The fate of #MeaghanBowler' s children on "both sides of the world" should not be left to lawyers and ruthless bureaucrats to determine & dictate. In place of their mother, their aunt, Madisson Bowler, must get custody of them & the @albomp.bsky.social government should aid her 100%. @crikey.com.au

Family’s desperate plea to bring children home after woman’s horrific killing

Meaghan Bowler, a 33-year-old from the Central Coast, was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband in their US home while their young boys were in the house.

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Amazing #spiritual #animism energy captured in roadside foliage between Laidley and Buhse's Hill, #LockyerValley. 😮😮👀👀👁️👁️

My TWO cute #budgies very recently at a park at Laidley, in a cage of course. 😄😄❤️❤️ P.S :- they have a MUCH BIGGER cage as their "full time cage" and they get plenty of flying time out of it. 🙂🙂 @dianedee.bsky.social

The suburbs of #Melbourne continue to be riddled with violent gang crime, and the Mafia and bikies are nowhere in sight. Because the crime is almost entirely centred on gangs of "knife wielding youths" who even have the police running scared. It should be a "huge" #vicvotes issue. @crikey.com.au

Shopkeeper dies after horror youth attack in crime-riddled Melbourne

A shopkeeper has died after he was allegedly set upon by a gang of youths in a Melbourne suburb.

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It was as much "psychological warfare" as it was ACTUAL WARFARE. Assuming the drone bomb at an airport at #Leipzig, #Germany was of Russian origin then what it proves is that #Putin, as a sign of desperation, not accendency, is quite prepared out of spite to fan his war with #Ukraine across the #EU.

The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe

Initial evidence suggests aerial drone, found near Ukrainian cargo planes at German airport, came from Russia

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A big % of Aussie mortgagors have only got themselves to blame for bricking themselves into a "mortgage default rut" by over capitalising and lending way too much money. But many haven't and are simply victims of "poor timing". Having bought property immediately before the recent real estate dive.

Mortgage time bomb: Thousands of Aussie households at risk of losing their homes

Australian households at risk of mortgage default have surged by almost 20 per cent in just three months, according to new analysis provided to News24.com.au.

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EVERYTHING we are hearing about #OpenAI and #Anthropic #AI models "going rogue" is sounding a mighty big warning that NOBODY is heeding that once the AI genie is completely out of the bottle and it advances to "real time" #AGI, that HUMANS will no longer be in charge. @cnn.com @dianedee.bsky.social

AI model used fake identities 'unprompted' to deceive humans in a safety test

The British government's AI Security Institute has released a report showing AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic had, in test conditions, engaged in "harmful activity directed at real people and organ...

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This song by Canadian synth pop band #MenWithoutHats, the title track off their 1991 album, their fifth one, was a complete radical departure from the sound of their mega early 80s hit THE SAFETY DANCE. It and some other songs off it are reminiscent of #Nirvana and grunge. @dianedee.bsky.social

Sideways

YouTube video by Men Without Hats - Topic

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#Putin is proving more & more by the day, with the brutal attacks on greater #Kyiv "particularly", that #Russia 's ONLY PURPOSE now is simply to obliterate all of #Ukraine, with ZERO REGARD for civilian life. If it ever was a territorial war it isn't now. @themoscowtimes.com @dianedee.bsky.social

Russian strike kills 21 as Ukraine calls for interceptors

The Russia defence ministry said it had struck logistics hubs and supply centres in Kyiv and the surrounding region.

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What's the bet that within months, not even a year, that the issue of phone networks, #Telstra or otherwise, losing coverage won't be one because wella! - that guy with a space rocket company named #ElonMusk will have already annexed a significant % of OZ telco market with #Starlink? @crikey.com.au

Your phone could switch networks when it loses coverage. Telstra says no

Telstra says forcing it to carry rivals’ customers would leave regional networks worse off, not better.

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The #Ukraine/ #Russia war has escalated from being horrible to being outright sadistic and shockingly brutal, with #Russia being the much worser culprit, but #Ukraine is also guilty of war crimes. #Zelensky and the #EU should offer #Crimea to #Putin as "Russian sovereign territory" to end this war.

Ukraine war briefing: Russian soldier in Crimea shoots comrades and civilians

Soldier arrested after shooting; Kyiv comes under ballistic missile attack; more Wildberries hit. What we know on day 1,624

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ENTHUSIASTIC and STUPID. Tens of thousands of Aussies, maybe more, in 2 years from now are going to think to themselves how overreactionist, ignorant and short sighted they were when they are saddled with a "lump of junk" that has ZERO RESALE VALUE and is one big encumbrance. @crikey.com.au #EVs

Australians cut ties with servos as EV record sales continue

Over the past year, electric car sales have tripled, as anxiety about fuel shortages and rising petrol prices continues.

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The most urgent action required by every state and territory government is to immediately instigate a "feasibility case study" to determine how many of the 400 species facing potential extinction from #birdflu can be protected in a "Noah's Ark like" refuge. @crikey.com.au @australia.theguardian.com

Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’ revealed

Assessment of more than 2,000 native species warns nearly one in five at high risk of deadly H5N1, including parrots, fur seals and quolls

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As America's #ICE has "abundantly proven" there is a very fine line between BORDER CONTROL & FASCISM. ICE has already long lurched into the latter, and it's on a knife edge in Britain & Europe. Is #Victoria's new ONE NATION leader "capable" of setting his tone on immigration, autonomous to Hanson?

‘Won’t happen’: One Nation Victoria leader’s comments raise questions about Hanson’s mass deportations policy

Exclusive: Warren Pickering told 2025 podcast mass deportations ‘not a reality’ in Australia and suggested politicians over 55 should ‘handball it to the next generation’

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It will be most interesting to see if land valuations which were recently jacked up in many local government areas of Australia, including my own- #LockyerValley, #Queensland, will be "prematurely corrected" if there's a REAL ESTATE CRASH. @jimchalmers.bsky.social @qldaah.bsky.social @crikey.com.au

Australians seeing record gains and losses, as 'cracks' in housing market appear

Looking at property markets across Australia shows a "growing divide" in prices, experts say.

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#TonyBurke, a kingpin of Labor's "right factions" in #NewSouthWales, is not exactly on the same "ideological page" as @albomp.bsky.social and a host of others from the "other camps" in Labor on the issue of immigration. Only ONE PERSON would have intervened to delay his APC speech. @crikey.com.au

Labor was poised to reveal massive migration cuts, then suddenly delayed

The ABC understands the cuts to migration numbers are contentious within Labor, but no reason for the delay is given.

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Sounds like #MarcoRubio is "stealing the thunder" for the US of a deal which completely hinges on what #Iran and #Oman agree to. No doubt, both are going to swing in hard on the issue of "tolling #Hormuz" and it's hard to imagine based upon his previous position that #Trump will play to that tune.

Rubio hopes US can reach Hormuz deal with Iran ‘very shortly’ as officials say progress has been made – as it happened

US secretary of state comments come after treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said Washington could reach a deal ‘by tomorrow’

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I'm an animist photographer, not a paranormal photographer. Not into paranormal, that's not my thing anymore, but I can't honestly categorise the images in this blog as animism, because it's not in nature, and that's what animism is. So I am calling it "paranormal". 😃😃🧐🧐😲😲👀👀👁️👁️ @dianedee.bsky.social

PARANORMAL PHENOMENA AT THE LAIDLEY SUB POWER STATION

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More than ANYONE else the person who deserves to be grilled the most for failing to have the #GinaRinehart "murder and sodomy" skit "removed" from the ABC's Race Around The World is ABC boss #KimWilliams. The guy needs his HEAD READ. It's not satire. It's sickening. @sarahhansonyoung.bsky.social

'ABC should apologise': Greens Senator condemns broadcaster over Rinehart skit

Greens Senator and pro-ABC campaigner Sarah Hanson-Young has joined the growing number of political figures calling on the ABC to apologise for a sketch depicting Gina Rinehart's murder.

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ANY lawyer who was and is prepared to defend #AlanJones obviously doesn't have .... (a) a moral compass. (b) any genuine regard for ALL victims of sexual assault by accusing Jones' alleged victims of "false testimony", without cause, and (c) any regard at all for their reputation. @crikey.com.au

Alan Jones argues ‘rivalry’ and ‘treachery’ but after decades wielding the sword of public opinion, he’s the one on trial

His legal strategy was apparent from the very first. Jones will, it was explicitly stated, seek to undermine the ‘credibility and reliability’ of his accusers

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YES #KevinRudd you goose, Australia might very well NEED nuclear sub "protection" from the US, but NO, Australia doesn't need to buy the bloody things and descend into the abyss of bankruptcy paying $370 billion for them. The US can retain "ownership" of them as part of #AUKUS. @latikambourke.com

Kevin Rudd says we need nuclear subs, discusses 2028 Taiwan theory

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has no real answers for the issues facing Australians but he does believe AUKUS submarines are a good thing for the nation.

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In terms of "malevolent ideology", even if they are mostly bluff, #Putin, #Xi and #KimJongUn put together are three megalomaniacs capable of going nuts. #Japan 's government might be "overreacting" to the "current threat" posed by #China, #Russia and #NorthKorea but better that than to UNDERREACT.

'Urgent' call for military build-up in Australia's backyard amid Chinese, Russian threats

Tensions are rising in the Pacific region as distrust among key players sees one country undertake a drastic push to rearm.

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To extend upon this article's message, it's already very obvious that @jimchalmers.bsky.social and @australianlabor.bsky.social handed #PaulineHanson and ONE NATION the ultimate "populist attack dog" by scrapping the 16 cents a litre fuel excise cut. It's going to be a total "vote killer" for Labor.

There's more to housing demand than population growth

The problem for both the Coalition and Labor is that things are only going to get more difficult for ordinary families in the years ahead, and the economic environment is likely to keep favouring One ...

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Just like all of #Russia' s missile & drone attacks on #Ukraine which results in mass civilian casualties is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE and HEINOUS, vice versa applies and this Ukrainian drone attack which killed 7 innocent Russian civilians & maimed dozens is equally a WAR CRIME. @themoscowtimes.com

Russia says seven killed and 40 injured by Ukrainian drone hitting busy beach

Three children were killed when the drone crashed at a popular resort on the Black Sea.

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Politically & economically it makes absolutely NO SENSE why @jimchalmers.bsky.social & the @albomp.bsky.social GOV decided to scrap the 16 cents a litre fuel excise cut. Because in a very short space of time, the flow on effects on the broader retail economy will induce a recession. @crikey.com.au

Aussies flag fuel concerns as petrol prices rise again

Tens of thousands of Australians have expressed their concerns over fuel prices in the largest-ever survey conducted by the NRMA.

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It shouldn't and can't continue indefinitely, but any "reasonable Australian" is going to be accepting of the ACCC's "temporary allowance" to permit free range egg producers to use "free range packaging", even though", as a responsible action in response to #birdflu, their hens are not let outdoors.

Hens moved indoors but free-range label still allowed

The consumer watchdog has relaxed rules on free-range labelling as egg producers move their hens indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu.

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Half the union, meaning half of the United States, has made a principled and moral stand against the "illegality" of #Trump' s latest round of tariffs against dozens of nations, as much as to tell him and his trade czar #JamiesonGreer -BACK OFF and DON'T TRY IT AGAIN. @cnn.com @dianedee.bsky.social

US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners

Coalition of 25 states asks US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs and declare them them unlawful

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@jimchalmers.bsky.social and the @albomp.bsky.social GOV has really "screwed up" by scrapping the "partial" 16c a litre fuel excise cut. Without it, fuel prices will spike to a point where Aussies will drive out less to the shops, and each time they don't, that's GST which Chalmers won't rake in.

Drivers brace for petrol price hikes as fuel excise cut comes to end

Prices are forecast to increase to about $2.20 a litre for unleaded and $2.60 a litre for diesel when the fuel excise returns to its normal rate.

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ONE NATION in #Victoria in all likelihood will attain "kingmaker status" on the night of the election in November. Because the Liberals, led by #JessWilson, like Labor under #BenCarroll, can't win on their own. The only combo that can scrape together 50% 2PP is LNP / One Nation. @crikey.com.au

Protest at One Nation fundraiser after Vic leader, candidates announced

One Nation reveals its upper house candidates for Victoria, with army veteran and party state president Warren Pickering set to lead the party to the upcoming state election.

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#AlanJones is a devious sexual predator, regardless of what this 4 month trial proves he did or didn't to the 6 men he is alleged to have assaulted. Unless this local court in #Sydney is a "kangaroo court" then their testimony and that of 76 witnesses will surely be Jones's undoing. @crikey.com.au

Teenager didn’t tell anyone Alan Jones allegedly kissed and touched him as he feared losing financial help, trial hears

Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty

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