My column on new data that shows how the 5% deposit guarantee raised house prices just like we all said it would. www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

They keep bringing back the unlikeable characters and asking us to care about them.

Senate Estimates today - I'll be asking about Herzog's visit, Trump's 'Board of Peace', Zomi Frankcom, war graves, NE Syria, Iran, Pakistan, Sudan, West Papua, Myanmar and more.

‘The world is closer than thought to a “point of no return” after which runaway global heating cannot be stopped, scientists have said.’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Point is absolutely chock-full of great things to read today, including this by Kirsty Howe, the Executive Director of the Environment Centre NT: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Usurpingly the 5% deposit guarantee caused the average size of home loans for first-home buyer to jump by a record amount to a new record high www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

John Howard brought in a tax policy that delivers 59% of the benefit to the richest 1%. It truly is time to ditch the Capital Gains Tax 50% discount www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

I stopped voting Labor in '24 bsky.app/profile/aej5...

CBA has raked in $5.4bn in profit in half year results while ANZ's profit rose to $1.94bn & the average mortgage is up $70,000 in last 12 months. It's no secret that in a housing crisis the big banks’ obscene profits come directly from mortgagees & renters.

'Social cohesion' was only ever a way for elites to tell the rest of us to #STFU.

As always, @amyremeikis.bsky.social skewers the bullshit brilliantly and articulately. ‘Social cohesion'? No, it's just a net to trap us all www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

"...again, there is the implication that anyone calling for the liberation of one people must automatically want the destruction of another."

Latest figures show that Australians still hate the thought of travelling to the USA - me in #PointLive live.thepoint.com.au

Flinders Street Station - 5 PM today.

I am not sure you could come up with a worse put down of the Liberal front bench than James Paterson saying "Angus is the smartest policy brain in the shadow cabinet” live.thepoint.com.au

It's a game of words for Penny Wong. Platitudes galore! This Labor government is a massive disappointment when it comes to upholding humanitarian principles. Inviting Herzog is a huge miscalculation, it demonstrates where Labor's priorities lie, not with the oppressed but with the oppressors.

Loved Lydia Thorpe questions about the Zionist travelling with Herzog who approved that settlers getting more land in the West Bank .

Wong & Albo are building their next term in office on the bodies of massacred women and children Shame on them Shame on the complicit “Labor” branches and backbenchers remaining silent. It is sickening. They will do literally ANYthing for their own careers #Auspol

Penny has been a sell out for years. Voted against her very own beliefs and voted No to same sex marriage for years. I like her, and always have, but she's part of the machine, and always will be.

Good stuff. I feel represented as an Australian, if not a New South Welshman.👍 Lucky you've get parliamentary privilege or you'd be risking a kicking from the Minns goonsquad.

I asked Penny Wong today how hosting President Herzog in Australia when UN experts have found he incited genocide, when he has signed bombs used on Gaza, and right now Israel is stealing more Palestinian land, how could that ever be about peace?

Medicinal cannabis patients face inaccessible vaporiser devices, inconsistent product labelling, workplace discrimination, and criminal charges for driving while not impaired. We're going to keep pushing to fix this broken system.

Fascists... So glad I wore a mask and sunnies (as usual). Two birds one stone 😏😏 #AusPol

Angus Taylor resigns from nothing to be nothing

Karvelas saying Ley “was able to stare down the Nats” lol wut??

Turn down the temperature? Oh he was talking about the protesters

Defence's new partner for their 'Ghost Shark' is US tech-bro Palmer Lucky. Who recently said he 'loves killer robots.' But don't worry, when Defence works with him, they will be "consistent with Australia's interpretation of law."

Press gallery having orgasms at not having to worry at all about policy and being able to talk about “cut through” “conviction” “a good look” “win back the centre” all without one iota of supporting evidence

That’s really sad, but not unexpected.

The nsw experience has shown the extent they are going to to protect this man… is there a credible threat? If so who from?

They knew hence why the uni parties changed legislation on election donations

I’ve said this before but after voting Labor 1st for decades my vote will look very different at the next election.

I went out before today's Herzog protest at Parliament and saw this massive police surveillance tower. This is completely unnecessary, and intimidating, at a peaceful protest. Police need to be protecting protesters, not snooping on them, or attacking them.

It does seem like a large number of dumb thugs in police forces here are adopting the Neo-Nazi look. I mean, no surprise. The image of a cop on duty high-fiving a "Reclaim Australia" dimwit is burned into my psyche. Police force in Aus attract violent control freaks because they get to kick heads in

Aus rents have risen 2.5x faster than wages over the past 5 yrs. Renters are now spending an average of 33.4% of income on rent, putting millions into housing stress. Meanwhile, investor lending skyrockets. A result of Labor's choices that are making the housing crisis worse.

I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage

Hold your cards close to your vest, Australia! Shut off the AI settings in your phones and computers. Disconnect from the cloud!

#RealHeroes Vs #Fascism and #PoliceBrutality by @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social, #NSW, #Australia - #auspol.

Why should all Australians be paying to protect this accessory to genocide whilst they are here in Australia! He ain’t my Head of State!😡

*from earth #auspol #arseholes #australia #corruption #fascism #guillotines

Jewish Council of Australia Our message to Israeli President Isaac Herzog

Israel, so far owns the US, Australia and Uk ~ all without firing a bullet ~ these leaders bent over

There’s no two sides-ing a genocide, Albo. Poor form. Would you have said the same of the Nazis? Would you have said the same about Pol Pot? Would you have said the same about Stalin? Or Ataturk? How spineless and morally bankrupt has our leadership become. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Women lucky not to have been met with bullets for protesting. Protesters watched by snipers in Sydney I think Australian governments are running scared

“Pauline’s attacks so often land on women of colour, on “melanin queens,” (Mehreen Faruqi) & you can feel the panic underneath: the desperate need to keep reminding everyone she’s “Australian too.” It’s gifted us some of the most second-hand-embarrassing moments in Aus politics.” Mums for Refugees

It seems Australian govts are not too keen on having Palestinians or Gazans settling in Australia. It's not their fault if Zionist Israeli govt wants to eliminate them for their land, or if Hamas is willing to sacrifice them on behalf of Iran's conflict with Israel. www.bing.com/search?q=Num...

Australia's shameless politicians lining up to meet a war criminal, Israel President Isaac Herzog

HERZOG TO THE HAGUE VIA AUSTRALIA

NEW: Australia's sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, says it wasn't responsible for buying $100m of Palantir shares A Future Fund exec told Estimates blamed external fund managers for purchasing the stake in the Trump-linked company accused of powering ICE's deportations www.crikey.com.au/20...

This is so well put by Jonathan Pie and it certainly does apply to Australian Labor. So here's a new slogan that better aligns with their 2026 party values: 'There's no U in Labor' #auspol