A book about the former Coalition government's "deadly" Robodebt scheme is one of six winners at this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA), with journalist Rick Morton taking out the $80,000 prize for non-fiction for his book Mean Streak. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.

Suzi Eszterhas, award-winning wildlife photographer known for documenting animal family groups #WomensArt

While I'm on the topic of reptiles, here's an inland snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus australis) at the campground at Boolcoomatta.

Step One has been tweeted. Is Step Two going to be a national government agency to which US movie production companies have to submit the subject/content & scripts for pre-approval before commencing filming? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

"realdonaldtrump 86w For so many years people have been saying that Elvis and I look alike. Now this pic has been going all over the place. What do you think?" 🤣

Q. How do we know the Earth isn't flat? A. Because if it was cats would have pushed everything off the edge by now. 😏

So was the motive behind Musk's raid on US Treasury records in Feb 2025 a move to create a similar surveillance network on US citizens so that the Trump Administration could keep tabs on the populace. www.bbc.com/news/article...

I find it incomprehensible that any person could be this cruel.

A zebra finch - and his reflection - at Boolcoomatta Reserve.

A beautiful Male migrant hawker dragonfly resting on gorse from our local walks.

An in depth investigation of the murder of journalists by Israel in Palestine www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

"Drone footage shows polar bears inhabiting an abandoned Soviet-era weather station off Russia. ....polar bears are spending more time on land due to climate change." Drone footage captures current bear occupants www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Right i got home almost an hour ago and have just finished with all the replies and reposts for BOTD (those that tagged me), those that just used the #BirdOfTheDay i will reply and repost yours when i've had something to eat I feel like this Brown Wood Owl looks 😂 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

Fall is my favorite season 🧡💛 #Photography #Fall #Woods

Blessing your feed with some baby arctic foxes. At this time of year, young foxes in Finland are leaving the den to start life on their own.⁠ The arctic fox is a critically endangered species in Finland but the good news is, numbers have been increasing in recent years.🧡

At least three shark deaths linked to algal bloom, investigations show "We don't quite understand the sensitivity of white sharks to the algal bloom"...the algal bloom was potentially having a cascading effect across the food chain... www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Sky News Australia 23.09.25: "Trump administration 'loathes Australia': Labor's diplomatic effort in US is 'falling apart. "Trump administration 'loathes Australia'". Think many Australians return that 'loathing'. This is a Parliament of Australia official record of a HoR April 2025 petition. 😆

STATE OF PLAY SEPTEMBER 2025: Trump hides behind 25 Republican members of the 119th US Congress in order to threaten Australia ahead of a United Nations vote on the question of Palestine. northcoastvoices.blogspot.com/2025/09/stat...

I have a gazillion photos of the yellow-footed rock-wallabies at Boolcoomatta. Here's one to start with. It was amazing to spend time with them. I love their stripey tails.

watercolor painting ✨

Hard to believe that what's beginning to look suspiciously like a legal version of the Three Stooges - Messrs Brito, Paltzik & Epstein - actually put their names to this 85 page rambling 'complaint'. Read it for the lolz.... 1/2 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

It's been a really tough year for my little business. By far the lowest takings since I started it back in 2019. I've had so many loyal customers over the years, if you're one of them, THANK YOU! ❤️ Will soldier on and hope things pick up soon. 🤞🐦😊 www.carlbovis.com/shop-3

When rumours re-surfaced US was to mine Moon using private US corporations I thought not even Trump would be that stupid - then realised was already law allowing a president to facilitate commercial exploration/recovery of space resources by US citizens. 1/2 www.congress.gov/bill/114th-c...

Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”. They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left. This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up. www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...

Wombat burrows in the Riverland.

He sure is Janey. #TrumpIsStillACunt

From ‘The looms in our bones’, Singapore based artist Izziyana Suhaimi, who works primarily in embroidery, often in combination with drawing #WomensArt

I'd call this photo a timeline cleanser but I'm not sure that term matches this image 😂 static.life.com/wp-content/u... at life.com/nature/shark...

CNN BUSINESS 18.09.25 AEST: "ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after remarks about Charlie Kirk" edition.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...

Trump's finally found the slice of political theatre he'll use to attack the Australian Government at a Washington meeting at which he'll also create an excuse to impose higher tariffs & demand wide concessions from federal government. He can get farcked! news.com.au/world/north-...

Al Jazeera, 16.09.25, Opinions, Israel-Palestine conflict: Doctors can’t stop genocide. World leaders can MSF staff in Gaza witness famine, disease and hospital destructions. Only political action can end the slaughter. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Some dogs look really elegant when they run. Some look a bit goofy 😆

4pm 16.09.24 Donald Trump files defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times, four of its reporters and publisher Penguin Random House, claiming 'massive economic damage to his brand value' *there are no words.....* www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Final rules for social media ban set to be revealed, with no legally-enforceable effectiveness standard Social media companies will not need to test the age of every social media user or disclose how many teenagers they have booted off their platforms. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

14.09.25: Today, the NBN is getting a huge upgrade...[free] speed upgrades will automatically be applied to NBN customers with fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) or hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) connections, and on plans of download speeds of 100 megabits or faster. www.smh.com.au/technology/t...

A friend was going to be having a movie night with their spouse and kids. His wife saw the description for “Watership Down” on MAX and thought it’d be a “delightful cartoon for the kids”. I advised against that, but I was told she knew better. Alrighty. Now I’m getting texted about the kids crying.

Remembering a few buried in unmarked public graves, who died on this day in: Florence Greenwood, died 1869, aged 4 mths Arthur Bates, died 1870, aged 2 wks Frank Bowden, died 1873, aged 6 wks Lionel Bowden, died 1873, aged 3 yrs & 7 mths Alexander Catanach, died 1873, aged 6 wks

The Trump administration's document about children's health and chronic disease doesn't mention the word "nicotine" once. Tobacco remains the top cause of preventable death in the U.S.

Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents. It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually. This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.

Paula Mela, Finnish illustrator known for her fairytale-like works #WomensArt

15.09.25: Coalition slumps to its worst ever primary vote of 27% since Newspoll began tracking political party support in 1985. The slump has widened Labor’s TPP advantage to 58–42, marking Albanese’s strongest position since becoming prime minister. www.news.com.au/breaking-new...

Biosecurity Tasmania is working to trace the source of two potatoes infected with potato mop-top virus that were bought from retail outlets. ...found as part of tracing efforts to determine the extent of the virus — the first time it has been detected in Australia. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Terry Irving awarded $130,000 after decades fighting for justice over five years of wrongful imprisonment Queensland supreme court judge says Irving ‘fought for some 30 years to have the state recognise the wrong that occurred, without any apology’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Rewards offered as suspicious bushfires burn through more than 200,000 hectares of land in WA's Kimberley www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

This is the guy who is supposed to be in charge.

Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell ordered to complete community service for intimidating police officer www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Adorable pair of Sand Martins at their nest hole. 😍 Taken at Durston's on the Somerset Levels.... sadly a few days after I took this photo, the peat mound they were nesting in was cleared. 😔🐦 #birds 🪶 Buy my exclusive 2026 Birds and Puffin calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...