F.U.

Lomborg centre canned by UWA. http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/12/bjrn-lomborg-centre-earmarked-for-uwa-in-corrupt-process-says-labor-mp http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/may/11/barnaby-joyce-wa-university-bjorn-lomborg-andrew-bolt-video

MH370 search found a shipwreck http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/13/mh370-search-discovers-shipwreck

Sex party deregistered http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/07/sex-party-to-vigorously-appeal-against-electoral-commission-deregister-ruling http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/mar/12/fiona-patten-why-she-wants-to-find-a-new-name-for-the-australian-sex-party

Glenn Lazarus has an eponymous party now, too. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-14/glenn-lazarus-to-form-own-political-party/6468404

NEWS

Cory is an idiot (not actually news, but here we are anyway)_ http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/13/senator-cory-bernardi-wins-inquiry-into-halal-and-kosher-certifications

John Singleton http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/health-scare-ends-john-singletons-party-in-france/story-e6frewz0-1226437100529

JJ McRoach & Hunter S Thompson https://www.themonthly.com.au/test-admin-5605

Senate voting reform http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/13/crossbench-senators-issue-ultimatum-over-plan-to-curb-micro-party-influence

Texas

The Texas Jade Helm Panic https://medium.com/war-is-boring/everything-that-s-mind-boggling-about-the-texas-jade-helm-panic-2f557fd77a92

Circle Trigonists https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-u-s-army-once-created-a-whole-alternate-history-for-its-war-games-e733acd8438d

Other fictional countries where US has fought http://mentalfloss.com/article/31437/5-fictional-countries-where-us-army-trained-fight

WEATHER

Official BoM declaration of the El Nino (SOI 9.9; IOD neutral but trending positive; +ve IOD in El Nino years associated with lower rainfall in central and southern Aust).

Pretty weather graphs ... eye candy for weather nerds: https://www.windyty.com/

And also: http://climatedesk.org/

SPORT

A-League v AFL

Essendon http://www.theage.com.au/afl/essendon-saga-mark-thompson-backs-james-hirds-supplements-paperwork-claim-20150514-gh1hag.html