It sounds bad to say “I only want to see white people starring in movies” so instead you attack “woke casting” if a movie has too many non-white characters. It’s the filmmakers who are the real racists!

For those who voted for Pauline Hanson (or Trump)

Correct. Expanding copyright to fight the AI industry is a huge mistake. Expand collective bargaining rights instead, and labor will be able to fight back on behalf of the entire working class.

We’re finally getting to a point where news outlets are calling Israel’s invasion of Lebanon what it is. But in the weeks prior (and even now, since some of these phrases were spotted just this week), media went out of its way to avoid calling a spade a spade.

I can’t help thinking how this is a massive waste. With large corporations involved we just know they will be in it to exploit anything they can for profit. I don’t trust them and don’t see how humanity will benefit.

Secret inquiry into Mike Pezzullo revealed by @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social - "failed to act impartially .. breached so many elements of the Code" etc. #auspol #briggsreport michaelwest.com.au/the-mandarin...

Speaking anonymously, a senior public servant warned that “the new IHRA definition adoption could potentially lead to increased foreign interference if APS staff feel like there may be career repercussions if they report foreign interference from the State of Israel".

America did not meet the universal adult suffrage criteria of democratic governance until 1965. Gatorade is the exact same age as American democracy.

If the Trump administration is really going to use ground troops to "reopen the Strait" that doesn't mean Kharg - that means Qeshm. Qeshm is twice the size of Bahrain, houses considerable strike capability, is only a few km from the mainland, and is home to almost 150k civilians. Bad bad bad.

NATO increasingly just becoming a scam vector for the US. It’s swiping $750m donated by allies for Ukraine for itself. Switzerland paid for Patriot missiles and have been waiting for years so suspended payments- yanks just took money from the Swiss gave them for the F-35 instead

I'm really glad that people found so much good in this piece. As I said in the thread, I was pretty nervous about it. If you enjoyed it or learned something from it: Thank you! 💛

Question for analysts and wonks: for years the goalposts for climate transition were set by oil, gas and coal, the idea being that renewables had to become competitive with fossil fuels. Have those goalposts shifted as a result of the war on Iran and that volatility getting priced in? How far?

Fascinating deconstruction of Jillian Segal's report

Wondering what leverage in negotiations looks like? Australia's new FTA with the EU provides 16,830 tonnes of tariff free access for beef. Australia's FTA with the UK, completed with a desperate Johnson administration, provided 35,000 tonnes tariff free, rising to unlimited over 15 years.

Not the main point of the article, however: compare the “ballooning” costs of the $11.6 billion NDIS, with the (seemingly untouchable) Fuel Tax Credit Scheme; a fossil fuel subsidy for mining companies etc, of $10.8 billion of foregone revenue in the past year www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

The map of 'Greater Israel' in this article explains Israel's attacks on Lebanon very well. By joining with its 'war' on Iran, the USA has provided very useful cover for the further push by Israel for dominance of the land 'from Egypt to the Euphrates'. www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/w...

Albo said the mosque hecklers were unhappy about him outlawing extremist organisations. He lied.

The US operates around 53 Nuclear subs and yet the Strait of Hormuz is closed. If US SSN fleet cannot open the Strait of Hormuz from a relatively small power like Iran, can Australia’s future SSN fleet really keep our own sea lanes open? #AUKUS strategicanalysis.org/sea-lanes-st...

People's promises seem to count for little these days. Only whether they can get away with it legally. Children First Foundation's reputation deserves to suffer greatly.

I know I've said this a trillion times but I have to say it periodically to keep from going insane: The right ran a huge, well-funded, & ultimately successful campaign to completely take over political media & the infosphere more generally. This is by far the most important political development...

Scott Burchill on Grace Tame and the claims about Hamas

Found Four Corners last night on the SA algal bloom disappointing; eventually gave up and went to bed. The populist focus on human health impacts really irked, in the face of one of the greatest environmental disasters in Australia's history. That and the casual dismissal of its likely *causes*.

"Iran, which is completely defeated, is disrupting the Strait with the navy and missiles we've completely destroyed and that is unacceptable because it is making the oil price go up, which is good actually, and NATO which I do not support needs to come rescue us immediately. Thank you for your a..."

Here are 10 consequences of the US-Israel attack on Iran - a thread. US soft power is damaged. To launch an attack without clear aims or an exit strategy has upset allies - in Europe, Gulf & Asia - who must bear the economic, political and military consequences. /1

Speaking of Minns, turns out his own security expert, Alexandra Caples warned that expanding police powers and restricting protest rights could “increase radicalisation”. She was promptly ignored www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

"the public could therefore have perceived several claims in the speech “as factual and legitimate”, despite being “contradicted by facts or being racist in nature”.

The Fed Govt should be instituting an East Coast gas reservation immediately thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...

The optimism in this article is heartening. With recent developments in terms of ignoring international laws, I hope the High Seas treaty is nonetheless successful. Also hope the Fed Govt shows more ambition in creating a bunch of new marine parks thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Commentary on USGovt underwriting reinsurance on Persian gulf shipping, to encourage tankers to resume

2/ "The fear among many Iranians and other observers is that the agendas of the ethnic militias are territorial and separatist and could lead Iran to disintegration or civil war." By @arashtehran.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Sounds like Management found an excuse to sack Sandilands after realising they had committed to paying this pair far too much for far too long, in what is a dying format www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

So – was the submarine that sunk the Iranian warship a Virginia class? Did it visit the Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling in WA on its way to its Indian Ocean deployment? If so, did any Australian crew join the submarine? Was Australia involved in the operation off Sri Lanka?

With power prices about to spike it's easy to think that Australia isn’t producing enough gas. When in reality, it’s all been promised to foreign companies. Profit before patriotism. reneweconomy.com.au/how-australi...

Sounds like there was an effective lobby. "The ABCB said the delay was because there were not enough lead-free products in the market and it could slow down housing construction...some businesses had excess stock containing lead as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

The IDF just ordered the *entirety of south Lebanon* to be forcibly displaced. They are emptying the land of its population, creating a massive crisis, and will now proceed to further annihilate large parts of Lebanon. The very nation state of Lebanon is being destroyed.

"Missed opportunities"= multiple counts of misogyny by police. The husband/murderer was given bail by a cop a week before the murder, in contravention of the Bail Act. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

ABC calling this an "alleged murder' multiple times. Seems .to me it was clearly a murder, nothing alleged about it. Victim's torse was found in a wheelie bin. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

A loud minority made submissions to the CGT Senate inquiry claiming changes would see the sky fall in. Economists, think tanks, housing groups, unions, and even the Mathias Cormann-led OECD say otherwise, arguing the regressive tax discount entrenches inequality, rewarding wealth over work.

Straightforwardly lying that the US killed Khamenei (and lackies) is weird. It did not; it's pretty clear that Israel did (yes of course at the US's behest). Here's Israel claiming the strike: www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

[Thatcherism/Neoliberal policies over the last 30 years], have made it extremely difficult to conserve much about traditional life because they've placed families under intense financial pressure, leaving families with less time to be involved in community life, even to care for their kids at home.

No apologies necessary. I’ve got it. Gift Article 🎁: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...

I see the discourse has moved on from ‘how do we feel about the US bombing a school and killing 150+ children?’ to ‘how is this war going to impact the price of petrol?’, so things are following the usual trajectory.

CNN's @natashabertrand.bsky.social reporting rumored rationale that Iran was about to strike us first, preemptively, is not accurate to US sources she's spoken with. VERY important because that would be a reason to not go to Congress first - imminent threat to US forces.

Right on cue, Zionist US lapdog @albomp.bsky.social sides with the warmongers. Albanese defines the term sellout. What a fucking disgrace you and your party have become Albo.

A major problem Iran faces with the idea of a rebellion is that it does not have popular consent, for better or worse over 90 million people are choosing the stability of the existing infrastructure than rule by militia or elements that increasingly seem associated with Israel thanks to the attacks.

Some interesting observations on housing supply in Australia over the last 20 years. Hint: migration is not the main issue www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...

This article offers sharp insights not just on the decline of Liberals, and suggests Labor should be learning lessons as well. [Do]not obsess over Taylor. Study what his rise means: A political class trying to solve structural weakness with flimsy rhetoric. www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Why did the Fed Govt scrap plans to create a permanent AI advisory body. An interim expert panel had worked on "AI guardrails" for safer AI, but the govt cancelled that last year, opting instead to rely on existing laws "to manage emerging risks". Emerging??? JFC www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...