Pam Ayres - They Should Have Asked My Husband YouTube video by aderynmawr

063 – #SmallJoys

The delightful Pam Ayres

They should have asked my husband.

#poetry

Israel has killed more than 700 people in Gaza since last year's US-brokered 'ceasefire'

Israel has killed more than 700 people in Gaza since last year's US-brokered 'ceasefire' https://aje.news/niqwe0

I Fucking Love Australia (@ifloz) I had to pause the dishwasher to make sure I was reading it right. 150 veterans. Some in wheelchairs. Some on crutches. Carrying folded flags of friends who didn't make it home. Standing in the Canno...

substack.com/@ifloz/

Headline from the AFR "Time to end welfare for the wealthy, says big business"

You mean the superannuation tax breaks? No?
You mean the CGT discount? No?
You mean the fossil fuel subsidies? No?
You mean the free gas for multinationals? No?
You mean the failure of the PRRT? No?
You mean the tax dodging trusts? No?
You mean the lack of a wealth tax? No?

No you mean the NDIS FFS

Dr Richard Denniss dismantles the gas industry’s favorite threat.
If taxes kill investment, why is the gas industry rushing to Norway to pay 78%? 🙄
“They are playing us for fools.” 🔥
Nationals’ Susan McDonald has no rebuttal & scrambles to change the subject. #auspol

Konrad Benjamin nails the root of the problem: to stop large industries from ripping us all off, politicians need to stop “going to work in the industries that they literally wrote the rules for”🔥
Rules that as Dr Denniss points out, see gas co’s “pay more in PR than PRRT”💥

These laws are unconstitutional and they deserve to be chucked out.

Listen to Executive Officer, Bart Shteinman on PM overnight discussing why the anti-protest laws in QLD and NSW are anti-democratic and it's a good thing they've been struck down in NSW!

Full link: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Japan, Australia and a New Regional Order - Geopolitical Futures We have written a great deal on the evolution of U.S.-China relations, and we expect them to evolve further after the upcoming summit between Chinese

Possibly the original:

Australians are ready for courage.

We’re at a turning point, with rising inequality, more fossil fuels, and eroding trust in democracy.

Now is the time for us all to act, not just acknowledge these challenges.

Order 'A Time for Bravery': australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time-for-bravery

It's not my child
struggling for breath
through dust choked nostrils
under the rubble

It's not my child
fleeing the murderers,
crossing arbitrary borders
to stay alive

It's not my child
under a filthy blanket
in a dark corner
listening for the men

Shocked

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese described the Israeli occupation army as “the most degenerate army on earth,” stating that its practices have crossed all red lines and violated international law.

Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260420-un-...

Eaten By Dogs - Only You YouTube video by Eaten By Dogs

062 – #SmallJoys

The most brilliant Aussie band no one's ever heard of.

Eaten By Dogs.

Do yourself a favour.

#AusMusic

Words no longer have meaning.

Homeless camps are rising as affordability falls. It’s a problem Australia has solved before In the 1940s, tent cities and ‘shanty’ settlements appeared across Australia, as families struggled to find homes. The government acted then – and needs to now.

As this article points out, it's a policy decision to make homelessness rise, and the solution is also government policy, because folks doing it themselves upsets the lucky ones with two or more homes.
share.google/i66wLjPPZq2W...

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The RBA’s policy deliberately creates unemployment. So why do we treat the jobless so badly? The way we deal with rising inflation is highly problematic.

The fact the RBA is intentionally lifting the unemployment rate is rarely said out loud. However, Governor Michele Bullock came close in a speech in 2023:

"If unemployment remains too low for too long, inflation expectations will rise..."

UNEMPLOYMENT IS ENFORCED.
Then the unemployed are punshed.

Civilians keep dying in Israel’s shadow war on Lebanon While Israel and Lebanon have reached a 10-day ceasefire, Israel’s attacks on its neighbour are regarded as a precursor to a new land grab and a permanent ‘security’ presence.…

"On Friday, a 10-day ceasefire was announced, with both Lebanese and Israeli leaders calling it an historic opportunity, while questions remain about whether it will last."

IT. WILL. NOT. LAST.

Israel NEVER honours ceasfire agreements.

Israel is the most evil cunt on the planet.

#FuckIsrael

Safeguard Mechanism working beautifully for 🇦🇺's coalmines:

"while 80% of mines emitted more than their government-imposed targets, they didn’t actually miss their targets. They met their obligations by buying carbon offsets"

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social: "safeguard is “good policy, working well”

Uh huh

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How will history regard the Albanese government? On turning a blind eye to war crimes in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

‘Penny Wong puts out statements of deep concern every few days, and Albanese reissues weak calls for everyone to stop fighting, but Australia quietly continues to provide staff, equipment and surveillance capacity to the US/Israeli war effort.’

open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...

Umm. Not everywhere is America.

Civilians keep dying in Israel’s shadow war on Lebanon While Israel and Lebanon have reached a 10-day ceasefire, Israel’s attacks on its neighbour are regarded as a precursor to a new land grab and a permanent ‘security’ presence.…

“Hezbollah only came into being as a defensive response to Israel’s deadly invasion of Lebanon in 1982, when up to 20,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed and tens of thousands more injured. The group didn’t exist before that invasion.”
#Fascisting
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.

"Australia has said nothing while Israel has continued to assassinate journalists, medics, aid workers, diplomats, foreign and spiritual leaders across the Middle East. Worse, it has done nothing even to dissuade Israel – no sanctions, ... not even stopping our arms trade to Israel."

How will history regard the Albanese government? On turning a blind eye to war crimes in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

Australia has done nothing while Israel has assassinated journalists, medics, aid workers, diplomats, foreign & spiritual leaders. Through the war crimes & illegal invasions, Albanese has done nothing even to dissuade Israel – no sanctions, no support for arrest warrants.
Is there even a red line?