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The Coalition and the stupid climate wars is why we’re here.
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Running on empty: Australia's hard truths on security
It is fantasy to think a nation that doesn't control its energy has security. Australia could have been well on its way to energy security.
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March 28, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The Coalition and the stupid climate wars is why we’re here.
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The kids public primary school is 35ºC inside for the final assembly.
Meanwhile the Federal Government has been pouring literally millions and millions into private school up the road so they can build a second music room.
But not an extra cent for us.
Meanwhile the Federal Government has been pouring literally millions and millions into private school up the road so they can build a second music room.
But not an extra cent for us.
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The kids public primary school is 35ºC inside for the final assembly.
Meanwhile the Federal Government has been pouring literally millions and millions into private school up the road so they can build a second music room.
But not an extra cent for us.
Meanwhile the Federal Government has been pouring literally millions and millions into private school up the road so they can build a second music room.
But not an extra cent for us.
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Cannot emphasise enough how intensely fascist / violent it is to criminalise the act of being publicly opposed to civilian murder on false pretences
It is not hyperbole at all to present these government actions as something that will cause serious harm in a bunch of different ways
It is not hyperbole at all to present these government actions as something that will cause serious harm in a bunch of different ways
Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack
Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Cannot emphasise enough how intensely fascist / violent it is to criminalise the act of being publicly opposed to civilian murder on false pretences
It is not hyperbole at all to present these government actions as something that will cause serious harm in a bunch of different ways
It is not hyperbole at all to present these government actions as something that will cause serious harm in a bunch of different ways
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And importantly it’s not making anyone safer. It’s distracting from the actual Nazis and terrorists
Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack
Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
And importantly it’s not making anyone safer. It’s distracting from the actual Nazis and terrorists
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Anyway, never again let any right winger criticise anyone for “politicising a tragedy”. This has been the most shameless, gross stuff.
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Anyway, never again let any right winger criticise anyone for “politicising a tragedy”. This has been the most shameless, gross stuff.
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Josh Frydenberg said that Albanese should put in place a ‘more rigorous and strong immigration system. "On your watch, thousands of people have come from a terrorist hot spot without sufficient security checks.”
The older terrorist came in Australia in 1998. When John Howard was PM.
The older terrorist came in Australia in 1998. When John Howard was PM.
December 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Josh Frydenberg said that Albanese should put in place a ‘more rigorous and strong immigration system. "On your watch, thousands of people have come from a terrorist hot spot without sufficient security checks.”
The older terrorist came in Australia in 1998. When John Howard was PM.
The older terrorist came in Australia in 1998. When John Howard was PM.
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Yes, all English speaking countries suffer from bad journalism, but Australia does seem to have the lead for the most ignorant and stupid.
It comes from being so often rewarded for being so easily played by political forces.
It comes from being so often rewarded for being so easily played by political forces.
I've never been more convinced Australia has the worst mainstream journalists in the world. Simple, thick, racist, ahistorical, bootlicking dipshits that lie and screech more than they think and feel. This weaponisation of a tragedy against anti-genocide voices is grotesque.
December 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Yes, all English speaking countries suffer from bad journalism, but Australia does seem to have the lead for the most ignorant and stupid.
It comes from being so often rewarded for being so easily played by political forces.
It comes from being so often rewarded for being so easily played by political forces.
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Very good and very disturbing. Another example of how, as the memory of what caused WW2 fades, opposition to the post war institutions and behaviours designed to prevent a repetition grows.
Y'days post: Understanding the rise of the populist far right mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/12/unde...
The role of social norms of humanitarism and anti-racism, and their abandonment by political elites and others, in explaining the rise in right wing populism.
The role of social norms of humanitarism and anti-racism, and their abandonment by political elites and others, in explaining the rise in right wing populism.
Understanding the rise of the populist far right
This is a follow-up to last week’s post. Occasionally I receive comments on social media that point me to academic analysis that I wasn’t ...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Very good and very disturbing. Another example of how, as the memory of what caused WW2 fades, opposition to the post war institutions and behaviours designed to prevent a repetition grows.
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If you’re having trouble finding an appointment to donate blood, a donation in later weeks still matters. Blood from all over the country has been moved to Sydney to help the victims of Sunday’s horrendous terror attack against Bondi’s Jewish community - anything helps x
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
If you’re having trouble finding an appointment to donate blood, a donation in later weeks still matters. Blood from all over the country has been moved to Sydney to help the victims of Sunday’s horrendous terror attack against Bondi’s Jewish community - anything helps x
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Epstein victims' lawyer: While we have seen the documents, you haven't. When you see the documents, you're going to be appalled.
The American people deserve to see everything.
Evil flourishes in the darkness.
RELEASE
ALL THE
EPSTEIN FILES!
The American people deserve to see everything.
Evil flourishes in the darkness.
RELEASE
ALL THE
EPSTEIN FILES!
September 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Epstein victims' lawyer: While we have seen the documents, you haven't. When you see the documents, you're going to be appalled.
The American people deserve to see everything.
Evil flourishes in the darkness.
RELEASE
ALL THE
EPSTEIN FILES!
The American people deserve to see everything.
Evil flourishes in the darkness.
RELEASE
ALL THE
EPSTEIN FILES!
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Ben Roberts-Smith is a war criminal
And still the only person in prison for these crimes is the man who blew the whistle
And still the only person in prison for these crimes is the man who blew the whistle
It remains legally safe to refer to him as a war criminal.
September 4, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Ben Roberts-Smith is a war criminal
And still the only person in prison for these crimes is the man who blew the whistle
And still the only person in prison for these crimes is the man who blew the whistle
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one of the most baffling things about all this is that I really can't understand why nobody in government seems to be saying "guys the strategy isn't working"
The government's net approval rating has fallen to -59, Labour's lowest score to date
Approve: 11% (-2 from 23-25 August)
Disapprove: 70% (+3)
Net: -59 (-5)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Approve: 11% (-2 from 23-25 August)
Disapprove: 70% (+3)
Net: -59 (-5)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
September 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
one of the most baffling things about all this is that I really can't understand why nobody in government seems to be saying "guys the strategy isn't working"
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Ley is drowning. She has been swept up by the hard right in her party (most of them) and has no ability to swim against the current.
The LNP is irrelevant and becoming more entrenched in that position every day.
The LNP is irrelevant and becoming more entrenched in that position every day.
Sussan Ley conflates anti-genocide protests with neo-Nazi supported rallies live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/09/aust...
Australia Institute Live: At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed."
Reports of a 20-year methane leak at the Santos gas export hub in Darwin has everyone pointing the finger at everyone else, but no one taking responsibility. Meanwhile the NT government is celebratin...
live.australiainstitute.org.au
September 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Ley is drowning. She has been swept up by the hard right in her party (most of them) and has no ability to swim against the current.
The LNP is irrelevant and becoming more entrenched in that position every day.
The LNP is irrelevant and becoming more entrenched in that position every day.
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The Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah at the centre of the censorship and pro-Israel lobbying controversy that devastated the Bendigo Writers Festival gets her opinion piece pulled by The Age at the last minute …why?
We put that question to The Age and are yet to hear back.
We put that question to The Age and are yet to hear back.
August 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah at the centre of the censorship and pro-Israel lobbying controversy that devastated the Bendigo Writers Festival gets her opinion piece pulled by The Age at the last minute …why?
We put that question to The Age and are yet to hear back.
We put that question to The Age and are yet to hear back.
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Alas, won’t rule out Insiders itself…
Would rule our ABC staff from appearing on any of its own analysis shows like Insiders
August 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Alas, won’t rule out Insiders itself…
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On Wednesday the 90 day tariff pause will end, and it sounds like it'll lead to a harsh and immediate 24 day tariff pause.
Bash: "Trump gave countries a 90 day pause on the sweeping tariffs...That pause ends in 3 days. What happens on Wednesday?"
Bessent: "[They] will go back to the April 2 level."
Bash: "Starting when?"
Bessent: "On August 1."
Bash: "Okay. So there's basically a new deadline."
Bessent: "[They] will go back to the April 2 level."
Bash: "Starting when?"
Bessent: "On August 1."
Bash: "Okay. So there's basically a new deadline."
July 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
On Wednesday the 90 day tariff pause will end, and it sounds like it'll lead to a harsh and immediate 24 day tariff pause.
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OUT NOW I unpack the legal showdown in Lattouf v ABC that not only exposed breathtaking incompetence at the broadcaster but also the hidden power and influence of lobby groups.
Full podcast out now:
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...
On YouTube to watch in full:
youtu.be/qDn2m-RFCy4?...
Full podcast out now:
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...
On YouTube to watch in full:
youtu.be/qDn2m-RFCy4?...
July 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
OUT NOW I unpack the legal showdown in Lattouf v ABC that not only exposed breathtaking incompetence at the broadcaster but also the hidden power and influence of lobby groups.
Full podcast out now:
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...
On YouTube to watch in full:
youtu.be/qDn2m-RFCy4?...
Full podcast out now:
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...
On YouTube to watch in full:
youtu.be/qDn2m-RFCy4?...
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Huge news. This is a win for the artistic community who collectively rejected this racist censorship from the start and never let up - particularly Khaled’s peers who refused to take up the poisoned pavilion. Solidarity in action.
July 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Huge news. This is a win for the artistic community who collectively rejected this racist censorship from the start and never let up - particularly Khaled’s peers who refused to take up the poisoned pavilion. Solidarity in action.
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Yep don’t buy the media spin that “this is good politics for Trump”
Most people hate chaos.
Most people hate chaos.
June 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Yep don’t buy the media spin that “this is good politics for Trump”
Most people hate chaos.
Most people hate chaos.
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Cost estimate of the House-passed "Big Beautiful Bill" is out
It'd be the largest cut to Medicaid+CHIP and SNAP in history while still increasing deficits by $2.4 trillion due to $3.8 trillion in tax cuts
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
It'd be the largest cut to Medicaid+CHIP and SNAP in history while still increasing deficits by $2.4 trillion due to $3.8 trillion in tax cuts
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
June 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Cost estimate of the House-passed "Big Beautiful Bill" is out
It'd be the largest cut to Medicaid+CHIP and SNAP in history while still increasing deficits by $2.4 trillion due to $3.8 trillion in tax cuts
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
It'd be the largest cut to Medicaid+CHIP and SNAP in history while still increasing deficits by $2.4 trillion due to $3.8 trillion in tax cuts
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
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The biggest problem with the ALP right now is it is led by someone who irrationally hates the Greens.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
June 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The biggest problem with the ALP right now is it is led by someone who irrationally hates the Greens.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
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British surgeon Victoria Rose, who's just returned from Gaza: "They're coming through the doors like a conveyor belt... really small children with massive injuries.. bits of their bodies blown off... every day at least half [of my cases] were under the age of 11.. its barbaric"
June 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
British surgeon Victoria Rose, who's just returned from Gaza: "They're coming through the doors like a conveyor belt... really small children with massive injuries.. bits of their bodies blown off... every day at least half [of my cases] were under the age of 11.. its barbaric"
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Please listen to the UN General Secretary.
June 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Please listen to the UN General Secretary.