www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
I guess that means we can take over the Solomons now. Call it the Albo Doctrine.
I guess that means we can take over the Solomons now. Call it the Albo Doctrine.
‘Hard to say who’s winning’: China and Australia battle for influence in Solomon Islands policing
Beijing and Canberra have adopted different strategies to support policing in the Pacific nation and observers are split on which is proving more effective
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:13 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
I guess that means we can take over the Solomons now. Call it the Albo Doctrine.
I guess that means we can take over the Solomons now. Call it the Albo Doctrine.
Is anyone going to ask exactly how the stolen oil will be used for the benefit of the people of Venezuela?? How will this be accounted for? Criminal.
If only there was some kind of international rules based order and effective international criminal court …. What would you call it though???
If only there was some kind of international rules based order and effective international criminal court …. What would you call it though???
I am troubled both by the content and by the incorrect capitalization of various words.
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Is anyone going to ask exactly how the stolen oil will be used for the benefit of the people of Venezuela?? How will this be accounted for? Criminal.
If only there was some kind of international rules based order and effective international criminal court …. What would you call it though???
If only there was some kind of international rules based order and effective international criminal court …. What would you call it though???
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It seems likely that the govt will do a royal commission, so just know they Zionists etc will now shift to "we don't like the terms of reference" "we don't like the the commissioner".
The entire point of the calls for the RC was not to get one, but to be able to complain and attack the govt.
The entire point of the calls for the RC was not to get one, but to be able to complain and attack the govt.
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It seems likely that the govt will do a royal commission, so just know they Zionists etc will now shift to "we don't like the terms of reference" "we don't like the the commissioner".
The entire point of the calls for the RC was not to get one, but to be able to complain and attack the govt.
The entire point of the calls for the RC was not to get one, but to be able to complain and attack the govt.
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Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Coming up Trump's- my cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is Trump really as lawless as he seems? Or is he just a law unto himself? | Fiona Katauskas
It’s open to interpretation
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Coming up Trump's- my cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Am I right in thinking Australia's conservatives / racists / bigots etc are pushing hard for this because they want several weeks of persistent bad publicity for the Albanese gov't + a platform for hate and racism feeding an anti-immigration media frenzy?
Albanese softens resistance to royal commission into Bondi attack as pressure mounts
Law Council of Australia joined calls from families of victims, business community, sporting identities and some former Labor MPs to launch inquiry
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Am I right in thinking Australia's conservatives / racists / bigots etc are pushing hard for this because they want several weeks of persistent bad publicity for the Albanese gov't + a platform for hate and racism feeding an anti-immigration media frenzy?
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If we ever do have a royal commission into Bondi, its terms of reference should include an examination of the media’s highly political handling of the tragedy. That’s where we might also learn who really dials up hate and racism in this country.
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 AM
If we ever do have a royal commission into Bondi, its terms of reference should include an examination of the media’s highly political handling of the tragedy. That’s where we might also learn who really dials up hate and racism in this country.
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"With Trump’s military action in Venezuela, the US has made every other country less safe"
With their secretive #AUKUS bribery of the fascist Trump regime and unquestioning 'alliance' with the US, the Albanese government is making Australians less safe. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With their secretive #AUKUS bribery of the fascist Trump regime and unquestioning 'alliance' with the US, the Albanese government is making Australians less safe. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With Trump’s military action in Venezuela, the US has made every other country less safe | Volker Türk
This weakens the only mechanism we have to prevent world conflict, namely the UN. The international community must stand up for the rule of law, says UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
"With Trump’s military action in Venezuela, the US has made every other country less safe"
With their secretive #AUKUS bribery of the fascist Trump regime and unquestioning 'alliance' with the US, the Albanese government is making Australians less safe. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With their secretive #AUKUS bribery of the fascist Trump regime and unquestioning 'alliance' with the US, the Albanese government is making Australians less safe. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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"America is an OIL Company with an ARMY." - George Carlin
January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"America is an OIL Company with an ARMY." - George Carlin
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Eighty nine percent of earths citizens want stronger climate action.
Politicians consistently underestimate by 15%, and people themselves underestimate each other.
More about the study below
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Politicians consistently underestimate by 15%, and people themselves underestimate each other.
More about the study below
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Eighty nine percent of earths citizens want stronger climate action.
Politicians consistently underestimate by 15%, and people themselves underestimate each other.
More about the study below
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Politicians consistently underestimate by 15%, and people themselves underestimate each other.
More about the study below
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is interesting in only how delusional some Americans are about their actions, their abilities and blind to living standards in their own country. The takeaway could be - Trump needs Venezuelan oil to lower the cost of petrol to fix cost of living crisis..🤪
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Trump’s Venezuela Attack: Maduro Captured, What’s Next?
Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics: US · 03/01/2026 · 33m
podcasts.apple.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This is interesting in only how delusional some Americans are about their actions, their abilities and blind to living standards in their own country. The takeaway could be - Trump needs Venezuelan oil to lower the cost of petrol to fix cost of living crisis..🤪
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
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Oh, just shoot me now. @australianlabor.bsky.social is reading from the exact same script as @UKLabour.
Starmer, yesterday: "I want to establish the facts first."
The most PATHETIC Labor leaders the world has EVER seen, @albomp.bsky.social @Keir_Starmer. Even worse than Tory Neville Chamberlain.
Starmer, yesterday: "I want to establish the facts first."
The most PATHETIC Labor leaders the world has EVER seen, @albomp.bsky.social @Keir_Starmer. Even worse than Tory Neville Chamberlain.
January 5, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Oh, just shoot me now. @australianlabor.bsky.social is reading from the exact same script as @UKLabour.
Starmer, yesterday: "I want to establish the facts first."
The most PATHETIC Labor leaders the world has EVER seen, @albomp.bsky.social @Keir_Starmer. Even worse than Tory Neville Chamberlain.
Starmer, yesterday: "I want to establish the facts first."
The most PATHETIC Labor leaders the world has EVER seen, @albomp.bsky.social @Keir_Starmer. Even worse than Tory Neville Chamberlain.
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@albomp.bsky.social promised #transparency, but his preference for secrecy is becoming a national scandal - worse than Scott Morrison. It's not requests for transparency that cost money, it's resistance to transparency. #FOI #auspol
FOI costs double in a decade as full transparency halves
Costs have doubled with full disclosures becoming more rare.
www.canberratimes.com.au
January 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
@albomp.bsky.social promised #transparency, but his preference for secrecy is becoming a national scandal - worse than Scott Morrison. It's not requests for transparency that cost money, it's resistance to transparency. #FOI #auspol
Which side is Australia on @albomp.bsky.social? Have we joined the league of ordinary nations? Is it in our national interest to destroy international law?
"If we hadn’t already, we’ve unquestionably joined the league of ordinary nations—a league in which we’re acting as little more than a bully, and in circumstances in which no obvious principle of self-defense, human rights, or even humantarianism writ large justifies our bellicosity."
Me on Maduro:
Me on Maduro:
200. Five Questions About the Maduro Arrest Operation
Friday night's U.S. military operation in Venezuela was a textbook violation of international law. It's also entirely unauthorized by U.S. law, which ought to (but probably won't) matter.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Which side is Australia on @albomp.bsky.social? Have we joined the league of ordinary nations? Is it in our national interest to destroy international law?
Trump: I’m going to run Venezuela.
Then goes and plays golf. Deeply unserious reckless and foolish president - Americans should feel deeply ashamed that you have such a person leading your nation.
Then goes and plays golf. Deeply unserious reckless and foolish president - Americans should feel deeply ashamed that you have such a person leading your nation.
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Trump: I’m going to run Venezuela.
Then goes and plays golf. Deeply unserious reckless and foolish president - Americans should feel deeply ashamed that you have such a person leading your nation.
Then goes and plays golf. Deeply unserious reckless and foolish president - Americans should feel deeply ashamed that you have such a person leading your nation.
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More and more AUKUS as a defence policy is essentially “our best way to stop being invaded is to keep bribing the USA”
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
More and more AUKUS as a defence policy is essentially “our best way to stop being invaded is to keep bribing the USA”
The Carpenters have re-released their single for the new year:
“What the World needs now, is oil, sweet oil, that’s the only thing there is just too little of..”
🌏💀
“What the World needs now, is oil, sweet oil, that’s the only thing there is just too little of..”
🌏💀
January 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The Carpenters have re-released their single for the new year:
“What the World needs now, is oil, sweet oil, that’s the only thing there is just too little of..”
🌏💀
“What the World needs now, is oil, sweet oil, that’s the only thing there is just too little of..”
🌏💀
How does one get the US out of your country??? ChatGPT was being vague in the subject.
January 3, 2026 at 11:35 AM
How does one get the US out of your country??? ChatGPT was being vague in the subject.
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“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.” - Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss.
Add your name to the call and demand the gas industry pays its fair share: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt
Add your name to the call and demand the gas industry pays its fair share: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt
January 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.” - Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss.
Add your name to the call and demand the gas industry pays its fair share: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt
Add your name to the call and demand the gas industry pays its fair share: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt
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"US sanctions have had sweeping consequences for Albanese. She has to live solely with cash: she cannot receive transfers or donations, collect her salary, or even buy a plane ticket online."
The price of standing up for international law and human rights.
english.elpais.com/internationa...
The price of standing up for international law and human rights.
english.elpais.com/internationa...
The complicated life of Francesca Albanese: A rising figure in Italy but barred from every bank by Trump’s sanctions
The UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories has become a leading voice in her country, but she is on a US blacklist as if she were a terrorist and can only use cash
english.elpais.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
"US sanctions have had sweeping consequences for Albanese. She has to live solely with cash: she cannot receive transfers or donations, collect her salary, or even buy a plane ticket online."
The price of standing up for international law and human rights.
english.elpais.com/internationa...
The price of standing up for international law and human rights.
english.elpais.com/internationa...
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How they will try to turn him into a villain will interesting to watch.
It begins...
It begins...
December 31, 2025 at 2:39 AM
How they will try to turn him into a villain will interesting to watch.
It begins...
It begins...
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The trouble with NY's resolutions- my cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Do your new year’s resolutions fit the temper of the times? | Fiona Katauskas
Some things just aren’t resolvable ...
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The trouble with NY's resolutions- my cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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BREAKING: NSW Premier Minns says he is considering arming an Islamic Militia to keep the community safe.
Of course not.
But no more bizarre & stupid than arming a Zionist militia linked to a foreign power.
That there is not immediate, widespread outrage shows the power of the Israel lobby. #nswpol
Of course not.
But no more bizarre & stupid than arming a Zionist militia linked to a foreign power.
That there is not immediate, widespread outrage shows the power of the Israel lobby. #nswpol
We should be deeply alarmed that the Premier is talking about permanently arming the “Community Security Group”, a Mossad-linked Zionist organisation that runs paramilitary training camps in Israel. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
December 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
BREAKING: NSW Premier Minns says he is considering arming an Islamic Militia to keep the community safe.
Of course not.
But no more bizarre & stupid than arming a Zionist militia linked to a foreign power.
That there is not immediate, widespread outrage shows the power of the Israel lobby. #nswpol
Of course not.
But no more bizarre & stupid than arming a Zionist militia linked to a foreign power.
That there is not immediate, widespread outrage shows the power of the Israel lobby. #nswpol