I'm extremely happy to see Maduro gone, but what comes next is extremely uncertain. If it's a 'regional powers' regime, where the US, Russia, & China collude on maintaining their sphere's of influence, that would be catastrophic (including for Venezuelans) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The situation in Iran is deserving of at least as much attention right now as the situation in Venezuela ground.news/article/iran...

I agree with Kasparov on causation: China isn’t deterred by international law, but by risk. That said, law still matters because it shapes alliances and legitimacy. Undermining it doesn’t stop China — it changes who stands with Taiwan when deterrence fails.

Labor people seeing a conspiracy in calls for a royal commission are deeply disappointing. This is good faith, coming from people I have huge respect for. We just had the worst terrorist attack ever - a royal commission is an obvious response.

This is a great way to increase the abortion rate but a terrible way to increase the birth rate ground.news/article/chin...

This is amazing

I wonder where SafeWork SA was when this was all happening? Wait, no I don’t… it would be insane to imagine any Australian regulator actually doing something about *anything* www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

If this is true it would be very welcome. Next in line for actually exiting should be the ACCC & the Safe Work commissions. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Executive pay is an absolute farce. These are all public sector positions - they should be on a fixed scale anyway www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

The war mongering just doesn’t stop.

If you're setting a New Year's resolution, base it on this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0If...

A metaphor for 2025?

New rule: any house that sells in the top 1% of prices state-wide has to be re-zoned as an apartment block next time it’s sold. If it’s that valuable, share it (Only half tongue-in-cheek) www.smh.com.au/property/new...

Ok, there needs to be an audit of every gun license & every gun in Australia www.smh.com.au/national/jih...

1,000 people have died in Sumatras floods. Hundreds of thousands displaced. If Australia had a disaster reserves we’d be in a better position to help our neighbour. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Carol of the Bells sounded after the Christmas greeting by King Charles. It was performed by the Songs for Ukraine choir and the Royal Opera Choir.

Surprisingly fascinating article by a professor of anatomy www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/eat-dri...

Notable that the Trump administration has done this but as far as I am aware there are no sanctions outstanding for the people who operate China’s Great Fire Wall, or the corresponding Russian censorship, specifically for censorship on the internet. It is only the US’s allies who get this treatment

This is terrorism. I look forward to the PoS spending a longtime in prison. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Bloody hell, this is out of control. They wanted to “kill as many Jewish people as they could”. We have to deal with both capability AND intent www.smh.com.au/world/europe...

The Bondi terrorists used legal, registered guns. They didn’t have access to illegal guns or they would’ve used those. Therefore gun restrictions actually restrict criminals who kill people in Australia & tighter restrictions can be expected to further prevent murders.

New amendment directly targets the Bondi terrorists: You won’t be eligible for a gun license if you’re an associate of someone linked to terrorists

The NSW ‘protest restrictions’ are really not that restrictive & arguably should be the norm rather than an extraordinary law enacted only in the wake of a terrorist attack

Would love it if journalists made clear the actual content of proposed legislation instead of focusing on the reactions of people making up nonsense The proposal would allow temporary restrictions on protests that are likely to impose harassment, intimidation, violence, or threats to public safety

This is pretty infuriating. It shows that Wissam Haddad’s Al Madina Dawah Centre could’ve been shut down at any time, because it was never operating legally. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Some tosser tried to reprise the anti-Muslim Cronulla riots this week by posting an incitement on TikTok. He’s in jail without bail now. Rightly so. People wanting to exploit an attack on ordinary Jews to launch an attack on ordinary Muslims can piss right off. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

20% increase in population with a disability over the 5 years since we started repeatedly infecting people with Covid. In case it’s not obvious, that’s terrible for productivity.

This country’s reaction has been a huge source of hope for me.

I was so proud of Australia’s response to the Bondi massacre last night When they sang Waltzing Matilda, there were tears When they sang The Seekers’ I am Australian, I couldn’t imagine anywhere else doing the equivalent When Ahmed lit the candle from which all other light flows, it was perfect

It’s amazing how on both sides of politics, it’s the NSW leaders, not the federal leaders, that are stepping up. Sussan Ley could never hope to match Kellie Sloane

Our windowsill for this national day of reflection.

Completely agree with Chris Minns. Barnaby Joyce & the peanut gallery should sit this week out www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

In the context of ‘globalise the intifada’, ABC noting that ‘intifada’ just means ‘shake off’ is like noting that ‘heil’ just means health. When you’re wishing health to Hitler by using the word ‘heil’, it’s still hate speech.

A day of reflection in Australia www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-...

An extremely important article, especially for Labor members www.smh.com.au/national/lab...

Bullshit. There are a million muslims in Australia. Only 7 were seen as such a threat that NSW police felt they had to intervene. It’s not because your muslim, it’s because you told someone you wannabe a terrorist www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Who got it right?

They’ve now been identified by police as having “ideological links to the Bondi terrorists”

You’ve got to be shitting me. 7 morons we’re driving from Melbourne to Sydney in a shitty little clown car, apparently to launch another terror attack. Cops intercepted them & treated them appropriately. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

This is a great explainer on the state of our gun laws. It’s shocking in several respects podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i...

"Jews aren’t asking for laws that make it harder for people who hate them to shoot them; they want the government to do something about the hate." This is not too much to ask. www.smh.com.au/national/alb...

I’m certain Minns’ proposal on protests in the wake of a terrorist attack will be challenged in court. I hope it stands up. We have many rights, not just the right to protest. And sometimes protest can impinge on more fundamental rights. Those rights also deserve protection.

I suppose he thought murdering 15 people would create an Islamic paradise on earth? His acts seem so small, presented this way. “One count of committing a terrorist act” is definitely the kicker. Gotta say, it feels good that they took him alive www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

For some reason I’m recalling today about how the Abbott government spent its first six months trying to repeal the racial discrimination act. Making racism legal was their highest priority once they were elected. They eventually gave up because Labor wouldn’t let them.

Denying the reality of antisemitism can't possibly be a progressive or Labor position. If we're about solidarity, that obviously has to include the people who have been driven from their home over and over again.

Another pair of heroes at Bondi has emerged: Boris & Sofia Gurman www.bbc.com/news/article...

The sycophantic state visit didn’t seem to have much lasting effect.

A cyber attack on Korea’s biggest online retailer (equivalent of Amazon) exposed the personal details of just about the whole country. We need to treat cyber security as a form of infrastructure. ground.news/article/sout...

It’s pretty hard not to see this is a huge screw up. Someone with known terrorist links managing to get international terrorist training then comeback and still have their six gun licenses… wtf www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Recreational gun licenses should not entitle anyone to own a gun, just to shoot one under controlled conditions at a gun range. At most.