Page 69 @Kasparov63 “Putin’s only goal is to stay in power and he has moved beyond needing cooperation with the free world to do that.” ‘Winter Is Coming’ @AllenAndUnwin 2015. allenandunwin.com/browse/boo… #Putin

Spot on. Strange indeed that Premier @ChrisMinnsMP chose Mal Lanyon to succeed Karen Webb. What does it say about Minns?

Withstanding the noise: Here's Chris Wallace's analysis >> Reform is hard, but Labor should hold its nerve pearlsandirritations.com/pos…

Interesting to hear Dr Elizabeth Finkel on ⁦@RadioNational⁩ this morning about the importance of defending the scientific method. “There are some people you can’t reach but there’s a big middle ground who are thirsty for evidence”. abc.net.au/listen/programs/s…

Outstanding analysis of the federal budget by Stephen Long. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news…

My conversation with the legendary documentary maker Ken Burns on America at 250. abc.net.au/listen/programs/s…

Today in Devonport TAS, concerned community members have protested out the front of Hill Street Grocer over their continued sale of factory-farmed salmon. #politas bobbrown.org.au/protest-dema…

I stand with the brave women of Afghanistan who face guns, bullets, beatings and arrest, simply for saying no to forced hijab. I tried to cover my face. I couldn't breathe behind that piece of cloth for even a few seconds. A total humiliation. And the Taliban is demanding Afghan women wear it for a lifetime. To every Western politician who calls the burqa Afghan "culture" you’re better listen to Women, Afghanistan, and Iran, who lived under Islamic regimes. You're sitting in a parliament in a free country, with a salary and a vote and a podium calling this culture. This is a total betrayal to us who are wounded but unbowed to our oppressors. Stop legitimizing Taliban. Be the voice of women of Afghanistan. Who wants to end this Apartheid regime. #LetUsTalk

"An abominable moral calculation": how Australia punishes poor smokers and the tragically misunderstood tobacco industry". simonchapman6.com/2026/06/11…...

Let’s stop calling it settler violence. It is settler TERROR. These criminals roam the West Bank with impunity, and the world stays silent.

Sportswashing is a standard tool of authoritarians, put on a grand stage at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Like the IOC, FIFA doesn’t "stick to sports" when it does this; it provides a propaganda platform. This year's hosts are democracies, but Trump knows the game. My latest:

As the man wondered, what happened to all the "experts" who used to say CGT & neg gearing had no impact on housing... Westpac investor loans plunge one-fifth on federal budget tax shock afr.com/companies/financial-…

Great news, the first public hearing into AUKUS kicks off today! The nation deserves answers.The parliament will not establish an inquiry and citizens, community groups, unions and individuals have funded a public inquiry. Democracy at work! First hearing today in Melbourne.

Why Donald Trump keeps abusing female journalists - my conversation on ABC news podcast based on my Substack piece on how White House reporters, and their employers, could do more to protect colleagues. abc.net.au/listen/programs/a…

Huge win on lobbying reform today with reports the govt will establish a public register for sponsored pass holders replicating the voluntary register I established, limit access to the building & publish more information about who has access. We still need more reform to ensure ALL lobbyists (not just 3rd party lobbyists) are properly regulated by a body with teeth, and to shut the revolving door between government and industries. smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

UNICEF SAYS - PLAY! I was honored to be the lead author of this UNICEF statement on the critical need for children to play in an increasingly digital world. (Adults, too!) International Day of Play is June 11. unicef.org/digitaleducation/…

Amazing first day at the public inquiry into AUKUS. The analysis, intellect and commitment from presenters was exceptional. The govt cannot ignore this inquiry, it cannot hide behind “secrecy” and cannot continue to spout propaganda at the expense of facts. Well done everyone!

The Office of the Special Investigator, who is investigating ADF war crimes in Afghanistan, signed a contract with VIQ Solutions on April 2 despite the company being in administration. This is the privatisation of sensitive government work taken to its logical conclusion.

The privatisation of transcripts to Canadian multinational VIQ Solutions keeps unravelling. We now know 13 federal agencies used this company, with contracts totalling more than $20 million, and an unknown number of sensitive court files were sent offshore to unvetted workers.

This is a distressing cost-benefit analysis of @NACCgovau after three years under Paul Brereton’s commissionership. One conviction/no public hearings. It reflects adversely on PM @AlboMP and his cynical deal with Peter Dutton to constrain NACC and its investigative impacts. 👇

'The loudest noise in the budget attack is coming from mainstream commercial media outlets, shaped by the plutocratic interests of their owners, and fuelled by rage-farming techniques designed to boost audience share.' buff.ly/MPW6uiA