Proof that nothing serious will be done to deal with mental illness in our public health system: a Senate committee has gone and reported the obvious.

Also, and curiously, news of the cyclone of the moment is making the front pages of all the American news sites (maybe they’re hoping to post pictures of destruction tomorrow, or something). But more importantly, since Larry damaged farms in Queensland and now Glenda is headed for Carnarvon, how on earth am I going to get adequate supplies of bananas?