'Grow up': Meta censoring warnings about illicit drugs, health experts say Public health workers are warning lives could be at risk due to social media sites automatically censoring educational posts about illicit drugs circulating in the community.

Classic Facebook. A great site made bad.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

#meta
#Facebook

They were all inspired by Dutton's campaign success in '25

When it's only 9pm, so it is still really bright outside

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Stop the Proposed Trump Tower Development on the Gold Coast

Here's a petition against Trump tower Gold Coast. It's worth tour time to look at it, either to sign or chuckle at the comments.
c.org/2SCSwF45BZ

Australian jailed for seven years for 'betraying' the US A judge in Washington has sentenced Australian man Peter Williams to 87 months in prison for selling sensitive information to a Russian broker.

L3Harris employee sent to prison this week.

I worked for L3H for 8 yrs and it was aweful. This news wasn't a suprise to me. My advice: only work with people you can trust.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

If We Were Vampires YouTube video by Jason Isbell - Topic

Just a late night thought.

I don't like country music at all, but life can surprise you sometimes...

It's a reminder: ask your friends for their favourite things and you might find your own.

Now at: The Trial by Franz Kafka
Performed by Lost & Found Opera at Perth Festival

Waiting for it to start. The set design already looks like Kafka's book. Keen to see how it goes.

Dear internet stranger, I think Nina makes an excellent argument:
youtu.be/RKybAhTw8iE?...

You wanna explain this then, guy?

"If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to worry about."
Famous last words of civil society.

Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 The Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ranks 182 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. Find out the scores and read our analysis.

Democracies that once did well in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 are now slipping.

Anti-corruption safeguards in countries like the U.S., United Kingdom and France are weakening fast.

Read more ⬇️ #CPI2025 www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025

I'm here for you. I'm both unprofessional and a sicko.

Senior leaders need knowledge and experience, and though I thought RFK Jr. was extremely unqualified, he has more experience than I could ever have imagined.

Homelessness seems to be rising in Australia. There's no excuse for it, we have the resources to turn it around but no movement on the problem.

100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money? Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say

Anderson Cooper: “So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?”

Answer: “Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…” #HousingFirst

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

Please offer a historical example of snowball use in combat theatre

Repeated breaches of the curfew will result in extensions to the curfew.

Loomer's points aren't very convincing. Particularly the bit about latina twerking, not sure that's a problem.

Your thoughts on Russia's Harmony network?
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

As global press freedom dwindles, corrupt politicians rejoice Less scrutiny, more booty

Trust in the news media has declined across the rich world. Some people may not care much when they hear that journalism is in trouble. Yet it is in their interest to care

They've had hundreds of experts on payroll for decades. And every time a decision has to be made, it is the easiest path, which they fail to walk.

Au sub situation is crazy. Completely unhinged.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

Screenshot, ABC News headline: Crime 4m ago Why the Invasion Day attempted bombing response differed to that of Bondi

Racism.

It was racism.

#AusPol

Bring Fairness Back - Everybody's Home It’s time to fix the system: end unfair investor handouts, starting with the short-stay loophole, and redirect this funding into the affordable homes we need.

Needs to be fixed.

everybodyshome.com.au/take-action/...

Lung cancer.
Stomach cancer.
Cervical cancer.

Together, these three make up nearly half of all cancers caused by preventable risks.

The power to prevent them is already in our hands.

💪 Watch the Daily Dose.

It's been a weird news story. Seemed obvious from the start what the intention was.

This is the ideal public servant. You may not like it, but this is what peak professionalism looks like.