Chris Barber
@christipb.bsky.social
An escapee from X, farmer, lover of gardens, leftie in politics, worried about the future, NSW on Ngarabal country AKA Barbara Maxwell writer
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After two years of genocide in Gaza, western media still privileges Israeli lives - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/even-after-two-years-genocide-gaza-western-media-still-privilege-israeli-lives
After two years of genocide in Gaza, western media still privileges Israeli lives
Mainstream coverage of the Israel-Hamas captives exchange exposes western media's enduring pro-Israel bias, as Israelis are humanised while Palestinians are erased from view
www.middleeasteye.net
October 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
After two years of genocide in Gaza, western media still privileges Israeli lives - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/even-after-two-years-genocide-gaza-western-media-still-privilege-israeli-lives
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Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export project is a disaster on five fronts:
🟠 Driving up WA energy prices
🟠 Threatening WA's domestic gas reserves
🟠 Paying even fewer royalties - down to just 0.6% of WA revenue in 2027-28
🟠 Corroding Murujuga rock art
🟠 Wrecking the climate
Read:
🟠 Driving up WA energy prices
🟠 Threatening WA's domestic gas reserves
🟠 Paying even fewer royalties - down to just 0.6% of WA revenue in 2027-28
🟠 Corroding Murujuga rock art
🟠 Wrecking the climate
Read:
Woodside's North West Shelf gas export project: a disaster on five fronts
Australia Institute analysis reveals Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export project is driving up WA energy prices, threatening the state's domestic gas reserves, paying even fewer royalties, corrodin...
australiainstitute.org.au
September 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export project is a disaster on five fronts:
🟠 Driving up WA energy prices
🟠 Threatening WA's domestic gas reserves
🟠 Paying even fewer royalties - down to just 0.6% of WA revenue in 2027-28
🟠 Corroding Murujuga rock art
🟠 Wrecking the climate
Read:
🟠 Driving up WA energy prices
🟠 Threatening WA's domestic gas reserves
🟠 Paying even fewer royalties - down to just 0.6% of WA revenue in 2027-28
🟠 Corroding Murujuga rock art
🟠 Wrecking the climate
Read:
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The Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW has formally accepted a 58-page complaint lodged by Kassem Chalabi, a Palestinian Muslim of NSW, accusing the organisations of conducting a sustained hate speech campaign between July 2024 and February 2025. #auspol #israelpalestine
Australian Jewish Association accused of hate campaign: Landmark legal action launched
The Australian Jewish Association and its charity arm, the Australian Jewish Association Tzedakah Incorporated, are facing a landmark legal challenge after more than a year of alleged racial and religious vilification targeting Palestinians and Muslims.
johnmenadue.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW has formally accepted a 58-page complaint lodged by Kassem Chalabi, a Palestinian Muslim of NSW, accusing the organisations of conducting a sustained hate speech campaign between July 2024 and February 2025. #auspol #israelpalestine
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Our book, Diving Into Deep Water is available through The Maker’s Shed. We are all excited to see our words published, it’s just a start!
Our book, Diving Into Deep Water is available through The Maker’s Shed. We are all excited to see our words published, it’s just a start!
Local Publishing Company Takes High Dive - Glen Innes News
The High Country Writers group is an informal gathering of wordsmiths who started meeting at The Makers Shed in Glen Innes. Now, the results of their labour ...
gleninnesnews.com.au
July 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Our book, Diving Into Deep Water is available through The Maker’s Shed. We are all excited to see our words published, it’s just a start!
Our book, Diving Into Deep Water is available through The Maker’s Shed. We are all excited to see our words published, it’s just a start!
An alternative to Aukus: why a strategic defensive approach best suits Australia
April 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
An alternative to Aukus: why a strategic defensive approach best suits Australia
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Interesting to see his comments regarding research and development funding in light of Rick Morton’s @squigglyrick.bsky.social article in the Saturday Paper
Interesting to see his comments regarding research and development funding in light of Rick Morton’s @squigglyrick.bsky.social article in the Saturday Paper
johnmenadue.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Interesting to see his comments regarding research and development funding in light of Rick Morton’s @squigglyrick.bsky.social article in the Saturday Paper
Interesting to see his comments regarding research and development funding in light of Rick Morton’s @squigglyrick.bsky.social article in the Saturday Paper
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ABC journalist Stephen Dziedic: do you know the facts or are you willing to sell your writing skills to perform whichever verbal tricks your client asks you to perform? #auspol #ABCnews
Fool or fabricator? ABC in the spotlight - Pearls and Irritations
ABC journalists must be either the most ignorant people on the planet or the most deceitful. The choice is not flattering.
johnmenadue.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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I know I am driving you nuts but if you feel we can not longer be joined at the hip with the US then sign this petition www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
March 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I know I am driving you nuts but if you feel we can not longer be joined at the hip with the US then sign this petition www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
February 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
johnmenadue.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Net zero.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
February 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Net zero.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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The conversation around the USAID withdrawal should not be limited to whether aid should continue, but rather how it should evolve. #auspol #USAID
USAID withdrawal: Rethinking how we tackle poverty - Pearls and Irritations
The withdrawal of USAID has sent shockwaves through the NGO sector in Cambodia, sparking concern about the future of vital programs.
johnmenadue.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The sooner we cut ties with Trump’s USA, the better I say. Saul Eslake on the money in this article.
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Europeans (and others) vs Trump - Pearls and Irritations
Do we want to ally ourselves with a people who choose people like Trump and Vance to lead them, to be the public face of their country?
johnmenadue.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The sooner we cut ties with Trump’s USA, the better I say. Saul Eslake on the money in this article.
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