Oh no. One long term ABC presenter I'd love to retire is Macca. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

A team that plays for one another is a team worth supporting. www.afl.com.au/news/1547186...

Time to get off the fence, Albanese govt. This gambling demon is going to get a whole lot worse. It's past time to act with real consequences. #gambling #Auspol

Oh, the irony! “a foreign-run, predominantly Indonesian, for-hire engagement farm operation” is responsible for most One Nation Facebook content. “The operation therefore harvests a real Australian audience for engagement and money.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This Australian interference pre-dates Hanson eg "The Governor-General David Hurley personally lobbied Prime Minister Scott Morrison about a leadership program that was later allocated more than $18 million in federal funding." www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04...

AFR can't decide whether to hammer Labor for the Deficit or for reducing the Deficit! "Budget deficit slashed in half to $11b as tax take soars" www.afr.com/policy/econo...

Why does ABC frame this as defensive? "The prime minister has been on the defensive this morning over the government's changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing. Yesterday, the government's signature budget legislation passed parliament, paving the way for changes to CGT & negative gearing"

"Invasive Species Council said what's needed is a single list of plants that should be banned from nurseries nationally... "We need a nationally consistent approach for garden plants". Not a single list. Eastern States' endemic species can be invasive in WA. au.news.yahoo.com/calls-to-ban...

APVMA has decided the herbicide paraquat, banned in over 70 countries, will remain legal in Australia despite Parkinson’s groups, scientists and neurologists arguing there is a strong correlation between direct exposure and the incidence of the disease. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Understandable given Gina wants to give Israel land for military munitions manufacturing.

The commentariat are complicit!

Netanyahu's current administration has exposed the extent of Israeli interference in Western democracies. He has undermined voter confidence in politicians who continue to support Israel's "right to defend" despite contrary evidence, resulting in leadership change and electoral defeat.

As the grandmother of a young child who has commenced taking Trikafta, supported by Australia's PBS, I find this article horrifying. Cystic Fibrosis sufferers being used in such a callous way to reap financial gain. No doubt replicated throughout the pharmaceutical 'health industry'.

What is the pedigree of Capital Brief / DemosAU? www.skynews.com.au/australia-ne...

Such short-sightedness is going to bite us on the backside!

Labor's CGT/Negative gearing changes kicking goals already. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Ted O'Brien's comment on #Insiders that Israel was justified in bombing Lebanon while Hezbollah was shooting IDF soldiers failed to recognise the soldiers were in Lebanon, the so-called, every expanding buffer zone.

"Still, it is striking that once she no longer had a script written by someone else in front of her — once question time began at the Press Club — her discipline slipped and we got to see the old One Nation, and the old Pauline Hanson." Yes, who wrote the 'speech'?

Hoping this recording of Adam Smith's takedown of Hegseth lifted from FB displays. Messages about realistic defence budgets resonates here too. www.facebook.com/share/v/174K...

Here's how you do it, Anthony. There is a limit to guarded diplomatic speak - Australia needs to show the red line that Trump has overstepped.

Vance the dreamer! "The idea that [Trump] is going to strike a deal that’s been bad for the American people, it’s preposterous,” he said. “He is the person who has had the courage to fundamentally transform our relationship with Iran and with a lot of other countries over the last year and a half.”

Fantastic! Does this hold for bot postings on Meta etc?

Just a reminder that Barnaby Joyce opposed this vaccine. www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01...

Pandering to Musk and Israelis. Can Rinehart be more on the nose?

The same can be said of Hanson. But other parties are not immune from criticism. Lobby transparency is one step in shining a light on the 'dark forces'.

Does Trump want rates to rise or fall, given his love for inflation? "The ASX is set to open down this morning, with the US Federal Reserve deciding to keep interest rates on hold, but a growing group of committee members predict a rate hike this year." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

"Modern influence no longer arrives looking like advertising or even just the bot networks. It arrives as the ‘clipping economy’ — armies of paid freelancers who chop long content into viral fragments and blast them across TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.. " thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

The answer is not to attack Pauline Hanson and One Nation voters, it will be to expose who is behind her, or utilising her for their own purposes, their motives and methods.

Fabulous initiative by a local landcare group. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

'Blackbirding' in Australia is alive and well. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

"So, forget the scaremongering over falls in house prices. The reality is after 26 years of damage, the changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing are just one small, vital step on the long road to repair." www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

Who are these Aussie battlers who managed to deliver $2.8m for ON? www.skynews.com.au/australia-ne...

I hope my Superannuation Fund isn't overly exposed in tech stocks. I feel a mighty fall is imminent when reality catches up and exposes the costs and risks of the virtual.

www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/06/cana... What a misleading graphic. Canada has a higher unemployment rate (6.6%) than Australia (4.8%). Why are people lining up - what is the graphic suggesting?

How helpful is this type of 'analysis' by Michelle Gratten in educating the public why reforms are difficult politically - no mention of well funded duplicitous opposition to changes in the nation's best interests - not just the top 10%. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Israeli cruelty knows no bounds! As I visit my granddaughter in Perth's Children's Hospital, there are patients from many nations being treated by medical staff from many nations.

War is big business - historical, cultural, human and environmental destruction is mere collateral damage in the quest for wealth and power.

How many people, especially women, are misdiagnosed as schizophrenic, and therefore mistreated, due to a cancer triggering autoimmune encephalitis?

Santos to save Australia's fuel problems! A company steeped in altruism. oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...

Liberal Party's new Federal Director Lincoln Folo is fresh from the National Party! www.nationals.org.au/team Authorised by Lincoln Folo, National Party of Australia, 6 Geils Court, Deakin ACT 2600 #auspol

"This isn’t just about one injured miner or one outlet. It’s about whether big, taxpayer-funded corporates can use our courts and our taxes to muzzle the truth. The public is watching." Miners' social licence is in jeopardy - BHP rides roughshod over too many! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Google News pops up featuring clickbait headlines (eg Murdoch's The Australian, Stokes's The West Australian) or headings and opening paragraphs (AFR) and prevent further reading that MAY provide context or counter arguments because it's subscription only. 'Grabs' is how the masses are (mis)informed

What is it with Jewish schools singing the Israeli national anthem? How widespread is this practice? Does it pass Angus's pub test of Australian patriotism?

Then there are those who believe the global economy has no impact on Australia's!

Absolutely irrational that those who mostly believe politicians are looking out for themselves support One Nation!

Is this a US-Australia alliance breaker?

Richard Gere: "...major challenges, such as homelessness or urban inequality, can only be tackled through international cooperation and political will to change things.” www.euronews.com/culture/2026...

Clutching at straws to blame the budget! www.skynews.com.au/business/rea...

"Welfare should not be a hand out but a hand up" Where have we heard that before?

Thank you Tom Hird for this clarity - a voice of reason amongst this alarmist self-interest noise.