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Victorian Liberal Party deputy leader Sam Groth will exit politics at next election https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/sam-groth-victorian-liberal-party-deputy-leader-exit-politics/106199004 It's curious that Sam Groth is quitting Parliament (some media are saying quitting politics […]

Having an oil industry makes you a target of United States imperialism. Ditching fossil fuels is a national security and sovereignty imperative.

#australia ABC breathlessly reporting on the Venezuela action as 'capturing' Maduro and not 'kidnapping' or 'abduction'. And the 'toppling of the Maduro regime' while the govt remains firmly intact. The reflexive pro-US obedience, and obvious partisan bias is disturbing. #auspol #abc […]

United States midterm election is only five months away. Trump should be starting an election campaign now, but he's starting a war campaign. Trump knows the House of Representatives will flip hard to the Democrats, and enough of the Senate is up for grabs that he'll lose control of it, too. A […]

War is hell. What is it good for? Making lots of money* *not for you LOL. and if you don't agree you hate America.

A few minutes ago, Donald Trump stated that US forces have invaded Venezuela. They bombed numerous parts of Caracas, and it appears they kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and are taking them to the USA. This is extraordinary. As deranged as this military operation […]

I’m not anti-Zionist—I’m anti-genocide. I drafted the definition of antisemitism. Rightwing Jews are weaponizing it https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/13/antisemitism-executive-order-trump-chilling-effect

What housing crisis? For most, there isn’t one – but look how the other third live https://www.smh.com.au/national/what-housing-crisis-for-most-there-isn-t-one-but-look-how-the-other-third-live-20251210-p5nmjs.html This article by Dr Kate Shaw, an urban geographer at the University of Melbourne […]

The best of 2025 : Accountabiility.

seen on the road today #goodadvice

The idea that changing a definition to include criticism of Israel as being anti-Semitic and cracking down even further on anti-genocide protests would have in any way made anyone safer is madness. That the Coalition have so comprehensively jumped to blame here is insanity. Who is this speaking to?

Jesus F Christ. This guy in Israel tried to Inmail pitch me a cybersecurity social marketing service today, and his last public LinkedIn post is a racist post bashing the Australian PM about the Bondi shooting that… pretty much would offend anyone in Australia.

I'm trying not to look at reports of whatever's going on at Bondi at the moment 'cos they'll all be sketchy for a while. But bloody hell, there shouldn't be anything going on in Bondi apart from the usual blend of hedonism and narcissism. #sydney

Russia was banned from competing in Eurovision. Why has Israel been allowed to? https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/eurovision-2026-israel-russia-boycotts-explainer/1x47p6or9 Good question. Why do the organisers of Eurovision keep making excuses for Israel's invasion and genocide in Palestine? […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rubenbolling/115691564369915601 By shifting to 98% renewable energy "The total cost of electricity production [in Uruguay] decreased by roughly half ... About 50,000 new jobs were created in construction, engineering, and operations, roughly 3% of the labor force … […]

There's a good news story on the ABC about how the town of Castlemaine, in northwestern Victoria, formed a member-owned co-op to keep a community hub in community hands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS7taIGo-9A Hopefully it inspires more people to form member-owned co-ops. They can ensure […]

Bananaby Joyce has joined One Nation, and will be blowing the racist neo-nazi dog-whistle until the 2028 Federal Election in the hopes they give him a seat in the Senate. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/barnaby-joyce-joins-one-nation-pauline-hanson #auspol #barnabyjoyce […]

"No Wind Farms in State Forests" and "Betrayed by state govt" signs littering an area south of Oberon, where Australia's biggest wind farm will be built in a massive pine forest, and will generate 8% of NSW's energy. What's not to like?Cookers cooking up all sorts of disingenous reasons against […]

[CW: rape, Bruce Lehrmann] Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal against failed defamation case ruling https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-03/live-bruce-lehrmann-defamation-appeal-finding/106090370 Convicted rapist and Liberal Party staffer, Bruce Lehrmann, has lost another court case. He was trying to […]

What an amazing Day 1 for the #MetroTunnel ! Thousands of people showed up to see the new stations, ride the trains and have a look around. Everyone I've spoken to had lots of good things to say, with hopes for the improved public transport services that this […] [Original post on aus.social]

Why the hell not, Alice?

Joyce won't recontest his seat, considering running for One Nation in Senate https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-27/federal-politics-live-november-27/106056740#live-blog-post-242309 It's official: Barnaby Joyce has quit the Nationals, and is considering Senate run for One Nation Called it! […]

This is pretty cool —— First saplings grown from iconic Sycamore Gap to be planted after tree was illegally felled | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sycamore-gap-tree-saplings-felling-b2870138.html

Australia’s peak health body for men distances itself from conservative group’s International Men’s Day campaign […]

NZ government's puberty blockers move attracts strong reactions https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-20/nz-government-puberty-blockers-move-attracts-strong-reactions/106034502 This is an appallingly transphobic act by the government of Aotearoa New Zealand. And, shame on the ABC for […]

It sux to be American. The land of the free is regulated into hyper expensive mediocrity.

‘Massive reform’: New laws will lock in pre-auction honesty https://www.theage.com.au/national/massive-reform-new-laws-will-lock-in-pre-auction-honesty-20251119-p5ngle.html Minimum acceptable sale price, visible to everyone, and legally binding — nothing short of that is workable in my opinion […]

Staring down the barrel of three leadership changes in two weeks, are the Liberals near rock bottom? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/nov/19/liberal-party-leadership-changes-federal-opposition-leader-sussan-ley-victoria-brad-battin-jess-wilson-nsw-mark-speakman […]

vic lib party entirely superfluous to requirements, just disband in peace, pretend to go out with dignity #auspol

Jess Wilson has successfully knifed Brad Battin to seize the position of Leader of the Opposition, this driving a knife deeper into the rotting corps of the Liberal Party of Victoria. Jess Wilson, nepo-baby of former Victorian Liberal MP Ron Wilson, will represent the Neo-Conservative faction […]

Brad Battin faces spill after group of Victorian Liberal MPs say they have lost confidence in his leadership https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/17/brad-battin-faces-spill-after-group-of-victorian-liberal-mps-loses-confidence-in-his-leadership Brad Battin's job has been on shaky […]

What Australia can learn from China to become the world's 'cleaner' rare earth refiner https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-15/australia-refining-rare-earths-environmental-challenges/105969994 As the world grapples with the looming climate disaster, it's good to see people moving from fossil […]

Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in Victoria https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/australia-first-treaty-agreement-signed-law-victoria/106002730 This is an incredibly important moment for the people, history, culture, rights, and government of Victoria. It's worth some […]

Josh Marshall, among the most astute political observers, has thoughts on the Democrats' cave-in. Yes, he says, they caved in -- but in key ways they still won. I'm skeptical of this argument, but hope he is right about the longer-range effect […]

You absolute bastards! www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...

Andrew Forrest says real zero is already the “winning business case” in three key fossil fuel guzzling industries https://reneweconomy.com.au/andrew-forrest-says-real-zero-is-already-the-winning-business-case-in-three-key-fossil-fuel-guzzling-industries Forget Net Zero, go for Real Zero. Net […]

This article might be interesting to citizens of countries with primitive electoral systems and a glaringly obvious need for reform. It doesn't provide an instant cure-all, but maybe it will suggest ways forward. (Yeah, our system is imperfect, but at least it's not gasping and coughing up […]

Remember kids: "Passive income" is a term used to describe wealth handed out to people by society, through our economic system, without doing any work. Many people receiving a "passive income" are intergenerationally wealthy, as opposed to the working class and long-term unemployed people who […]

Melbourne Cup Day today. Excellent if you care about public holidays. Terrible if you care about horses. #nuptothecup #melbournecup #melbournecupday #melbourne #animalrights #animalcruelty

Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/03/australians-to-get-at-least-three-hours-a-day-of-free-solar-power-even-if-they-dont-have-solar-panels Good to see the ALP making a step […]

This is a natural reaction of your brain to repeatedly seeing horrific things. It will pay less and less attention to those images and have less of a visceral reaction. You can accept horrors. This is what the fascists want. They want you to accept things continually getting worse and more violent.

Dangerous anti-renewables rhetoric, bullying and intimidation creates growing chasm in rural communities https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-31/anti-renewables-campaigns-fuel-community-division-in-regions/105938440 Farmers for Climate Action is an organisation representing farmers who care […]

Like most CCS project, there is really not a huge amount of detail. Thankfully they do feature real people on their website, like this guy, whose name is "Senior indian Engineer wearing glasses helmet and safety vest in front of an industrial power plant or factory - Generated with AI"

ATO refers hundreds of thousands of taxpayers to a private debt collector – including people on Centrelink benefits https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/27/ato-tax-repayments-debt-collector The ATO is handballing thousands of people to Recoveriescorp. This misstep by the ATO is […]

"David Crisafulli: Centrist Queensland premier is a Liberal Party role model", or so says the headline of a puff-piece by George Brandis in the Age and Sydney Morning Herald. This can mean only one thing: David Crisafulli's career is in decline. Even the Liberal Party backroom power-brokers […]

The top feature on the ABC website today is Deep Time. This has been an epic project our team has been working on for years (literally) which tells an even more epic story about the vast history of our land and the people who have called it home for millennia. We've had hundreds of stories […]

Barnaby Joyce announcement to quit Nationals heightens speculation about One Nation move https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/18/barnaby-joyce-decision-to-leave-nationals-heightens-speculation-about-one-nation-move Bananaby Joyce has had a dummy-spit and quit the party he led for […]

Victorian Liberals to scrap statewide Treaty if elected https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/victoria-liberal-opposition-first-peoples-treaty-scrapped/105888108 Thank fuck those racist arseholes from the LNP don't have a hope in hell of getting elected any time soon. The Treaty with First […]