Boronia Davie

On the anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers, I am posting the cartoon which was my response to the chest-beating nationalistic rhetoric immediately used by George W Bush to stir up support for a military response. The editor at the time would not publish it.

Open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP from Australian former diplomats As pressure mounts on the Australian Government over Palestine, a group of highly respected Australians, who have represented our nation overseas, have gone straight to the top with a letter to the pr...

As pressure mounts on the Australian Government over Palestine, a group of highly respected Australians, who have represented our nation overseas, have gone straight to the top with a letter to the prime minister.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...
Ah, the smirk.

We know the Sydney Harbour Bridge march against the killing in Gaza was huge – but just how big was it? NSW police initially estimated the crowd at 90,000 but organisers say the figure was closer to 300,000 – and an independent expert agrees

A crowd safety expert has now calculated an estimate of between 225,000 and 300,000 people at the Sydney Harbour Bridge march. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

AMAZING AND HAPPENING NOW: Dozens of Jewish New Yorkers including Rabbis are getting arrested outside Trump International Hotel saying JEWS SAY NO MORE and LET GAZA LIVE.

Judaism is NOT Zionism

John Oliver: "Gaza is starving, is a sentence that's objectively true, but it's also slightly misleading because it's too passive. Gaza is being starved by Israel."

#ISRAELisStarvingGaza #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust

Too good! @chaser.com.au #marchforhumanity #auspol

The Albanese Labor Govt and the Liberal Party teamed-up today (Thu 31Jul25) to vote to prevent an inquiry into legislation that will allow the AUS Govt to build public housing for US troops in Australia as part of #AUKUS. FMD. #auspol share.google/CqVLUsb42a7X...

YouTube video by PurplepingersTV Empty Homes in Reservoir

I encourage you to go to the rallies for Palestine this weekend, wherever you are in Australia. Our government's actions are helping Israel maintain its genocidal starvation campaign in Gaza.

youtu.be/jl3DwiSPNzs

NEW: Bob Geldof lets rip over Gaza genocide.

PRESENTER: "Isn’t it a bit unfair to say this is the Israelis as a whole?"

GELDOF: "Stop it Trevor. If Israelis want to protest, get in your cars. Stuff your cars full of food & drive through that border. Let your own army stop you. Shame on you.”

I visited Sarajevo once, a city that was under siege for almost 4 years. My guide had been a little boy during the siege. He showed me the scars on his legs from shrapnel. He said the thing that stayed with him the longest was the hunger. He talked about risking his life for a can of food.

"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."
~ Agatha Christie

Summer (1911)
🎨 Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky

Why the ANDC Matters? - The ANDC is Australia’s leading centre for lexicographical research, jointly funded by ANU and Oxford University Press. - It is the definitive authority on Australian English—documenting regionalisms, Aboriginal English, and producing landmark publications like the Australian National Dictionary. - Its widely celebrated “Word of the Year” initiative connects Australians with their evolving language and identity. - For ANU, it provides immense national and international visibility—while operating as a low-cost, high-impact asset. The Cost of Closure: - Damage to Australian English: Halting systematic documentation of our unique national language. - Setback for Indigenous Languages: Undermining efforts to research and preserve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. - Erosion of National Identity: Undermining the role of language in shaping how Australians see themselves, their history, and their culture. - Damage to ANU’s Reputation: Compromising its mission as a national university and leader in cultural heritage research.

The latest round of cuts at ANU include an outrageous plan to close the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC). ANU has forgotten its vital function as the national university.

Please sign this petition urging ANU to reconsider and protect the ANDC:
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Photograph of a Rainbow Lorikeet and a Gang-gang Cockatoo on a stick. The Lorikeet has its wings and tail spread, but is stepping away from the Cockatoo, which is leaning forward with its beak open.

The only time I've ever seen a Rainbow Lorikeet back down from a fight was against a Gang-gang Cockatoo, and it happened again today!
#birds

#Australia #straya

Antoinette Lattouf was sacked three days into a five-day contract.

ABC management could have told the Israeli lobby she was going anyway.

But, in their sanctimonious nastiness, the Israeli lobby demanded more and, in their cowardice, the ABC agreed.

Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Fuck.

Are you in Bennelong?
Do you know someone in Bennelong?

Then please have a look at and/or share this 👇 #auspol

Skip to content NRK TV Radio Norway NRK Super NRK P3 Mist News Sport Culture Mood District More Ketan Search Home News releases Vipps is down Published at09:44 inVips Vipps is experiencing problems logging into the app on Tuesday morning. This affects all users and all Vipps MobilePay services, Vipps writes, according to NTB. Vipps states that they are working to resolve the problem and will provide an update as soon as they have new information. Read all aboutVips DN: John Fredriksen oil tanker involved in collision in the Gulf of Oman Published at09:43 Reuters reports on Tuesday about a collision in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz. John Frederiksen's tanker company confirms to Dagens Næringsliv that one of their ships, "Front Eagle", was involved in the collision. All crew members are safe. No spills have been reported. The oil tanker Adalynn was also involved in the collision, the United Arab Emirates Coast Guard confirms, Khaaleej Times and Gulf News report. 24 people were evacuated from the ship, the Coast Guard said. The incident is not said to be related to the unrest in the area. 45 people reportedly killed while waiting for aid in Gaza Published at09:23 inThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict At least 45 Palestinians are reported to have been killed in Khan Younis while waiting for trucks carrying relief supplies. Many are also reported to have been injured. This is reported by Reuters, citing Palestinian health officials. Medical personnel told Reuters that witnesses claimed Israeli tanks were firing into the crowd. They expect the death toll to rise as many are critically injured. Pictures show the dead and wounded being transported to Nasser Hospital, where large, angry crowds have also gathered. The Israeli military has not yet commented on the incident. Also on Monday, dozens of Palestinians were reported killed during the distribution of emergency aid. Read all aboutThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict India: Plane forced t…

Israel hasn't stopped gunning down the Palestinians they're starving, as those Palestinians try to feed themselves

There is nothing wrong with continuing to say it: these are war crimes, this is genocide, this is murder. It must be stopped, and those perpetrating the crimes must be held accountable

And they play "fortunate son"
I song against Vietnam war and telling how rich kids dodge the draft.
At this level two things are possible :
- abysmal lack of culture
- a message of defiance to their temu Führer

Anti-Lies, Anti-hate, Anti-racism, Anti-fascism, Anti-tRUmp

A meme. Bottom two thirds is an image of a Canadian Goose and an Australian Emu. They are each standing in front of their home national flag and they are dressed for the skies. Words are at the top: So happy that Aussie firefighters are on the way to help our Canadian cousins fight wildfires. We know how bad bushfires are and are coming to help! We got you! Canadian Threads

Thank you #Australia
With Love, from #Canada

Dr Assal Rad—

“Palestinian men, women and children are being starved, bombed, burned alive, terrorized, torn to shreds, buried under rubble, dehumanized, occupied, and oppressed in every way imaginable by a genocidal state.

“But we’re told the real threat is saying the words “Free Palestine”.”

Award judges resign after Queensland state library strips writer’s prize over Hamas tweet One resignation letter expresses ‘disgust’ over library’s decision to rescind First Nations author’s $15,000 award after arts minister weighs in

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

When you say something 100% true that people don’t want to hear, because it makes them feel ashamed for the evil things they have done and will continue to do, instead of changing their mind they just get really, really angry at you for saying the truth. This is why everything is so fucked up.

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

I ❤️ Professor Brian Cox.

Everyone CAN have an opinion, it’s true

..but at the same time others have the right of rebuttal, offer factual evidence to negate it - or completely ignore it if it is “demonstrably nonsense”

It’s time we all start to ignore the bullshyte & become the proponents of facts

The number of Labor women in the HoR is actually monumental. Like, listing the names of women in each party and... just, wow.

#AusPol #AusVotes