Comment that gave me a smile this morning: "a man who apparently thinks “the Nazis did it first” is a foreign policy."

And this government has the gall to talk incessantly about "antisemitism." No penalty for Murdoch, no penalty for Zionists. Penalties in this country only applied to those who are anti-genocide. It's completely nuts and we're totally letting our government off. michaelwest.com.au/hitlers-jew-...

I've posted about this before. The Dept. of Industry's breathtaking hide, defies sanity. michaelwest.com.au/odd-bedfello...

A little more detail and a lot of hypocrisy to swallow. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

There is no nice way to say it. Bullshit offsets and expanding fossil fuel production / exports negate what the @albomp.bsky.social government’s claims about a cleaner future. What a dismal failure this government has turned out to be thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Aged care assessments need experts not algorithms Older people, their families and taxpayers are the losers in aged care system that trusts an algorithm over expert clinical assessors. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/07...

Government is contorting itself on overseas students By Abul Rizvi High student visa refusal rates and extreme fee increases are blunt, haphazard tools for cutting net migration. Australia needs a long-term migration plan it can explain and defend. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/07...

Australia should take another look at France’s nuclear submarines By Peter Briggs The choice between high- and low-enriched uranium submarines will shape Australia’s nuclear security, waste and non-proliferation obligations for generations. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/07...

The Snoop peeks at the NACC inspector’s decision to drop an investigation into its former commissioner Paul Brereton.

Another rock star welcome to an Authoritarian/Fascist in Australia. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Greens. Please sign and share if you care. greens.org.au/campaigns/st...

Telstra been out all morning. Just back on 5 minutes ago.

Today, Albo pulled another swiftie against the people of Australia. I just signed @australiainstitute.org.au's petition: Ban online gambling ads! Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/gambling

Albo must be doing VERY nicely from the Gambling industry.

The coming NSW ICAC hearings are only part of a deeper problem. Entrenched factional power, gambling interests and political cowardice are corroding trust in Australia’s institutions. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/07...

"He called on leaders to adopt evidence-based “smart justice” instead of slogans, challenging the premier to produce proof that detaining kids made them better citizens." Govts. should be forced to make laws that are evidence based not simply punishment based. Isn't that what we pay them for?

All of us who're paying through the nose for our electricity, should read this article. www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/retaile...

Well said! Stick it to the racists! www.theguardian.com/football/202...

#auspol bsky.app/profile/maui...

Otters. Have cuteness cornered.

Sinophobes in the govt and media are being typically hypocritical. While it would be good if China didn’t test missiles in the Pacific, China is doing what any military power does. Like America, and Australia, South Korea and India, even enemies like Russia and North Korea. The sky is falling.

Pauline Hanson wants to swamp us with guns. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'Unacceptable': no funding boost for palliative care despite hospice closures. www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2026/07/06/m...

From Senator Fatima Payman.

Air Force Major Jason Watson, 20-year active duty veteran, wore his uniform to the Capitol steps July 1 holding a sign reading "Impeach Convict Remove." He was arrested. His defense fund raised $139,000. Watson: "The greatest threat to our Democratic Republic is not a foreign one. It is domestic."

The Christian Brothers are crying poor and avoiding paying abuse survivors. They have no social licence to exist www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/03/c...

Lead story in The Guardian. Must be a slow news day. He was set up. He's not very bright. Who really cares about his comment? Aren't there far more important issues? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

We, as a nation, are sheep. Whatever RW politicians and media tell us, we follow. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/07... Net overseas migration is falling, but public concern is rising. Once migration is framed as a crisis, lower numbers alone will not defeat the politics built on fear.

Aged care - where people go to be ripped off. And let's not get started about retirement villages. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Who are these environmental vandals who've left Queenslanders to foot the bill for the clean up? Why are taxpayers liable, exactly? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Israel imprisoned him as a youth. Kept him imprisoned for 40 years...

The definition of the US. Palestine Chronicle:

www.palestinechronicle.com/this-is-the-... Israelis want to watch the execution of Palestinians on tv, as entertainment.

The head of the body governing the state's Catholic schools will stand aside after he was named in a corruption probe investigating donations to the NSW Liberal Party. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

This Australian doctor worked as a surgeon in Gaza. He regularly speaks out about the genocide, marches in protests in WA (a friend of mine in Perth is a friend of his, and she has said that he has put his entire future on the line for this cause.)

A new El Niño will likely bring heatwaves, droughts and health problems to southern Australia. In the UK, it’s already too hot for a warm beer. Wealthy nations are making very slow progress on emissions reductions. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/07...

John Menadue argues Labor must apply its values to the great issues before Australia – sovereignty, human rights, democratic renewal, tax and the role of government. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/07...

The UN-est'd independent commission that published a 2025 report confirming that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza, released a new report detailing that Israel has been intentionally killing Palestinian children, in an attempt to exterminate the population of the Strip and also the West Bank.

What antisemitism? I'm yet see or hear any antisemitism in the community or online. Zionist hate yes. Antisemitism, no. According to Mike Burgess, Australians should not be surprised about tolerated antisemitism growing, “inflammatory rhetoric and provocative protest” leading to violence.

Beware of Mike Burgess. www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/aukus-n...