Damning report into the Albanese Govt from the Auditor-General. They already knew that: Govt denies access to some or all information sought in 4 out of 5 cases. And when the impartial umpire reviews, the dept *got it wrong* most of the time.

If I hear Bridget McKenzie call them Speersy and PK ONE.MORE.TIME I am going to lose it! #auspol #farrer

Absolutely thrilled by the news @joshbornstein.bsky.social is joining @australiainstitute.org.au to go after corporate power.

Imagine if the Australian govt condemned brazen violations of international law

There has been a determined and organised campaign to imprison climate activists, defund and sue climate organisations, promote climate deniers, sack climate scientists, fund climate denying media and back in the opponent of any political leader who makes it too much a priority.

Mark Latham continues his generosity as one of Australia’s leading funding sources for progressive and independent politicians www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Can't believe they got a plumber at Easter. Must have cost a bit.

Seconded!

So actual Nazi policy.

Plot twist: Trump is a brilliant plan by Antifa, Extinction Rebellion, and United Way to 1) demonstrate the dangers of fascism to voters worldwide 2) singlehandedly tilt fossil fuel economics and accelerate the energy transition and 3) revitalize civic engagement among atomized Americans

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I guess we are moments away from the virulent British media campaign to have him removed as the head of his party.

Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

Yesterday, we visited one of the Australian Mountain Research Facility snow gum research plots to see field experiments. The square box is a test site where the ground is heated 4oC above background temps to see how diff species respond to hotter temps. Freaks me out that this is where we're at.

NACC clears Morrison, Campbell, Musolino, & Halbert of corrupt conduct. Withnell & Wilson were found guilty of "serious corrupt conduct", but aren't referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions because statements they made to NACC "are not admissible in criminal proceedings" The system works!

Liberal Election Review Thought No. 5: Reviewers squibbed dealing with the big picture LPA problems: the failure to act on the declining women's vote and the repeated offensiveness to various migrant communities over 25 years; and the impoverished policy development.

LIberal Election Review Thought No. 4: Trump Factor doesn't include all Spud's Trump echoes, eg the ICE stuff and fossil fuel stuff; only DOGE/anti-DEI. Aussies clearly rejected culture war policies.

Forget IWD. I want DWD. #DifficultWomensDay.

Liberal Election Review Thought No. 3: The Reviewers did not see a problem with this construction: "The female vote is clearly a problem for the Liberal Party."

Liberal Election Review Thought No. 2: It treats the Teals as a "movement", not as an outcome of the intellectual poverty and rampant sexism of the LPA from Howard on. The response amounts to dirt files.

Liberal Election Review Thought No. 1: Dutton is nowhere described as an authoritarian control freak.

"Mishandled" is such an interesting word choice for "an adult male talking to a 14yo girl live on air and conflating her childhood sexual assault with normal sexual experience." Proudly #sneeringclasses www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...

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Countries that do not embrace salty tubed snacks could be 'left behind', says Pringles CEO

Moreover this leaves Paul Erickson's NPC speech the ONLY detailed explanation for the result. #auspol #election2025

In Australia, you can get free advice from a real Registered Nurse on 1800 022 222.

Hoping I will never again have to speak in Council to reject censorship now NSW Govt is amending the Library Act: "A local library is free to collect and make available library material." Even if I was live-tweeted by @paulinepantsdown.bsky.social per my profile pic! #auspol #nswpol

Writers and their words are an existential threat to global humanity. Do not 'read' or you will accidentally become a terrorist and then ASIO will be forced to ignore you for six years.

These Qld residents don’t have safe drinking water. Absolute disgrace. Step up, Qld government. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

"Matters aren’t helped when Labor themselves buy into the language of “social cohesion”...rapidly becoming a sort of Australian MAGA: a shorthand for demanding obedience to a narrow and constrained understanding of local values that eschews dissent." tdunlop.substack.com/p/the-next-e...

Property developers in Perth plan to bulldoze an endangered banksia ecosystem used by threatened black cockatoo species, and conservationists have warned the damage cannot be mitigated by proposed offsets. The developers want to replant the ecosystem within a different type of protected woodland.

Good to see the Libs under Taylor and Hume have decided to fight with One Nation for 35%-40% of the vote an leave the rest to Labor, the Greens and Teals.

The Australians we need!

Today, under the cover of the Liberals tearing each other down, Labor has approved another coal mine extension. Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects. In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.

Happy #LibSpill Day for those who celebrate.

Shout out to the group of anti-Herzog protesters in Ashfield Park this week. I couldn't read the signs as I had a green light! #auspol

So our National Anti-Corruption Commission has spent north of $150 million in two and a half years and is yet to find a single case of corruption. I never realised Australia was such an honest country, completely devoid of political or public corruption. Go us! #ausnews #auspol

Gee, all those courses the Bondi shooters studied must have had a major impact… oh wait.

Pauline Hanson’s first act in Parliament after returning following suspension for appalling divisive behaviour is with One Nation to turn their backs on the Acknowledgement of Country. What a disgrace.

The NSW govt needs to elect a new public. Police say this one is not acceptable. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Economists were created to make Astrologers look good.

Now waiting for some IPA/BCA hack to explain that the NSW economy is SO MUCH better because we don't lose those two days of productivity.

Sad news this morning. A Persian member of my church reports that his brother has been shot in the leg, and his cousin murdered, by the Iranian regime, who have fired on unarmed demonstrators. Other Persians we know are desperately worried for their relatives.

I wrote to my MP today asking for the recommendations of the Multicultural Framework Review (2024) and National Anti-Racism Framework(2024) to be implemented.

#auspol Am I the only pedant to notice that the Government has misspelt "Combating" in the title of its proposed Antisemitism Bill?

I'm calling for a royal commission into calls for royal commissions. Terms of reference to include: - How & why a petition from half a million Australians for a Murdoch royal commission was ignored - how dodgy sporting identities jumped on the bandwagon for an antisemitism royal commission. #auspol

this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier

BREAKING: Australians urged to hold off on passing any judgement over US-Venezuela invasion without first waiting for MSM to get expert unwanted opinions from John Howard, Tony Abbott, and Pauline Hanson. #auspol

If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.