Steve

We keep telling the government - we don't want automated robo-debt, or data centres everywhere, or aged-care assessment by algorithm, or non-professional NDIS decisions. Employ real people. Pay real wages. Fix hospitals & schools. Tax the squillionaires & giant companies. Can't be any clearer.

In the absence of any intellect, integrity or talent, all One Nation have to work with is petulance, cruelty and breathtaking ignorance Sue the ars*holes out of existence

EL-SAYED: "I get that the President of the United States takes personal offense to my first name - he doesn't mind as much when it's a shared name from the Saudis that are funding his son in laws private equity. Mercado Media

This is a good example of the analytical poverty of Australia’s policy elites. Well-connected economist Nikki Hutley’s Number 1 idea to “restore faith in politics and bring some relief” is … raising the GST www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

fascinating. In lower courts, the wheels of “justice” criminalise people born in poverty at around two minutes per matter, with collateral consequences for a lifetime, screened out of tenancy applications, jobs, the legal economy. But this guy. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons on recognition of its sovereignty and borders, and to aid it against aggressors.

Scoop: ABC has wiped staff devices exposed to malicious ads from an Israeli company that used digital advertising to hack and track devices without a click. ABC is just one of many Australian government/critical infra/media orgs reportedly targeted www.abc.net.au/news/...

If our public broadcaster really believes they have a role to "turn down the temperature", why do they so often platform hate-mongers who turn it up?

"News Corp’s entire business model has for decades been dedicated to telling its ageing consumers whom to hate and why, with a regular target being community independents who oppose Liberals." Bernard Keane www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/20/h...

Yesterday: “Jacqui Lambie: get over it, OK? It is actually satirical. Have a bit of a laugh, Jacqui, and lighten up.” Today: "“The video went up without my actually seeing it, and I was not aware of the content of the video."

The critical defining feature of violence in Australian society is that it is, almost entirely, male. Pointing fingers in every direction (media, social media, gaming, gambling, porn, politics, whatever) will achieve nothing if it isn't also accepted that the problem is fundamentally a male one.

Negligence doubled

A Liberal MP called for Anne Aly to be "stoned in the square" just a few days ago www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Says the media outlet who has been platforming MAGA wannabe, Hanson, non stop and who drove the most deranged personal attacks on VIC premier, Andrews, 24/7 for years Pushing populism and confected outrage for profit has dire consequences

Meanwhile... This was not an isolated incident. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This is an incredibly dangerous precedent and confirms all the dangers of AUKUS - wargaming Australia as the base for a US war with China - and us even paying for it. We need to end AUKUS before this becomes real.

Everyday, so many of us show up to protect our democracy, build a safer future for our kids & grandkids - & be our best selves. Helen Haines is the very essence of this commitment - as so many have said. Thoughts are very much with Helen, her family & community. #auspol

The absolute hypocrisy of Joyce this morning on Helen Haines, who are the major feeders of this riding HATE = Hanson and Joyce and who finances it Gina Rinehart #auspol

I can’t believe someone would intentionally want to hurt Helen Haines. She is always respectful of others views, respected across the Parliament and community and a glowing example of how an MP should represent her electorate. Our thoughts are with Helen and her family.

Meanwhile at the Financial Times, we’re at the Not All Billionaires stage of the inequality debate www.ft.com/content/2c8c...

To support One Nation, you don’t just have to be racist, you have to be generally devoid of decency

Tasmanian conversion survivor, Bron Larkins, has issued a heartfelt plea to Tasmanian MPs to pass the conversion ban. Read it in the comments. Join her in raising your voice. equalitytasmania.org.au/end-conversi... haepetitions.parliament.tas.gov.au/haepet/Home/...

Anyone contemplating voting for Hansons looters have a look at trump’s pillaging of the US. Buyer beware.

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This matters, @albomp.bsky.social 👇 "Australia is a signatory to the Bangkok Rules, a UN convention Australia voted to accept about 10 years ago. It’s a fairly simple rule: “Instruments of restraint shall never be used on women during labour, during birth and immediately after birth.”

"The booing of Welcomes to Country were in part organised efforts from far-right organisations, and at least one person convicted in relation to his booing of a Sydney ceremony was a member of a neo-Nazi group." @crikey.com.au Daanyal Saeed www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/15/o...

"Oh if you're so good why don't you have a solution to the fuckups we caused." Compelling argument 2½ weeks out from the election.

When olives are one of your last agricultural resources, how incredibly cruel to have them destroyed by “settlers” for no other reason than to make your life there unliveable. While beating up a foreign photo-journalist. Aided and abetted by Israeli soldiers.

The erasure.

I’m not supporting immigration cuts in any way, but compelling the hospitality business to admit their pay and conditions suck is a fun outcome of this awful debate. Some cafe owners may have to learn how to cook. Might do them some good, give them some connection with the world. #AusPol

How the ABC was stooged by Israel lobbyist Lord Roberts - churned out multiple lies, false Hamas narratives Cathy Peters #auspol michaelwest.com.au/abcs-geraldi...

Shoot the feral bastards!

These stories are shitting me. Card fees are just a business cost. You add up all your business costs, fixed and variable. You decide on a fair profit margin and set your prices accordingly. The customer pays the price on the price list. 1/2

When are we going to reflect on privatisation? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Pillay has been instrumental in ensuring war crimes and genocide are prosecuted, Nobel committee says.

“We found representatives from allied countries, such as Israel, were far more likely to be given airtime, far less likely to be challenged on particular issues despite their relevancy, and far more likely to be supportive of their respective government’s actions.” We want real balance

If Gillard and Ardern are "has-beens" then why do you and The Oz still ask John Howard his opinion on anything?

Lulz "AI agents are driving up costs but enterprises are struggling with ROI, says Splunk executives" Gee, ya think? itwire.com/business-it-...

"Freefall" housing prices in one chart. (And as for the *negative equity* stuff, only something like 4-6% of our total housing stock changes hands per year - and obviously much of that is not settled using the maximum possible LVR!) theconversation.com/this-chart-t...

Billionaire NBL owner Larry Kestelman pays Tasmanian government $577 a week to rent stadium after government rebate

Yes but at least they're doing it with someone of stellar character like *checks notes* Oliver Curtis

Oh yeah man, this datacentre stuff? Solid reputable businesses. www.afr.com/rear-window/...