Watched the first episode of ABC's new TV series tonight called Dustfall with Anna Torv playing a detective. Blimey it was deeply intense and incredibly well done. Think my nervous system is still coming down from feeling emotional as I watched it. Hooked on it already.

Meanwhile Stephen Conroy is working for Palantir

Josh Taylor@joshtaylor.bsky.social · 5d ago

Kinda funny watching the AI parliamentary inquiry where a former Stephen Conroy staffer turned MP (Tim Watts) is asking questions to a former Conroy staffer turned data centre group head (Belinda Dennett)

Former patients allege they have witnessed or experienced physical assaults and sexual misconduct in locked mental health wards in Queensland, as calls grow for independent inspections of all facilities. #MentalHealth www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Former patients report assaults inside locked mental health wards

Former patients allege they have witnessed or experienced physical assaults and sexual misconduct in locked mental health wards in Queensland, as calls grow for independent inspections of all faciliti...

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This was our reaction to the VIC parliament report into last summer's fires. The recommendations are really solid & we need to implement as many as possible before the start of fire season. www.melbournefoe.org.au/response_to_...

FoE reaction to the VIC bushfire inquiry report

Mobilise! Resist! Transform!

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Public Housing helped people.People who could never afford a house. redflag.org.au/article/demo...

Demolishing the idea of public housing

The United Nations’ special rapporteur on adequate housing, Koldo Casla, usually deals with slum demolitions in third-world countries. Last month, he took aim at the Victorian Labor government.

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The Coalition has just announced its new immigration policy and it’s going to make us more divided, meaner and poorer as a nation. It’s bottom of the barrel politics cutting our refugee intake by 50% and forcing people seeking asylum to be at risk of starvation.

In the latest episode of “What’s the Point?” co-CEO Richard Denniss examines neoliberalism, and just how damaging it has been to our economy. Listen here or wherever you listen to your podcasts! ⤵️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/whats-the-point-of-neoliberalism/

Thought Headspace was meant to be the solution to everything. Cannot begin to describe my contempt for mental health policy from both Labor and Coalition. "Victorian Coalition pledges youth mental health focus if elected in November"

ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 7d ago

The state opposition has promised to expand the number of patient transit lounges at Victorian hospitals and invest in youth mental health if it wins next month's election.

The Coalition announces its new migration policy, which it claims will be 10% more racist than One Nations policy, and becoming increasingly more racist by 5% per year, until it wins power. #auspol #LNP #migration #racism

Disgusted by Angus Taylor and the Coalition's rhetoric on migration. It just never ends. Over it.

🤖 SBS News bot (unofficial)@sbs-news-bot.bsky.social · 7d ago

Coaliton migration policy would halve humanitarian visas, slash arrivals by 100,000

'Voters were asked: “Would you support or oppose publicly owned supermarkets being tried in Australia?” 84% said they strongly supported or somewhat supported the idea. Support was strongest among voters aged 25-34 (88%), Greens voters (96%) & women (88%).' www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Max Chandler-Mather pitches Mamdani-style $25bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets

Former MP and Green Institute head says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery prices

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Privatisation of Victoria's road maintenance has clearly been a success <sarcasm font> #abc730

Got MyGov email this morning. Had usual panic attack. Logged into MyGov and it tells me my Medicare card expires in January and I needed to make sure postal address was correct. Thank Goddess.

What a disgrace. One Nation emboldens this sort of racist crap: 'The crowd booed when the Greens candidates began with a Welcome to Country, with some telling them to leave.' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Roads, renewables and state taxes spark debate at Ripon election forum

Renewable energy transmission lines, the emergency services levy and roads were contentious topics at a candidates' forum in the marginal regional Victorian electorate of Ripon on Sunday.

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Binge watching 7 up in preparation for the latest 70 up to air on SBS on Wednesday. I'd forgotten how emotional it is at times listening to their experiences and views and the mixed feelings while watching the series more broadly.

One Nation fascists getting in early with the promise of extrajudicial punishment for their political enemies. Who else is on their list to 'disappear' if they come to power in Victoria?

One Nation is sickening. Threatening political opponents with prison is the language of dictatorship. Our courts must never become instruments of political revenge. Australia deserves better than One Nation.

"candidates include a former Liberal who won support from alleged underworld figures, a naturopath who endorsed Trump’s unfounded claim that paracetamol is linked to autism and a former shire councillor who lost his licence for drink-driving." One Nation's new vetting process is working a treat.

JRBsays@jrbsays.bsky.social · last wk.

You know what not to do Victoria….right? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Deeply concerning seeing coverage of One Nation's Victorian election campaign launch in tonight's news. Sickening that these vile people have any traction at all in November's state election.

Andy Fleming@slackbastard.bsky.social · last wk.

Revenge phantasies as fuel for fascist politics is under-rated eh. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

Geoscience Australia says the quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres just after 2am, and that the epicentre was near Leongatha, about 135km south-east of Melbourne.

Magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes in rural Victoria

Geoscience Australia says the quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres just after 2am, and that the epicentre was near Leongatha, about 135km south-east of Melbourne.

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Hail, wind, earthquake alerts and now thunder and heavy rain keeping me awake. What a night. #VicWeather

Reckon Steph's mum and dad would be proud. Remember her dad dropped off Greens election flyers which I helped deliver near Ballarat about a decade ago.

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · last wk.

Tragedy and loss helped forge Steph Hodgins-May into a steely climate campaigner. Now she’s taking on Anthony Albanese

If you felt it, you can report it!#Earthquake #Melbourne #Victoria earthquakes.ga.gov.au

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Geoscience Australia monitors, analyses and reports on significant earthquakes to alert the Australian Government, State and Territory Governments and the public about earthquakes in Australia and ove...

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Did not expect to be woken up in the middle of the night by a Vic Emergency Alert saying there has been an 4.8 earthquake 270km away in Gippsland.

Felt #earthquake: 4.8 #quake South Gippsland, 28 km south of Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia, 9 minutes ago - 10 reports so far. Did you feel it? Send a report!

Felt earthquake: 4.8 quake South Gippsland, 28 km south of Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia, 9 minutes ago

Detail infos, updates and user reports for this event

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A relief to hear rain on the roof. Getting a good drop of rain today, which is flowing nicely into the water tanks since one of the downpipes was fixed.

Barnaby Joyce was on ABC Melbourne radio and ranted non-stop, without answering questions and instead attacking Victoria. It was an absolute disgrace.

"he came straight out of the blocks with over-the-top rhetoric...and a strident left-wing economic agenda." Shoebridge is labelled "over-the-top", "strident" and "radical" because he's a challenge to the cosy toxic centrist neoliberal consensus of Australia's political and media class. #auspol

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 2w ago

Greens leader David Shoebridge wants to woo the same angry voters as One Nation — but from the left

As NDIS participants brace for cuts to community supports from tomorrow, documents show the agency running the scheme has been slashing packages overall.

Billions slashed from NDIS packages as reassessments lead to more cuts

As NDIS participants brace for cuts to community supports from tomorrow, documents show the agency running the scheme has been slashing packages overall.

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