Just remember this next time you see the AFR run a scare article about changes to how we tax gas or capital gains.

Don't believe their bullshit; don't let friends of relatives believe it either.

This is sad

This is encouraging!!

Independent supermarkets struggle to keep prices down as Iran war hurts Suppliers are charging more to deliver groceries to supermarkets as fuel prices increase, putting pressure on smaller retailers.

Suppliers are charging more to deliver groceries to supermarkets as fuel prices increase, putting pressure on smaller retailers.

B-doubling down on electric trucks While the Coalition claims electric trucks are not capable of transporting heavy freight, overseas usage and current trials in Australia show they far outperform diesel on both overall cost and efficiency.

"Electric trucks are more expensive up front and you have to pay for charging infrastructure, but the benefits on the other side are so huge, that the overall cost, we believe, is now lower than diesel.” satpa.pe/yOK0CFr

Lets hope it survives!

For the avoidance of doubt, this is Western Australia not Washington, but I’m pleased that these records are tracked state by state.

However the national record pumpkin was 867kg, per the Australian Giant Pumpkins and Vegetables Supporters website. agpvsrecords.wixsite.com/agpvs/curren...

I thought this was an April Fools joke but its 4th April!

Such a shame

Two robodebt officials engaged in serious corrupt conduct, Nacc finds, but Scott Morrison cleared Anti-corruption watchdog makes adverse findings against two former public servants but clears four other individuals

Fair to say they might as well roll up the NACC.

What a disgrace.

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Stephen Romei (@stephenromei) In conversation with my mother this morning she mentioned that few of her friends had not heard of the new Elvis movie, which she and I saw last week. She adored it and I, on the second viewing, felt ...

Fabulous review for a film that will give you a couple of hours of joy- essential at the moment
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Mother and daughter discover contender for world's largest known coral colony Mother and daughter citizen scientists have found what is believed to be the largest coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef and possibly in the world.

Mother and daughter citizen scientists have found what is believed to be the largest coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef and possibly in the world.

Injured animals emerge from refuges weeks after SA bushfire As the firefighters packed up and went home from the recent Deep Creek fires, other volunteers were just starting weeks of work finding injured wildlife in the charred landscape.

As the firefighters packed up and went home from the recent Deep Creek fires, other volunteers were just starting weeks of work finding injured wildlife in the charred landscape.

The birds of my childhood

The Wrap: Trump's America is a warning, and Australia keeps treating it like a guide More often than not, Australia’s relationship with the United States highlights and reinforces the worst in our politics, and the worst in theirs. Here at home, the week began with some shamefully rac...

Emma Shortis is always good value

"Prepare for bedlam. Each El Niño event in recent decades has gotten steadily worse, because each one drives the temperature to a new record. That’s because each is super-imposed on a higher baseline temperature that comes with the steady warming of the planet."

@silverpebble2.bsky.social 🚨 CUTE ANIMAL ALERT 🚨

How to foster global lawlessness: Destroy the UN and its agencies Here’s a question that everyone should be asking as global rupture (to use Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s word) spreads. What’s the best way to make the world more lawless, more chaotic and muc...

Its chilling to think what could happen if the UN falls apart

One thing that astonishes me about the Herzog visit is that Israel has murdered more journalists than any other state in the 21st century, and he hasn’t faced a single question about this (to my knowledge) from the Australian media

It sure is. :(

Episode 111: Andrew Okey In the first episode of 2026, novelist Andrew Okey joins me to discuss his award-winning manuscript Jacopo's Contract. We also delve into writing the north, winning writing prizes and why literary age

A great friend and talented writer

Both my sons met their special ladies in their forties. Have hope!

A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant commu...

Subversive craft! Love it

This is a disgrace!

“We are about to head back into parliament – and the sitting year proper – with one of the major parties again focused on itself, and the other doing all it can to ensure the focus remains on its rivals,” writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social.

Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4tct6Ol

The picture says it all- a tragic death

Murray Watt’s licence to kill endangered species in Tasmania Murray Watt’s latest approval for Korea Zinc includes a table that explicitly permits the company to kill thousands of native animals a year, including critically endangered species such as the swift parrot.

Dozens of Tasmanian environmentalists have been fined or jailed for defending the swift parrots’ nesting forests from logging, yet Murray Watt has authorised Korea Zinc to kill one a year.
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How Adelaide built Writers’ Week Adelaide Festival Writers’ Week has helped shape South Australia’s cultural identity since 1960. Its cancellation is a major blow – financially, reputationally, and culturally.

The cancellation of Adelaide Festival Writers’ Week is more than a cultural hiccup – it’s a blow to an institution that helped define South Australia’s identity from 1960 onward, writes Christina Slade. #auspol
#Adelaide #WritingCommunity #culture #arts

Told you: Australia has blue AND pink lakes!

Australia has blue lakes .. and pink lakes too