"End the Occupation Now" says CJ Murrumbeena

New pub trivia team name:

Globalise the Pot and Parma

New pub trivia team name:

Globalise the Pot and Parma

"Liberatore went into that last pack optimistically and came out misty-optically".

Is this Dennis Cometti's best line?

If Penny Wong hasn't heard the USA and Israel explain the legal basis for the attack on Iran, why has Anthony Albanese already endorsed the attack?

Logic would suggest you hear the legal basis for #TrumpsWar before supporting it Senator Wong

Anthony Albanese’s quick support for the US and Israeli attacks on Iran is reckless. It makes Australia a prominent target for terrorist reprisal.

This lack of foresight from Albanese makes us less safe
#auspol

Staring in “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" mode

Tim Wilson says cutting Capital Gains Tax discount will cut the supply of housing, and David Speers does not push back on this absurdity.

Houses and units wouldn't disappear, and land banked properties may would be more likely to enter the market.

#Insiders is broken

Anthony Albanese says, “Australia stands with the brave people of Iran in their struggle against oppression.”

But when Grace Tame says she stands with the people of Palestine in their struggle against oppression... 🙄

If the USA and Israel has killed Iran's leaders, who is left to sign ceasefire or peace (or oil for peace with Trump) agreements?

If you want to burn an American flag today, ethically source them from your local consulate

If Balmoral, Victoria was a majority-Indigenous community, conservatives would be calling for an NT Intervention-style response with alcohol bans.

Corrigan Suspension Bridge
Tarra Bulga National Park
#Victoria

If Balmoral, Victoria was a majority-Indigenous community, conservatives would be calling for an NT Intervention-style response with alcohol bans.

More assault allegations surface against footballers in tiny town of Balmoral More women come forward with allegations of sexual assault in a small Victorian town, years after a rape victim was shunned by the town.

Are these the "Australian values" conservatives talk about?

Balmoral (and the rest of Australia) needs to take a good hard look at itself.

That Nikki Savva has become the most reliable voice of reason on Insiders ABC says so much
#Insiders

Gippsland Plains Rail Trail
Maffra, Victoria
#sunset

When a young woman is raped by two friends, her small town turns against her A local footy star and his mate are convicted of raping their friend. In the tiny town of Balmoral, where the footy club reigns, the town makes it clear whose story they believe.

This story is heartbreaking - The town that turned its back on a rape victim - ABC News
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

I feel very old 🙄

I do have one criticism of the new Melbourne Metro Stations.

There's nothing to differentiate stations from each other in colour scheme from within the train carriage.

Parliament, Melbourne Central and Flagstaff are readily identifiable from within the train carriage.

Tonight's protest in Melbourne against the visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog is even bigger than Monday night's rally.

Undoubtedly people are turning up to support Palestinians and protest against with the police violence seen in Sydney.
#FreePalestine

Honestly it looks like Gus Kenworthy has been practising his "penmanship" for years

The clean lines and kerning are immaculate

Australian politics
Where you end up having to vote for the lesser of:
... t̵w̵o̵ ̵e̵v̵i̵l̵s̵
... t̵h̵r̵e̵e̵ ̵e̵v̵i̵l̵s̵
... f̵o̵u̵r̵ ̵e̵v̵i̵l̵s̵
... f̵i̵v̵e̵
... s̵i̵x̵,̵
... s̵e̵v̵e̵n̵
... fuck
… fuck, fuck, fuck!

Remember Australian firms maintain high mark-ups, price gouging Australians, leading to "greedflation." But the media doesn't like to talk about that.

A photo of the street signs at the corner of 19th and Dolores in San Francisco looking east toward the park— “Dolores” has been taped over with “Fuck Ice” and “19th” has been taped over with “abolish ice”

At the corner of Fuck Ice and Abolish Ice.

Dolores Park, San Francisco, January 30, 2026.

Photo credit my daughters’ beloved preschool teacher

Make neo-Nazis afraid again.

Blair Cottrell took so many backward steps on January 26th he almost ended up back in his beloved 1950s.

1/2

a black and white number 5 is on a metal surface ALT: a black and white number 5 is on a metal surface

TIL Charles "Bud" Tingwell was a voice actor for Thunderbirds, providing voices for several characters in the television series and the film Thunderbirds Are Go (1966)

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

So maybe if the guy in Perth had signed the bomb before he threw it….

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

If Donald Trump starts a war in Iran, doesn't that just increase the risk of extremists carrying out terror attacks in the West?

Why are other Western "leaders" silent instead of at least "urging calm", because we know most are unlikely to actively and publicly oppose.

The muted response to the Perth bombing exposes a pattern of national indifference

Opinion | Reporting about the Perth attempted bombing spoke in the voice of bureaucracy, as if describing a traffic incident. There was no shock, no reckoning, no pause, @mrdtjames.bsky.social writes.