Sophie

By election in #Farrer will prove 2 important political truths. One is that a vote for #Independent is safe home for voters unhappy with all main political parties. Other is that #PaulineHanson cannot win seats in House of Representatives. Best wishes #MichelleMillthorpe.

Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors - Michael West The Australian Jewish Association is promoting an Israeli real estate scheme selling stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors.

How is this allowed to happen?

The Australian Jewish Association is promoting an Israeli real estate scheme selling stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors.

michaelwest.com.au/israel-lobby...

The drunk uncle theory.

You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there

Lightweight Libs have Labor laughing all the way to an early election In five days, Anthony Albanese will become Australia’s longest-serving prime minister since John Howard.

Lightweight Libs have Labor laughing all the way to an early election https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/lightweight-libs-have-labor-laughing-all-the-way-to-an-early-election/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lightweight-libs-have-labor-laughing-all-the-way-to-an-early-election #Auspol

Couple of things possibly happening. First, hardliners floating unpalatable ideas to see if they can get some backing for it. Second, floating the worst policy ideas and then pulling back to look 'reasonable' in their racism. Third, leaked by a moderate to damage the new Lib leader.

Did you count the flags!

Time to purchase shares in the Australian flag manufacturing industry 🤣 i think there was 6 of them behind him in his first presser and no sign of the indigenous flag.

Revealed: US climate denial group working with European far-right parties Representatives of Heartland Institute linking up with MEPs to campaign against environmental policies

Heartland Institute ^ is one of Atlas Network’s hundreds of partners that has worked hardest to destroy consensus on climate.

Merchants of Doubt describes many Atlas partners’ work. Protecting dirty industry is a big job & it pays.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Maybe next they could do a video analysis of Gaza footage to see whether its population has been impacted by the genocide.

VicPol in bullet-proof vests all over Balaclava, Melbourne, this morning. Two men in suits take issue with my keffiyeh & shout at me to stop & try to get some cops to "deal with" me. A young Jewish couple who had small children with them walk along side me & tell the men to leave me alone ✌🏼
#auspol

I swear to god I almost choked on my lunch!

😅

James Paterson: "Angus is the smartest policy brain in the shadow cabinet, a man of and courage and values. And most importantly, Angus understands this is a change or die moment for the Liberal Party."

Albanese’s Waterloo isn’t electoral. It’s existential. Herzog’s visit crystallises the wound: a Prime Minister who’d rather host a figure the UN accuses of inciting genocide than lead his nation’s conscience against one.

Isn't the Head of State for Australians the Governor General?

Where exactly do these peoples loyalty lie?

I wouldn't want to hear Kid Rock, the old MAGA worshiper of anti-americanist trump, but never would have demanded my own Super Bowl...I would have enjoyed a nice hispanic American singing even not understanding the words.

Single frame. Chris Minns stands beside a massive tonne weight marked NSW POLICE being lowered by a crane. Visible sticking out from under the weight are hands, legs, a woman’s face, a keffiyeh and placards saying “NO TO GENOCIDE”, “FREE PALESTINE”, “HERZOG OUT”, “NO TO VIOLENCE” Minns says, “Thst should socially cohere them nicely.”

Cohesion.
My @smh cartoon.

Is it common NSW Police practice to use violence against peaceful, compliant protesters? The large crowd had paused bc there was a bottleneck out the back of Town Hall. I was violently shoved in the back, as was a Muslim woman in a hijab beside me. We were cooperating! #nswpol #HerzogNotWelcome

cops are so relentlessly horny for violence

At least three police that should be sacked and charged with assault. A disgrace. #auspol

#ACAB
NSW Police are violent thugs

WTF NSW Police being trained by ICE these days!!!!

Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.

Saddened to hear the news that Australian cartoonist Jon Kudelka @kudelka.bsky.social has passed. A good man. 😢 🎨 #auspol

Title "Bipartisanship" Both Kevin and tony: Iw ill be running a positive campaign Both Kevin and tony: Unllike that bastard who you wouldn't trust in a pink fit Both Kevin and tony: Fair dinkum

Kudelka 2013

I have been thinking about him lately as I haven't seen him post for ages. So sad.

Please tell me this isn't AI generated 😂

Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53 Award-winning Tasmanian artist’s work was published by the Australian, the Saturday Paper and the Hobart Mercury

I will miss everything about this man 😢

www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

It's called Zionism , it plays no part in any religion .

Trump, ICE set to be handed access to Australians' biometric data, ID documents The Albanese government is giving the Trump administration and agencies like ICE access to Australians' biometric data — and we're not being told anything about it.

You are giving Trump the rapist Australian biometric ID DATA access are you mad?
WE DIDN'T VOTE FOR TRUMP!

www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/03/a...