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Two scenes. 1: advisor to Albo at his desk: “Sir, I must inform you that our canaries-in-the-coal-mines of climate change, transparency, accountability and social equity are all looking sickly…” PM: “Hmm…” Scene 2: Albo at a lectern with press around: “…and that’s why my government is proud to announce the development of a new SUPER BREED of canaries…”

Canaries.
My @smh cartoon.

DFAT has now confirmed Australians and others have been abused by Israeli authorities after their abduction from the flotilla.

Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.

The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.

This is so insane. Public education needs a massive boost, not cuts. Almost all non-gov schools are religiously affiliated in some way- why are we outsourcing education to religious orgs? Education is compulsory- we should have pride in and strengthen our secular public schools, not undermine them.

The Australian National University has been crying poor to justify cutting staff, while hiding millions in profit.

"They'll tell you the $170 million they got in investment returns, $16 million in donations, and $40 million in other expenditure shouldn't count."

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

How neo-Nazis used the shield of ‘ordinary mums and dads’ anti-immigration rallies to sell white supremacy From online grievances about migration to men dressed in black in a sea of Australian flags, far-right groups clearly intended to capitalise on events

Pretty much, yeah.

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

The capital letters!

The Australian Education Research Organisation, funded by the Federal Government $10m annually to translate education research, is being reviewed on their effectiveness. You can fill out the anonymous survey in about 10 minutes. Room to give details in 2qs
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The sooner we close for-profit childcare centres, the better We let our babies become commodities. That's the problem.

Stop putting childcare into private hands. Now.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/900754...

Insufferable hedge fund guy brokering peace between a pair of heinous toddlers is peak 2025

SNAP RALLY: Labor don't fail us - Protect climate, reject Woodside’s North-West Shelf Gas Extension!

The kids are marching tomorrow, funnily enough:

www.aycc.org.au/snap_rally_l...

SYDNEY

⚡️WHAT: Snap action at PM Anthony Albanese's electorate office.
📍 WHERE: 334A Marrickville Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204
🗓 DATE: Thursday, 29 May
⏰ TIME: 8am - 9am

Treasury report noting of NWS “the way those arrangement were designed ed eliminated the possibility that the NWS project will ever pay PRRT”

Today @MurrayWatt has given Woodside a $200bn gift

The North West Shelf extension will get $200bn+ of GAS FOR FREE. No royalties!

But what about PRRT? Lol No. Treasury in 2023 noted the NWS will never pay it

Terrible for the climate, fatal for Murujuga, & braindead economics

Australia Lets Biggest LNG Plant Run to 2070 in Climate Setback Australia gave preliminary approval to extend the life of its biggest and oldest liquefied natural gas plant for decades, potentially creating billions of dollars in new drilling opportunities but rai...

Australia gave preliminary approval to extend the life of its biggest and oldest liquefied natural gas plant for decades, raising questions about the nation’s climate agenda. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

How absurd are complaints against the super changes?

Consider if someone's super goes up from $3m to $3,250,000.
So they earned $250,000 in a year.

Oh no! Their balance is over $3m. They now have a tax liability.
How much? $2,884.
That is how much income tax someone pays if they earn... $36,300.

Every young person deserves to have what they need to succeed in school. On this Public Education Day I join the AEU in celebrating public-school teachers, principals, education support staff, and TAFE teachers across the country who work hard to make this possible. #Proudtobepublic

Fiona is one of thousands living through climate change - right now.

Meanwhile, Murray Watt is deciding whether to approve Woodside’s gas expansion which will only put more lives at risk.

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Woodside's North West Shelf gas export project: a disaster on five fronts - The Australia Institute Australia Institute analysis reveals Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export project is driving up WA energy prices, threatening the state's domestic gas reserves, paying even fewer royalties, corrodin...

Looks like Labor is about to approve the North West shelf gas expansion, which among bad news for the planet and WA energy costs is terrible for the nearby Murujuga rock art - which is so old, it has one of the first known depictions of the human face

australiainstitute.org.au/post/woodsid...

Wrote about this being a strong possibility and yup - the Nationals have had a massive dummy spit and broken up the Coalition. Marching both parties even closer to obscurity. Absolutely amazing.

Enjoyed Guy Claxton's lecture at Melb Uni yesterday. There’s no such thing as the Science of Learning; just many sciences, many lenses. No single method, no universal best practice. Teaching is more than delivery; it’s an epistemic apprenticeship. You catch ways of thinking from those you’re with.

I am concerned about the rewriting of the narrative about Peter Dutton and the Coalition more broadly. Yes, he gave a pleasant speech last night. Let’s not forget the racist, misogynistic, divisive policies they promote, the fear and hate they stoke. One speech doesn’t make up for that.

I feel like that’s life at this stage isn’t it??

That sounds like a great topic and super interesting. Good on you for taking the leap!

I didn’t know you were doing your PhD! How fabulous!

Peter Dutton urges respect for welcome to country but reaffirms stance on ‘one flag’ only Opposition leader repeats condemnation of dawn service interruptions but says if he wins election he won’t display Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags at press conferences

This speaks further to imitating Trump’s anti-diversity policies masquerading as equality. Speaks to fear and desire to divide. Not what we should look for in a leader. Also, ewww. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

and Albrechtsen at the Oz has been sowing the same sentiment behind its paywall.

A 25 yr old AFL player just learned that “violence is never the answer.”

This was the 4th story in a row about male violence on tonight’s 7pm news, the first 3 were about male violence against women. This is horrific.

Men and women are more divided — and it could sway the election New data suggests that gender and politics are getting more polarised and the views of women and men more divided. It is consequential for how we understand this election.

Interesting piece by Patricia on the impact of gender on this election.
And what’s changed since the last election – essentially more men thinking gender equality has gone “too far”. 😐 I was struck on the campaign by the high-vis vibes. #auspol #australiavotes www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

You’re not nuts. The documents tracking this are all out there. Thank-you for your effort. If any of your listeners have the Good Weekend this Easter, they will have seen this for proof of what you say. Past the paywall: archive.is/2025.04.17-1...

If by obsessed you mean terrified, yes.