Bruce Porter (Australia)

NEW: Hormuz reminded fuel importers that buying energy cargo by cargo means importing every price shock. In TIME, María Mendiluce and I argue the response will decide who becomes the electrostates of the next decade. @wemeanbusiness.bsky.social time.com/article/2026...

“When shipping through Strait of Hormuz ground to halt in March, energy importers relearned an old lesson: a country that buys its energy as fuel, cargo by cargo, also imports every price shock. The consequences of how govts respond to this truth will soon reverberate beyond energy markets.”

Sounds like they should only be available by prescription. Would end worries about perverts using them. Not great for Meta’s profits so you won’t see that being suggested.

If the Dems win the House and Senate, Trump is going lash out violently towards people (and countries) He is so sure of both his popularity and his ability to rig the vote. If that fails, his anger and frustration (and anger about his frustration) will be total

Shoebridge rips into Jillian Segal over her false claims at the antisemitism RC on the Gaza death toll & asks what she has to say now that the UN has called her out Segal says her role is to give views of the Jewish community Shoebridge “Your role is to give truthful evidence”💥

If I wanted to start a coup, what would I do?

Of course he did. There are no false flag signals here.🤔

Shoebridge shreds NACC CEO Philip Reed after FOI reveals another conflict of interest breach where he let the new Acting Dep Commissioner improperly sit on a panel—a day after new rules were set Reed says it wasn’t his job to call it out as he was “not chairing the meeting”🤦‍♂️ffs

It beggars belief funding to the Bush Bus 🚌 is cancelled whilst tax payers can fork out $367bn for #AUKUSWillFukUs and for subs we won’t ever get! Pa. The. Tic Our First Nations community deserve dignity! Thank you 🙏 @davidshoebridge.bsky.social 💚👨🏼‍⚖️⚖️putting the light to this 💡

As First Nations spokesperson for the Greens I'm deeply concerned that the NT Govt has cancelled funding to the Bush Bus and cut whole communities off - I'm calling on the Federal Government to follow this up and do whatever possible to make sure people aren't just stranded.

The proposed 272-hectare gold and copper mine project, Dittmer Mine, poses potential risks to local waterways and fauna. https://michaelwest.com.au/queensland-government-risking-the-great-barrier-reef-for-a-goldmine/

Congratulations President Lula. Demonstrates you don’t need to capitulate to Trump’s intimidation, interference and aggression. Lessons for our politicians?

David Shoebridge asks Don Farrell if he’s aware the Sumud Flotilla was trying to provide aid to starving Palestinians. Farrell rambles, starts talking about a book he read on Hitler’s “shocking treatment of the Jews” Shoebridge “Minister I’ll draw you back to my question…” 🙄

As someone who covered Robodebt in part, it's clear nothing has really changed. Worse: the politics of federal Labor on social security are baffling. We keep hearing about how people have "lost trust in institutions". Wiping these debts seem a simple answer to help. Instead, they rewrote the rules.

#RepublicanAffordabilityCrisis

Lula winning is great for the planet, great for Brazil, and great for people who aren't revanchist assholes everywhere in the world, but let's not forget that it's also going to make some of the worst people on Earth extremely sad and mad. We should enjoy that, as a little treat.

Doug Cameron:”In my view it is now clear that AUKUS is about militarising Australia in interests of the US, ensuring the grifters in defence and the arms industry are well fed. It is an act of self-harm and madness on the part of the Australian government.” pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/10...

Lula winning the Brazil Presidential election is all kinds of good news live.thepoint.com.au

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Signing the civility pledge this morning - my friend Helen Haines has been such an important leader on this, solidarity and thoughts with her today.

OBSERVED FROM AUSTRALIA MAGA control the House, Senate, DOJ, FBI, SCOTUS & POTUS. They have increased gas costs, utility costs, grocery costs, housing costs, healthcare costs, foreign wars, government corruption.

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Serbia’s Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement. Serbia's long-serving leader, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a student-led op...

My article on AUKUS. AUKUS is about madness, militarism and money. Turning Australia into a US military base, sacrificing our sovereignty, and enriching retired politicians, military and public servants while battlers struggle to put food on the table

DUMP AUKUS NOW!! DEMAND OUR SUBMARINES NOW OR GIVE OUR MONEY BACK OR CLOSE PINE GAP & EXMOUTH!!!

6. Has the NACC received or considered any referrals linked to the court transcription offshoring / data-security failures, and if so what action has been taken? Hold them to account. We’ll be watching. #ShoebridgeMethod #SnoutTheCon 🐽 #NeverActCorruptionClusterfuck

5. Current open caseload, number of private hearings held so far, and what would actually trigger a public hearing in a high-public-interest matter?

4. After the Inspector found apprehended bias on the initial Robodebt handling and then dropped probes into Brereton’s Defence work once he resigned, what systemic fixes were actually made and why weren’t the draft reports finalised and released?

2. What’s the actual threshold being applied? 3. How many investigations have ended with findings of serious/systemic corrupt conduct vs “no further action,” and what’s the average time from referral to outcome?

Pearl 🐷🐽 and I will be watching you hold the fire to the feet of the Never Act Corruption Clusterfuck. @davidshoebridge.bsky.social 💚👨🏼‍⚖️⚖️While you’re at it on the NACC, can you ask: 1. Why, after 3+ years and zero public hearings, has the “exceptional circumstances” test still never been met?

accessed in India via VIQ Solutions’ subcontract to e24 in Chennai - in clear breach of the contracts. Courts already knew about similar Auscript offshoring years earlier and waved it through as “minor.” That’s a serious failure of oversight and data security.

Legal and Con Estimates today, I’ll be asking: 🔎 Why the NACC has still never held a public hearing ⚖️ The Brereton reports that were never released 🎙️ How private court recordings were offshored ❌ How new hate laws are being used against Palestinians

Parliament is back, Senate estimates is happening, and @amyremeikis.bsky.social and the @australiainstitute.org.au gang have all the good stuff #PointLive live.thepoint.com.au

Capitalism is wielding enormous power over the developed world at the moment, they control political, economic & all the marketing agenda worldwide. The multiple uprisings we see at the moment around the world is a consequence of poor governance, corrupt political leadership & growing poverty.

You don't need permission to protest. youtube.com/shorts/liFwE...

An ugly week in #auspol #scamoftheweek 00:00 Assault Politicised 00:43 Blame Fest 02:40 Paid Hate 05:45 Dirt Files 07:51 Aleta Moriarty 09:30 Gas Approval 11:40 PRRT Failure 13:57 Jordan Shanks Firebombing 17:07 University Ring-Fencing youtu.be/cMRkGgH4FMQ?...

Tunnel Vision. Snowy case to blow secrecy lid off $100b in government contracts Rex Patrick reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/snowy-blow-out-court-case-to-blow-lid-off-100b-in-secret-government-contracts/

"When modern societies engage in extreme violence, they rely on two types of people: those who beat, torture and kill at close quarters, and those who plan, organize and order the killing at a safe distance[...] modern genocide is the product of those who belong to the second category."

'Pacific NATO?' Pacific Historian Marco de Jong on the history of strategic denial in the Pacific and its re-imagination through the 'Oceans of Peace' initiative. Link: youtu.be/TM3kOAg6lWQ

AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett calls out violent political rhetoric such as Pauline Hanson’s car ramming video—for having a "direct correlation" to real attacks on politicians. Speers: “Like a cartoon that suggests someone should be hit by a car…?” Barrett: Yep.💥 #auspol

Ahh the old “limited tender”

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Rare chance to see Reserve Bank react to inflation data. Stars have aligned for central bank watchers, with the Reserve Bank's top brass set to appear at a Senate hearing as crucial inflation data drops....

"Hopes that the NACC might be resucitated by a change of leadership have been dashed", writes @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social #auspol #NACC michaelwest.com.au/nacc-declare...