Well, it may not break the rules, but it certainly doesn’t pass the pub test. So, update the rules: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/labor-minister-don-farrell-claimed-9000-for-family-travel-during-sports-events-and-theatre-showings?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Be brave and bold, ALP, and you’ll catch and keep the gen Z and Millennial votes. Think Mamdani: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/06/wayne-swan-warns-labor-not-to-speak-to-australians-in-highly-stylised-political-way?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

India slip slidin’ away on that autocratic slippery slope: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/world/asia/india-russia-putin-visit-arms.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Mining boom for the few: www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/p...

The Albanese government, what a disappointment. Not surprising when there is no functioning opposition to hold them to account: www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/03/j...

Extraordinary! Trump kills drug runners with one hand and pardons one with the other: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/hernandez-honduras-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Honestly, I'm fed up with Unisuper not listening to us members. DIVEST my and other members money from fossil fuel companies NOW: www.marketforces.org.au/FFX200/

Having grown up and worked in Sweden, I’ve many times pointed out to Australian friends that Sweden is no longer an equality utopia: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/harassment-and-hate-forcing-women-out-of-swedish-politics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Having grown up and worked in Sweden, I’ve many times pointed out to Australian friends that Sweden is no longer an equality utopia: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/harassment-and-hate-forcing-women-out-of-swedish-politics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Good on them! They are climate action heroes: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/01/rising-tide-climate-protest-newcastle-port-who-are-australian-climate-activists?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Sussan Ley talks about ‘Australian values’ in assessing migrants. What exactly does that mean? theconversation.com/sussan-ley-t...

Fuck you, Trump. Who wants to go to your USA anyway? I'm a migrant and your US is in the bottom ten countries world wide I'd migrate to now. Have fun on your own: theconversation.com/trump-wants-...

Closer and closer to open conflict. But the EU has little choice as it is clearly being attacked by Russia: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-thinks-the-unthinkable-retaliating-against-russia-nato-cyber-hybrid

And you, Trump, is a very nasty and ugly BULLY: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/26/trump-insults-new-york-times-reporter-katie-rogers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

"Albanese does not give a fuck about climate change, but he cares very deeply about the Coalition.": www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/26/t...

The racist who wants to be the UK Prime Minister: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/25/dont-believe-nigel-farage-denials-targeted-me-for-being-jewish-and-it-hurt?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

So sad. How did the US end up here?: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/los-angeles-congressional-hearing-ice-raids?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Justice done. Brazil succeeded in holding its dictator to account. The US failed (so far): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/25/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-prison?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Is this who you are, One Nation voters? Bullies of the other? I’m an immigrant. I’m deeply offended by Hanson’s stunt: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/25/pauline-hanson-suspended-from-senate-over-burqa-stunt-as-mehreen-faruqi-says-parliament-drips-in-racism?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

A clear-eyed analysis of what the new Victorian Lib leader stands for: www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/25/j...

Overshoot may not be policy but policy, or its lack, is responsible for overshoot. Unthinkable became inevitable. We're unprepared. The perps are known. They must be brought to book. The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality theconversation.com/the-world-lo...

Interesting to see how this will affect One Nation poll numbers. Hanson seems to be an expert at political self harm: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/24/pauline-hanson-faces-widespread-condemnation-after-repeating-disgraceful-burqa-stunt-in-senate?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

"Fossil fuel exporters only have power while other nations buy and rely on their products". True that. Don't wait for the fossil fuel phase-out plan. Start phasing out tomorrow: theconversation.com/this-years-c...

This was lower than low, even for Trump. Is he loosing his grip on the media cycle?: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/19/trump-quiet-piggy?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

How do these lobbyists sleep at night?: theconversation.com/brazil-is-tr...

A perfect example of what happens in the age of mis and disinformation: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/19/the-9tn-cost-to-australians-how-a-misrepresented-figure-on-net-zero-took-on-a-life-of-its-own?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

It'll be super interesting to see how the monitoring goes. I hope the data collected will be publicly available (in anonymous form): www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/18/t...

Australians are markedly more worried about US interference, still wary about China: new poll theconversation.com/australians-...

Disgusting! No individual should have this much power and money. It illustrates how markets strive towards excess rather than balance: stories.theconversation.com/visualising-...

Instead of exporting American free speech and free press values as a cost of doing business with us, we’re importing the Saudi approach. Or maybe the Saudi way was really just our values all along.

Corruption, corruption, corruption: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/18/world/trump-saudi-crown-prince-visit?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Grattan delivers, again. The next Liberal leader is "operating in an Australian electorate that is progressive, both now and for the foreseeable future.": theconversation.com/grattan-on-f...

Another nuts, just nuts!: www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/17/t...

Right, my bank. The problem is, most banks (at least the Big 4) are arseholes. But I'll keep this in mind next loan renegotiation: www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/17/a...

There are no words to describe this bullshit climate change policy, although, Keane gives it a good shot: www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/17/l...