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Rural Australia, where the night sky shimmers and flickers and the birds are ascendant. Nature, art, books, podcasts, streamers, news and current affairs, food, and the diversity of humans. Oh and F1 because no-one's perfect.

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl@sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · last yr.

The most alarming thing about the internet is how it kills our capacity for delight. People spend hours scrolling glass-eyed through content that brings only crumbs of amusement. Real joy is found in the real world: in reading, in starlight, in birdsong, in service to others.

Contingere@contingere.bsky.social · 2y ago

Who ever said dreaming makes it so ... I know it's early and only a small percentage of the total vote has been counted ... but Dickson is NOT looking like a shoe-in for Peter Dutton. #auspol #Ausvotes

Contingere@contingere.bsky.social · 2y ago

I don't want to appear greedy but is it too much to want Dutton to not only lose the election but to lose Dickson too? The rest of the world is passing Australia by. We need forward thinking good solid public policy in all our interests. Many countries offer their publics far more. #auspol

Mark Kenny@markgkenny.bsky.social · 2y ago

Imagine you’re a country funding an expensive Canberra embassy, only for the PM to suddenly base himself somewhere else. At a whim. Just one of many implications of snubbing the capital.

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Contingere@contingere.bsky.social · 2y ago

“There was not enough investment. The aged care workforce was underpaid. The Aged Care royal commission that was established under pressure by the former government described the state of aged care in its interim report in one word – ‘neglect’.” (Albanese)

Contingere@contingere.bsky.social · 2y ago

One of my issues #AusElection ... distancing ourselves from USA, strengthening our relationships with Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Singapore, Malaysia, Pacific Islands and NZ, and the rest of the world. Our own future, not USA's #auspol www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Canada’s ex-spy chief says White House response to Signal leak threatens ‘Five Eyes’ security

Former intelligence head said leak and White House response was ‘very worrying’ to allies of the US

theguardian.com

Contingere@contingere.bsky.social · 2y ago

Enjoyed Peter Martin on #RNBreakfast re: bills. I think it's ludicrous that companies aren't proactively contacting us, offering us new/better deals. Leaving a cryptic note on the front of the bill suggesting a saving is mean, esp. given long waits in phone queues. At least suggest $ saving. #auspol

VacuousNess@vacuousness.bsky.social · 2y ago

Seriously dump #Aukus Sweden has: Gotland submarines. Deadly silent, ‘retails’ for about $100m. Australia could have had 8 by now for the $800m Blekinge-class (A26) built by Saab are even more interesting. As they’re equipped with Kockums Stirling AIP, air-independent propulsion system #auspol

Owen Jones@owenjones.bsky.social · 2y ago

22 years ago today, the US and UK illegally invaded Iraq. In doing so, they unleashed bloody chaos which so many are still paying the price for today. As I wrote in 2016, the Iraq war was not a "blunder" or a "mistake". It was a crime. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The war in Iraq was not a blunder or a mistake. It was a crime | Owen Jones

Tony Blair says he did not know military action would be disastrous. In truth, he was warned many times

theguardian.com

Contingere@contingere.bsky.social · 2y ago

Is it just me or is it super annoying for others we can no longer download #ABC radio to listen to offline. I live in the country, mobile phone reception is an issue re: App. I have turned to NPR in the US for things to listen to when really I want Nick Bryant/Saturday Extra. Why is access harder?

CALL TO ACTIVISM@calltoactivism.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.