Kelanoa 😷

How could a policy appear out of nowhere without the relevant minister and members of the cabinet either seeing it or knowing who wrote it? I smell bullsh*t.

Fuck that. Buy @amyremeikis.bsky.social’s book instead

www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Where-...

The next era of conservative politics will make John Howard look woke (Angus) Taylorism is just another word for nothing left to lose

Tim Dunlop on the dangers of "a fractured conservative movement with nothing else to offer and nothing more to lose."

This is "a structural and cultural shift in [Australian] politics that I don’t think the left are vaguely prepared for."

#auspol

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I had a fake Friendship Ring when I started teaching at a high school in 1971.
I had fake lover soon after I joined a listed public company in 1991.
Both fakes too the unwanted pressure off.

Labor's laws are a prime example of institutionalised racism masquerading as immigration policy. They’ve scapegoated international students for the housing crisis they did not cause and they’ve falsely linked pro-Palestine protests to the heinous Bondi attack.

It’s not about ‘values’ or immigration…IT IS about Australians being left behind - working class, pensioners, and those in regions.
Both Labor & LNP have contributed to neoliberal policies that have fuelled inequality.
IF @albomp.bsky.social doesn’t pivot to democratic socialism, he’s done
#4corners

Duopoly’s fixation with neoliberal ideology has left many behind, fuelled grievance, disenchantment & inequality.
As Angus Taylor & Pauline Hanson compete to capitalise on this grievance, @albomp.bsky.social has done little to implement structural reform & democratic socialist remedies
#auspol

Submarine boasts, yet nuclear waste dumps submersed in secrecy - Michael West SA Premier basks in the glory of a $3.9 billion shipyard downpayment, Federal Government is kicking the nuclear waste can down the road.

Behind the $30B shipyard fanfare, officials are telling Tribunal to keep nuclear waste a secret. @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social is fighting the FOIs #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/submarine-bo...

One Nation, Liberals, Labor, they are all the same. They refuse to take on corporate power, refuse to invest in public housing and essential public goods, then play politics with immigration to divide and distract us.

Trade name - they are called potato gems in Australia.

Queensland police refused to discipline officer accused of domestic violence against pregnant partner Police decided there was ‘no tangible benefit’ to conducting disciplinary action against the officer and opted not to investigate

The problems are structural, you say…?

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

“The time for action is now. The ongoing delays torment those who are losing their jobs, livelihoods or simply remaining silent due to a lack of protection and support. When whistleblowers don’t speak up, everyone suffers."

Read the full article: https://theaus.in/4bYxw5y

I’ve been wondering what was happening on this front for a while. Marvelous opportunity. However, seeing the cuts to CSIRO and universities doesn’t augur well. AU is almost going down the anti-science route of the US. Horrifying.

Reminded once again that Australia could do more to recruit good PhD students frozen out of the US.

When they finish their PhDs, some will return to their home countries, some will build roots in Australia, some will remain in academia and many will go to industry. Many benefits.

Hope all goes well, and recovery is swift. Very best wishes.

The Epstein saga shows us the impotence of polite 'centrist' media – Greg Jericho Journalism that panders to fascists and mass murderers is fuelling our societal collapse

AM doing a monthly column for @deepcutnews.bsky.social. Here's my first: "The Epstein saga shows us the impotence of polite 'centrist' media: Journalism that panders to fascists and mass murderers is fuelling our societal collapse"

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“Insidious political correctness” … “free speech”

Does this mean he’ll be fighting against the silencing of the pro Palestine movement and the Zionist “thought police” being sent into universities?

A 25% tax on gas exports could raise $17bn every year.

Aussies pay more tax on beer than the gas industry pay on gas exports.

End the scam: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem_b?utm_campaign=petition&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_term=CLI_FossilFuel&utm_content=0

Antisemitism training. Labor's march to authoritarianism - Michael West State and Federal Labor governments are becoming authoritarian. Next in line is the thought police entering campus.

Compulsory Zionist training for university staff is next step down Labor's road to authoritarianism. It's dangerous mind control writes Nick Riemer
#auspol

michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...

He said he didn’t go, and never even met him. Judge him when there’s evidence he did.

YouTube video by Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal Senate Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy | 16/02/2026

TOMORROW MORNING: I'm appearing at Senate hearings, talking about the #AtlasNetwork of 550+ orgs in 100 nations, the IPA, Centre of Independent Studies, Advance, and many other fossil corp/billionaire funded climate disinfo orgs. #Auspol #NZpol

Tune in 10.30am AEST:

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

Here it is . . . your moment of zen. Today's catch.

Wasn’t Trump, or any American. They’ve never changed from imperial. Pretty sure it was Boris or one of his ministers.

You are probably thinking of Rudd, who was invited to a dinner, but said he didn’t go. Even if he did go, it doesn’t make him a paedo. Epstein had a huge business network and was always looking to expand it.

Didn’t Boris, or some other Tory idiot promise to return to imperial weights a few years ago? Did he get shouted down?

This is truly terrifying, like the Nazis we are simply erasing people from existence, and it is happening without anyone questioning it.

Pauline Hanson is sounding out some serious contenders to stand for One Nation in former Liberal leader Sussan Ley's southern NSW electorate of Farrer, including NSW independent MP Helen Dalton. The Daily Telegraph can reveal Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce were in conversations with the state Murray MP on Saturday about a potential run for the Federal seat. Ms Dalton, who is a popular independent in her regional seat is seriously considering the proposal. A spokesman for Ms Dalton confirmed the discussions had taken place. "She has not yet made a final decision but will always put the needs and interests of her electorate first," the spokesman said.

The Farrer by-election will certainly tell us some things

Not like Bazza. Last week he went to a Bachelors & Spinsters ball, picked up a bonza sheila, but then ruined it with a technicolor yawn.

Careful, or you’ll be driving the porcelain bus.