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Labor secretary leaves Trump's cabinet after abuse of power allegations The Labor secretary's departure was announced by a White House aide on Monday, local time.

Curious what Trump's three sacked Cabinet Secretaries have in common....

Noem, Bondi and Chavez-DeRemer were undoubtedly heinous and beyond incompetent....but were they really worse than Hegseth, Kennedy or Patel?

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Courts to the Rescue! - April 19 - Paul Bongiorno, Alex Fein, and Rachel Smith YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

The #SundayShot is up! Show favourites Alex Fein (@auspoldaily.bsky.social) & @paulbongiorno.bsky.social join us to celebrate recent court interventions to protect our democracies. Plus @punterspolitics.bsky.social’s Citizens’ Lobbyist.

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BREAKING: US STATE Department has just released a photo of US Delegation Vance, Kushner and Witkoff looking and discussing Iranian Terms

The PM's betrayal of Peta Murphy's legacy YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

The impressive Mark Kempster outlines how the Albanese Government's desperately disappointing response to Peta Murphy's "You Win Some, You Lose More" report is a betrayal of her legacy and the gambling reforms she championed until the very end. #SundayShot

www.youtube.com/shorts/eEuF8...

He is such an impressive human.

Many thanks! Mark is an impressive, courageous human being.

The Gambling Reform That Wasn't - April 12 - Amy Remeikis, Stephen Long, and Mark Kempster YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

This week's #SundayShot is up & it's a cracker! @amyremeikis.bsky.social is back & Stephen Long makes his Shot debut.

Plus impressive anti-gambling advocate Mark Kempster discusses the disappointment of the Government's long-awaited response to Peta Murphy's report.

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The Sunday Shot The Sunday Shot streams at 9am AEDT each Sunday. The Shot's Jo Dyer and Dave Milner are joined each week by a roster of Australia's best independent journalists and thinkers to discuss what's been h...

No - we're still on on Sunday mornings:-

www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot

Melburnians! DO NOT DELAY in getting your tix for FUCCBOIS! The show won the most valuable award at the @adlfrin.ge and is off to @edfringe.bsky.social in August. We're at @artscentremelb.bsky.social for the Comedy Festival for 10 shows only.

Tix here 👇
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Oh boo! I hope that's temporary.

That's great! I'd like to DO the #SundayShot with a wine!

South Australia Election Special - Tory Shepherd and Walter Marsh (plus comments from Anne Twomey) YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

The #SundayShot is (finally) up! SA locals @waltermarsh.bsky.social & @australia.theguardian.com's @toryshepherd.bsky.social pick through the entrails of the SA election and the implications for the Govt, the Libs, One Nation and the Community Independents Project.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLe4...

Ha! We got up early and went "live" with the #SundayShot.... but didn't! Technology fails us again! We'll upload the great discussion with @toryshepherd.bsky.social and @waltermarsh.bsky.social as soon as it's finished processing.

The #SundayShot is going live tomorrow morning with @toryshepherd.bsky.social and @waltermarsh.bsky.social to discuss all the results of the SA election.

Join us at 9am AEDT! #savotes

Never mind Fringe. The final week of the SA election campaign is Adelaide's best-kept secret Despite the certainty of the South Australian election result, there are enough sideshows to fill a circus.

Despite the certainty of a strong result in this Saturday’s state election, the Malinauskas government is staring down pointed questions about its performance on health and the environment, Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social writes. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/17/s...

Adelaide Fringe Review: Fuccbois: Live in Concert Singalong, laugh-out-loud, comedic genius

Are we getting sick of ★★★★★ reviews for FUCCBOIS yet? No we are not.

Book for the Adelaide Fringe (until Mar 21) and Melbourne Comedy Festival (from Mar 26) while there are still tickets!

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Fuccbois: Live in Concert - 2026 Adelaide Fringe - On Your Markus Review by Markus Hamence – Fuccbois: Live in Concert – Performance date: Wednesday 11 March 2026. Gluttony, Adelaide, South Australia.

Another FIVE STAR review for FUCCBOIS, people!

"★★★★★ Brilliantly played. Razor-sharp comedy...silly, smart and surprisingly addictive. FUCCBOIS is cheeky, chaotic and ridiculously fun"

Buy your tickets now for Adelaide and Melbourne and you can thank me later.

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Casus Contrived - March 8 - Scott Burchill, Michael West, Ian Dunt YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

The #SundayShot is up! Long time friends of the show @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social & Scott Burchill return + an interview with @iandunt.bsky.social in Oz for a no-longer-Adelaide-Writers'-Week tour.

Watch us...& buy tickets for FUCCBOIS at the Fringe & Comedy Fest!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPQ3...

We can certainly ask him - he'd be terrific.

The newly amalgamated Adelaide University brings utter shame upon itself in its first months of operation.

In a statement following this shocking act, it risibly claims it is a place where "exchange of ideas can happen freely".

Not if the ideas include a defence of the remaining Gazans, it seems.

Damn, they were so close to being right.

Yes because the comments now come in two tranches - the comments from those watching the show as it premieres at 9am sit in the "Live chat replay" you have to specifically open to read, as opposed to the comments from those who watch later, which sit below the video as normal.

Carry on in the Courts - March 1 - Lucy Hamilton and Joel Jenkins YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

It's dramatically reduced the technical SNAFUs, but our newish strategy of pre-recording the #SundayShot isn't without drawbacks as the events of the last 15 hours demonstrate!

No mention of Iran but a great chat with Lucy & Joel + expert insights from Anne Twomey.

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Yes - it has meant we have far fewer technical SNAFUs but there are definitely drawbacks to the pre-recording strategy at times like these.

Paul thoroughly covers the myriad of reasons this is epically dumb & bad. Also, of course, it is wildly illegal under both domestic and international law, not that Congress or the Constitution or international treaties exist or anyone seems to care about them anymore for this One Special Boy.

We all know what's in the "missing files": @katemanne.bsky.social reported on Trump child rape allegations in 2025 & the 2016 testimony of the alleged victim is on YouTube.

Watch the #SundayShot's interview with Kate M below and then view Katie Johnson's testimony.

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This week's #SundayShot has @lucyham.bsky.social to give us a peek into the Advance conference, @davemilbo.bsky.social & @boganintel.bsky.social asking "How fascist are our times?" + Anne Twomey enlightening us on the Anti Hate laws.

(and @ronnisalt.bsky.social has done us another great promo vid!)

Go on, ABC! Sue! Reclaim some of our money from your shameful settlement with Bruce Lehrmann.

My first article for @crikey.com.au ! In which I cast a critical eye over SA’s party premier.

Give it a read.