Wow. Just wow. Hacking’s victims fight back, on Inside Story inside.org.au/hackings-victi…

Thread on foreign policy/ODA in budget. In brief: fairly slim pickings. No huge announcements. Slight increase in ODA in 24/25 to $4.96 billion (last budget said it would be $4.83 bil) But most noteworthy new investments are in Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 itself– around $670 million over 9 years 1/

/1 Development & Diplomacy Budget Highlights here. Link to budget summary below.

Sneak peek from Insta of our latest episode. I thought I knew a lot about dragons, or loong, for my friends at the Embassy. Turns out, no... Louisa Lim, James Carter, The China Story's Annie Ren and Linda Jaivin join for episode # 100 Little Red Podcast instagram.com/reel/C6f483UJw…

Absolute cracking shots in this thread

Last night was likely Europe’s biggest aurora display in modern history. The phenomenon was vividly visible to the naked eye even in major cities across the continent. This was truly a once-in-a-generation event. Sit back and enjoy these mesmerizing timelapses.

Strongest aurora in 20 years this evening.

This is the astounding view as far south as Switzerland a short while ago …on top of Jungfraujoch 😍😍

via Jungfrau.ch

Aurora visible in Switzerland tonight

The strongest in 20 years

In a new honest government ad, Punter's Politics joins theJuiceMedia to 'promote' Australia's environmental protection laws. (Maybe one to watch when the kids are outside! 😉)

#EPBC #auspol #insiders youtu.be/7FLqYpD6eYw

ICYMI - a must read

Mexican authorities located three bodies in an area of northern Mexico where two Australians and one American were reported missing in Baja California, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters reut.rs/3QtimJM

Elon Musk's plan 'is to use AI to combine breaking news and social commentary around big stories, present the compilation live, and allow you to go deeper via chat,' Alex Kantrowitz reports bigtechnology.com/p/elon-musks-p…

At Auckland's Victoria Park the rainbow lorikeets have a new bird call - its exactly the same as the Uber scooter alarm call

So who can/should investigate what went wrong here?
Who has the teeth and capacity? Because it has a stench.,..themandarin.com.au/244939-kpmg-no…

We suffered from anxiety while he was PM.

Of course he does. Just the small matters of an AFP investigation, 9 TPB investigations, multiple CAANZ investigations and handing over Linklaters report. afr.com/politics/feder…

One in five Australians wrongly believe dementia is ‘normal part of the ageing process’, survey shows dlvr.it/T5vTYc

Can't believe Woolworths has TURKISH DELIGHT on sale on ANZAC week...and no ANZAC Biscuits! Cc: Peter Dutton Sky News Australia

Not great news coming out of the world's largest democracy abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

Interesting upsets in Solomon Islands elections. Accounts of leadership change vs money & support base driven demands
indepthsolomons.com.sb/how-a-little-k…