Love this interview by Kerrie O'Brien Absolutely not: Joanna Lumley on why Ab Fab could never be made today. (Loved “Pats”, but also Purdy.) theage.com.au/culture/celebr…

Pro-Israel supporters attack pro-Palestinian encampment at University of California theage.com.au/world/north-am…

Florida’s ‘extreme’ abortion ban takes effect, doctors fear for women theage.com.au/world/north-am…

This was a real TV moment. What a roast!

The narratives cloaking ‘weak’ Albanese and ‘nasty’ Dutton are setting like cement. Another interesting column from Niki Savva. theage.com.au/politics/feder…

Household goods down to where they were in Oct 2021, clothing flat for almost 2 years, dept stores back to where they were in July 2022, cafes/restaurants where it was in July last year.

After hitting her car, Brenton Brown left Carol-Anne for dead – twice theage.com.au/national/victo…

Terrible retail sales results out today. Previous figures revised downwards too. Yet many economists persist in arguing for further interest rate increases. They won’t be happy until the economy is smashed!

At journalism festival #ijf24 , CPJ organized a moment of silence and solidarity with journalists in #Gaza , who are suffering an unimaginable toll and whose daily work keeps us informed with facts that shed light on the human condition and help to hold power to account.

Jobseekers get about $345 less than pensioners each fortnight. This gap is hurting, and is set to widen without change theconversation.com/jobseekers-get… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Stop! This is not about a squabble at a rally, this is about women’s bodies piling up theage.com.au/national/stop-…

seeing the government 'marching against' dv always make me think about how much of a legitimate nightmare it was to try to access centrelink payments when i was escaping family violence in 2016. keeping people in violent domestic situations is a policy decision.

Top writers boycott State Library Victoria over accusations of censorship theage.com.au/culture/books/…

Baltimore principal’s racist rant was an AI fake. His colleague was arrested.

The case raises fresh concerns about easily accessible AI tools that can allow users, with only a few seconds of real audio footage, to create believable clones of people. wapo.st/3w2m8TF

If governments are genuinely wondering what to do next - and what will have impact - they should focus on and fund the upscaling of this work with children. It’s long overdue. Recovery is prevention. We owe these kids the support they need to thrive & meet their full potential.

“Director, cast and critics all agree: Civil War, the movie depicting America tearing itself to bloody bits while a cowardly, authoritarian president skulks in the White House, is not about Donald Trump. But it is, really.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

International Criminal Court reportedly set to issue arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials #auspol middleeastmonitor.com/20240427-netan… via @middleeastmnt

This is just horrifying. ‘I’m watching you bitch’: How even the smart fridge is being used as a weapon of family violence theage.com.au/national/victo…

A five-star review and rightly so. It is a “magnificent solo performance” from a brilliant script. If you can, go see it. A rare act of impersonation: Heather Mitchell’s enthralling RBG (There’s a Nick Cave review also in this piece) theage.com.au/culture/live-r…

This is why a politician’s religious faith is relevant in election campaigns. Those who suffer most under faith based rule - women, LGBTQI & those of other and no faiths - are entitled to know how much a leaders faith will affect their decisions.