Angela Priestley

A single mother of 5 unexpectedly inherits the house she cleaned once a week for decades, when the owner (a solo man in his mid 80s) passed away.
She hopes to buy the housing commission where she’s lived most of her life.

Sometimes, the property section can deliver a non greedy gem.

Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs | CNN Politics A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster found...

Something positive for journalism today!
Judge blocks Trump move to dismantle Voice of America, orders hundreds of journalists be allowed to resume work.
Also orders against shut down of Radio Free Asia & the Middle East Broadcasting Networks edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/p...

Hegseth slams 'fat generals' and diversity initiatives in US military Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of US military officials to an in-person meeting to declare an end to "woke" culture in the military.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knows how to motivate the troops.
Tells them they're too fat.
And too diverse.
That they've become the "woke dept"
While Trump says he'll "fire them on the spot" if he doesn't like them
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Australia, please stop fainting over a journalist doing his job John Lyons, ABC’s Americas editor, asked President Trump a question about his business dealings while in office. That’s it. That’s the whole story. He didn’t hurl a shoe, didn’t set fire to the Oval O...

Apparently the gravest threat to Australia–US relations isn’t nuclear war or trade disputes – it’s a single, calm question from a guy with a notebook.

theaimn.net/australia-pl...

A little late but it was great to write this piece on Jo Tarnawsky for @womensagenda.bsky.social #auspol

Sam Kerr back from 20 months off the pitch and straight away scores her 100th goal for Chelsea.

A champion letting her skills do the talking.

Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London US-based tech boss was addressing the ‘unite the kingdom’ protest organised by Tommy Robinson via video link

Elon Musk doesn't even show up in person to the far right rally in London.
But he calls for the UK Govt to be desolved and tells the crowd from a large video screen that "violence is coming" and "you either fight back or you die."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Also love seeing so many finishers still wearing their medals in the CBD today.

Didn’t see anyone proudly indicating they had attended an anti immigration march.

Police say 15,000 people attended Sydney’s anti-immigration march.

Meanwhile, 35,000 people registered to run in the Sydney Marathon.

So more than twice as many people wanted to get up early on a Sunday and run a marathon (or maybe the shorter event at least)
So that’s something, right?
#auspol

Mariam Abu Dagga: Gaza journalist killed in Israeli strike ‘carried her camera into the heart of the field’ The 33-year-old photojournalist committed to conveying suffering of civilians with ‘rare honesty and courage’

Mariam Abu Dagga only recently reported for AP on children being treated for starvation at Nasser Hospital.
She was one of 5 journalists killed by Israeli strikes at that same hospital, one of 22 in total.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Imagine getting column space in a national newspaper...
And using it to celebrate another country's PM, who is wanted for crimes against humanity.
As a means to attack an Australian PM who had the (very late) nerve to call out the wanted war criminal PM's denial of starvation in Gaza.

Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown

More than 4 million guns now in the community in Australia.
And a gun lobby bragging that the sharp increase in licensed gun owners shows it's "winning" the crackdown on firearms.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Four years after Taliban takeover, we must not forget Afghan women It has now been four years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. UN Women says women are being erased in a human rights crisis.

It has now been four years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. UN Women says women are being erased in a human rights crisis.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/four-...

Former political staffer Jo Tarnawsky on the hidden toll of workplace bullying Jo Tarnawsky is not the first parliamentary staffer to allege workplace bullying, nor is she a shrinking violet. But it's certainly taken a toll.

I first met Jo Tarnawsky at a @karaswisher.bsky.social talk in Syd.
She was in thick of a difficult case after exposing allegations of bullying in parliament
Great to share this outcome & her story @womensagenda.bsky.social thx to @melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social
womensagenda.com.au/latest/forme...

9-year-old sets up stand, offers free compliments to anyone who stops by “Your name is so unique,” Ethan Wargo told one person. I like your green running shoes, he told another.

My heart. 9yo Ethan sets up a table outside his house to offer compliments to people. Sometimes spending up to 5 hours a day on the front lawn.
Next to his twin sister Claire, while she sells her art.
Who equally deserves a place in this hero shot!
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

Sydney Sweeney shows why it’s hard to be an anti-woke woman Some of my most painful experiences have come from other women: the social exclusion, the freezing out, and the reputation threats.

I'm still struggling to find the barrage of "left wing women" who are as upset about the Sydney Sweeney ad as the right wing men and women are about the reaction of the left wing women.

In the meantime, enjoy this overreaction to the outrage.

www.afr.com/politics/syd...

Not seeing much “debate” in the AFR’s coverage of Vic Premier Jacinta Allan’s push to legislate right to work from home.

But, but what about productivity!
Who will think of the industry leaders who claim, no one asked for this!
#auspol

It’s ok, world. Nothing to see.
The child in the viral image has a disability!
No issue then that he can’t access medicine & formula, is emaciated & wearing a plastic bag for a nappy.
And forget about every other image!
Watch The Oz milk this & double down on being on wrong side of everything

Just checking out Senator Matt Canavan's FB (so you don't have to).
Oh to be a man who can simply say this.
And get 7.3K likes.
#auspol

BBC News: Do you think you were a witness to war crimes?

American veteran who worked at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution center: Without question I witnessed war crimes.

Takes out the male part of that at least

The "generational change".
United, together.
Over latest injustice: billionaires benefiting from net zero policies.

EVEN IF Hamas were taking 10%, 20%, 50% of the aid, isn't there an acceptable level of loss to get some basic food to civilians?
Why not flood the zone with as much food as possible, remove any alleged Hamas benefit of controlling supply

Hearing the PM say his "heart breaks" for starving children in Gaza is like hearing Republicans in the US say they're "praying" for victims of school shootings.
#auspol

AFP journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation, warns journalists’ association The AFP journalists’ association on Monday warned that journalists working with the news agency in the Gaza Strip are facing extreme food shortages and risk starving amid the ongoing Israeli blocka…

Israel rejects criticism from 25 nations as "disconnected from reality".
Meanwhile, it prevents external journalists from entering Gaza.
And AFP says its last reporters in Gaza no longer have the physical ability to work, because they are starving to death.
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250721-afp...

a rough translation of the final sentence: “Since AFP was founded in August 1944 we’ve lost journalists in conflicts, and have had wounded and imprisoned co-workers, but none of us have any memory of having to watch a colleague die of hunger.”

Sans intervention immédiate, les derniers reporters de Gaza vont mourir 21 juillet 2025 L'AFP travaille avec une pigiste texte, trois photographes et six pigistes vidéo dans la Bande de Gaza depuis le départ de ses journalistes staff courant 2024. Avec quelques autres, ils sont aujourd'hui les seuls à rapporter ce qu'il se passe dans la Bande de Gaza. La presse internationale est interdite d'entrer dans ce territoire depuis près de deux ans. Nous refusons de les voir mourir. L'un deux, Bashar, collabore pour l'AFP depuis 2010, d'abord comme fixeur, ensuite comme photographe pigiste, et depuis 2024 comme principal photographe. Samedi 19 juillet, il est parvenu à poster un message sur Facebook: « Je n'ai plus la force de travailler pour les médias. Mon corps est maigre et je ne peux plus travailler ». Bashar, 30 ans, travaille et vit dans des conditions égales à celles de tous les Gazaouis, allant d'un camp de réfugiés à un autre camp au gré des bombardements israéliens. Depuis plus d'un an il vit dans le dénuement le plus total et travaille en prenant d'énormes risques pour sa vie. L'hygiène est pour lui un problème majeur, avec des périodes de maladies intestinales sévères. Bashar vit depuis février dans les ruines de sa maison de Gaza City avec sa mère, ses quatre frères et sœurs et la famille d'un de ses frères. Leur maison est vide de tout aménagement et confort, à part quelques coussins. Dimanche matin, il a rapporté que son frère aîné était « tombé, à cause de la faim ». Même si ces journalistes reçoivent un salaire mensuel de l'AFP, il n'y a rien à acheter ou alors à des prix totalement exorbitants. Le système bancaire a disparu, et ceux qui pratiquent le change entre les comptes bancaires en ligne et l'argent liquide prennent une commission de près de 40%. L'AFP n'a plus la possibilité d'avoir un véhicule et encore moins de l'essence pour permettre à ses journalistes de se déplacer pour leurs reportages. Circuler en voiture équivaut de toutes les façons à pre…

🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency.

They are out of energy and they are starving to death.

I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.

🧵

USAID supported programs saved 92 milliion lives over 2 decades, according to The Lancet.
It transformed women's health.
Researchers project 14 million additional premature deaths by 2030 without it.

The official end of US foreign aid funding came last week.

womensagenda.com.au/latest/vale-...

Yes, the "kiss cam" company Astronomer has an all male board.
And just 1 woman in the leadership team.
Who also happens to be the Chief People Officer.

But Google's AI Overview says Astronomer's board not all male. But then lists the 5 male board members.
Maybe Astronomer's AI products can help?

As famine deepens in Gaza, Israel threatens to kill anyone who enters the sea, turning survival itself into a crime.