Democracies live and die on high expectations, and it is by design that we have been conditioned to expect low standards from our politicians. The lower the standard we expect, the less likely we are to hold them to account.

See this @albomp.bsky.social ? #Auspol.

If this isn’t insanity I don’t know what is.

“Representatives from the Business Council, Shell and ConocoPhillips are among those fronting the gas tax senate inquiry today, while the health minister lays out proposed changes to the NDIS.”

The Point Live: Business and gas companies have their say on gas tax proposals. Representatives from the Business Council, Shell and ConocoPhillips are among those fronting the gas tax senate inquiry today, while the health minister lays out proposed changes to the NDIS.

Today the Gas Tax committee is hearing from Gas industry companies and lobbyists and @amyremeikis.bsky.social and her company of soldiers is on it!!! (Get ready to have a lot of bullshit being called) #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au

Unhinged social media post from Trump, reading: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

The deranged felon with an orange painted face just made another post.

There is no military solution. The US has to negotiate with Iran.

But Trump's unhinged posts insulting them and their religion make that impossible.

This will lead us to full-scale ground war. The Middle East blows up

#auspol

I wonder what these ☝️ two unsavoury people have in common. Apart from being, well, unsavoury?

A Facebook post from professional racist Pauline Hanson, saying, "I remain steadfast in my support of Ben Roberts-Smith despite news of his arrest today."

Our resident racist, Pauline Hanson, is still in love with Ben Roberts-Smith 👇

#auspol

What has Albanese got on his head?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laughs and smiles with his good friend and buddy President Isaac Herzog of Israel. Herzog was given a red carpet welcome in Australia.

Not every war criminal was arrested in Australia. #auspol

Trump putting his finger on the nuclear button.

TRUMP: "Whole civilisation will die tonight".

When a mad guy with his finger on the nuclear button says that, it's time to worry.

#auspol #ukpol #cdnpoli #nzpol #uspol #eupol

I think it would be quicker to get the trucking industry to go electric than to "drill baby drill", as the Liberal Party has been saying, to look for more oil reserves.

The sleek looking Windrose electric truck.

It's urgent Australia converts its transportation fleet to electric.

For food security & national security.

Trump & Netanyahu will escalate the Iran war. The oil crisis will get much worse.

Cutting fossil fuel excise tax causes a short-term sugar hit, but long-term makes us less secure.

#auspol

The Trump family is like a mafia family, and the Trump administration is a crime syndicate.

Just look at how oil futures are bought and sold before every Trump announcement about the Gulf, putting billions in their pockets.

So it's amusing to see the crime boss call the Pope weak on crime.

Trump calls Pope Leo 'weak' after pontiff calls for peace Writing on social media after the pope called for peace, US President Donald Trump says the first American pope is "terrible for foreign policy" and he should "stop catering to the Radical Left".

Irony.

Convicted felon and adjudicated rapist Donald J Trump accuses Pope Leo of being weak on crime.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04... #auspol

Norway taxes fossil fuel companies 78%.

Some people in Australia say we should tax our gas companies at a rate of 25%.

It seems that is letting them off lightly.

Why don't we tax them at 78%, like Norway does?

#auspol

Greyhound racing ban kept alive as independent indicates support Upper house independent Dean Harriss, who is up for re-election next month, says he will support the Tasmanian government's ban on greyhound racing, but only if the industry compensation package is in...

Tasmania's greyhound racing.

It can't support itself. It requires government handouts.

What for?
• Animal cruelty
• Gambling addition

Money that would otherwise have gone to hospitals & schools.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04... #auspol #taspol

“It should worry people that Rinehart has found her direct line into public narrative, having helped pull Liberals into oblivion. Rinehart has always been about raw power, but this time she has managed to hijack the political situation by demonising renewables and the energy transition.” #auspol

"One Nation is on track to win the seat of #Farrer. The race is down to either #One_Nation ’s David Farley, or community independent Michelle #Milthorpe. Before the byelection was called, most Farrer watchers believed Milthorpe would take the seat..." #auspol

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And tonight on AGT Pedolf has morphed into Moses

Kash Patel sues The Atlantic

Yes!
Virginia votes tomorrow

Kash & Carry

Pretending to sue the Atlantic

Iran has a Strait

Biblical sized problems

The FCC's fascist chair Brendan Carr is coming for what is left of indepedent impartial reporting in the US news media