Is Barnaby Joyce qualified to lead this country? No. Is Barnaby Joyce qualified to speak publicly? No. You think ScoMo is bad until you see who replaces him while he’s away.

Anonymous donations to a blind trust to help Christian Porter sue the ABC – now who could they be from? Let me think, the federal Coalition who regularly reduces ABC’s funding? Or could it be the disgusting stain named Murdoch and his witches brew? I guess we’ll never know, but imagine if they had the bottle to own up to it?

I think people demonstrating against lockdowns are an embarrassment to our country. Along with those in Europe and the US, it’s a demonstration of the entitlement people feel, and complete ignorance of the enormous privilege we enjoy. We have free access to life-facing vaccines, but we don’t want to take them. We are asked to lockdown to save others’ lives, but we’re not prepared to do it. What a shame

I don’t think I’ve seen a tradey wearing a mask in the last 6 months in Melbourne, with a few exceptions. Are they special?

Islands (EP)

Islands (EP)Simon Hudson: ISLANDS (RELEASE: June 19). The name of the album definitely says it all: Simon Hudson came up with almost all of the lyrics for ‘Islands’ while touring Cuba or stopping on an island off the Brazilian mainland. Not that the Australian singer-songwriter ever missed his apartment in Melbourne; anyone who listens to the track ‘Traveling Salesman’ can only use this ode to draw a positive conclusion about the everyday life of a touring musician from the life of the composer. Basically, since the release of his debut EP ‘Time and Space’ in 2012, the Australian has loved to go to festivals all over the world. New songs are produced and promoted by him on the go. Or he can treat himself to an update of the Sergio Mendes dance floor classic ‘Magalenha’ – as on ‘Islands’. The bottom line is globetrotter Hudson soul, folk, dance-pop, funk and latin standards as skilful and casual as ever. That could make us daydream.

Simon Hudson and band