Senator David Shoebridge

I asked if the Government would take steps to stop Australians fighting in the IDF while it is perpetrating a genocide

The Minister says he wishes for peace. What??

Parliament was told that the Commissioner of the NACC didn't have any duties with the Defence Force. That simply wasn't true.

YouTube video by Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee [Part 1] | 07/10/2025

Live with the NACC now - you can watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=INYH...

Only the CEO comes to Estimates unfortunately we can't call the Commissioner.

The Attorney General's Department got 21 FOI requests about their FOI reforms - and they asked to do late replies for all of them and were rejected each time by the Information Commission. Talk about a broken system and they're trying to make it harder and more expensive!

The Federal Government funds 71% of every spit hood put on an Aboriginal child in the NT. It's time to ensure Federal Funding comes with conditions including complying with human rights law!

Usually by now we would have posted a number of clips of questioning but bafflingly the website where we cut these has been down ALL DAY. Rest assured questions are happening!

we're running a bit late so probably be at least another hour before we get to this

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

Nice little timeline cleanse. This year global renewable energy generation surpassed coal for first time 💚⚡️
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I will be asking about this today from 3.15pm bsky.app/profile/davi...

Senate Estimates hearings today - which session are you looking forward to most and why is it the NACC?

Australia lacks ‘legitimate objective’ in fast-tracking Nauru deportations, Labor-led committee finds Parliamentary committee warns international human rights obligations could be breached under new regime

This Labor dominated committee makes a strong human rights statement … after every Labor MP has already voted for this awful bill that removes core human rights.

No ‘legitimate objective’ in fast-tracking Nauru deportations, says human rights committee. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

When the Coalition screams fear and division I know that most of us see this is about kids. When Labor hides from action I know that Australians want children to be safe. It’s as simple as that really.

One little 6-year-old girl drew Rapunzel for me and asked when she could come home. She has only known prison her whole life. These are children, the victims of war, trapped in a desert prison. Let’s bring them home.

'Heartbreaking': The children Australia won’t bring home from a Syrian detention camp The women and children who recently smuggled themselves out of a Syrian detention camp and returned to Australia proved that the government could bring its citizens home if it had the will, advocates ...

Protecting our children is the most important job for the Australian government. I’ve just come back from a desert prison camp in NE Syria where 25 Australian children are being held among fear, dust and poverty.

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Australia's F-35 fighter jet export details 'quietly' disappeared Department of Defence emails show that a website dedicated to Australia's role in the global F-35 supply chain used by Israel to maintain its jet fighters was removed at the start of the war in Gaza.

Read in full here: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

BREAKING: Labor is actively hiding the truth of Australia’s genocidal supply of F35 fighter parts to Israel.

My office uncovered via FOI the Defence Department quietly deleted its webpage celebrating Australian companies pumping weapons parts to Israel to keep F35 jets flying.

A crack in the AUKUS public relations pressure hull! - Michael West AUKUS is a hugely expensive Defence project facing considerable and, many argue unsurmountable, hurdles. But does Defence have a Plan B?

Defence: “No, no we are not working on Plan B for when the AUKUS nuclear subs don’t show up.”
Public: “What about all these secret documents about a Plan B that you refuse to release?”
Defence: “Look over there, a nuclear kitten!” @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
⁦‪‬⁩ michaelwest.com.au/a-crack-in-t...

Hastie breaks the shortest “silence” in Australian political history to detail his plans to make the Coalition even more Trumpian

If you are in Sydney this weekend the Heritage Transport Expo at Central Station is super cool. If, like me, you love some steam trains, heritage carriages, historic buses and public transport that is!

Iranian internet freedom advocate Hossein Ronaghi-Maleki is imprisoned in Qezel Hesar for defending digital rights & free expression. I'm deeply concerned about his deteriorating health in custody. The international community must act now to pressure Iranian authorities.

Thoughts and prayers from the Australian government are not enough. We repeat our call for material action against Israel. To sanction the extremist Netanyahu government and end all two way arms trade.

Free the Sumud Flotilla, Free Gaza, Free Palestine. Peace with justice.

The principle and bravery of the Sumud flotilla is what the world has needed from its governments. Imagine a world where we cooperated to break the siege of Gaza, and delivered food and medicine, not weapons.

🚨 The Sumud flotilla is under attack in international waters.

The violent Israeli response, of drone and the violent naval attack, on an aid flotilla in international waters confirms the brutal illegality of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

"Out there in nature by myself, when you're alone, you can become part of nature and your humanity doesn't get in the way.”

Rest in nature Jane Goodall.

SECRET CARGO: INSIDE AUSTRALIA’S COVERT F-35 PARTS PIPELINE TO ISRAEL  - Declassified Australia At least 68 shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts have been flown on commercial passenger planes to Israel from Australia as recently as last month, leaked documents reveal.

Read in full here:
declassifiedaus.org/2025/10/01/s...

There is no sugar coating this, Labor is plainly lying about not sending weapons and weapons parts to Israel.

The Prime Minister repeated this lie as recently as today when questioned by the
@aapnewswire.bsky.social

This is such important work by @declassifiedaus.bsky.social documenting the way Australia sends weapons parts to Israel.

It shows once again that Labor is lying when they say they are not sending weapons and weapons parts to Israel.

Australia is literally keeping Israel’s F35 fighter jets flying and bombing by sending dozens and dozens of parts directly to Israel since the genocide began.

This is actively supporting a genocide. It is criminal.

I'll be asking questions on the hearing into the latest Administrative Review Tribunal bill - another attack from the Government on the rights of migrants to fair process and a fair go. Watch live here www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkQ...

When intentional and active cruelty becomes government policy, you get Nauru. It is designed to harm people in a vision shared by Labor and the Coalition.

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