It was really nice to chat to @pressgazette.co.uk about my journalism, what keeps me up at night and the sheer joy that is running Democracy for Sale It’s a lot of work, but have never enjoyed anything as much in my career. Huge thanks to all our supporters pressgazette.co.uk/news-leaders...

What I've learned with Peter Geoghegan: 'Fail, fail again, fail better'

The founder and editor of Democracy for Sale said the fragmentation of established media is the "biggest worry" and "biggest opportunity".

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The 2026 UNEP Emissions Gap Report is out: The Point of Return. 🌍🌡️🔥 It's sobering but actionable. Decades of inadequate climate action have closed off opportunities to limit warming, but ambitious action today can still prevent much greater harm. A thread of some of the highlights 🧵

1/3rd of companies in Aus don’t pay tax on their profits including: Murdoch’s News Holdings $1.8B Adani $1.3B Chevron $17B Exon Mobil $23B Transurban $2B Energy Aus $7B Shell made $30B paid only $47M Glencore $25B paid $67M Google $10B paid $89M Netflix $1.4B paid $8M But it’s the immigrants!

Still shaking my head in disgust that #Pauline #Hanson #OneNation did this to Jacqui #Lambie.

AUKUS Pillar 1 is running on Australian cash and undeliverable promises pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/10...

AUKUS Pillar 1 is running on Australian cash and undeliverable promises

Australia is pouring billions into US and UK submarine industries while both countries struggle to meet their own naval needs. The risk is that AUKUS leaves Australia without the submarines it was pro...

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On 16Oct1975, 51 years ago today, 5 journalists were murdered by Indonesian troops in Balibo, East Timor (now Timor Leste). • Greg Shackleton • Tony Stewart • Gary Cunningham • Malcolm Rennie • Brian Peters Remember the #BaliboFive. #auspol #JournalismIsNotACrime

Needed more than submarines we will never see

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Auditor-general identifies huge funding shortfall for aging Victorian firefighting fleet

Albo will 100% see this as a feature not a bug

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Greens concerned private school fees paid out of trusts could escape Labor's 30pc tax

Over at @getup.org.au ‘s Instagram to see the full AI Deep Fake — here’s the side by side:

Cartoon of the week

BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

> Ten years after MeToo, women are still explaining the danger while grown men demand emotional accommodations for having to hear about it. Imagine calling yourself a protector and needing to be protected from the conversation.

The Rise of Temu Masculinity

the male protector recession.

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“Tech companies comprise the safety of women and girls for profit & should be held accountable.” 🔥 Anna Strolenberg, MEP - Netherlands

Anna Strolenberg@annastrolenberg.volteuropa.org · 2w ago

Abusing women is not a business model. Whether it's spyware to track women's phones, or nudify apps used to undress women, Big Tech has made millions off the abuse of women.

They whine about the essence of the country being altered by immigration while cheering on its destruction by monied interests. Set of lying bastards who should be ashamed to be seen in public.

Truth is a bitch… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal

Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels

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And Albanese's censorship, free speech ban & embrace of everything ultra right rolls on.

“… despite Albanese’s blandishments on the environment, will his promise of renewables to power data centres prove any more a durable guard rail than the protection he offered artists? If you think those promises won’t be broken also, ask Toto not to wag his tail and see what happens.” Flanagan on 🔥

Deepcut News@deepcutnews.bsky.social · 3w ago

Albanese's proposal to water down Australian copyright to appease AI companies is a "terrible betrayal", writes Richard Flanagan in a blistering piece. "A government that doesn’t understand its nation’s culture is a government incapable of leading the nation." www.deepcutnews.com/p/the-great-...

Why does her husband look like somebody on a "Reasons For Vaginal Dryness" poster? .

This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics, @amyremeikis.bsky.social writes. "On every issue, Labor has done the least it can do." www.deepcutnews.com/p/this-labor...

This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics – Amy Remeikis

There is more opportunity to push back against toxic centrism

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I absolutely refuse to get caught up in hype about a “hack” of a public service that simultaneously tries to block public access to data and also doesn’t know how to set permissions in their own data management www.croakey.org/on-secrets-s...

On secrets, Services Australia and a call for more transparent public governance

Introduction by Charles Maskell-Knight: One of the problems in delivering government entitlement programs fairly and legally is ensuring that the

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Lá, como cá.

The Israel lobby has dropped its vexatious lawsuit against @marykostakidis.bsky.social whose bravery and integrity is a light for us all Andrew Brown #auspol michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostaki...

Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby, and courage won - Michael West

The Zionist Federation of Australia expected fear, expense and exhaustion to silence Mary Kostakidis. She stood her ground

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Keegan Tatum: Why do people keep voting for conservative governments when metrics all over the world show that quality of life is better under progressive governments? Answer: stupidity."

This cartoon was created by Pulitzer Prize winning artist Adam Zyglis for The Buffalo News in November, 2024. It hits even harder now.

Booker-prize winning author Richard Flanagan hit the nail on the head during his powerful speech at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. If you agree, sign our petition urging governments and institutions to reject the IHRA definition of antisemitism: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/08/dont...

This is gross, violating, and terrifying. Meta AI gives open access for anybody to profile, stalk, and track the children of its users. This post-privacy age would have been Epstein's wet dream. How did we let it get this far?

Absolute perfection from @cathywilcox.bsky.social #Auspol