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There appear to be deficiencies in the gun licensing system in NSW and in the way NSW Police have dealt with information. I am now wondering if that is the reason that Minns has opted for a Royal Commission - not to expose those deficiencies but to hide them!

It appears that the crucial deficiencies were with the NSW Police. It remains to be seen what will be revealed in the NSW Royal Commission - if anything!

Why a federal royal commission into Bondi isn’t the right option A federal royal commission running parallel with the Richardson inquiry would create confusion, frustration and inordinate delay.

A federal Royal Commission in the Bondi tragedy is a poor idea. No government of any colour is about to reveal the methods and deficiencies of its intelligence agencies.

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Kiran Kaur Grewal | The Im/Possibility of Justice in the Current Global Order Kiran Kaur Grewal is a human rights lawyer and scholar who is currently Visiting Professor in Gender Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

“As a human rights scholar and practitioner it makes me very frustrated when people claim that human rights are a Western thing. In fact many of the important developments within the international human rights system came as a result of the hard work of countries and people in the Global South.”

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I found my story reflected in a Moroccan movie, The Blue Caftan on SBS On Demand. So many have tried to pin a story on me, but it was actually quite different from their preconceptions.

LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS electric shock therapy More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks in NHS hospitals, the BBC discovers.

“More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks, designed to change their sexual preferences and gender identity, in NHS hospitals between 1965 and 1973…”

And in 2025, conversion practices remain legal in the UK and the government is abusing trans youth by denying them healthcare.

US cock-up adds more awk to AUKUS - THE POLITICS How many stuff-ups and insults have to emanate from Trump's White House before politicians and military brass decide it's time to cut and run?

As depressing as these people are, sometimes they give the media a gift of a headline!
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There is no obligation to list products on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme. If US companies do not like the price the government is prepared to pay, they can still sell their products through private prescriptions. They achieve much greater volumes by being part of the scheme. But they want more!!

We in Australia don't have quite the same reason for anger as citizens of the US, but activism to ensure that we won't need to is still necessary.

Eliminating DEI isn't just racist — it's segregationist New segregationists’ need to use euphemisms shows the weakness of their intellectual position and the Civil Rights Movement’s moral clarity.

“Trump signed orders that would dismantle decades-old legal protections designed to desegregate the federal workforce and ensure equal opportunity. Such actions … threaten to march us back toward a segregationist society.”

The “anti-DEI” rhetoric launders segregationist politics. We must reject it.

Perhaps because younger generations have avoided Facebook and Twitter and so have less need to escape? Perhaps they are all on TikTok?

It also means that millions of Americans will very soon be worse off.

Trump executive orders threaten healthcare of millions of Americans Orders repeal directives expanding healthcare access and options for lower-income and middle-class Americans

A weakened ACA has consequences that reach further than just those Americans who lose their coverage. It means privatized insurers have more power to control the industry, leading to the remaining insurance options increasing in cost.
America needs a Luigi Army!
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And so it begins...

YouTube video by Rebel HQ Canadian MP Annihilates Trump In Brutal And Epic Fashion

Now Trumps wants to take-over Canada. Great response from this MP.
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YouTube video by Channel 4 News Tim Minchin: why I quit social media

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Thoughtful comments by Tim Minchin on the role social media plays in our lives. He has decided that the best approach for him is to walk away from social media.
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Alan Jones’ police charges need to be expanded to include his accomplices in media, politics and business Alan Jones’ 24 charges for sexual assault allegations, with 8 alleged victims, on Monday (18/11/24) means it is almost certain he will be found guilty and likely do some jail time. If […]

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Streaming services for music, Qobuz etc, offer pretty much the whole catalogue of what was on CD. Unfortunately the same doesn't seem to apply to films. I continue to buy DVDs of movies or series I want to keep.

‘Yes, it is genocide’ in Gaza says Israeli professor of Holocaust studies In a blistering essay on the mass killing and devastation in Gaza, Amos Goldberg, professor of Holocaust History at the department of Jewish history and contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew...

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Fake Albanese shows how Facebook is now a scamming honeypot The social media giant is not only running obvious scam advertisements, it's making money from them. Experts, victims and the government are demanding change.

Be careful of scammers. I learned the hard way to pay more attention. Not all are as obvious as the one featured in this article.
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The not-so-secret history of Netanyahu's support for Hamas From sabotaging Oslo to funneling Qatari cash into Gaza, Bibi has spent his career bolstering Hamas to help perpetuate the conflict.

The complex political world of Israel and Palestine. Netanyahu has been using Hamas to serve his own internal political interests and Hamas has been doing much the same.
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That's a great start! I managed to get my profile name wrong. So this is the profile I will be using.