This is the house price correction we have to have. House prices are falling as Albo and Chalmers’ neg-gear/CGT changes pass the Reps. Our Aussie obsession with real estate will remain but now, hopefully, more young families can buy a house. Bob Menzies would be pleased.
Withstanding the noise: Here's Chris Wallace's analysis >> Reform is hard, but Labor should hold its nerve pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/06...
Hmmm .. profound insights by Chris Uhlmann comparing Porleen for PM with Martin Luther. Will there be burnings at the stake in a centuries long sectarian war as the Curia elites (Canberra) demand unquestioning belief?
Women and men of Australia: please do not vote for Pauline Hanson. She is a running dog of US NRA. If she gets anywhere near legislative levers our school children will be at greater risk as she deregulates gun controls. This warning also relevant for our Jewish and Muslim citizens.
“Israel cannot kill its way to security”. 👇Gideon Rachmann FT. “Netanyahu’s (military offensive only) vision for Israeli security has failed. He deserves to lose (the upcoming election)”.
Australia shouldn’t lock itself into a Trump and son-of-Trump US war with China as the presumed basis of our acceptance of 3 in service Virginia NSubs. Senator Shoebridge tells Insiders there are other sub vendors (SKorea/Japan/France) who could fill our regional-only capability gap. ✅
El Nino warning. 👇Be prepared for unrelenting extreme weather events … and for ABC Emergency broadcasting services - radio, iPhone and online. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
Folks, here's the ABC's great contribution to Australia's musical culture >> Fifty years of ABC Classic and a nation still listening pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/06...
The difference between the current and former ministers’ approach to the AI industry is stark.
Ayres telling us that the potentially massive risks don’t need guardrails, and self-regulation is fine, is an insult to our intelligence.
Listen to Ed Husic. #4Corners #auspol
Trump trapped in mess of his own making in Middle East. Doesn’t know how to get out. Likewise in Australia, government & tobacco control trapped in mess of their own making in smoking/vaping policy. Don’t know how to get out. @algore09algor.bsky.social @igas2.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social
There is a high chance this year's Pacific climate phenomenon will be among the strongest on record, which could lead to hotter temperatures across the globe.
