I think the thing I love most about cheap hotels is that generally you can turn off the air con and open a window. That's happened tonight. And I'm delighted.

Mike Burgess is looking thin. That should worry all of us. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-24/spy-chief-defends-resourcing-decisions-warns-of-threats/106838338

About 20 years too late, Channel 9 appears to have recognised that Karl Stefanovic is ghastly. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-24/karl-stefanovic-podcast-drama-and-the-outrage-industry/106838662

(k)Nifel needs to be sold off with all the other junk in the Garage sale. Hoping anything orange or red-headed gets chucked out, too.

RE: https://mastodon.green/@pvonhellermannn/116798038528869495 Yes, and. I don't think Europe is quite coming to terms with extreme weather and the spectacular impacts on drought and fires and flooding that come from these extremes. It's not just about the temperatures. It's about what comes next.

I wonder how many people still think they can just choose not to be upskilled in AI. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-23/five-eyes-security-agencies-say-act-swiftly-on-ai/106828686

Gosh there are fewer auction clearances. How extraordinary. Or... Y'know, not. Also: several thousand percent desirable.

JJ home! Now: dinner.

How to do lunch in Penguin, Tasmania.

Gosh Launceston is being pseudo-wintry. Rain and whistling wind. Not terribly cold, but trying to appear so. It's sort of funny to witness, as I'm peeling back the blankets.

Here's an idea. Let's not make Australia a tenant of AI, but rather capitalise on our AI research: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-18/data-centre-boom-sparks-warning-to-consider-climate-change/106799658

My feed is amazing. I appreciate what you share. I'm delighted by what you have discovered.

Just had slow cooked lamb shanks with onion and carrots, baked potatoes and beans. I mean life is pretty good when this is possible.

Baked banana bread this morning.

HOME! 🏡 😍

Landed on a clear Launnie night! 😍

Boarded my 11th flight of 2026.

Boarding my flight. Hoping this one lands

At the Qantas Club. Very quiet here this evening.

On the Skybus

Question to investor about AI: what do you think about governance when employees of companies just develop agents with AI and they don't realise that their agents are exposing customer data? Paraphrased answer from investor: I think companies are just going to bed to raise their risk appetite.

On my train with less than a minute to spare!

Researchers this is for you! https://comms.innovation.csiro.au/WhatsON

It's been an amazing day at #csiro #ONTranslate . And now we get to see the graduating teams from #ONAccelerate 10. Congrats to all the teams.

Fab to be at #CSIRO #ONTranslate today in Naarm.

Stand up for funding of scientific research and commercialisation in Australia. https://restorescience.com.au/

I stand with the Australian Academy of Science calling for funding for science in Australia to be raised to OECD averages - and for the Australian Economic Accelerator funding to be restored.

The photos in this story will just make your life better. You're welcome. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-09/wallaby-joey-hitchhiked-charleville-returns-north-qld/106772002

Landed. Looks like a lovely day.

Boarded my 10th flight of 2026.

Back at the Qantas Club in Launnie. Looks like my flight is going to be super early today.

And what a glorious final letter to the Australian public from the great Richard Scolyer. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/professor-richard-scolyer-open-letter-death-cancer/106741140

Vale to the wonderful Richard Scolyer. Just an amazing, positive, strong and gentle man.

Kind of sick of laying out the data to prove what has been proven over and over again. There is generational inequity. There is a debt that needs to be repaid.

Nice image to conclude David Shoebridge's interview which was far too focused on submarines, talking about older generations pulling up the ladder behind them after they were provided with so many benefits that are now not available to younger generations. #Insiders

#Insiders is today obsessed with submarines, rather than thinking about the future of conflict. Even with submarines you're not going to be able to use them to defend the entire coastline of the country, all the time.

Lovely sunny morning in Launnie, so I'm making the most of it and doing a couple of loads of washing.

Happy World Environment Day!

Will someone please tell Alastair Campbell that "encyclical" is pronounced en-SIK-lik-el?

Nearly at the end of my renovations after 2.5 months. It's not as long as last time, and it's nowhere near as hard. But still: I'm just feeling blessed to be at this point. And probably more importantly, I'm happy to feel that I'm here if my family needs me.

Wow James Boags closing is huge.

I know it's chilly and definitely wet. But I do love winter in Tassie. Heated blankets, jumpers, and warm food. And being happy for the water, for the forest and the stone.

Love winters in Tasmania. Cool air, warm blankets, and a legitimate reason to wear a beanie. 😍

Have had a lovely Sunday along with 400 fellow Launcestrians listening to choristers singing show tunes, then watching Man of La Mancha - it's such a great musical play.

Big crowd for the afternoon's concert in Launceston

Unaffordable fees for University degrees in Australia are appalling. #Insiders

"I own my own home and I'm nervous about house prices". House prices may fall between 5-10% in Sydney and Melbourne. Over the last decade Australian property prices have increased by an average of 6.4% *per year*, *every year*.

"The policy reason is that governments shouldn't make dramatic changes to tax". Sorry what? That's exactly what governments *should do*. #auspol #Insiders

Alan Kohler says we need at least 240,000 new homes every year over the next decade. So 420,000 new homes (even if this is achieved) is covering less than 2 years of what is needed. #auspol #Insiders https://www.abc.net.

420,000 new homes to be supported to be built over a decade. I wonder how many will actually be built? How about removing council control over building permits? How about building state owned homes? And how many homes will we actually need over the decade? #auspol #Insiders