What does the bushfire inquiry’s top silk have to say about Trump’s kidnapping of a fellow head of state?

Trump will becoming for SEC next.

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What’s the bet that he boasts about the ratings this latest blood oil move is getting?

Colombian President Gustavo Petro:

Wild scenes in Venezuela. I used to work with Mariana at Fusion. www.instagram.com/reel/DTCg4E7...

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A royal commission would lead to more antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, bigotry and deeper division.

Funny how the date Australia was created through federation goes by without mention year after year.

It’s quite the campaign. I guess all those junkets eventually pay for themselves. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

It’s been the most surreal year of my life. Full of joy, achievement, and real sorrow. I’ll need time to make sense of it all, especially being so close to history. I’m deeply grateful for those who shared the ups and downs. Wishing you love and light for 2026. x

Agree. This was lame, boring repetitive and out of touch. www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-a...

T20 is so boring.

I’m told I was on the tele the other night. I don’t know how to link from SBS, but here’s my in-depth conversation with Uncle Kutcha Edwards. It was pretty special to have a chance to spend time talking about his life and music. Worth watching I reckon youtu.be/IB57u1l2qoc?...

My two favourite trees in the urban environment that is Melbourne. A couple of river red gums outside Kensington station. Majestic and proud.

Gee, the Nine newspapers going hard on a Royal Commission.

Meanwhile, out of sight, out of mind.

So the answer is more guns then? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Not bad 🥃

Getting a brief but pleasant reminder of how things used to be, when the biggest controversy in the country is the state of the MCG pitch.

Large SUVs and utes are 82% more likely to kill children in collisions- 44% more likely to kill adult pedestrians or cyclists. They damage our roads and add to air pollution, harming our health.

I’ve just had two glasses of Champagne and I reckon it’s going to be a great night.

Its been a hell of a year, it’s easy to be downbeat, but there is hope. Here are some final words from Jacinta and I to close out 2025 (Jacinta is far too generous). www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/a-message-...

Its been a hell of a year, it’s easy to be downbeat, but there is hope. Here are some final words from Jacinta and I to close out 2025 (Jacinta is far too generous). www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/a-message-...

Just the right message for the fading hours of 2025! open.substack.com/pub/thespenc...

It’s Friday night.

Loving this, but it’s a terrible pitch. Embarrassing really. #ashes

Going in.

Simple pleasures. Merry Christmas! 🎄

A last minute gift idea.

Where the f*ck is Anthony Callea!? #carolsbycandlelight

Congratulations to the coalition and a mainstream media not fit for purpose, for making about a million of our fellow citizens feel scared and uneasy this festive season. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Sad news. Driving Home for Christmas became a perennial. I’ll certainly be playing it this year.

This just in!

One of the most unedifying weeks in Australian public life.

Who ever this is serving, it’s not helping anything www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

Invasion Day and the lead up to it, is going to be a f*cking nightmare this summer.

This is proper test match cricket and I love it.

In a moment defined by noise and certainty, this piece chooses vulnerability instead. Jacinta Parsons on loss, disorientation, and staying human.

That sweet scent of rain pushed through by a southerly.

End of another working year and I’ve gotta say it’s been one like no other. I took some risks but they all paid off because of the support of people around me particularly through personal loss. I haven’t had the chance to take my foot off the pedal…until now. Grateful but tired.

Brother boy is hitting the road again. www.theage.com.au/national/tra...

The living ghost of John Howard: Pain hits, then opportunism strikes ✍️ @mrdtjames.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/17/j...

I don’t know what making it harder to protest or sanctioning public institutions would have done to prevent the massacre. But I know if the Akram’s didn’t have access to firearms ppl would be alive now. Gun reform is an obvious & popular policy lever that can pulled now before further blood is shed.

Gun reform saved lives. Multiculturalism holds us together. Rewriting either in a moment of grief is not leadership — it’s opportunism. Enter John Howard. www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/17/j... My latest for @crikey.com.au

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Opinion | "John Howard’s legacy on gun reform is real. But it cannot be separated from the broader arc of his political life, where he consistently undermined multiculturalism as a civic ideal," @mrdtjames.bsky.social writes.