"Not the odds, but the stakes." Motto for my press criticism during the 2014 campaign, and a good place to end. The only one of my "key distinctions" that actually broke into the public sphere. Here's a news article about it: Not the odds, but the stakes. www.cnn.com/2023/11/15/m...

What do these corporations have in common? -Amazon -AT&T -Home Depot -Microsoft -Palantir They all reaped billions in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and are actively collaborating with ICE's deportation machine. Always follow the money.

Make the polluters pay. Carbon pricing works. We need action now to reduce the impacts of GHGs on the future of our families www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thank you Antony Loewenstein, and all Independent Media outlets 🇵🇸 youtube.com/watch?v=CQOS...

(🚨) The four PROOF reports on Minneapolis—of which the last, just published, is below—have done all they can possibly do to exhaustively detail, in near-book-length form, exactly what happened there, why it happened, and why it’s the start of something far worse. WARNING: Reader discretion advised.

The Albo government's antisemitism bill is a rushed hatchet job. Nobody has proper time to consider it carefully enough, and it will have all sorts of unintended consequences if passed. It is the worst kind of law-making: moral panic induced, pandering to powerful lobby groups' demands.

They whole thing is driven by the need to bring up sagging polling numbers without changing any domestic policies.

Albo and Starmer fellating POTUS and his goons, as per standard procedure

So it took 50 Fibis to 'escort' the cuffed and hooded Maduro from his kidnap plane, while 3 HomeBoyz filmed the 70metre walk to the car on their iPhones. Welcome to 2026, Murica. Unfortunately, Trump won't survive to see the Hague, but I look forward to seeing Hegseth et al. there

Susssssan Ley wants the PM to recall Parliament to debate anti-semitism. Susssssan Ley consistently voted for the changes to 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act. Remember when George Brandis said: "People do have a right to be bigots." 🧵

You may ask yourself, "Why am I in this House?" You may ask yourself, "Where did my career go to?" And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I a nong?" And you may say to yourself, "One Nation? What have I done?!"

Duterte is at The Hague for his extrajudicial murders. Let’s hope Trump, Hegseth, and any military commanders willing to follow their illegal orders end up there as well.

Can anyone tell me how many junior cricket players there are in England Vs Australia? As someone who grew up (not really grown up yet) in England and now sees my own kids grow in Aus, I suspect the numbers would be telling. Cricket is the summer sport in Aus. It's a sideshow in England #Ashes2025

More examples of the Australian Healthcare 'System', one designed to look after those who can pay. It doesn't need to be this way, but those running the 'system' have vested interests to maintain the status quo . www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Duturte is in prison because of his decisions to kill alleged Philippino criminals without trial. I look forward to seeing Trump and Hegseth stand before the ICC and answer questions about 'narco boats'

@uncommonsenseradio.bsky.social Another fantastic show today. Still missing Amy, but the covering presenters are doing a wonderful job. I'm sure Amy is proud. Keep it up, team.

This is why for a long time I've found the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science a rather insulting propaganda exercise www.abc.net.au/news/science... CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP: 1982-83 = 0.17 2024-25 = 0.03 ... Scientific extinction event imminent?

Uranium mine owners made huge profits, then the cold war ended, demand dried up, they declared bankrupt + the businesses closed without cleaning up. A pattern which may be familiar to observers of the oil + gas industry today @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social? vimeo.com/ondemand/thi...

Jon has been a free man his whole life, and NEVER has he had "unlimited toilet paper" privileges

I reckon if we deem you responsible and mature enough to face a 25 year jail sentence you're probably also mature and responsible enough to be able to use fucking tiktok

You’ll remember the blow-up over Matthew Knott’s SMH piece quoting a Hamas co-founder in what looked like a hit job on Albanese. (Context in the quote tweet below if you aren't up to speed.) Well, it gets worse, and no one’s noticed. A thread.... /1 bsky.app/profile/aaro...

A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵 An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.

Gary Stevenson for Chancellor of the Exchequer in a Corbyn government. Just putting that energy out into the universe

www.bbc.com/news/article... No doubt these are serious fires, but perhaps we can stop using the word Unprecedented. 15,000h is large. Victoria 2009 Black Saturday was 450,000h. These catastrophic events are not unparalleled or previously unknown but they are predicted to occur more frequently

Kenneth Roth is solid, just after 19 mins in. Fergson still calling the genocide "war" & pushing Roth on whether if Netanyahu stops, this might positively impact the ICC arrest warrants was laughable—BUT Roth speaks of Israel's mass atrocities, war crimes & genocide. iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2501...

Can I suggest interested people watch Kenneth Roth talking to Sarah Ferguson on 730 tonight @abcnewsbot.bsky.social Gaza, Trump, antisemitism. Some people excel in simple communication of complex ideas.

Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update: The risk estimate fell again to 0.6% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-170. That implies a 16% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30. #COVID19 #Australia 🧵

Yet another reminder that Australian 'Public' healthcare is not free. Just to say that in the UK, cancer/cardiac/any hospital treatment is free. No surcharge, no top-up, no credit card care. These decisions are ours to take. Tax multinationals to pay for healthcare www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Newspaper coverage of climate change around the globe dropped 6% from May to June 2025 -- and by 28% compared to June 2024, despite increasing frequency and severity of climate-fueled extreme weather events. Read more from the @media-climate.bsky.social here: mecco.colorado.edu/summaries/is...

When I think of the ideas, projects and people that the ABC has passed over in favour of this, I feel ill. (ILL?!! *cue an ex-Gruen panellist cracking a joke about eating mushrooms, accompanied by canned laughter*)

That’s why I’ve teamed up with Monique Ryan MP and introduced a bill for strong, clear rules and real-time disclosure of lobbying activity. We can restore trust in government - but only if we’re willing to act.

It’s worth reading the letter. We should ashamed. Forget the tariffs themselves. The errors in grammar and spelling. The insane capitalization of random words. The petulant dauphin-like tone. The factual mistakes. The layout. Utterly humiliating for our country. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

“Every derailment of normalcy matters when what’s becoming normal is a genocide,” “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” #Genocide #FreePalestine #Auspol

I've asked this question before, but in the aftermath of another very high-profile 'media trial', what benefit is there of publicising allegations BEFORE a court trial is complete? Are there legal benefits to the current system? Do those benefits outweigh the risks ?

Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.

gotta wonder if the staff at the ABC are under the same duress... (i'm not really wondering... it's pretty obvious) surely some of them have the guts to call it out publicly... after all taxpayers need to know! @albomp.bsky.social #AusNews #AusPol www.owenjones.news/p/bbc-staff-...

Australia is one of the biggest gas exporters in the world, but we're told to worry about a domestic gas shortage? Might have something to do with the fact that 80% of our gas is exported. We have a gas export problem, not a supply problem. @markogge.bsky.social #auspol

Stop putting childcare into private hands. Now. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/900754...

If you're ever tempted to reply to my writing with AI-generated options for how I might improve on it as an attempt to make yourself look clever: Most kindly please fuck off. And when you get to where you are going, please fuck off just a touch further.

Like so many issues we face today - the shocking events in the childcare sector all started with Howard - who allowed private operators who prioritised profit over care to dominate the sector. Another thing MSM/ABC refuse to highlight #auspol

Another story about an alleged male sexual predator working in childcare. Is it too far to say, No males should work in these environments? How many males now work in CC? How would it affect the industry if males workers were asked to leave (without prejudice). I know NOT ALL MEN are....

Whacked on the BBC Glasto coverage to see what they were showing instead of Kneecap and caught Amy of Amyl & the Sniffers giving a pro Palestine speech... Beeb editors playing whack-a-mole

the Star Tribune just called me and told me they would not be publishing the obituary I wrote for my father as it is “unfair to him” and “in poor taste” so here it is and fuck the strib ✌🏻

Capitalism is not your friend. Ultra-processed food delivers them higher profit margins, and us expanded waist lines, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, shortened lifespans ... Brits eat more ultra-processed food than any other European country.

Dear @albomp.bsky.social cc @senatorwong.bsky.social Thoughts? Let me guess: you're "deeply concerned". Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israeli soldiers admit to murdering unarmed civilians. The Australian Govt must condemn this and introduce sanctions. #auspol #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide

In further stories of why we don't have Dental in Medicare - because we let the richest private schools rort the charitable donations laws www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...