Great to have that on your doorstep!

NSW’s $1 billion clean energy fund yet to invest a single dollar The Energy Security Corporation was a flagship election commitment from the Minns government, but almost three years after the election not a single project has been finalised.

NSW’s $1 billion clean energy fund yet to invest a single dollar.

www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

‘Incomprehensible’: birds flee and hundreds of turtles left to die after government cuts water to NSW wetlands Frogs and sheep in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree have also been bogged after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows, researchers say

An “incomprehensible” disaster is unfolding at wetlands in New South Wales after the state water agency abruptly stopped environmental flows in the state’s north-west, leading to the deaths of turtles, waterbirds, frogs and sheep.

‘Incomprehensible’: birds flee and hundreds of turtles left to die after government cuts water to NSW wetlands Frogs and sheep in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree have also been bogged after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows, researchers say

So many animals have died as a result of this screw up by WaterNSW.

NSW water minister, Rose Jackson and the environment minister Penny Sharpe need to step up and fix this immediately.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Charlie has joined me on the deck outside my studio - beautiful afternoon!

Minnesota officials investigating ICE arrest of man in his underwear as kidnapping ChongLy ‘Scott’ Thao, a US citizen, was dragged from his home in freezing winter weather wearing only boxer shorts and sandals

Minnesota officials investigating ICE arrest of man in his underwear as kidnapping and false imprisonment

Two Palestinians were killed in separate strikes in southern Gaza on Monday, according to officials at Nasser hospital.

More than 750 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the 2025 ceasefire.

Tourists to Australia would have social media accounts vetted under Trumpian Coalition plan In hardline rhetoric, opposition leader Angus Taylor also says ‘many’ prospective migrants would be a ‘net drain’ on the country

“Tourists to Australia would have social media accounts vetted under Trumpian Coalition plan.”

Angus Taylor does not seem to realise how much ordinary Aussies hate that America is doing this. What a daft idea. Good job he’s only in opposition.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Japanese PM Takaichi meets British rock band Deep Purple Hard rock enthusiast Sanae Takaichi beamed as she met the rockers in her Tokyo office.

Nice to see the Japanese PM meeting my old friend Ian Gillan from Deep Purple.

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Charlie at breakfast - begging and checking out what’s on the table. Charlie Dee - toast hunter 😂

There's been a sudden surge in new AI videos and images from the same fake accounts.

Here's a new one posted just today that has already got a lot of engagement.

It's only the AI-gen prices of the fuel that really gives it away as fake...

Australia Post issues urgent warning over viral marketplace scams.

2500 Australians have reported the Facebook Marketplace scams to the postal service this year alone. Something to watch out for.

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Iran keeps its regime and nuclear program, and gains control of the Strait of Hormuz. Conventionally, from a war you didn't start, you'd call that victory.

Trump bragged ‘they let you do it’. This frenzy of narcissism is the result Cadet Bone Spurs has developed a taste for flaunting our unparalleled military, and there’s no one at the Pentagon to curb this new appetite for global violence.

“Trump bragged ‘they let you do it’. This frenzy of narcissism is the result.”

Good article by Maureen Dowd.

www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

Went out to celebrate Delilah’s second birthday last night. Can’t believe she’s two!!

Barnaby Joyce with a wild, racist rant on Sky, compares Muslim migrants to “cattle” that
“just don’t work when they get off the truck”
Insists even the “nice” ones go “to mud”.
Utter disgrace.
Speaker Milton Dick, will you act?
#auspol @aboutthehouse.bsky.social

Reform accused of using third party to turn crypto into c... Digital currency donations have been turned into sterling to make them much less easy to track, sources say

“Reform accused of using third party to turn crypto into cash and hide donors.”

I wonder if these donations are linked to Russia?

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Reform accused of using third party to turn crypto into c... Digital currency donations have been turned into sterling to make them much less easy to track, sources say

So it turns out Reform are laundering their donations through crypto, before converting them into cash, hiding the original source of the money.

So who is really funding Nigel Farage and Reform UK?

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

He’s the spitting image of our black Labrador Charlie ❤️

No one knows softball questions like @arationalfear — listen to the full podcast with @edhusic. www.ararionalfear.com

Hanging out with my Grandson Levi ❤️

As these headlines show, the Guardian has definitely become more Aussie in Oz 😎

So brilliant @sydneyev.bsky.social

Is there a link with info about those chargers and the latest scheme?

Year-end surge: electric trucks outsell diesel for the first time in China - electrive.com In December 2025, 45,300 fully and partially electrified heavy-duty trucks were newly registered in China—accounting for 54 percent of total heavy-duty truck

accounting for 54 percent of total heavy-duty truck sales that month.

www.electrive.com/2026/01/23/y...

My beautiful grandson Levi ❤️

A man was taking photos of my daughter on a Sydney train without her permission. She is 18 and he was in his forties.

He refused to delete them saying he only took two photos(!).

She went to the police station and NSW Police say there is nothing they can do as it was a public place. Is that true?

Our beautiful grandchildren ❤️

The grift that keeps on grifting.

Albanese government rejected advice on Tasmanian salmon farming impact before passing pro-industry laws FoI documents show ministers ignored recommendation for fresh inquiry that could have reduced or paused farming

Far out.

“The environment department advised the government in late 2024 that it should revoke a 2012 decision that allowed salmon farming to expand …”