Undocumented immigrants don’t vote Trump was not “exonerated” re: Epstein The board of peace is a huge grift The Melania movie was a bribe You pay the tariffs The boat bombings are murder The ceasefire is not a ceasefire Ice is not targeting criminals And on and on

Make your bed. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds

While the Israeli bobsleigh team was racing on the Olympics, this Swiss commentator kept reminding viewers of the war crimes the pilot has openly supported.

The Press Gallery addiction to asking Tony Abbott and John Howard what they think meets Abbott and Howard's addiction to 'backgrounding' & being quoted. How about ask them why they've stuffed up housing for two generations and then leave them alone to mow their lawn(s)?

It’s been two days since Angus Taylor started his attack on migrants - vaguely implying there are “bad” migrants out there who don’t subscribe to Australian values and are dangerous criminals. Has anyone seen any news reporting about this attack which gives migrant communities a voice? I haven’t.

Politician at heart of $80 million Cayman Islands Watergate scandal quits Opposition front bench… …In a bid to become leader of the Liberal Party of Australia.

Remember Australia's #watergate scandal? (Water rights bought back for $80m, but little water received.) Property involved owned by relatives of Angus Taylor, LNP Energy minister at the time. Deal signed off by Barnaby Joyce (Nats), LNP Ag minister at the time. More fun stuff below:

Last night the NSW Police disgraced themselves. The NSW government is fully responsible for what happened.

Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.

"Why Is the Media Not Touching Jeffrey Epstein’s Clear Connection to Israel?" They’re instead focusing on the possibility that Epstein was a Russian asset, writes Prem Thakker for Zeteo.

Here we are. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Get this: the Israeli president’s visit will be so divisive, according to NSW Police, that the appropriate response is to ban all public assemblies while he’s here, rather than, say, him not coming.

Epstein files show that Mandelson kept Epstein informed on Kevin Rudd's mining super profits tax. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Talk about a wolf in sheep’s clothing - during the last election the former Liberal MP (in my seat) Jason Falinski fronted what he called a grassroots movement to attack Teal MPs who advocate climate action - turns out it was entirely funded by the Coal Industry. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Just your regular reminder that John Howard never pushed back against Pauline Hanson and One Nation policies. He embraced them, which is how he outflanked them, while also setting the stage for what the Liberals are today. The myth that he 'pushed back' truly needs to die.

Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined

The homemade explosive thrown into a crowd on #InvasionDay has been described by police as “designed to explode” with “mass casualty” potential. If that’s not terrorism, we need to re-write the dictionary.

Genocide supporter Herzog to arrive in Aust on Feb 8 and depart Feb 12. Will bring a delegation inc World Zionist Organisation Chair Yaakov Hagoel and Jewish Agency Chair Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog. Will meet top Australian officials, including the GG and PM, & reps from political parties.

Finally we might be able to get to the bottom of no water for $80m. Angus Taylor was director of Eastern Australia Agriculture. A shame the history is mostly back on Twitter. michaelwest.com.au/barnaby-joyc...

Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds

The smart move. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I feel it’s bold enough to say out loud & clear that there would be no antisemitism in Australia if Israel was not bombing & murdering Palestinians AND the Australian Govt was loudly protesting same #Genovide & #EthnicCleansing. @albomp.bsky.social @tonyburkemp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social

'There is a massive attempt to turn them into pariahs and public enemies.' As Prince Harry prepares for his courtroom showdown, James O'Brien accuses some corners of the press of 'acting like the mafia'.

This is absolutely obscene. Tax the rich.

The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar. “There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

This should be more obvious to everyone, but we cannot let the people comfortable with the mass slaughter of children further shape our culture, our democracies, our future as a species. It's the path to a depraved fascistic hellhole.

Will there be calls for a Royal Commission into Islamophobia? Will Grant Hackett get involved? Will community leaders blast the Albanese government for not listening to the Islamophobia envoy? Will Pauline Hanson be castigated by Sky for causing this, as Mehreen Faruqi was castigated over Bondi?

The point is that, while criminal proceedings are on foot, a royal commission can't look at anything to do with the Bondi shootings or the shooters, including why and how they did it, that is it can't touch on the subject that is its sole reason for being established. It will achieve nothing.

As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi. A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.

what a farce

Mahindra has unveiled the XUV 3XO EV a small electric SUV starting at the equivalent of $23k. That’s cheaper than every EV SUV in Australia, including the Atto 2, Jaecoo J5 EV and Chery E5. 285 km range, 110 kW motor, dual 10.25” screens, wireless mirroring, and fast‑charging to 80% in 50 minutes

So politicians hoard homes AND charge taxpayers to cover their costs? Entitlement and rort culture from the political class is next level, especially given the attacks on people needing actual welfare.

Now the Lobby is demanding Albo appoints an Israel flunky to head up the RC (and terms of ref which don't include the main cause of antisemitism ... Israel)

Our AUKUS partner showing off the shared values Richard Marles loves to talk about

SHOCKING🚨The Israel lobby is demanding that elected Australian politicians be removed from power if they say anything bad about Israel. They demand labour remove Bob Carr for pointing out the Israel lobby is too influential ironically.

If First Nations peoples don’t deserve a special voice, neither do Zionist lobby groups.

Ben Phillips post- ( from X) “This is beautiful. The smiles! Bondi beach hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed with the doctors looking after him at the hospital in Sydney. And… The doctors are *also* Syrian! Tamer Al-Kahil from Homs. Anas Natfaji from Aleppo. *Three* heroes.”

Here's @ronnisalt. "Don't look back in anger" theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

Editorial: This week Pete Hegseth stood beside Richard Marles and Penny Wong and endorsed AUKUS. It was another moment of performative embarrassment, pretending everything is normal as a half-drunk innumerate sex pest shakes you down for $368b. satpa.pe/JWlty4v

ANU spent $605,958 on Chancellor Julie Bishop’s office in a high-rise glass tower in Perth last year and $473,455 to the end of September this year. The university paid at least $800,000 for renovations to the office in 2021, and rent amounted to $15,000 a month. FFS!!

If you weren't already convinced of what complict scum our entire political class is

When student loan repayments bring in over three times more revenue than the petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT), it’s clear the system is broken. I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.

Zali Steggall says it’s time to stop pretending gas is needed, as gas companies are taking us for a ride. “Australia does not have a gas shortage problem. We have lots of gas.” Says moving toward electrification is better tor ppl’s “health & their wallets.” #HouseOfReps

According to Al Jazeera, Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement at least 393 times since October 10.

the man who lost his shit on the public broadcaster at Victoria Police investigating catholic church rapists and “resigned” two days later.

What a brain-dead dumb, completely shite appointment. @tonyburkemp.bsky.social