themonthly.com.au/issue/2022/may… It’s an honour to do a cover story for @THEMONTHLY I hit the road during the 2022 election campaign. Strap yourself in: it stars a few loose units

China shelves the sweeping regional pact it was trying to convince Pacific Island nations to sign. China's Ambassador to Fiji says some Pacific nations had "specific concerns" about the proposal and Beijing will now to try to build "consensus" abc.net.au/news/2022-05-3…


AGL dumps coal split plan, chairman and CEO to resign smh.com.au/business/compa…


“The man is alleged to have stripped the ‘classified’ status from files relating to 500 departmental projects, before forwarding them to his personal email address to access at home” abc.net.au/news/2022-05-3…

When Lu was evicted from her rental, she was unable to find an affordable replacement, so a friend started a GoFundMe. This week she, and her 3 kids, are moving into a caravan. On Full Story I speak to Lu & @gingerandhoney about the rental crisis
theguardian.com/australia-news…


Women to be promoted into new ministry.
The big portfolios to be decided: employment, home affairs, environment, social services.


Ley is one of just 11 women across the Coalition’s 57 winning seats and was quick to assure voters that men are available in the party to speak for women. Phew: asking overconfident men to mansplain - sorry, speak - for women has never gone wrong before.
crikey.com.au/2022/05/30/pet…






Donald Trump's new obsession: attacking transgender people.
@politico