Before Gough Whitlam died, Malcolm Fraser presented Gough with his book ‘Dangerous Allies’. He had inscribed in the book – “Dear Gough, with great respect and affection, Malcolm.” My eyes misted over. JM #auspol #whitlam #Fraser

Test to determine if migrants are racist enough to come here

When Prabowo won the election last year and flaunted his pledge, the applause was worthy of a footy win, though players knew there were too few cooks, bottle washers and a dearth of commercial kitchens. So, conscript the army. #auspol #indonesia #MBG

How about this headline, eh? More of this, please.

A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.

I remember a time (not too long ago) that we had the collective moral decency to agree, that if a politician spoke this way to a female reporter, that would be the end of their political career.

I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.

Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly— I hope midterms are a referendum

As investigators closed in, elite experts and professionals offered support and advice to Jeffrey Epstein. A cache of private emails obtained by Bloomberg News reveals details from his network.

Powerful.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... An important two year investigation

Sunday Shot is on now. Jo and I are joined by the editors of Deepcut News and Meanjin, to talk about the news of the week and doing media in and around Zio bullshit. @antounissa.bsky.social and Esther Anatolitis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_0...

Perhaps the most unnecessary subheading in history (article via @simonwdc.bsky.social) Astounding figures.

Interesting how msm has buried BHP story - horrific Brazil mine collapse - given scale of disaster, multi-bil claim & directors possibly on hook for negligence #auspol michaelwest.com.au/bhp-liable-f...

The next time someone tells you that America isn’t a sick & racist country, just remind them that this nation is willing to accept treason, rape, and child abuse from a white president but not healthcare from a Black one.

Donald Trump was President when Epstein died and Donald Trump is on the Epstein list. Let’s talk about it.

Oh …

The original March for Humanity on the harbour bridge in Sydney was planned for Sun Aug 3, 2025 After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025 But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt 🧐

The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works. Extract below from Working for the Brand.

The “fossil fuel giants (including Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, and Chevron) have paused, delayed, or retracted their climate commitments, increasingly pushing the world towards a dangerous future", The Lancet says. #auspol #ClimateChange #FossilFuels #Environment

Men shouldn’t be presidents - too emotional 😭

The weight of knowing, of feeling... 'is this what it was like during WWIi'' 'Was the propaganda machine of mainstream media always an obvious, intentional bad actor?' How can the dickheads swallow the bullshit and just turn away from suffering? Why are we allowing the proliferation of mass evil?

Make the comfortable uncomfortable. Sometimes it's all we have, and it's not nothing.

A former Media Watch presenter recently attempted to lecture Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges on what his role as a journalist should be, and it was embarrassing. independentaustralia.net/business/bus... @michellepini.bsky.social

All Bolton has to do is declare he’s running for POTUS and dismiss any indictments against him as politically motivated. What’s good for the goose…

These are some of the leaked messages Young Republicans were sending in group chats. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump: "It's a war that Russia should've won in the first week."

Well it seems that behind "closed doors" Young Republicans are a bunch of racist, anti-Semitic, bigoted people. Who knew?

We don’t have a gas shortage, we have a gas export problem. Santos are gaming the system and pushing up the price of gas paid by 🇦🇺 households & industry. We don’t need new projects, we need to reserve uncontracted export gas for 🇦🇺 now! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Among Palestinians articulating liberation as an inclusive project is Nasser Mashni, president of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, who said “If you have a problem with freedom and justice for everyone, the problem is not the chant, it is you.” #auspol #Palestine

I have to find a way to insulate myself from the world. 18,000 dead Palestinian children, on official numbers. True number probably an order of magnitude higher. No outpouring of grief, no outrage: the press and politican class has decided our lives don't matter.

Watch reporter John Lyons’ story Chasing Trump’s Billions, on #4Corners ABC TV tonight 8.30 AEST & support public interest #journalism. Via YouTube for international viewers. This story famously led Donald #Trump to threaten John’s questions were “hurting Australia”. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Diane Keaton has died and it feels like a theft. A luminous talent and an inspiration to all the quirky girls. I beg you to watch the magnificent “Baby Boom” (1987) in her honour and indulge the joy of the truly standout “horse scene”.

A massive shout-out and thanks and much love to the woman juggling things behind the scenes today on this, @deniseshrivell.bsky.social Denise helps our democracy in so many ways, every day. She is there helping behind the scenes on so many issues She is a quiet, impactful giant Thanks Denise 🙏🏽

Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, say scientists

"Deloitte Australia will issue a partial refund to the federal government after admitting that artificial intelligence had been used in the creation of a $440,000 report littered with errors including three nonexistent academic references and a made-up quote from a Federal Court judgement."

Dr Assal Rad— "When you’re missing the who, what, why and where of the story. Come on @nytimes.com."

Read all about it here: ⬇️ michaelwest.com.au/brawl-over-s...

Joni Ernst’s lifelong legacy for women serving in the military from her time in the Senate is Pete Hegseth. Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.

Remember the corporate outrage when the Choice report on sunscreens not achieving their advertised protection was published? This is the follow-up: 18 have now been recalled or paused (?).

American politics took another dark turn this week. U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a full-frontal assault on democratic norms. Trump is a fascist: We are the resistance ~ Dr Martin Hirst

Legend

Defence is one of the NACC’s biggest focuses with corruption complaints about billions of dollars of procurement contracts, that Brereton can’t see the conflict of interest when he is both working for Defence and reviewing corruption allegations just beggars belief.

Sometimes - for no reason at all - I look back at what the former ABC chair Ita Buttrose said during this front cover story for Stellar magazine.

Mass walkout at the UN General Assembly during war criminal Netanyahu’s speech.

Congratulations to @jimmykimmel.com on his triumphant return! Last night he was pitch-perfect. Inspirational, self-reflective, gracious to his haters, championing the 1st Amendment & most importantly: FUNNY. (Shout-out to Robert DeNiro as the mob-boss head of the FCC)😆

Worth remembering today… #RoboDebt #NACC