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"It is blatantly irresponsible for politicians like Jess Wilson to be linking legitimate and peaceful protest of Israel’s genocide in Gaza to the Bondi terror attack. We unequivocally condemn her mislabelling of peaceful protest as antisemitic." @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social statement. #springst

Under the guise of self-regulation, Anthropic recently proposed a safety bill to lawmakers that would allow government intervention only once a new AI model has caused more than 50 deaths or one billion dollars’ worth of damage. https://michaelwest.com.au/anthropic-ai-hug-it-or-mug-it/

⚡️ As of today, Ukraine and Russia are complying with a local ceasefire in occupied Oleshky, Kherson Oblast. The agreement allows a humanitarian mission to assist and evacuate remaining civilians, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Lubinets reported.

Barnaby Joyce is on ABC TV saying that the children’s cartoon character Bluey depicted in the One Nation political cartoons being run over by a car is an overreaction. ABC boss said earlier they are considering suing One Nation. Robert Irwin has also said he wants to sue. Sue them!

Labor condemns One Nation cartoons depicting Australia's foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, being murdered. Pauline Hanson says the videos are ‘not going anywhere’.

ABC to demand One Nation stop using Bluey in ‘shocking and disrespectful’ cartoon from 2024 that depicts Bluey ramming politicians with an SUV

Home Affairs is negotiating to share Australians’ data with Trump’s US government. Did they tell the US it can’t go to Palantir? Doesn't sound like it from this!

Chen Peiqiu (1922 – 2020), acclaimed Chinese calligrapher and guohua painter #WomensArt

🐈All three vehicles from our 17th joint NAFO × Special Kherson Cat fundraiser have been delivered and are already serving Ukraine’s defenders! 🚛 67th Mechanized Brigade, “Rosomakhy” 🚐 AZOV Brigade 🚌 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade Thank you to everyone who made this possible! 🇺🇦

“The principal purpose of Carbon Capture & Storage has never been to tackle the climate crisis. Instead, CCS serves to align public opinion & government policies with the fossil fuel industry’s plans for unrestricted expansion under the cover of “net-zero". www.nationalobserver.com/2022/04/06/o...

Ukraine’s drones were hit by a 10-day Starlink speed limit. What happened and why it matters ⬇️ united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

The Reform leader was forced to address the embarrassing turnout at London's Lindley Hall on Monday afternoon.

Your country might be great but does it follow Australia’s lead by colour-coordinating its currency with the nation’s favourite snack foods?

Join the Greens petition to get Palantir out of our banking, governments, supermarkets, hospitals and other contracts: greens.org.au/campaigns/ca...

The only reason people should wear them Perhaps make them available only from the optometrist

Nannas at the Land & Environment Court, knee deep in legal-eese and trying to untangle the knot of dates, conditions, lapses, sections and modifications that all add up to protecting Sydney’s water supply from coal mining. 👀 2 comments for details. Hearing continues today.

Based on WSJ sources, Trump administration officials are reportedly floating former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán for UN secretary-general, potentially backed by the US, Russia and China.

PHON & LNP will dutifully complete the work of fossil fuel sponsored #AtlasNetwork think-tanks that spunoff Advance to kill the Voice referendum, then offshore wind, now the Vic govts clean energy rollout & VNI-West project. All this racism is cultivated solely to protect Big Fossil power & profit.

"The Coalition has vowed to dismantle Australia’s climate policies" www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Peculiar man behind Hanson's repulsive & rudimentary AI cartoons is a One Nation candidate for Victorian Senate: he says he employs 25 people to make them (ba ha ha). Quite unfathomably, he claims he's a satirist. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

In Brazil, 'The spontaneous mobilization of Gen Z surprised even the leaders of Lula's Workers' Party'

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25-year-old combat medic Eva was killed in Kyiv during a Russian double-tap strike while attempting to save victims.

Home Affairs Estimates today, and I’ll be asking about: 🛂 Sharing Australians’ visa data with Trump’s America 🏝️ The secret deals sending people to Nauru 🕵️ AFP policing of protests 💰 Palantir’s government contracts ⚠️ What ASIO is doing about far-right extremism

🚨 BREAKING: A Russian ballistic missile struck the territory of a university, campus, and Kyoto Park in Kyiv near a metro station and residential buildings, according to President Zelenskyy. At least one person was killed and eight others were injured, with rescue operations ongoing.

Sarah Henderson objects to $2M being spent on media facilities at Pre-COP - then objects & blows up when Murray Watt reminds her that at John Howard’s APEC conference in 2007 “over $9M was spent on media…nearly 5 times the amount.”💥 Classic Liberal hypocrisy. #auspol

In the last 24 hours there has been much focus on the unexpected victory of Lula in Brazil. But as a signal of hope for a more participatory democratic future, Serbia is the real beacon.

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How about just pay fucking tax.

Across Australia, $32.5 billion of generation and storage is now under construction or at financial close, the CEC says in its bi-annual investment report https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-enjoys-surge-in-wind-solar-and-battery-projects-with-32-5-billion-now-financed-or-under-construction/

The Tech Bros want to strip-mine Australia for their AI. Govt is letting them. Monte Dwyer reckons some serious oversight is in order. #auspol #Anthropic michaelwest.com.au/anthropic-ai...

Jacqui Lambie really unloaded on ON’s Mark Nicholson (fake criminal lawyer), says he should “not be in parliament” for refusing to apologise for his misogynistic cartoon & claiming it’s his “job to pick on ppl” Lambie “He should drop out”🔥 Grown man bullying women—yep, drop out

He renewed his long-standing call for a national Human Rights Act, saying there had been encouraging developments with Victoria, Queensland and the ACT now enacting their own “It is when the law protects the poor, the powerless, the vulnerable and the unpopular that it knows its finest hour,”

Snowy 2.0 cost blow-out from 2B to 25B was cloaked in secrecy. @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social on his court battle for govt disclosure of secret contracts #auspol #snowyhydro michaelwest.com.au/snowy-blow-o...

The "poor Russian conscripts" are actually, in the overwhelming majority, not conscripts at all, but people who go to war to murder Ukrainians for money. ​"They have no choice" - what bullshit. Going to jail instead of bombing a playground full of children is a choice. Emigration is a choice.

Thank you. Here's an example of one of the correct versions: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

Second weekend of French protests unfolds without serious incidents: 'The right to protest is just as important as the right to vote'

Annual Foodbank Hunger Report finds 100,000 more households going hungry

⚡️ President Zelenskyy proposed three alternatives to US partners to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries: an energy truce, Starlink access over Russian ballistic launch sites, or additional Patriot missiles. The US rejected all three, prompting a sharp reaction from Kyiv.

AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett calls out violent political rhetoric such as Pauline Hanson’s car ramming video—for having a "direct correlation" to real attacks on politicians. Speers: “Like a cartoon that suggests someone should be hit by a car…?” Barrett: Yep.💥 #auspol

Musk is panicking about his recent anti-Ukraine moves following bi-partisan demands to bring his business under scrutiny, and perhaps control.

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

The Govt enters into $100B worth of contracts each year, all with confidentiality terms that prevent citizens from knowing if the contractor is performing well. If I win in the Full Federal Court next week, that’ll all change. #transparency #Snowy #auspol

Pauline Hanson can dish out the outrage by the bucketload, but apparently can't stomach a spoonful of her own medicine. CARTOONS: Pauline Hanson dishes it out but can't take it ~ Mark David buff.ly/mGOkDRk