I live in Sydney. My house flooded last week in the heavy rains. We’ll see what happens today.

Where is Tim Flannery now with his “even the rain that falls” call?

This is the rain radar image at the time of writing this Saturday morning: Perhaps Flannery should be stripped of his Australian of the Year award. Mind you, it’s never been explained why his expertise in zoology and palaeontology extends to climate and weather matters.

But accountability is for others.

Stephen Spartacus blogs at Sparty’s Cast, where a version of this piece also appears.