Rob Walls
@robwalls.bsky.social
Retired photographer, grateful to be living on un-ceded muwinina country on the lower slopes of kunanyi in nipaluna/Hobart, lutruwita/Tasmania. Unsolicited DM = BLOCK #freepalestine #nostadium
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Are you doing too much? Are you not doing enough? Yes! Me too. Here are some tips that will not help at all. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Some handy hints on doing a tiny bit less this year | First Dog on the Moon
Chaos! Disaster! Even if it’s not your fault, whatever you’ve been doing up until now hasn’t worked has it
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Are you doing too much? Are you not doing enough? Yes! Me too. Here are some tips that will not help at all. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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THIS. If it wasn't for the gun law legislation post Port Arthur (and credit where it's due) Howard would be one of the most reviled PMs of all. Weaponised racism for political gain instead of slapping it down and Australia has paid an enormous price for 30 years as a result.
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 AM
THIS. If it wasn't for the gun law legislation post Port Arthur (and credit where it's due) Howard would be one of the most reviled PMs of all. Weaponised racism for political gain instead of slapping it down and Australia has paid an enormous price for 30 years as a result.
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ICYMI, good coverage on "Jewish and Muslim groups joined forces" to legally challenge the Herzog visit.
The Israeli president is credibly accused of genocidal intent.
Does Albanese not know how stupid he sounds when he says "people don't want conflict brought here"?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The Israeli president is credibly accused of genocidal intent.
Does Albanese not know how stupid he sounds when he says "people don't want conflict brought here"?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Legal challenge to Israeli president's visit - ABC listen
Some Jewish groups have welcomed plans for a visit from Israeli president Isaac Herzog next month, but a collection of Jewish and Muslim leaders say he should not be allowed in the country while he fa...
www.abc.net.au
January 30, 2026 at 5:51 AM
ICYMI, good coverage on "Jewish and Muslim groups joined forces" to legally challenge the Herzog visit.
The Israeli president is credibly accused of genocidal intent.
Does Albanese not know how stupid he sounds when he says "people don't want conflict brought here"?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The Israeli president is credibly accused of genocidal intent.
Does Albanese not know how stupid he sounds when he says "people don't want conflict brought here"?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Some handy hints on doing a tiny bit less this year
Chaos! Disaster! Even if it’s not your fault, whatever you’ve been doing up until now hasn’t worked has it
— First Dog on the Moon
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Chaos! Disaster! Even if it’s not your fault, whatever you’ve been doing up until now hasn’t worked has it
— First Dog on the Moon
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Some handy hints on doing a tiny bit less this year
Chaos! Disaster! Even if it’s not your fault, whatever you’ve been doing up until now hasn’t worked has it
— First Dog on the Moon
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Chaos! Disaster! Even if it’s not your fault, whatever you’ve been doing up until now hasn’t worked has it
— First Dog on the Moon
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Complaining about the comedic depiction of Indigenous kids in jail, but doing nothing about the fact of Indigenous kids being massively over incarcerated? That's the Australian way.
Liberal MP complains to ABC managing director about Tony Armstrong’s satire special
Melissa McIntosh, who claims Always Was Tonight violated ABC charter, has been dubbed the ‘Liberal party fun police’ by the Greens
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Complaining about the comedic depiction of Indigenous kids in jail, but doing nothing about the fact of Indigenous kids being massively over incarcerated? That's the Australian way.
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On Herzog. "Who asked for this visit? Why did the govt agree? And what exactly are Australians being told .. about where allegiance is supposed to lie?
Andrew Brown #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/what-is-isra...
Andrew Brown #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/what-is-isra...
What is Israel's Herzog doing here, who invited him, and why? - Michael West
Israel's President, Isaac Herzog to arrive in Australia in February. Why is a foreign Head of State asked to help heal Australian community?
michaelwest.com.au
January 30, 2026 at 2:27 AM
On Herzog. "Who asked for this visit? Why did the govt agree? And what exactly are Australians being told .. about where allegiance is supposed to lie?
Andrew Brown #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/what-is-isra...
Andrew Brown #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/what-is-isra...
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Here's me. "It's only terrorism if they're not white"
In a world of tyrants and toadies, it’s only “terrorism” if they're not white - The Shot
“Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” – Rage Against the Machine The state-sanctioned, IDF-trained, ICE murders on...
theshot.net.au
January 29, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Here's me. "It's only terrorism if they're not white"
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Excellent words.
“There is a lingering sickness at the heart of this country. Without truth-telling and restorative justice, how can a place built on genocide and the subsequent erasure of history be anything other than fundamentally broken?”
#AusPol #AnotherDayInTheColony
“There is a lingering sickness at the heart of this country. Without truth-telling and restorative justice, how can a place built on genocide and the subsequent erasure of history be anything other than fundamentally broken?”
#AusPol #AnotherDayInTheColony
January 30, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Excellent words.
“There is a lingering sickness at the heart of this country. Without truth-telling and restorative justice, how can a place built on genocide and the subsequent erasure of history be anything other than fundamentally broken?”
#AusPol #AnotherDayInTheColony
“There is a lingering sickness at the heart of this country. Without truth-telling and restorative justice, how can a place built on genocide and the subsequent erasure of history be anything other than fundamentally broken?”
#AusPol #AnotherDayInTheColony
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It hasn't been proactive at all in the areas they promised they would be, esp. re: Climate Change & the Environment.
Sanctioning Woodside's Burrup operation is the stuff of nightmares. And Murray Watt's approval of Korea Zinc's planned destruction of endangered species' habitat in TAS is appalling.
Sanctioning Woodside's Burrup operation is the stuff of nightmares. And Murray Watt's approval of Korea Zinc's planned destruction of endangered species' habitat in TAS is appalling.
Murray Watt’s licence to kill endangered species in Tasmania
Murray Watt’s latest approval for Korea Zinc includes a table that explicitly permits the company to kill thousands of native animals a year, including critically endangered species such as the swift ...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It hasn't been proactive at all in the areas they promised they would be, esp. re: Climate Change & the Environment.
Sanctioning Woodside's Burrup operation is the stuff of nightmares. And Murray Watt's approval of Korea Zinc's planned destruction of endangered species' habitat in TAS is appalling.
Sanctioning Woodside's Burrup operation is the stuff of nightmares. And Murray Watt's approval of Korea Zinc's planned destruction of endangered species' habitat in TAS is appalling.
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Our ABC typing out a press release and calling it journalism again.
They run this idiotic, “tiny house solution to housing shortage” horse shit every month.
Trailer parks for the poors.
Before you say it, better than nothing isn’t the policy standard we should settle for.
#AusPol
They run this idiotic, “tiny house solution to housing shortage” horse shit every month.
Trailer parks for the poors.
Before you say it, better than nothing isn’t the policy standard we should settle for.
#AusPol
Tiny-home community set to offer solution to affordable housing
A permanent community of tiny homes in WA's South West has been given planning approval. The proposal, pitched as a unique solution to the housing crisis, has drawn criticism from neighbours.
www.abc.net.au
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Our ABC typing out a press release and calling it journalism again.
They run this idiotic, “tiny house solution to housing shortage” horse shit every month.
Trailer parks for the poors.
Before you say it, better than nothing isn’t the policy standard we should settle for.
#AusPol
They run this idiotic, “tiny house solution to housing shortage” horse shit every month.
Trailer parks for the poors.
Before you say it, better than nothing isn’t the policy standard we should settle for.
#AusPol
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@albomp.bsky.social you're trying to defend the indefensible - wrong, Wrong, WRONG!
Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation
Independent MP Sophie Scamps joins Labor’s Friends of Palestine group and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in objecting to Israeli president’s visit
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:16 AM
@albomp.bsky.social you're trying to defend the indefensible - wrong, Wrong, WRONG!
Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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David Pope in Canberra Times
January 29, 2026 at 9:21 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
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Seems like a good video for his trial
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Seems like a good video for his trial
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The PM needs to get himself on the right side of history.
Uninvite Herzog. He’s too much of a hot potato right now.
Sadly Netenyahu is destabilising peace in the Middle East and has become a massive risk for Jews around the world.
Uninvite Herzog. He’s too much of a hot potato right now.
Sadly Netenyahu is destabilising peace in the Middle East and has become a massive risk for Jews around the world.
January 29, 2026 at 4:56 AM
The PM needs to get himself on the right side of history.
Uninvite Herzog. He’s too much of a hot potato right now.
Sadly Netenyahu is destabilising peace in the Middle East and has become a massive risk for Jews around the world.
Uninvite Herzog. He’s too much of a hot potato right now.
Sadly Netenyahu is destabilising peace in the Middle East and has become a massive risk for Jews around the world.
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Women's knowledge being passed from old (with her glass of wine) to young (touching her stomach). By Quirijn Brekelenkam, 1660s.
January 28, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Women's knowledge being passed from old (with her glass of wine) to young (touching her stomach). By Quirijn Brekelenkam, 1660s.
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Kristi Noem AND Stephen Miller must go.
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Kristi Noem AND Stephen Miller must go.
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What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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What happens to all the folk whose roles will be considered unnecessary in this brave new world? What shiny new options will be available for them?
I can't see how this mass AI push works without UBI, and the govt. is clearly not going in that direction anytime soon.
I can't see how this mass AI push works without UBI, and the govt. is clearly not going in that direction anytime soon.
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
What happens to all the folk whose roles will be considered unnecessary in this brave new world? What shiny new options will be available for them?
I can't see how this mass AI push works without UBI, and the govt. is clearly not going in that direction anytime soon.
I can't see how this mass AI push works without UBI, and the govt. is clearly not going in that direction anytime soon.
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Spot on
What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Spot on
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#auspol
National pride isn't about waving flags as much as having a government with the gumption to stand up and articulate matters with dignity, integrity, call out bullshit and bully boys and not get pushed around.
National pride isn't about waving flags as much as having a government with the gumption to stand up and articulate matters with dignity, integrity, call out bullshit and bully boys and not get pushed around.
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
#auspol
National pride isn't about waving flags as much as having a government with the gumption to stand up and articulate matters with dignity, integrity, call out bullshit and bully boys and not get pushed around.
National pride isn't about waving flags as much as having a government with the gumption to stand up and articulate matters with dignity, integrity, call out bullshit and bully boys and not get pushed around.
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Weather outlook.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
January 28, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Weather outlook.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Stella Carlson - known as "Pink Jacket Lady" - is a hero!
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
January 28, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Stella Carlson - known as "Pink Jacket Lady" - is a hero!
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
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Social cohesion is premised on security…not populist knee-jerk hate-speech legislation.
The @albomp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt fails to understand that security is a product of specific, concrete deliverables that tangibly improve people’s lives
#auspol
The @albomp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt fails to understand that security is a product of specific, concrete deliverables that tangibly improve people’s lives
#auspol
Australian politics is in crisis.
We have a stubborn visionless, unambitious, deeply institutionalised career party apparatchik installed as PM, a disintegrating rabble in opposition, and an illiterate, rabid race-baiting bigot, backed by the nation’s richest person, exploiting the masses
#auspol
We have a stubborn visionless, unambitious, deeply institutionalised career party apparatchik installed as PM, a disintegrating rabble in opposition, and an illiterate, rabid race-baiting bigot, backed by the nation’s richest person, exploiting the masses
#auspol
Failure of @albomp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt to implement structural reforms & prosecute a transformational democratic socialist policy agenda, while it presides over an unassailable mandate, is principal reason support for Hanson is surging
#auspol
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt to implement structural reforms & prosecute a transformational democratic socialist policy agenda, while it presides over an unassailable mandate, is principal reason support for Hanson is surging
#auspol
January 28, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Social cohesion is premised on security…not populist knee-jerk hate-speech legislation.
The @albomp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt fails to understand that security is a product of specific, concrete deliverables that tangibly improve people’s lives
#auspol
The @albomp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt fails to understand that security is a product of specific, concrete deliverables that tangibly improve people’s lives
#auspol