Lovely walk with my two charges this morning. Old girl Coco is definitely slowing down & young Ozy is calming down, although is still thinks every drain, hollow or hole is a home to rabbits & wants to investigate each & every one! I didn’t leave home until about 8 […] [Original post on aus.social]

Taunting and degrading civilians in armed conflict is a clear violation of international law https://pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/2026-05-22/468437/ #auspol

Feeding the rich, poor fed to wolves. Well done Angus! https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/feeding-the-rich-poor-fed-to-wolves-well-done-angus,21077?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol

Angus Taylor may have just created half a million new Labor voters https://pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/2026-05-21/467987/ #auspol

I'm giving Duck Duck Go another try, now that Google is getting even worse with its AI nonsense. It's worth spending some time playing around wth the settings, you can turn all the AI tools off and make changes to everything from fonts to text size. Useful. #search #duckduckgo #google #ai

Good morning Fedi friends. Very chilly start to my day at 3c & the heater is still on even though the sun is now up reaching my garden. We’re supposed to reach a credible 18c today. I woke very early this morning, before 5am & even though I was snuggly & cosy I started thinking (bad move at 5am) […]

One Nation & their easily provable claims & BS on #climatechange #auspol. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/22/one-nation-pauline-hanson-australia-questions-climate-science-ntwnfb

[Israeli values? #AusPol] Not Israeli values says Netanyahu after Ben Gvir - a blatant racist hardline 🐷 of a man abuses the brave flotilla activists. It may not be the Israeli people’s values, but it’s most certainly the Israeli governments values! If this is what is done publicly & blatantly […]

The worst thing this government can do is deliver more of the same www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Fabulous 5+km walk around the river this morning. Usually I tie my jacket around my waist during my walks, but the wind had a definite *there’s snow up high* feel to it so I kept it on. Today was supposed to a be a bigger 9km walk in an area not used too often but […] [Original post on aus.social]

RE: https://rssfeed.media/@guardianfeeds/116608913093863716 Sounds intriguing. This bloke's 37 square metre apartment makes our place sound huge (our apartment would be about twice that area). #melbourne #housing #life

Absolute bullshit from a very poor #Labor minister who is keen to ensure donations from the #coalLobby 🔥 Bring back @edhusicmp.bsky.social !! 🥂

Good morning tooters. Chilly start to this morning at just 4c & yes I do have the heater on. The sun is just peaking over the trees behind my place & creating shadows in my garden. It’ll soon warm things up a bit & the temperature will reach 17c again today. I think I’ve been eating too much […]

@feather1952 nobody seems to have absorbed the inflation indexation of capital gains. In a lot of cases the capital gains are less than inflation. So they pay no tax.

Paul Keating always states it so clearly. #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/21/keating-lashes-coalition-startup-sector-claims-cgt-capital-gains-tax-tech-startups-canva

[Post involving discussion of violence, torture and genocide] New at my Patreon... on arriving in Phnom Penh, I joined a tour to the Killing Fields of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime which ruled Cambodia under Pol Pot in the late 1970s: #cambodia #tour #history #memorial

follow up on the bleating from startups. How big is the tax avoidance around this space. ATO: "Since its inception in July 2016, taskforce engagements have generated total revenue effects of approximately $37.6 billion (with direct taskforce funding contributing to around $25.1 billion of that […]

Good morning Fedi friends. It’s a glorious sunny morning, just an 8c start & a little mist around but now the sun is shining & will stay that way. Heading up to a lovely 17c, perfect for working outside or even just sitting with a book & a cuppa. The feijoas finished drying at around 3am & I […]

This is one of the songs on my latest yoga routine & I love it. So lovely to listen to. I do the routine, eyes closed & sing it to myself. I’ve never heard these guys before. Beautiful lyrics. #music https://youtube.com/watch?v=i1vQhrwV_c4&si=8xGyi6myTo3vLZ5L

Crikey! Never a dull moment. --- Undersea volcano erupts in Papua New Guinea's Bismarck Sea prompting tsunami concerns https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/papua-new-guinea-volcanic-eruption-bismarck-sea/106697688 #png #papuanewguinea #volcano

I've always liked this building near St Kilda Junction (excuse the Batman TV show angle, I was shooting it backwards through a tram window) #melbourne

My yoga class did the trick for my back & I feel a lot more comfortable now. I’ve had my haircut too & that’s another win. Also every feijoa I had in the house is now in the dehydrator or my belly & even though it’s been set up in the spare room, there’s […] [Original post on aus.social]

Good morning tooters. It was another warm night & 13c when I got up. Today it’s supposed to reach 19c. We are definitely heading towards winter now with the temps staying below 20c. There is still some rain around & it is very wet outside but there are patches of blue sky to be seen so I’m […]

Just watching the local news & we’ve apparently had more earthquakes - that I’ve also not felt. A reporter talking to people in the street & some heard the bang, most didn’t & one old guy said that he also didn’t feel it but that the earth moved for him last night anyway 😂🤣. #earthquake

I decided I would go down the street this afternoon to get a haircut. I’ve just received a reminder about a utilities check that I’m having this afternoon between 2 & 5pm. I’m going down the street tomorrow no, probably in the morning 😊.

Now free for all to read... Toward the end of my recent cruise aboard the Mekong Serenity, I went ashore for a tour of the village of Angkor Ban - and saw a very old house: #cambodia #architecture #history https://www.patreon.com/timrichards

Good morning tooters. A warm night again here & 13c when I got up to a very drizzly day & I’m staying home & staying in. Today it’s getting up to 18c & I picked up 10 feijoas this morning which means that the new dehydrator will get its first use today. Other jobs need attending to first […]

Another day that I’ve quite enjoyed & got a number of things done. Catching up with my older sister is always good & we talk about everything under the sun & have a few laughs. Today most of the focus of our chat was about the visit by our younger sister in 3 weeks time. Thinking about it I […]

Good morning Fedi friends. It’s not going to be a warm day today at all, although it was an ok 8c when I got up it’s only going to reach 16c. The sky is very dark & getting darker, no rain has fallen yet but we will get some for sure. Nine feijoas dropped […] [Original post on aus.social]

Cream with White Cream #music https://youtube.com/watch?v=gXUHb_l-1HU&si=vuK3v-dWghHuIIZd

What a lovely satisfying day it’s been & I haven’t left my home. Great yoga session to start then into the housework & a few extra jobs that always seem to crop up along the way. The weather has been perfect for all I’ve wanted to do. When my feijoa (pineapple guava) has finished I think I’ll […]

Scored a good haul of foodstuffs from our visit to Preston Matket yesterday. It's a good place to find European deli-type items (as well as Mexican hot sauce!) #melbourne #food #markets

The second-last budget reply – delivered by a Liberal MP https://pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/2026-05-16/467796/ #auspol

Good morning tooters, welcome to the weekend. It felt a little cooler this morning but according to the BOM it was again 6c & there was some light fog around. The sun is only just starting to appear & the temperature should get up to 21c. Not going anywhere today […] [Original post on aus.social]

Judge blocks Trump sanctions on UN Palestine special rapporteur Francesca Albanese https://pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/2026-05-15/467771/ #auspol

‘It’s not a backlash. It’s an organised, well-funded strategy”: The woman leading the world’s largest reproductive health network is ready for anything […]

Good morning Fedi friends. A little cooler when I rose today at 5c but it certainly felt cooler outside. It is going to be another beautiful sunny day again, reaching 21c. Stripped & remade the bed this morning & the washed linen is already on the line. It will be an at home day today, jobs […]

If you are wondering where Barnaby Joyce’s expression of reluctance to take “the prizes” of cabinet positions comes from. Search for “Hitler’s expressions of reluctance to take on high office”. This is a very established playbook. #auspol #abc730 (interview ABC 7:30 last night)

I am shocked! Shocked to find that price-gouging is going on in here. --- Coles’ ‘Down Down’ discounts misled customers on industrial scale, court finds https://www.theage.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/watch-live-coles-learns-its-fate-in-fake-down-down-discounts-case-20260514-p5zwoi.html

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/may/13/australia-budget-2026-jim-chalmers-economic-reforms-tax-changes-future-generations #auspol

Good morning tooters. Another 6am rise & a 6c start to the day, beautiful clear blue sky again & it’s going to be a lovely 20c. Every morning lately when I walk outside to feel the dawn air I have to sneak out because Bonnie the dog next door hears me & starts whining & shnuffling along the […]

make no mistake here. The battle is to prevent Barnaby Joyce from becoming Prime Minister #auspol […]

Looks like the government takes One Nation very seriously. Budget demonstrates their determination to tackle inequality. It is very Keating like. I am impressed. #auspol […]

Halloumi is yummy cooked or uncooked - it just squeaks more if it’s uncooked & I say this as I squeak my way through a slice of uncooked halloumi as I prep an halloumi burger for dinner 🍽️ 😁. #halloumi

With so much information flying around today it's hard to work out if this was a good budget or a bad budget. However #RuperMurdoch has cleared that up for us. #auspol

Watch Malcolm Roberts crumble as he gets a tiny bit of pressure to answer for his courting of dangerous conspiracy theories (Hanson has to jump in to rescue him)

I am fascinated to know how Woolworths feel about being PART of this illusory campaign ?? #AusPol

Good morning Fedi friends. Big, long sleep last night - thanks Claratyne, supposedly non drowsy but I always sleep. Eyes not quite as sore today either & that is also good. It was 6c when I got up just after 6.30am. It’s going to be another beautiful sunny day, heading up to 20c. Two more […]

Four hours sleep and only left with instant coffee. Please come and join us as I spiral ever deeper into the abyss.