So… Dutto’s wife was ms Russos pa. Funny how things just get done. Isn’t it Steven Miles.

Excellent piece from phoebe stuckes
Thinking of a noted critic who said, late last year, 'I think we've all had enough of sad girl literature, haven't we?' Have we though? It seems a timeless subject to me.
theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Autumn in Melbourne 🍂

Timothy Lynch review of Lech Blaine’s #QuarterlyEssay ‘Bad Cop’… Can’t see the problem with Blaine’s assessment tbh. African gangs anyone?

RN Breakfast: Why compare it to a mass shooting?

James Paterson: What I would say is that John Howard led the country after that tragedy in a very bipartisan way.

So close to getting it, James.

I think it's about time this becomes mandatory reading for everyone in government and all departments like education, employment etc as well as non government and private enterprise and well let's be real every person in this dammm colony #anotherdayinthecolony

This woman is one of the finest, most intelligent politicians to ever set foot in Australia's parliament, far outreaching Peter Dutton in terms of integrity and intellect.

Yet Australia's media ignore her to focus on the tired, predictable, platitudinous ramblings of old Spud.

Time for a Great Forest NP in Victoria. How about it Steve Dimopoulos MP? Your constituents want one. The children are saying Pretty please! #savethetrees #savetheforests #greatforestnationalpark

Noting for the billionth time how uninfuriating #abc730 is when Laura Tingle is hosting - notwithstanding the staggering smarminess of Spears tonight.

A lot of people on here could really stand to read Edward Said's ‘Zionism from the Standpoint of its Victims’.

This is privatisation by stealth— the deliberate underfunding of a public service to hasten its decline and the growth of private alternatives. The idea that principals could fill gaps that already exist is ludicrous, let alone the new gaps this will make.
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

It’s a constant source of sorrow and rage to me how few people stand up for public ed when it’s something that affects everyone whether they have kids or not. We need an educated society. Good public ed is essential for social equity.

It is absolutely scandalous that the NSW govt is cutting funding to public schools.
What the hell are you doing Chris Minns ?
The majority of NSW families send their children to public schools. They need your help not a slap in the face

This dahlia… like a stained glass window in the sun

Love this comment an inordinate amount

It is obscene for us to only be outraged by the killing of an Australian aid worker, as appalling as that is. johnmenadue.com/the-death-of-a…

Endurance, endurance. James Baldwin’s writing advice: “Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.”

'Leave fossil fuels in the ground. It's so simple.This is the most important predicament humanity has ever faced and by design as a result of the enormous oppressive power of the fossil fuel industry, we're flunking it.' George Monbiot.

No time to waste. #ActOnClimate