And just to remind people, GamerGate wasn’t an anomaly. It was a symptom.
The govt is making a big deal about giving temporary humanitarian visas to a small number of female Iranian ⚽️ players.
At the same time, the XBENCH is trying to block the govt passing legislation to enable it to suspend the temporary visas to 🇦🇺 already held by 7000+ Iranians outside this country.
Anthony Albanese is reportedly 178 cm so Tony Burke is a good few cms taller than that.
Suspicious Facebook pages are using AI to invent dramatic moments involving a former Australian prime minister.
https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/former-pm-abbott-the-subject-of-political-disinformation-page/
Ruin a dad’s week by saying the TV display looks weird and refusing to elaborate
A Muslim community in Ballarat is left traumatised after a man barged into a community dinner allegedly throwing punches and yelling abuse.
Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music
Several dozen folks did
Some even dubbed music over the original clip.
I haven't been able to get this out of my head.
So I give you
A Bluesky exclusive:
Reservoir Ducks
🐣 🪶
⚡️ Ukraine deploys interceptor drones, experts to protect US bases in Jordan, Zelensky says.
"We reacted immediately," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
All of Victoria as well - Labour Day.
Maria Anna Mozart composed masterpieces. Wolfgang Amadeus’ name survived, hers vanished.
Janet Sobel pioneered drip painting. Jackson Pollock was the genius.
This International Women’s Day, let’s restore their stories and give them the credit they deserve!
Melitta Bentz invented the coffee filter. History called her a ‘housewife’.
Marthe Gautier found Down Syndrome’s extra chromosome. Her boss took the spotlight.
Brilliant European women powered progress, but the credit did not always go to them.
Also, please be careful not to get caught up in the marketing campaign for #IWD that has nothing to do with the United Nations www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
I will 'celebrate' International Women's Day only when all girls and women around the world can celebrate. Up until then, I will continue trying to raise awareness of the injustice and inequity so many girls and women continue to face. #IWD www.un.org/en/observanc...
We must protect the ocean.
It shapes our climate, our safety and our future.
That’s why we are stepping up our efforts.
By 2030, the EU will deliver a fully operational European Ocean Observation System.
Protecting the ocean starts with understanding it.🌍🌊
I'm not proud of the fact that I laughed at this for 6 minutes straight
An independent investigation is needed to establish the facts of this case. If the evidence shows the US committed war crimes, the matter should be referred to a war crimes tribunal.
An Iranian ship at a joint Indian naval exercise, where all vessels were required to be unarmed, paraded its sailors along other participants, including the US. The US then withdrew at the last minute, torpedoed the Iranian vessel, and refused to rescue survivors. 87 sailors killed, 60 missing.
Do not disturb: Otterly exhausted
Combined, Canada and Australia produce 34% of global lithium stocks, 32% of uranium supply and 41% of iron ore.
Carney said he had come to Australia to reaffirm the alliance between Ottawa and Canberra, amid the “global architecture now breaking down from consecutive crises”.
#auspol
Grave fears for safety of children and other civilians as hostilities escalate in Middle East www.croakey.org/grave-fears-...
WAIT THEY CAN FUCKING DRIVE NOW
And then there's the one who thinks it's near Port Douglas in Far North Queensland
lot of love for the guy who thinks it's in Dorset
It feels like it was 10 years ago that we thought the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico was a pretty wild event.
Truly seems the most appropriate way to acknowledge the 30th anniversary of Australia being the US’s ‘deputy sheriff’ - whole heartedly supporting the US bombing another country, despite not being clued in, even as it kills scores of children
The developments in Iran are greatly concerning. We remain in close contact with our partners in the region.
We reaffirm our steadfast commitment to safeguarding regional security and stability.
UN special rapporteur on counter terrorism and human rights Ben Saul is “deeply disturbed” by Australia’s support for illegal US/Israeli aggression against Iran in violation of the UN Charter.
“Preventive regime change is an international crime.”
