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Flag of St George and the Union flag co opted by the right. Scottish saltire and Welsh dragon are seen as national symbols of pride.
Tahiti, New Caledonia in our part of the world
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Die, dementia, bomb Venezuela, invade Canada or put tariffs on penguins (sorry that's already been done)
But Obama, Bush and Clinton are...
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E30 M3 was a blast
Albanese now going after the PHON vote.. Anthony don't go down that rabbit hole
If the uniform fits...
No, not Timmy the dog...
If I ran amok causing distress and damage the police would arrest but some are a protected species
Bali Belly Bottoms out Virgin
Therein is the problem. Money in politics
Consensus politics. Which is fine but should not pander to the extremists.
PM has a round the clock team extracting splinters from his derriere caused by the fence sitting
Ma'am... You deserve danger money. Thank you for your service.
Fox Sky News...
The Co Op stores were great also.
You have been a very naughty boy... Tesco? Hmmm no Sainsbury
Libs are on wrong side of history and will regret it in the future
And and you see that puppy in the corner.... Nuke Him
She is a placeholder until Libs tire of her so easily ignored
Surprised Modi is not there. However that is a Iron Curtain line up of strength and sends a message DC
Macca breakfast muffin fills the gap
Northern Australia is now the front line in the south Pacific for the US military. China is not our enemy despite whatever the Americans say
Indeed. Spent a summer in ON, Windsor and Toronto and exactly that. January in Toronto was a bit different. The inside of the the kitchen cupboard was frozen. Student life long ago...
He is a little inflammatory... Journalists wary now but hopefully the President of the Senate has a word with him and Hanson
True.
Here in Sydney we are becoming a bit like Singapore with the humidity. Melbourne just bakes big time. Anything over 35c is just not pleasant
As evidenced by the 'protests' yesterday. Hijacked by racists and nazis.
Looked in on Threads. Gosh Australian racists and nazis going to town there. We must have some mighty big rocks in the suburbs under which they are residing. ASIO are wrong about Iran and right about right wing extremism as the major threat America here we come if not stopped
The Sun God starting it's trek south again back to Australia. We promise to look after and return in spring 2026.
Indeed and perhaps they need some yogurt to absorb some culture. Hard to find that in a giant ute... 😁
Good morning. Local Woolies had selection of mince pies at the weekend...
The UK has drifted to the centre right for decades. As a teen of the Thatcher years and beyond, she and the Tories pulled the UK away from Labour. Her heir was not Major but Tony Blair. Starmer is in a long line of Red Tories
MAGA equivalent. They won't be disturbing MENSA or any institution of learning anytime soon
Indeed. The fact that sitting parliamentarians joined them just shows how far we have moved
You are a gentleman sir and to all those who helped. Just marvellous. 🙏
Very pleased to see both women's and men's records fall to Ethiopian athletes. African runners. Sydney put on a show that we are an inclusive city and country and those nazis marching later do not represent us.
ALP in danger of following its cousin in the UK who are doing the work of Farage and Reform in demonizing refugees. Burke announcing the 'deal' with Nauru is sickening. No different to the USA and El Salvador
Listening to Balcony Over Jerusalem by John Lyon. Had no idea that Israel operates a permit system for Palestinians akin to the 'pass' laws in apartheid South Africa. share.google/FBVKRa4z7I1P...
She is well suited to Twitter
BIG W have a good selection at low cost.
Does Lebanon recognise his family as one of its own?
All countries have those who slip through the education net
Brave guys also. Pacific is often anything but
There are a lot of security and intelligence agencies around the world pissing themselves with laughter
Incredible feat share.google/dwcz8Y4TG69U...
Trump will drive India and China towards a rapprochement. Rivals indeed but Trump reshaping the world to marginalize the US was probably not his aim www.bbc.com/news/article...
Could also double up as Lib party WA meeting.
They won't be welcome in Newtown. One of most varied vibrant places and safe for all genders and LGBTQ 🏳️🌈
This is required reading from a very very fine Australian journalist. Harrowing in many parts and casts a searing light the treatment of Palestine at the hands of Israel.
Cult of personality is seen throughout history, associated with despots. The executive and judicial branches have usurped the administrative parts of the US. Arise King Donald I.
Grocer a-round the corner?
Committing to the US takes AU into misadventures. History has taught this but callow cowed politicians refuse to act in our best interests
Day in the sun and then crawl back under the rock. Katter, Hanson et al showing their true colours (as if we did not know)
We have a bunch of loons running around today protesting against migration and by extension those not Caucasian. Prefer to focus on the results of the Sydney marathon where all the top athletes were of Africa. And cheered home by folk of all colours. That's who we are. Inclusive
Disclaimer: this is not financial advice. Buy at your own risk. QF shares are worth looking at. Check out recent profit announcement and how it correlates to $5800 in a two x two business cabin that would rival Ryanair (sorry Ryanair)
Three homes. How many wives?
Sydney spring starts on 1/9. Like an on switch. Temps rise and sun god making return to the Great Southern Land.
Bit of heart so a while ago so good to see what the ticker is doing
A little bit of reality about the illusion of wealth in property www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Modern human trafficking treating people as commodities in a contractual transaction. ALP are running their own Alligator Alcatraz
Fine young mind you are helping cultivate there.
In plain sight China, India are building technocratic societies and economic systems that can and will survive the Trump Tarrifs and move beyond the sphere of the USA. Not the last rites but certainly the US is in poor health
Suppository of wisdom joins the conversation
Deserving of photo please.
BRICS and the EU could emerge as the counterweight to an isolationist USA www.dw.com/en/will-bric...
Bbc starting it's Taylor Kelce wedding prep coverage early. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Superb way to showcase the glorious beauty of Sydney.
Jethro Tull! Such memories. High school teacher in the UK regularly invoked JT claiming we were Thick as a Brick...
John Wick 2.0?
We had the pleasure of hosting Ambassador Kennedy here under President Biden. She is the best of them.
Love the USA but inequality and disdain for human life is hard to ignore. We are not perfect in Australia but more inclusive and generally caring towards each other.
'Writing crap' often looks like a pre requisite to join the hallowed halls in Ultimo
Some of the worst poverty I have ever seen was in LA on a trip a few years ago within sight of the towers of downtown and within an hour of the hills. A society that is unbalanced and cruel.
Any country that loves it's guns more than it's children is not a balanced society.
The monuments to and symbols of white supremacy are being rehabilitated piece by piece along with a revision of history and control over what is projected. USA heading back to Jim Crow Era
Pyongyang style government...... www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Democracy dies when the tellers of truth and fact perish www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
The great Joe Bonamassa youtu.be/ga8awGtX0AI?...
Unlike postal services to the USA
Better to have 'hat hair' and slip slap slop than the cancer ward...
That's the second and last time quitting Twitter. My 100% rugby feed was just about palatable but literally two key presses away revealed the darkest ugly unbridled racism with the owner of the platform encouraging 'free' speech. Good luck to those who remain. Hope the stench washes away one day
How can these ICE people look at themselves in the mirror.
Required reading. We are in bubble territory especially with housing. Loosening of rates adds fuel to that. The bust will be intense. Getting cave ready with wifi, tinned tuna and spaghetti and converting everything to gold and rare earth ETFS (this is not financial advice.. 😁)
Are we allowed to bring along rotten fruit and eggs and use them for target practice or does that constitute an assault I wonder
Literally horse whisperer..
It's joint action. This is from DW www.dw.com/en/europe-mo...
NCIS Sydney. It's OK but not a patch on the original
Thank goodness for that. Toasted cheese and tomato on white bread or sour dough with AVO, fetta, oil and dukkah..
To rely upon the Holocaust as a shield against criticism of its current genocide in Gaza is not tenable. There are never any reasons for killing civilians. Some naval gazing would help
Drew desperate to channel Miyamoto Mushashi and his philosophy. Guy would faint at sight of the katana
And over large SUVs that are very tall and impossible to see around.
The world will need to ban unvaccinated Americans from travelling
Indeed. Who needs tin pot dictatorships from Latin America or Africa, Asia etc when one can have one at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave with his own social media platform
Indeed. Stand corrected. Thank you. Have been following the USA for 45 years politically and cannot fathom why an advanced nation has not sorted out its election system
The philosophy and societal attitudes of elections in the US is adversarial. Dog eat dog literally. Here in Australia, commonwealth cousins in NZ, UK and Canada, the process is trusted and results accepted. Constitutional monarchy system gives immense stability
Central, Sydney to Newcastle and back 300kms round trip will be around $17. UK trains are very expensive