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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...

The Australian government, potentially selling out this country's creatives, should be one of the biggest stories right now. We can't let this happen. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Uh oh, according to the SMH, Kim Kong nearly died.

Attention journalists in #Australia, when a political party - like One Nation - publishes a “cartoon” attacking their political opponents for political gain this is not satire. If you describe it as that you simply don’t understand politics. It’s propaganda. This is basic stuff.

"One Nation is commonly referred to as an anti-establishment populist party, but in reality it looks more like a clutch of mining and corporate lobbies in a trenchcoat." 💥 #auspol

It’s taking a long time for people to wake up to the fact that these platforms are not public forums but privately owned companies with terrible agendas and total control. If you lay down with these dogs…

Double vision.

I have NEVER seen a BoM extreme (chance of top 20% of all years) maximum temperature outlook with numbers as high as this. And this is for summer 2026-27. Crikey. Sydney with a shocking high chance of extremes - watch out in the western suburbs. Can’t rule out 50C www.bom.gov.au/climate/outl...

Climate simulations spanning centuries to millennia suggest that an El Niño-like climate state could persist for centuries after emissions cease, bringing lasting rainfall shifts and more frequent extreme El Niño events. Net zero ≠ climate reset. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Over at @getup.org.au ‘s Instagram to see the full AI Deep Fake — here’s the side by side:

Just this

What is the Mont Pelerin Society? I covered it extensively in this piece earlier this year, on the history of neoliberalism. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

The glorious legacy of Jon Kudelka. Born out of a boycott of fossil fuel sponsorship, from this year the prize is named in honour of Jon Kudelka, whose principled stand in 2023 inspired fellow cartoonists to withdraw from the Walkley Awards. thepoint.com.au/new/261009-k...

Looking forward to seeing the massive headline in the Daily Telegraph, slamming Australia's biggest bludger. Oh, wait.

Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country.

Now THIS is incredible. 26 decommissioned wind turbines from Scotland's first commercial wind farm were - wait for it - 99.9% recycled? Less than 0.1% of their materials into landfill: www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/uk-fi... Blimey.

Your 'doom quote' for today: “I think we have a very brief window of opportunity to deal with climate change ... no longer than a decade, at the most" www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14834...

Guys guys guys, it’s okay theyre cocodiles not crocodiles

One more totally fucking nuts graph for today, care of a request by @leonsimons.com. Not only is the current standard deviation for the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature above 4SD over the 1982-2011 mean for the first time on record, but no previous year even reached 3SD.

Pauline Hanson's policy to turn the superannuation scheme “into an ATM” would make a median full-time worker $25,000 poorer, the Super Members Council says. The council’s chief executive officer, Misha Schubert, said it was “a reckless idea”: Yeah, Pauline really cares about the average Aussie🙃

An idiotic policy, designed to appeal to an ignorant & desperate section of the electorate. So of course, the murdoch gutter media gets right behind it. Pathetic.

"Sydney's maximums ...are on track to [be].... warmer than any other start to spring since the Observatory Hill station opened in the 1850s." Thanks Tom. And yet, there's no mention of what might be causing such abnormal weather? 🤔 Why not? #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

Ještě sem dám náhodný, s ničím nesouvisející gif, zaleju pro jistotu zbytek ohně a půjdu spát. #dobrou

So do they live on a different planet than us or something? #Murderers #ClimateEmergency #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Well, why not.

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

AGL, Origin, Rio Tinto, BHP, all planning their businesses for a >2°C warmer world, as part of their mandatory risk assessments. No problems to the bottom line so go right ahead. Sad comment on gov policy. Indictment on society. A must read article. theconversation.com/some-of-aust...

Astroturfing is a scourge.

If you're in Sydney & you like music, this is happening today. 10 DJ's over 6hrs. With a raffle for vinyl packs & other prizes. From 1pm in Erskineville. Should be fun. Come say g'day if you're near.

Acclaimed Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama — known for her signature polka dots, repetitive patterns and immersive "Infinity Mirror Rooms" — has died at 97, her company said in a statement Thursday.

More evidence - if we needed it - that One Nation is unfit for any form of leadership at a federal or state level. Homophobic, anti-choice, xenophobic, incoherent. It’s absolutely critical that those of us who believe in a diverse, accepting and generous 🇦🇺 stand against this divisive negativity.

"economic damage caused by the carbon pollution from the oil and gas produced would be between £119bn and £336bn in the coming decades, compared with the £28.7bn value to the UK" The idiocy of new North Sea oil and gas by numbers www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Says a helluva lot about the calibre of the woolworths jingle.

Tim Winton on the climate crisis. 'The dangerous conditions climate scientists long warned of have become our common, if deeply unwelcome, experience, and season by season, our acquaintance with disorder and extremities deepens'. www.theguardian.com/membership/2...

Mark Humphries doing the work journalists should be doing. Maybe next time Barnaby Joyce goes on Hanson’s banned ABC to clean up her mess Patricia Karvelas will be prepared to challenge him with who his party attracts .

ahaha give this the walkley

A brief reminder of the sorts of candidates that choose to run for One Nation, “one of the gayest parties in Australia”.

& look at who she continues to recruit to do her vile work. bsky.app/profile/byst...

No access. My @smh cartoon.

More of John Laws' personal items up for auction. He was obviously a fan of Midsomer Murders and Inspector Rex.

I have a plan. Now .... and bare with me here .... This is a REALLY scarce mineral. Let's, you know .... sell it to the market for a price that is fair to Australia and Australians. And better than that, tax the mining company appropriately on their profits. Meh ... i like to dream.

In a message for our campaign, media personality and assisted dying advocate Andrew Denton speaks about the importance of helping to deliver more accurate Census data for the religion question. Watch his full video on our website: censusnotreligious.org.au/2026/08/01/a... #Census26 #NotReligious

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire

Just an absolute shout out to everyone out there who helped manufacture doubt around the question of this guy being a Nazi, particularly after the Nazi salute.