Only hours after Trump assured the world that Iran agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again, Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz again if US naval blockade continues www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Unbelievable #auspol

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre.... Well said Former Prime Minister Keating #Auspol #news

“The newsroom, which had about 45 people at the beginning of the year, will probably more than double to 95 journalists by the end of the year.” I’m happy to be one of them. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/b...

Source: The Conversation “Electric vehicles pass tipping point, breaking the link with oil prices” theconversation.com/electric-veh...

We welcome the Australian Army’s removal of a controversial Christian ‘Crusader’ emblem from the uniform of its chaplaincy branch, but much more secular reform is needed across the Australian Defence Force. Read more: rationalist.com.au/australian-a... #auspol

Disney's new CEO, whose pay package is worth nearly $45M, just announced 1,000 layoffs. Reminder that Disney paid an effective federal income tax rate of ZERO in 2025 and aims to buy back $7B of its own stock in 2026. This is what corporate greed looks like.

How predictable this fuel tracking website created by former Liberal advisor and News Corp providing propaganda not reliable Data www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Gift article. Source: Crikey.com “Immense relief Sydney University tutor claws back $142,000 in stolen wages” www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/14/s...

John Eastman has been disbarred. 👏

Why have we coined "Popesplaining" when "Pontificating" is right there!?

This lobby has no issue with #Trump’s wild threats, but it is demanding regime change in #Australia’s energy ministry on account of its support for wind, solar and #EVs.

The Coalition’s Immigration Policy fails its own 'values test'. Read more: www.refugeecouncil.org.au/coalitions-i...

“I was fine with the lying, the cheating, the raping, the racism, and the countless deaths he’s caused, but depicting himself as Jesus is where I draw the line” is such a bad, and extremely telling, take.

I've never agreed with a headline more (and would add that you don't need to be elderly to get shingles -- and yes the scars on the left side of my neck are from shingles I got in my 30s, thank you for asking!)

What the people of Hungary hath wrought. And implications and lessons for the U.S.and the world. Also: Is Trump flipping out? youtu.be/Cv5tScSWfFM?...

This Reform leaflet from three Gateshead candidates looks like a timelapse of the same person

Catherine King says the govt wants to "encourage as much electric vehicle uptake" as possible & acknowledges the govt should enable our EV surge to continue. Great! Accelerating transport electrification is something I have been pushing for over the last three years www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

"On 26 March, the MOVE Index rose again, to 115 – well above the crisis threshold of 100 and approaching the levels last seen during the 2020 pandemic. Trump extended the pause on strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure by a further 10 days."

I quite happily live in a neighborhood where most people do not share my religion, where multiple languages are represented, and where people have come from a lot of different countries. Bigoted assholes always assume everyone else actually shares their bigotries.

MOSCOW, Idaho (FāVS News) — During a town hall at an Idaho University, Wilson and his fellow pastors pitched a vision of America with no LGBTQ+ rights, no divorce and no voting rights for married women. Wilson has gained notoriety for his Christian nationalist views and his ties to Pete Hegseth.

Also, can media stop saying that a man 'vehemently' or 'strenuously' denies an 'accusation' - unless it's also accompanied by equal-weight wording that a woman has 'steadfastly' or 'bravely' made a 'report'?

Beautiful review of London Falling by @lauramille.bsky.social: slate.com/culture/2026...

Hey #ABC, calling them 'settlers' gives their activity a sheen of legitimacy. They are 'invaders' and 'occupiers' from #Israel, not 'settlers'.

7 months out from the midterms, here it comes - scare the fuck out of the GOP base by blaming brown & black immigrants for everything. It’s their major go-to.

Source: Reddit “MAGA store forced to close after Trumpers stop buying stuff because of Iran war” www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/quic...

'OUT ON BAIL'.

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

Gina Reinhart thinks that 'compassion and the Aussie spirit' should be extended to a man who allegedly kicked an unarmed, handcuffed man over a 10m cliff and then ordered soldiers under his command to execute him. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

ABC strap line says Farrer independent “by funded by” Rupert Murdoch’s son in law. Not sure why it wouldn’t say he “donated to”the campaign. Makes it appear as though her whole campaign was funded by him. #auspol #Farrer

ABC strap line says Farrer independent “funded by” Rupert Murdoch’s son in law. Not sure why it wouldn’t say he “donated to”the campaign. Makes it appear as though her whole campaign was funded by him. #auspol #Farrer

Stop sane-washing Trump. He’s a mendacious, vicious, cruel, narcissistic, deranged idiot. We will still respect you as a journalist if you admit the possibility that the system that gives you your sense of insider gravitas is profoundly flawed.

To the AM reporter who just mentioned ‘the Victorian seat of Farrer’ … get a map

One Nation's MISOGYNY David Farley is One Nation's candidate for Farrer

Support @michellemilthorpe.bsky.social for Farrer Kill off One Nation, Stop their often racist, criminal, divisive, misled ideology! Billionaires aren't here for everyday Aussies, Gina's not your friend you are less than nothing to her. michellemilthorpe.com.au

The richest 0.1 percent of the global population are hiding nearly $3 trillion in offshore accounts to evade taxes — more than the wealth held by the entire bottom half of humanity. It would take about $93 billion per year to eradicate extreme hunger by 2030. Taxing the rich is a global necessity.

We have never seen a political party collapse like this before, and still no Republican in Congress has the nerve to reject Trump. LP Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens joins MSNOW to paint that picture:

Source: NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/o...

It should be easier to distinguish potus tweets from dril tweets

Finished 1978 book by Hugh Lum titled "Joh". No friend of Labor, one joke popular in Qld at the time was "Labor's official emblem should be the French letter, because it stood for inflation, withheld production, and gave a false sense of security to a bunch of pricks while being stuffed' pg. 131.

Pete Hegseth is a white supremacist who is trying to re-segregate the military

And there it is.

CPS considering 13 suspected cases of assisted dying in England and Wales

The country's largest network of crisis pregnancy centers has publicly aligned itself with 'abolitionists'—the movement that wants abortion patients to get the death penalty jessica.substack.com/p/the-most-d...

Bribes usually are privately funded.