Anyone else in Brisbane have very choppy internet connection?

Official statement by Vernon Ah Kee regarding the 2025 National Portrait Prize. www.instagram.com/p/DNkAp9WTXe...

the right thing to do @albomp.bsky.social it's not so hard if you have a moral compass.

‘You must step in’: family of Kumanjayi White demand federal government support after death in custody www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I was briefed on the intelligence last week. Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.

Melb’s wealthiest private schools are scoring massive tax-free donations to help them build new luxury infrastructure, Herald Sun reports. Our research has revealed that collectively, private schools get more Commonwealth funding than public schools. Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/private...

MEDIA RELEASE: Jewish Council condemns FM Wong’s endorsement of US military strike on Iranian nuclear targets, which threatens to escalate a dangerous regional conflict and lead to more death and suffering

The bombing of Iran was to support a nation conducting genocide. The Australian government supports the bombing and thus the genocide.

"We're now in a position where we are relying on Iranian restraint...That's why these attacks were always incredibly risky and unnecessary." "If that regime feels cornered and feels like it has no choice, then of course it's going to respond. That was always the danger." @emmashortis.bsky.social

"We know what kind of situation this gets the United States into. We've seen it in Iraq and Afghanistan, and it appears that the lessons of that history just are not being learned." @emmashortis.bsky.social on the Today Show this morning, following the US bombing Iran. #auspol

The fog war is thick, but for all the talking points claiming “there was no other option” or that this is some brilliant play at forcing Iran to make a “deal” to prevent it from possessing nuclear weapons, never forget there WAS such a deal - it was unilaterally abandoned by Trump in 2018... (1/2)

The Australian government is gutless. #NoWarWithIran #FreePalestine

Today’s ALP would 💯 have voted to go to war in Iraq www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Dr Assal Rad— "UNICEF Spox James Elder can barely hold back his tears: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦? "Look at the ruined building behind him, he’s at Nasser hospital. You know, like the hospitals Israel doesn’t target."

Early morning along the Balonne River in St George, in regional Queensland. Love the places my work takes me.

Had @abcnewsbot.bsky.social on this morning while getting ready. How they humanised Israeli victims of the bombing in a way they haven't for victims in Gaza over the past 2 years. Amy McQuire has a video on this. The double standards are appalling.

I really think there needs to be more focus on the fact Israel is luring starving people out into open space with food, and then turning tankfire and machine guns on them.

Bidjara and Dunghutti teenager Orielle Michaelis-Thorpe has made history as the first Aboriginal female youth to win a national title in competitive climbing.

"Not for you." Palestinian citizens of Israel--21% of the population--are being excluded from bomb shelters on the basis of their ethnicity. This is the society the West will defend at all costs. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...

Watching: How Israel, the Media, the West set the stage for Genocide. youtu.be/ZlwXJzRGyNk?... @zeteo.com

Almost an entire day locked in on budgets orvproposals. So much still not ticked off though. Everything takes longer than you think it will. It feels like even simple requests take forever. It's neverending.

Yep. I googled pusillanimous. 🤣🤣

Duh! 🙄 Report finds Voice referendum normalised racism and increased hostility toward First Nations People https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/report-finds-voice-referendum-normalised-racism-and-increased-hostility-toward-first-nations-people/bngw83lbw

*Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly*

We have always been here and so have our LGBT+ community, we just didn't call them by an acronym. We called them family. Learn your history and decolonise FFS. #mardigras #lbgtqia #culture #alwayswasalwayswillbe #homophobic #transphobic

Stay out of flood waters if you can.

Good links here for radio stations and sandbag pick-up spots.

I like this video by Qld Government showing the different categories of cyclone. We are due a Cat 1 or 2 by Thurs/Fri and the video is good to visualise what it might mean. youtu.be/5xlAlfHUxnc?...

Digital Luddites are rising. They want to democratise tech, not destroy it theconversation.com/digital-ludd...

The opportunities for building and investing in regional centres lost because of return to office obsession! So disappointing. COVID showed us that it you could have a *big* job no matter where you lived.

🚨⛈️ BRISBANE AND SEQ: You do not have to do any activities or appointments for "mutual" obligations over the next week. If you are due to report your job search before 12 March, you do not have to submit any job applications or meet your points target. Stay safe ❤️

Such a beautiful day in Brisbane this morning. Hard to believe a cyclone is on its way. 5am sunrise with a light cool breeze.

I wish more people understood that the anti-trans and anti-vaccine movements are deeply intertwined, and by allowing bigotry and conspiracies to supersede medical and scientific knowledge on the subject of trans healthcare, mainstream press paved the way for anti-vaccine rhetoric to flourish.

I saw a TikTok that said today was the 5th anniversary of the lockdown in Australia. I'm trying to google the date, but all I can find is a reference to Mar 18. Can anyone help, specifically for Qld?

Have done some cyclone prep today. It's tricky because the weather in Brisbane is just lovely right now *touch wood*. It's impossible to imagine the wind and rain we may get at the end of the week. More to do tomorrow, including a dump run.

My 28 year old son is reading Pride and Prejudice. His observations are cracking me up. 💚

Despite the Oscar nomination for best documentary, the Israeli-Palestinian co-production has struggled to find a US distributor. This sorry situation is a reflection of the spinelessness of an industry that loves to trumpet its liberal values, writes Juliet Jacques. novaramedia.com/2025/02/19/n...

The SMH article on property flipper magnate Peter Dutton carries this extraordinary little snippet at the end: A 6 month sojourn into blue-chip share trading. As the GFC destroyed many lives, PDutts was using his remarkable foresight to enrich himself.

Next time you hear someone ask how will the govt pay for <insert new spending on services> just remember right now the richest 10% get $27.5bn in tax breaks on just super, and negative gearing and the capital gains discount on housing www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

The new definition of antisemitism is dangerous. As is the power of the Zionist lobby who pushed this through. And has already done so much to chill legitimate criticism of Israel, and threaten people’s jobs in the arts, education, and media. #auspol

If you think this sounds far-fetched, we currently have a number of Australian academics under formal investigation by their home universities for *speaking at an anti-racism conference*

So much for "Democracy Dies in Darkness" Very glad I have already cancelled my subscription from @washingtonpost.com www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f...

Are we proud of the world we have created?

Quotable in #TheZap this week: "Safe healthcare relies on trust between patients and practitioners. Discrimination and racism erode that trust and put lives at risk. There is no place for discrimination, racism or intolerance in healthcare.” www.croakey.org/the-zap-comp...

As extreme weather events increase in frequency, intensity and severity, we need to be alert to the risk of melioidosis infection www.croakey.org/outbreak-of-...

Resetting my "I cannot be shocked by anything he does" counter to 0.

Another one for February: journalists' premeditated attempt to harrass cafe staff for content www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/14/n...