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Whatever post prompted you to follow me was probably atypical. Apologies in advance.
"Anyone who rents knows that when interest rates go up, they are likely to receive a message from their landlord telling them that, alas, their rent is also about to rise."
Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social · 7h agoSorry RBA, but mortgages going up DOES affect the cost of living. My column www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
High Court rules minister acted unlawfully when granting water licence to agribusiness on Aboriginal lands. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
High Court rules in favour of native title holders fighting NT water licence
The High Court decides in favour of native title holders fighting to overturn a water licence that had been granted to a cattle station in Central Australia.
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NEWS CORP: It's not right that slimy AI slop steals from slimy journalism. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
News Corp subscriptions fall in Australia as company takes aim at ‘slimy’ AI slop
Chief executive Robert Thomson says ‘crass kleptomaniac’ AI companies are ‘in possession of stolen goods’
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There’s an intense focus on other forms of discrimination throughout the English speaking world and no attention to no-holds-barred Islamophobia in right wing outlets, and casual Islamophobia in mainstream outlets
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 8h agoIf you think Fox has ramped up the Islamophobic outrage over Abdul El-Sayed's victory, you really need to check out what Newsmax was doing last night. It's hard to put into words how racist this is, but also notice how the anchor lies and calls El-Sayed an "immigrant from another Muslim country."
Sorry RBA, but mortgages going up DOES affect the cost of living. My column www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
The RBA says rate rises don’t really increase living costs. But the data is clear – they very much do | Greg Jericho
The latest cost of living figures show interest rate rises are having an impact on household costs, despite what the central bank says
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LEESER: Stop giving the poors a chance to catch up! They'll forget their place! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A retired friend was remembering when there were departmental secretaries at universities who basically project managed the departments. You could give them handwritten documents, and they would type them up. He was shocked when I said it didn't work like that for female academics.
Kate Manne@katemanne.bsky.social · yesterdayGenerative AI is catnip to the men who miss female sycophants katemanne.substack.com/p/a-culture-...
In this episode, we unpack how the major global mainstream media outlets spurred on the far-right and obscured the real story behind the 50,000 Moroccans who entered Spanish territory… even though there were obvious red flags from the beginning. youtu.be/2_kTrxFSCOw
Morocco ‘migrant crisis’ debunked + boycott Daily Telegraph launch
In this episode, we unpack how the major global mainstream media outlets spurred on the far-right and obscured the real story behind the 50,000 Moroccans who entered Spanish territory… even though…
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Royal Commission into Antisemitism a “$131 Million Whinge” Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/royal-commission-into-antisemitism-a-131-million-whinge/
I remember during Covid when I would buy my Mum's provisions and she'd ask me to get her a Daily Mail too and I was, like:
It needs some fleshing out, but strangers have a way of disappearing if they stray off the interstate and find themselves staying at the Baits Motel.
weinberg@weinbergs.bsky.social · 7mo agolet's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?
When someone is described as "often controversial, never boring" in 2026 it just means: full nazi but also part of the establishment.
“Anthropic CEO reportedly concerned to discover that employees are not cultists.”
Max P III@blackballer.bsky.social · 2d agoIts embarrassing how many grown ass adults live in these fantasies where people work for some nonsense like the artificial cultures oligarchs manufacture over survival.
Huge property for sale in Tasmania in core swift parrot breeding habitat if there’s any philanthropists out there seeking to protect some birds and bush! Lake Leake is an important site for parrots but the broader landscape is being savagely logged www.realestate.com.au/property-lif...
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Its embarrassing how many grown ass adults live in these fantasies where people work for some nonsense like the artificial cultures oligarchs manufacture over survival.
"The software isn't working. It's asking me to sign in." "Have you tried signing in?" "No. How would that help?"
I'm very disappointed at having to miss out on the "Screw Nice" launch in Brisbane tonight, but no-one needs my cold.
I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
not just buried in Australia, but buried in every foreign jurisdiction that is taking the same ugly shortcuts to avoid real regulation of tech. Hello Norway :)
Ben Schwarz@benschwarz.bsky.social · 3d agoAustralia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report finds
The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.
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NEW: Substack founders finally respond to Substackers Against Nazis. They say Nazis publishing and earning money on their platform is fine with them. Their full statement here: substack.com/@hamish/note...
The Crisafulli Govt just keeps exploring new ways to be trash. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Queensland 'actively pursuing' allowing police to collect child suspect DNA
The Queensland Police Union says the "discrepancy" between how child and adult offenders' DNA is collected should be "completely removed".
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“The virus’ genome found in their bones represents the first molecular evidence of the disease in the colonial Americas, confirming historical accounts of the disease arriving with European contact and eventually killing millions of Indigenous inhabitants.” www.science.org/content/arti...
Ancient DNA confirms historical accounts of how smallpox got to the Americas
“Landmark” paper finds disease originated with European contact
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The "renewables vs agriculture" argument is of course, completely ass backwards. See for instance here. Solar panels help crop growth energiesmedia.com/solar-panels...
American farmers slid solar panels over 62,000 acres of farmland, and the biggest payoff had almost nothing to do with electricity
Long rows of solar panels march across the desert, and underneath them, where the ground should be baked and bare, there are rows of green.
energiesmedia.com
Anthony B,@swearyanthony.bsky.social · 3d agoWell that's certainly A Choice. Yike
You'll be surprised to learn the actual problem is still successive Tasmanian Governments allowing the wholesale destruction of habitat. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Gliders were thought to eat swift parrots. Cameras showed something different
For over a decade, sugar gliders have been considered a major threat to the critically endangered swift parrot. But new research has called that into question.
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Outstanding editorial choice by the ABC to present good news as a national cause for concern. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Housing market seeing 'rapid deterioration' as downturn deepens
Australia's housing downturn is spreading across the country, with the latest property price data showing previously resilient markets that had recently set record-high prices are now experiencing a d...
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