Yep. Sure. Like he had no idea this was about to go down.
He has an inexplicably well connected network. These charges and their timing would’ve been watercooler gossip.

I knew it.
The only reason the cops would’ve done the arrest so sensationally was because he was about to leave the country.
For good.

Yeah. I’m with you there. Unless that machine is sanitised every day, I’d keep that mug upright😳

Umm. But is there? If so, he has been there long enough to get on top of it.

That is a good point. The family elders are on a journey now (better late than never I presume) of who most aligns with what they thought Labor was about. They will probably land on the Greens.
It signified to me that the ALP core voter could now be untethered to the party and open to options.

Well put. We’re a bit fragile today.

Without hubris, he was the voice of a generation. I too grew up with him and this is very sad news however expected.

That is genuinely upsetting. He was a good bloke, an interesting commentator and part of my media landscape for 30+ years.

This has shaken my rusted-on labour voting family elders.
For the first time - ever - they are questioning who to vote for.
I am not sure if Butler realises he just punched his own face. Aspects of the policy maybe valid but it was a brutal announcement and contrary to party ideology.
#auspol

Yeah. He gets no points for the bleeding obvious.

Jayes I know nothing about.
Hume’s presentation is like an AI script for the worst aspects of Australian neoliberal fascism.
In the tone of the former work-wife of Scott Morrison. And the current work-girlfriend of Angus Taylor.
#auapol

Trump’s approval rating on US economy falls to 30 percent, new poll finds – US politics live Only 32 percent of respondents in new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll approve of his leadership on Iran, which has remained at same levels since last month

The hard 30%. Nothing can be said or done to change their minds. They will even support their own demise. I suggest it is closer to a hard 20 elsewhere and the extra 10 is for US specific fundamentalism and zealotry.
#uspol

I’m sure the FDA is thrilled to be so exposed to future liability with the wacko cures of Trump’s goons.

Where is the Qld opposition?
I have seen Cameron Dick - but Miles is the invisible man.

The LNP think they can shoehorn another mine in. Now. Like that will change the situation tomorrow.

We are in dark times with bad leaders. Thank goodness fuel prices are easing a bit.

#qldpol

It’s all desperate stuff.
There is no way this industry or their stooges can justify their business model.
I am very much for drawing a line under this enquiry and nationalising the lot. Tomorrow.
Let’s take it all.
#auspol

Not so radical!
Citizen panels are legit government forums.
Having a unicameral parliament with no checks is the abnormality.

There is nothing about the Olympics anymore which isn’t dodgy. Victoria Park has abrogated all due process and is in outright breach of the original Olympic submission. The railroading propaganda and obfuscation is next level. And the Minister in charge is suss.
What a sh*tshow.
#qldpol

Well, the Church is the most organised syndicate in the world. It was only when the US (during peak denial of the abuse) threatened RICO and taking their US properties that the Church actually dealt with it - to some degree.
The Don has no idea what he’s antagonised.
#uspol

It smacks of Trump blaming Biden.

Crisafulli will only take the wins. No way is he going to shoulder the blame.

#qldpol

Wasn’t it an election guarantee from the LNP that Crisafulli was going to resign if youth crime didn’t fall?

It didn’t.

So…

#qldpol

The revolving door from tv network reporter to government spin doctor in Qld is worse than Trump’s administration.
And their reporting before the government role is an obvious job interview. It’s insulting to be exposed to this insidious dynamic.
#qldpol

Well said! Bravo!

Indeed. It’s like a political plague we have to go through every 7-14 years. The pestilence can be driven under when conditions get too outrageous but it will return. This time its not a Bjelke but a Bleije. A particularly virulent strain onto its second Premier (Neumann now Crisafulli)
#qldpol

It’s a weird story where I can’t see how Wilson has the same career trajectory. She seems to have befouled her nest.

Why jeopardise? This is a rebalance exercise not a co-opting one.
We are rapidly moving towards nationalising gas. This is a global security risk, and one which the supply chain is perverse to Australia’s needs. Why we are IMPORTING this fuel is baffling.
#auspol

What recycled hell is this? She’s debating whether Trump said he was wiping them out?
Is she the lawyer Trump farted at in court?

‘I will never give up’: Ben Roberts-Smith denies war crime allegations in first public statement since his arrest The Victoria Cross recipient, once Australia’s most lionised soldier, faces five charges of war crime murder over allegations he killed unarmed civilians during his service with the Australian SAS in ...

I am not sure what legal strategy is being used here, but this is high risk. For an accused to make such a statement before trial is normally prejudicial, open to contempt charges and compromises a jury.
He could lose his release on bail.
Bizarre.
#auspol

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Rocky row: is a river 600km north of Brisbane really the best place to host an Olympic event? To supporters the Fitzroy is a ‘gift from the rowing gods’ but critics, including gold medallists in the sport, fear the site could become a white elephant when the Games are over

Olympic rowing on the Fitzroy River is ridiculous to say and insane to envisage. No offence to Rocky rowers but it will have no legacy value for elite rowing.
When the athletes and supporters realise where it is relative to the host city, I suspect many just won’t bother. #qldpol #2032

How about - who do you have to screw to get a cuppa tea (wink optional)?