One Nation, the champions for little Aussie battlers.... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Cheers ☕️☕️ Happy Friday High pressure day in my world today so current mood. 🎵 youtube.com/shorts/3m0KJ...

Sorry. My @smh cartoon.

Ballot paper. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Sorry all - no #SundayShot this week as @davemilbo.bsky.social has the flu & I am at Sydney Writers' Fest. In Sydney on Sunday? Join me as I wrangle theatrical heavyweights Suzie Miller, Lally Katz & European superstar @sofioksanen.com @ 10am before chatting to @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social at 2pm.

Tadi got to spend time with his chicks after they were fed by Ziva. He's so gentle ... clearly being careful not to squash anyone! #MontrealQuebec #PeregrineFalcons

Triple-decker ducks! Grey teals in flight. #BirdOfTheDay #DucksInTheAir

death and taxes

If you want to know why (politically) the ALP should actually do things like axing the CGT discount and negative gearing tune in to #QT. Albanese actually looks energized. The backbench are up and about. Amazing how doing things a Labor govt should do feels easier to defend... live.thepoint.com.au

Watch Malcolm Roberts crumble as he gets a tiny bit of pressure to answer for his courting of dangerous conspiracy theories (Hanson has to jump in to rescue him)

The late Pet Murphy MP's gambling harm report "You win some, you lose more" was released on 28 June 2023. The Albanese government's response to her report was released today, 1,049 days later. It was timed to hit during the Budget lock-up, when nobody is paying attention.

Churches broad and narrow. My @smh @theage cartoon.

no idea

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Name one policy One Nation has proposed or supported that addresses wealth inequality, distributes wealth or furthers the interests of people who aren’t already rich. You can’t do it because there isn’t one.

Cute close-up of Sandy or Luna sleeping soundly. They are both fast asleep. #BigBearValley #BaldEagles

Seems my sister has just launched a leadership challenge to Keir Starmer #gocath

Attenborough 100

Wish Independent #MichelleMilthorpe victory in #Farrer election Saturday despite #Liberals & #Nationals preferencing One Nation when they finish third & fourth on primary votes. Genuine conservative voters will defy ticket as they will not be able to bring themselves to vote for #PaulineHanson.

Many folk consider Australia’s compulsory voting anathema to ‘freedom’, but I would argue that they are looking at it from the wrong perspective. A thread. 🧵 #auspol 1/9

Tony Abbott told a meeting that I was in that he wanted non-compulsory voting. "The left are so apathetic, they won't turn up to vote. It will take them a generation to get back into government," he said. That's placing self interest above the country's best interest. #auspol

Revival. My @smh @theage cartoon.

“In my lifetime I have witnessed a terrible decline. In yours, you could and should witness a wonderful recovery.” What an immense privilege it has been to be alive at the same time as this incredible human being—David Attenborough. #Happy100thBirthday🥳 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Cyndi Lauper has something to say. Listen up!! #USDemocracy

Out west: notes from the Farrer by-election https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/out-west-notes-from-the-farrer-by-election/ #auspol

Fun to do - despite my tech difficulties!

Pauline passing the pub test @theageaustralia.bsky.social

In the Letters section, I once referred to One Nation as One Notion. I now fear I exaggerated. Kevan Porter, Alphington @theageaustralia.bsky.social letters

Cartoon by John Deering 💯💯💯🎯🎯🎯

Early morning Ms Tawny with that exquisite orange ring around the outer edge of her eye.

Ed note: last week I saw #SundayShot viewer numbers in the corner of the screen - course these are only 9am Sunday numbers, not watch back totals - and decided to remind the TL this week it is a fucking great show. For me anyway it is a salve to hear intelligent people say real things in real time🙌🏼

🪶 Credit to hubby for this great shot of a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo eating from a seedpod it's holding. #AustralianWildlife #Parrots #Nature #Birds

An American Red Squirrel, also known as a Pine Squirrel, watching people walking past on the nature trail. I felt like I was being judged. 😂

All is well with the San Jose City Hall hatchling quartet. The family includes another Dad (Monty) who's a great provider. #PeregrineFalcons

So many Americans in the comments, complaining about his "privilege", who don't seem to realise that (1) Sam Neill lives in New Zealand (2) New Zealand has universal healthcare (3) Healthcare in civilised countries is a right, not a privilege. Also: great news!

A clear statement. That is completely beyond the Australian foreign minister. Who is far more focused on berating Australians for participating in the #GlobalSumudFlotilla, than condemning piracy and kidnapping by the rogue Israeli regime.

Plaything. My @smh cartoon.

Photo bomb. My @smh @theage cartoon.

𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳 from Montreal, Quebec, CA where a recent incubation shift change-over from Ziva to Tadi included a prey transfer to Ziva. How lucky is Ziva! #PeregrineFalcons

𝘖𝘩𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘨𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘶 from Osaka, Japan, where Mum came in close to watch over her sleeping darlings early in the morning. #PeregrineFalcons

"Australians can no longer pretend we "share our values" with the Netanyahu regime so, to protect our own community, as well as demonstrate our commitment to international law, it is time Australia acted now—" @albomp.bsky.social. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/04...

A Red-winged Blackbird perches on a cattail to watch over the marsh.

The gaslight on the hill.

Diamond has a massive crop. #OrangeNSW #PeregrineFalcons

(cartoon Bill Day)

Bumped into an old friend on Whenua Hou the day before yesterday, while I was working on the webcam. #kakapo #kakapo2026 #conservation #wildlife

A Sandhill Crane colt (a baby crane), less than 24 hours old, takes a snooze in the sunshine next to mama crane.

I've been pushing back on the aged care integrated assessment tool for months—I've even accused it of being Robodebt-like. So I was very glad to see the Commonwealth ombud step in last week to review it www.themandarin.com.au/311866-human...

Doggie