Exclusive: Three years ago, royal commissioner Catherine Holmes described a “crude and cruel” scheme that illegally pursued hundreds of thousands of welfare recipients. Now, the NACC is finally preparing to name the Robodebt Six. satpa.pe/NIxWXPg

A strong national science agency is critical to 🇦🇺future. Govt must start acting like it is and fund the CSIRO properly. More than 20,000 ppl have signed my petition to save the CSIRO. The upcoming budget will be key to securing its future. davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro

They are going to fully annex the West Bank. That is what is happening.

One Nation, Liberals, Labor, they are all the same. They refuse to take on corporate power, refuse to invest in public housing and essential public goods, then play politics with immigration to divide and distract us.

One Nation down 3.5% The Coalition up 3.5%. And Labor? Up 1.5%. All One Nation is doing is fighting with the coalition on who gets the most seats on the opposition benches. Meanwhile Albanese remains the luckiest prime minister in living memory.

Eight days ago, before the airing of a Four Corners episode about the Bondi attacks, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation warned it had ‘grave concerns about its accuracy.’ #MediaWatch

When I watch videos like this I get that Anne Twomey has much the same problem as me. We both need to spend an inordinate amount of our time just trying to stop politicians from doing things that are really dumb. youtube.com/watch?v=lXJLv4…

Researchers have identified $26.3BN a year in spending that harms biodiversity. Since 2006–07, the Fuel Tax Credit scheme (a diesel rebate) has paid out $112BN & nearly $50BN to mining alone. Let’s be clear: this isn’t about farmers, small businesses, fishers or tourism

Turns out smashing your own people with super aggressive policing, anti-protest laws and appalling political attacks is not sustainable for Chris Minns. Thousands opposing a genocide on Sydney’s streets were on the right side of history and this back down by Minns proves it.

Albanese government fails Maugean Skate again! Last Friday, the government quietly announced that it would not be uplisting the #MaugeanSkate to critically endangered status, despite toxic fish farms having a 'catastrophic' impact on this species. #FishFarmsOutNow #politas

Sad news and a blow for Australian production. Australian production company Matchbox Pictures to be closed by Universal International Studios abc.net.au/news/2026-02-1…

It’s very obvious that 🇨🇳 is making great progress with humanoid robots. This is from their New Year Gala. Truly impressive.

Michelle and I were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of a true giant, the Reverend Jesse Jackson. We will always be grateful for Jesse's lifetime of service, and the friendship our families share. We stood on his shoulders. We send our deepest condolences to the Jackson

Great piece from Crikey ✍️ CAMERONWILSON - CROSS-POSTED FROM OTHER PLATFORMS We all need to be paying closer attention to this. crikey.com.au/2026/02/17/aus…

“I’ve put my body on the line today. What will you do?” 🔊 Hear from a courageous activist who locked on to a forest-destroying machine at the Ta Ann mill as part of our Forest Resistance Tour. #politas

Is AI killing social media? Yes says Alan Kohler after a disturbing personal experience.

Yesterday the Govt tried to quietly announce that they had approved a 4.41% average increase in private health insurance premiums. The largest increase in 9 years. Cost of living pressures are already biting hard, and I regularly hear from people who have paid PHI for decades,

Today Pauline Hanson is attacking Muslims while defending tax breaks like the Capital Gains Tax discount: a policy that overwhelmingly benefits the top 1% and does nothing for people struggling with rent or trying to buy their first home.

Breaking: Vanessa-Turnbull Roberts complaint to police about her sexual assault in her Canberra workplace has now been referred to the AFP.

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