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Is Australia at war?! No! Our bombs and planes are being used in a war-adjacent manner | First Dog on the Moon What a relief!

War? How dare you we are not at war we're just helping! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

You've totally gotta wear @nordacious.bsky.social's shirt in the next episode, as it's genuinely brilliant subversion of fascism, using an Aussie icon's song no less.
Keep up your brilliant work, @ettemedia.bsky.social!

Fabulous. Puffins are on my bucket list.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with wings open on the Floor/Water but not flying, the Alt theme is #Black&White, birds with black & white feathers.

Here's a American Comb Duck, Eastern White Pelican, Scarlet Ibis and a Blacksmith Plover.

#birds #ECK #CanonR5mkii #ZooLife

Bright yellow eye on this black bird with flashes of white on wings. I love their mournful call.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with wings open on the Floor/Water but not flying, the Alt theme is #Black&White, birds with black & white feathers.

Currawong

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I Quit My Job A couple of weeks ago now I resigned from The Saturday Paper, a decision I've felt coming for some time but had resisted for about as long. I'm unsure what to say about it other than to make the obse...

I'm a free agent now, I suppose. Bit daunting. Subscribe to my silly newsletter? rick-morton.ghost.io/i-quit-my-job/

Iran says US, Israel have hit nearly 10,000 civilian sites since war began Iran accuses the US and Israel of targeting civilians, saying more than 1,300 have been killed across the country.

"The Lebanese Ministry of Health has also confirmed the death of a Lebanese Red Cross paramedic, who died of injuries sustained when his ambulance was struck by an Israeli airstrike yesterday. ... He is the fourth Red Cross paramedic to be wounded in the past week."

Difficult to emphasize just how much a generation of kids has been taught that being dishonest, superficial, and narcissistic is the pathway to attention and therefore success

The only fine print Morrison ever checked was when he finagled an excessive termination payout from Tourism Australia.

Oh there were consequences, real people died, real people had their lives destroyed. There has been no justice though, and no accountability. The NACC has been corrupted from the start, and has failed victims of this government criminal extortion racket, "robodebt", yet again.

Two robodebt officials engaged in serious corrupt conduct, Nacc finds, but Scott Morrison cleared Anti-corruption watchdog makes adverse findings against two former public servants but clears four other individuals

Robodebt was the worst failure of public administration in Australian history. It raised est. $1.73 bn of illegitimate debts from over 430,000 vulnerable Australians and plunged thousands of families into distress and grief. And still no real consequences.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

ABC's 'National Forum' verdict | Quitting ChatGPT | Queensland bans words| PornHub blocks users YouTube video by Ette Media

ABC's 'National Forum's verdict
Quitting ChatGPT
Queensland bans words
Pornhub blocks users

Another great episode from real journos, closest I get to mainstream MEDIA after cutting the Cord‼️

@ettemedia.bsky.social
@antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
@janfran.bsky.social

What the NACC has essentially done, after years “investigating”, is restate two findings made against lower level robodebt execs, and *toss out* the much more serious allegations against the likes of Katherine Campbell and Scott Morrison etc.
That’s it for the NACC. This will be the final straw.

The NACC continues to be a joke

Morrison one of the six referred to anti-corruption commission Sarah Basford Canales Sarah Basford Canales Former prime minister, Scott Morrison, was one of the six people robodebt royal commissioner, Catherine Holmes, referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission. The final report, released this morning, found two officials – Mark Withnell and Serena Wilson – had engaged in serious corrupt conduct. The report found the other four, however, did not. The other four names referred to the Nacc included Morrison, Kathryn Campbell, Annette Musolino and Catherine Halbert. Morrison’s failure to realise the bureaucratic advice was misleading, the report found, was due to both the social services and human services departments failing to advise him and other ministers that new laws were needed. Campbell was one of two named by the Australia Public Service Commission in 2024 after it found 12 public servants, including Campbell and former department head Renée Leon, breached the code of conduct 97 times during their involvement in the robodebt program.

NACC's new report finds that two of the Robodebt Six engaged in serious corrupt conduct www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

We can stop AUKUS! getup.to/MLCGCnZ4hv

What a fucking crock.
Two mid-level officials found to be corrupt by the NACC, but the big guns get off scot-free forever.

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Iran signaling it may deploy mines to disrupt Strait of Hormuz, U.S. sources say Iran is using smaller crafts to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials said.

Weapons that wait. Australia couldn't assist with mine clearance in the Strait because our Mine Counter Measure (MCM) capability is moribund.

MCM, anti-drone capability, fuel security - all neglected to pay for #AUKUS subs that will never arrive. #auspol

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Two dogs by a backyard pool: a small brown, white, and tan long-haired Chihuahua (Chippy) floats in a Bluey inflatable ring in the water while a red and tan Kelpie (Rufus) lies happily beside the pool with his tongue out, with palm trees in the sunny background.

choccy boys got a pool day

Australia to send aircraft and air-to-air missiles to Gulf to ‘protect and defend’ civilians, PM says Anthony Albanese announces surveillance aircraft, air-to-air missiles and supporting personnel will be deployed to the UAE after request from their president

Gulf countries welcomed US military bases because they thought it would make them safer. In fact it's put them directly in harm's way due to the US's actions and the US has not adequately defended them.

We should think about this precedent in the AUKUS context. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

White tee being worn by a woman featuring a pop art illustration of UN special rapatouer, Francesca Albanese.

How someone talks about Francesca Albanese is probably the best political litmus test that exists. What. A. Woman. ❤️ Tees: tinyurl.com/24kw22p8

Take Your Super Back About 12,000 people have lost their superannuation savings due to the collapses of the Shield and First Guardian Master Funds. Are you one of them?

Around 12,000 people were impacted by the Shield and First Guardian Master Fund collapse, but only 2,000 have lodged complaints with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA).

If you received dodgy advice, you may be eligible for compensation

#superannuation #AusPol #AusSky #OzSky

Six frames. Woman talking to girl. 1. “Sunday was International Women’s Day - the one day of the year when women get to…” (girl looks excited) 2. “…be controlling and violent toward their partners,…” (girl looks less thrilled) 3. “…tell men what to wear and what they can do with their bodies,…” (girl looks a bit stunned) 4. “…make men feel unsafe and blame them if they get attacked,…” (girl looks uncomfortable) 5. “…and curtail men’s liberty and make laws that serve our own interests.” (Girl looks depressed) 6. “Because men deserve a day off.” (Girl looks seriously unconvinced.)

#IWD2026.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Pauline Hanson secured taxpayer-funded solar rebate despite calling for subsidies to large-scale renewables to end Exclusive: Spokesperson for One Nation leader says it supports roof-top solar, as Matt Canavan also defends using scheme

FOI reveals Pauline Hanson, Matt Canavan & Kevin Hogan have all accessed the government's small-scale renewable energy scheme which provides funding for rooftop solar, solar batteries, solar water heaters & air-sourced heat pumps. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Moral double vision as Australia heads to the Gulf - Michael West Australia claimed impotence over Gaza but is now sending military support to the US-Israel war in the Gulf. Hypocrisy, writes Andrew Brown

So now we send military to the Gulf. Why was Australia so 'cautious' over Gaza, now action heroes for US-Israel war against Iran? Andrew Brown on the double standard
#UAE #Iran #trump #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/moral-double...

Iranian women’s soccer players granted asylum in Australia The announcement followed days of urging by Iranian groups in Australia and by Trump for the Australian government to offer help to the women.

The announcement followed days of urging by Iranian groups in Australia and by Trump for the Australian government to offer help to the women.