Politics and sometimes even touching grass - Researcher @australiainstitute.org.au - all views my own - she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/skyelark.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/skyelark.bsky.social/post/3mjl2yw4qf225Anthony Albanese says he wants universal childcare to be his legacy, something he shares with New York's Zohran Mamdani. But Albo's plan is far less ambitious than what NYC is already implementing. There's an obvious question: Why? https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260416-albanese-wants-universal-childcare-mamdani-has-a-roadmap15 Apr 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:ymgfubnjrikeipejzo2ccybl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl2yw4qf225https://bsky.app/profile/skyelark.bsky.social/post/3mh7i5nouqc2cUp to 250,000 NSW gun owners say they need a firearm to hunt or play sports - but only 36,000 actually did either. What are they doing with their guns? We don't know. This is the 'gaping hole' in Australia's gun laws: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-gaping-hole-being-used-to-get-a-gun-licence-in-nsw-20260313-p5oa6t.html16 Mar 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:ymgfubnjrikeipejzo2ccybl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7i5nouqc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/skyelark.bsky.social/post/3mgdywp7qjk2mThe Farrer by-election, now scheduled for May 9th, could be a four-cornered or even five-cornered contest. Who will the candidates be and how will the race play out? I took a look on @thepointau.bsky.social https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260306-what-to-expect-from-the-farrer-by-election05 Mar 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:ymgfubnjrikeipejzo2ccybl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdywp7qjk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/skyelark.bsky.social/post/3mgbllu3bbs2aThe Government has finally abandoned its 'friendless' changes to FOI laws after it became clear they wouldn't pass the Senate. Here's three reasons to be glad they did, on @thepointau.bsky.social https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260305-3-reasons-to-be-glad-the-governments-foi-changes-have-been-scrapped05 Mar 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:ymgfubnjrikeipejzo2ccybl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbllu3bbs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/skyelark.bsky.social/post/3mg4hwres3c2aIf you live in Sydney, do you know how many guns are being stockpiled in your suburb? There are hundreds of guns owned by a single person in each of Cremorne, Malabar beach and Narrabeen - and that's just the top of the list: https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260302-mapped-the-private-gun-stockpiles-of-inner-sydney03 Mar 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:ymgfubnjrikeipejzo2ccybl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4hwres3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/skyelark.bsky.social/post/3meztpuled225Almost 80% of Australia's Olympic team went to private schools - compared to just 40% of Australians. Our unequal education system is on full display at the Winter Olympics: https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260214-australias-winter-olympians-were-overwhelmingly-private-schooled17 Feb 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:ymgfubnjrikeipejzo2ccybl/app.bsky.feed.post/3meztpuled225https://bsky.app/profile/skyelark.bsky.social/post/3mcvb6qbfi22dLast night, the Commonwealth passed its part of the most significant gun control reforms since 1996. But how did we get here? What does this legislation do? And how have the far-right taken advantage of Australia's gun laws? New from me on @thepointau.bsky.social https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260119-what-are-the-proposed-gun-control-reforms-and-how-did-we-get-here20 Jan 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:ymgfubnjrikeipejzo2ccybl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvb6qbfi22d