So #auspol couldn’t directly support Ukraine or Palestine, because we didn’t want the wrath of Russia or Israel, but we can support the UAE even though Iran is accused of having actually carried out plots in Australia and has the support of Russia. The doesn’t pass the pub test.

In the midst of all the overseas issues, there's one a bit closer to home with the flooding in NT and Qld. Wendy, the cook from Tipperary Station, has produced a cookbook with funds going to impacted rural communities. #flooding #australia www.etsy.com/.../the-stat....

Meanwhile, back at the #GazaGenocide

Is anyone else absolutely over biased coverage of the #warinIran? This whole situation was of the US's making. In 1953 the US destroyed Iranian democracy and installed a US approved leader (who was more amenable to foreign oil exploitation). The 1979 uprising wouldn't have happened but for the US.

Today's Question Time, in both Houses, was an absolute shambles. Is this the best that we can do #auspol? The Speaker and The President were having no luck getting the rabble under control and if was frankly unedifying. Do better.

The redistribution of the Department of State Growth makes absolutely no sense. The previous departmental structure was great for projects and problems because key people in roads, trade, etc were all in the same area and had the same goals. #politas

Could someone in #ausmedia who covers #auspol start asking some critical questions? If the last US attack on Iran destroyed their nuclear capability, then why the need for this action? Also, why is there no action to remove Israel’s nuclear arsenal? I may need a part 2.

If the Govt is condemning regimes that hurt their own citizens then why don’t we have sanctions against the US? #auspol

We all understand that Trump is looking to start a war so that he can declare a National Emergency and restrict voting in the mid-terms. How is the International Order allowing this to happen? Is it not time for sanctions?

So Israel has, again, launched a “pre-emptive” strike on Iran. How many times does that need to happen before #auspol actually starts condemning Israel?

I go offline for a few hours, come back into the house and find out that Prince (do we still call him that?) Andrew's been arrested. Holy heck. If this is the energy that the Year of the Fire Horse is bringing then this is excellent. May it bring this same level of karma to all who need it.

So #libspill is between two people who were both done for rorting? Taylor couldn’t even keep his fake Facebook profiles straight plus doctored documents to falsely accuse a Mayor of inaction. Is that what it’s come to? The ethical standards for leadership are non-existent in that party. #auspol

Dear #auspol, can we please require a minimum level of understanding of a policy before Senators can ask questions? Even better if they have an idea as to whose portfolio it sits within.

Back in the tractor today and I remain convinced that Dixers need to be emails #auspol. Far out, if you’re in the same party, we know you’re “good mates” at least until a spill happens. It doesn’t need to be stated every 5 seconds and recorded in Hansard.

Is anyone else in NW Tas currently getting cold gusts of wind followed by hot gusts? Are any #weather people able to explain the phenomena? #Tasmania

Listening to Parliament today and I have a few suggestions for #auspol: - Dorothy Dixers need to be moved to an email/newsletter that forms part of the parliamentary record. Let's not waste everyone's time. - Similarly, the "statements" or speeches of special interests could be an email.

I will never understand how both Libs and Labour are supporting a stadium but we have a horribly understaffed and underfunded healthcare system. People are experiencing massive delays accessing MRIs, mental health professionals and specialist appointments. #Politas needs to do better

#ausmedia Do better. There was no "snubbing" of a woefully inadequate nominee, there was simply awarding of a prize to a more credentialed candidate who isn't currently involved in active fascism, eugenics and destruction of democratic norms.

Is anyone else in #auspol finding listening to Parliamentary sessions rage inducing at the moment? The audacity of the Opposition is unmatched and we need to introduce penalties for lying in Parliament.

#auspol needs to regulate the media. This fiasco of a soundbite from a foreign leader about "women needing to tough it out during pregnancy" does not deserve the attention it's getting and the way it's being reported is awful. He's unqualified, uninformed and it's designed to further harm women.

I'm seriously unsure that the level of hypocrisy that sees Brendan Carr appear on Fox News to decry Jimmy Kimmel lying can be replicated elsewhere. Fox News, the broadcaster who knowingly lied about voting results and machines, is where Carr chooses to appear. The US experiment has failed.

I would really appreciate it if #auspol journos could refer to Netanyahu, and Putin, as "alleged war criminals" or "wanted war criminals" when they're reporting on their statements. ICC arrest warrants are current for both of them.

Remember when Vice President Harris bought a few quality cooking items at a French cookery store with her own money and legacy media melted down? J.D. Vance literally used the Army Corps of Engineers to manipulate a public waterway, so he’d have an easier time kayaking and it’s a blip on the radar.

This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world. I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see. open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

Minnie has nabbed hopefully the warmest spot to make it through the cold night. Hopefully all of you are staying warm as well.

#auspol A Senator standing up in the Senate and saying he did this and "I trust you'll appreciate that, under the circumstances, to have that kind of thing [ribs breaking in CPR} determined at an inquest would not have been a positive thing for me or my fellow soldiers" is a new low.

Listening to debate in #auspol HoR this morning and I don't understand why the FEE-HELP legislation hasn't been amended to do both the 20% reduction and the cap on indexation. It makes sense to take both short and long term action to assist people studying.

Sheep of the week award goes to Minnie. Minnie is 12 and started struggling this winter so she’s now has a shed and a coat (with warming patch on extra cold nights). This week she’s been letting me rug and unrug her without any fear. Absolute superstar. #sheep #rarebreedsheep

Absolute fiascos like the one just perpetuated in the Senate are part of the reason young voters are disengaged. The Senate President needed to touch grass if she honestly believed holding up a sign was more of an affront to decency than a genocide. FFS #auspol

#auspol again sanctioning someone who tells the truth (racism in the Senate). And the two major parties again working together to avoid confronting systemic racism in that place. I possibly need to stop listening to Parliament in the tractor. This is rage inducing.

#auspol am honestly shocked that Sen Cash can deliver her current speech about behaviour in the Senate with a straight face. @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social does not deserve sanction.

Please please call your MP or relevant elected rep about this today/tomorrow. Palestinians are being deliberately starved on an unimaginable scale and we need to do everything in our power to force change.

Genuine question #politas, how do we improve voter knowledge and literacy? I don't think the Government, regardless of who actually forms it, is going to do anything so what could we do? The already low literacy level of the State isn't helping but it's compounded by the lack of voting education.

We have reached election day and ONLY THIS BAT CHANNEL ever covered the fact that the Tasmanian National Party which was promoted by Bridget McKenzie preselected a candidate involved in an infamous 2013 anti-gay fliers episode then ghosted him for the entire campaign. #politas

As we approach the Tassie election, is anyone else worried that for all of the electioneering there's been a stark lack of education about how to fill in a ballot properly? We have a high percentage of illiterate community members and last time a fair number of ballots were informal #politas

Greetings from Ukraine. At night, russia attacked the western regions, those bordering Poland, Moldova, and Romania. Why? I can guess the reasons. There are damages and casualties. I had my warcoffee.

Watching #parentalguidance and holy heck, the victim blaming and oppression of women by some of those parents is horrendous. A woman saying, in 2025, with their whole chest "Don't bring the girl home with the short shorts" is horrendously sexist.

ICE tasered a man at a Walmart in NM! His screams are heartbreaking! Has Walmart acknowledged this unconscionable act in their store? And why was the woman recording this video asked to leave but not the masked attackers in Aisle H26?!

If this violence happened just six months ago, it would be front page news. The fact that NO NEWS OUTLET IS REPORTING THIS shows how complicit they are in normalizing this fascist brutality! @npr.org @cnbc.com @reuters.com @apnews.com @bloomberg.com @cnn.com @msnbc.com @nytimes.com Where you at?

Whilst we can still criticise Israel's actions - they're stealing sheep from Palestinians and taking them into caves. All of these have been reported but nothing was done. This is people's livelihood and it's an ongoing problem. www.facebook.com/reel/7573836...

Is this an example of what happens when zionism gets too powerful? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #auspol

To be clear, #auspol, Israel and Russia are effectively using the same tactics against the people they are oppressing. Killing babies, destroying hospitals, breaching cease-fire agreements. Israel is also cutting cords and shooting up dialysis machines so that people cannot get medical aid.

This is not the first time russians deliberately target children with drones. A few days ago, they killed an 8yo boy in a civilian car in the Kharkiv region. Today, it's 1yo Dmytryk. Targeting kids. With drones. I hate russia — and deeply despise everyone who cheers this terror on.

Russia’s “Kherson Human Safari” has gone on for well over a year with limited outrage from the international community or media coverage. Every day they use drones to specifically target civilians for “target practice” & often post videos of them doing it proudly. Today they targeted a 1 year old.

Just saw the #StanduptoHate ad for the first time. Eddie McGuire, famous for having to stand down after his mishandling of the Collingwood racism report, is featured. As is Peter Stefanovic, who ruined a young man's celebratory moment by dredging up a resolved incident from his past.

Did I just hear that Netanyahu (the man wanted for War Crimes) nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize? The world has jumped the shark at this point.

In case anyone needs a timeline cleanse, here’s today’s MVS, Katherine. Katherine decided to keep me company as I pulled bracken today so was very brave going into new areas and away from the flock. #sheep

Trump is Putin’s bitch.