The shadowy world of IPA finances The IPA knows that its credibility would be shot if it were seen to be the mouthpiece of big business with an interest in undermining climate science and climate policy.

Gina Rinehart wants NT and QLD to be exclusive economic zones. So she can do what she pleases.

Gina’s been working on this since 2012. www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02...

BREAKING: Forward Alanna Smith has agreed to a three-year max contract with the Dallas Wings.

The 2025 co-DPOY & one of the most versatile young bigs in the league... a massive get for Dallas

The deal was negotiated by Sammy Wloszczowski of the Sports International Group agency

And push the left bunkers on 5 back 30 yards

Evenings - ABC listen Ease into your evening.

I think one of your characters has become a regular on the ABC Hobart nightly quiz

From 1.18.30

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

I’ll take things that never happened for $500 thanks Alex.

You’d rather the sport reporter at Augusta report on Iran?

I’ll hit you up for a refund for any gags I miss

What time will you actually come on in Hobart? I’d love to see the show but will struggle to get there before 8pm

The receipts. A complete timeline of the shifting rhetoric. More: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

Never forget Pam Bondi citing fentanyl stats sounding high as f**k

Make Primary School a lot more interesting — Sports Bet Junior!

Dennis Cometti, Australian sports commentary great dies aged 76 * West Australian was best known for calling AFL games * His broadcast career spanned 51 years across radio and TV Dennis Cometti, one of the greats of Australian sports commentary, has died at the age of 76. The West Australian became known for his incisive calling, silky voice and sharp wit in front of a microphone over the course of a career spanning 51 years, which included stints with the ABC, Channel 7 and Channel 9. Continue reading...

Dennis Cometti, Australian sports commentary great dies aged 76

I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.

A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.

Excellent primer on the Atlas Network and it’s impact on Australia

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Rhetorical question 😉

Didn’t Archer start it?

Frank Reys riding Gala Supreme 1973

I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Monbiot-

“The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.“

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Rick just nails it here. And his book on Trump’s cheating at golf is a fabulous and hilarious—but also bracing—read. In fact it’s one of the best books about Trump out there.

a.co/d/3f83a3F

Trump’s Caddie magically drops a ball for him not in the deep stuff ⛳️

The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism in Australia, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreach

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Thank you Louise for your courageous clarity

Garry Wilson every 2.37 games!
Ablett 2.63
Matthews 2.96
Bartlett 3.1

Perhaps it would be more poignant to analyse why newspapers are out of step with voters rather than bemoan their inability to influence.

Maybe, just maybe, many newspapers don’t really care about good governance. Shanahan’s false equivalence between Trump and Harris might be a case in point.

What might our future power grid look like? This illustrated guide explains Our energy system is evolving at breakneck speed. Here we look at how our power grid works, what more renewables mean for energy prices, how nuclear fits into the picture, and how we might build a gri...

“there’s now so much renewable energy in system — and so much more coming — that trying to turn back the clock in favour of a base-load technology would be folly.”

Really good explainer on our energy systems

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.

All bar Watson

Tasmanian government to ditch current planning process for AFL stadium For a week, the Tasmanian government has been hinting it was seeking to move away from the planning process underway to assess the contentious Macquarie Point stadium. It's now official.

For a week, the Tasmanian government has been hinting it was seeking to move away from the planning process underway to assess the contentious Macquarie Point stadium. It's now official.

On doing the same inadequate shit over and over again until the end of democracy - The Shot The consequence of not good enough, as evidenced in the United States right now, is that you inevitably get much, much worse.

theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

Interesting read/rant essentially encouraging people to vote independent.

The primary vote tallies for the major parties on 3 May will be very interesting

What happened today reeks of insider trading. Trump’s tweet wasn’t random—it was a signal. Someone cashed in, and the public deserves to know who and how much. Follow. The. Money.

“This entire White House is one giant grift.”
—Sen. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social shining a spotlight on it! 🔥

There’s a growing amount of misinformation about my voting record – and unfortunately, it's still legal to lie in political ads in Australia.
To protect voters, I’ve launched the Ethical Political Advertising Code – a voluntary initiative promoting honesty & integrity in election campaigns.
#Auspol