"They poison our democracies" | Yanis Varoufakis on Big Tech, populism a... youtu.be/Nlwt2YIVLnk?... via @YouTube

The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland youtube.com/shorts/31X8v... via @YouTube

We have always had our share of rednecks ripe for charlatans like Pauline Hanson to exploit & incite. But they’re coalescing like never before in the absence of strong political leadership and a bold inclusive vision offering hope to ALL Australians. Hand over the baton @albomp.bsky.social #auspol

The frustrating part about this lie is that mutual obligations and the low rate of payment have actually been proven several times to create material barriers to this, even if 100% employment was actually possible, and under capitalism it is simply not.

It’s a disgrace. #auspol

Our questions for ABC 730 following the airing of this shoddy story:

ACT went first and fastest to 100 per cent renewables: It now looks like the smartest policy of all reneweconomy.com.au?p=237492 via @renew_economy

Watching 4 Corners on Gambling endemic in AUS. I am ashamed of the Albanese Gov for not implementing the Peta Murphy Report ‼️‼️‼️ #auspol #StopGamblingAdvertising www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Connections Puzzle #851 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the year. Emily Wurramara expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine and “all Indigenous peoples around the world” experiencing oppression as she accepted the artist of the year aw…

My column on tax, fairness and companies paying nothing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Early bird registration for our landmark conference Safer shared air: Making the invisible visible ends tomorrow - don’t miss out! 🗓 Thursday 6th November 📍 Parliament House, Canberra & online 🎟 Learn more and register: bit.ly/ssa-2025 #SaferSharedAir #MakingTheInvisibleVisible #IAQ #Inclusion

I’ve said it many times & I’m gonna say it again: putting wealthy folks in charge of complex problems they have no inner knowledge of is bad for everyone, especially those navigating the very problem the wealthy are tasked to fix. We get dumb policies. It’s veneer, nothing else.

Meanwhile, housing supply and affordability worsens, #homelessness increases, and obscene tax concessions remain for multiple property investors. #HousingCrisis #auspol

As universities embrace AI, corporate influence on research, governance and values is growing. What happens when higher ed’s pursuit of tech prestige meets Silicon Valley’s profit motives? buff.ly/OwnU7gz

Older Australians struggling to find work before hitting the pension age www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update: The risk estimate fell slightly to 0.2% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-659. That implies a 4% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia 🧵

🌱 Rhododendrons looking glorious.

Hoped that my #GardeningAustralia layered pot from last year would work again this year. I put it in the fridge for the tulips so far only the hyacinths have bloomed. #bulbs #spring

Here are some more from yesterday: a Dusky Moorhen feeding down by the creek - and a chick ❤️ Also, a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo feeding on the nature strip and another Rainbow Lorikeet photo.

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• South Africa takes Israel to the ICC over the #GazaGenocide. • Spain takes Israel to the ICC over the #GlobalSumudFlotilla interception. • Australia? Still providing Israel with F-35 components and a PM silent on both the genocide and the detention of Australians from the Flotilla. 😔 #auspol

Well this is disturbing.

COVID-19 and other viruses that spread through the respiratory route linked to the onset of vascular dementia. Clean the air. Crosswords alone are not enough. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

Someone that is self employed in a physically demanding job told me they lost out on two months of work due to preventable flu/C19 type illness. Who does public health serve? #NSWHealth.

Curtin led through a war, Albo can’t (sorry won’t) fix a housing crisis, tax mega corporations, ban gambling ads. He can lock up whistleblowers, create a toothless crime commission and cave to Woodside and Chevron. What a leader.

It appears to me from the outside that the manual review process (which the Australian government has said it wants for the under 16s ban) led to ID docs being kept longer than needed.

This government seems to disappoint at every turn , and all the big failings seem to Albo overruling his ministers trying to actually be progressive. He’s wasting what could have been a golden era for Labor

New from me: Police investigations are underway after emails which initially appeared to have been sent by @westernsydneyu.bsky.social claimed students’ qualifications had been revoked, that more of their personal data had been stolen, and cybersecurity gaps had been left unpatched.

"Please stand up for our citizens, stand up for my son." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

I remember when Tony Abbott's mob gained office. They did nothing for months then set abt dismantling Labor's climate change initiatives. Abbott implemented 10 CC related actions recommended by the IPA, from a list of 75, expanded to 100. He then implemented many more. IPA policy, not LNP policy.

LNP: *Cost of living! Cost of living! Good lord, people can't afford to eat!* What did LNP do abt it during 9-year reign? Bugger all! Now in Opposition: For god's sake Labor! People can't afford to eat [or buy a home, save a deposit, etc]. Remember #Robodebt FOREVER. Don't give LNP another go.

All the signs are there -- this is an essential read, folks.

Who owns Australian govt? Fossil Fuels Israel Lobby Media Companies Gambling / Gaming US Military Banks Big 4 Consultancies

If you're still using Amazon to buy stuff, this extract from a forthcoming book by Cory Doctorow (he of "enshittification" coinage) might just convince you not to. /... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Exactly the same thing could be asked about our broken universities, schools funding model, climate policy, corporate taxation, housing, arts, govt transparency, youth justice, mental health etc etc etc

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government.... On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames time.com/7323442/sout...

And to quote Cory Doctorow “AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society, and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.”

#BanGamblingAdvertising #auspol

Come on, Australia, enough is enough. Suspend all trade and sanction Israel now. #Auspol

@albomp.bsky.social #fourcorners A slight on your leadership. Reform in the gaming industry is needed now. 3x domestic violence in problem gambler households Fix the broken system now!

#Gambling industry has questions to answer.

@australianlabor.bsky.social & @albomp.bsky.social have the cosiest relationship with #gambling - the bigger the better Regulation is non existent Devastating harm - ignored #pokies #Sportsbet #bet365 #4corners #FourCorners #auspol @milliganreports.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

All gambling advertising - especially sports betting - should be banned. Just like we did with tobacco advertising, because it's hurting more people, families and societies. #FourCorners

#auspol #bangamblingadvertising #gamblinglobby

"Australians lose about $25 billion gambling every year, the most in the world on a per capita basis." #BanGamblingAdvertising

A nervous cough can reveal a lot #bangamblingadvertising

Another video from Amsterdam shows the massive crowd that gathered for Palestine. Over 250,000 people wearing red flooded the streets of Amsterdam today in a massive demonstration for Palestine.

What is wrong with our ABC News? Twice today I’ve listened to the news & heard rubbish from Scott Morrison, the Worst PM Ever, interviewed on #Murdoch’s Sky commenting on PNG & a Trump Peace Prize?! We voted him out of office. Why are we STILL getting “Morrison says…” on *our ABC*? Please stop.