Michele Cullen (Blue Sky version)

Yesterday I attended the Victoria Racing Clubs “breakfast with the best” to watch the Thoroughbreds exercise as dawn slowly rolled in to kick off the daylight with Melbourne city as the backdrop. It’s an exquisite view and one that’s never taken for granted. #2026 #MelbourneCup #carnival

People are using wheelie bins to declare war against AI

A company selling an unapproved antifungal medicine is running social media ads featuring medical experts that don't exist. https://bit.ly/4sAwKll

More detail: A case of Jillian undertaking confidential soundings to pick Yaron Finkelstein's Society Advisory. ...to deliver PR support All legit 😜

What we already know is a Jess Wilson-led Liberal Party will scrap Victoria's Treaty process that's been 10 years in the making & ongoing That's sufficient information to take a decision Will public institutions, civic orgs & leaders committed to Walking with First Nations honour their commitment❓️

#2026 #MelbourneCup www.racing.com/news/2026/10...

Going to Sky won the Kikuka Sho (G1) at Kyoto, ending Lovcen’s bid to sweep the Japanese Triple Crown. The win gave Yutaka Take his sixth victory in the race.

*boom*

Ok. So here's my current approach to how politics is done - 🧵#auspol The more they spend on ads, posters, t-shirts & viral campaigns, the less I want to vote for them Give me policy, & substance And if your starting point isn't addressing the inequality that fuels our ills, then fuck off (1/3)

I've been on this planet for 6 decades. As long as I can remember idiot politicians have given cops & authorities more $, more weapons, more leeway, while they chased Murdoch headlines in an escalating orgy of "tough on crime" bullshit And NONE of it has worked Time for something fucking else 3/3

Individual members of the Brethren provided multiple cash donations that came in just below the then federal disclosure threshold of $16,900, in order to conceal their identity, but which together added up to millions of dollars. Jason Koutsoukis reports. trib.al/VmAJa84

#2026 #CoxPlate - congratulations #Bob #Peters www.racing.com/news/2026/10...

"I’m delighted Rabbah have bought the yearling. They were clients of the stud for a long time, and I bred Hello Youmzain for them." Rabbah Bloodstock's two-day spending spree tops €1.78 million as Sioux Nation filly leads Arqana October Sale Read more here 👉 bit.ly/4shgDJ6

Guy shows how nothing is real now on social media. Original post

Sunset at the fofoti tree that was central to the first part of my trip #Aruba #travelphotography #landscapephotography #photography

After the attack on MP Helen Haines, note the unhinged, ranty gaslighting by NewsCorp's papers and News24. There's no pause to reflect on their own role promoting fear, hate, bigotry & division. Instead, they blame the Left, and the PM. NewsCorp, we see what you are! #auspol #media

An abc reporter calling Australians lobotomised sh*theads and Labor Union thugs was hate speech . She used the abc logo on her Twitter account and her list was on public display A daily creation of mistrust of the PM and opinion based journalism from ex Murdoch journos continues on the abc .

NEW: New Mexico AG, @nmdoj.bsky.social, just announces that a judge has issued a judgment in the amount of $25 BILLION against Meta for lying to consumers and users about how Meta collected, protected, shared, and used their personal information.

New from @ronnisalt.bsky.social: theshot.net.au/news/opinion...

They also keep mentioning and blaming algorithms. Yet they are incredibly reluctant to mention the name News Corp

China solar giant launches powerful new all-black solar module that targets premium market and “pushes the boundaries of both performance and aesthetics" https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-all-black-solar-module-targets-residential-rooftops-but-packs-a-powerful-punch/

Supersized heat waves used to be rare. No longer. A Reuters data-driven examination of global temperatures reveals the emergence of what we call heat storms. They now swarm the planet, upending life around the world. reut.rs/4zBUXtM

14 years ago, the revolutionary genetic tool CRISPR/Cas9 was published in Science, work that Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna won a Nobel Prize for in 2020. On #WorldCRISPRDay, read the landmark paper that describes the discovery: https://scim.ag/4oot170

When everything has to be bad, always, dialled up to eleven - as your only functioning business model - you just end up with media organisations wandering around in hotdog outfits for a couple of days every six months eh

An injured soldier has become the first to be airlifted for treatment by a drone. The wounded man, from the 30th Sep Mechanised Brigade, could not be reached by teams on the ground, so what's believed to be a world first took place. Gurzuf Defence's heavy-lift hexacopter rescued him.

🇦🇺 Saintly Dancer becomes St Mark’s Basilica's first Australian Group 1 winner 🔴 Kingswood, a son of Roaring Lion, provides breeder Kirsten Rausing with a second win in the Caulfield Cup Read more 👉 bit.ly/4k1jRyr

Group winner and Bow Echo relation Royal Rhyme sold to stand at Hazara Stud in India Read more here 👉 bit.ly/4s9z6r4

Wallabies humiliated as ruthless All Blacks claim 13th straight Bledisloe Test victory

#150 Running of the Caulfield Cup goes to Roaring Lion’s son - www.racing.com/news/2026/10...

The most recent pro-Russian turn of the U.S. Trump administration has not gone unnoticed in Europe, with EU leaders lining up at an Oct. 15 summit in Brussels to criticize the moves, even as they hold out hope for the future of the transatlantic alliance.

A Facebook page run from Sri Lanka is posting AI-generated images purporting to show real photos from the scene of breaking news events. https://bit.ly/4yWz1Kc

and not just the diary, he was opening talking to multiple military Aide-de-camp at a night club about details!

Small businesses are not being forced to absorb card fees. They can still pass those costs on – they just have to include them in the advertised price instead of adding them at the till, Murray Milgate writes. #auspol #SmallBusiness

Anne Aly absolutely bristling at the abhorrent comments Angie Bell made about her and Anthony Albanese getting stoned in the square. Anne Aly’s anger and disbelief is palpable. This wasn’t misspeak or a comment that can be apologised away. It was a dog whistle and hopefully the AFP looking at this

A few of my memories of following the stellar career of #Daryz, who was retired from racing by the @agakhanstuds.com on Friday. It's been a magical ride... (£ paywall) @rpbloodstock.bsky.social t.co/hAnflvK8n5

Jess Wilson is a Frydenberg alumni. She also doesn't have a Treasurer which is bonkers. Josh will sniff around for some of that free and easy Zionist money she owes him. Ben Carroll distanced himself from old Labor, Jess Wilson hasn't from 🇮🇱 Frydenberg. Angry Victorian voters should remember this.

More whining from the traitor who threw VIC under the bus in our darkest hour. You were kicked out because your constituents had enough of your BS and the TEAL who replaced you is infinitely better on every level. Suck it up, Joshy. Victorians are done with you

I remember Frydenberg insulting Hindus to advance an ad hominem attack on Chalmers. When Hindus protested Cormann posted on Twitter duplicated letters signed separately by two Hindu Liberal men to excuse it. NewsCorp to the rescue. Vasan Srinivasan was one of the fawning guys defending the racism.

Neoliberalists preach the ideology as an excuse for political inaction, while acting the opposite way. In the latest episode of “What’s the Point?” co-CEO Richard Denniss calls out this inconsistency. Listen here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/whats-the-point-of-neoliberalism/

The US government said on Thursday it is suspending some of the world's biggest tech and IT firms including Microsoft, Cognizant and Capgemini from a key green card program that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency through their employment.