Summary of Peter Hartcher article in Nine

Penny Wong insisted "Jewish leaders had urged the government to issue an invitation.

And that's where it gets complicated. Not all Jewish Australians want Herzog to come."

Thank you, Laura Tingle, for acknowledging what few in mainstream media will.
And for tackling the realities that most avoid.

This reads like a cheap horoscope
…but less reliable

Australia's Jan 2026 #SantosHeatwave (substitute any other govt-enabled fossil fuel corp you like): hopefully those that cannot hear have felt

It's NOT Decarbonisation or Adaptation--we desperately need both to avoid further #ClimateCatastrophe

You’re not real Aboriginals. You don’t wear a lap-lap and hunt for your food, or live in a bark humpy!

Why is it white Australian culture can evolve but Aboriginal culture is not allowed to or risk being classified as not Aboriginal?

Simple answer - Racism.

Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.

In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.

He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.

At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.

Wael died on Friday at age 30.

ICE caused his death.

They didn’t get to say goodbye.

Brilliant

TOO BIG TO FAIL Challenging our future, one idea at a time

Off the back of a WWA report that should have us all collectively shitting the bed, today seemed like a good time to release my ghost. Like me, it's a work in progress, but there's no time to wait for perfect...
#climateactionnow #toobigtofail

www.toobigtofail.co/too-big-to-f...

I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.

Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there’s ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with,’ scientist says

“A report by World Weather Attribution (WWA) suggests that the effect of greenhouse gas emissions outweighed the effects of a weak La Niña, which usually means milder temperatures across most of mainland Australia”
Collectively we should be soiling ourselves
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

"We’ve entered a new phase of the genocide — away from the eyes and ears of most of the international community. I think this is not just because of the illusion of 'peace,' but also because so many journalists there have been killed."
- Francesca Albanese on the #GazaGenocide

Weird how the ABC never mentions that there’s an ICC arrest warrant out for Netanyahu for crimes against humanity, or that he’s led a genocide in Gaza

BBC News reports that Netanyahu is joining Trumps 'board of peace'

They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt

No Kings is projected on to a mountainside above the town’s lights

Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.

So the Israeli PM, who is responsible for repeated ceasefire violations against the Palestinians, is joining the #BoardofPeace ?

Criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu may be an offence under Australia’s new hate speech laws, Greens warn Anthony Albanese and Tony Burke say the laws are needed to protect Australians – particularly the Jewish community

Ok so advocating genocide is fine (exempt) under the hate speech laws but criticising the guy responsible for genocide is an offence.
👌

Criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu may be an offence under Australia’s new hate speech laws, Greens warn Anthony Albanese and Tony Burke say the laws are needed to protect Australians – particularly the Jewish community

So by expressing my view and saying that the Israeli Govt under Benjamin Netanyahu is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza - then under these new hate laws - I may be subject to criminal charges? Is this right? #auspol > www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

"It’s an absolute death cult in Gaza. There are no civilians. Only accomplices. Gaza = Hamas and Hamas = Gaza. The sooner Trump clears out this hell hole, the better!"

Congratulations to Mr Arsen Ostrovsky on being appointed lvl boss of the Sydney office of the Australia Israel & Jewish Affairs Council. 😀👍

BBC News headline: "BP set to scale back green investments as profits drop sharply"

BBC News headline: "BP scales back climate targets as profits hit record"

Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.

“The so-called Board of Peace is really problematic.
It’s not at all clear how it would work.
…and Israel can still stop goods and services getting in to Gaza.”

Laura Tingle, as usual, with the reality that so many of her colleagues gloss over.

Can they throw in Vermont? (Maple Danish pastry...yum!)

"Federal agents detained three workers from a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Willmar yesterday, hours after four agents ate lunch there."

The Greens are again urging the Malinauskas Government to investigate these claims of political interference. The allegations that public servants have been told to stall investigations into the toxic algal bloom in order to protect the political interests of Labor are shocking.

Insured Losses From Wildfires, Storms and Floods Hit Record High Never before has the insurance industry faced such big losses tied to floods, severe thunderstorms and wildfires, according to a fresh study that links rising temperatures to increasingly dangerous we...

Never before has the insurance industry faced such big losses tied to floods, severe thunderstorms and wildfires… and the evidence points to climate change playing "an increasing role in this development"

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The ABC News headline writer is doing an outstanding job of minimising any criticism of Israel.
• The headline: Israel limits aid
• The report: the Israeli Govt is refusing to allow caravans, temporary housing or building materials into the strip. #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide

This thread responds to Prof. Christian Dunn’s Telegraph piece on #climate communication.

I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵

He refuted claims made by Ms Adler in a column published Tuesday morning that there had been political pressure to remove Abdel-Fattah from the Writer’s Week program. “I don’t speak for the board,” Mr Malinauskas said. “Can you imagine if a far-right Zionist walked into a Sydney mosque and murdered 15 people.” “Can you imagine that as Premier of this state, I would actively support a far-right Zionist going to Writers’ Week and speaking hateful rhetoric towards Islamic people? Of course I wouldn’t.” “The reverse is happening in this instance, and I’m not going to support that either. “I think it’s a reasonable position for me to have, it’s a view that I believe. He said the Writers’ Week board made its own decisions, but said the government had invested a lot of money in the arts during his time as Premier.

Holy shit, this way beyond the pale.
archive.is/ngaMG

This debacle will be studied. How to destroy a beloved event in less than a week.

Big congrats Malinauskus, your legacy.

Adelaide writers’ week 2026 cancelled as board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah for ‘how decision was represented’ Almost all remaining festival board members have resigned following backlash to decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author

An unmitigated disaster from top to bottom.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Thinking of everyone impacted by the Victorian fires, those who’ve had to leave home, those waiting and watching, and those carrying fear, grief and exhaustion today.