Candy van Rood

This is a Pied Oystercatcher, one of our locals here in Westernport, SE Victoria, Australia. Gouache on cotton paper

Yes, yes and yes!!!

Andrews gov handling of Covid was praised by epidemiologists around the world as it saved countless lives Morrison gov, who let Covid spread via Ruby Princess debacle & failed to order enough vaccines, took AUS debt to over 900 billion…leaving AUS with worst debt since WW2 What’s your point, HS?

This is where the “capture and storage” plant that we were promised that has NEVER worked

“Australia’s nuclear submarine project is a gargantuan Australian subsidy for America’s own defence. This has been hidden from Australians, deliberately. Secrecy is the hallmark of AUKUS. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was deliberately excluded.” johnmenadue.com/post/2026/10...

Yesssssss!

This sounds like a plan Australia

Reminder: This upcoming election, Victoria's Treaty is at risk

In his second term, Albanese has a thumping 94 seat majority. If he can't find the spine now to stare down basic vested interests and do basic reforms to a broken system, he has confirmed that he is governing for those vested interests. #auspol

"The US, to which we continue to tie ourselves as our primary ally, is driven by ideologies which should be anathema to all but a small number of Australians" It's a clear and present danger that that small number includes Albo and Cabinet ministers. #auspol pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/10...

Absolutely. 👇

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"If only @albomp.bsky.social showed half the spine of Carney..." he wouldn't be the Albo who deceived the electorate into thinking he'd be a real @australianlabor.bsky.social PM, instead of a fully bought employee of the US & Australian billionaire class. #auspol #EndAUKUS

1/3rd of companies in Aus don’t pay tax on their profits including: Murdoch’s News Holdings $1.8B Adani $1.3B Chevron $17B Exon Mobil $23B Transurban $2B Energy Aus $7B Shell made $30B paid only $47M Glencore $25B paid $67M Google $10B paid $89M Netflix $1.4B paid $8M But it’s the immigrants!

"Sydney Water - data centres to consume 25% of Sydney’s drinking water by 2035." Toxic water comes out the other end. Missing - obligations on disclosure and toxic waste Claudia Weisenberger #auspol michaelwest.com.au/waste-tsunam...

Wonder who's financing the anti-immigrant propaganda & far right parties who (SURPRISE!) are also all-in for trashing clean energy & locking us into fossil-fuelled global inflation & climate-driven food price rises whilst big oil rakes in doubled, (mostly tax free) profits from the latest oil wars?

I'd filed a Hanson/ Lambie cartoon for today but it seemed a bit tin eared with what's happened in Indi so I did a new, last minute one this morning. I had a few ideas about division & dark days but thought I'd focus on something that's bringing people together instead. Here's to Helen Haines.

Minns is doing what all the other Labor leaders in this country have done, pandering to the lobbyists so that he can stay in power 🤑🤑🤑

"One Nation is commonly referred to as an anti-establishment populist party, but in reality it looks more like a clutch of mining and corporate lobbies in a trenchcoat." 💥 #auspol

The Murdoch family a cancer on the world

In the interests of mental well-being, please enjoy this little 🧵 of echidnas going about echidna business

This demonstrates much that's wrong with Labor politics [and media reporting it]: Unquestioning loyalty is framed as "discipline". Alternative views are "complaints". This has delivered us: - the stupidity of #AUKUS - complicity in a genocide, and - 'reform' that's put donors before people. #auspol

Why do we fear as a society the 1 in 27 million (the odds of a woman being killed by a shark 🦈) but ignore the 1 in 3 (the odds of a woman 🧒being physically or sexually abused by a man 👨)?

A big stretch followed by a long wriggle.

Marles is a pathetic Trump and Hegseth fan. If he can't see the writing on the wall regarding AUKUS, God help Australia if the USA orders Australia to participate in any further wars the US may start.

Friends — It's time to defund Elon Musk. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-musk

Antisemitism

Israeli soldier names what Australian PM @albomp.bsky.social, FM @senatorwong.bsky.social & DM Richard Marles refuse to #EndImpunity #EndGenocide #EndOccupation #EndApartheid

No longer any need for the Israel lobby to monster the ABC with an email blitz, or calls to the Chair, or threats from Jillian Segal. Under Marks/Robinson management, seems that official Israeli lies will get the prominence the lobby requires. #NAZA #auspol www.lamestream.com.au/abc-edits-na...

John Menadue: Labor’s primary vote is weakening while Green preferences remain crucial in close contests. Albanese’s hostility to the Greens may become increasingly difficult to sustain. He may rue the day. @gekko.bsky.social pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/10...

#Scape #FlowerScape #SkyScape Sorry, more pics of Cosmos Candy Stripe grown from seed on the balcony!! Have a fab rest of your day!! 🩵🌿🤍🌿🌸🌿🤍🌿🩵 #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #summer #EastCoastKin #pink #purple #FlowerReport #ECK #Manchester #MyBalcony #Bluesky

Vic Greens launched their campaign last night to a packed crowd. Fiery speeches from Hannah Thomas and the new federal leadership of Steph Hodgins-May and David Shoebridge went over well. The message has sharpened: "We're not here to make Labor better, we're here to replace them

Bowen appears to be mulling his life choices But Albo looks like he's still preoccupied with post-politics fossil fuel career opportunities & resentment at being made to consider a Pacific island teenager's existential concerns

This is the best news I've seen in awhile. Don't want to sound too optimistic, but I think the tide might be turning in Australia, and maybe globally. If you're into astrology at all: Pluto in Aquarius is: 'Power to the people'!! ✊

I've created new merch for #savewesternport #merch #warnmarrin #ramsar #biosphere www.savewesternport.org/shop/ Its flying out the door. My grandson models the one he liked best, which we then gave him as a gift.

Guava flower #inmygarden #bloomscrolling #spring

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