jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The worst thing about the Socceroos is going to be the smug arrogance of the YS commentators. But, fair play to the US they were too good in the first half. Can we see Volpato start against Paraguay. 010
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026James Massola of the Sydney Morning Herald/Age asked Hanson if Australia was in danger of being swamped by Muslims. No irony, basically a Dorothy Dixer. At the National Press Club. He had 1 question and that was it. 022
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 14/06/2026What a fabulous result for the Socceroos. Well done Tony Popovic for backing the young players. 💛💚💛💚 020
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Ok Socceroos, let’s go. #socceroos26 #worldcup26 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026No pressure Paraguay. But come on!! #worldcup26 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I’m having a holiday in Ischia -fabulous island in the Bay of Naples. I am by far the palest person on the beach. Kind of ironic as I’m Australian. Also the only person wearing a hat. We respect the sun back home. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I’ve been doing a bit of running around in the car today listening to Triple J’s Hottest 100 from 1989. Not a dud song so far. Joy Division, Hunters & Collectors, The Smiths, The Jam, The Go Betweens, etc. Still know the lyrics. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 22/03/2026I’ve finally watched Train Dreams. What a film. It’s so beautiful, incredibly moving. Wonderful cinematography, direction and performances . Joel Edgerton gives a performance of such nuance & quiet depth, it’s heartbreaking. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Argh, The Pitt. The foreshadowing re Dr Robby is excruciating. If he rides off into the sunset without a scratch, I will feel taken advantage of. Excellent show. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Oh, FFS Matt Canavan. What a triumvirate- Hanson, Taylor & Canavan. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Westwood and Kawakubo at National Gallery of Victoria. Fabulous. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Pulp. Sydney Opera House. Fantastic. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026What the hell’s wrong with Adelaide University? Imagine cancelling Francesca Albanese. A passionate, articulate and fiercely intelligent UN investigator. 030
Reposted by @jensmartwriter.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 03/03/2026"UK Green Party Surges Ahead of Starmer’s Labour in a New Poll" The YouGov poll reflects a seismic shift happening in UK politics after the Greens won a historic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election last week.zeteo.comUK Green Party Surges Ahead of Starmer’s Labour in a New PollThe YouGov poll reflects a seismic shift happening in UK politics after the Greens won a historic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election last week. 28709134
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Jackie O is leaving Kyle Sandilands. After years of enabling his misogyny, bullying & foul language in return for a fat pay cheque. Hope they both stay off air permanently. 011
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Hey, check out this! getup.to/D9G55udCxPlIlgetup.toTo Senator Pauline Hanson:Pauline Hanson is a fraud. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Nick Cave arriving onstage for an unbelievable 2.5hrs of performance. The Bad Seeds were fantastic and his back up singers were stunning. 5 stars. 010
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Is there about to be a mass exodus of Nationals to One Nation? Are we seriously about to see Pauline Hanson become the de facto opposition leader? You opened the door to this John Howard. 110
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Apparently Bannon hopes for a more MAGA style govt in Australia. We had a chance to vote for that in May 25 & overwhelmingly rejected it. Please may it continue. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Deeply embarrassed that Arts institutions in Australia are not supporting a free and vigorous exchange of ideas. Adelaide Writers Festival’s dropping of Randa Abdul-Fattah for no reason other than being Palestinian is appalling & racist. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Thinking time. Newcastle Ocean Baths. #writing #australianwriter #summeriscoming 010
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Whilst I suspect it is largely self-serving, it’s a great win for Epstein’s victims that Andrew Mountbatten- Windsor is being held accountable by his family. #releasetheepsteinfiles 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 28/10/2025It’s 13.6c and pouring in Newcastle this afternoon. Last Wednesday it was 36c with gale force winds. It was like spending a day in a fan-forced oven. Today is more like a soggy, cool bath. Do not recommend either. 000
Reposted by @jensmartwriter.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 25/10/2025It absolutely matters. 918018
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Ignore the 1 star reviews for House of Dynamite- it’s very good. 100
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 28/09/2025I’ve been watching the UCI World Championships on Stan in Aus. Not sure who the broadcaster is, but am really missing the superb commentary from the crew at SBSAus. So knowledgeable, entertaining & on the ball. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 11/09/2025It is possible to hold both horror at the manner of a death and not feel sadness. My compassion and can only go so far. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 09/09/2025I’ve just finished reading @ghostspecies.bsky.social novel Landfall. Loved it! Started it on Monday, couldn’t put it down. I don’t usually read crime fiction, but James Bradley is such a great writer that this crosses genres effortlessly. The depiction of a future Sydney is all too real. 131
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Linda Reynolds will always be remembered as the woman who vindictively pursued a young woman who was raped whilst in her employ. 010
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Normal People? open.substack.com/pub/jeanette... Always a thoughtful and articulate take on this issue.open.substack.comNormal People?Sally Rooney has blown up a storm around herself since she wrote a piece in the Irish Times against genocide in Gaza, and more specifically, pro the now banned Palestinian Action Group. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 23/06/2025I watched Dying for Sex last night - yes, all of it. What a show! Michelle Williams is extraordinary & deserves all the awards. Jenny Slate is equally glorious. In fact all the cast is great, wonderful writing. You will need tissues. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Listening to Marlon Williams album - Te Whare Tiwekaweka. Beautiful. Great track featuring Lorde. 010
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Things I do when I should be writing. #1 write a social media post about things I do when should writing. And then try to work out how to make it work for Insta. #writing #writinglife #australianwriters 010
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 28/05/2025So @albomp.bsky.social you’re going ahead with Woodside. What a sell out. But if this is to happen at least make Woodside pay for stripping our natural resources, adding incomparable damage to the climate and destroying Indigenous rock art. They can pay their CEO $7.5m a year, they can pay us. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Rain is so heavy in Newcastle tonight I can hardly hear the SBS Giro d’italia commentary. Expecting flooding in the Hunter. 000
Reposted by @jensmartwriter.bsky.socialHagatha @Hagatha42.bsky.social @hagatha42.bsky.social · 14/05/2025All aboard for this one #auspol 14019
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Really Goldstein?? You ditched Zoe Daniel, articulate & intelligent, for Tim Wilson?? 111
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Antony Green- I’m in tears. Thank you so much. Now go buy a vase!🙏 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Good grief. Dan Tehan for leader? The desert beckons for the LNP. 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Pre poll leaning Labor in Dickson. Goodbye Dutton. 🤞🤞 000
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025James McGrath on ABC just called Greens supporters horrible, nasty people. Not a gracious loser. 020
Reposted by @jensmartwriter.bsky.socialMary R Morrow @marymorrow.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺 Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾 356259908029
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 030
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 2/20 030
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20 030
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I’m grieving my Dad. It’s bloody awful, but The Great British Bake Off is proving to be a televisual warm hug. 010
jensmartwriter.bsky.social @jensmartwriter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Just saw Gladiator 2. It’s wild. Paul Mescal & Denzel Washington deliver. But, missing the heart & soul of the original. Still fun. 220
