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Whether it’s Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference or Donald Trump saying that he’s glad that Robert Mueller is dead, both presidents shattered some of Washington’s most sacred norms.

Close run thing. Interest rates up by 0.25%. Five RBA board members voted for an increase and four voted for interest rates to stay the same

What a blow. That paragon of ethical conduct PwC …

The AFL is drunk on its own self importance. It’s an out of control organisation in Melbourne

U.S. President asks PLA Navy to be the guarantor of global energy supplies

So who is making $$$$ out of these market ‘zig-zags’? We’ve seen this play out before www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Building industry corruption and the CFMEU is dominating Vic politics the last few weeks. Here‘s the first part of our investigation from July 2024 www.theage.com.au/national/building-bad-how-bikies-underworld-have-become-a-construction-industry-cancer-20240703-p5jqr0.html

Not sure how Chris Lucas was “absolutely exonerated” when an audit he had commissioned showed 20% of his workforce were paid unlawfully below the minimum rates of the award …

They should hold Richo’s state funeral at a burnt out printing press. All donations to be made through his old Swiss bank account

Some good truth bombs here from the AFR. Unfortunately all too rare

We are a couple of news cycles away in Victoria from someone calling for the ADF to take charge

Went to Heidelberg v Marconi in the first game of the Championship yesterday. Quality game, good vibes (and the odd flair). Football has got to find a way to integrate the rich history of the old with the A-League. Economics of it are hard but some form of pro/rel football has to be the answer

Look, they’ll always be the Brisbane Bears to me.

Missed the first 20 minutes as I was on the wrong 7 channel ffs

Amazing, but not surprising, that Australian media still report Netanyahu’s statements as if he’s a normal democratic leader and omitting from any context that he’s someone wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Surely relevant?

Nine ministers quit Dutch governement after they pushed for stronger sanctions against Israel. Includes deputy PM and foreign minister nltimes.nl/2025/08/23/n...

Extraordinary turnaround in the Resolve poll. Vic Libs remain dysfunctional and basically unelectable www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...

This is such a great achievement. Two games now from winning the thing

Targeting journalists is a war crime. As colleagues, we remember them. meaa.io/45A4vZ5

MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime as toll nears 200 deaths

An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza. Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF. #NotATarget Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...

Reprehensible. ‘Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Fantastic result. Endorses some terrific reporting by the excellent @charlottegrieve.bsky.social www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...

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The scientific fraud case involving Professor Mark Smythe at QIMR Berghoffer stretches for years and covers hundreds of papers. Massive story by Liam Mannix www.theage.com.au/national/fol...

Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There’s not words to adequately describe these crimes

I felt like the obituaries for John Stone neglected a significant part of his public life, so I put some old and new words together for @insidestory.bsky.social. insidestory.org.au/john-stone-p...

Remember that odd story before the election about a neurosurgeon tearing down Monique Ryan’s campaign corflute, talking about burying the body under concrete? I decided to investigate. Turns out that behaviour did not exist in a vacuum. Watch #4Corners 8.30pm, ABC TV. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Bowled out for 27. FMD

Strong statement from MEAA

people used to believe that Elon Musk would bring them to mars when, in reality, all he did was make a chatbot Rhodesian.

The richest man in the world creates a Nazi chatbot. Things are going great

Rare to see incumbent leadership lose a union election with Karen Batt appearing to have lost office after 32 years at the CPSU. Challengers were rank and file activists and headed by Jiselle Hanna. Allan govt you’d reckon will not welcome this … www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victori...

Leading the BBC’s website, a court report from Morwell

Raf is absolutely right here. These questions should be asked over and over again

This could be really significant - I’m sure it won’t get the attention it deserves right now. But is this Australia (quietly) going down the same path as Canada?

Grimly amusing that it’s going to be the Americans that will likely kill AUKUS even though it’s a great deal for them and a terrible one for Australia.

Ange will land on his feet. But Spurs have made an enormous mistake in sacking him www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer...

Spurs will now experience eternal damnation. They won’t win another trophy until Australia becomes a republic. If they’re lucky that will be 2057. Ange however will be fine

Strong response from Melbourne Victory. Say Victoria Police created fear by their overwhelming presence at last Saturday’s match

Terrific long read on Allan Myers, the king of Dunkeld, by Greg Bearup

What a rabble

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My column on the latest wage growth figures and the long path of recovery www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

Ouch … from Niki Savva

If I was becoming a special envoy for a body of water I’d demand at least the Pacific. Or maybe Lake Eyre