This is an extraordinary example of a liberal writer laundering far right politics. The property the author drives past is notorious for far right messaging — the banner 'Centrelink is Evil' likely refers to the belief, spread by the Telegraph, that "Muslims" are rorting it to fund terrorism.

A banner along the Pacific Highway speaks volumes about why some communities are turning to One Nation

‘Centrelink is evil’ isn’t a call to slash welfare payments – it’s a sign people are frustrated about the ability to access government support

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Something that can't be unseen is the sheer popularity of racism in Australia— there's a massive slab of the electorate who are so deeply, reflexively AND consciously racist that they're perfectly willing to trash the economy, rule of law, and countless people's lives to see racist policies enacted.

As if things aren't bad enough already.

This is terrifying — for First Nations kids in particular. Happened to drive past the former Kinchela Aboriginal Boys’ Training Home near Kempsey recently; pulled up to have a look. The shadows around that building were such that I couldn't get out of the car. There are still children buried there.

Controversial youth justice camps to be rolled out in Queensland this year

Offenders will be based at the regional facilities for up to six months and will be required to wear an electronic monitoring ankle tag.

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BREAKING Anthony Albanese promises every Australian voter 5,000 carbon credits available via the gambling app of their choice if Labor wins the next election

Im holdind a conversation with authors Michael Winkler and Wayne Marshall this Thursday to discuss their new novels, Griefdogg and Henry Goes Bush at Brunswick Library. Join us for a rowdy chat about Australian stories if you're free. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/meet-the-a...

Meet the Authors: Michael Winkler and Wayne Marshall with Shay Leighton.

Authors Michael Winkler and Wayne Marshall join us to discuss their new novels, Griefdogg and Henry Goes Bush.

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Chet Atkins, Dolly Parton "Do I ever Cross Your Mind'

YouTube video by daffydoug

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CRAIGIE (a reckoning) “everybody needs a bit of Craigie in them.” coming February 2027 via Wharf Rat Press Kickstarter launches next week.

Country motel rooms should always look like this.

Wayne Marshall, hardest working man in Australian literature

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)@theserfstv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

They're coming for your children www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/jk-r...

So pleased to see the best book I encountered last year released in a stunning @textpublishing.bsky.social edition. If you haven't read Lara Pawson yet, start now.

Holy hell. ntindependent.com.au/scientist-sa...

Scientist says Minister’s pole-flip and earth axis-tilt water claims are false | NT Independent

Trade and Business Minister Robyn Cahill’s claim that the Earth’s poles can flip during periods of heavy rainfall in the Northern Territory and that the water causes the Earth’s axis to shift is incor...

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD TIMES

Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It’s the 508th anniversary today of a woman starting to dance spontaneously in the streets of Strasbourg. Soon, she was not alone, and by the middle of August, hundreds of people were dancing uncontrollably in public place, and starting to drop dead 🧵

This is happening at the same time the "affordable housing" thing, riding on a wave of imbecilic credulity thanks to the YIMBY movement, has been revealed as the sham it always was. People have nowhere to go. People have NOWHERE to go.

ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A crackdown on illegal camping in Noosa, prompted by hundreds of complaints, has sparked outrage locally, with many arguing fines will not solve the issue.

Hearing that Barry Dickins has died. A blazing talent, and 100% original.

Traces of Australian links to Atlantic slavery survive all around us, whether we realise it or not. Research by Prof @janelydon.bsky.social FAHA and Prof Zoë Laidlaw illuminates these connections and prompts us to seek new understandings of the past: lnkd.in/ebZ7dAUR

If you live in any of these places, or know anyone who does, we'd love to say gidday...

I like scrolling my bluesky feed because it’s the worst news imaginable and then occasionally a quote from moby dick

Had a lovely long chat with Don Watson about America on its 250th birthday, about its storied history and strange present. On @3rrrfm.bsky.social

Segments: Future Perfect: Don Watson on America’s Storied History And Strange Present — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio

On July 4, 1776, 250 years ago this week, the Continental Congress in America officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, which severed the 13 American colonies from Great Britain, and establi...

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me flirting #art

Meanwhile you can go full fash/Elongated Muskrat at the NRL and it's all good fun.

One Nation and Labor just voted together to double the visa fees for people come to Australia to study, to nearly $5,000. The politics of Labor and One Nation is clear, treating people who come here to be a part of the community as either cash cows or scapegoats.

Hooray for this, but it's a bit astonishing in 2026 that you would have three Australian writers spruiking an overseas OzLit festival and not one is First Nations. Nice flags though.

The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · 4mo ago

A new UK festival celebrating Australian literature and ideas will take place at @foylesforbooks.bsky.social Charing Cross Road, London, on 18th October 2026. 👇

#notallfans But some fans. Not good.

Thinking about the lack of diversity in news rooms, prominent journalists of colour/migrant backgrounds who've been hounded out, and First Nations journalists who've left due to racism and lack of cultural safety and respect. All of this makes it easier for Hanson.

Elias Greig@eliasgreig.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We can't do this thing again where we make racism an argument between white people. First Nations, people of colour, people from migrant backgrounds must be given space to lead & question, and must feel safe to do so. We've failed again and again on this, and it's a huge part of why Hanson is back.

Yasunari Kawabata certainly knew how to write a blurb (for Osamu Dazai).

On this ongoing, relentless nonsense about AI resistance being classist, excellence is one of the few, fragile weapons working class people can deploy against privilege. Destroy excellence, or cheapen it to the point of routine, and you reward access and wealth.

A last reup - if you are in Sydney and think that reading is better than deading, love to see you tomorrow night. www.betterreadevents.com/events/micha...

Michael Winkler In Conversation with Giacomo Bianchino | Better Read Events

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Hunting through old photos, found the other MCG - Marree - not a lot of turf maintenance required.