The ICJ has ruled that govts and orgs are obliged not to lend any form of support to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine. So I again implore the Aus Govt to take meaningful action to hold Israel to account. To do anything less makes us complicit. #politas #auspol

Fantastic. Such presence.

“A democracy that loses its independent commentariat and leaves the field to the Murdoch family firm and whatever algorithm Google has decided to privilege this quarter is a democracy up shit creek.” theaimn.net/the-great-di...

Deadline for submissions extended to Sunday June 14: It's not too late to make your submission to the royal commission! If you haven't yet, head to the link below to read our guide and make a submission before the end of the month: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/03/ensu...

You're looking at a Rainbow Tripod Fish (genus Bathypterois) observed on a blackwater dive near Cozumel, MX. This species demonstrates "ontogenetic vertical migration": young of this species mimic jellyfish near the surface, but descend in depth as they age. (📷: Frida Yolotzin, Blackwater Cozumel)

Spotted a lovely Western Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria griseogularis) in the Perth Hills today. It was all fluffed up, no doubt trying to keep warm on a rather chilly morning 🥶 #ausbirds #wildoz #birds #inaturalist

If that's what the Israelis do to foreign nationals with cameras rolling, just imagine the treatment Palestinians receive. Oh wait - we don't need to imagine; we have numerous reports from the UN, NGOs, the NY Times, Palestinians themselves... But Australian media prefers to ignore that evidence.

In the spotlight Granite rocks emerging from the beech forests in the Jizera Mountains.

Treatment. My @smh @theage cartoon.

ICYMI- Yesterday's #Gaza #SumudFlotilla cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com

A Turquoise-browed Motmot with a dragonfly breakfast for the youngsters. #CostaRica #birds #nature

Some species of jackfish (genus Caranx) are known to wear jellyfish as 'helmets'. They build up tolerance to the jellyfish's toxins & use the stinging tentacles as a defense against predation. It's unclear if the jellyfish also benefits from fish-based propulsion. (📷: Chris Gug, Gug Underwater)

A gull shaking off some water mid flight in front of last night’s sunset in Whangarei. 🪶🇳🇿

Another #Australian company developing #solar producing glass for buildings, leaves Australia, sets up in China. This is innovation Australia is known for, that always leaves due to lack of local support. if only we funded this instead of fossil fuels. #auspol www.scmp.com/business/cli...

Endless energy

He’s been fundraising for his legal fees, for anyone able to contribute: www.chuffed.org/project/just...

It’s odd why medicine doesn’t get the engineering principles behind respiratory protective equipment. “But there’s no RCT to prove the predictions made by aerosol physics have clinical impact”.

Yet MORE evidence that dingoes ARE dingoes, NOT 'wild dogs'. Time to stop the disinformation? "Our tests of over 300 free-roaming canines around Australia shows most carry overwhelmingly dingo ancestry. On average...88.3% dingo and just 11.7% domestic dog." theconversation.com/new-dna-evid...

One of the most terrifying images in history: Gaza transformed from life into death. Gaza in 2023 and 2026 💔

I know there’s a lot going on in the world, and we don’t have enough attention to pay to any of it. But the throttling of Cuba by the US should be a bigger story than it is. There are about 10 million people in Cuba, subjected to horrendous collective punishment. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

A small but significant victory in a massive battle to defend human rights and international law. Francesca has been vindicated even in the courts of the superpower that sanctioned her for doing her duty www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I hear from the community they feel abandoned. Islamophobia, antisemitism, anti-Palestinian racism, racism against First Nations people need a sustained, systemic response. Together. Cutting the Human Rights Commission while rights violations are rising is the opposite of that.

"Scathing". Tribunal rebukes govt over nuclear waste secrecy. A big win here for Transparency Warrior @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social and the public #auspol #AUKUS michaelwest.com.au/transparency...

Today Kieran Pender (HLRC) and I met with Afghan war crimes whistleblower, David McBride. He was on day release to attend a professional training course. He’s in good spirits with only 4 months until parole eligibility. We took a selfie but aren’t allowed to post it 😢. #auspol #injustice

"... good hygiene habits such as frequent hand washing, not sharing cups or cutlery, covering your mouth when coughing and wiping down high-touch spaces." All mostly ineffective to the point of irrelevance against these airborne diseases. We know this; why is the misleading advice being repeated?

🚨NSW anti-protest laws ruled unconstitutional, massive blow for Chris Minns Government and vested interests. Huge week for democracy, with High Court yesterday unanimously ruling Victorian ALP Govt's rigging of donations laws likewise unconstitutional. theklaxon.com.au/ouub

NSW's fascistic anti-protest laws, enacted after Bondi and to allow Isaac Herzog, a war criminal, to tour without opposition, have been defeated in court today. The Appeals court found the laws "impermissibly burden" implied constitutional rights. From the river to the sea.

Today’s deepcut is well worth reading - have been wondering about this issue and today they have neatly laid out the pieces of the puzzle 👇

Moon mission #comeeks

Iran's envoy to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, says the US-Iran talks in Islamabad are aimed at helping “end an illegal war against the Iranian nation.” 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/7piivs

Major media outlets are helping JD Vance play both sides — posing as the principled adviser opposed to the war but also as the loyal helpmate supporting his president's war. Get a grip. Vance is helping a criminal president conduct an illegal war. It’s a scandal that working the press works so well.

Here's the latest variant picture for Australia, to late March. Several variants are churning around in a confused picture, without any one being clearly dominant. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" rebounded to 40%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" rebounded to 33%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia 🧵

“I want to see actions, not their empty, hollow words. The community is rightly outraged. Lebanon is just being bashed to smithereens at the moment. We’ve seen it happen in Gaza. We’re fearing it’s going to be happening in Lebanon next." But little from the Australian govt beyond "deep concern".

Japanese recyclers have developed methods to extract lithium, nickel, palladium and other rare metals from disused electronic devices. This helps secure steadier supplies of metals critical to manufacturers.

“The scale of the killing and destruction in Lebanon today is nothing short of horrific.” theaimn.net/ceasefire-ex...

A perfect example of the Coriolis effect at work. Twin cyclones, one in each hemisphere, spinning in opposite directions, and prevented from crossing the equator.

"The emperor penguin’s move to endangered is a stark warning: climate change is accelerating the extinction crisis before our eyes. Governments must act now to urgently decarbonise our economies.” - Martin Harper, BirdLife International 😢 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just seen on the news swathes of residential apartments in Lebanon being targeted by Israeli missiles. The IDF “targeting” hezbollah !?! Bullshit. It sheer terrorism.

Our burning of fossil fuels is melting sea ice and drowning emperor penguin chicks, putting them in danger of extinction. 😱

An envelope of sunrise from one of the Glencoe summits

Well said, guy at The Guardian. Brits have a way of getting to the point. When I was an international relations major in undergrad at NYU, I would have been laughed & flunked out of any class had I exhibited such obscene willful ignorance of basic geopolitics. But here we are.

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White-banded Swallows out in the ‘rain’forests of northern Peru. #birdsoftheworld

Unless the PM condemns US threats to end a civilisation there can be no credible laws on hate speech in Australia. #AusPol

Morning. 🖼️ Brett Whiteley

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73,188+ Palestinians and 2,039+ Israelis have been killed in the Gaza war according to the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) and Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including 248 journalists and media workers, 120 academics,and over 224 humanitarian aid workers. 80% of Palestinians killed were civilians.

Dr Assal Rad— “𝘈 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯.”

Yet more institutional overreach from an Australian university: a student up for misconduct for recording a video critical of RMIT’s involvement in armaments research www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Alleged to have committed war crimes in Afghanistan, last night Ben Robert-Smith spent his 1st night behind bars. Found guilty of truth telling, Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride is spent his 693rd night behind bars. 1/2 #contrast #auspol