Daniel James

I don’t want to hear Australian leaders bullshitting us about the importance of a rules based world order. You can’t support illegal invasions and attacks and bang on about “rules” with a straight face.

Of course America has a great track record with regime change.

Albanese flaccidly supports a war he wasn’t consulted on, had no congressional approval, has no clear strategic objective and makes the world a less safe place. So, so lame.

Release the Epstein files.

What a f*^kin mess.

The Grammar of Comfort Thirty years on, the mainstream John Howard defined continues to frame the nation’s limits.

Next week marks 30 years since John Howard was thrust into power. His influence is still being felt by all of us. One way or another. www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/the-gramma...

The Grammar of Comfort Thirty years on, the mainstream John Howard defined continues to frame the nation’s limits.

Next week marks 30 years since John Howard was thrust into power. His influence is still being felt by all of us. One way or another. www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/the-gramma...

Trump’s Plan to Steal the Midterms Not only is it illegal, it could backfire

Trump’s Plan to Steal the Midterms
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I can tell you, it’s a great read an it’s available in all good book shops.

Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings * The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israeli forces, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). It was the second consecutive year in which killings of members of the press reached unprecedented levels, and the second year running in which Israel was responsible for roughly two-thirds of the total, the New York-based independent organisation, which documents attacks on journalists worldwide, said in its annual report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

I've checked out, well…kind of Why I removed myself from the national conversation.

A great piece by Najma Sambul on how all of the divisive rhetoric lands in communities and affects real people. Great to have Najma as a guest contributor to The Spencer Street End.

Writers Victoria's funding has been cut to $0. It's part of a broader arts funding crisis in Australia I taught a course at Writers Victoria to roughly 12 aspiring writers. One has since published five novels, and another has published two books that have won or been shortlisted for major literary awar...

"Moreover, the desire to support writers over key institutions is short-sighted: literary institutions are important because they outlast individuals & establish cultures of achievement that persist over time." Good this by @emmettstinson.bsky.social on Writers Vic www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/24/w...

Long time coming and a long way to go to address the damage - but so grateful to everyone who has ordered a copy of Where It All Went Wrong (including through your library!) I’m still so angry - and I hope it makes you angry too (so we can fix it) x

It’s not you, it’s me. Alternative title: It’s not you, it’s not actually me either. No, it’s some terrible neoliberal, tech intervention that has broken our human hearts.

Jacinta Parsons A piece suitable for our times on the swipe culture of modern dating and how to overcome it!

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

They’re fools!

It’s not you, it’s me. Alternative title: It’s not you, it’s not actually me either. No, it’s some terrible neoliberal, tech intervention that has broken our human hearts.

Jacinta Parsons A piece suitable for our times on the swipe culture of modern dating and how to overcome it!

How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody reut.rs/3MHUQKl

The fact that ai art and writing programs are built on stolen work really seems to be fading from the discussion even amongst artists and writers, which is a bit shit.

Nice.

Salmon farm antibiotics found in native species An antibiotic used by the Tasmanian salmon farming industry is detected in native species more than 10km away from the closest fish operation using it.

An antibiotic used by the Tasmanian salmon farming industry is detected in native species more than 10km away from the closest fish operation using it.

Thank you. They are indeed great.

Randa Abdel-Fattah to feature at Sydney Writers' Festival Sydney Writers' Festival has defended featuring Randa Abdel-Fattah on its 2026 program, saying it is "not in the business of cancelling or censoring writers".

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Awesome performance from the James Grange Band live from the RRR performance space. You can listen back here. www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...

Man who allegedly threw homemade bomb into Invasion Day rally crowd named The man accused of throwing a bomb at Invasion Day protesters in an alleged terrorism act attack in Perth can be named as Liam Alexander Hall.

Liam Alexander Hall obviously hates the Australian way of life and doesn’t worship “Australian values” like the rest of us and should be deported back to the shit hole from whence he came forthwith…

Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI

I’m a bit late to this, but this is quite the essay from the CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei on how humanity is in peril at the hands of AI. A technological agent revolution that no-one seems to fully understand, let alone control. Keep on rockin’ in the free world…as long as you can.

If Angus isn’t asked which country’s are and ethnic groups are you going to ban from immigrating to Australia - I’ll spew up!! #abc730

I'm confused - isn't 'PETER VAN ONSELEN' three words?