Was a little sceptical of the new Deadloch set in Darwin. In small patches it's too broad, too much like Russel Coight. In other spots it has too many bloody characters, like a Dostoevsky. But overall? A winner. 8/10. Recommend!🐊🐊

People think bad things happening mean people are deliberately pursuing evil. They were watching Batman cartoons when they should have been reading Hobbes and Locke

Worst page of best book.

I was budget advisor to Nauru in the pre Adeang era and let me tell you $400m was a lot more than we had!

The Albanese Government sent nearly $400 million in public funds to a 'Trust' in Nauru. This was part of the deal to forcibly remove people to Nauru. Do you want to know who is in charge of the Trust in Nauru? Hint: The President of Nauru is David Adeang...

In the future we will all be rolling in an entourage. (Most of us will be the staff). This is my take on the effect of AI on jobs. Human-made goods and services will be a signal.

How would your grandfather feel about this fact? In 2026 a kilogram of apples can cost MORE than a pair of shoes. #ausecon #auspol

If a consumer trend is hitting McDonald’s, the world’s most famous restaurant, it means that the trend is significant, @jasemurphy.bsky.social writes. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/27/m...

Accusing things of being "classless" reinforces social constructs that aren't always healthy. However.

Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout.

Steroid use almost tripled between 2001 and 2019 in Australia. When you see an event like the Enhanced Games, it's easy to guess why. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/25/e...

steaks prices at my old local via google st view 2007: $7 2026: $19* * should only be $11.35 if it increased in line with inflation, according to the RBA calculator (good run where it only went up $3 over ~15 years though)

One of my beloved clients has exhausted their freelancing budget for the next few months and so I have capacity. If you need words and numbers (and ChatGPT isn't good enough for your readers) please get in touch. I bring ... a point of difference: www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/12/f...

Not new but still sooo impressive: 18 months of taking this medicine could lose you ~25kg. Look at the placebo - massive weight loss is incredibly rare, so this is significant.

Please take a few minutes to read this thread tracking the history of medical science’s neglect of ME/CFS patients, written by one, and ingeniously, devastatingly correlating it with her own life: “her fate sealed before she reached 8 years old.”

Here's some good news! Obesity has plateaued. This is also a clue, if we look properly...

Treasury foretells a doomsday scenario in this budget. Jim Chalmers has good reason to draw our attention to it, @jasemurphy.bsky.social writes. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/12/b...

OPINION: "When I saw the numbers – we suddenly slipped to a trade deficit of nearly $2b – I initially expected fuel to be the culprit. It was not," writes @jasemurphy.bsky.social "Instead, what happened is that in March, a truly astonishing amount of silicon-based equipment came to our country."

Never forget that Australia's Treasurer has a PhD; that doctorate is in political science; and that it uses 🫣 two (2) fonts in its title. 😬 #ausecon #auspol

Seriously, if you are a woman, live in Victoria and have weird #longcovid #postcovid symptoms, these researchers 🧑‍🔬 are desperate to hear from you! 🫵Please email now!🌋

Amazing research by an Aussie scientist now at Stanford. She scans people using positron emission tomography. People with #mecfs light up like a 🎄. In the muscles (which, maybe you could argue they're more sedentary) but also in the bones. 1/3

Amazing research by an Aussie scientist now at Stanford. She scans people using positron emission tomography. People with #mecfs light up like a 🎄. In the muscles (which, maybe you could argue they're more sedentary) but also in the bones. 1/3

Flu tracking asks me to ask you, to do flu tracking. You just click a link in the email they send, click five little boxes, hit submit. Weekly, and it doesn't matter if you miss one. Do it. www.flutracking.net/Join/AE/inv264

Not up for a full research study? You can still make a big difference. One blood donation to the AusME Biobank can support up to 39 research studies into ME/CFS and long COVID. Low effort, high impact. Join here: zurl.co/JosYx

Found a man trap in the Melbourne suburbs of seddon. Placed my foot on the red footprint. 1/3

This 600mL of nostalgia really set me up for a Saturday arvo of sunshine and, I guess, joy.

Trying to keep an eye on Dfat travel warnings for the Middle East - however they release no longitudinal time series data a person could use to see how often travel warnings change. Some german academics made a database using the wayback machine, emailing them to ask for access is the best option .

Yeah it's good to be Australian ,but have you ever been... Victorian? 😍

Every major oil shock, put on the same timeline. The 1973 embargo was the longest lasting. The 1990 Gulf War was the biggest reversal. The 2026 Hormuz crisis is the steepest climb and drop. But the line isn't finished yet.

Spelt loaf with heaps of vinegar in it. Will report on taste shortly.

One thing I'm proud of doing in my life: 2003. I'm in Beijing doing a study abroad semester. The other Aussies used our autumn break to visit Shanghai. But I had found a reference online to a place in a back alley that would hook me up to get into Tibet. (you're meant to go in a tour group) 1/4

Speak stickily and carry a big soft.

I've played chess moves like this. Send your queen deep into enemy territory with a gleam in your eye; three moves later you're hoping that one rook you hadn't touched yet can be turned into a good defence.

What a time to be lithium (atomic mass: ~7)! Hydrogen and helium have been getting the attention for 100 years+ and then wham, the 21st century arrives, and not only at you the hottest ingredient in batteries, but suddenly science realises you are an essential mineral! www.nih.gov/news-events/...

The New York Times is supposedly revealing the inventor of Bitcoin with a stylometric analysis. It's big, because of the Times imprimatur. But is it new? This * 12 year old *forum comment suggests it is not new at all.

Curing climate change *and* Alzheimer's? This one can.

What a time to be lithium (atomic mass: ~7)! Hydrogen and helium have been getting the attention for 100 years+ and then wham, the 21st century arrives, and not only at you the hottest ingredient in batteries, but suddenly science realises you are an essential mineral! www.nih.gov/news-events/...

Bret over the back fence believes he is growing Australia's most successful pumpkin plant. But I just researched this leaf shape and it's a ... gourd.

Melbourne! Cancel your plan to catch a Vline today. Crush loads! People being turned away! It's utter chaos at Southern Cross!! Free fare frenzy!!!

My pumpkins are rotting on the vine. Why!!!?!!

Because you can't spell April Fools ! without AI!

Very much looking forward to the first April Fools Day in this era of universal A.I. !! 1/2

I want to give a big shout out to researchers at @latrobe.edu.au who are working hard on #longcovid. But they still need a few more people for this study!! Please, please, get in touch using the details on this flyer.

1. I am on the run from the Victorian Police. 2. I remain in Victoria. 3. Oh no. Sovereign citizens are, it seems, dumber even than I thought.

State district of Narungga in South Australia's election is a nail-biter! Just 25 votes (out of 24000 votes cast) separate the mainstream candidate and the One Nation challenger. If one Nation win they will have 4 seats, just one less than the Libs. #savotes

Seriously, if you are a woman, live in Victoria and have weird #longcovid #postcovid symptoms, these researchers 🧑‍🔬 are desperate to hear from you! 🫵Please email now!🌋

Pray for my skoda, last seen boarding this white truck and now in its third mechanic shop without a clear diagnosis. This could get very expensive!!

I want to give a big shout out to researchers at @latrobe.edu.au who are working hard on #longcovid. But they still need a few more people for this study!! Please, please, get in touch using the details on this flyer.

Haven't seen a phone infected with malware until today. 1/3

From what I can see, some people genuinely believe fuel will not be available in April. My understanding is if we continue to lose 10% of scheduled shipments, our reserve will run out in 300 days, at which point we'd have to use 90% of our normal fuel levels.