Is the Aussie/Kiwi cheerleader for DCC going to get us a performance of Thunderstruck for the Socceroos game in Dallas? Jackson Irvine can get a fashion pony going

All the players and coaching staff should wear these for the anthem

SHOOT FARKEN

Victoria's former children's commissioner didn't refer sexual misconduct cases for a Working with Children Check review, despite saying she would never have done so in cases involving any sexual element "whatsoever".

In rural Paraguay, a small farming town flies Australian flags. When Paraguay plays Australia at the 2026 World Cup today, its residents will be at the edge of their seats.

Come for a ride on my silent single person Ferris wheel

Tensions are rising between Vanuatu and France as they negotiate a sovereignty dispute over two volcanic islands, believed to be inhabited by a god.

Come for a ride on my silent single person Ferris wheel

Australia dominating the world cup by having Sia’s titanium playing before every match

BBC News went live to Cabo Verde and then Cabo Verde scored a goal. Absolute scenes.

People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8748/

Are we getting a public holiday for the Paraguay game?

Typical Woden morning

One of my favorite Cabo Verde facts is that it has a genre of music that arose after an abandoned ship washed up in 1968, carrying hundreds of keyboards and synths

this man wears other sea creatures as a hat

Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot

1, 5 & 10 yr change in disposable income for single person. 5 year loss for job seeker reflects removal of COVID supplement.

GREG DAVIES: seems like a kind of a shit task. Everyone just seems like they're going home normally. ALEX HORNE: well before you say that let's have a look at how Odysseus did. cut to panel of AJAX, MENELAUS, AGAMEMNON, and DIOMEDES who are all staring at ODYSSEUS with his head in his hands

Meeting the Australian parents

🚨NACC commissioner Paul Brereton has resigned, the anti-corruption commission has announced www.nacc.gov.au/news-and-med...

TODAY RECAPPED: Mariners and Matilda’s star Issy Gomez has been crowned the A-League’s best player, winning the Julie Dolan Medal. Recap the day’s sporting news: herwaysportsmedia.substack.com/p/thursday-2... 📸 A-League

The Minister for Health and Ageing @markbutlermp.bsky.social has introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026. ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills.

Compulsory income management to continue #Budget2026

The Treasurer @jimchalmers.bsky.social has introduced Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027 and is now delivering the Budget speech. ℹ️ To find out more, visit: aph.gov.au/bills ▶️ Watch live here: aph.gov.au/live.

Happy Budget Day to all who celebrate

Long vanity post - Today is my last day with the Parliamentary Library, more than 18 years after I first started as a bright-eyed Research Assistant. I’ve stayed for so long because I’ve been surrounded by the smartest and most committed policy researchers and information scientists in Australia.

A New Zealand court declines an application by the Australian man who murdered 51 people at two mosques in 2019 to appeal his convictions.

the interim report of the Bondi royal commission has been released - 14 recommendations, 6 kept to a confidential report Calls to prioritise efforts on gun buyback, and consider whether PM and cabinet "should participate in a counter-terrorism exercise" www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

FOI docs show around 650 social security recipients were to be paid around $900k in compensation (in total) for unlawful cancellations of their payments under the Targeted Compliance Framework www.canberratimes.com.au/story/923278...

Vale - such a generous and perceptive poet

Oh look it’s a Parliamentary Library brief on universalism v means testing in social services www.aph.gov.au/About_Parlia...

Residents have been warned of a tsunami as high as 3 metres in the Iwate prefecture and parts of Hokkaido.

Sometimes you see a photo of a couple and you wonder what became of them.

I’m very happy to share that my first paper has been accepted for publication 🎉 Together with my great co-author Nayeon Lim we look at early public childcare in Germany. More details and the paper link below 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Daughter was not impressed the Roulettes didn’t join up their heart

A former Arnhem Land schoolteacher who blazed a trail as the Northern Territory’s first female senator, Trish Crossin, has died at age 70.

Today, MSF is going public with something we've been fighting behind closed doors for months: Gilead will not sell us their new HIV drug, lenacapavir. The sticking point isn't even price, they just refuse to sell. Open letter linked + explainer 🧵1/ www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/gilea...

Sydney has a steam train running on the northern line - fuel crisis is hitting hard

The quake, which hit early Thursday local time, had a depth of 35 kilometres and its epicentre was 127km west-north-west of Ternate, Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said.

Did you know that, under standing order 257, an infant being cared for by a member is allowed on the Chamber floor? Yesterday, the Member for Canberra, Ms Alicia Payne MP, became the first member to ask a question during #QT while holding her infant son.

Former longtime Member for Wagga Wagga Daryl Maguire had been sentenced to 10 months in prison for giving false evidence to the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Senate Committee report on the Social Security Technical Changes No. 1 2026 Bill tabled yesterday: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar... Bill likely to be debated/passed in the Senate today

Some important context here that does not fit into the post itself - Thailand and Iran have been chatting a LOT, a Thai vessel was blasted in the Strait in the very early days, with a few crew missing. Thai authorities reached out to Iran for help in recovering remains

It's officially a state of emergency for the Philippines newsinfo.inquirer.net/2200774/marc...

What happens when the antimatter truck meets that low bridge in Melbourne

JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance (Other) recipients as at Feb 2026: 1,027,435 - up 6.2% since Feb 2025. Biggest % increases over the last year amongst younger males: 25-34 years up 10.9% and <25 up 10.3%. data.gov.au/data/dataset...

ABS has developed a new series of measures of labour force underutilisation. Looks at: underemployment (people who want to work more), reduced employment (people working fewer hours than normal), unemployment, and underutilisation (an aggregation of these measures) www.abs.gov.au/articles/und...

At the blood bank today there were 3 Michaels queued up - truly living up to our next to godliness