What the ICJ’s climate law decision means for Australia A landmark advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice clarifies that states have a duty under international law to prevent climate harm – with serious implications for Australia’s fossil...

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EPBC Act reform update - Bills pass the House of Representatives and draft Standard for Matters of National Environmental Significance released  - Environmental Defenders Office This updated analysis assesses how the EPBC Bills stack up against the Samuel Review recommendations; examines the newly released national standard for matters of national environmental significance; ...

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Guy Pearce apologise, drops social media posting 'falsehoods' Guy Pearce has quit social media after being forced to issue an apology for sharing “misinformation and falsehoods” about Israel.

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Single frame. Man at table with Netanyahu, Israel flag behind. Man says “How’s the ceasefire holding.?” Netanyahu replies, “Well… it’s keeping the ongoing genocide off the front pages…which was a distraction from my judicial crackdown, which drew attention away from our brutal settlement expansion, which kept my corruption charges out of the public eye…”

Nesting offences.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

In his latest book, Clinton Fernandes explains why the AUKUS deal is an all-too-predictable continuation of past follies. 👉 theconversation.com/hypocri...

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Australia’s Christmas double standards on Palestine As Palestinians face another winter of displacement and bombardment, Australia celebrates Christmas while ignoring its own obligations under international law. If recognition of Palestine is to mean a...

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Two cars, similar size, but one emits 17 times more of a deadly pollutant New rules around NOx, the most deadly form of vehicle pollution, come into force today, as testing reveals which popular models are pumping out more than others.

Air pollution from cars kills more people each year than the road toll.

Australia needs legislated clean air standards. The govt wouldn’t agree to include them in the environmental laws passed last week. I’ll keep trying - they’ll save lives.

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Almost missed the birthday (1554) of the great poet Sir Philip Sidney. Courtier, soldier, and in general the fairest flower of Elizabethan knighthood.

How Zionism was sold to the world Harriet Malinowitz’s new book, “Selling Israel: Zionism, Propaganda, and the Uses of Hasbara,” reveals how Israeli propaganda and public relations promoted Zionism while concealing Palestinian oppress...

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Right on 💯

PM weds fiancee in intimate history-making ceremony In a ceremony attended by a small group of family and friends, Australia's prime minister has made history by marrying his partner while in office.

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Not surprised: muted reaction to Barnaby quitting the Nationals | New England Times Political operatives around the region are not surprised, and are not changing any of their campaign plans, in response to the news that the Member for New England Barnaby Joyce is now an Independent.

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UN says Israel's killing of two Palestinians in occupied West Bank looks like 'summary execution' UN rights chief Volker Turk is calling for 'independent, prompt and effective investigations into the killings of Palestinians'

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Prosecutors at International Tribunal on Palestine Accuse Israel of Ecocide Prosecutors at the International People’s Tribunal on Palestine decried Israel’s destruction of farms and water sources.

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Mark Dreyfus asked to 'renew' Australia's status as global human rights champion The government sets out to revive Australia’s long tradition in human rights leadership, with a clearer brief for international engagement.

Having, as Australia's Attorney-General, ignored ALL the rights of Palestinians, and the rulings of the International Court of Justice.......
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Barnaby Joyce’s scandals have damaged politics. Maybe it’s time for a change of scenery | Tom McIlroy He was once seen as a Coalition star, but his career in parliament has involved a series of misadventures and bad policies

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Trump wants Australian data on migrant crime. This will only scapegoat vulnerable people The Trump administration claims “mass migration” is a threat to “Western civilisation”. But research shows migrants don’t commit crimes at disproportionate rates.

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More likely than crime :

Haaretz editor, Aluf Benn, on Netanyahu's political survival - ABC listen Golda Meir fell after the Yom Kippur War. Menachem Begin quit after the disaster of the 1982 Lebanon invasion. But despite the trauma of October 7, Benjamin Netanyahu remains — still the dominant figu...

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Gaza’s true death toll could be 126,000 or even higher New research suggests Gaza’s death toll may be far higher than widely reported, with devastating implications for life expectancy, poverty and accountability.

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Press freedom is being destroyed from Gaza to America. Don’t think it can’t happen here | Kerry O'Brien Anthony Albanese promised to end the ‘culture of secrecy’. With freedom of speech under attack globally, it’s past time he delivered

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State Library of Victoria faces job cuts as staff accuse management of pursuing ‘digital vanity projects’ Under the plan, 39 jobs would be lost and the public-facing workforce of reference librarians would be cut from 25 staff to 10

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Barnaby, it's time to go | New England Times The latest New England Times Engage Poll has found that Barnaby Joyce has chosen the right time to move on, with New Englanders grateful for his service, but not wanting him to change his mind and con...

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Tony Windsor on X: "Will the Predator become the prey of the red back or will he stay faithful to the black widow with the big hat or is the wagyu the symbol of a mutual arrangement." / X Will the Predator become the prey of the red back or will he stay faithful to the black widow with the big hat or is the wagyu the symbol of a mutual arrangement.

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What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce? Barnaby Joyce has always talked a story about himself bigger than the brim on his Hopalong Cassidy hat. He is a one-man plot line, but his achievements for the people he professes to represent are sli...

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“Next to no infrastructure has been built in New England electorate in the past decade, other than the ill-thought-out relocation of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to Armidale.” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22029/...

What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce?

“Barnaby Joyce is a one-man plotline,” writes Tony Windsor. “His achievements for the people he professes to represent are slim to infinitesimal. Even Joyce’s former campaign manager, Russell Webb, told local television, ‘Barnaby can’t get anything done.’” satpa.pe/7ely4uX

New England can’t accept being one of NSW’s worst places for domestic violence - New England Times Engage Dean Foley writes that in the New England, we don’t need a campaign to remind us that violence is a problem.

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'All hell broke loose': The strange story behind Joyce, Taylor and #Watergate One woman took extraordinary lengths to get information to the public anonymously.

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