Just forget about the country that used to be the USA & read some good news from the NT - finally! "Ten of the Year 12 students to complete their certificate were Indigenous and travelled from remote parts of the Northern Territory to attend the school." #AusPol

I (wrongly) assumed Australia would already have financial sanctions and travel bans on the Taliban govt. It happened on Saturday, with Penny Wong citing the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, particularly for women and girls www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...

Every single person who is anti-trans is a slight scratch away from going full racist. It is basically a gateway drug for racism/bigotry. It seems fine. You pretend it’s about protecting women. You can point to famous people on your side. But it is only ever about hate. Disgusting & cruel hatred.

Exclusive!! The Australian’s anti-trans campaign continues with a source who “doesn’t work at the ABC but knows more about its inner working than most who do”. They are an IT professional “by day” and an “internet sleuth by night” running ACON Exposed. Hold the front page!

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...

12 years have passed since this great moment in Australian newspaper history.

I can't. We can't. None of us can feel good about this. mashable.com/video/xpeng-...

Scientists have a point!

One of those days. Schools closed in NSW due to fire risk. Elevated fire danger in parts of QLD And a new poll shows a "general sense of gloom" on climate change. Less than half believe world will be able to do anything to prevent dangerous temp rises www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

To add to my above post. I can't even deal. This shit fricken writes itself. 😅

The BOM website overhaul cost $96.5m Most of that went to Accenture, which blew out original budget and pitched for 9 contract extensions. A large chunk also went to Deloitte. These are firms that have proven they know how to use AI... #auspol

There are inquests & inquiries. And then there is just really good reporting that carries the courage of whistleblowers & victim-survivors. Such is The Guardian's investigation into how QLD police failed women. Much gratitude to those who made it happen www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When the law is on your side, argue the law. When neither is on your side, glare menacingly while pointing and calling someone “piggy”. - Snarl Sandburg

It's crazy the Albanese Govt isn't going harder on decarbonising the economy. And even crazier, of course, that the Coalition is spinning climate action as economically irresponsible.

Dystopian ideas are being debated by lawmakers in South Carolina 30 year sentences for women who get abortions. Removal of abortion ban exceptions for rape and incest victims up to 12 weeks. And outlawing IUDs. apnews.com/article/abor...

One of the 60 neo-Nazis who attended the National Socialist Network rally in Sydney has only lived in Australia for three years. He's a civil engineer with Aurecon, likely on a skilled visa requiring employer sponsorship. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

'And Jesus said unto the righteous: Bring me your whistleblowers, your #FOI requests, your corruption allegations ....and I will cast them into the pit of hell so the government can avoid all accountability' #auspol

This NY Republican loser will "mobilise his supporters" (who account for around 8% of the vote) if the fairly elected Mayor does things he doesn't like.

Eric Adams dropped out of the NYC mayoral race in Sept. But he's still coming 4th, and ahead of 3 candidates. Given voting not compulsory, surely you'd use your vote elsewhere...

Women founded startups get just 2% of funding. Meanwhile... This AI "pioneer" burned through $20 million before collapsing into adminstration in 2022, with the founder pleading guilty to misleading investors while raising. www.afr.com/technology/a...

In Poland, parents of 2 or more kids will soon pay ZERO personal income tax. It's a "family-friendly' policy from a "family-first" right-wing president trying to lift the population (while being anti-immigration). Will it work? womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...

Albanese survived Trump. At what cost for rest of us? Aukus remains. Now a critical minerals deal with promise to sidestep enviro laws + spend billions speeding up extraction and processing. So US can disrupt China supply chain? womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...

From the White House on deal just inked with Australia. "The U.S. Department of War will invest in the construction of a 100 metric ton-per-year advanced gallium refinery in Western Australia, further advancing self-reliance in critical minerals processing." www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath on those booming AI stocks. "A market crash today is unlikely to be brief and benign. There is a lot more wealth on the line now. And far less policy space to soften the blow of a correction." www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

Love learning about female-led, independent newsrooms around the world. This one is particularly special & essential. Launched by Zahra Nader, Zan Times covers stories of women in Afghanistan, having already worked with 125 Afghan journalists since launching womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-i...

A single mother of 5 unexpectedly inherits the house she cleaned once a week for decades, when the owner (a solo man in his mid 80s) passed away. She hopes to buy the housing commission where she’s lived most of her life. Sometimes, the property section can deliver a non greedy gem.

Something positive for journalism today! Judge blocks Trump move to dismantle Voice of America, orders hundreds of journalists be allowed to resume work. Also orders against shut down of Radio Free Asia & the Middle East Broadcasting Networks edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/p...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knows how to motivate the troops. Tells them they're too fat. And too diverse. That they've become the "woke dept" While Trump says he'll "fire them on the spot" if he doesn't like them www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Apparently the gravest threat to Australia–US relations isn’t nuclear war or trade disputes – it’s a single, calm question from a guy with a notebook. theaimn.net/australia-pl...

A little late but it was great to write this piece on Jo Tarnawsky for @womensagenda.bsky.social #auspol

Sam Kerr back from 20 months off the pitch and straight away scores her 100th goal for Chelsea. A champion letting her skills do the talking.

Elon Musk doesn't even show up in person to the far right rally in London. But he calls for the UK Govt to be desolved and tells the crowd from a large video screen that "violence is coming" and "you either fight back or you die." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Also love seeing so many finishers still wearing their medals in the CBD today. Didn’t see anyone proudly indicating they had attended an anti immigration march.

Police say 15,000 people attended Sydney’s anti-immigration march. Meanwhile, 35,000 people registered to run in the Sydney Marathon. So more than twice as many people wanted to get up early on a Sunday and run a marathon (or maybe the shorter event at least) So that’s something, right? #auspol

Mariam Abu Dagga only recently reported for AP on children being treated for starvation at Nasser Hospital. She was one of 5 journalists killed by Israeli strikes at that same hospital, one of 22 in total. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Imagine getting column space in a national newspaper... And using it to celebrate another country's PM, who is wanted for crimes against humanity. As a means to attack an Australian PM who had the (very late) nerve to call out the wanted war criminal PM's denial of starvation in Gaza.

More than 4 million guns now in the community in Australia. And a gun lobby bragging that the sharp increase in licensed gun owners shows it's "winning" the crackdown on firearms. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

It has now been four years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. UN Women says women are being erased in a human rights crisis. womensagenda.com.au/latest/four-...

I first met Jo Tarnawsky at a @karaswisher.bsky.social talk in Syd. She was in thick of a difficult case after exposing allegations of bullying in parliament Great to share this outcome & her story @womensagenda.bsky.social thx to @melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social womensagenda.com.au/latest/forme...

My heart. 9yo Ethan sets up a table outside his house to offer compliments to people. Sometimes spending up to 5 hours a day on the front lawn. Next to his twin sister Claire, while she sells her art. Who equally deserves a place in this hero shot! www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

I'm still struggling to find the barrage of "left wing women" who are as upset about the Sydney Sweeney ad as the right wing men and women are about the reaction of the left wing women. In the meantime, enjoy this overreaction to the outrage. www.afr.com/politics/syd...

Not seeing much “debate” in the AFR’s coverage of Vic Premier Jacinta Allan’s push to legislate right to work from home. But, but what about productivity! Who will think of the industry leaders who claim, no one asked for this! #auspol

It’s ok, world. Nothing to see. The child in the viral image has a disability! No issue then that he can’t access medicine & formula, is emaciated & wearing a plastic bag for a nappy. And forget about every other image! Watch The Oz milk this & double down on being on wrong side of everything

Just checking out Senator Matt Canavan's FB (so you don't have to). Oh to be a man who can simply say this. And get 7.3K likes. #auspol

BBC News: Do you think you were a witness to war crimes? American veteran who worked at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution center: Without question I witnessed war crimes.

The "generational change". United, together. Over latest injustice: billionaires benefiting from net zero policies.

Hearing the PM say his "heart breaks" for starving children in Gaza is like hearing Republicans in the US say they're "praying" for victims of school shootings. #auspol

Israel rejects criticism from 25 nations as "disconnected from reality". Meanwhile, it prevents external journalists from entering Gaza. And AFP says its last reporters in Gaza no longer have the physical ability to work, because they are starving to death. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250721-afp...

a rough translation of the final sentence: “Since AFP was founded in August 1944 we’ve lost journalists in conflicts, and have had wounded and imprisoned co-workers, but none of us have any memory of having to watch a colleague die of hunger.”

🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency. They are out of energy and they are starving to death. I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it. 🧵