"The campaign, organised by the Kew Independents group, has selected Torney eight months from polling day, hoping the extra time on the ground will produce a better result for the councillor who finished third in the seat at the 2022 state election with 21 per cent of the vote."

"Iran threatens to target tourist sites worldwide Iran said it would target tourist and recreational sites around the world, and boasted it was still building missiles. “We are producing missiles even during war conditions, which is amazing, and there is no particular problem in stockpiling,” ...

"The Grassy Mountain project, which Rinehart purchased from Riversdale Resources in 2019 for $740 million"

"Senator Matt Canavan @mattjcan We were once a lucky country."

"Gina Rinehart's golden opportunity in the land of Donald The Australian www.theaustralian.com.au › ... › Margin-call 1 day ago — Gina Rinehart rumoured to have bought one of Donald Trump's 'Gold Card' visas"

"It was a reversal of Colin Powell’s invocation of the “Pottery Barn rule” ahead of the invasion of Iraq: you break it, you own it." "Gen Powell, then secretary of state, was warning that wars can escalate beyond expectation and are harder to exit than enter."

oil check

"The Australia Pacific LNG project — a joint venture between US firm ConocoPhillips, Australian energy company Origin, and Chinese operator Sinopec — will produce gas for export and domestic markets."

"Xi Jinping has been preparing for a crisis like this for years. China must secure its energy supply “in its own hands”, its president was reported to have said during a visit to one of its vast oilfields in 2021."

"“Market expectations had been for a short disruption, with a controlled restart restoring supply to pre-conflict levels by mid-2026. That outlook now appears increasingly unlikely,” said Kristy Kramer, Head of LNG Strategy and Market Development."

"We need more coal" Canavan said What - to feed Australia's old/unreliable coal-fired power stations - the ones that suffered 108 outages during the 2025-26 summer period - 90 unplanned outages? You should have built some new ones when you were in government - too late now

"The only upside to reading the wall-to-wall coverage of the termination of the $200m Kyle & Jackie O Show has been the increasingly lyrical takes in the Daily Mail." "“Henderson, 50, looked forlorn as she took herself off for some much-needed ‘me time’ at a local nail salon,”🤣

"When it comes to waging war on the ABC there are no stronger comrades in arms than the Liberal senator Sarah Henderson and News Corp outlets. The mutually reinforcing views of the journalist turned politician and the Murdoch press are"

Cathy Wilcox nails it... The way the LNP are politicising this oil crisis is despicable 😡

Seems Gina's estranged son has also questioned..

"alking to her car after a One Nation campaign launch at the Kensington bowling club in Adelaide’s wealthy eastern suburbs last week, Therese Britton-La Salle describes a scene at her local supermarket."

Matt Canavan - "For years I fought the left-wing activists to open up the basin for all Australians. A Bight oil industry would provide 1000s of jobs, raise billions in taxes and ensure Australians aren't force to ration the fuel we import from overseas...."

"A new poll suggests the Nationals would be wiped out by Pauline Hanson’s One Nation if a federal election was held today" "Seats where One Nation is firmly in front include; Fairfax (QLD), Fadden (QLD), Canning (WA), Forrest (WA), Wright (QLD), Lyne (NSW), Monash (VIC), Capricornia (QLD), .."

"It is one thing for a political party to be riding high in the opinion polls when it has candidates or, better still, MPs. It’s another matter entirely when the party has neither. That is, a hypothetical option.

19 March 2026 - 09:58PM Nationals Leader Matt Canavan says he wants to drill in the Great Australian Bight as the petrol crisis worsens in Australia. “We need more fossil fuels, we need more coal, we need more oil, we need more gas,” Mr Canavan told Sky News host Sharri Markson. "

Aljazeera "President Trump says the US did not know about the Israel’s plants to strike the South Pars gas field. But there is other reporting here in Washington this evening, suggesting that the Trump administration signed off on the Israeli air strike."

"Changes to Griffin Coal's mining agreement could allow the embattled miner to walk away from obligations to rehabilitate its operations near Collie." "The miner is more than a billion dollars in debt and is being propped up by WA taxpayers due to its critical role in the state's power supply."

Aljazeera: "Iran to target ‘enemy infrastructure’ over strikes on gas sites Iran intends to respond to strikes on its gas facilities in Asaluyeh by targeting “enemy infrastructure that was previously thought to be safe”, Fars news agency is reporting, citing Iranian military sources."

Infographic US-Israel attacks on Iran: Death toll and injuries live tracker Aljazeera

"While his cronies in the fossil fuel and armaments industry will make billions, everyone from Australian farmers to besieged Ukrainians to impoverished Americans will suffer from the economic chaos this war has engendered. And innocent Iranian civilians die."

"In this two-part series, the Guardian analyses correspondence between more than 30 people and Epstein, and visualises the online relationships of seven high-profile figures."

David Rowe - AFR 🤣

"Shock jock Kyle Sandilands was likely sacked because of pressure from the media regulator and his huge $100 million contract, former ABC Media Watch host Paul Barry says."

"When asked about One Nation's support at an election forum last month, Mr Malinauskas said immigration was needed to provide workers for the state, such as in aged care. "Who's going to feed you and bathe you and wipe your bum when you're 90?" Mr Malinauskas said."

I wonder if Newscorp's media diarist - Steve Johnson - covered Rita's luxury "birthday bash". Did Rita take a commercial flight to the US, or did she manage to hitch hike on Gina's Gulfstream 700 🤔🤑

Luxury yacht party & Mar-a-Largo visit "News Corp’s standards of business conduct states that no employee should accept gifts or hospitality unless they have a business purpose and are “clearly appropriate in the context of a reasonable business relationship”."

🙄👇 "Senator Matt Canavan @mattjcan The only reason I ran for Nats leader was so I could go on the Karl Stefanovic podcast"

"It's totally up to the South Australian Liberal Party if they want to go in for those kinds of grubby attacks," he said. "But … I reckon if you're going to put something out like that, at least make sure you're using the right flag.

"The government has also sent ministers and ministerial delegations to promote the Beetaloo Sub-basin to prospective investors at conferences in Italy and the United States."

"Among them are the rightwing lobbyists Turning Point Australia, the anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe, the Australian Christian Lobby, the progressive lobbying group GetUp, various unions ..."

VH-SKW on route from Tamworth to Mount Isa this morning - 3h 52m total travel time Is Pauline and/or Barnaby on board?

What ever happened to Tina McQueen - vice president of the Liberal Party, subsequent employee of Gina Rinehart and fellow Trumpette? "Now that she has been freed from the admittedly loose and gilded shackles of Hancock Prospecting, we can’t wait to see what Teena says next."

“Giles argues One Nation and the conservative campaign group Advance are seeking to exploit real sentiments of frustrations, while the Coalition is adopting tactics from populist and far-right parties in the US, UK and Europe..”

"The government is also suspending all public ceremonies and asking civil servants to work from home where possible to limit fuel use." "The shorter work week will also apply to schools and universities and will remain in place indefinitely."

Aljazeera: "Middle East conflict could push 45 million people into acute hunger by June: WFP" "An additional 45 million people are projected to face acute hunger if the US-Israeli war on Iran continues until June, the World Food Programme has said in its latest analysis."

Had a quick look into the cost to charter a PC-12.... Hiring a Pilatus PC-12 (single-turboprop) in Australia typically costs between $2,200 and $3,500 AUD per hour (plus GST), depending on the operator and specific model. The prices above are generally for "wet" charter (including pilot and fuel).

Yes we know - flying "billionaire class" again 🙄 "I’m all over South Australia at the moment. Today started off in Mount Gambier before heading to the Yorke Valley Hotel in Maitland. Tomorrow I’ll be in Port Lincoln paying a visit to the early voting booth."

"15 of the 25 worst methane leaks from oil and gas facilities in 2025 were in Turkmenistan" "Stop Methane Project at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), is dominated by facilities in Turkmenistan."

Australia’s conservative parties are sliding into a Trump-style contest to see who can harness division, fear and anti-immigration politics most effectively. Beware the right-wing race to the MAGA bottom ~ @drvicfielding.bsky.social

Hansen has updated her Parliamentary Register - seems there were OTHER flights that she has failed to declare previously .. Flight August 24 Archerfield to Toowoomba (Bush Summit) Flight August 25 Toowoomba to Canberra (Bush Summit to Parliament) Flight December 8 Tamworth to Archerfield