THIS IS A BIG DEAL 🔥⛽🌏💀 MAKE A SUBMISSION ! The Australian Senate now has a Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change & Energy investigating climate disinfo orgs & funders Due by 12 Sept 2025 here: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar... Cont'd below 🧵 #auspol #NZpol #AtlasNetwork

For #Kooyong: Melbourne Water is mapping local flooding and flood risks – and they want your help. They want to hear from you about where stormwater floods, and what happens to the local creeks and rivers: letstalk.melbournewater.com.au/index.php/?c...

More yellow today, as I took Sundae on a Ballarat road trip! (I think she liked the puddle more than the umbrellas.)

A local florist borrowed Sundae for a photo shoot today

There’s nothing productive about building the same home twice after bushfires or floods destroyed it. There’s nothing productive about it taking more effort to grow the same foods and fibres in harsher environments. Inaction benefits so few, harms so many.

Idk how they expect babies to read this…

Respect🔥

. @marcmaron.bsky.social on hack jokes, punching down, and cultural consequences. Perhaps yes it is the 80’s, with a lot of this shit driven by nostalgic boomers.

Who wore it better?

Just hanging out in the garage while we get some things done.

Don’t pretend she doesn’t hustle for it, Betoota! 😅

TAS parliament now has just as many Independents as Labor Caucus members across both houses. Liberal: 17 (34%) Labor: 13 (26%) Independent: 13 (26%) Green: 6 (12%) Shooters: 1 (2%) Granted several different stripes of INDs, but perhaps a shape of parliaments to come?

1943 Coalition: 23 of 75 seats (30.7%) UAP: 14 of 75 (18.7%) 2025 Coalition: 43 of 150 (30.7%) Liberal: 28 of 75 (18.7%) The last time things were this bad, Robert Menzies called his party “unviable” and rebuilt it from the ground up.

Di Stefano in today’s AFR notes that perhaps it’s not a great idea to call independent voters you wish to win back “pig-ignorant”. Ironic that the event was held in Bradfield, where former MP Paul Fletcher abruptly ended his re-election campaign after similar remarks.

Incredible, unhinged rant. 🤯 Former deputy PM John Anderson at a Liberal branch meeting. Feel the disgust and disdain they have for “pig-ignorant”, ‘bird-brained’, ‘irrational’ independent voters. (Also note the outdated/debunked left/right brain theory.)

Rotisserie chicken

Neighbour tells me a story: “I had some blood tests last week and the nurse asked if I had travelled far. “I said ‘not far, I live in the apartment building up the road,’ and she began telling me about the gorgeous dog that sits out the front. “‘Oh that’s Sundae!’ I replied.” 😅

👀 New kid on the block: Voices of Kingsford Smith From other socials, seems they’re taking an approach of constructive engagement around issues of significant community concern, including a lack of climate action and the approval of highly damaging gas projects. bsky.app/profile/voic...

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“[T]hree-quarters of millennials and gen Z voters, now the largest group of Australian voters, named climate change as an important consideration for the 2025 election. “By 2028, there will be several hundred thousand more of them.” -Zoe Daniel www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ready to hit Route 66 in an open-top Cadillac

Long dog with three tails continues to defy science

idk how people can claim to be Australian patriots, yet fight against the embrace of our utterly unique 65,000+ cultural history.

I donated to @elliesmith4qld.bsky.social’s campaign for the Moreton Bay By-Election www.elliesmith.com.au/donate

Wild scenes on Twitter where an American in the community notes is making the case this is a fake screenshot because it’s from the future… This is how Americans learn about time zones.

I thought I recognised them! Old mate is in court this week…

Achievement unlocked: dog slept through her dinner

Fastest way to kill the independents movement would be to adopt reasonable socially progressive, integrity-strong, environmentally-sound and evidence-based policies.

Sweater weather has definitely begun in Melbourne…

The tennis ball fairy is back again!

“Bark softly, and chew on a good stick.”

I roll over, she closes (and fills) the gap. 🥺

Velcro dog. Been interstate for a few days and Sundae seems to have missed me. She’s comes back from early morning walk with Cassie, brings me socks and her new toy, and snuggles in touching me so I can’t get away without alerting her. 🥺

lol

I reckon attack ads are a pretty solid barometer of how much pressure a candidate is putting on the parties I’m interested to see how candidates like Peter George in Franklin go in the count. PS glad they didn’t get any farmed salmon with those chips!

Read this. Then look up what Victoria’s MINIMUM legislated rental standards are via this link: www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/rent...

They (@communityindeps.bsky.social) are right. Democracy only thrives when it’s challenged. People only get a choice when SOMEONE stands up. 38 communities stood up for themselves in 2025. Whatever the individual results, all 38 are better off because they challenged the status quo.

Oh. My. God. The TASSIE system is ripe for independent disruption. Meg Webb (IND) is a great example of what’s possible with a very small campaign. She’s up for re-election in Nelson this year.

Community independents flourish in the fertile soils of “why bother”. There’s nothing more contagious in a community than newfound hope.

The story of Indi, Wannon, Cowper, Groom… “Safe seats” are no good for democracy, for representation, for engagement.

As a puppy Sundae was always getting pats from people in teal coloured t-shirts. She’s now conditioned to see everyone wearing that colour as her bestie.

Scrolling through socials when suddenly… “Hey wait… is that…?… THAT’S MY DOG!”

REMINDER: Liberal “moderates” vote the same way as One Nation 78% of the time.

A legal stoush has erupted on Kew High Street just now after Boroondara Council enforced its directive: one sign per candidate on public land. Everyone complied except the Liberals who are refusing and have called in lawyers, leaving their signs all over the public footpath.

Sundae in her happy place: the beach!!

50 extra signs, at $500 each per day, for 3 days, equals $75,000, just for Kew alone. Might have to dig into the trust fund, or put up the rent.

“We now cross to our correspondent in Camberwell who is going to interview a VERY GOOD GOLDEN RETRIEVER!” 😅

Religious extremists are marshalling around Peter Dutton. Firstly, you need to think about what the appeal is. Then you need to ask what they get in return. This isn’t the only bunch they’re playing to: also the commitment to the “hate group” Christian Lobby. #Auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04...

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