"Australia’s law that is supposed to protect the environment and cultural heritage doesn’t work." Good piece from @adammorton.bsky.social on the North West Shelf. For more on Murujuga, watch our doco: australiainstitute.org.au/post/video-r...

This could’ve ended so much worse than it did.

Yesterday @amyremeikis.bsky.social decided I needed a big squishy chicken to get me through the days, and on reading the news today, I say good call.

It’s Back to you Barrie! Hooray!

The Australia Institute presents Barrie, Bowers and Friends! Barrie Cassidy and Mike Bowers (@mikepbowers.bsky.social) will be joined by @amyremeikis.bsky.social, with more friends to be announced soon! Join us 6pm Monday 17 November at Sydney Town Hall. 🎟️ events.humanitix.com/barrie-bower...

Deaths in Australia have increased, reflecting an ageing population. Good news is we’re dying at older ages. www.abs.gov.au/statistics/p...

As Albanese and Marles trip off to Amerika to seal the AUKUS deal and show the world our "values" and how we're siding with fascists ... tRump is in the process of softening up his military to invade ... Amerikan cities Albanese .. don't come home with AUKUS www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/u...

Sussssan just wants business-as-usual but fails to see the crossroad the LNP IPA is at She has a chance to pick up a hose and flush out the extremists, the Christian Right and IPA ideology and utterly remake the LNP We'll be discussing her failure to do so soon ..

Listened to the lyrics to ABBA’s Slipping Through My Fingers for the first time today and now I am DESTROYED. SOBBING.

Another quality piece from Australia's least-known mainstream environmental journalist.

My cat has needed a lot of midnight hugs lately - she comes in around 2am and burrows under the covers and needs to be entirely wrapped up in my arms before she’ll settle. Wakes me up every time but she purrs like an engine as jumps into bed - just so happy at the thought of a cuddle 😩🥹

"Would any other country knowingly destroy its most precious cultural treasures to save a gas company money?" "And for what? Woodside's North-West shelf project is an export project. It undermines our energy security." Add your name to the petition to #savemurujuga ✍️ theaus.in/saveMurujuga...

Congrats to the wonderful @squigglyrick.bsky.social for his PM’s book prize. That’ll be a nice thing to tell your new Paris friends about!

David Rowe in AFR

We are in a climate crisis now—yet this target does not align with the science. #auspol

Persecution or bona fide investigation? St Vincent's and Victor Chang go to ground over attack on heart doctor Peter McDonald. @wendybacon1.bsky.social & Cathy Peters investigate Israel lobby #auspol #antisemitism michaelwest.com.au/inside-the-a...

What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country? Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide. It undermines police and the law.

definitely worth a listen

"Was Taylor Swift too big of a star for the Super Bowl?" Tell me what you imagine the "of" is doing in this headline. Thank you,Sydney Morning Herald. #boomerpedant

🛻loads packed into this article

They had 9 years to show us the way and failed

With the Liberal Coalition primary vote a a record low of 27% - they will be lucky to gain govt, let alone be able to 'show us the way'

I can write productively for 4 hours. Then the law of diminishing marginal utility kicks in and it's best to do 'boring stuff' (edit, proof, prepare tables). It's good to know one's productivity patterns.

I'm ever so grateful that there are absolute champions like @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social showing us how humans and other life can and must share cities. Thank you, Kylie! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

It’s the Duopoly!

@fmols.bsky.social talking sense re: MSM tropes & political 'L v R'. 👏 Dr Mols actively 'calming the 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾🚜🐄🐑 1hr42:25 about 10min long www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

What an absolute disgrace this entitled man is - he diminishes the integrity of the NACC. While he stays, his presence will continue to stain the organisation. He lied about his involvement in #Robodebt and now he's lied about his continued involvement with Defence. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Sorry but Labor ain't gonna show us the way. & definelty not gonna be LNP @fmols.bsky.social johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...

This is about Al. A fake video. Not real. Not the FoxNews logo, not the host speaking, not Trump's announcement. Nothing. And the President of the United States released it - in reality- on his personal news feed "Truth Social". #USPolitics #reality #unreality #sanity

David Rowe in AFR (Updated Sep 28, 2025 – 6.49pm, first published at Aug 24, 2025 – 6.48pm)

Brereton should resign, imo. He's personally compromised (defence), completely stuffed up the Robodebt investigation (and had personal connections with those involved), and his NACC has produced nothing else of any significance, despite thousands of referrals.

B-double. IMO 'road train' applies to a triple and longer, but ymmv.

Just bizarre that this is still happening.

Why the RBA is fearful and frozen on interest rates @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/cons...

Secrecy for political expediency infringes upon the implied ‘freedom of political observation’ in our Constitution👇. 2/2 #TestCase #auspol

@albomp.bsky.social’s proposed #FOI amendments deliberately conflate ‘the public interest’ in openness and transparency with ‘the Government’s interest’ in secrecy, and go beyond reasonableness. If passed, they’d be open to a constitutional challenge. 1/2 #auspol

could have some fun with this if one could just be bothered

“"That's the challenge for us, as a population, to stand up to the wealthy vested interests who want things to remain the same while they cash in while they can."”

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... Just when does this guy get his marching orders?

Australia has an amazing opportunity to use its Medical Research Future Fund to immediately supercharge healthcare innovation - to develop new medicines, new therapies, new cures. The economic and social potential for our country is huge. The government could release billions of dollars today.

When the lawmakers ignore the law to suit themselves, can we be truly called a democracy? After all, they’re the first to use the law against the rest of us, at the drop of a hat or a mean word, or exposure.

What is it with privileged, powerful people in this country?! They appear to assume the rules simply don’t apply to them. And in so many respects the rules aren’t applied to them. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

The government and mainstream media want to restrict access to social media, because they want to reduce access to information, and thought. That is important.

I agree, as a subscribe, I wish there was the opportunity to share the odd article ( like I do with The Atlantic, where I also subscribe) A metered paywall ( ie: a few articles for free) is good business sense, IMO

An important piece... What if it's not social media? What if it's global warming/cost of living/ unaffordable housing and the steady erosion of the job market for young people? As the mother of two 20-somethings with a wide circle of friends ... I see it first-hand. www.smh.com.au/national/wha...

🙏👏👏 Exactly. The social Media is a much better source of reliable, #factcheckable information that the #biased legacy media now mostly full of #disinformation and #propaganda posing as news. #auspol

I’m at the ‘getting creative rather than doing the shopping’ stage of the week. So, lunch is roasted pumpkin, halloumi and lentil salad with pomegranate molasses

Some of the most extreme right comes directly from the military into civilian life - and the LNP IPA Aiding attempted coups, running Robodebt and nobbling the NACC

Just in case anyone is still waiting for a line to be crossed

The #SundayShot is up! On a big show, expert panellists @paulbongiorno.bsky.social & @rachelwithers.bsky.social trawl through a big week @ the UN. Don't miss the unplugged views from 2 of our leading analysts. And, as ever, like, subscribe & donate to keep us on air. www.youtube.com/watch?v=16cG...