Petrol is up on average 24 cents in one week in Sydney. Is it time to change the way we think about cars? EV subscriptions with rego, insurance, maintenance included can start at about $290/week. No oil markets Car ownership has always been the default but is it really a requirement? #auspol #lease

The UAE has a GDP of over $500 billion, one of the most advanced militaries in the region, and US bases on its soil. So why exactly is Australia sending planes and missiles to bail them out @albomp.bsky.social ? #auspol

We went to Iraq for WMDs that didn’t exist. Now we’re sending planes, missiles and troops into someone else’s war again. Want to protect Australians in the Gulf? Bring them home. That’s how you keep people safe. Not this. #auspol www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Genuine question: why is @albomp.bsky.social briefing Donald Trump on Australia’s asylum decisions? Irrespective of the war, these are Iranian women on Australian soil in an Australian-hosted tournament. What’s it got to do with him? #auspol

Australia doesn’t need Donald Trump announcing our asylum decisions on Truth Social. We are a sovereign nation. Our government, our call. Keep your nose out of our affairs.#auspol www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Forget the asylum debate for a minute. Iran is a war zone and no commercial flights are going into Tehran. The Iranian women’s football team may have no way home regardless. Maybe the answer is just let them stay until it’s safe to travel. #IranianWomen #WomensFootball #AsianCup2026 #Auspol

Oil past $100, the Strait of Hormuz closed. Australia’s renewables story is one of the best in the world but we ignored transport. No real EV incentives, no fleet transition plan.That blind spot is hitting every Australian at the bowser right now. #auspol #auspol www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Thinking about last night’s match I’d love Mary Fowler to play centrally most of the match with Cooney-Cross and Gorry sitting behind her, that’s the midfield that unlocks so many options in possession. When van Egmond or Kennedy are in the mix, we just lose that mobility in attack. #Matildas

You cant have an ever-changing rationale if theres no rationale to start with! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It was a disappointing crowd tonight. Matildas group stage pass was $70 at WWC 2023 & $130 at the 2026 Asian Cup. Nearly double. The fans who packed those stadiums and created the moments in 2023 are now being asked to pay twice as much. Grassroots fans being priced out? #Matildas #AFCWomensAsianCup

Iran’s women’s footballers play their last Asian Cup match tonight. Labelled “wartime traitors” by state TV, watched 24/7 by regime security. They cannot go home safely. Australia could protect them and Tony Burke has declined to comment. Stay tuned. #Auspol #AFCWomensAsianCup​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The Gulf states are among the wealthiest nations on earth. They have the money, the weapons and the alliances. Australia has no business putting our people in the middle of that. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Penny Wong rightly said on #Insiders today, Iran has violated international law for decades. The US does it and it’s “their decision to make.”The double standard said out loud, on national TV. #auspol

This was an unarmed Iranian warship in international waters and the submarine made no attempt to rescue the survivors after firing torpedos at it. Are you still OK that Australians are on the submarine? @albomp.bsky.social #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Iran’s President signals a de-escalation with an apology & no strikes on neighbours unless attacks originate there. Compare that to Trump’s all-caps war posts & Netanyahu’s “next phase.” I know whose words I find more credible right now! www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

From who? They killed much of their leadership. Who is he expecting the surrender will come from? Idiot. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

They were talking last week ! 🤦🏻‍♂️https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/trump-iran-strikes-interview-comments?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

There goes next year’s Nobel Peace Prize www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Of course, so predictable. Israel attacks Iran, Iran attacks Israel, America attacks Iran, Trump & Hegseth were too scared to preemptively launch their own attack so they got Israel to start it. www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...

The Supreme Court didn’t strike down tariffs because tariffs are inherently wrong (though they are wrong imo).It struck them down because Trump imposed them himself, unilaterally without Congress. That’s the point Trump refuses to accept. www.bbc.com/news/live/c0...

$30 billion on infrastructure before one sub is built. The US is reviewing the deal. @albomp.bsky.social says there’s nothing to worry about but he should be honest with the Australian people about the very real risks instead of dismissing concerns. #auspol www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Liberal Deputy Leader Jane Hume just lost more votes on #Insiders by doubling down on nuclear energy. You’d think they’d have learned after losing the last election on this issue. #auspol

Labor asks us to believe they’re serious about climate action while approving their 35th fossil fuel project. They ignore science, destroy habitat and lock in emissions making our targets impossible. At what point do we call this what it is, choosing fossil fuel profits over our future? #auspol

It’s heartbreaking watching the crash. Her courage is undeniable but most knew she shouldn’t have been competing so soon after rupturing an ACL. A 100% torn ACL means zero knee stability. She needed medical people around her willing to say no. Where were they? www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

RBA raised rates today but we need to drop the narrative that economic performance has a single cause. Consumer demand is up, wages are growing, unemployment is low, housing is booming. We’re all part of this economy for better and worse. #Auspol

Defending the indefensible #Auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

@albomp.bsky.social gave a politician’s answer, not a leader’s response on #Insiders today. When Trump dismisses NATO allies’ sacrifice in Afghanistan, calling it “inappropriate” was weak. 47 Australians died there. That deserved more than diplomatic platitudes. #Auspol

Per piece pricing for fresh produce is a transparency fail. Per weight pricing is the only honest way to compare value & it should be mandatory. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #Auspol #CostOfLiving

Hey @albomp.bsky.social follow the lead of like-minded countries and reject this attempt to destroy the UN. Are you really going to hand over $1 billion of Australian tax payer’s money to finance this scam? #Auspol www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump caved again after strong push back from NATO allies #taco

Australia @albomp.bsky.social must issue a strong statement in support of Greenland and our European allies. We should not abandon them because of economic coercion. #StandWithGreenland #StandWithDenmark #AusPol . www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...

Trump publicly encourages anti-government protesters in Iran, promising U.S. support while simultaneously his administration uses force against anti-government protesters at home. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

This oil belongs to Venezuela and the Venezuelan people not the United States of America and should be sold by Venezuela to whoever wants to buy it This is theft and it surely is illegal www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...

Nobody cares what Marco Rubio say, least of all Trump. They’ve already bombed the country, kidnapped the president, stolen Venezuelan oil and Trump’s openly stated the US will ‘run’ Venezuela. www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...

If Trump can’t manage the US economy, what makes him think America can successfully ‘run’ Venezuela? The hubris is staggering. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

How many policies get shaped and liberties curtailed based on ‘early reports’ that turn out to be completely false? #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Would he allow a similar Muslim Security group to also be armed? This is getting totally ridiculous now by the Premier. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Why does anyone need 4 guns , let alone 10?? Unbelievable! This is an extract from the Sydney Morning Herald today. #Bondishooting

True Blue at the cricket today? 🤦🏻‍♂️ Another thing that frustrated me! It romanticises an Australia that never existed for many Australians and it ignores the multicultural reality we actually live in today. A song for Anglo Australians not for all Australians. #auspol

We honour those we lost in the #Bondishooting by building bridges, not by weaponising their memory. We can stand against hate AND protest peacefully. We can ensure Jewish Australians feel safe AND extend humanitarian compassion. We deserved better than what Josh Frydenberg gave us today. #auspol

The father being an Indian citizen will likely expose another LNP rift between moderates and the right especially considering Jacinta Price’s criticism of Indian immigration a few months ago and Sussan Ley’s subsequent walkback. #auspol #Bondishooting www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I don’t see anything in the Jillian Segal’s report that would’ve prevented yesterday’s #Bondishooting. www.aseca.gov.au/sites/defaul... #auspol

Josh Frydenberg playing politics on the ABC news, Joe O’Brien has asked him three times what else should the PM have done and he is unable to answered it. #auspol

How does two shooters being in custody (which is was reported earlier ) become two shooters have been neutralised? #Bondishooting

Why would you ever want to visit the USA with this lunatic in charge? Good luck to Socceroos fans planning to go to next year’s World Cup. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

What an embarrassment Gianni Infantino and FIFA are. Inventing a peace prize and awarding it to Trump was the most cringeworthy thing I’ve seen. Infantino should resign or be voted out. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

“There is always more to do” well you can’t do less than doing nothing. 😳 ABC Radio Sydney, like it’s 1953. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Thank goodness for the Greens. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Skye Gyngell was a brilliant cook but to say she pioneered the slow food movement is quite a stretch. I’m sure she wouldn’t say she did. #RIP www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...

Rewarding territory with a ‘peace deal’ that gives Russia land it hasn’t even captured yet sets a catastrophic precedent. This isn’t ending a war, it’s creating an autocratic playbook. America is no longer the leader of the free world. . www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...