Rikki A
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One day there will be a fascinating study done into the Renée Leon lobby. One day I suspect I will write it.
February 16, 2026 at 9:14 AM
One day there will be a fascinating study done into the Renée Leon lobby. One day I suspect I will write it.
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A supermassive black hole of slop collapsing under its own slop gravity
February 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
A supermassive black hole of slop collapsing under its own slop gravity
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"Regional Australians are not served by the melodrama of the Nationals nor the Liberals fighting for centre stage within the coalition, nor the divisive protest politics of One Nation. Independents show that there is another way," writes Helen Haines. satpa.pe/HVB1sS6
Who’s paying for the Coalition melodrama
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February 16, 2026 at 4:23 AM
"Regional Australians are not served by the melodrama of the Nationals nor the Liberals fighting for centre stage within the coalition, nor the divisive protest politics of One Nation. Independents show that there is another way," writes Helen Haines. satpa.pe/HVB1sS6
"Queensland police refused to discipline officer accused of domestic violence against pregnant partner"
There is an entrenched culture of protecting male perpetrators of domestic violence in this State and this country. #auspol #qldpol #MVAW #MVAC
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
There is an entrenched culture of protecting male perpetrators of domestic violence in this State and this country. #auspol #qldpol #MVAW #MVAC
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Queensland police refused to discipline officer accused of domestic violence against pregnant partner
Police decided there was ‘no tangible benefit’ to conducting disciplinary action against the officer and opted not to investigate
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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“In times of crisis Australians are great at doing the right thing morally and socially, which is also the smart thing economically. What would it take to do so all the time?” - Lukas Ringland
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OeQxqx
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OeQxqx
February 16, 2026 at 5:13 AM
“In times of crisis Australians are great at doing the right thing morally and socially, which is also the smart thing economically. What would it take to do so all the time?” - Lukas Ringland
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OeQxqx
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OeQxqx
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Water woes for livestock producers as drought drags on: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-16/dams-rivers-run-dry-victoria-farmers-livestock-drought-no-rain/106334366
Water woes for livestock producers as drought drags on
Victorian farmers are forced to cart water or destock as dams and rivers run dry.
www.abc.net.au
February 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Water woes for livestock producers as drought drags on: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-16/dams-rivers-run-dry-victoria-farmers-livestock-drought-no-rain/106334366
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And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Breaking news: New baby alpaca born a few hours ago. So we moved the moms & young ones to another prairie so the big boys—male llamas and horses—don’t play too rough with the baby.
Please accept our timeline cleanse as you battle to preserve the 250-year old experiment of American Democracy.
Please accept our timeline cleanse as you battle to preserve the 250-year old experiment of American Democracy.
February 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Exclusive: Three years ago, robodebt royal commissioner Catherine Holmes referred six unnamed individuals to the NACC for further examination. Now, the NACC is signalling that the investigative phase is effectively complete. satpa.pe/1ezHwHu
Exclusive: Robodebt Six served NACC findings
Almost three years after referrals were made in the robodebt royal commission’s so-called ‘sealed section’, the NACC is finally preparing to name the Robodebt Six.
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February 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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"Trump Issues a Death Sentence on Our Children, Grandchildren and the Planet With His Payoff to the Fossil Fuel Industry" | My interview with Ian Masters of #BackgroundBriefing courtesy of @kpfk.bsky.social So. Cal public radio: soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
February 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"Trump Issues a Death Sentence on Our Children, Grandchildren and the Planet With His Payoff to the Fossil Fuel Industry" | My interview with Ian Masters of #BackgroundBriefing courtesy of @kpfk.bsky.social So. Cal public radio: soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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The British brought imperialism, massacres, Christian hypocrisy and smallpox, but apparently that was a good migration
February 15, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The British brought imperialism, massacres, Christian hypocrisy and smallpox, but apparently that was a good migration
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““One of the big pictures here is increased variability — the increase in differences between the good years and the bad years in agriculture," Professor Howden said.
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“Parched start to 2026 for southern Australia as east coast lows dry up”
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Parched start to 2026 for southern Australia as east coast lows dry up — ABC News
Large parts of Australia are experiencing one of their driest starts to the year.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:45 AM
““One of the big pictures here is increased variability — the increase in differences between the good years and the bad years in agriculture," Professor Howden said.
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“Parched start to 2026 for southern Australia as east coast lows dry up”
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“Parched start to 2026 for southern Australia as east coast lows dry up”
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Liberal figure Charlotte Mortlock quits party amid feared backlash over dumping of first female leader
Liberal figure Charlotte Mortlock quits party amid feared backlash over dumping of first female leader
Some female Liberal members ‘incredibly worried’ after Sussan Ley’s ousting, with one saying: ‘The boys are back in charge’
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Liberal women are “incredibly worried” by a potential voter backlash to the ousting of the party’s first female leader, with the high-profile figure Charlotte Mortlock giving up her membership altogether.
Just days after Sussan Ley lost the leadership, Mortlock announced on Sunday she was leaving the party and quitting Hilma’s Network – a grassroots group she established to bring “Liberal-minded women” together. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Liberal figure Charlotte Mortlock quits party amid feared backlash over dumping of first female leader
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Internal correspondence and Senate submissions show the CSIRO is running out of money and may lose its position as a leading research agency, Rick Morton reports. satpa.pe/kyzQZla
CSIRO funding falling short by ‘at least’ $1 billion
Internal correspondence and Senate submissions show the CSIRO is running out of money and may lose its position as a leading research agency.
satpa.pe
February 15, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Internal correspondence and Senate submissions show the CSIRO is running out of money and may lose its position as a leading research agency, Rick Morton reports. satpa.pe/kyzQZla
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It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!
February 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!
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Massive boom in conference submissions (chock full of AI fabrications) due to LLM adoption is NOT "increased researcher productivity"
It is research integrity failure, knowledge degradation, disciplinary suicide
It is research integrity failure, knowledge degradation, disciplinary suicide
How AI slop is causing a crisis in computer science
Preprint repositories and conference organizers are having to counter a tide of ‘AI slop’ submissions.
www.nature.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Massive boom in conference submissions (chock full of AI fabrications) due to LLM adoption is NOT "increased researcher productivity"
It is research integrity failure, knowledge degradation, disciplinary suicide
It is research integrity failure, knowledge degradation, disciplinary suicide
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Seeing that young man on the ground, held down by two NSW policemen, repeatedly punched in the kidneys on both sides, sickened me.
We can only hope that the inquiries into the police properly examine the brutality clearly on display.
We can only hope that the inquiries into the police properly examine the brutality clearly on display.
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Seeing that young man on the ground, held down by two NSW policemen, repeatedly punched in the kidneys on both sides, sickened me.
We can only hope that the inquiries into the police properly examine the brutality clearly on display.
We can only hope that the inquiries into the police properly examine the brutality clearly on display.
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Liberals are talking about “scaling up deportations” fark me. Imagine looking at Chicago and Minneapolis and thinking yup that’s what we want #Insiders
February 15, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Liberals are talking about “scaling up deportations” fark me. Imagine looking at Chicago and Minneapolis and thinking yup that’s what we want #Insiders
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The #SundayShot is up!
@crystaljane.bsky.social & @antounissa.bsky.social join us to discuss the fallout from the Herzog visit as we share on-the-ground reporting from the protests. Plus the Coalition's newest comedy caper: Leader Angus Taylor!
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@crystaljane.bsky.social & @antounissa.bsky.social join us to discuss the fallout from the Herzog visit as we share on-the-ground reporting from the protests. Plus the Coalition's newest comedy caper: Leader Angus Taylor!
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Cohesion, Division and State Violence - February 15 - Crystal Andrews, Antoun Issa
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February 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The #SundayShot is up!
@crystaljane.bsky.social & @antounissa.bsky.social join us to discuss the fallout from the Herzog visit as we share on-the-ground reporting from the protests. Plus the Coalition's newest comedy caper: Leader Angus Taylor!
Watch & subscribe 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqTY...
@crystaljane.bsky.social & @antounissa.bsky.social join us to discuss the fallout from the Herzog visit as we share on-the-ground reporting from the protests. Plus the Coalition's newest comedy caper: Leader Angus Taylor!
Watch & subscribe 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqTY...
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Jon Kudelka described cartooning as the “rickety shed at the back of the fourth estate”.
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Jon Kudelka’s cartoons mattered – and so did his refusal to look away
Jon Kudelka’s influence went far beyond award-winning cartoons. Lindsay Foyle reflects on a career marked by sharp political insight and principles.
johnmenadue.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Jon Kudelka described cartooning as the “rickety shed at the back of the fourth estate”.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
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From cheddar to pecorino, Italian migrants revolutionised Australian cheese: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/italian-migrants-history-of-cheesemaking-australia/106274280
From cheddar to pecorino, Italian migrants revolutionised Australian cheese
When John Interlandi's father began making "fancy cheese" in Gippsland, few Australians had heard of parmesan. At 90 years old, Mr Interlandi is still perfecting it.
www.abc.net.au
February 14, 2026 at 11:40 PM
From cheddar to pecorino, Italian migrants revolutionised Australian cheese: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/italian-migrants-history-of-cheesemaking-australia/106274280
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Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power. trib.al/NS4Lf8H
Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted
Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power. trib.al/NS4Lf8H