Reckon #SamNeill was one of quality actors of my era. Even better was his autobiography. Wonderful read. Better still was the calm way he bravely faced cancer. Vale Sam.

Today's Guardian highlights widespread malpractice in #agedcare in Australia where residents are charged extortionate fees for services they have never asked for & dont want. Problem with aged care is legislation heavily favours providers nor residents and needs changing NOW.

In this week's podcast OLD EVERALD AND YOUNG JAMES TALK POLITICS we cheer #England win in #WorldCupSoccer. It will boost morale of all Brits as the entire nation is in doldrums & we hope it is boosted when #NigelFarage is beaten in by-election by The Rubbish Man.

Grew up in rural village of Linville in Great Depression of 1930's. No home had car or phone & there was no doctor within 100 miles. People died as there was no help. We accepted that as part of life. Now we want govt to fall when 000 does not work.

Critiics of @albomp.bsky.social had field day when PM made error in jocular podcast. Tried to be in spirit of chat & forgot he was on air & not at local pub. Albo critics are sinless & unforgiving people. Ballistics & explosive podcast steal #Albanese thunder thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/poli...

Went to cardiac centre Friday for check on my old heart to make sure I am okay to do my charity walk around #Uluru on my 95th birthday on Monday 5 October. Declared okay. 100%. Specialist told me that spiritual experience of the walk will boost both my heart and my soul too. Hope you can join me.

In UK by-election #Farage is opposed only by candidate who dresses like a rubbish bin & acts like one. May I say with utter sincerity that 90%of world's #politicians are rubbish.

Piece in The Monthly on #PaulineHanson. 'There is undeniable sense our lives now are harsher, housing is bleakly unaffordable, social services stretched & tenuous, we distrust major parties & are cynical about their commitments'. Destroying #OneNation wont solve this. #Australia is not happy place.

Stature of USA in world has been in significant decline since #Trump became President. His cheating in #WorldCup dragged it down further. Entire world cheered #Belgium. World Cup Stood as Break From U.S. Politics. Then Trump Got Involved. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...

If you happen to be near Redcliffe Q tonight at 7.00pm stop in to have a chat with me. I will be leading a round table chat with the Explorers at Ocean Room Redcliffe Uniting Church re my novel WALK IN THE SPIRIT. See you. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m57kd...

House prices dropping. Can only happen in a nation so negligent that we make people pay $1million for tiny piece of land on clogged road while 95% of continent is almost bare of population.

Am cheering #Belgium in World Cup #Soccer against USA. We cannot allow cheats to win.

Corruption at worst. #Trump gets red card reversed for USA #soccer player in World Cup. Players from other nations who have red cards did not get same privilege. ‘Thank you FIFA for reversing a great injustice!’ How Trump, the world reacted to Balogun’s ban reprieve www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...

Americans honour great advocate of democracy #ThomasJefferson who wrote Declaration of Independence 250 years ago. Now #Trump has made it autocracy of fear & den of inequality. Australia can make constitutional changes to lead world to era of enhanced #democracy.

Can't work out why 2 quality independents #ZaliSteggall & #AllegraSpender formed political party when majority of voters are disgusted with political parties & have no trust in them. They will lose their seats. Can Community Strong capture One Nation waverers? thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...

Splendid balanced article by @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social on gender equality. 95% of males will agree with her comments on manosphere. The other 5% have only one asset. Their ability to make a lot of noise when denigrating #women. Dismantling the #manosphere thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/2026...

33 years ago today #PaulKeating had legislation passed introducing #compulsorysuperannuation. We have all benefited significantly.

Funeral today of one of my wider family. She was a month short of her century. Lovely soul who practiced #Christianity without going to #Church. Family led a great celebration of her life with no clergy present. We were all delighted to rejoice that she was a wonderful person. Vale Betty.

Hi Wendy. Am shifting all my regular charges to a credit card I have with another bank and will then cancel card. Life will be better without the #CommonwealthBank

Want to say how corrupt #CommonwealthBank is. Have credit card & make regular monthly payment of $500 to cover minimum payment but as I don't pay exact minimum on exact date they fine me $10 every month. Sick mob.

Federal #Parliament studying how to improve elections. Hope they scrap #preferentialvoting that helps duds to win. Replace with alternate vote. We just vote 1 & 2. If first choice doesn't lead vote count our second choice is counted. How to vote cards banned as well as presence of political parties.

Licensed clubs & pubs in Queensland will open at 3am Saturday so #Socceroo fans can watch knockout match against Egypt. Am far from being a wowser but I can tell you that over my 94 years I have never imbibed alcohol at 3am. I will sleep through the game as I am absolutely sure our boys will win.

Cheering bad day for #Trump. Court has ruled he must pay $5million to sex abuse victim, can't sack Director of Federal Reserve, can't declare postal votes illegal. And #ran is defying him. Supreme Court Lets $5 Million Sex Abuse Verdict Against Trump Stand www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...

Cheering #Liberals MP #MelissaMcIntosh. She said what most Liberals wont say. They believe in nothing other than Labor will waste or steal our money but most voters believe Liberals do exactly the same. Liberal MP urges 'rebrand' amid dire polling www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Have no doubt #AndrewHastie will replace #AngusTaylor as #Liberals leader before #Election2028. His Army training gives him leadership skills but he is a 'born again Christian' & this usually means a closed mind.

Sunday evening. Sipping fine #whisky. Have just put another $30 on Australia to win World Cup Final. Stake now $50. Winnings of $16000 goes to my #Uluru Walk on my 95th birthday on October 5 for charity I founded called DorcasACTS that makes cash grants to people in crisis. Pray for #Socceroos.

We have created #God called #artificialintelligence which will kill our souls & turn us into lazy robots. For thousands of years humans have created many mythical Gods but if we are wise we will live by loving caring sharing just as #Jesus the Man did.

In today's podcast OLD EVERALD AND YOUNG JAMES TALK POLITICS we call for change in decadent election laws that severely penalise anyone who runs for #Parliament without joining a political party. This is gross corruption of #democracy especially when majority of voters mistrust political parties.

Its all over for the Poms. #KingCharles will no longer live in Buckingham Palace. For my 94 years the Palace has been symbol of Royalty but no more. This on top of #Brexit & 7 Prime Ministers in 10 years. Vale. King breaks 200 years tradition with palace shift www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/enterta...

USA has problems with #Muslim nations. On top of their never ending war against #Iran they have now been beaten by #Turkiye in World Cup soccer. And they made a hell of a mess of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

I think the same. It's not a good move. Being in a party constrains your ability to freely act for your constituency. Also taints by association - one bad egg scandal affects the brand.

New political party formed by 2 #Independents will end in disaster and tears. We need to have Independents run in every electorate in Election2028 and be financed by a community fund which is not dominated by any major donor.

I'd say Afghanistan was a loss as well. Taliban is still in control

Quite clear that USA has lost #Iran War. Appalling Iran regime will survive and cause many more Nine Elevens as Americans face fact that their military is incapable of winning any war. This is three in a row- Korea Vietnam Iran - and we have an #AUKUS agreement with them which may now be worth NIL.

Two independents #Steggal & #Spender have formed a political party. Huge error. They have joined political establishment at time when most voters are strongly rejecting the decadent #politics that is now infiltrating and commanding our Parliaments.

Why does #AngusTaylor spend all his time reacting to everything #PaulineHanson says instead of making her react to his 'leadership'. I am delighted to live in #multicultural Australia. A white Australia run by 'Christian' Right would be utterly boring place to live.

Political establishment & media handle #PaulineHanson badly. Every time they attack her she rises in polls. Its time to ignore her and sell good policies to voters. ‘Too close to call’: Poll surge after Hanson’s fiery speech www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

I listen very carefully to the huge anger of voters. I do not listen to the #media or #politicians.

JDV Catholic since 2019. Minns, Albanese, Malinauskas are 'devout' Catholics in the thrall of the Israel lobby. We send money and munitions to aid wars in far off lands. We have no moral authority here. By the way just acquired a bottle of Chivas Regal Extra 13 year old. To your health Everald!

Sorry @jlmjustice.bsky.social , I don't think you were listening to @everaldatlarge.bsky.social You were logically 100% correct but EC is right that the public are currently motivated by the vibes. The LNP and Labor need to convince the public that they are working for Australians not themselves. +

Waste of time for #Trump to send #JDVance to negotiate deal with #Iran. He is bigoted born again fundamentalist 'Christian' who has closed mind & no negotiating skills. All that guys like him can do is issue threats about what #God has 'commanded' them to do. He is just plain dumb.

Apologies for a typo. #OneNation figure should be 50.

My lamentable but accurate forecast for #Election2028 is ALP 75 One Nation 60 Independents 15 LNP10 Greens 1.

My Sunday reflection at #Church enabled me to give thanks that soon I will not be part of dumb world of #artificialintelligence which deprives us of ability to think, enables us to present ourselves as much brighter than we really are, and places us in a world of expanding unemployment.

Key to success of #PaulineHanson at Election2028 is how many #Liberals #Nationals rat on their Parties & move to One Nation before Election. Have checked & reckon 8 will giving her 10 seats in Reps before election begins. She will destroy both Parties. Sad days ahead.

Such is life. #Socceroos magnificent last week pathetic today. In podcast OLD EVERALD AND YOUNG JAMES TALK POLITICS we resent rise of #PaulineHanson but widely differ on how to stop her. At Election2028 she will utterly destroy Liberals & Nationals & give #Albanese a huge fright.

I subscribe to Spectator a very conservative newspaper. I do so to keep up with what right wing of #politics is doing. Today for the first time their headlines hit #Trump hard for 'surrendering to #Iran. Hope #Republicans in USA are doin g likewise.

Burnham win in crucial election in UK not only seals fate of PM #KeirStarmer it was crushing defeat for #NigelFarage Reform Party. Given voter discontent in Britain he should have won easily. Popular politician sets up bid to oust UK PM www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/u...

Opening of Obama Presidential Center reminds us that @barackobama.bsky.social won Nobel Peace Prize for signing nuclear treaty with Iran while #Trump has done neither and is destroying world economy.

AM SELLING AND SIGNING MY BOOK 'WALK IN THE SPIRIT' AT DYMOCKS CHERMSIDE BRISBANE ON SATURDAY OF THIS WEEK FROM 11am TO 12.30pm. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU. MY CO-AUTHOR NEILL FLORENCE WILL BE WITH ME. everaldcompton.com/2026/06/18/a...