Jan Chamberlain

UK under Starmer. Australia under Albanese. Canada under Carney will not be far behind. This is the fallout of an illegal war, which we're being dragged into through appeasing Trump and because of trade with authoritarian regimes.

Basic decency. You love to see it.

Single frame. Title: “[redacted]” A line of early teen? girls looking at the viewer. Behind them, silhouettes of four generic men, some with hand on shoulders of the girls, which have been through six iterations of redaction to satisfy the newspaper’s lawyers that none are identifiable.

A heavily redacted cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.

@support.bsky.team how’s is it that the account @guyburdick.bsky.social

that did this to @cathywilcox.bsky.social copyrighted work and is refusing to take it down, is not suspended until this is resolved?

As much as Labor might rejoice at the the terminal decline of The Liberal Party I think they may realise that the end of the duopoly means that more voters see what the real alternatives are rather than the faux ones

I've been the UK explaining-the-madness correspondent for Late Night Live for eight years. This week, for the first time, I went into the studio. It was oddly moving. It's been such a privilege being a small part of this great show.

The tiny rabbits in my backyard remind me about the necessity of risk Life is less about what we hold onto because it feels safe and more about what we are willing to risk when we finally decide to jump

I loved this piece.

"When I was younger, I thought courage meant being fearless. Now I realize it means being afraid and moving forward anyway. Watching the rabbits made that clear. They did not leap because they felt safe. They leapt because staying put was not an option."

#GiftLink 🎁

Read. When you feel powerless, when you feel overwhelmed, when you find yourself doom scrolling, when you are bored. Just read. It's one of the most empowering acts. Read.

Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal

Children under 2 hospitalized for COVID-19 are more likely to die or become seriously ill than babies with RSV, according to a new study.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

Everyone needs to shout this.

One ancient tree can be home to thousands of species—insects, birds, fungi, plants. Reducing it to ash isn't clearing land; it's demolishing an entire city of life. That is ecocide. #Biodiversity #Forests

Seems troubling.

More troubling would be the idea that the Administration might have bombed Iran without expecting this.

Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal

"Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal."

• Hospitalised children under 2 with COVID-19 had higher severe illness risk than RSV

• Ventilators: 39% of COVID ICU babies vs 16% with RSV

• Deaths: 2.9% COVID vs 0.4% RSV among hospitalised infants

Three Australians were onboard US submarine that sank Iranian warship, PM says Anthony Albanese confirms ADF members were on vessel but says ‘no Australian personnel’ took part in attacks on Iran

He actually said Australians being on the sub is "one of the big pluses behind the Aukus arrangements". What the fuck are we doing

Exclusive: NDIS algorithm designed to put scheme back on track at 'critical risk' Documents seen by Crikey show that senior staff at the National Disability Insurance Agency have warned that the policy design of the so-called New Framework Planning is in disarray.

Of course, the only people who will suffer (apart from the bureaucrats and ministers if they miss their budget savings targets) will be the people who use the NDIS having the biggest reform since it began thrust on them in this way. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/r...

📣 Reportedly only 140,000 out of the 480,000 Robodebt class action members have registered to receive additional compensation in the proposed settlement.

If you're eligible, you have until 4pm tomorrow to register with Gordon Legal:

robodebtsettlement.com.au

She helped design the aged care reforms. Now she is living their failures - Hellocare Lynda Henderson played a key role in creating the Integrated Assessment Tool and contributed detailed recommendations to aged care reforms. She now believes the final system bears little resemblance t...

She helped design the aged care reforms, including the IAT tool. Now she is living their failures hellocare.com.au/she-helped-d...

The newly amalgamated Adelaide University brings utter shame upon itself in its first months of operation.

In a statement following this shocking act, it risibly claims it is a place where "exchange of ideas can happen freely".

Not if the ideas include a defence of the remaining Gazans, it seems.

Uni criticised for reneging on hosting writers' week replacement event A panel discussion, as part of the replacement Adelaide Writers' Week, says it was forced to change its location after Adelaide University reneged on hosting the event at Elder Hall due to "health and...

Cancelling an event with Francesca Albanese is an act of cowardice on the part of Adelaide Uni. Universities must be places that foster rigorous debate & exchange of ideas, not a vehicle for the whims of a conservative administration. Where's the courage?

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

David Shoebridge asks if any Australian troops were used in the US submarine attack which blew up & sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Penny Wong says for “operational & security reasons” this cannot be disclosed. #auspol

Ah yes, cutting funding to Muslim groups because of a social media post by the far-right Australian Jewish Association. The textbook definition of social cohesion

Last year, 50 Australians were serving on US attack submarines, and that number was on the rise.

The Albanese Government must answer whether Australian troops were used in this attack.

If we don't want to be involved in this war, withdraw Australian troops.

Best evidence yet that GLP-1 drugs reduce the risk of substance abuse, from >600,000 US Veterans with T2 diabetes across alcohol, nicotine, opioid, cocaine, cannabis @zalaly.bsky.social
@bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/392/...

By both of us supporting Trump's illegal war.

Read my piece in the New Daily on why I think it's time to recognise gambling as a ‘public health matter’ 👆

Its time for Parliament to recognise gambling's damage to health With gambling advertising a normalised part of footy culture, it's time to shed light on an issue the government is unwilling to address.

Tonight Carlton and the Swans will kick off the third AFL season since the Murphy report unanimously recommended a comprehensive ban on gambling ads.

Once again, our screens and stadia will be polluted with wall-to-wall gambling advertising, a normalised part of sporting culture in Australia.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of substance use disorders among US veterans with type 2 diabetes: cohort study Objectives To investigate whether initiation of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists is associated with both reduced risks of incident alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, nicotine, opioid, and ot...

New in the BMJ: Our study of 600,000 people found GLP-1 drugs associated with 50% fewer substance-related deaths, 39% fewer overdoses, and reduced addiction risk across alcohol, opioids, cocaine, cannabis, and nicotine.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...

@albomp.bsky.social

Canada, then Denmark, now Spain, do you maintain that we share values with the US bully?

#CancelAUKUS

#AusPol

Weight loss drugs may stop people getting addicted to drugs and alcohol, study finds US study suggests GLP-1s, used to treat type 2 diabetes, could also reduce risk of people already using substances from overdosing

Guess who stopped smoking after 20 years after starting a GLP-1 in September? www.theguardian.com/science/2026...