Treatment. My @smh @theage cartoon.

What the flotilla activists endured from the fascist Israeli regime is a tiny fraction of what Palestinian people have suffered for 78 years. #BDS #Israel today and every day till they have their freedom, @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social . #GlobalSumudFlotilla #IsraelFascism #Palestine

"Israel executed four paramedics today in Hannawiyah, South Lebanon. "Karim. Moussa. Ali. Muhammad. "Not combatants. Not armed. Not a threat. "Men who dedicated their lives to saving others." — Sarah

"Deported to Türkiye," says our lame tame media. You cannot deport people that you violently kidnapped on the high seas, because they never legally entered your country. Try 'released to Türkiye' ... and try, please, not to run Israeli propaganda.

everything is shattered. that a criminal enterprise has seized a power as overwhelming as the united states because toxic elites + 77 million people so dumb they’re lucky that breathing is involuntary takes us into unprecedented waters, and augurs not at all well for the survival of the planet

Imagine where we'd be if the Greens received as much free validation in the media as ON is receiving.

The U.S. opening of a larger diplomatic hub in Greenland was met by demonstrators opposed to President Trump's ambition for greater influence in the Arctic island, while local government ministers shied away from the event.

My reaction is this: Israel is a rogue state engaging in piracy on the high seas. The illegal capture, detention and abuse of activists is unacceptable, and demands the strongest possible response from Australia's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.

Apocalypse Tau: Ryan Gosling and the overly optimistic nature of end-of-the-world movies www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/22/p... ‘… where are the astrophage denialists? The online disinformation about what’s really dimming the sun? The News Corp articles criticising woke scientists and their alarmism?…’

Every aspect of our world is becoming less human friendly, all so a tiny group of multi-billionaires can keep getting richer from exploiting the biosphere with outdated technology.

Labor must be far more articulate and aggressive in defending the CGT and -ve gearing changes. Call out the Tory lies, explain the facts and condemn blatant extortion and profiteering. Landlords who rip renters off should be exposed. Stop pretending the “market” is the answer.

Great to see Australia signing overnight to a landmark UN ruling establishing our government's legal duty to protect Australians from the escalating global climate crisis.

This apparently theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

UN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolution www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What’s the difference between an Independent and a Community Independent? An Independent runs on their own platform. A Community Independent runs on yours. Help shape our Community Listening Report for Cook. Take our local survey via the link in our bio! 📋👇 #AusPol #CommunityIndependent

Labor needs to respond immediately to the reports CSIRO will tomorrow sack a THIRD of the team working on Australia’s national climate model. Australia’s climate science capability is globally significant & locally irreplaceable. A shameful way to treat our scientists.

Every crisis here is man-made and what we're seeing now is a convergence of simultaneous multiple crises 👉 War 👉 Energy Crisis 👉 Broken supply lines 👉 Falling global crop yields 👉 Climate crisis All will have their own cascading further, delayed consequences gulfnews.com/world/fao-wa...

Good to see Haidt being called out This is the person who the Australian Labor Govt based their ridiculous social media ban on - backed by the Murdochracy of course. Now - can we get to real solutions please! #auspol Article here > johnquiggin.com/2026/05/21/p...

If the only punishment is a fine then it’s legal for the rich/ corporations

BHP is taking @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social to court! After changing his undies, Michael spoke to us about the David vs Goliath battle ahead: arationalfear.substack.com/p/bhp-is-out... #auspol #minterellison #bhp

Slush Fund Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com For @contrariannews.org

After >30 months of livestreamed genocide, massacres, war crimes, deliberate starvation of a population, total destruction of civic infrastructure, hospitals, water treatment facilities, universities, schools, ecocide, finally @senatorwong.bsky.social finds something a step too far

"a couple of smarties, John Howard and Peter Costello, thought they could do their used car selling and dodgy accounting mates a favour by jacking a 50% discount on to the taxation of capital profits"

Paul Keating with a strong support for the CGT changes and rips into Howard and Costello along the way thepoint.com.au/news/260521-...

It’s lies. And he should call them out.

It only seems like yesterday when Pauline was walking out of prison.... Far-right Hanson released from jail | World news | The Guardian share.google/TeEhsSuHAsPm...

"The reality is these tax changes are small .. If these reforms are only scratching the surface, what would real tax reform look like? There are four structural changes we should implement now to put out tax system on a stable and sustainable footing .. #auspol theconversation.com/the-tax-chan...

www.theguardian.com/society/2026... ‘… governments need to fund the full spectrum of housing support, from crisis options to long-term permanent accommodation, with diverse options for a diverse community.’

www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/20/d... “When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.”

“When a sensible argument can be made for Universal Basic Income across conservative, liberal, and libertarian principles, then it follows that UBI should be pursued as an effective policy that transcends ideologies because of its common sense.” From a signer of the AI Pledge for Humanity (for UBI)

Claire Wright is my favourite historian. Her book about the Ballarat uprising was fantastic. This one sounds the same womensagenda.com.au/latest/clare...

‘Hate Marches’ www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma... ‘According to the Nexis database, there were only 29 stories referring to ‘hate marches’ between 1 January 1994 and 7 October 2023. Since then, 3152 stories have used the term, most of them focused on [anti racist] pro-Palestine protests.’

"speed to power" or "speed to market" are such blunt euphemisms for destructive impatience.

Let's be clear; #homelessness is the direct result of decades of policy failure, including: - state govts flogging off public housing - neoliberal blind faith in the private market - C/w govts refusing to #RaiseTheRate, and - failure to fix key causes, such as family violence and #poverty. #auspol

..feel free to break any Aukus promises, Albo...

Advance and MAGA and Steve Bannon fingerprints all over it.

This is very true. And dont forget there's more chance of being struck by lightning than being taken by a shark....until you get into the water.

Handy guide for reporters … A claim is made about the impact of tax policy. Test: is it true (you find out). If yes: you have a story. If no: it isn’t a story. Reporting government denial of something that isn’t real … that’s also not a story.

Opinion | The op-ed pages of The Australian are where people go when they've been ejected from various forms of polite society, writes Rick Morton. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/15/i...

Australia is the only country with climate modelling focused on the southern hemisphere. “These cuts will make us suboptimal in core climate science capability in atmospheric and oceanographic modelling, and in understanding the concepts that really drive our weather and climate.”

The American media needs to introduce a Daily List of corrupt and unconstitutional actions, in the style of a Shipping Report.

"Over the last ten years, the population has increased by 16%, and the number of homes has increased by 19%." "The housing crisis wasn't caused by a drop in supply." @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

Cartoon by Fiona Katauskus

If true, this is not surprising

Albo shreds Angus who admits his door is open to One Nation “The door isn’t open, there’s no door. They’re in the same policy room”🔥 Tells Angus he should “go into any hospital & ask what would happen if we got rid of everyone who works but wasn’t born in Australia”💥 #auspol

‘Biggest diphtheria outbreak’ in decades spreads into Queensland, SA and WA

A shooting at a mosque complex in California killed three people Monday, with two suspected teenage gunmen later found dead in a car from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said. ➡️ u.afp.com/SR2M