Prime Minister ⁦@ScottMorrisonMP⁩ faces fresh anti-vax nightmare after his own MP urged parents not to vaccinate kids ⁦@newscomauHQnews.com.au/finance/work/l…

How can the PM of this country not know that most of the detainees being held in cruel conditions at the park hotel are genuine refugees? Not asylum seekers. We have totally lost our moral compass. twitter.com/GuardianAus/st…

I wrote something about the threat to the BBC's future, and why all of us - not just those in the UK - have something to lose. abc.net.au/news/2022-01-1…




Attorney-General @SenatorCash plans to use extraordinary powers to maintain the secrets of PM John Howard’s dirty Timor oil diplomacy. I’m fighting this. Our relations with Timor would be better served by honesty and an apology, not truth burying. #auspol theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…




Extraordinarily brave comments once again from Australian writer Yang Hengjun. Wednesday marks three years since he was arrested at Guangzhou airport. His verdict has once again been delayed until April 9 and friends hold grave fears for his health. smh.com.au/world/asia/tor…

A GP in Victoria responsible for triaging Covid-positive patients and referring them to appropriate health services has said Australia “must now have one of the worst Covid responses in the world” as clinics are overwhelmed. @MelissaLDavey theguardian.com/australia-news…


Very sad to read that Dean Jaensch has died. He was an inspiration to me when I studied politics and I worked with him on many elections. The coming SA election won't be the same without him. #auspol #saparli abc.net.au/news/2022-01-1… via @ABCaustralia


Here I am in The Guardian writing about the best and most awkward part of life -- making friends as an adult
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