For no other reason than it's a lovely day to be out in the garden.

Update: 2 Oct 07:00am AEST #GlobalSumudFlotilla 6 Aussies vessel Wahoo -still sailing ~70nm Gaza! Vid Insta, Hamish & Juliet ~6am. Juliet "If shit goes pear shaped, which inevitably prob. will, give @albomp.bsky.social a call tell him to pull his fucking finger out!" Legend!... 9/ #Auspol

@davemilbo.bsky.social with the perfect summation of those speeches. And note: you can read The Shot for free, but a small monthly donation helps pay the authors. theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

This was the same bloke claiming he could produce hydrogen from coal with zero emissions. Bit of a back story included; former Rhodesian soldier, then mercenary, later found God. In summary, he's delusional. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Not sure if The Oz is being self-deprecating here? 😉

Australia needs more psychologists - and more critical thinkers. So why make those subjects four times more expensive than Latin or Greek? It's past time for the government to undo the harm caused by Scott Morrison's Job Ready Graduates scheme. www.smh.com.au/national/the...

Why oh why did I drop Crowded House from my list #hottest100

And an absolute favourite. Such a great song, so evocative of returning to your home town. #flametrees #hottest100

And another no surprises. The Paul Kelly song that polarises every PK fan ☺️ #hottest100

No surprises here. Just Someone I Used to Know #hottest100

Surely they should have played the live version. #hottest100

Now way get F #hottest100

Would have preferred The Day you Come, but any Powderfinger song is fine ##hottest100

Discovered this album travelling through Italy, quite the culture shock, but felt so proud it was such an Australuan album.

Love me a bit of Impala, but I'm pissed it was a song I left off my list. #hottest100

Are we now officially into Aussie anthem territory? #hottest100

Paul Kelly enters the chat☺️ #hottest100

Picked it @wilful.bsky.social #hottest100

And Kylie makes an appearance. But not...Locomotion😁 #hottest100

This is an Australian classic 👌🏾

Horses, it had to be in there, didn't it!! #hottest100

A Bon Scott AC/DC 👌🏾 ##hottest100

So over this song, played to death at sporting events #greatsouthernland #hottest100

Reckless, God I'd forgotten how good that song is. #hottest100

Tomorrow marks two years since the release of the parliamentary gambling report chaired by the late Peta Murphy. Despite strong public support, Fed Govt has failed to even respond to the report. For those harmed by gambling, this is a shocking betrayal #auspol #politas

#abclandline story headlined as "end to native logging puts Alpine forest at risk" is alarmist. It's the end of seed collection which threatens regeneration programmes. How can they get this so wrong?

Timeline cleanser. Bought a chew toy for the boy, he won't go anywhere without it😊

The Australian National University says it will refer VC Genevieve Bell's LinkedIn account to authorities for investigation after I told them it had liked some posts about how Julie Bishop is a CCP-backed dictator enabler and conspiracy theories about Fauci. www.linkedin.com/posts/austra...

Wilson’s Goldstein Win: No Blueprint, Just Bad Faith. Reforming Campaigns: Curbing Misinformation, Postals, and Proxies. Onward we press. #auspol @deniseshrivell.bsky.social @aaronsmith333.bsky.social @brenthodgson.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...

A great recap of what it's like to be a scrutineer. I wish more people could observe this process to see how robust our voting process is. www.tallyroom.com.au/60659

And at the same time, contact your local member and demand they urgently amend our pitiful whistle-blower laws.

Tony Windsor's interview on #SundayShot was so revealing re the Nats move from the party of farmers, to supporting mining interests. Hint: Bjelke-Peterson and the coal mining boom in the 70s.

The Liberal Party isn’t just in trouble — it’s in denial. A new leader can't fix foundations built to resist progress. ~ Dr Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social Liberal Party can't save itself from foundational flaws independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Add your name to the call to STOP the extension to the North West Shelf!✍️ nb.australiainstitute.org.au/reject_north...

Leaving it in the ground is always the better policy.

Interesting that the free-to-air broadcaster at the time in Aus (Ch9) decided not to take up the rights, and SBS at the last minute grabbed them. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...

🌈 It’s IDAHOBIT– and I’m standing with our LGBTQIA+ community today and every day. No one should face fear or exclusion just for being themselves. Let’s make Victoria a place where kindness leads, courage follows, and everyone belongs. 🏳️‍🌈 #KindnessAndTheCourage4Change #LGBTQIA #VictoriaForAll

Ted O’brien should do many more interviews. Let people really get to know him #abc730 #auspol

We're at the "policy is neither in or out" stage of the Liberals, post-election.🙄 Ted O'Brien on #730

Of course Hughes tees off Q+A for Ley. She hates Angus 😂 #auspol

Textbook C3

On Wednesday, Peter Dutton arrived back in Canberra. He had the look of a man who had failed at everything he had ever tried in his life, and that’s because he had. It was the haunted look of a man who had woken up and realised he was still Peter Dutton. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...

Cheering on Deb. It's close, we have to have a lot go our way, but if nothing else, nice to know we are competitive.

Major #Kooyong count development: a rechecking correction in the Kew PPVC booth has boosted Ryan's lead by 210 votes. That makes things difficult for Hamer (unless there is one in the opposite direction).

Close, too close 😫

A bit fed up with the shit takes that a whole electorate will have to suffer re-electing candidate X. Maybe reserve that for those that voted or preferenced that candidate? Hot Tip: that's not everyone.

Kids in America might have to be happy with 2 or 3 episodes of Bluey rather than 30? @jimmyfallon.bsky.social

Same in Monash for Deb Leonard, Peter 😊

Brilliant read from David Hardaker thepolitics.com.au/behind-every...

Complex count. I think we are too far behind, but my only hope is we at least get past Labor for 2CP.