A Lebanese family in Beirut has launched a mobile aid initiative to support people displaced by the ongoing war. The project, known as “Camion Love” delivers essentials directly to families in need, as more than one million people have been displaced across Lebanon.

Since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, Israel has closed holy sites in Jerusalem, citing safety concerns.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel.

'It's too bad the Palestinians don't appreciate the difference between being fatally shot by a left-wing Zionist soldier and by a right-wing settler soldier.' Today's Zionism Is on a Mad Dash Toward a Messianic Colonialist Project - by Hanin Majadli #Israel www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...

JFC. But at least I lasted till now without having heard of him. Nick Adams, an Australian "influencer" self-branded as a Hooters-loving "alpha male", has been appointed Donald Trump's special presidential envoy for American tourism, exceptionalism and values. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “I’ve been a criminal lawyer for almost 20 years, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like what happened today.”

Another day, another seriously creepy development in the land of the free and the home of the brave ... #USPolitics #democracy #currency www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...

This is not the US. It's Australia. In 2026. #NickHanna

Carl Sagan is one of the greatest minds of his generation. He is also for me an embodiment of how the quality of public discourse went down since his time.

The United States' Secretary of War, speaking at the Pentagon: #USPolitics

This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two: #war #climate

This from the Refugee Council of Australia last month: #Ukranians #Iranians

David Shoebridge: 'The Albanese Government banned Iranians with valid Australian visas from entering the country, to stop them claiming asylum because of the war their Government supports. 'Up to 7,200 people with visas had the door slammed shut when they most needed our help.' #auspol

Just when you forget reality and believe again that Australia is an efficient, high-tech industrial country, your wifi goes down while you're working against deadline to fact-check, polish and file 2,000 words, and 5G only works on your phone, which can't handle 2,000 words and

Mistaking Noise for a Nation: How UK Media Amplifies Farage’s Reform While the Green Surge Goes Unheard The UK MSM is drawn to the shock value of the far-right; this creates the illusion of 'mainstream weight'. open.substack.com/pub/european...

We Are Totally Cut Off': Southern Lebanese Brace for Prolonged Israeli Control - by Jack Khoury @haaretzcom.bsky.social #Lebanon www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

This is utterly extraordinary. If Hegseth et al got this wrong, think what else is happening with the drug boat strikes and much more. The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp. It Was a Dairy Farm. Gets worse as you read it. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...

Breaking news: The Pentagon has ordered Army paratroopers to deploy to the Middle East, U.S. officials said, as President Trump weighs a significant escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and declines to rule out putting U.S. troops on Iranian soil. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

A beautiful and calming start to our day, for those of us living far from zones of murderous destruction, a day which will nonetheless be filled with the horror of the world's news ... #gardens

Jeff Bezos, worth $233 billion, wants to raise $100 billion to replace factory workers with robots. That’s a declaration of war against the working class. He must explain to the American people what happens when millions lose their jobs. How will they survive?

Surviving the 21st century: Plasticide: a crime against humanity - by Julian Crabb #pollution #poison open.substack.com/pub/cribb/p/...

'Jospin’s government introduced 35-hour working week and pushed privatisation of state-owned companies' Lionel Jospin, former French Socialist prime minister, dies at 88 #France www.ft.com/content/7f6a... via @ft

Lionel Jospin, ancien premier ministre de France, est mort à 88 ans. @mdiplo

It is increasingly likely that devastating heat is on the way later this year and into next, as another El Nino supercharges global temperatures Expect records to be smashed across the planet www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Remember when his Sieg Heil was just a gesture of heartfelt joy?

Rival Liberal factions are already offering wildly contradictory prognoses as to what went on in South Australia. But the strength of Pauline Hanson’s party in working-class suburbs also offers a warning to Labor. - by William Bowe #auspol #sapol www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/23/s...

'Not a single voice of reason to be found among the pundits, politicians and general public ... It almost makes you miss 1967.' Everyone in This Country Has Gone Insane - by Gideon Levy #Israel @haaretzcom.bsky.social www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...

Trump has tried to decimate one of the nation’s premier scientific institutions, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Personnel losses equalled >27,000 years of experience. This opinion piece by Craig McLean: #climate www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Like in Gaza': Defense Minister Says Israel Will Flatten Homes in Lebanon's Border Villages - by Jonathan Lis #Israel #Lebanon www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Every so often I re-read this from 2019 to remind myself what I've read and what I know. It still makes terrifyingly pertinent points ... Exhortations to the Resistance: Miriam Cosic on democracies in decline #politics sydneyreviewofbooks.com/reviews/exho...

It's beyond belief ...

'Tenuous modus vivendis have always defined the Lebanese state. Israel’s war will merely create a new one—at the cost of great destruction and death.' Lebanon’s Negations - by Loubna El Amine www.nybooks.com/online/2026/... via @nybooks

I keep thinking about celebrated Lebanese novelist Charif Majdalani's non-fiction book, 'Beirut 2020: The Collapse of a Civilisation'. A memorable piece of writing, it was translated into English in 2021 and I reviewed it for @SatPaper www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/12476/...

"A true trailblazer, her influence on how First Nations creatives are recognised and celebrated will have a long legacy." Aunty Rhoda Roberts has returned to the Dreaming, but she will always be remembered for her talent and determined spirit ... RIP Rhoda. 😥🥰😎 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

The true story of Australia’s first signed Indigenous Olympian, Francis Roy “Frank” Roberts will be shared on stage by his cousin, Rhoda Roberts AO, in NORPA’s My Cousin Frank at Arts Centre Melbourne from 9 – 12 July 2025. artsreview.com.au/my-cousin-fr...

“The Roberts-Field family are heartbroken to announce that our beautiful Rhoda Roberts has returned to the Dreaming on Saturday… “No one compared to our Rhoda and there will never be another like her.” ❤ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This is inspiring: Michael Pollen on the way social media and AI are hacking our consciousness - this space of interiority where we can talk to ourselves, where we have complete mental freedom to think about whatever we want, and no one else can peer in there... @NewsHour /1

The roar of military flyovers and the thunder of gun salutes is always something. 20 foreign warships visiting, and lots of Australian, are gathered on Sydney Harbour, for the 125th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy. I can see two of them from my window. pics: RSL Australia #Sydney #Navy

'In Shenzhen, the successes and failures of China’s remarkable new economy are on full display.' Shenzhen Express - by Yi-Ling Liu #China www.nybooks.com/articles/202... via @nybooks

This from YouGov came through the mail today: #sapol #elections

The UN reports over one million displaced in Lebanon as Israeli attacks escalate, with children accounting for one-third.

From Life magazine, March 10th, 1921. babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=md...

NATO members know that Donald Trump would not value their contribution if they became involved in the Strait of Hormuz, Anne Applebaum argues: "What you're hearing from America's European allies is not cowardice. It's a calculation." #USPolitics ($$) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

SMH's editorial from yesterday: 'Australian troops have died for a US lie before. An unhinged Trump wants us to go again' #USPolitics #auspol #war www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

Seriously ABC News Radio, it's bad enough that you schedule National Press Club addresses so the end is always cut off by a 5-minute news bulletin that runs and re-runs every 15 minutes. But could you find the courage to let the pre-Budget day address from the Federal Treasurer run till the end?