Mary Debrett

Palestine recognised We are approaching the end game. There is a movement towards recognition of Palestine by major Western nations, namely France, the UK and Canada, and including, possibly, Australia and New Zealand.

Only the US is a potential vetoer of a Security Council Resolution to admit Palestine as a UN state. Would the US want to stand alone? There appears to be a ray of hope. Australia can and should enhance it by acting now. #auspol #Palestine #UNSC

Greens must blow AUKUS out of the water - THE POLITICS With an 'opposition' that's as useful as deckhands on a submarine, it's up to David Shoebridge and co to fight the good fight against a deal that's sinking fast.

A brilliant description of the LNP.

"With an 'opposition' that's as useful as deckhands on a submarine" #auspol

mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.

TfNSW's $600m mass job cut savings evaporate under consultation The PSA says the axing of 950 TfNSW jobs will save only $279 million, alleging Premier Chris Minns' move is an executive protection racket, not reform.

TfNSW’s $600m mass job cut savings evaporate under consultation.
The PSA says the axing of 950 TfNSW jobs will save only $279 million, alleging Premier Chris Minns’ move is an executive protection racket, not reform.”

www.themandarin.com.au/296938-tfnsw....

The one thing that finally brought a divided nation together: Donald J. Trump's ham-fisted pedophilia cover-up.

I’m all for this going forward…. He hates Court room. “F” it…. Pay up! I guess the Grand Ball Room will have to wait ole Donny 👦 Boy!

Under int'l law, @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social, you had an OBLIGATION to take steps to prevent Israel's genocide of the Palestinians.

INSTEAD—you spent your time DEFENDING, JUSTIFYING, AIDING & ABETTING Israel's Dog-given "right" to commit genocide.

THAT will be your ONLY legacy.

ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "If they're gonna cheat, then all of us have to take a hard look at what the effect of that cheating is on democracy . And that means we've all got to stand up and do the right thing. So as far as I'm concerned, everything is on the table."

Dr Assal Rad—

“𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘢’𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦, unbelievable even from NYT.

“It’s not a 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴, Israel deliberately starved Gaza. This isn’t journalism, it’s complicity.”

Sudan civil war: Besieged el-Fasher city residents face starvation, UN warns El-Fasher, encircled by RSF paramilitary fighters, has not had food deliveries for over a year.

There are other wars.

Brisbane – come and see Richard Denniss and Amy Remeikis talk about his new essay Dead Centre!

They will discuss the dangers of a ‘sensible centre’ and how we can create a better Australia.

📍QLD State Library
📅Tue, 12th August 6pm

@richarddenniss.bsky.social @amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol

Labor would rather risk a LNP government than work with the Greens. Donors buy parties.

It's just getting bizarre now in Tas

ASA opposes Productivity Commission proposal for copyright exception - Australian Society of Authors The ASA is dismayed by a Productivity Commission report raising the prospect of a text and data mining exception to Australia’s Copyright Act.

The injustices and rip-off that is AI now being considered by Australia's Productivity Commission.
www.asauthors.org.au/news/asa-opp...

There were 15,000 fewer 15-24 year olds in employment than last year. Māori unemployment is 10%, Pacific Peoples unemployment is 12.1%. The number of people employed fell in 9 out 12 regions, with a fall of 23,100 people employed in Auckland since last year.

51% of workers got a pay rise less than inflation, and 64% of people got a pay rise less than 3%. The majority of workers are now seeing their pay shrink in real terms on their base pay. 43% of workers saw no increase in wages according to the Labour Cost Index.

#nzpol Unemployment data released by Statistics New Zealand today shows an increase to 5.2%. There are now 158,000 people unemployed in New Zealand, up 28% since the government took office. There is no plan to help, and the data shows even deeper problems ahead. A 🧵

Yes. And Gov investment needed to be just that - some equity shared and some annual return for public monies spent.

It’s like CEO 101 courses would actually teach aspirants that if you’re in charge of a corporation working with seriously outdated equipment in an industry you could say was of national importance, you run the machinery to buggery without investing any capital and then plead for PAYE funds

#SavePBS&NPR

love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.

IG nytimes

Great idea. I'll second that.

RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US Since taking office, the vaccine sceptic has made a number of changes to how vaccines are regulated.

Let’s bring this research to Melbourne.

We have manufacturing capacity and current research facilities for this tech, why not earn a share?

#VicPol
#AusPol

Arbitrary FOI process exposed. What's the scam? - Michael West Two identical Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, one month apart. Two radically different disclosure outcomes. What’s the Scam? The scam lies in how a process intended to support government transp...

The problem with our FoI laws.
michaelwest.com.au/arbitrary-fo...

Irish president urges UN to intervene in Gaza, citing 'destruction of an entire people' Higgins calls on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to use Chapter Seven powers to bypass Security Council gridlock and deliver humanitarian aid - Anadolu Ajansı

YES!
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ir...

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Everyone must speak out for recognition of Palestine and making two state solution a reality - and for rebuild g Gaza

Al Jazeera: Israel’s Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza

ABC News: Israel is considering full takeover of Gaza

Do you ever feel the ABC rptedly tries to soften the angry rhetoric from Israel? 🤔 #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide

Labor was in a climate crouch. It now has the chance to stand up to News Corp and put the national interest first | Clear Air Australia’s political landscape is barely recognisable from four years ago. Will Labor abandon its risk-averse past and take an aggressive stance on emissions?

Time to act - no more coal-fired power plants, no more coal mines.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...