Ebony Bennett
@ebonybennett.bsky.social
Deputy Director of @australiainstitute.org.au host of webinar series & Follow The Money podcast. Easily startled horror fan. Political tragic, amateur TV critic, solo hiking enthusiast. She/her
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
Towns in England with no reticulated water because of no maintenance in a privatised system. Note not just no potable (ie drinking water) but you can’t even wash.
‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again
‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again
South East Water blames bad weather as pubs are forced to close, toilets overflow and people go without showers
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Towns in England with no reticulated water because of no maintenance in a privatised system. Note not just no potable (ie drinking water) but you can’t even wash.
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social " urges pause on rushed and dangerous hate speech Bill"
January 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social " urges pause on rushed and dangerous hate speech Bill"
Bridget McKenzie says 'Taking guns off law-abiding citizens is not the appropriate response' to Bondi, but in the same breathe she smeared the whole of western Sydney as 'the source of the problem'. FFS
January 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Bridget McKenzie says 'Taking guns off law-abiding citizens is not the appropriate response' to Bondi, but in the same breathe she smeared the whole of western Sydney as 'the source of the problem'. FFS
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
Our executive officer Dr Max Kaiser explains in the Sydney Morning Herald today why Jewish safety has never existed in isolation and using antisemitism as a justification for censorship and expanded state power will make none of us safer.
Read in full at: www.smh.com.au/national/as-...
Read in full at: www.smh.com.au/national/as-...
As a Jew who knows antisemitism, I need answers, not the stifling of free speech
We’ve heard calls not only to investigate how the Bondi massacre occurred but to place universities, protest movements and migrants under suspicion.
www.smh.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Our executive officer Dr Max Kaiser explains in the Sydney Morning Herald today why Jewish safety has never existed in isolation and using antisemitism as a justification for censorship and expanded state power will make none of us safer.
Read in full at: www.smh.com.au/national/as-...
Read in full at: www.smh.com.au/national/as-...
"If antisemitism is treated as justification for supressing protest, expanding surveillance, or scapegoating minorities, Jewish people will not be safer - we will simply be living in a more authoritarian society." - Max Kaiser
"My community’s security will not be possible at the expense of others. That is not safety. It is scapegoating."
January 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
"If antisemitism is treated as justification for supressing protest, expanding surveillance, or scapegoating minorities, Jewish people will not be safer - we will simply be living in a more authoritarian society." - Max Kaiser
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
spineless..
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
spineless..
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM
A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
I don’t know how Malinauskas is managing to make this even worse. This is a horrendous comment - the false equivalence here is horrific
January 13, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I don’t know how Malinauskas is managing to make this even worse. This is a horrendous comment - the false equivalence here is horrific
An unmitigated disaster from top to bottom.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
An unmitigated disaster from top to bottom.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
Few words.
My @smh @theage cartoon
My @smh @theage cartoon
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Few words.
My @smh @theage cartoon
My @smh @theage cartoon
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
This should be more obvious to everyone, but we cannot let the people comfortable with the mass slaughter of children further shape our culture, our democracies, our future as a species. It's the path to a depraved fascistic hellhole.
January 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
This should be more obvious to everyone, but we cannot let the people comfortable with the mass slaughter of children further shape our culture, our democracies, our future as a species. It's the path to a depraved fascistic hellhole.
Authoritarianism and its brutal brother fascism are rising all around us. They thrive on controlling, squashing and censoring ideas they do not like. I refuse to participate in that, writes @janecaro.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Why I withdrew from Adelaide Writers’ Week
Authoritarianism and its brutal brother fascism are rising all around us. They thrive on controlling, squashing and censoring ideas they do not like. I refuse to participate in that.
thepoint.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Authoritarianism and its brutal brother fascism are rising all around us. They thrive on controlling, squashing and censoring ideas they do not like. I refuse to participate in that, writes @janecaro.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
"Many years ago the former premier Don Dunstan touted Adelaide as the “Athens of the south”. Now South Australia’s tourism slogan could be “Welcome to Moscow on the Torrens”.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler
Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM
"Many years ago the former premier Don Dunstan touted Adelaide as the “Athens of the south”. Now South Australia’s tourism slogan could be “Welcome to Moscow on the Torrens”.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
This is why I withdrew from appearing at Adelaide Writers Week. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Why I withdrew from Adelaide Writers’ Week
Authoritarianism and its brutal brother fascism are rising all around us. They thrive on controlling, squashing and censoring ideas they do not like. I refuse to participate in that.
thepoint.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This is why I withdrew from appearing at Adelaide Writers Week. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
You know, in a normal world, a Jewish programming director inviting a Palestinian author to speak would be celebrated as a positive example of this “social cohesion” thing.
But I guess it’s only “social cohesion” if an Arab woman is being battered and smeared by News Corp.
But I guess it’s only “social cohesion” if an Arab woman is being battered and smeared by News Corp.
January 12, 2026 at 7:25 AM
You know, in a normal world, a Jewish programming director inviting a Palestinian author to speak would be celebrated as a positive example of this “social cohesion” thing.
But I guess it’s only “social cohesion” if an Arab woman is being battered and smeared by News Corp.
But I guess it’s only “social cohesion” if an Arab woman is being battered and smeared by News Corp.
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
Every time Malinauskas speaks about the Writers Festival, he just makes it more obvious that this whole thing was his call www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
'Not the Premier's book club': Malinauskas addresses criticism over resignations - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Premier Peter Malinauskas today assured the Adelaide Festival board is still functional after its chair and three members resigned.
www.indailysa.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Every time Malinauskas speaks about the Writers Festival, he just makes it more obvious that this whole thing was his call www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
“The guy who was your childhood slumlord is going to be president, he’s going to tear down part of the white house, engage in a military occupation of Minnesota in January, and he’s going to try to start a war with Europe by invading Greenland.”
January 11, 2026 at 4:09 AM
“The guy who was your childhood slumlord is going to be president, he’s going to tear down part of the white house, engage in a military occupation of Minnesota in January, and he’s going to try to start a war with Europe by invading Greenland.”
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
"Today, The Australian applauds Adelaide Festival for cutting a Palestinian author on the grounds of 'cultural sensitivity'. Whereas, in 2016, it denounced, as a matter of principle, any cultural infrastructure that might limit Leak’s ability to mock Indigenous peoples."
RW hypocrisy dial at 11.
RW hypocrisy dial at 11.
January 12, 2026 at 2:47 AM
"Today, The Australian applauds Adelaide Festival for cutting a Palestinian author on the grounds of 'cultural sensitivity'. Whereas, in 2016, it denounced, as a matter of principle, any cultural infrastructure that might limit Leak’s ability to mock Indigenous peoples."
RW hypocrisy dial at 11.
RW hypocrisy dial at 11.
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
Homes of volunteer firefighters among 350 structures lost so far in ‘heartbreaking’ Victorian bushfires
Homes of volunteer firefighters among 350 structures lost so far in ‘heartbreaking’ Victorian bushfires
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announces appeal to support those affected, as authorities warn fire risk could spike again later in month
*
Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
*
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
The number of buildings lost in Victoria’s devastating bushfires has risen to 350, with authorities warning that number would grow as assessors are able to access more areas affected by 12 large fires still burning across the state.
Speaking from the small western Victorian town of Natimuk on Monday, Jacinta Allan also announced a fundraising appeal to support victims of the fires. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Homes of volunteer firefighters among 350 structures lost so far in ‘heartbreaking’ Victorian bushfires
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her Adelaide appearance - www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/j...
January 12, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her Adelaide appearance - www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/j...
Reposted by Ebony Bennett
Australia needs to voice our support for Denmark. We share values with Denmark.
@albomp.bsky.social it’s time to stand up to the bully.
#AusPol
@albomp.bsky.social it’s time to stand up to the bully.
#AusPol
Danish PM says Greenland feud at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats
Donald Trump says controlling Greenland is crucial for US national security and he has suggested using force to seize the Arctic territory.
www.abc.net.au
January 12, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Australia needs to voice our support for Denmark. We share values with Denmark.
@albomp.bsky.social it’s time to stand up to the bully.
#AusPol
@albomp.bsky.social it’s time to stand up to the bully.
#AusPol
Reposted by Ebony Bennett