Paul Fawcett

Statement on Cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National Press Club of Australia  — Australian Friends of Palestine Association AFOPA is responding to the Statement published on 4 October 2025 by the National Press Club of Australia ( NPC) in relation to their cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National ...

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Seems v much like the NPC was not truthful about its cancellation of Hedges' scheduled appearance on OCT 20.

'Statement on Cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National Press Club of Australia'

www.afopa.com.au/blog/2025/10...

Truth or Fake - Was Trump removed from a list of Nobel Peace Prize nominees? Nobel laureates are gathering in Germany this week for a meeting dedicated to the field of economic science. Hoping to join their ranks in the future is US President Donald Trump, who has made no secr...

I fell for this as well

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Does Melbourne have too much heritage? Our Lead Organiser, Jonathan O'Brien, discusses with ABC Melbourne Drive 👇

This is the crux of RW vs LW politics, whether you're prepared to take responsibility for your actions and the impact of those upon others.

Swarbrick should just parrot Peters' words back at him.

Photo caption: The pro-Hamas graffiti has been widely condemned by political leaders and members of the Jewish community. (ABC News) The photo shows a rooftop billboard with "Glory to Hamas" printed in large black all-caps against a white background. The lettering is uneven, suggesting a rushed, hurried scrawl. The Palestinian flag outline is positioned between "GLORY TO" and "HAMAS," rendered as a simple black line drawing (not filled with the traditional colours of black, white, green, and red). This monochromatic outline blends somewhat into the shadows and text, making it less prominent than a full-colour version might be.

Pro-Palestinians wouldn't have done such a poor job depicting the Palestinian flag on the billboard.

So the smart money would be on the billboard being an anti-Palestinian propaganda stunt.

#SanctionIsrael #AusPol

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YouTube video by The West Report The solutions they wont use to fix the housing crisis | The West Report

First Home Buyers scheme: tinkering about the edges. Govts know what the problem is, don't have the will to stand up to the lobby and inevitable scare campaigns
#auspol
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I’ve had several conversations with several sovereign citizens over a number of years. I can say they are cooked.

They cannot be trusted to behave logically or rationally.

If they don’t have vehicle licences/registrations they too should be confiscated.

More than 30 legal experts have called on the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to bar Israel and its clubs from competitions over the atrocities in Gaza.Israel’s top ally, the US, is co-hosting the World Cup next year, FIFA is not ready to penalise the US ally. #auspol #UEFA #FIFA Gaza

I’ve never heard of a country trying to evict 4000 of its own young people before.

But there you go, another unique New Zealand first

PM tells jobless youth to leave to find a job. So they are going. To Australia. PM says: "If you want a job, you go where the jobs are." He points to 'plenty of jobs' in horticulture in Hawkes Bay. Hipkins says: "NZers are hearing that signal & leaving the country - 200 a day."

PM tells jobless youth to leave to find a job. So they are going. To Australia. Here’s my daily Chorus email newsletter, video and podcast. The newsletter is open to all, while the full video and podcast are for paying subscribers. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/pm-tells-j...

A small wrinkle in the Jobseeker policy The government’s recent changes to benefits feel like this: the house is on fire, and this policy is them turning off the smoke alarm and saying it’s fixed

#nzpol Sometimes a policy is so stupid it makes you question the very fabric of reality. Decisions so fabulously, almost wantonly dumb, you wonder if we actually live in a simulation. Welcome to the world of removing Jobseeker Support for 18 & 19-year-olds. craigrenney.substack.com/p/a-small-wr...

New Australian report says UK's Cass Review should not guide care for trans young people Australian researchers argue that the UK's Cass Review is deeply flawed.

A new report published in The Medical Journal of 🇦🇺 argues that the 🇬🇧’s Cass Review should not be used as a guide for the care of young trans people.

It also asserts that 🇦🇺’s approach to treatment is recognised internationally as best practice.

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Orchardists reject Luxon's claim sector is 'crying out' for workers The Prime Minister is urging young people to look for work in the sector amid changes to the Jobseeker benefit.

The lie was so blatant that employers are speaking out. Makes no difference to Luxon who appears happy to lie to NZ at the same time as removing crucial support from young adults based on those lies.

“Orchardists reject Luxon's claim sector is 'crying out' for workers”

#nzpol

... promoting 'The Great Replacement' thesis. Largely confined to W EUR in 2025, Martin Sellner's Austrian franchise received a donation from Australian mass-murderer Brenton Tarrant, whom the current National Socialist Network's führer, Tom Sewell, tried to recruit to his prev grp the Lads Society.

Fat Cats say what? Too much transparency caused Robodebt scandal - Michael West In an extraordinary pitch for a public servant scrutiny void, senior public servants have blamed Robodebt on transparency.

In an extraordinary pitch for a public servant scrutiny void, senior public servants have blamed Robodebt on transparency. Former Senator Rex Patrick reports on a leadership failure michaelwest.com.au/too-much-tra...

this has been a popular (?) thread. i have channelled it into an angry post.

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New Report Says Cass Review Should Not Be Benchmark For Trans Healthcare in Australia - Star Observer A major new peer-reviewed report warns that the Cass Review is fundamentally ill-suited to guide Australia's care for trans young people.

A major new peer-reviewed Australian report warns that the UK’s Cass Review is fundamentally ill-suited to guide care for trans young people — and should not be adopted as a benchmark in Australia www.starobserver.com.au/news/new-rep...

Good to know our state broadcaster is ignoring our country's respected, credentialed and proven economic commentators, while publishing Atlas Network devotees. The same Atlas Network that produced Liz Truss, Javier Miller and Donald Trump. Here's NZ Initiative's declaration of love for Atlas #nzpol

Group of 20 economists ... "change course urgently".

Text of letter at link.

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"57% agreed Australia should impose similar sanctions on Israel as against Russia after its illegal invasion of Ukraine
...Of the Labor voters who responded to the question, 68% expressed support"

As usual, the Labor government lags way behind its own members.
And the nation. #GazaGenocide #auspol

Donald-for-you.

The biggest reality Punk’d ever.

Cartoon of people sitting in a bar watching the big screen tv on the wall. The TV shows footage of a Godzilla-type monster, in a white nappy, red cap and crown, kicking down the statue of Liberty. One of the patrons says, "Say what you like about the Trump presidency, but it sure makes for compelling tv."

A new cartoon from @fionakatauskas.bsky.social sums things up quite nicely.

Jobseeker changes: 'Punished for economic crisis they didn't create' The prime minister says benefit dependency is a "tragedy" and tightened criteria resets expectations - but a youth advocate says they have never met a young person who doesn't want to find work.

Apart from massive job losses out of the economy, changes to youth benefit come in the wake of: polytech closures, less funding for mental health, no extra funding for universities, changes to NCEA that mess with vocational training (hospitality) & force YP into SL debt
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Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

FIFA “violating its own commitments” by not banning Israel Omar Shakir talks about FIFA and whether Israel should be allowed to play as its military carries out a genocide in Gaza

I also call on the world 🌎 bodies from

cycling 🚴‍♂️
Olympics
Eurovision

#BanIsrael and enforce them to provide reparations to the Palestinian 🇵🇸 people

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

"They put us on our knees, facing down. And if we moved, they hit us. They laughed at us, insulting and hitting us"

“They dragged little Greta (Thunberg) by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others”

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