Scientist sackings ... 130-150 to go from the 715 Environment scientist pool? @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social in an FOI fight on #CSIRO (No funding issues for #AUKUS !) #auspol michaelwest.com.au/the-science-...

It seems that the Liberals commitment to freedom of speech doesn’t even extend to a frank chat about their worst ever election result…with Dutton threatening defamation! maybe Dutton is keen to see the Libs do even worse in 2028 so that his ‘record’ performance doesnt last long

Democracy requires political debate. Political debate requires scrutiny, which means (preferably polite) criticism, of policies & strategies. How can that scrutiny take place with the spectre of defamation hanging over politicians & media? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Because that's where the good grass is. I'm not hyper-critical, have worked for the industry, just bemused that 100,000 are killed and the animal welfare angle isn't even mentioned.

"Labor didn’t want the “something” it was attempting..It played a high stakes game..aided by Greens who..made the smart choice. Now Ley must own Coalition walking away from legislation it said it wanted, while govt gets to pretend it tried to meet expectations" www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

If @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social care about animals, why the deafening silence re: the cattle industry in Australia? Where is the education? The agitation to change? The organisation to make it happen? Why are our eNGOs so deafeningly silent?

The cattle industry kills 100,000 large mammals in a single, pretty modest event, and that's just unavoidable, accidental 'stock losses'. The biggest large-river flood so far this season looks to have been a 1:25 in the lower Flinders. What happens when a proper flood comes along?

The Premier State - Gold standard!

@emmashortis.bsky.social your thoughts? How to move forward? Keen to know 'If the Trump administration is willing to prey on loyal US allies such as Denmark, who’s next? Australia?' 'The escalating madness of the Trump administration and creaking AUKUS' www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

David. (Old peoples concerts...)

Also about number 12,517 in examples that any agreement/treaty with Trump is completely worthless

Yes! I think it is past time for @tonyburkemp.bsky.social to explain to #Marles that #AUKUS will FU*KUS. #auspol #integrity #transparency

It’s all going to get so much worse www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Excellent idea. Also we need many more of them and many fewer #duopoly politicians.

Oh come on Chris. Chapter 1 of your book negates this notion entirely. Pleasing the press gallery is important because it's important, and unless you are prepared to junk that it's not even reasonable to assume pollies won't respond with spin

join in the conversation here - anything to add to CW's article?

More crass needed: the duopoly is absolutley ***ed 'In more crass terms, Ley f–ked around. Now she’s finding out. Heat rises in Coalition's summer of discontent' www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

So our AUKUS partners are essentially in a military stand off with each other. What a superb agreement we have . www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

At my desk, just saw a rat saunter through the back door. Ergh Remember,important... DO NOT USE RAT POISON ! It's killing our lovely birds and wildlife!! (I'll get the bugger... rat trap set up to go) birdlife.org.au/stop-the-pub...

Thanks Scotty, we're still picking up the pieces.

Indeed. How dumb do you have to be to pay $Billions for a possibility of delivery? On top of that, detection tech is evolving at least as rapidly as other tech, so the idea of stealth subs will likely be dead on arrival.

Turnbull nails it: "I think the UK saw Australia as a rich dummy that will basically subsidise their creaky submarine program." I certainly agree that our political leaders are dummies, regardless of party.

When we get to the next election and you need to vote .. THINK THE DUOPOLY will stick with IDEOLOGY - AUKUS and the Diktator There’s every chance you’ll vote for WAR A vote for IDEOLOGY puts your children into a war theatre THIS is modern warfare .. Source: YouTube share.google/LzVNV3PIgx4X...

AUKUS idiotic ***ing idea to start with & still ****ing-well is. 'FS just pull the ****ing pin Marles/Albanese/Wong/Chalmers. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22405/...

Thank you Gavin

excellent article

Gob-smacking report from Anne Davies (You might not want to read it if you're about to eat...)

🤔now which other paper could heed this ? Lenore Taylor, Guardian Australia editor: 'As CP Scott, editor of the Guardian for 57 years, wrote in his famous centenary essay in 1921, “the voice of opponents no less than that of friends has a right to be heard”.' www.theguardian.com/sustainabili...

A Venezuelan Visionary's Warning about Petro Politics via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Selling military supplies to a genocidal regime, and trying to ban protest and criticism of Israel. Folks, please, that's not "centre-right", that's fascist.

Boomer/Gen-X nostalgia, unrecognised propaganda and binary thinking ("dO yOu WaNt ThE LiBeRaLs To WiN?!?) are blinding much of the nation to how horrifically complicitly shit this party is

Australia needs to seriously come to terms with how much the Labor Party fucking sucks

Presented without comment @davemilbo.bsky.social:

would someone be able to respond to this 'wake up call' pls? @richarddenniss.bsky.social @grogsgamut.bsky.social @ebonybennett.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

@albomp.bsky.social's @australianlabor.bsky.social, bringing climate chaos to a town near you, or maybe even your town! A special slow clap for all Labor voters too!

In #2016 I had no inklings of becoming a politician, but was working on my capacity for robust competition anyway 🥹… Sadly, this is the last time I experienced personal sporting glory - I've since had to settle for waiting for the 2026 Carlton premiership…

#OTD 16 January 2015, the #Beagle2 lander was found on #Mars. Seen in images taken by #NASA’s MRO, the lander was partially deployed, meaning that it did indeed land successfully on Mars on Christmas Day 2003! 🧪🔭 @science.esa.int @ukspaceagency.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social

And frankly, how many individuals and corporations with the collusion of elected governments - especially the duopoly - are doing exactly the same in Australia? The sharp rise of inequality here suggests many When you vote for IDEOLOGY and never SOLUTIONS then you are ripping us all apart

Flag and cap the go, for safety. Maybe also a moose head on the bonnet?

more from @emmashortis.bsky.social here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/chaotic...

@emmashortis.bsky.social on AUKUS insanity : The AUKUS deal will cost taxpayers at least $368bn to build nuclear subs for the U.S. with zero guarantee of a single submarine for Australia. Sign @australiainstitute.org.au petition demanding more scrutiny nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...

My follow-backs are a bit behind, sorry. Interesting how much more crud there is in the list than there was a year ago.

As ever, the letter-writers bring the wisdom. We have a crisis of leadership at so many levels, and you only need to look at theocratic and repressive states to see that harsh, arbitrary rules and punishment do not make a society safe or harmonious.

Defence Minister Richard Marles is keen to be seen with the big boys in Washington talking #AUKUS, he’s keen for a photo opportunity on a nuclear powered submarine, but when it comes to determining a preferred site for spent reactor fuel … he’s not so keen. #RadioactiveHotPotato #FOI #auspol

Ffs - so many humans lack consequential thinking 😖 As Australia battles fire ants

Any Australian anti-hate laws will be totally ineffective if they don’t confront online/dark web provocateurs/incitement. Yes, Ronald Mizen AFR 16/1/26 makes a pertinent point. 👇

Cartoon by Adam Zyglis

Frey: "This is not sustainable. This is an impossible situation our city is being put in. We cannot be at a place in America where we have 2 governmental agencies literally fighting one another. We are put in this position b/c we have approximately 600 police officers & there are 3,000 ICE agents."