Reminder: Israel bulldozed the Gaza War Cemetery in Al-Tuffah, Gaza City, destroying graves of British, Australian, and other allied soldiers from World War I and II. The war cemetery had been cared for by a Palestinian family for several generations. #AnzacDay #LestWeForget #FreePalestine #auspol

Also worth remembering that Aboriginal Land Rights are one of the biggest impediments to mining expansion. That’s what’s really behind Gina and fossil fuel entities sustained attack on First Nation people. Racism is an ugly strategy but ‘they’ do not blink. #auspol

Powerful. Says how far up sh*t creek we are. The world is about to crumble and there’s nothing we can do.

⛔️ “AIPAC isn’t about Peace. it’s about securing U.S. support for whatever the Israeli government wants.” — Jimmy Carter 🇺🇸

Dear Dog, these people are stupid. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Crowd funded billboards on Australian highways organised by @GetUp! justifiably question the bona fides of Trumpists Porleen and the Beetrooter. Getup donors can’t possibly match Gina’s #$M’s or Murdoch megaphones but in a democracy all voices have a right to be heard.

Lest We Forget... www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFp...

This is a truly eye opening read. And I’ve been following this stuff pretty closely, so I mean that!

"Why does the NDIS get such detailed media & govt scrutiny, when Defence - also large and growing just as rapidly - suffers far worse rorting and incompetence and gets rewarded with billions in extral funding?" asks @keanebernard.bsky.social of @crikey.com.au www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/23/l...

Look at all that farmland being destroyed for renewables!! #auspol #renewables www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EhR...

The Greeks told us all about hubris. Albo is reminding us. "By cutting the NDIS while giving fossil fuel companies a pass on windfall profits, Anthony Albanese is showing that the system delivers for vested interests, not the public interest." #Auspol (Paywall) www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/24/n...

Another form of medical misogyny. In some cases, it leads to women doctors leaving the profession. #Medicare

Are the Future Fund guardians acting lawfully? Cathy Peters on implications of NZ High Court decision that Kiwi sovereign wealth fund 'unlawful' for war crimes investments #auspol michaelwest.com.au/kiwi-high-co...

I’ve missed Ronni And this sums up what I’ve felt about the enormous margin AA has won “It’s the type of blind, imagination-free, un-daring thinking that got us into this mess in the first place.” Has a larger opportunity ever been pissed up against the wall 🤔

"Welcome to Country disrupted by hecklers during Sydney Anzac Day service" A whole group of them. Utterly despicable. The Indigenous pastor, who served for two years with the 51st Battalion, told the ABC he wanted the hecklers to understand "this always was and always will be Aboriginal land".

We own the gas. They take it. They sell it back to us and to Asia at prices we cannot afford. They pay almost no tax. And when we suggest they should, they call it ideology. #auspol urbanwronski.com/2026/04/24/t...

An important investigation into what was supposed to be one of our most important institutions thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Jim Chalmers has an interview with @richarddenniss.bsky.social ahead of the Budget. Which is… a more than a little interesting choice… www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy...

Do we do a poll like this in Australia #auspol ?

A vet's worst nightmare! 😺

In the latest Vantage Point issue, Jane Caro traces the decades of policy decisions that have driven inequality in Australia’s education system, and the choices that led to today’s crisis. Rich Kid Poor Kid is out 1 May 2026. Preorder now via our online store: https://theaus.in/48o7eHg

"Don’t let gas giants scare you - they need to cough up" www.smh.com.au/business/the...

Unpleasant fellow has threatened Mad Fuk8ng Witches, one had had to move into hiding after threats from his supporters, VicPol has been involved

I have no problem with cutting the health insurance subsidy, but otherwise, leave boomers alone. Tax the billionaires and the corporations, to solve our problems. Not those who've worked and paid full tax on often, meagre wages, for a lifetime. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

It shouldn't be surprising that gas companies are trying to convince you that they shouldn't pay more tax. The current system means they get to rake in billions selling our gas that they got for free. @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

"Abbott and...Barnaby Joyce were the worst offenders, claiming roasts would cost more than a hundred dollars, and entire towns such as Whyalla in South Australia and Gladstone in Queensland would be turned into ghost towns or wiped off the map." @jimchalmers.bsky.social bit.ly/4mKhP50

'In fact, the implementation went smoothly and the carbon pricing system worked well. Employment and the economy kept growing, emissions fell and, as Gillard later commented in her memoir, “Not one of the horror scenarios sketched by the Tony Abbott-led Opposition came true”.' bit.ly/4mKhP50

So please share? Especially any of you who aren’t happy with #IDF damage to this Commonwealth graveyard

Appalled but not surprised to see govt caving to the gas companies. This just makes me more determined to go harder on our campaign to get a fair return on our gas through a 25% tax on gas export revenue. Head to ourgas.com.au to add your voice. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

One time he won a literary prize and not being in particular need of the money, he found out which was the poorest public school in the state, asked them what they needed, and bought them a school bus. It’s possible to be both a great writer and a good person. Vale.

Pathetic take on AUKUS from Guardian journalists. Militarisation, subservience to Trump, confronting our most important trading partner, hosting nuclear armed US subs and planes, abandoning sovereignty, making us less safe, needs critical analysis not journalistic capitulation.

The arrogance and stupidity of the US is gobsmacking! They are being humiliated by Iran, a minnow compared to China, and we are willingly being co-opted into their wars of aggression, We risk being an even bigger nuclear target, subservience to Trump and militarism is madness!

Absolute capture by industry.

President Xi has told them numerous times that China is not interested in war hot or cold. America is a shitstain on humanity.

Wish they’d leave us alone. I’m sick of being the lackey of the USA.

A senior US military officer is holding private briefings in Canberra, saying Australia’s geography is “an ideal operating base for any future Indo-Pacific conflicts.” The US is working with Labor, One Nation and the Liberals to bring their next war here thenightly.com.au/politics/vis...

We would only be a target for China if the current govt continues to allow US bases, Pine Gap and nuclear sub bases here.

Working on a piece about the NDIS announcement. Taking my time to get my thoughts in order but the one thing I know for sure is that all the realpolitik of 'financial management' now means sweet FA to people who watched existing services disappear in favour of a promise made to them. Now what?

Many tributes today for legendary ABC broadcaster James Valentine. That he was able to avail himself of the Voluntary Assisted Dying laws enacted in NSW in 2023, is testament to the passion and advocacy of Andrew Denton, among SO many others. A dignified leaving. For that, many thanks are due.

@grogsgamut.bsky.social tells me he has seen another suggestion on here - Labor Always Makes Excuses - L.A.M.E

Thank you to the lovely person in Sorrento who just gave me a bag of chocolate truffles (as a blog reader they know what gets me through the days - I’ve already eaten two 🐷) There’s a lot of shit out there so it’s always lovely to be reminded there’s a lot of people who care too 🩷

This is what Israel has done to Bint Jbeil, my hometown in southern Lebanon

Washington controlled by Israel. The influence of Israel is now very visible in Australia. Voters need to know which candidates are now Israel assets. Their rights are being erased as we speak. US/Israel Iran war hitting Asia hardest and will get worse. #auspol youtu.be/GMg6_jGfjzM?....

Watching disgraced former public servant Mike Pezzullo on Sky News saying we need to stick with America because "it's the only America we've got"

"Under the pressure of decades of right‑wing culture wars—which have run parallel to cross‑party support for neoliberalism—the traditional vocabulary of welfare, redistribution, egalitarianism, and class has not just fallen out of fashion; it has been demonised." thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

I can still remember an interview ~30 years ago, I think on the 2UE John Laws program, with BP Australia's Managing Director, saying back then that BP could not make a profit in Australia. I bet they are still saying that today. @richarddenniss.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social #auspol

Defend the Defenders! Defend those who defend the defenceless! By sanctioning Francesca Albanese, 8 ICC judges, and Palestinian NGOs for providing evidence of US and Israeli war crimes – the US is assaulting International Justice. You can help! Sign the petition petition.qomon.org/0b54a0b8-dem...

Labor didn’t have the ″⁣ticker″⁣ for a fight with the online gambling lobby. It’ll be the same with the gas lobby. David Cayzer, Clifton Hill The Age, letters