Robyn in the west - a difficult woman

Who could have predicted the Department of Whiskey would be a clusterfuck?

Exclusive: The ex-spy winning $4 million in government contracts Nick Warner was one of Australia’s most senior intelligence chiefs. Now he is running a consultancy network worth millions of dollars.

In Washington, London and now Canberra, former spy chiefs, generals and national-security advisers have increasingly migrated into a growing industry of geopolitical consulting firms that sell strategic advice to governments, corporations and investors. satpa.pe/pJhqINB

When pulling out our tomatoes last year, I missed one as we turned over the soil to put winter veg in.
Over time I noticed the tell tale signs of a tomato seedling.
Come spring it was clear we were going to have plenty of tomatoes. It's a monster and it's still warm enough here for ripening.

Projecting much!

Not surprised Marie.

Laura Tingle: “This war increasingly feels like a contest between an "all hardware, no strategy" United States and a "less hardware, lots of strategy" Iran, at least as far as the war of words is concerned.”

This represents Iran’s strategy of horizontal escalation. #auspol

Today is Pi day (no not pie day - that's later in the year) and to relieve the tension I reproduce it here calculated it to 99 decimal places to save everyone the trouble.

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971 6939937510582097494459230781640628620899 8628034825342117067

Your welcome

#Pi

The story behind the BBC refusing to air a documentary about Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals Two veteran journalists produced a documentary that showed evidence of war crimes in Gaza. But the BBC refused to air the film. Why?

Two veteran journalists produced a documentary that showed evidence of war crimes in Gaza. But the BBC refused to air the film. Why?

From our colleagues at @revealnews.org:

We just massacre them with bombs
The children

These guys are brilliant.

"Peter Mandelson" - Marsh Family parody of "Mrs Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel on Epstein Files YouTube video by Marsh Family

youtu.be/h870VJsLk_c?...

Drone attack on market in Sudan kills 11, as air war civilian toll mounts

Drone attack on market in Sudan kills 11, as air war civilian toll mounts https://aje.news/fz0s3a

Netherlands, Iceland Join Genocide Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice | Common Dreams With the intervention of two more nations, 18 have now joined in support of the case, initially brought by South Africa.

Netherlands & Iceland join 16 other countries backing genocide case against Israel. "...humanitarian organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch &... B’Tselem, have concurred... that Israel’s conduct [in Gaza] has constituted ‘genocide’." www.commondreams.org/news/netherl...

Used to live Ballarat fringe. If I went to the city, I'd always take the train. We'd get a train an hour after peak.
Have moved to WA, south of Perth. Our village service, which doesn't go to the city, has a very infrequent service.
BUT, if I drive 40 mins (Mandurah) a train every 15 mins to Perth.

Is Australia at war with Iran? The fine line between ‘defensive operations’ and complicity While its weapons, materiel and personnel are on their way to the conflict, Australia finds itself part of a coalition of the reticent, insisting its role is purely defensive

Australia is at war, Dr Richard Tanter states. The right of "collective self-defence" is invocation of UN charter Article 51. Through facilities like Pine Gap & agreements like AUKUS, Australia has enmeshed itself in the American war machine. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Israeli media: "In Israel, there are those who already think we need to hit targets that are not just Hezbollah's - but civilian targets, in order to send them a message.."

They're not even pretending anymore. They're openly discussing targeting civilians as official policy.

I can recall not too many years ago, a person who I followed on Xitter was lamenting that he'd been refused a mortgage. They were paying more in rent than what the mortgage, rates and the like would cost. Crazy stuff.

"After 35 years reporting from 18 different war zones, veteran journalist Janine di Giovanni thought she had seen the worst of humanity. But Gaza changed everything. From Sarajevo to Syria, she witnessed horrors, yet she says nothing compares to the tragedy in Gaza ..."
via Voice Of Gaza

The NACC robodebt report: A heartbreaking work of staggering incompetence Rick Morton wrote the book on robodebt. He delivers a damning verdict on the NACC's long-awaited robodebt report, which exonerated Scott Morrison and Kathryn Campbell.

Opinion | "Morrison was the cabinet minister responsible for both Social Services and DHS matters, and if he was a “junior” minister in the Coalition government, then he was also seen as its biggest conservative rising star," writes @squigglyrick.bsky.social.

www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/13/n...

We've picked a side and they should own it instead of obfuscating over the minutae.

The NACC robodebt report: A heartbreaking work of staggering incompetence Rick Morton wrote the book on robodebt. He delivers a damning verdict on the NACC's long-awaited robodebt report, which exonerated Scott Morrison and Kathryn Campbell.

Writing exclusively for Crikey today, Rick Morton tears into the NACC's long-awaited robodebt report that exonerated Scott Morrison and Kathryn Campbell.

www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/13/n...

a woman is waving her hand in the air while wearing a black and white top . ALT: a woman is waving her hand in the air while wearing a black and white top .

Absolutely!

The statistics tell a different story Jessica.
In Australia, cats are responsible for the mass extinction of a lot of bird, small mammal and reptile species.
In urban areas, they are at risk of dog attack, motor vehicles and nasty people who hate cats - five are missing from neighbourhoods near me.

Bernie Sanders just said the quiet part out loud:

"A lot of US Middle East policy is dictated by Israel. It was Israel who decided they wanted to go to war."

He exposes how Netanyahu has manipulated America into wars for 40 years, from Iraq to Iran.

🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯

I’m with Mr. Hamill.

👇👇

Release the Epstein files.

Dab some coal dust on your face and put on your hi-vis, it’s time to manifest hyper-Australia! | First Dog on the Moon We may never know what Matt Canavan is talking about

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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LOL

I hope he loses his Senate spot.
What a prick.

"Over the last 4 or 5 years, fossil fuel subsidies have been growing faster than the NDIS."

"Over the last year, they gave $16.3 billion!"

@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social
@elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol