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Take pretty pictures , eat nice food , paint bad watercolours .
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Yep, Keating is someone willing to stand up for what he believes in. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03...
'Worst deal in all history': Former Labor PM Paul Keating savages AUKUS submarine deal
Former prime minister Paul Keating has taken aim at Australia's AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal with the United States and the United Kingdom, calling it the "worst international decision" by a ...
www.abc.net.au
January 18, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Yep, Keating is someone willing to stand up for what he believes in. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03...
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"This does mark the end of the Western alliance."
Bronwen Maddox on the impact of Donald Trump's economic approach and foreign policy on the transatlantic alliance.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
Bronwen Maddox on the impact of Donald Trump's economic approach and foreign policy on the transatlantic alliance.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"This does mark the end of the Western alliance."
Bronwen Maddox on the impact of Donald Trump's economic approach and foreign policy on the transatlantic alliance.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
Bronwen Maddox on the impact of Donald Trump's economic approach and foreign policy on the transatlantic alliance.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
Sunday chuckles.
The report, co-authored by Liberal grandees Pru Goward and Nick Minchin, has now been sent to a legal team to ensure it is watertight while the party decides what step to take next.
Liberal election autopsy delayed after Dutton suggests report defamatory
The report, co-authored by Liberal grandees Pru Goward and Nick Minchin, has now been sent to a legal team to ensure it is watertight while the party decides what step to take next.
www.abc.net.au
January 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Sunday chuckles.
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Time to end AUKUS, remove US bases and chart an independent, principled and safe defence and foreign policy for Australia. Cringing in fear under the tattered US umbrella while it’s being used to beat up US allies is no longer a credible plan.
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Time to end AUKUS, remove US bases and chart an independent, principled and safe defence and foreign policy for Australia. Cringing in fear under the tattered US umbrella while it’s being used to beat up US allies is no longer a credible plan.
Adelaide and the crisis of free speech
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Adelaide and the crisis of free speech
The implosion of Australia's literary festival offers some harsh lessons.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Adelaide and the crisis of free speech
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open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
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“We have had from President Trump what amounts to a revolution. It is not grandiose to call this the end of the Western alliance.”
This week Bronwen Maddox delivered the Director’s Annual Lecture at @chathamhouse.org, chaired by Matt Frei (@channel4news.bsky.social)
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
This week Bronwen Maddox delivered the Director’s Annual Lecture at @chathamhouse.org, chaired by Matt Frei (@channel4news.bsky.social)
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
“We have had from President Trump what amounts to a revolution. It is not grandiose to call this the end of the Western alliance.”
This week Bronwen Maddox delivered the Director’s Annual Lecture at @chathamhouse.org, chaired by Matt Frei (@channel4news.bsky.social)
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
This week Bronwen Maddox delivered the Director’s Annual Lecture at @chathamhouse.org, chaired by Matt Frei (@channel4news.bsky.social)
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
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🌹 random rose 🌹
July 27th 2024
July 27th 2024
January 15, 2026 at 6:55 PM
🌹 random rose 🌹
July 27th 2024
July 27th 2024
If Trump attacks our allies, Albanese must move beyond denialism and cliches www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/15/g...
If Trump attacks our allies, Albanese must move beyond denialism and cliches
Despite our addiction to 'international rules-based order', Australia is fine with Trump's imperialism while it is aimed at dictators and thugs. But what do we do when it is aimed at a friend?
www.crikey.com.au
January 16, 2026 at 12:23 AM
If Trump attacks our allies, Albanese must move beyond denialism and cliches www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/15/g...
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Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
January 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Of all the wrong-headed things going on in this wrong-headed world, the UK government inviting Peter Thiel and Palantir into the heart of the UK's health, policing and military data systems is among the wrong-headedest.
"Peter Thiel... the founder of this company, does not believe in democracy"
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Of all the wrong-headed things going on in this wrong-headed world, the UK government inviting Peter Thiel and Palantir into the heart of the UK's health, policing and military data systems is among the wrong-headedest.
Barrister's powerful speech at Filton Trial reminds jury of its right to defy judge
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Seems relevant to this weeks shenanigans.
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Seems relevant to this weeks shenanigans.
Barrister's powerful speech at Filton Trial reminds jury of its right to defy judge
Starmer and the media need convictions to justify Palestine Action's proscription as a terrorist group. Rajiv Menon KC spells out to the jury why it is a vital last defence against government tyranny
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Barrister's powerful speech at Filton Trial reminds jury of its right to defy judge
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Seems relevant to this weeks shenanigans.
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Seems relevant to this weeks shenanigans.
Cohesion And Other Adelaides of the Soul
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open.substack.com/pub/greenwor...
Cohesion And Other Adelaides of the Soul
An act of defiant resistance.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Cohesion And Other Adelaides of the Soul
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open.substack.com/pub/greenwor...
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Trump’s actions in Venezuela and beyond show a US that no longer respects international law or its allies. That makes AUKUS an unnecessary and dangerous bet, writes Gareth Evans.
#auspol #AUKUS #DefencePolicy #InternationalLaw #PearlsAndIrritations
#auspol #AUKUS #DefencePolicy #InternationalLaw #PearlsAndIrritations
Why Australia should walk away from AUKUS
Trump’s actions in Venezuela and rhetoric elsewhere confirm that the United States no longer respects international law or allied interests. Australia should rethink its strategic dependence accordingly.
johnmenadue.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Trump’s actions in Venezuela and beyond show a US that no longer respects international law or its allies. That makes AUKUS an unnecessary and dangerous bet, writes Gareth Evans.
#auspol #AUKUS #DefencePolicy #InternationalLaw #PearlsAndIrritations
#auspol #AUKUS #DefencePolicy #InternationalLaw #PearlsAndIrritations
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Extraordinary (anywhere else in the developed world )
Wow.
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
January 14, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Extraordinary (anywhere else in the developed world )
As my mother always taught me, if you can’t say anything nice about genocide, you should say nothing to anybody ever again.
God this is just unending. The pro-genocide lobby group delights in trying to destroy livelihoods and honest reporting.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: pro-Israel activists go after ABC journalists John Lyons and Laura Tingle
A new email campaign is targeting the respected journalists for withdrawing from the Adelaide Festival
www.deepcutnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:18 AM
As my mother always taught me, if you can’t say anything nice about genocide, you should say nothing to anybody ever again.
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Best of 2025: If there is no consequence for Israel and all the nations that facilitated this genocide, there is every reason to believe that genocide will become the form of war for this century. Israel gets away with murder. #auspol #complicit #Israel #genocide
Best of 2025 - Getting away with murder
What happens in Australia if Israel gets away with genocide?
johnmenadue.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Best of 2025: If there is no consequence for Israel and all the nations that facilitated this genocide, there is every reason to believe that genocide will become the form of war for this century. Israel gets away with murder. #auspol #complicit #Israel #genocide
Royal commission must focus on the role of Pezzullo and Dutton in serial intelligence failures www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/b...
What a pair ………
What a pair ………
Royal commission must focus on the role of Pezzullo and Dutton in serial intelligence failures
The failings of security agencies in the years leading up to the Bondi attack demand that two men face particular scrutiny in a royal commission — the men most closely associated with the Home Affairs...
www.crikey.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Royal commission must focus on the role of Pezzullo and Dutton in serial intelligence failures www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/b...
What a pair ………
What a pair ………
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When will you wake up?
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 AM
When will you wake up?
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Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.
January 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.
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rest assured, ppl can still go to israel, spend a year slaughtering as many Palestinians as they wish, film it, put the footage up all over their social media, and be welcomed back with open arms and an influencer career
bc participating in genocide is fine, speaking out against it is not
#auspol
bc participating in genocide is fine, speaking out against it is not
#auspol
PM recalls parliament to introduce hate speech and gun laws
Anthony Albanese has recalled parliament early to deal with sweeping hate speech and gun laws in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
www.abc.net.au
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
rest assured, ppl can still go to israel, spend a year slaughtering as many Palestinians as they wish, film it, put the footage up all over their social media, and be welcomed back with open arms and an influencer career
bc participating in genocide is fine, speaking out against it is not
#auspol
bc participating in genocide is fine, speaking out against it is not
#auspol
The Australian defended Bill Leak to the death. So why is it coming for Cathy Wilcox’s Bondi cartoon? www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/t...
The Australian defended Bill Leak to the death. So why is it coming for Cathy Wilcox's Bondi cartoon?
The Australian has run at least 10 stories decrying Cathy Wilcox's controversial cartoon about the Bondi royal commission. The hypocrisy is staggering.
www.crikey.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The Australian defended Bill Leak to the death. So why is it coming for Cathy Wilcox’s Bondi cartoon? www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/t...
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Does this Telehealth service pay tax? Australians are noticing that all these private companies that get government work often pay no tax. Is paying tax only for the "little people" under ALP? Wonder what Ben Chifley would think of that ... #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Call centre operator that won major Centrelink contract paid no corporate tax for two years
Telco Services Australia generated more than $185m in revenue in 2024-25 and $130m the year before but paid zero tax
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Does this Telehealth service pay tax? Australians are noticing that all these private companies that get government work often pay no tax. Is paying tax only for the "little people" under ALP? Wonder what Ben Chifley would think of that ... #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...