Dave S - Visible Federal ICAC Now!
@davess.bsky.social
Engineer & News Junkie.
Climate Action Now!
Against labour casualisation & privatisation of monopolies.
Integrity
Tesla model 3 owner powered by solar - before Elmo went mad
Climate Action Now!
Against labour casualisation & privatisation of monopolies.
Integrity
Tesla model 3 owner powered by solar - before Elmo went mad
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No more protesting thanks, that's it wrap it up it's not cohesive. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It appears you no longer have the right to protest | First Dog on the Moon
Police charged at people who could not flee due to being kettled. As always police say that is not what happened
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 AM
No more protesting thanks, that's it wrap it up it's not cohesive. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Wednesday's cartoon in The Mercury Newspaper: Jon Kudelka helped me get my first cartooning job at The Mercury. He also showed me how to be quick-witted and fearless. I was in a constant state of joke-envy over his cartoons. I'm gonna miss that feeling, but more than that, I'm gonna miss my friend.
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Wednesday's cartoon in The Mercury Newspaper: Jon Kudelka helped me get my first cartooning job at The Mercury. He also showed me how to be quick-witted and fearless. I was in a constant state of joke-envy over his cartoons. I'm gonna miss that feeling, but more than that, I'm gonna miss my friend.
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Cohesion.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Cohesion.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Vale to one of Australia's greatest cartoonists and artists - Jon Kudelka
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Vale to one of Australia's greatest cartoonists and artists - Jon Kudelka
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I have many, many favourite Kudelka cartoons but this, from 2011, is possibly one of the best Aus pol cartoons ever drawn.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I have many, many favourite Kudelka cartoons but this, from 2011, is possibly one of the best Aus pol cartoons ever drawn.
Vale Jon Kudelka. What a loss to the world
This work of genius he did years ago still hits as hard and is as relevant today.
This work of genius he did years ago still hits as hard and is as relevant today.
February 9, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Vale Jon Kudelka. What a loss to the world
This work of genius he did years ago still hits as hard and is as relevant today.
This work of genius he did years ago still hits as hard and is as relevant today.
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This cartoon of his lives rent free in my brain.
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
This cartoon of his lives rent free in my brain.
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The world is so much poorer for not having Jon Kudelka in it
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
The world is so much poorer for not having Jon Kudelka in it
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Vale, Jon Kudelka.
And as always, Fuck Cancer.
And as always, Fuck Cancer.
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Vale, Jon Kudelka.
And as always, Fuck Cancer.
And as always, Fuck Cancer.
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Cory Bernardi, new One Nation pick, went to America to train in climate denial with #AtlasNetwork’s Heartland Institute. This One Nation, like Farage’s Reform, is a tool of reactionary billionaires determined that no fact will stand between them & profit. #Auspol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How Cory Bernardi was inspired to push climate denial from US conservative groups
Climate science denial group the Heartland Institute helped inspire Cory Bernardi and Malcolm Roberts to push back against policies to cut emissions
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Cory Bernardi, new One Nation pick, went to America to train in climate denial with #AtlasNetwork’s Heartland Institute. This One Nation, like Farage’s Reform, is a tool of reactionary billionaires determined that no fact will stand between them & profit. #Auspol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Australia does not suffer from a lack of empathy. It suffers from selective empathy. .. nowhere is that clearer than in the way our political and media class decide who is allowed to mourn"
Andrew Brown on #Bondi #indigenous
#auspol #antisemitism
michaelwest.com.au/mourning-bon...
Andrew Brown on #Bondi #indigenous
#auspol #antisemitism
michaelwest.com.au/mourning-bon...
Mourning Bondi. Australia's hierarchy of grief - Michael West
Australia suffers from selective empathy. And nowhere is that clearer than in the way our political and media class decide who can mourn.
michaelwest.com.au
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 AM
"Australia does not suffer from a lack of empathy. It suffers from selective empathy. .. nowhere is that clearer than in the way our political and media class decide who is allowed to mourn"
Andrew Brown on #Bondi #indigenous
#auspol #antisemitism
michaelwest.com.au/mourning-bon...
Andrew Brown on #Bondi #indigenous
#auspol #antisemitism
michaelwest.com.au/mourning-bon...
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Solid.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Solid.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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We are shattered and grieving the loss of our brother Rob. For now there are no words but there will always be songs. Love Always from Jim, Martin & Pete.
January 20, 2026 at 8:48 AM
We are shattered and grieving the loss of our brother Rob. For now there are no words but there will always be songs. Love Always from Jim, Martin & Pete.
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Australia is one of the worlds richest countries. we can afford $360 billions for nuclear submarines and $14 billion per year for fossil fuel subsidies. We can give away more than half the gas we export for free.…
But our privatised health system can’t even keep maggots & mould from our hospitals
But our privatised health system can’t even keep maggots & mould from our hospitals
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Australia is one of the worlds richest countries. we can afford $360 billions for nuclear submarines and $14 billion per year for fossil fuel subsidies. We can give away more than half the gas we export for free.…
But our privatised health system can’t even keep maggots & mould from our hospitals
But our privatised health system can’t even keep maggots & mould from our hospitals
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I wrote this some time ago - with all of us knowing this day would come, and Rob, of course, fighting like the bloody-minded bastard he was to the very end. He irrevocably changed my life - and how our country saw itself. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Rob Hirst was a force of nature, a born showman who led Midnight Oil from the back
Phenomenal drummer and percussionist was an equally accomplished songwriter who embodied the band’s bloody-minded spirit
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I wrote this some time ago - with all of us knowing this day would come, and Rob, of course, fighting like the bloody-minded bastard he was to the very end. He irrevocably changed my life - and how our country saw itself. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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So sad to hear of the passing of the great Rob Hirst, drummer extraordinaire & heartbeat of the mighty Midnight Oil. He was a beast behind the kit. The Oils will always be my favourite Australian band, & getting to meet Rob 10 years ago was a memory I will always treasure. RIP Rob, you're a legend.
January 20, 2026 at 7:03 AM
So sad to hear of the passing of the great Rob Hirst, drummer extraordinaire & heartbeat of the mighty Midnight Oil. He was a beast behind the kit. The Oils will always be my favourite Australian band, & getting to meet Rob 10 years ago was a memory I will always treasure. RIP Rob, you're a legend.
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For those not fortunate enough to have seen Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst at their peak, this famous gig on Sydney's Goat Island was as good as it got. What a beast! RIP Rob.
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil
YouTube video by Skitizen
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 AM
For those not fortunate enough to have seen Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst at their peak, this famous gig on Sydney's Goat Island was as good as it got. What a beast! RIP Rob.
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
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Vale Rob Hirst - drummer in Midnight Oil. A champion for social justice and credited for many of their songs.
This from his prime #auspol
youtu.be/6RaMvEk55kQ?...
This from his prime #auspol
youtu.be/6RaMvEk55kQ?...
Midnight Oil - Best Of Both Worlds (triple j Live At The Wireless - Goat Island 1985)
YouTube video by ABC Music
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Vale Rob Hirst - drummer in Midnight Oil. A champion for social justice and credited for many of their songs.
This from his prime #auspol
youtu.be/6RaMvEk55kQ?...
This from his prime #auspol
youtu.be/6RaMvEk55kQ?...
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📢 Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst has died aged 70. He co-wrote many of the band's biggest hits and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023.
Rob Hirst's iconic drum solo in Midnight Oil's Power and the Passion
www.smh.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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greenland..
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 AM
greenland..
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Adelaide and the crisis of free speech iandunt.substack.com/p/adelaide-a...
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Adelaide and the crisis of free speech iandunt.substack.com/p/adelaide-a...
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Unbelievable. I told the Sky News guy to fuck off with his questions and now *that* is the story.
This hungry beast is insatiable.
How’s that Royal Commission into Murdoch media going?
This hungry beast is insatiable.
How’s that Royal Commission into Murdoch media going?
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Unbelievable. I told the Sky News guy to fuck off with his questions and now *that* is the story.
This hungry beast is insatiable.
How’s that Royal Commission into Murdoch media going?
This hungry beast is insatiable.
How’s that Royal Commission into Murdoch media going?
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Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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2025 goes down as the ~3rd-warmest year on record (based on ERA5).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
2025 goes down as the ~3rd-warmest year on record (based on ERA5).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).