Me looking at my wife as the Amazon delivery van pulls up outside our house again.

Devastatingly important work.

They won't count, but we will: Tracking Indigenous disappearance in Australia

A new international partnership between The Disappeared Project, Locate International and Forensic Human Identification Co. will build the first database and DNA programme on Indigenous disappearance.

open.substack.com

Mount Barker District Council orders Forest School SA to cease operating due to safety risks

Kids' outdoor program halted as council raises safety concerns

The Mount Barker District Council has ordered Forest School SA to immediately cease activities citing "significant concerns".

abc.net.au

“The national imprisonment rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults reached 2,500 per 100,000 in 2025 — 16.7 times the rate for non-Indigenous adults.” blakandblack.com/2026/08/05/t...

“References to ‘gender equality’ have been removed from the Queensland Office for Women’s website amid claims by former staffers that the Liberal National party government wants to ‘dewokify’ the public service.” #LNP idiocy in #Queensland? #Qldpol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’

Comparisons of live and archived pages show more than 20 mentions have been removed, including in reference to the gender pay gap

theguardian.com

Was a lovely day here today.

Agree With DL Hughley.......

The view from our campsite flinders ranges

Butcher bird singing to its mate, yesterday.

I see One Nation are opposed to the 15 Minute City. Makes sense, I prefer the old-fashioned 540 minute city you get on Punt Road

Kath Pettingill would turn up at court often wearing a T-shirt that read, “Life’s A Bitch. Then You Die”. She lived the slogan more than most and died at the weekend, aged 91. #national #victoria

‘Granny Evil’ to some, ‘Nanna Kath’ to others. The matriarch who built a crime empire and inspired a movie

Kath Pettingill would turn up at court often wearing a T-shirt that read, “Life’s A Bitch. Then You Die”. She lived the slogan more than most and died at the weekend, aged 91. #national #victoria

theage.com.au

Fuck off Kath.

Kath Pettingill, the mother of the Walsh Street police killers, dies

Kath Pettingill was the matriarch of the Melbourne crime family that was fictionalised in the 2010 movie Animal Kingdom.

abc.net.au

Religion and the Census. It is not always easy to break away from toxic religious institutions run by overlord cunts, peddling secrets and lies. Imagine no religion, just soul connected people embracing their humanity. 🌻

You'd hope that people could manage to think for themselves as they become adults and understand that they're not [whatever religion] anymore and complete the form appropriately, but no. Sigh.

Don’t even. Stunning place. Not telling you though!! #Straya #SAGreat

Fuck you #Jetstar.

Jetstar will halve the number of carry-on items economy passengers can take onto its flights and start charging fees for guaranteed space in overhead bins www.theage.com.au/business/com...

To the #FourthEstate - just do your job! Hammer the issues, contest the ideas, challenge the bigotry. To not to is to abrogate your proclaimed responsibility. How about driving the discourse so that it’s politically uncomfortable to leave you out of the press conference? Just an idea! #auspol

Been off grid for a few days on the river. Have I missed anything? #auspol

In the room. My @smh @theage cartoon.

It's raining courtship gifts in #OrangeNSW. Gimbir is on fire with gift-giving although ... and it could just be my imagination ... the gifts look like they could possibly be shrinking in size. LOL. #PeregrineFalcons

"That Tony Fauci – an extraordinarily talented and dedicated scientist – could be hounded with such vindictiveness by the Trump regime is symptomatic of the ugly America the President has created." johnmenadue.com/post/2026/08...

The hounding of Tony Fauci shows Trump’s ugly America

The attacks on Tony Fauci over COVID-19 advice, masks, gain-of-function research and rejected treatments are vindictive politics dressed up as accountability.

johnmenadue.com

Today in downtown #ManchesterNH, darling Madi has been observed hanging out with both her Mum and Dad, perching on and flying around the City Hall Plaza Tower. Madi looks fit and healthy. Her training continues. #PeregrineFalcons

Sarina is bulking up so she can physically beat your ass if you don't sign up to a fake course where you learn how to dress

"How's your diet going?" Me:

Move over Malcolm Roberts. There's a new sheriff in town. And he's wearing a shiny new tinfoil hat. #Auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

One Nation's new Victorian leader promoted conspiracy

The new state One Nation leader warned of a debunked "globalist" plot to control Australians.

abc.net.au

Barack Hussein Obama, 44th American President and Forever POTUS celebrates his 65th trip around the sun today. Happy Born day, Barry O! people.com/barack-obama... #BlackskyNews

Happy 65th Birthday, Barack Obama! Celebrate with These Throwback Photos of the Former POTUS

Former President Barack Obama turns 65 years old on Aug. 4, 2026. See the politician’s best throwback photos, from his childhood in Hawaii to college yearbook pictures.

people.com

August the 4th is International Owl Awareness Day. Please celebrate these glorious #birds and share your photos. "You are in my power" - Happy #OwlAwarenessDay everyone This Sooty Owl is a rescue bird at Raptor Domain on Kangaroo Island, SA.

Carroll Labor Government Cabinet. #springst

Look what I found on the path outside my house. The green is a beautiful iridescent green! Gorgeous! I think it’s from a Mallard Duck or a Pacific Black #Duck. There’s quite a few of both in the neighbourhood park, along with some #Australian Wood #Ducks. 🦆🦆 🦆🦆🦆