#Australian

Gerg

Gergyl

Australian COVID politics are clear now. Morrison has completely given up, because he is a weak man overwhelmed by more capable state leaders, and perhaps also because of a core

Whores of Yore

WhoresofYore

Inspired by this post and ongoing global statue issues, here is a thread of unusual, sexy, & downright inappropriate statues from around the world. Please add your own in the

Fergus Hunter

fergushunter

Unsurprising that this US-centric, simplistic and intentionally provocative take is getting love on Australian politico-media Twitter. Further evidence of how an online intelligentsia is detached from the very rational interests

Nick McKim

NickMcKim

Last week, the Government introduced the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify And Disrupt) Bill. It gives security agencies massive new powers to access data on people’s computers and devices, and they

Daniel Swain

Weather_West

Absolutely incredible footage of #LoyaltonFire #pyrovortex ("Fire Tornado") earlier today. Pretty sure this validates @NWSReno's Tornado Warning--which is, I believe, the first ever issued by @NWS specifically for a wildfire-g

MIT Technology Review

techreview

This is a thread about how Australia has become the battleground for a power struggle between governments and Big Tech, as explained in today’s Download newsletter. https://mailchi.mp/technologyreview/955gz977l7-802986?e=f20ccb8e64 Austra

Abigail Watson

Abigail_Watson7

I have many problems with this article (a thread):https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/with-its-hands-tied-the-sas-loses-bm0ptdgpr It claims UKSF do bad things “so that ordinary people...can sleep safely in their beds at night.” As analys

Vicki Kerrigan

VickiKerrigan

Great to see this research but seriously, why the shock? Just turn on the tele and you can see the reality! In 2017, the Indigenous employment rate at ABC NT

Phil Syrpis

syrpis

There are a lot of Brexiters in the media this week making points about sovereignty, and about how the EU has not come to terms with the UK's independence.I have

Peter Murphy

PeterWMurphy1

Dear @AustralianLabor,Australia cannot bear another term of a Morrison Govt. Given both the Nine and NewsCorp media won't give you a fair go, you need to find other ways to

Rohan Sachdeva

iRohanSachdeva

The last 48 hours have been interesting:~France commits military support to India~US & Germany block China's move in UNSC which blamed India for Karachi terror attack~India deviates from 'One China

Bara, Plain and Tall

BaraPlainNTall

November is Ausmusic month. For most people that means some talk on Triple J and a day where you wear a band T-shirt. So I want to do a thread

Richard Ingold

RichardIngold

So for the past 5 weeks, with my high-intermediate General English class, I've gone completely @thornburyscott style 'unplugged'. Here're a few things I've learnt. 1/#AusELT #ELT #TESOL Classes are far

Liz Crash

AsFarce

periodic reminder: the modern usage of "gay" comes to us via a ~19th C euphemism for things related to sex work – think "happy ending". a "gay house" was a

Dennis Burns

DWB55

1/5 Few know of the forgotten POW Indian army troops, captured in Feb 42, who didn’t join the INA. 8,000 were sent to New Guinea, where they were brutally used

Dmitry Grozoubinski

DmitryOpines

1/ "Tackling Chinese Subsidies" is an increasingly common call to arms, and so here's my attempt at an explainer thread. Note: I wanted to keep away from personalities and Brexit

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