Let’s put this another way. If Donald Trump is not a co-conspiracist paedophile with Jeffrey Epstein, then why is his administration so scared of full transparency in releasing the Epstein files? Why are they fighting the law, dragging their feet, and redacting so much? What has Trump got to hide?

Australians are rightly shocked and disgusted by Sussan Ley accusing the Labor govt of not showing enough grief at the Bondi attack. The sick politicisation of terrorism by the Liberals - ignoring calls for unity - has been so ugly. Days before Christmas. Shame on all of them!

Thank you Amy Remeikis for calling out the horrendous political opportunism of the Liberals in using a terror attack to score political points. Everyone I have spoken to about this devastating attack has agreed the Liberals are making a tragic situation worse. www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

Every “journalist” who is helping the hard right anti-immigrant Liberal Party use a terror attack to spread fear and hatred and to undermine the Labor government should hang their heads in shame. We know News Corp exists to run these campaigns, but what’s the ABC’s excuse?

Australians should be standing against racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, bigotry, discrimination, hatred in all its forms. Let’s remember that the recent “anti-immigration” marches were crawling with antisemite Nazis. People need to be clear who they stand with and stand against in this debate!

Frydenberg’s statements blaming Bondi terrorist attack on Albo are outrageous. Extremism and radicalisation exists in every society. Frydenberg and everyone else - inc. News Corp - who are using a devastating terrorist attack to score political points against Labor should be ashamed of themselves

If you’re an Australian politician or activist using the Bondi terror attack to provoke hate towards immigrants, while also opposing quite clearly necessary gun law reform, we see you! Shame!

Shame on everyone who didn’t even wait a day to use an abhorrent, devastating terrorist attack to create fear and division - exactly what terrorists want. Anyone using a national tragedy for political point scoring should be ashamed of themselves! From all ends of the political spectrum.

The hero who disarmed one of the Bondi shooters has been named - Ahmed al Ahmed. Ahmed is being hailed as a hero across the world. Incredible bravery to tackle someone with a gun, particularly when the other shooter still had his! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Horrible to see the devastation in Bondi this evening. Violent hate is despicable anywhere, targeting families celebrating a religious festival at the beach is unspeakable. It’s a dark day 😞

Linda Reynolds has bankrupted Brittany Higgins - the woman who was raped in Reynolds’ office. This outcome tells you everything you need to know about the character of Reynolds, and the Liberal Party. Reynolds never had to take this action. This was her choice www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2025/12...

New SA Liberal leader Ashton Hurn has started her tenure by vowing to scrap SA’s successful Voice to Parliament. Thankfully Hurn will never be the premier so this won’t happen, but it’s just a sign that she is as MAGA as extremist Alex Antic, offering nothing but hate and division. Shame on her!

Nigel Farage is a racist, white supremacist bigot. He’s made a political career out of racist, anti-immigrant hate. That he made antisemitic comments at school is totally unsurprising. He has always shown who he is. His supporters should decide if they’re that too www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I’m so embarrassed for everyone involved in this pantomime. Look at Trump’s face. He’s deranged.

Just watched the movie Nuremberg. This is the strongest political statement I’ve ever seen against Trump’s MAGA white supremacy. Well done to the people brave enough to make this movie.

Predictably, News Corp have ignored teachers’ pleas for them to stop pitting schools against each other by publishing uncontextualised rankings. Since they’ve ignored this, I’m sharing the list of Australia’s most untrusted brands. News Corp number 8 - should be higher! A toxic stain on Australia.

Trump’s war on reality continues! Facts are Trump’s enemy because facts undermine his lies. Remember, he lies to gain power, not just to confuse. www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...

For those interested in SA politics and the chaos of the Liberal Party more broadly, SA Liberal Leader Vincent Tarzia has resigned, three or so months out from the state election. Good times!

It’s great to see teachers fighting back against News Corp. Unfortunately though, asking News Corp to act ethically by stopping their offensive and obsessive ranking of schools is like asking News Corp not to exist. The class-based snobbery is the point of News Corp! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Independent Australia publishes my media critique and political musings every fortnight, for which I am very grateful. As a tiny outfit speaking truth to power, they need our help to keep going. Please donate if you can! 🙏🏻 @independentaus.bsky.social www.gofundme.com/f/help-indep...

Trump’s political career has been driven by racism. The Trump movement is destroying America because of racism. Everyone needs to say it every day! Never be scared to call out white supremacist racism. My analysis👇🏻 independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Everyone who doesn’t stand up to a bully is the bully’s accomplice.

We have to keep saying it until everyone is saying it: Trump opposes “the media” because the media has the power to contradict his bullshit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“But the fact the government landed the deal with Sarah Hanson Young — and does not fear the electoral consequences of doing so — points to an erosion in the resource industry's ability to set the political terms. This is no small thing.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Trump working hard to keep the Epstein files out of the headlines.

Trump is attacking journalists - called one piggy! - because they have the power to correct his lies and critique his behaviour. Journalists should remember how important this power is to democracy and have the courage to keep using it no matter what the deranged bully president says about them.

Texas influencer based in Russia. Wouldn’t be surprised if most MAGA influencers are Russian based. That’s the state of the manipulated (happy to be manipulated because hate is seductive) world.

Happy (or sad) to announce that BlueSky has used a face recognition platform to confirm that I’m old and don’t need to be banned from here 😆

The Liberals and News Corp show through their blatant opposition to climate action that they represent the interests of billionaires, and couldn’t care less if the earth become inhabitable. My analysis👇🏻 independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

(New from us) ‘Now the Pacific is leading the way again. Island leaders have a bold plan to become the world’s first region powered entirely by renewables and energy storage.’ #ClimateCrisis #COP30 w/ @wesleymorgan.bsky.social @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-pacific-...

The Liberal Party have made themselves entirely irrelevant by dropping net zero. Fine by me.

The New York Times have had Epstein’s compromising evidence of Trump’s involvement with “young” girls for a decade. Let that settle in. Predating Trump’s first presidency.

Fantastic piece by Alison Pennington and Michael Wright about the need to tax wealth more than we tax work. 💯 www.afr.com/policy/econo...

Let’s see those files!

Another way to say this is two thirds want net zero to stay - a healthy majority. Lead with that.

The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works. Extract below from Working for the Brand.

Was News Corp paid to platform the mining industry’s anti-working rights propaganda, or do they just do it for free because they exist to bash unions and in turn Labor?

The New York Times have finally (although timidly) raised the possibility that there might be some issues with American democracy. To which I say “where have you been for the past ten months and the decade before that?” My analysis: independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

The New York Times’ timid epiphany exposes how America’s media helped pave Trump’s road to authoritarianism. New York Times shows how media have failed American democracy ~ @drvicfielding.bsky.social

Just watched online presentation by a US constitutional law expert who talked about America sliding into authoritarianism. Someone asked him what country has the strongest democracy in the world. He said the US 😳 I guess Australia - mandatory pref voting, independently operated - doesn’t exist then?

His aunt is actually his dad’s cousin. WHAT A SCANDAL!

“The official said” doing a lot of heavy lifting in this piece of “journalism” (it’s actually stenography).

It is true that the Young Republicans' group chat has exposed the underlying racism and white supremacy of the Republican Party. Indeed, to understand this racism and white supremacy, you only have to look at Trump's agenda. My analysis: independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

New headline: TRUMP LIED! YET AGAIN!

Trump is destroying the White House to show how powerful he is. He wants to show off that he can literally do whatever he likes without consequences. He doesn’t have to ask for permission or tell anyone it’s going to happen. It’s an authoritarian act.

In just a few days, “King Trump” dumped figurative 💩 on Americans and is now tearing down a wing of the White House to build gold ballroom. Surely some of his rusted on MAGA faithful are considering peeling off. I know they’re there for the bigotry and trolling, but there has to be a limit for some?

NYT can’t call a spade a spade when it comes Trump. They even call Trump’s 💩 “brown liquid”. Total cowards.

I’m not sure Trump taking a dump on America is the winning analogy he seems to think it is. The best reply I’ve seen to this post is simply: shitler 💩

The president needs your help! He's collecting diarrhea for his plane. He has a plane that's 99% toilet with other people's diarrhea in it and he wears a little crown when he drives it around. Brave patriots please send your loose stool to your favorite diarrhea president for his diarrhea plane.

Fantastic. I can't think of two people better suited to each other. They'll need a larger meeting room to fit both egos in the door, and they'll need to buy a bigger bar fridge. And just like the Mark Latham debacle, I give it 12 months. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...