I really do encourage everyone to read this if they can. It’s worse than I thought it would be. The decision, not my piece. Although come to think of it everything I write is worse than I thought it would be.
Antony Lowenstein - on this pod - says he’s not had a single media request from an Australian media outlet (had a lot from OS) #auspol > podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/f...
At risk of being rude, have others noticed the extreme irony of the National Party (self declared ‘friend of farmers’) breaking up the coalition because they oppose Net Zero while Australia languishes under extreme floods in NSW and extreme drought everywhere else? No? Just me, then?
It’s a very dark reflection on the state of Australian politics that Labor (including Albanese) seem more satisfied with defeating Bandt than Dutton.
Progressive voters are tricking themselves into thinking this election was a great result, but Australia’s centre of gravity keeps going right.
#Newspoll FINAL 52.5-47.5 to ALP
this is very gangly teenage boy and I am here for it.
It’s actually sick that a tiny group of foul white supremacists have managed to propel Welcome to Country onto the election agenda because so much of the media immediately legitimised their grievance. They’ll be rubbing their hands in absolute GLEE at the way media took the bait.
#Newspoll 52-48 to ALP
Myanmar civil society groups are accusing the UN special envoy of conflicts of interest through consulting work for mining companies, including a Chinese state-owned entity. www.themandarin.com.au/290954-calls...
Our cover this week.
One thing I would add is that Australia seems to be moving towards a more multi-party system with a rise in independents and minor parties even in the lower house. So it’s looking like minority governments will be more common.
Finally a decent response on Gaza from Albanese on RN right now, albeit it's Francesca
Things you should read: @harrylitman.bsky.social has this exceptional piece today harrylitman.substack.com/p/we-are-now...
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
How is that a publication like Rolling Stone gets it right when so many other news orgs are failing at real journalism & keeping it real—and so damn obvious about it?
Extremely funny Paul Fletcher spent the last week trying to run a fear campaign about the Teals, got zero traction and decided fuck it, time to quit.
he was too hot so
Paul Fletcher didn’t want to lose his seat lol
No idea why anyone in the ALP cabinet would bother turning up to work when you have the PM doing this shite
Ask most Australians who they think is responsible for the most heinous immigration laws and they will probably pick the Coalition. In reality Labor introduced mandatory detention, offshore processing, “no boat arrival will ever settle here” and these terrible new deportation laws. Bipartisan evil.
So fitting in today's day and age.
Stay safe, never give up the fight and be light in a dark world.
#Equality #EqualRights #Disabled #DisabilityRights
Andrew Tate:
I’M HERE
Bluesky:
No
The Greens are fighting to make your life better.
Cost of living is out of control and people are finding it harder than ever before to make ends meet.
Our plan will tackle the massive systemic problems we're facing head on.
Here's how:
im on every app. im in your city, in your neighborhood. the sales associate who handed you a large when you asked for a medium? that was me. i am now behind you.
Andrew Tate got banned from Bluesky in less than one day.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
