I feel so miserable about this. Nearly broke myself working 16, 18 hour days during the pandemic. We did everything we possibly could, then doubled it, tripled it. HE is still struggling to get back off the floor, years later. Now another financial punch in the face. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“The Beer excise raises more money than the PRRT” LNP and Gas shills: yeah but what if we count the company tax of gas companies??!!!! “Ok, what if we count the income tax of beer drinkers? What if we also count the GST paid on beer?”

You can not take citizenship from an Australian citizen. The high court has made it clear. If you are Australian, you are allowed entry into Australia. Doesn’t mean authorities won’t follow up or monitor you, but short of a complete border closure, you can’t be denied entry.

A pictorial of the Liberal Party's "immigration policy." #auspol

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢 I'd much rather read @amyremeikis.bsky.social new book on how Howard ruined Australia!

I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism. I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm. This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.

Excellent warning for @australianlabor.bsky.social & @albomp.bsky.social here from @timdunlop.bsky.social If Labor doesn’t take serious steps to address the injustice that is driving the grievance push to One Nation, the anti-immigrant beat-up might win #auspol tdunlop.substack.com/p/the-next-e...

A question raised re Nine writeup of #ResolvePM - is One Nation still a minor party? Yes of course they are. Polling above one of the majors doesn't make you suddenly a major party, we need to see if it is durable.

I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center: If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.

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Also, by reducing professorship to just the teaching, that makes it much easier to replace with contingent labor. After which it's that much easier to tell them what to teach.

Australia is built on immigration. The economy *still* relies heavily on immigration. New migrants make it better, stronger. Building new housing and infrastructure would help everyone. Every major political party: We will cut immigration. Mainstream media: But can you be as racist as Pauline?

When they say the immigration policies of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, you know they mean the White Australia policy.

The thing about present day Liberals wanting return to ‘1960s and 1970s’ migration expectations is that it was precisely that period when Australia started experimenting with non-assimilationist migration policy. Inclusive language policy, welfare support, and things like SBS. Liberal achievements!

In which @rachelwithers.bsky.social cites an article by @blairwilliams26.bsky.social and this all feels kinda inhouse for me! ---- What will Angus Taylor mean for the Liberals’ seemingly never-ending women problem? www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/16/a...

AM doing a monthly column for @deepcutnews.bsky.social. Here's my first: "The Epstein saga shows us the impotence of polite 'centrist' media: Journalism that panders to fascists and mass murderers is fuelling our societal collapse" www.deepcutnews.com/p/epstein-an...

update on OP bsky.app/profile/divy...

Always enjoy being told that the private sector is a more efficient and productive way to deliver public services

There’s no longer anything like democracy in the USA

What an awesome Aussie lady! And what a wonderfully uplifting story when so much happening lately is cr*p. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

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🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Vogue patterns are great though! This is wild 😵 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Just gave a pre-recorded (thankfully) interview for ABC Radio's AM program about the Liberal's "women problem" and their recent #LibSpill. It'll be aired tomorrow morning at 7am-ish on Radio National or 8am-ish on the local ABC Radio stations 🤗 #AusPol

Dig up. Drink deep from the stuff at the bottom of the hole, it will do you good. (They have had now had two (2) chances to forget this nonsense but they are like rats with a wire.)

Imagine looking at Australia with a a small population and huge space and sun and coast and thinking - let's have the most expensive form of electricity ever devised.

Maybe Americans should study our electoral "The Washminster" system, mandatory voting for all citizens 18+, paper ballots (no private companies involved like dumb arse Yanks) The ability for the leader (PM) to be kicked to the curb in five minutes flat.

Agreed to the point I wrote on it a while back. I look forward to seeing your chapter. overland.org.au/2022/04/the-...

I just submitted my first ever entry to the Royal Canberra Show's Craft Section 😁😁 Wish me luck! 🤞🤞🤞 🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶

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Classic portrayal of men in politics. What I call the "Daggy Dad" - an “everyman” character that balanced blokiness with an appearance of compassion and traditional family values. Their families are just tools to increase their political legitimacy. #AusPol

The anti-trans propaganda push is one of the best examples I know of real-world disinformation in action.

Spoke to SBS re: the #LibSpill and the 3 key aspects of their "woman problem". I also noted: "It's not just about who your leader is, it's about what does the party actually stand for ... how can they actually relate to a changing generation of Australians and especially Australian women?" #AusPol

Replies full of Americans unaware other countries in the world exist

Support every trans, non-binary or questioning person you know. Speak out for those you don’t. Vote for politicians who want to expand humanity, not shrink it. And for god’s sake, stop buying Harry Potter or the works of those who want to ruin the lives of our loved ones out of their own ignorance.

Gee, I wonder why n95 use has been so discouraged in recent years 🤔🤔🤔

Great article on the ongoing difficulty of talking about class and privilege (& thus widening inequality) in Australian political discourse www.smh.com.au/national/the...

Suburban wine moms will really be like "you believe in voting? that pales in effectiveness to my strategy, firebombing a concentration camp" and then very effectively firebomb a concentration camp

Look at these beautiful babies 😍😍😍 Bloody love San Marzanos! 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅

I want people to really understand and grapple with how bad it is for victims and all of us to live in a system where sexual violence is not punished, but victims are punished more for coming forward. I need people to see it for what it is so that we can actually do something about it

A reminder to the mainstream media: in order for the Opposition to serve as a check to the Government, it would really serve Australians if you paid some attention to the Government and not to the Opposition. #auspol

Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

#BREAKING 🚨 Independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe has confirmed she will recontest Farrer at the upcoming by-election, setting up a possible five-cornered contest following the resignation of Sussan Ley Milthorpe received 43.7% of the two-candidate-preferred vote in 2025

Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court! A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest. A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.

to be relevant to anyone outside the propertied white economy, corporate media must now get over their Liberal Party obsession.

“A lot of people say about Angus Taylor that he’s the best-qualified idiot they’ve ever met.” — Malcolm Turnbull, being surprisingly complimentary towards Angus Taylor