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From Yorta Yorta country, now on Ngunnawal country. World News, Ukraine 🇺🇦, #auspol 🇦🇺. Mostly re-posts.

Screenshot from The Guardian Australia : Australia news live - Jillian Segal wants new 'oversight' committee to vet ABC's Israel coverage
Screenshot of Bluesky Trending topics. #1 is Mbappe (without an accent on the e), #2 is Mbappé (with an accent on the e)
Although this non-profit school is declared to be for girls, the verification department found that the school had four floors and that the classes for male and female students were on separate floors
Although this non-profit school is declared to be for girls, the verification department found that the school had four floors and that the classes for male and female students were on separate floors
Screenshot from The Guardian Australia live news feed: Albanese takes a swipe at David Pocock Anthony Albanese has taken a swipe at the ACT senator David Pocock describing him as someone who "seeks to promote grievance" in similar language he's used for Pauline Hanson. Live on Karl Stefanovic's podcast from the Lodge, Albanese was asked why the average person pays more in tax to have a beer than mining companies get taxed "bleeding our resources dry" - a point Pocock has apparently raised. The prime minister didn't hold his tongue when he spoke about the independent progressive senator's criticisms: "I think David Pocock is someone who seeks to promote grievance as well." Stefanovic joked not to get on the wrong side of the former Wallabies captain, to which Albanese responded: "I'm sure he will cherrypick accordingly.'
Two ginger cats. One cat is standing facing away from the camera and has its tail up, clearly showing it is an unneutered male. The other cat is sitting down, facing the camera and yawning, but its position next to the first cat makes it appear as though it is about to take a chomp on the first cat's scrotum.
A large crowd of people are walking away from the camera, disappearing into the distance. There are several Palestinian flags being carried by the crowd, and two placards are visible, bearing the words NO TO HERZOG! and FREE PALESTINE!
The EU's approach to asylum seekers is shaped by a dangerous assumption: that accusations of extremism or terrorism issued by Central Asian governments can be trusted, and that diplomatic assurances from authoritarian regimes provide meaningful protection against abuse. In practice, these assumptions have enabled European states to deport activists, journalists, and opposition figures directly into prisons, torture, and lengthy sentences imposed after sham trials.
The Guardian Australia news live: Bragg backs Morrison claim that Muslim community should 'take some responsibility' for Bondi shooting
A simplified map of Europe showing the countries I have visited - Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Poland - giving a 'Europe Level' score of 20
The new regulations included ideological requirements - including disqualifying organizations that have called for boycotts against Israel, denied the Oct. 7 attack or expressed support for any of the international court cases against Israeli soldiers or leaders.
Headline from The Guardian Australia live news feed: Pro-Palestinian protests 'unleashing forces in our community that are not being contained'
Holocaust survivor among victims. Alexander Kleytman was also among those killed, his wife Larisa Kleytman told reporters outside St Vincent's hospital overnight. The couple were both Holocaust survivors, and had recounted their experiences to JewishCare in 2023: "As children, both Larisa and Alexander faced the unspeakable terror of the Holocaust. Alex's memories are particularly harrowing; the dreadful conditions in Siberia where he, along with his mother and younger brother, struggled for survival. The scars of the past, however, did not deter them from seeking a brighter future. They later made the move to Australia, immigrating from Ukraine".
Photo from audience of a man on stage with guitar and electronics, in front of the words "NOIЗE MC" on the stage backdrop.
Headline from the Australian edition of The Guardian: Australia politics live: Ley criticises PM for 'profound failure of judgment' over wearing Joy Division T-shirt
Female fairywrens sing to their eggs: Songbirds start to learn their parents' songs and calls while they are still in the egg. Female fairywrens will sing to their eggs to teach a specific call that the young produce once they hatch. The reason for teaching a specific call is to help protect the brood from cuckoos. As cuckoo eggs are generally incubated for a short time before they hatch, the embryo doesn't have time to learn the call. In this way, the female teaches her young a password that helps identify them in a dome-shaped nest with poor visibility.
Headline from The Guardian Australia's live news feed: Coalition says 'Australia at odds with US' after Albanese announces plans to recognise Palestinian statehood in September
The couple adopted and raised a foster boy, Daler Bobiev. In June 2023, Naumova reported the 6-year-old child missing, stating that the boy had mental illnesses and could have simply run away from home without realizing it. Hundreds of Yekaterinburg residents searched for Daler for three days. The child's body was found on the morning of June 29 in a bag in a garage near the guardians' home. According to the investigation, Veronika Naumova, experiencing personal hostility towards her adopted son and hatred due to his nationality, tortured him and committed other violent acts using torture. The boy's death could have occurred in December 2022 - Naumova allegedly drowned him in the bathtub. Then, for another six months, the woman illegally received social benefits for the murdered adopted child.
Screenshot of a comment thread on Bluesky: Bluesky account of Tim Onion: It's giving people with mental illnesses unbelievably serious problems. Kash's story in NYT was great, but that's the tip of the iceberg. Seeing it everywhere. It's a seriously pernicious thing and I think it's retroactively explaining a lot of executive misbehavior. Response from Bluesky account called reality check: Did Al write that? Either way, impressive use of high-level vocabulary to deny the usefulness of Al! Response by Tim Onion: Serious question, which words were hard for you there? Response by reality check: Nothing hard, but "pernicious" really sounded like Al. Maybe you wrote it yourself But my first guess was you didn't.
According to the report, Fema and the Red Cross failed to adequately adapt their practices to local conditions or approach fire survivors through a culturally sensitive lens, in part because they rolled out a "one-size-fits all'" recovery package without adequately consulting local experts.
Screengrab of Gurdian Australia News Live headline that says: Sussan Ley backflips on 'flippant' claim she added extra 's' for numerology reasons and now says it was a 'punk' move
Screengrab from The Guardian Australia's Politics Live Thread. Headline: Ruston asked AI why Liberals lost - and 'no clear theme' emerged. Paragraph: After the disastrous 2025 election result for the Coalition, Ruston says she asked an "off the shelf" large-language model, commonly referred to as AI, what people thought about the party and the election results, and that the result returned "no clear theme"
Screengrab of headline on BBC News online: "Trump has 'no idea' who Australian election loses Peter Dutton is"
Bluesky post by Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis.bsky.social): I've repeatedly stood up for trans. I don't expect any thanks. It's called solidarity. But a wee bit of advice. You don't demand solidarity. It's not how it works. It's freely given or it isn't.
The campaign portrait of Will Roche, the Liberal candidate for the seat of Canberra, could be a shot from school photo day
Screenshot of excerpt from The Age article, which says: Labor has more resources assigned to research Coalition candidates, the source said. "Labor's dirt unit is better than ours, they will f--- us on Friday when all the [candidate] nominations will be shut," the source said.
Vermont protestor holding a "VANCE SKIS IN JEANS" sign
Handwritten notes detailing Tesla pricing held by Donald Trump
Screenshot of the bio on the official Eurovision bluesky account, which says: 'Eurovision' is actually the name of the pan-European telecommunications network and not the monster
Screenshot of article paragraph that says: "We are afraid to let children touch newspapers at home. If a child accidentally tears or throws away a photo of the president, it could cost us our job," the RFE/RL report quoted a Turkmen bureaucrat as saying, who naturally requested anonymity to avoid retribution.
Excerpt from linked article that says: Adil Jalilov, founder of a watchdog media project, Factcheck.kz, suggested the timing ofYensebek's detention could be connected to the return to the White House of Donald Trump. Kazakh officials may have acted out of a belief that the new Trump administration would not complain about what is widely viewed as action to suppress free speech.
Excerpt of text from the reposted article that says: Reports that he has shot at least two individuals for displeasing him, including an uncle of his in 2008, have helped feed perceptions that he is unsuited to lead the country
Excerpt from Guardian article says: Lukashenko claimed in private to have scored even higher than 86% in 2006. " [He] repeated earlier claims that in the 2006 elections he actually received 93% of the vote, but reduced the final tally to 86% to make the vote more credible to the west," another secret cable said.
Screenshot of article text saying: The controller in charge of directing the airliner was a former soccer player for Ramzan Kadyrov's favourite club raising questions about his experience.
Eastern grey kangaroo with a joey's head poking out of the pouch