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@AntonyGreenElec Any thoughts about an independent for the seat of Farrer?

The success of local Independents, the contest in Kooyong and what it tells us about where national politics is going. antonygreen.com.au/the-success-of…

How to stop Israel from starving Gaza johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09/h…

Universities, free speech and the High Court johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08/u…

Fifty-five years on, Bertrand Russell's words are worth returning to johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08/f…

📢 Launching today: Two landmark reports from @GlobalHealthAus reveal how 🇦🇺 is investing in global health—and where we must do more. They spotlight our role in tackling climate health, AMR & pandemics through research + support for @gavi & @GlobalFund. thewest.com.au/news/health/au…

#Australian medical research expertise on full display, but we need to do more and address climate health, antimicrobial resistance, and pandemic preparedness. @ausglobalhealth

Incredible achievement by @dfat partner @MedsforMalaria, filling a critical gap in the fight against #malaria, with first-ever treatment for babies. Major potential impacts worldwide, saving infant lives and taking us closer towards #MalariaElimination

This is just an incredible clip and quote amid everything going on right now. This will be played on repeat for a long time to come Iran and Israel "fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the fuck they're doing"

An Iranian man left this comment on my YouTube channel. It's the single best explanation I've ever heard on the future of #Iran 👇 As an Iranian, I can tell you the situation is no longer just political—it's existential. We are trapped between two collapsing structures: one internal, one external. On one hand, we face a deeply dysfunctional government, led by the Supreme Leader and the Islamic Republic’s unelected institutions. Decades of economic mismanagement, suppression of dissent, and brutal ideological control have alienated multiple generations. No one believes in reform anymore—because every attempt has either been co-opted or crushed. But here's the paradox: We are also terrified of regime collapse—because we've watched the aftermath of Western intervention in countries like Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan. Each was promised freedom; each descended into chaos, civil war, or foreign occupation. So no, we don't trust the U.S. or Israel. Not because we support our regime—but because we know how imperial powers treat ‘liberated’ nations in the Middle East. Freedom, in their language, often means vacuum, fire, and permanent instability. Right now, many Iranians live with three truths at once: The Islamic Republic is morally and politically bankrupt. The alternatives offered by foreign actors are not liberation—they’re collapse. A bad government is survivable. No government is not. We are not silent because we agree. We are cautious because we’ve learned—too well—what happens when superpowers decide to "help." In a sentence: Iran is a nation held hostage by its own regime, but haunted by the fate of its neighbors. We are stuck in a house we hate, surrounded by fires we fear more.

Such abominable cruelty.

David Littleproud’s own goal, on Inside Story inside.org.au/david-littlepr…

Scorn in the USA...

@samlutd Fair question - focus tested younger voters on this and despite previously voting Greens they don’t know what they stand for and have become too “shouty”.

Genuine question, if you’re a Labor supporter and want Bandt to lose his seat, why? Labor already have a clear majority and that extra seat adds literally nothing, especially when Bandt will championing for more progressive policies in the next 3 years

@Peter_Fitz Is there a ‘None of The Above’?

For the Libs to again become a credible political force, their next leader should be:

Worth a read. Key point: taking a position for political reasons more than because it’s necessarily the best thing for Australia. How Peter Dutton misread the electorate, on Inside Story inside.org.au/how-peter-dutt…

Golden era of corruption. Insider trading epidemic time. In a well functioning democracy the cops would be all over this

I’m sure Brian will be asking tough questions about this

Nowhere on earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica. Australian prime minister surprised after external territories – including tiny Norfolk Island and remote islands home to penguins – targeted by US president theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

Glad you're back @karenmiddleton. Pre-election giveaways, on Inside Story inside.org.au/pre-election-g…