The Gaza ceasefire (if you can even call it that) is already in grave peril. Hamas has announced that it will be postponing the release of any more Israeli hostages in response to repeated ceasefire violations by Israel and consistent failure to meet its terms of the agreement. The IDF has been routinely killing Palestinians Continue reading »
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Concerns across social media for Palestinian medical doctor Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, held captive by Israel. Australian media’s role in legitimising the Palestinian genocide and the war of words regarding safety/unsafety of students. Peter Dutton’s claims of the growth of the Canberra-based public servants not backed by data. Concerns for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, detained Continue reading »
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is trying to eliminate all Defense Department DEI efforts. It hasn’t been entirely successful.
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America’s co-President, Donald Trump, was irate after being told that he could not have a tee time at the newly renamed Gulf of America. Aides tried to tell the co-President that the Gulf wasn’t actually a golf course but co-President... Read More ›
This year, more than 400 million people are in search of new homes, of food, water and family security. The first ripples of the human tsunami to come are lapping at the world’s shores, with a population larger than Europe’s or North America’s already on the road. The greatest population displacement in world history is Continue reading »
Last week, the Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW) wrote to Foreign Minister Wong expressing shock and outrage that Australia had not openly protested US President Trump’s 4 February statement of intent to erase Gaza. Despite the plan being illegal and inhumane in the extreme, threatening to grossly destabilise further a whole region, and Continue reading »
“Take wisdom from the mouths of mad men” is an old Arabic proverb. It sprang to mind a couple of days ago, when I heard the narcissist leader of the “civilised” world, President Donald Trump, openly calling for the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Trump clearly said that Gaza is a “hell”; Gaza is totally destroyed, Continue reading »
State and federal oppositions will draw encouragement from the byelection result. But neither has shown voters a coherent and credible budget and economic strategy. Voters in the by-elections held in the Victorian state seats of Werribee (previously held by former Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas) and Prahran (previously held by the Greens) appear to have sent Continue reading »
Seventy-nine countries sign a letter supporting the International Criminal Court, but not Australia. Biden has laid the plan for what Trump will do next in Gaza. Paul Keating reminds us that life in Australia is comparably better than in the US. The Albanese Government is on track to meet 2030 goals for the renewable energy Continue reading »
Ilan Pappe witnessed his face on a target symbol on TV screens at the airport as he returned to Israel. Australia continues to tug on the “forlock of a fading hegemon”. The ABC calls citing international law antisemitic while Amnesty International calls on German authorities to stop the crackdown on freedom of speech. Ilan Pappe Continue reading »