Shameful. And doesn't bode well for the new Meanjin, let's be honest.

I mean, that’s pretty much the plan the government is proposing

Israel: The most dangerous nation on Earth Israel’s escalating actions and influence over U.S. policy are framed as the trigger for a global crisis, with Australia set to bear the economic fallout.

Israel’s escalating actions and influence over U.S. policy are framed as the trigger for a global crisis, with Australia set to bear the economic fallout.

Israel: The most dangerous nation on Earth
~ George Grundy

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Crackdown on unregistered NDIS providers coming in bid to save $6b a year NDIS Minister Mark Butler will announce reforms to the disability scheme on Wednesday that will aim to save more than $6 billion a year by 2035 — and the largely unregulated market of NDIS providers i...

Shonky providers is what happens when you privatise any service
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Israel now occupies more of Lebanon than Russia occupies in Ukraine. Yet the Albanese Govt refuses to condemn or sanction Israel. #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #LebanonUnderAttack

When posting about youth crime in Qld, I often get the question, "what about the parents?". Talking to lawyers & youth workers a lot of the kids have no family. The parents are gone from their lives for multiple reasons. So they become the responsibility of the state. #qldpol

ALP too scared to take on the gas industry that strips billions from our country each year; but not shy about kicking the crutches out from under hundreds of thousands of disabled Australians. So gutsy Albo.

social licence: politicians attributing their neoliberal priorities to the public
pub test: journalists attributing their political opinions to the public.
social cohesion: police violence against the anti-genocide public.
the public: pays their mortgages.

University of Queensland directs UQP to cancel & pulp an Aboriginal writer's environmental-focused book for children. Jazz Money has done nothing wrong and doesn't deserve to be treated this way. Her book is important for young readers. Shameful

Funny how the Australian government is determined to cut waste from fraud in the NDIS but won't touch the AUKUS submarine deal, which is entirely a fraud perpetrated by the US

I often show you St Andrew’s Church in Kyiv.

This week, I want to take my Patreon supporters inside
and see the views from the hill together.

It’s my way of saying thank you for helping me continue showing Ukraine to the world.
The invitation to the live walk will be sent tomorrow.

Australians are being played by Rinehart and Hanson, and the media is helping – Amy Remeikis Legacy media's refusal to scrutinise One Nation is going to hurt the country

It should worry you that the One Nation candidate on track to win Farrer thinks it is "above his paygrade" whether Gina Rinehart is funding the party.

www.deepcutnews.com/p/legacy-med...

David Pocock beside himself as Shell’s Cecile Wake insists she doesn’t know Shell’s revenue, or how much gas they export, while she fronts an inquiry on Gas Exports.
Sarah Hanson-Young: “What did you think we were going to be asking you about today?” 🔥🙄 #auspol

Zelenskyy links Druzhba pipeline repairs to €90bn EU support and accession clusters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is connecting the completion of repair work on the Druzhba oil pipeline to the unblocking of an EU support package for Ukraine.

what's stopping russians from hitting it again to block the funding again?

EU is playing a dirty game of footsy under the table with a killer dictator
these games usually don't end well for gullible, well-wishing western leaders
I love how Zelenskyy is being ultra honest lately & calls everyone out

Submarine agency external spending hit record high amid 'secretive' culture review Ray Athwal Ray Athwal Data Journalist. Published 08 April 2026 Australia’s submarine agency is committing record funding to external firms for management and support services while maintaining a “secretive” stance on internal assessments of its own workplace culture. While AUKUS was framed as a means to establish sovereign industrial capability, an analysis of procurement contracts showed the agency has relied on a small group of private providers.

Wtf???

So, no money for NDIS but all the money for AUKUS - and they're outsourcing $$$ to external private firms?!

#AusPol

War crime apologists undermine our Australian values I’m a veteran of 20 years. War crime apologists don’t speak for us. Like many who have served, I was deeply shaken by the Brereton Report in November 2020. The war crimes detailed across its 530 pages...

The Brereton Report made clear that none of the alleged crimes occurred in the heat of battle

The true heroes are the soldiers who...testified against war crimes. Those who dismiss this brave group have not engaged with the report’s findings or the culture it reveals
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

'The most moral army in the world'?

Hey @senatorwong.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social - maybe "serious concern" won't cut it this time.

Time to expel the Israeli ambassador, and announce comprehensive sanctions that should have been slapped on this genocidal rogue state months ago. #auspol

€244 to go to get the first generator👀

Spring is gorgeous this year.

Or maybe a hard winter made me appreciate warmth and beauty more.

Perhaps.

Life works like that.

Weaponized energy: Russia may cut off Kazakh oil to Germany on 1 May, risking Berlin-Brandenburg fuel shock Russia may plan to remove 17% of Germany's PCK refinery feedstock.

Russia reportedly plans to halt Kazakh oil exports to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline from 1 May, targeting PCK Schwedt, one of Germany's largest refineries

The cut would remove about 17% of the refinery's supply amid the war in Middle East euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/21/w...

Kyiv.
A short moment my camera captured today.

I absolutely love it.
Life.

the song has a recently banned phrase

this flashmob is in defiance of said banned phrase for how absurd it being banned is

Over and over again. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli pledged that his youth slogans would deter crime.

We're 18 months into his government. When will the Qld media put it to him that his laws aren't working? Not today, unfortunately. #qldpol

Greetings from Kyiv!

It’s cloudy and cold today.
I decided to show you this view to remind you how beautiful and strong this city is.

More than four years of full-scale war. Kyiv stands.

British universities paid security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine students Investigation reveals how Horus, a company led by ex-military intelligence officials, was hired during protest movement.

what I can not stand about these tertiary institutions attacking their own students is the complete absence of evidence that pro-Palestine students are a physical threat to anything or anyone. The “threat” is to status quo white supremacy and war machine money.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

#auspol #qldpol

Dean Smith of the Liberal party had no reply when Richard Denniss outlined basic arithmetic of $6.5b over 4 years versus $17b per year so he quickly moved on to ask Konrad Punter a question 🤣🤗

We all have to update ECQ with our details. We can't reside in one electorate & vote for candidates in another. There's a whole Fitzgerald Inquiry about this. No defence here,Tim Mander & Amanda Camm must resign their seats. Go back to the people of Everton & Whitsunday. #qldpol

Origin, Shell and Santos dominate almost the entire eastern market. Time to tax them 25% and introduce new laws that require them to prioritise Australian domestic customers. Up to now they’ve received a free pass to rort the Australian taxpayers for the CEO’s and companies financial benefit.

Minns doubles down on ‘rational’ anti-protest law despite NSW’s highest court ruling it unconstitutional Greens criticise premier’s ‘extraordinary attack’ on judiciary and urge him to accept he ‘got it wrong’

NSW anti-protest public assembly restriction declaration struck down as unconstitutional but Premier Chris Minns is carrying on with it.

Anything we in Qld can do/say to help try to change his mind? We know all about making bad decisions. #nswpol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...