Jim Pembroke
@jimpembroke.bsky.social
Don’t look directly at the sun.
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We will defeat them with humour, with song, with drumming, with chanting, with art, with rapping and with dance. We will defeat them with crochet if we have to.
WE WILL WIN
WE WILL WIN
February 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
We will defeat them with humour, with song, with drumming, with chanting, with art, with rapping and with dance. We will defeat them with crochet if we have to.
WE WILL WIN
WE WILL WIN
Post Bondi...
Labor must be able to protect Jews while simultaneously criticising Israel when necessary.
Hard to steelman this.
A real failure.
#auspol
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/916504...
Labor must be able to protect Jews while simultaneously criticising Israel when necessary.
Hard to steelman this.
A real failure.
#auspol
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/916504...
Australia declines to join statement criticising Israel
The Albanese government has declined to sign up to an international statement expressing concern about Israel demolishing an...
www.canberratimes.com.au
February 1, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Post Bondi...
Labor must be able to protect Jews while simultaneously criticising Israel when necessary.
Hard to steelman this.
A real failure.
#auspol
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/916504...
Labor must be able to protect Jews while simultaneously criticising Israel when necessary.
Hard to steelman this.
A real failure.
#auspol
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/916504...
Just horrific.
Read down, to the description of recycling factories in Maylasia.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Read down, to the description of recycling factories in Maylasia.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
35 GPS devices were planted in e-waste in Australia. Where are they now?
A not-for-profit environmental group put GPS devices in 35 e-waste items and dropped them off at recycling locations in four Australian capital cities. Here's what they found.
www.abc.net.au
January 30, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Just horrific.
Read down, to the description of recycling factories in Maylasia.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Read down, to the description of recycling factories in Maylasia.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
What a great story.
Sport really is a cultural bridge.
Familiy members could see Bradman's baggy green when they were "16 years old for five minutes.”
#auspol
Sport really is a cultural bridge.
Familiy members could see Bradman's baggy green when they were "16 years old for five minutes.”
#auspol
Cricket’s ‘holy grail’ for $460,000: Don Bradman baggy green sells at auction
Cricket’s ‘holy grail’ for $460,000: Don Bradman baggy green sells at auction
The cap, which Bradman wore in his final home Test series, had been ‘hidden for 75 years’
A baggy green cap worn by the Australian cricket great Sir Donald Bradman has sold for $460,000 to an anonymous buyer at a Gold Coast auction.
Bradman wore the cap during the 1947-48 series against India – his final home Test series before retiring in 1948 with a career batting average of 99.94, earning him the reputation as cricket’s greatest batter. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 AM
What a great story.
Sport really is a cultural bridge.
Familiy members could see Bradman's baggy green when they were "16 years old for five minutes.”
#auspol
Sport really is a cultural bridge.
Familiy members could see Bradman's baggy green when they were "16 years old for five minutes.”
#auspol
Australia Day has become a protest magnet.
A coalition of intensity, not much cohesion.
Pick your grievance, it's probably there.
#auspol
A coalition of intensity, not much cohesion.
Pick your grievance, it's probably there.
#auspol
A 31-year-old was arrested by police, who accused the man of hate speech at an open mic session at the anti-immigration rally.
Neo-Nazis ejected from March for Australia rally in Sydney
A 31-year-old was arrested by police, who accused the man of hate speech at an open mic session at the anti-immigration rally.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Australia Day has become a protest magnet.
A coalition of intensity, not much cohesion.
Pick your grievance, it's probably there.
#auspol
A coalition of intensity, not much cohesion.
Pick your grievance, it's probably there.
#auspol
An very Trumpian observation...
The Liberal and National Parties justify lurching to the right,
By claiming centre positions are now radical left extremism.
#auspol
The Liberal and National Parties justify lurching to the right,
By claiming centre positions are now radical left extremism.
#auspol
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 AM
An very Trumpian observation...
The Liberal and National Parties justify lurching to the right,
By claiming centre positions are now radical left extremism.
#auspol
The Liberal and National Parties justify lurching to the right,
By claiming centre positions are now radical left extremism.
#auspol
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Reposted by Jim Pembroke
It doesn’t take a lot of words to explain why the Coalition is imploding. Just one. Queensland.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Coalition shambles can trace its genesis to precisely one spot
To understand what’s happening, you have to understand the Queenslanders. For that, you don’t need common sense, or rationality
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
It doesn’t take a lot of words to explain why the Coalition is imploding. Just one. Queensland.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Antony Green: “The point I want to make here is about the electoral earthquake that will be produced at the next Federal election if One Nation approach 20% of the vote.
But it would do much more damage to the Coalition, especially the National Party...”
antonygreen.com.au/the-coalitio...
But it would do much more damage to the Coalition, especially the National Party...”
antonygreen.com.au/the-coalitio...
The Coalition Split and the Re-emergence of One Nation
Despite denials, I find it hard to believe that this week’s split in the Coalition doesn’t stem from the reported surge in support for One Nation. Perhaps this week is not all about One…
antonygreen.com.au
January 23, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Antony Green: “The point I want to make here is about the electoral earthquake that will be produced at the next Federal election if One Nation approach 20% of the vote.
But it would do much more damage to the Coalition, especially the National Party...”
antonygreen.com.au/the-coalitio...
But it would do much more damage to the Coalition, especially the National Party...”
antonygreen.com.au/the-coalitio...
For those fixated on duopoly.
Will have to transition to triopoly after Coalition breakup.
And with One Nation on the rise,
Expect tetrapoly to roll off people's tongues.
#auspol
Will have to transition to triopoly after Coalition breakup.
And with One Nation on the rise,
Expect tetrapoly to roll off people's tongues.
#auspol
January 22, 2026 at 8:03 AM
For those fixated on duopoly.
Will have to transition to triopoly after Coalition breakup.
And with One Nation on the rise,
Expect tetrapoly to roll off people's tongues.
#auspol
Will have to transition to triopoly after Coalition breakup.
And with One Nation on the rise,
Expect tetrapoly to roll off people's tongues.
#auspol
There really is nothing left to say.
Time to move on from this rabble.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Time to move on from this rabble.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
The optics are diabolical for Liberals and Nationals, as chaos reigns
Littleproud and his team have now basically broken one of the most fundamental political rules of the Coalition — the Nationals are now effectively dictating to the Liberals who their leader should be...
www.abc.net.au
January 22, 2026 at 7:27 AM
There really is nothing left to say.
Time to move on from this rabble.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Time to move on from this rabble.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
"Coalition has become untenable," says Nats David Littleproud.
Can no longer continue.
No Nat will serve in a shadow ministry led by Sussan Ley.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Can no longer continue.
No Nat will serve in a shadow ministry led by Sussan Ley.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Coalition splits for second time since election after Nationals walk out
David Littleproud says the Nationals have been put in an "untenable" position and are not willing to serve in a shadow ministry led by Sussan Ley.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 11:31 PM
"Coalition has become untenable," says Nats David Littleproud.
Can no longer continue.
No Nat will serve in a shadow ministry led by Sussan Ley.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Can no longer continue.
No Nat will serve in a shadow ministry led by Sussan Ley.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Victoria's east is set to become home to a $10 billion data centre that will support the technology necessary for artificial intelligence systems.
Victoria's coal country set to become home of $10 billion data centre
Victoria's east is set to become home to a $10 billion data centre that will support the technology necessary for artificial intelligence systems.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Australia's response to Trump's 'board of peace' effectively been..." Thankyou for that crayon drawing. We'll stick it on the fridge."
#auspol
#auspol
‘Serious mistake’: there’s no benefit for Australia in joining Donald Trump’s ‘board of peace’ – only risk
‘Serious mistake’: there’s no benefit for Australia in joining Donald Trump’s ‘board of peace’ – only risk
To tie ourselves to the worst excesses of the Trump regime would be an act of national sabotage
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Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orbán, Donald Trump. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Australia's response to Trump's 'board of peace' effectively been..." Thankyou for that crayon drawing. We'll stick it on the fridge."
#auspol
#auspol
"Australia had wrangled inflation without having to raise rates as high as those of other central banks, and with fewer job losses."
Labor govt and Chalmers in particular doesn't get enough credit.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Labor govt and Chalmers in particular doesn't get enough credit.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Australia earns global praise for 'soft landing' but still dependent on China
A new report from the OECD says Australia's economy is returning to normal but remains vulnerable and lacks dynamism.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"Australia had wrangled inflation without having to raise rates as high as those of other central banks, and with fewer job losses."
Labor govt and Chalmers in particular doesn't get enough credit.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Labor govt and Chalmers in particular doesn't get enough credit.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Trumps next move will be to force countries to buy U.S debt.
Then he'll create his own credit agency to rate that debt A+A+A+A+A+
Then he'll create his own credit agency to rate that debt A+A+A+A+A+
For decades, global investors have bought US government debt as a safe haven when things turn pear-shaped. But investor attitudes are changing, and America's financial domination is at stake.
Debt is America's Achilles heel in a fracturing world order
For decades, global investors have bought US government debt as a safe haven when things turn pear-shaped. But investor attitudes are changing, and America's financial domination is at stake.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Trumps next move will be to force countries to buy U.S debt.
Then he'll create his own credit agency to rate that debt A+A+A+A+A+
Then he'll create his own credit agency to rate that debt A+A+A+A+A+
Hate speech debate was a lost opportunity.
The chance to have a law that protects anyone targeted by hatred — no hierarchy, no carve-outs, no favourites.
We got a culture war instead.
#auspol
The chance to have a law that protects anyone targeted by hatred — no hierarchy, no carve-outs, no favourites.
We got a culture war instead.
#auspol
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes (written ahead of the party room meeting yesterday where the eight remaining Nationals quit the coalition cabinet. Ley is not yet accepting their resignations)
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Why the public are the real losers from the hate legislation fracas
These are the biggest losers, and winners, in the political brinkmanship Anthony Albanese and Labor lured Sussan Ley and the Liberals into.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 21, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Hate speech debate was a lost opportunity.
The chance to have a law that protects anyone targeted by hatred — no hierarchy, no carve-outs, no favourites.
We got a culture war instead.
#auspol
The chance to have a law that protects anyone targeted by hatred — no hierarchy, no carve-outs, no favourites.
We got a culture war instead.
#auspol
Liberal Party's first female leader didn't stand a chance.
Like trying to herd cats.
#auspol
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Like trying to herd cats.
#auspol
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Eight remaining National Party MPs quit Coalition frontbench after policy split
Eight Nationals frontbenchers have quit the shadow cabinet in protest after the resignation of three of their colleagues.
www.sbs.com.au
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Liberal Party's first female leader didn't stand a chance.
Like trying to herd cats.
#auspol
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Like trying to herd cats.
#auspol
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Cute piece.
Suggesting Trump could go all "madman" at Australia over new gun laws and speech reforms.
He. does. not. give. a. rats !
#auspol
Suggesting Trump could go all "madman" at Australia over new gun laws and speech reforms.
He. does. not. give. a. rats !
#auspol
One year into Trump's second term, something has become clear: even those who leave the Oval Office with a deal, beware. It might not be worth the paper it's written on.
Donald Trump, the madman theory, and why even Australia is not safe
One year into Trump's second term, something has become clear: even those who leave the Oval Office with a deal, beware. It might not be worth the paper it's written on.
www.abc.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Cute piece.
Suggesting Trump could go all "madman" at Australia over new gun laws and speech reforms.
He. does. not. give. a. rats !
#auspol
Suggesting Trump could go all "madman" at Australia over new gun laws and speech reforms.
He. does. not. give. a. rats !
#auspol
Coalition Incoherence.
We must stop hate speech,
But not if it means stopping hate speech.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
We must stop hate speech,
But not if it means stopping hate speech.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Future for three Nationals in doubt after defying shadow cabinet on hate speech
The future of three senior Nationals who voted against the Coalition's official position on hate speech reforms is in doubt, as both camps mull whether the trio must resign for breaching cabinet solid...
www.abc.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Coalition Incoherence.
We must stop hate speech,
But not if it means stopping hate speech.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
We must stop hate speech,
But not if it means stopping hate speech.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Trump, the petulant, infant king.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Dissecting Donald Trump's Greenland message, line by line
A leaked message from the US president to Norway's prime minister has fanned the flames of a geopolitical dumpster fire engulfing Greenland. We've analysed Donald Trump's claims to see if they stack u...
www.abc.net.au
January 19, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Trump, the petulant, infant king.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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It is a world first — and years in the making — and when the massive electric ferry moved out into open water in Hobart for testing, there was a "big sigh of relief".
'Relief' as world's biggest electric ferry starts sea trials
It is a world first — and years in the making — and when the massive electric ferry moved out into open water in Hobart for testing, there was a "big sigh of relief".
www.abc.net.au
January 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM
It is a world first — and years in the making — and when the massive electric ferry moved out into open water in Hobart for testing, there was a "big sigh of relief".