Prof Julianne Schultz's powerful reflection on the horrific Bondi attack and its fraught political aftermath: 'a targeted killing of Jewish Australians and an attack on the very idea of the nation as an inclusive society of fairness and tolerance' #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

cannot begin to tell you how happy I am to have stumbled upon the Paris building shared by metal music fans and the union for metal workers, what a delight

Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old

‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm - by @readfearn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

OMG they're doing it again. I get that these stories generate hate clicks but wtaf why actively try to make your readers feel bad about their life choices?!?

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

Great novel - a well deserved win! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Part of the reason that China has been able to dominate global supplies of rare earths at competitive prices is because, as well as being rich in natural resources, it has also been willing to let poor, rural people bear the brunt of the toxic, dirty work, writes Amy Hawkins

When I die, bury me between a council carpark and a retaining wall ... www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

Sometimes the headlines on the ABC news front are either circa 2010 BuzzFeed-esque, or just weird or plainly wrong. Article level is usually fine.

We are looking for a general news reporter to come and work at Guardian Australia - please share with anyone who might be interested: workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/736

This is very good from (ANU History Prof) Frank.

Interesting how far down on the NYT’s front the Australian election result is - I know there’s a lot going on there but still …

Bolt: Am I out of touch? No, it's the Australian electorate who are wrong www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion...

The Guardian view on Australia’s federal election: progressives must vote strategically

Exclusive: Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign

I don't usually post about things because, like opinion polls, they can go up and down, but this result for @australia.theguardian.com is pretty amazing. Fourth most reads news site in the country. Such a credit to the entire team. Thank you to our readers and supporters. 👏

so they're mycoblogging

Popes are chosen by God, making them the ultimate Dei hire

The climate has been conspicuously absent from the conversations dominating our politics. @nourhaydar.bsky.social , @adammorton.bsky.social , and @patrickkeneally.bsky.social jumped on the microphones this week and tried to change that:

It’s 2075 and somewhere deep in the forests of kangaroo island an elite band of dachshund hunters are at last closing in on their target

Democrats Huddle To Decide How Best To Let Massive Republican Fuck-Up Slip Through Fingers

The NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER added the EDITOR OF THE ATLANTIC to a PRINCIPALS COMMITTEE TEXT CHAIN set up for the DEFENSE SECRETARY about PLANNED MILITARY STRIKES. Here's a thread of involved parties talking about the need for secure communications (when Dems are involved):

please don’t text me war plans, because I’m actually at capacity right now and I don’t think I can hold appropriate space for you. do you have someone else you could reach out to?

Defcon 1 for democracy www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The firm reportedly agreed to disavow the use of diversity, equity and inclusion considerations in its hiring and promotion decisions and to dedicate the equivalent of $40m in free legal services to support Trump administration policies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

JD Vance's cousin is fighting as a volunteer in Ukraine. "We are the useful idiots of Vladimir Putin," he told Le Figaro about Trump and Vance's position. www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...

I know it's still a long time until Christmas but I already know what I want

Great piece from Ben Doherty on Aukus and why the Virginia class subs may never be delivered to Australia: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped. American voters:

A thought - when someone says 'you can't run an economy the size of Australia on renewable energy' they could be asked to back that up, given it has become a point of political debate and there are people/government agencies who have done a lot of work in the area who disagree.

As per usual things are totally normal and fine in Australia www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I've got to say, the guy who accidentally became the Director of the FBI does 100% look like the guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI in a mid-2000s comedy about a guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI

and we are also seeking an Economics correspondent fa-euxy-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Two great jobs to be had at @australia.theguardian.com Chief political correspondent fa-euxy-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit” theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...

Were such things here as we do speak about? Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner?

Once upon a time the Coalition had a "Dutton problem" in Victoria, and lost the Aston by-election there. Now in aggregated state level federal polling (such as such is) the 2PP swing against Labor there is more than double any other mainland state. www.pollbludger.net/2025/01/07/b...

Australia has a big car problem. The majority of new vehicles sold in 2024 were SUVs, with sales increasing from 2023 #auspol Australia's tax system, "encourages the purchase of these behemoths to the detriment of our roads, our safety & the #climate." 🧵

Albo saying that people claiming spots on beaches with cabanas is "unAustralian" but I reckon landing on a beach and staking territory that isn't yours is the most Australian thing I've heard of

Tony Abbott blames the "leftist establishment" for "thwarting" his government and that of fellow conservatives around the Anglosphere but the truth is the only one to blame for his government's downfall was Abbott himself www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Eggless egg custard tart what could go wrong

A huge barred owl flew down a Virginia family’s chimney, knocked over the star on top of their Christmas tree, and perched himself on top www.wusa9.com/article/life...

Almost invisible. Can you see the koala? This is how well they can blend in with the environment. At Sleaford Bay, Eyre Peninsula.

Coalition ‘not serious’ about nuclear policy and Dutton’s plan is ‘political fix’, Matt Canavan says www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Chefs kiss times infinity on this one. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...