Among the Ukrainian cities attacked by Russia last night was Ternopil. Russians targeted residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. With rescue efforts continuing, already 9 people are confirmed dead, with dozens injured.

this is a war crime

The last time I wrote about this I copped the biggest whinge fest from the then (Labor) minister’s office about how they weren’t cutting the budget lol

Oct 7

PM @albomp.bsky.social says "his government was a “friend of science”" @australiainstitute.org.au graph says NO (Australia's pitiful R&D spend includes tax breaks to private companies; h/t @rodcampbell.bsky.social, @tomswann.bsky.social) #WithFriendsLikeTheseWhoNeedsEnemies

What representation are Farmers getting when it appears that The Nationals exist only to represent Gina Rinehart? #auspol

Blaming the Coalition for starting offshore detention doesn’t excuse Labor spending 6× more than Dutton’s $423m Paladin rortand refusing to release the details. No one forced them to out-corrupt the most corrupt. That was voluntary #auspol

from the people who brought you wi-fi, pacemakers and the black box comes.... support for the fossil fuel industry

As a handful of us have been screaming for a long time now: there is no "ceasefire". The UN security council has approved the further colonisation of Gaza, and Israel is being rewarded for its genocide. It's still the 1700s in the West, we just have phones and cheap dopamine addictions now.

A bold satellite plan risks repeating Optus-style failures unless Australia builds resilience and real oversight into every layer of its digital infrastructure. Lessons from Optus and the political risks of relying on LEO satellite technology ~ Paul Budde

“London stocks sink in global rout on Fed rate cut, valuation jitters” www.reuters.com/world/uk/lon...

When the Gina & Rupert wholly owned #COALition party cry wolf re renewables & Australian electricity prices, tell them to shove this where their sun don't shine but their wind blows strong. #auspol # climate change

Liberal Party alarmed at the cuts happening at #CSIRO The same political party that has made significant funding cuts and derogatory statements regarding science and the data for a generation. #AusPol

So the federal government spent 42.2 billion dollars on hospitals in 2024/25 so 375 billion is over 8 years of hospital funding by the feds

Please tell us @albomp.bsky.social how far 375 billion dollars + would go in terms of funding the federal government share of hospital costs

Hamas says UN Security Council resolution fails to meet the political and humanitarian demands.

#Whitlam could have refused to accept #Kerr’s determination and returned to Parliament to confirm he retained the confidence of the House of Representatives. He could have sought a judgement from the High Court. He did neither. #auspol #theDismissal

That's more than 1,100 jobs lost at the CSIRO over the last two years. "Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third." This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government. www.smh.com.au/national/csi...

“CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with long-term financial challenges … with current funding failing to keep pace with the rising costs of running a modern science agency.” Not “challenges”. They’re choices. 😡

"[The Albanese Government] are now responsible for cuts to public science that exceed the Abbott government – cuts current Labor MPs rightly slammed at the time,” Tonks said.

We must be clear about one thing: banning machetes and tightening policing powers are only part of the response. Without addressing the deeper social determinants of violence, we risk treating symptoms while the underlying disease continues to spread. #auspol #VicPol #machete

A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.

So many of the people who demand we look up to and respect them are so shit. Like, really shit. Shit liars, shit at their jobs, shit at being basically decent humans. The establishment has had it too good for too long, as a Tory might say. #AusPol

How It Started vs. How It's Going And surely even Denmark "borrowed" that "idea" from Nazi Germany. I cannot be the only person thinking this, Keir Starmer. Make sure you check their teeth for gold. It's what all genocidaires do. #UKPolitics #HumanRightsAbuses

Surprising absolutely no-one.

US President Donald Trump has removed tariffs on a range of food products, including beef, which is Australia’s largest export to the US. satpa.pe/8D49JX8

Recent programs have confirmed ABC News is increasingly under the control of pro-Coalition activists. ABC News advances its alliance with Murdoch’s Sky News ~ @alanaustin.bsky.social

"Media created the illusion the Liberal Party's 'moderates' still mattered before the net zero vote" @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the Endgame #auspol michaelwest.com.au/its-the-endg...

Throughout history, ppl have complained about the cost of building... The 1st hospitals The 1st railroads The 1st roads The 1st electricity grids 'The 1st' anything always costs more, until economies of scale kick in Renewables are no different, still the cheapest 🐝 #auspol

Breaking | Israeli occupation forces detonate residential homes in eastern Gaza City.

In the decades since Hawke’s 1984 expansion, the number of electorate staff has risen from two per MP to five, boosting the machinery around each parliamentarian to compensate for electorates that have doubled in size. satpa.pe/MuhtQGS

Littleproud, Ley & Tehan are having trouble selling their dud no net zero policy No clear answers, lots of grand statements & 'what ifs' None of them will answer questions properly in interviews, just trying to bluff their way through Not cutting the mustard at all 🐝 #auspol

Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms. No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.

The Victorian ALP govt did much the same for wind farms over impacts on endangered Brolga with it Renewables Handbook. See Sub 30 @ www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

You may recall that the Albanese govt rammed through laws to shield the salmon industry earlier this year- against all scientific advice and without consultation. This is on them too.

Not content with your complicity in Israel's genocide, @senatorwong.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social, you also went ahead & applauded this so-called "peace plan" which achieves NOTHING to end the suffering of oppressed Palestinians but does EVERYTHING to expand genocidal Israel's illegal occupation.

depends on the end of "israel". Palestine will never be free while exists a Nazi state as "israel"

The surviving Palestinians in the "red zone" will of course remain imprisoned—persecuted and tortured and starving and dying among the devastation—at the behest of their oppressor, and Israel will continue to murder and kidnap Palestinians at will. At least 680,000 dead, for this.

No one should have to face such threats. It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.

"the UAE has received 'arms and ammunition, parts and accessories' valued at USD$197m from Australia over the past five years." But they are probably all 'non-lethal components' - right @senatorwong.bsky.social ? #SudanGenocide #auspol

Labor’s Defence Minister just this month spoke about 'salivating' over a 'Disneyland' of ‘extremely cool' weapons at an arms fair in Sydney. He needs to look at El-Fashir, at the piles of bodies visible from space, which is the end result of of his ‘cool’ weapons.

Palestinian families call for help as Israel's two-year military assault has left hundreds of thousands vulnerable.

Dr Assal Rad— “This is not a “peace plan.” It’s OCCUPATION AND ETHNIC CLEANSING. “And the media needs to call it what it is.”

"Like many #whistleblowers, Elias says he never sought to be a whistleblower. He believes he was just trying to do his job properly. ...he has paid a heavy price." Must read from @nickfeik.bsky.social on how an unaccountable government attacks diligent staff and erodes public trust. #auspol

Don Farrell, Labor’s special minister of state, has built a reputation as one of the most powerful people in parliament. His next target is expanding the size of parliament, something that has only happened twice since Federation, writes Jason Koutsoukis. satpa.pe/xidNMW0

"I believe that there is still a huge conservative base in Australia, wanting a party that properly represents their values," writes John Hewson "They want a party that has a clear vision for the future of our country." satpa.pe/HoPe26e

JFC this reads like a horror movie except it's been unfolding across a swathe of the South Australian coastline, indiscriminately killing all manner of marine life Yet another devastating phenomenon we're all going to become more familiar with in the advent of fossil-fueled marine heatwaves