic billionaire with an obvious political agenda was a bad idea. Who knew? Hello, fellow Xpats, it seems better here.