Kathy Bowlen
@kathybowlen.bsky.social
Former ABC journalist & presenter. Retweets do not imply support.
Aus could have the same legal protections.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
EU hits Musk's X with $210 million fine for breaching bloc's social media law
European Union regulators say the breaches of the bloc's digital regulations could leave users exposed to scams and manipulation.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Aus could have the same legal protections.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Peace deal? Not really
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Hezbollah refuses to disarm while Israel continues bombing Lebanon
Lebanon's government says it is trying to disarm militant group Hezbollah, but there are fears of sparking an internal conflict.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Peace deal? Not really
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Breaking News: The New York Times sued the Pentagon, arguing that new reporting restrictions infringed on the rights of its journalists.
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
The company said in a lawsuit that the Defense Department’s new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Breaking News: The New York Times sued the Pentagon, arguing that new reporting restrictions infringed on the rights of its journalists.
I use AirBnB, but it is curiously absent from ur public discussion on housing. Meanwhile we ruin our suburbs building towers of empty apartments that first home buyers cannot afford!
140,000 homes are currently being left vacant in Australia. 32,000 homes in Melbourne alone!
Air BnB has 160,000 homes on its books.
There are thousands of developers land banking properties in our cities.
We could legislate the end of a housing crisis very quickly.
Air BnB has 160,000 homes on its books.
There are thousands of developers land banking properties in our cities.
We could legislate the end of a housing crisis very quickly.
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I use AirBnB, but it is curiously absent from ur public discussion on housing. Meanwhile we ruin our suburbs building towers of empty apartments that first home buyers cannot afford!
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Reform gets largest ever political donation by an individual in UK history from a crypto baron living in Thailand
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Reform gets largest ever political donation by an individual in UK history from a crypto baron living in Thailand
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
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Sports funding is one of the most malignant cancers in Australian public life — as Tasmanians are about to discover, writes Bernard Keane.
Taxpayers treated like mugs for a Big Sport stadium stitch-up — while Tasmanians don't matter at all
www.crikey.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Sports funding is one of the most malignant cancers in Australian public life — as Tasmanians are about to discover, writes Bernard Keane.
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Ukraine is increasingly using interceptors to destroy Russian drones, and its best pilots are often young videogame aces.
Drones Fight Other Drones in the Battle for Ukraine’s Skies
Ukraine is increasingly using interceptors to destroy Russian drones, and its best pilots are often young videogame aces.
on.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Ukraine is increasingly using interceptors to destroy Russian drones, and its best pilots are often young videogame aces.
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So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
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Oh for a world where charities are unnecessary, they no longer have tax-deductible status, and Elon Musk is targeted by a single, very precise lightning bolt.
“Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Mr. Musk himself.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Oh for a world where charities are unnecessary, they no longer have tax-deductible status, and Elon Musk is targeted by a single, very precise lightning bolt.
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It's a shame we couldn't find a way to allow kids to remain on Social Media whilst putting in place systems to protect them like I don't know say a report system where Sites suspend or ban people for bullying, using offensive language etc. Whe kids had access to block and mute functions. Oh well
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It's a shame we couldn't find a way to allow kids to remain on Social Media whilst putting in place systems to protect them like I don't know say a report system where Sites suspend or ban people for bullying, using offensive language etc. Whe kids had access to block and mute functions. Oh well
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World Cup 2026: US gives no assurances immigration agents won’t raid stadiums - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/world-cup-2026-us-gives-no-assurances-immigration-officers-wont-raid-stadiums
World Cup 2026: US gives no assurances immigration agents won’t raid stadiums
The head of the task force overseeing the event said Trump's America is open to international visitors as long as 'you don't do anything illegal'
www.middleeasteye.net
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
World Cup 2026: US gives no assurances immigration agents won’t raid stadiums - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/world-cup-2026-us-gives-no-assurances-immigration-officers-wont-raid-stadiums
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This man ripped off teachers, nurses, small business owners - people from all walks of life and professions. Some lost their life savings. Not only did Trump let him out of prison, he also doesn’t have to pay back the victims.
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This man ripped off teachers, nurses, small business owners - people from all walks of life and professions. Some lost their life savings. Not only did Trump let him out of prison, he also doesn’t have to pay back the victims.
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Ended or declared victory???
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Ended or declared victory???
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"How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?" asks Richard Denniss.
"That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’".
Read Richard’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
"That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’".
Read Richard’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?" asks Richard Denniss.
"That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’".
Read Richard’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
"That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’".
Read Richard’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
#AusSuper - why are you supporting Putin’s war on Ukraine by investing in Russian oil processed in India? #unethical
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Australia’s biggest super funds accused of profiting from Russian ‘blood oil’
As the war in Ukraine approaches its fifth year, smashing the Russian oil sector’s business model has emerged as a major priority for Western governments.
www.theage.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#AusSuper - why are you supporting Putin’s war on Ukraine by investing in Russian oil processed in India? #unethical
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Why is my super helping to support Putin? Why is it invented in companies linked to buying Russian oil processed in India? #AusSuper #Ukraine www.theage.com.au/world/europe...
Australians have paid $2 billion to help fund Putin’s bloody war. Here’s what that can buy
Two apartment blocks in Ukraine were hit by missiles on Wednesday. Australians are funding the military that fired them.
www.theage.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Why is my super helping to support Putin? Why is it invented in companies linked to buying Russian oil processed in India? #AusSuper #Ukraine www.theage.com.au/world/europe...
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Buried at the bottom of this story re China: “The tailored version of Apple Intelligence will use in-house models, along with a filter developed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. That layer would adjust the content at the behest of the Chinese government.”
Apple swapping Siri's backend for Gemini for a mere 5% discount on Google's $20B per year search deal?
That's the deal of the decade, maybe the century. While the industry burns tens of billions on frontier models, Apple just got Gemini for free.
That's the deal of the decade, maybe the century. While the industry burns tens of billions on frontier models, Apple just got Gemini for free.
Apple Nears $1 Billion-a Year Deal to Use Google AI for Siri
Apple Inc. is planning to pay about $1 billion a year for an ultrapowerful 1.2 trillion parameter artificial intelligence model developed by Alphabet Inc.’s Google that would help run its long-promise...
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Buried at the bottom of this story re China: “The tailored version of Apple Intelligence will use in-house models, along with a filter developed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. That layer would adjust the content at the behest of the Chinese government.”
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In exactly 89 years from today (Chinese) Landbridge Group’s 99 year lease over the Port of Darwin will end. During the election campaign @albomp.bsky.social said “Australia needs to own the Port of Darwin”. Hopefully my #FOI request, due soon, will shed light on what Govt is doing. #auspol
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In exactly 89 years from today (Chinese) Landbridge Group’s 99 year lease over the Port of Darwin will end. During the election campaign @albomp.bsky.social said “Australia needs to own the Port of Darwin”. Hopefully my #FOI request, due soon, will shed light on what Govt is doing. #auspol
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Trump demanded Texas and other red states redraw their congressional districts to rig the midterms in Republicans' favor.
California fought back by redrawing its map to balance out this power grab. Now, Trump’s DOJ is suing California.
The hypocrisy is endless.
California fought back by redrawing its map to balance out this power grab. Now, Trump’s DOJ is suing California.
The hypocrisy is endless.
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump demanded Texas and other red states redraw their congressional districts to rig the midterms in Republicans' favor.
California fought back by redrawing its map to balance out this power grab. Now, Trump’s DOJ is suing California.
The hypocrisy is endless.
California fought back by redrawing its map to balance out this power grab. Now, Trump’s DOJ is suing California.
The hypocrisy is endless.
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What? Why?
Nauru's president has made a secretive visit to Parliament House in Canberra amid allegations that bikie gangs won a lucrative contract to provide security for former immigration detainees.
Nauruan president makes secretive parliament visit amid bikie contract claims
Nauru's president has made a secretive visit to Parliament House in Canberra amid allegations that bikie gangs won a lucrative contract to provide security for former immigration detainees.
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
What? Why?
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Paul Keating speaking in parliament on the condolence motion on John Kerr. (completely ad-libbed)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hx8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hx8...
Paul Keating on the Sir John Kerr condolence motion
YouTube video by AusQuestionTime
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Paul Keating speaking in parliament on the condolence motion on John Kerr. (completely ad-libbed)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hx8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hx8...
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Great work from White Rose Society.
Astounding that NSW police approved this Nazi event.
Perhaps they were distracted by the NSW Premier's apparent obsession with silencing criticism of Israel.
So they missed the significance of an actual antisemitic rally. #nswpol
web.archive.org/web/20251108...
Astounding that NSW police approved this Nazi event.
Perhaps they were distracted by the NSW Premier's apparent obsession with silencing criticism of Israel.
So they missed the significance of an actual antisemitic rally. #nswpol
web.archive.org/web/20251108...
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Great work from White Rose Society.
Astounding that NSW police approved this Nazi event.
Perhaps they were distracted by the NSW Premier's apparent obsession with silencing criticism of Israel.
So they missed the significance of an actual antisemitic rally. #nswpol
web.archive.org/web/20251108...
Astounding that NSW police approved this Nazi event.
Perhaps they were distracted by the NSW Premier's apparent obsession with silencing criticism of Israel.
So they missed the significance of an actual antisemitic rally. #nswpol
web.archive.org/web/20251108...
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Apart from leaking to the SMH and the Age like a rusty colander, this would have to be the most tiresome little man in the Australian public service
Hyperbolic, publicity mad, sinophobic, constantly beating his own drum when absolutely nobody has asked - don't ever get between him and a headline
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Hyperbolic, publicity mad, sinophobic, constantly beating his own drum when absolutely nobody has asked - don't ever get between him and a headline
.
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Apart from leaking to the SMH and the Age like a rusty colander, this would have to be the most tiresome little man in the Australian public service
Hyperbolic, publicity mad, sinophobic, constantly beating his own drum when absolutely nobody has asked - don't ever get between him and a headline
.
Hyperbolic, publicity mad, sinophobic, constantly beating his own drum when absolutely nobody has asked - don't ever get between him and a headline
.