Lindsay Parry
@lins-oz.bsky.social
Retired Systems Analyst. Genealogy hobbyist. Facts and politeness please. A pronounced lean to port re politics. Kaurna Land 🏳️🌈
Some headlines in today's The Saturday Paper
October 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Some headlines in today's The Saturday Paper
“The first thing you need to do is be trusted yourself, and yet Brereton continually seems to be unable to understand that.”
October 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“The first thing you need to do is be trusted yourself, and yet Brereton continually seems to be unable to understand that.”
"Robo-debt was a spivvy, slick, slogan-driven lazy shortcut. It was illegal; it ignored due process; and it didn’t save money. Its costs are still growing. It spat on Australians.
The new welfare cop beat up everyone it saw, rorted the payroll, cost billions in compo and left its own unpaid debt."
The new welfare cop beat up everyone it saw, rorted the payroll, cost billions in compo and left its own unpaid debt."
September 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"Robo-debt was a spivvy, slick, slogan-driven lazy shortcut. It was illegal; it ignored due process; and it didn’t save money. Its costs are still growing. It spat on Australians.
The new welfare cop beat up everyone it saw, rorted the payroll, cost billions in compo and left its own unpaid debt."
The new welfare cop beat up everyone it saw, rorted the payroll, cost billions in compo and left its own unpaid debt."
Hmmm. Be careful what you wish for.
From SMH:
From SMH:
September 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Hmmm. Be careful what you wish for.
From SMH:
From SMH:
Rick Morton is living in Paris - as if you all didn't know that.
"And then Julia Zemiro came to visit and my wonderful friend Meg Clement and I took her out for dinner and drinks. Could it get any better? "
Nervous Laughter <rick-morton@ghost.io>
"And then Julia Zemiro came to visit and my wonderful friend Meg Clement and I took her out for dinner and drinks. Could it get any better? "
Nervous Laughter <rick-morton@ghost.io>
September 15, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Rick Morton is living in Paris - as if you all didn't know that.
"And then Julia Zemiro came to visit and my wonderful friend Meg Clement and I took her out for dinner and drinks. Could it get any better? "
Nervous Laughter <rick-morton@ghost.io>
"And then Julia Zemiro came to visit and my wonderful friend Meg Clement and I took her out for dinner and drinks. Could it get any better? "
Nervous Laughter <rick-morton@ghost.io>
The devastating human story behind one of the Australia’s greatest political scandals premieres on 24 September on SBS and SBS on Demand.
"SBS has never been afraid of bold storytelling and The People vs Robodebt is a shocking tale that goes to the very heart of inequality and social cohesion....."
"SBS has never been afraid of bold storytelling and The People vs Robodebt is a shocking tale that goes to the very heart of inequality and social cohesion....."
September 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The devastating human story behind one of the Australia’s greatest political scandals premieres on 24 September on SBS and SBS on Demand.
"SBS has never been afraid of bold storytelling and The People vs Robodebt is a shocking tale that goes to the very heart of inequality and social cohesion....."
"SBS has never been afraid of bold storytelling and The People vs Robodebt is a shocking tale that goes to the very heart of inequality and social cohesion....."
SMH today:
it was “highly implausible that this was not co-ordinated at the highest levels of the party and the Brethren”.
"Dutton did not respond to a request for comment. Both Dutton’s office during the campaign and the Brethren denied high-level co-ordination of the campaign effort."
B.S.!
it was “highly implausible that this was not co-ordinated at the highest levels of the party and the Brethren”.
"Dutton did not respond to a request for comment. Both Dutton’s office during the campaign and the Brethren denied high-level co-ordination of the campaign effort."
B.S.!
September 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
SMH today:
it was “highly implausible that this was not co-ordinated at the highest levels of the party and the Brethren”.
"Dutton did not respond to a request for comment. Both Dutton’s office during the campaign and the Brethren denied high-level co-ordination of the campaign effort."
B.S.!
it was “highly implausible that this was not co-ordinated at the highest levels of the party and the Brethren”.
"Dutton did not respond to a request for comment. Both Dutton’s office during the campaign and the Brethren denied high-level co-ordination of the campaign effort."
B.S.!
1855 - Abraham Lincoln - he would "prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty - to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy".
September 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
1855 - Abraham Lincoln - he would "prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty - to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy".
Ask ChatGPT about anti-vax, sovereign citizens, conspiracy theories, and this is a summation:
August 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Ask ChatGPT about anti-vax, sovereign citizens, conspiracy theories, and this is a summation:
Aldi smoked salmon - PACKED in Poland - sourced from 'aquaculture Norway'.
Norway salmon - "faces ongoing challenges with environmental sustainability, salmon welfare, and disease"
And the Aldi Fresh Tasmanian Salmon Fillets ?
Duh. Tasmanian !!
"Wild caught salmon" in a supermarket? No such thing.
Norway salmon - "faces ongoing challenges with environmental sustainability, salmon welfare, and disease"
And the Aldi Fresh Tasmanian Salmon Fillets ?
Duh. Tasmanian !!
"Wild caught salmon" in a supermarket? No such thing.
August 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Aldi smoked salmon - PACKED in Poland - sourced from 'aquaculture Norway'.
Norway salmon - "faces ongoing challenges with environmental sustainability, salmon welfare, and disease"
And the Aldi Fresh Tasmanian Salmon Fillets ?
Duh. Tasmanian !!
"Wild caught salmon" in a supermarket? No such thing.
Norway salmon - "faces ongoing challenges with environmental sustainability, salmon welfare, and disease"
And the Aldi Fresh Tasmanian Salmon Fillets ?
Duh. Tasmanian !!
"Wild caught salmon" in a supermarket? No such thing.
"A few days ago, Ley implored delegates at the Queensland Liberal National Party’s annual convention to take up her message of modernisation and getting back in touch with the wider society. They responded by voting overwhelmingly to ditch the party’s target of net zero by 2050."
Shaun Carney SMH
Shaun Carney SMH
August 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"A few days ago, Ley implored delegates at the Queensland Liberal National Party’s annual convention to take up her message of modernisation and getting back in touch with the wider society. They responded by voting overwhelmingly to ditch the party’s target of net zero by 2050."
Shaun Carney SMH
Shaun Carney SMH
Pro-Palestine protesters are seen during the Palestine Action Group's March for Humanity in Sydney
(Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)
(Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)
August 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Pro-Palestine protesters are seen during the Palestine Action Group's March for Humanity in Sydney
(Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)
(Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)
Numbulwar dancers perform a traditional dance during the 25th annual Garma Festival in Gulkula, NT.
(James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
(James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
August 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Numbulwar dancers perform a traditional dance during the 25th annual Garma Festival in Gulkula, NT.
(James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
(James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
Thanks to Matt Doran:
Two leading Israeli human rights groups accuse their country of committing genocide in Gaza
By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran
Two leading Israeli human rights groups accuse their country of committing genocide in Gaza
By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran
July 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Thanks to Matt Doran:
Two leading Israeli human rights groups accuse their country of committing genocide in Gaza
By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran
Two leading Israeli human rights groups accuse their country of committing genocide in Gaza
By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran
A China shock 2.0 is emerging to rock America
(Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph, London)
"..the MAGA agenda is heavily focused on fighting the last war – on bringing manufacturing jobs lost to China and elsewhere back to the US."
(Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph, London)
"..the MAGA agenda is heavily focused on fighting the last war – on bringing manufacturing jobs lost to China and elsewhere back to the US."
July 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A China shock 2.0 is emerging to rock America
(Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph, London)
"..the MAGA agenda is heavily focused on fighting the last war – on bringing manufacturing jobs lost to China and elsewhere back to the US."
(Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph, London)
"..the MAGA agenda is heavily focused on fighting the last war – on bringing manufacturing jobs lost to China and elsewhere back to the US."
Interesting to see how China sets up its meeting room.
(Too bad if you get hayfever.)
(Too bad if you get hayfever.)
July 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Interesting to see how China sets up its meeting room.
(Too bad if you get hayfever.)
(Too bad if you get hayfever.)
This was always what #AUKUS was about.
Being subsumed (pun intended) into the US military.
"a guarantee that it supports the US in any conflict"
I trust Paul Keating on this one: "...the most poorly conceived defence procurement program ever adopted by an Australian government"
Being subsumed (pun intended) into the US military.
"a guarantee that it supports the US in any conflict"
I trust Paul Keating on this one: "...the most poorly conceived defence procurement program ever adopted by an Australian government"
July 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This was always what #AUKUS was about.
Being subsumed (pun intended) into the US military.
"a guarantee that it supports the US in any conflict"
I trust Paul Keating on this one: "...the most poorly conceived defence procurement program ever adopted by an Australian government"
Being subsumed (pun intended) into the US military.
"a guarantee that it supports the US in any conflict"
I trust Paul Keating on this one: "...the most poorly conceived defence procurement program ever adopted by an Australian government"
@allanpatience.bsky.social - @johnmenadue.com
"There is no sign that Senator Wong, or anyone else in the Albanese go-slow government, has an inkling about what post-ANZUS options Australia should be considering."
"...... the Chinese state is now the major force that has to be reckoned with ...."
"There is no sign that Senator Wong, or anyone else in the Albanese go-slow government, has an inkling about what post-ANZUS options Australia should be considering."
"...... the Chinese state is now the major force that has to be reckoned with ...."
June 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
@allanpatience.bsky.social - @johnmenadue.com
"There is no sign that Senator Wong, or anyone else in the Albanese go-slow government, has an inkling about what post-ANZUS options Australia should be considering."
"...... the Chinese state is now the major force that has to be reckoned with ...."
"There is no sign that Senator Wong, or anyone else in the Albanese go-slow government, has an inkling about what post-ANZUS options Australia should be considering."
"...... the Chinese state is now the major force that has to be reckoned with ...."
22nd June.
1941.
Operation Barbarossa.
22nd June.
2025.
Operation Polls Boost Needed.
1941.
Operation Barbarossa.
22nd June.
2025.
Operation Polls Boost Needed.
June 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
22nd June.
1941.
Operation Barbarossa.
22nd June.
2025.
Operation Polls Boost Needed.
1941.
Operation Barbarossa.
22nd June.
2025.
Operation Polls Boost Needed.
PJK:Marles ‘careless betrayal’ over China:
“Yesterday’s statement by Richard Marles amounts to nothing more than a careless betrayal of the country’s policy agency and independence in its ability to make decisions in its own national interest and not in the interest or interests of another country.”
“Yesterday’s statement by Richard Marles amounts to nothing more than a careless betrayal of the country’s policy agency and independence in its ability to make decisions in its own national interest and not in the interest or interests of another country.”
June 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
PJK:Marles ‘careless betrayal’ over China:
“Yesterday’s statement by Richard Marles amounts to nothing more than a careless betrayal of the country’s policy agency and independence in its ability to make decisions in its own national interest and not in the interest or interests of another country.”
“Yesterday’s statement by Richard Marles amounts to nothing more than a careless betrayal of the country’s policy agency and independence in its ability to make decisions in its own national interest and not in the interest or interests of another country.”
From The Atlantic - an article by Charley Locke.
"Baby Boomers’ Luck Is Running Out"
It applies to Oz as well.
Have you noticed who the workers are in many aged care settings ?
"The long-term-care workforce is disproportionately made up of immigrants."
"Baby Boomers’ Luck Is Running Out"
It applies to Oz as well.
Have you noticed who the workers are in many aged care settings ?
"The long-term-care workforce is disproportionately made up of immigrants."
June 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
From The Atlantic - an article by Charley Locke.
"Baby Boomers’ Luck Is Running Out"
It applies to Oz as well.
Have you noticed who the workers are in many aged care settings ?
"The long-term-care workforce is disproportionately made up of immigrants."
"Baby Boomers’ Luck Is Running Out"
It applies to Oz as well.
Have you noticed who the workers are in many aged care settings ?
"The long-term-care workforce is disproportionately made up of immigrants."
Paul Keating re #AUKUS: "the calling of the Pentagon review should be the catalyst for the government to get on with the job of forging a relevant, distinctly Australian path for the country’s national security, rather than being dragged along on the coat-tails of a fading Atlantic empire."
June 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Paul Keating re #AUKUS: "the calling of the Pentagon review should be the catalyst for the government to get on with the job of forging a relevant, distinctly Australian path for the country’s national security, rather than being dragged along on the coat-tails of a fading Atlantic empire."
Tasmania to have an election on the merits - or not - of building a white elephant and bankrupting the state.
From The Saturday Paper and Richard Flanagan
"the AFL callously insisted it go in the heart of historic Hobart, the worst act of civic vandalism since Sydney’s Cahill Expressway"
From The Saturday Paper and Richard Flanagan
"the AFL callously insisted it go in the heart of historic Hobart, the worst act of civic vandalism since Sydney’s Cahill Expressway"
June 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Tasmania to have an election on the merits - or not - of building a white elephant and bankrupting the state.
From The Saturday Paper and Richard Flanagan
"the AFL callously insisted it go in the heart of historic Hobart, the worst act of civic vandalism since Sydney’s Cahill Expressway"
From The Saturday Paper and Richard Flanagan
"the AFL callously insisted it go in the heart of historic Hobart, the worst act of civic vandalism since Sydney’s Cahill Expressway"