The Strait is closed to shipping again. Trump keeps stepping on the rake.
Geoff Gowers, Merricks North
The Age, letters

It's been going on for body years. I'll be amazed if the ACCC wins. #auspol

Woolworths engaged in ‘marketing magic’ to trick customers, consumer watchdog tells court The trial between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the supermarket giant began in the federal court in Sydney on Tuesday

"$3.50 for nearly two years, then lifted by 43% to $5 for 22 days before it was placed on Prices Dropped program at a price of $4.50.
...the item’s new ticket told consumers the packet of biscuits “was” $5, they were paying a dollar more than the month before." www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears:

"Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons ..."

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Jim Chalmers: Make Gas Giants Pay! getup.to/ql7kzGsOCXKas8

Angus Taylors immigration policy in a nutshell #auspol

Okay Ben Roberts-Smith but what of Australians fighting for the IDF? - Michael West A choice has been made to prosecute Ben Roberts-Smith and an Australian soldier in Ukraine but not returning IDF soldiers linked to genocide.

Ben Roberts-Smith - "a choice has been made".

The problem is not the prosecution. The problem is prosecuting an Australian fighting for the ADF but not Australians fighting for the IDF involved in genocide.

Andrew Brown #auspol

michaelwest.com.au/okay-ben-rob...

Pauline Hanson’s ‘Hiring a Rapist Scandal’ has boiled over as former ON candidates reveal they warned Hanson about Sean Black’s sex crimes, but were told to “stay in their lane”
In court, judge slammed Black for showing “no remorse” - Hanson knew this & kept him anyway.🚩 #auspol

The idea that the President of the United States could publish an image of himself as the Messiah and no news outlet covers it is the biggest indictment of the American free press.

Already there Dave.

One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio Fourteen months after treatment with engineered immune cells, the recipient has no symptoms and doesn’t need to take medication.

One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The answer is implicit in the question: Putin has ownership over both countries.

I’m trying to think what I’m missing that politicians, media etc - who should be standing up to the worst behaviour by our allies - inc genocide & warmongering - are instead bowing down to it.

Why are they doing this?

Do they agree with it - or are they just cowards? #auspol

Here’s Labor’s standard response if they are asked about Trump’s derangement…

“We don't provide a running commentary on the US President”

Pathetic. Inadequate. #auspol

Israeli politicians wore golden NOOSE pins to support the passing of the death penalty bill in the Knesset, making it Israeli Govt policy to hang any Palestinian convicted of killing an Israeli. The law does NOT apply to Israelis convicted of killing Palestinians.

Israeli politicians wore golden NOOSE pins to celebrate the Israeli Govt's new death penalty law to hang any Palestinian convicted of killing an Israeli. The law does NOT apply to Israelis convicted of killing Palestinians.

Let me guess:
Penny Wong is "deeply concerned." 🙄 #Israel #racism #auspol

The 12 big mistruths of Israeli diplomacy The National Press Club should be castigated for amplifying the views of someone who is dangerously presenting factually incorrect material.

Not one journalist at the #NPC called out the many mistruths presented by the Ambassador, but we found at least 12. There were many more. #AUSPOL
www.newpolitics.com.au/p/the-12-big...

I love your journalism. Yet no one has ever been prosecuted.

Mehreen Faruqi:
Starving Gaza? “Minister Wong raised concerns”
Bombing civilians? “Minister Wong raised concerns”
Illegally Invading Lebanon? “Minister Wong raised concerns”
Illegal war on Iran? “PM raised concerns”
“We all know what those concerns are worth — nothing!”🔥 #auspol

Well Done Angus reckons the solution to being reliant on oil is to magically produce more oil.

Electricity produced by renewables seems beyond his understanding, or beyond the parameters of his corporate owners.

#AusPol

Or electric cars

This is actually appalling. As Australia has a significant Lebanese community I would expect condemnation from @albomp.bsky.social @tonyburkemp.bsky.social and Penny Wong. #Auspol.

"In Australia, we subsidise the fossil fuel industry. We give more than half of the gas we export away for free, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni."

See more of Richard Denniss on Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAYxzRNfC6k

#auspol

America, we really need to have that talk.

the president of the United States is a madman seriously damaging the entire world

I truly tried to watch, I did, but the rage just consumed me. #auspol

James Hillier, right, who makes art under the name Nordacious, has been contacted by Queensland police over artworks they alleged violate new state laws.
James Hillier, known as Nordacious, told he could face jail time for some of his designs made in support of Palestine #auspol

good morning starshine "gliddy glub gloopy , nibby nabby noopy" latrobe comunity concert band YouTube video by davey ewart

We raised $2,000 for the Monash Children’s Hospital cancer ward in collaboration with other local artists at our recent concert at Mossvale Park.

Grateful to everyone who came along and supported this cause.♥️

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

The Palestinian Question Is Still the Core of the Middle East Conflict Read Palestinian Knesset Member Ayman Odeh’s poignant essay for Zeteo breaking down what’s at the center of the repeated eruptions of violence in the region, and what must be done to end the cycle.

Interesting perspective from a Palestinian man inside Israel.

open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

Light on the Hill. Labor and the cost of caution - Michael West What happened to Labor and Australia? Andrew Brown looks at housing and inequality, the upshot of Labor's retreat from reform

"This is not a market failure, it's a political choice". Housing crisis, inequality the upshot of Labor's retreat from reform.

Andrew Brown 4/6 "Light on the Hill series #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/light-on-the...