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Rats in the ranks: Andrew Hastie, a military strategist, resigns from the federal Liberal front bench, unable to accept Cabinet solidarity in the Westminster tradition. So he’s obviously planning to displace Sussan Ley as leader but does not yet have the numbers. 👇

Andrew Hastie quits Coalition frontbench over immigration policy dispute Liberal MP resigns as shadow home affairs minister, increasing pressure on opposition leader Sussan Ley

Hastie is a cunning politician and it's risky to dismiss him as a crank because his views are racist. There's a good chance he will be Liberal party leader by the next election, and his white nationalism should ring alarm bells. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia's largest gas project given final approval to operate until 2070 Australia's biggest gas project, Woodside's North West Shelf, has received final approval to extend operations through until 2070.

"This decision is a slap in the face. It allows Woodside to continue operations and pollution to 2070. It is a crime against Murujuga and a crime against humanity”

- Mardathoonera Traditional Custodian Raelene Cooper

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Former minister working for three companies linked to controversial religious group The Sydney-based church has been described by former members and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a "cult".

BREAKING from us at #4Corners: Former Morrison govt Health Minister Greg Hunt working for a Brethren company which received $54 million in COVID-19 contracts from Health Department while he was Minister. Mr Hunt says decisions made by his department, not him. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Catholic Church tried to revive outlawed legal loophole in abuse case An ABC investigation can reveal the Catholic Church tried to revive a highly controversial legal loophole that stopped it from being sued by victims of sexual abuse for millions of dollars in damages,...

Any other organisation with this record would be abandoned by its followers.

Catholics who fund this are perpetrators and need to accept their responsibility.

If Jillian Segal finds Pro Palestinian demonstrators intimidating, what does she call this?

If we have special envoys to tackle racism for specific races and cultures who experience racism, why is there no special envoy to tackle racism against First Nations people? #campsovereignty

Labor asks Deloitte to design universal childcare system as PM eyes political legacy Exclusive: Government could redirect billions in existing spending on the childcare subsidy and introduce a daily flat fee for families

Genuinely, though, why is this outsourced to Deloitte?

Didn’t Labor commit to stopping the consultancy outsourcing bonanza?

And isn’t this sort of your basic bread and butter public service task?

Israel WTF

Australia's part in Israel's weapons supply chain - ABC listen Where do the arms involved in conflicts worldwide come from and who bears responsibility for how they are used in war? The US is by far the world's largest weapons manufacturer and exporter, accounti...

Australia’s supply to Israel of F35 weapons parts is the “direct facilitation of war crimes” says Josh Paul, former Director of Congressional and Public Affairs, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, in the US State Dept.

So why won’t Labor stop doing it? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

US drifts further from allies as it shrugs at Israel's Gaza plan The apparent US indifference to the prospect of a long - possibly indefinite - Israeli military occupation marks a telling change in tone.

If this isn’t enough for Australia to alter its relationship with the US nothing will be.

Arming and sponsoring genocide then looking away is not something we can ignore.

#AusPol

#CancelAUKUS

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If genocide isn't your redline, then you have no redlines.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed temporarily as tens of thousands of Australians made their voices heard against Israel's genocide in Gaza. #FreePalestine #3E

Can we complain about Ben Fordham's political, and anti-ABC stance and get him sacked from the ABC, or is that only for minorities #Auspol #jobsfortheboys

The sooner we close for-profit childcare centres, the better We let our babies become commodities. That's the problem.

Stop putting childcare into private hands. Now.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/900754...

The Lattouf case reveals the cowardice (or complicity) of an ABC Mgmt that rptedly seeks the approval of #NewsCorp. ABC News regularly platforms NewsCorp journalists & commentators, without critique, using the disingenuous excuse of providing "balance". It's openly pro-LNP, pro-Israel. #journalism

#auspol

A huge congratulations to you all. This is such an important win — thank you for your tireless work, integrity, and solidarity. So heartening to see justice prevail.

At last the ABC’s 7.30 report is holding powerful lobbies to account.
UNICEF is utterly outraged by Israel’s crimes against humanity killing innocent children in Gaza.
Enough is already too much.
How long can Australia and the world community tolerate this egregious cruelty?

“It’s up to us and other countries like ours to argue [for the international rules-based order] … if it means standing up to the US and arguing our case we should do so”

A very reasonable view from someone dumped from Cabinet.

These words should be coming from the Foreign Minister & PM. #auspol

Australians deserve the right to decide which wars we join. I object to Wong promising our support to Trump's (unconstitutional) attacks on Iran.

Entrapped, 1991
screenprint crested by Bronwyn Bancroft, Bundjalung Indigenous Australian artist and printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Just heard the Israeli foreign minister criticizing Iran for targeting civilians. I’m nauseous at the hypocrisy. Words aren’t strong enough to convey the contempt I have for these people.

Why on earth would we want to keep AUKUS??

The further we can get away from the US - which is clearly a failed state - the better.

Extraordinary that this isn't part of the commentary #auspol

A very good boy 🐾

OK. I don't rate celebrities, but the way Greta links abolition, decolonisation and climate in a way that people can understand and uses her privilege to do it is impressive. I don't think people realise that this is how my generation thinks.
#AllTheColoniesWillFall

This is the stupidest policy ever. Aside from the grotesque inequity of it, it'd just encourage every taxpayer to send their kids private to minimise or eliminate their taxes. Imagine being able to send your kids to a $20- $50,000 school and having the fees deducted from your tax bill. Insane.

“a capitulation…” Hon Carmen Lawrence #auspol #climatecrisis #FossilGas #Woodside

Calls to revisit oil and gas tax after government revises intake down $4bn The government expected to raise an additional $2.4 billion over four years thanks to changes to the tax on oil and gas profits. It is now forecasting to raise $4 billion less over that same time.

The great Aussie gas giveaway is set to continue under Labor 🤯🫠

This is a total scam - we haven’t received a cent of PRRT for offshore LNG exports & the weak changes Govt made last term aren’t fixing it.

Parliament needs to fix the PRRT.

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