This kind of implies beating Braybrook teens with a baton is simply regular policing duties, which it kind of seems to be

ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 23h ago

Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog has charged a police officer with four counts of assault linked to an arrest in Melbourne's west last year.

I see the Herald Sun is suddenly concerned about the integrity of competition in NPLW Victoria

Unintentionally recreated a two ronnies sketch this weekend when a bloke came into the tool library asking to borrow hose and I thought he meant hoes

Ripping photo of the new UK PM and new Everton signing Holly McNamara celebrating the men’s side scoring in their opening winner against Crystal Palace

advocates really, really, really need to give up on this idea that the ALP will awaken from their 40 year neoliberal slumber, and become Whitlamists again, if we say the right magic words archive.is/PQKO8

Apartment rents now cost more than half a typical single worker’s take-home pay in all Australian capital cities, report finds www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Apartment rents now cost more than half a typical single worker’s take-home pay in all Australian capital cities, report finds

Advocacy group warns of widespread housing stress as rents rise

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Keeping it classy, I expect nothing less from Channel 7 than attacking the victim 😡

John Delmenico@thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social · 2w ago

Channel 7 doxxing the workplace of the victim in the swans alleged sexual assault is so fucking evil They may as well have said ‘hey incels, here is where to direct your death threats’

The Jewish Council asks us to sign their submission: "We the undersigned call on governments and institutions around the country to reject the IHRA definition of antisemitism." If you agree with this statement, please sign. #auspol www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/08/dont...

Don’t let Israel define antisemitism

Israel’s defenders are pressuring Australian institutions and governments to adopt and enforce the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. Kenneth Stern, […]

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Someone tell the New York Post they are free to use the headline "Natalie Imbroglio"

The possums around here are getting very bold

Wow that is big

Eat shit anti-vaxxers I’m about to become invincible

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2w ago

Shares of US vaccine-maker Moderna more than doubled in pre-market trading after the company reported successful results for a melanoma cancer vaccine that is being developed with Merck. Read more here: ft.trib.al/fsbYGK3

Not great

Claire E. Aubin@ceaubin.com · 2w ago

Just discovered a podcast that is a very blatant ripoff of TGS (down to the tagline, cover art, and made by academic historians to boot) and I am choosing to take that as a compliment because I do NOT have the time to get in an argument with Australians today

In terms of revelations, Nick Kyrgios doing cocaine in Mallorca is on par with Kevin Rudd finding out he’d been taken to a strip club and immediately leaving

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

Nick Kyrgios reveals positive test for cocaine use

As I was going to sleep the cap came off the hot water bottle and I had to strip the sheets in a hurry. Felt like a practice run for pissing the bed

Dumping Jacinta Allan and moving to the right was definitely worth a rise of… zero points

Kevin Bonham@kevinbonham.bsky.social · 2w ago

#DemosAU Vic (state) ALP 23 L-NP 32 ON 22 Grn 13 others 10 2PP 55-45 to L-NP (I get similar) (respondent for ON/others, last election for Greens) Net ratings Carroll -16 Wilson +11 Pickering -19 Sandell -16 Pref Premier Wilson leads Carroll 43-34

Cat names should evolve like avant-garde jazz. By the time of a cat's fifth birthday the name by which it is generally known should have zero resemblance to its original name.

I think about this a lot.

The goings-on at 1800 Lasagne have been an inner north open secret for years. There seems to be no crime this prick can’t bounce back from archive.md/2026.08.14-0...

Guy in a Corinthian helmet pointing behind him, mouth agape, at a giant wooden horse as the thumbnail for a video entitled "FREE HORSE UNBOXING"

Clear the numbers off the microwave, you monster

Very funny that Smit/Yemini got their fake parties registered just in time for Victoria to finally get rid of Group Ticket Voting, removing the mechanism they were going to use to funnel votes for Free Palestine etc into One Nation.

Going to have another shot at developing an interest in the A-League Women this year instead of just watching foreign leagues at 2am. Bought a Victory membership because they play closest to where I live. At least they’re a bit too shit to be the bad guys anymore

Delighted to see Cortnee Vine back in a league where she’ll play. Hope it goes well for her.

“charlie brown had homes.” no he didn’t. that isn’t true.

Screamer Jim@screamerjim.bsky.social · 3w ago

Charlie Brown: Adult Homeowner

unfortunately I like this policy

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 3w ago

Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’

If I was a young person being told that the best our economic system can ever offer me is working longer and longer hours to live with more and more roommates and eat worse and worse food, I might start getting this crazy idea that we need a new economic system.