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An Israeli air attack on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon has killed 13 people and wounded several.
Israeli air attack on refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people
An Israeli air attack on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon has killed 13 people and wounded several.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
An Israeli air attack on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon has killed 13 people and wounded several.
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Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
Australia Institute Chief Economist Greg Jericho explains on The Point.
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol
Australia Institute Chief Economist Greg Jericho explains on The Point.
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol
Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
The broken nature of Australia energy market has been highlighted by a report that Japanese households pay less for electricity than Australians do, despite Japanese electricity being reliant on Austr...
thepoint.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
Australia Institute Chief Economist Greg Jericho explains on The Point.
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol
Australia Institute Chief Economist Greg Jericho explains on The Point.
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol
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A reminder that gas is not a vital industry to Australia.
As Polly Hemming explains, if anything, it costs the Australian economy.
Some more gas myths debunked here: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
As Polly Hemming explains, if anything, it costs the Australian economy.
Some more gas myths debunked here: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A reminder that gas is not a vital industry to Australia.
As Polly Hemming explains, if anything, it costs the Australian economy.
Some more gas myths debunked here: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
As Polly Hemming explains, if anything, it costs the Australian economy.
Some more gas myths debunked here: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
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Australian politicians see jails as simply new businesses. To be invested in, to make profits etc.
The correctional Service model has been bought.
Somewhere, needs of the First Nation children's have disappeared.
Sheena Colquhoun
Stop pretending punishment works johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The correctional Service model has been bought.
Somewhere, needs of the First Nation children's have disappeared.
Sheena Colquhoun
Stop pretending punishment works johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Stop pretending punishment works
When Premier Jacinta Allan is photographed proudly advancing Victoria’s Treaty process, she is rightly praised.
johnmenadue.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Australian politicians see jails as simply new businesses. To be invested in, to make profits etc.
The correctional Service model has been bought.
Somewhere, needs of the First Nation children's have disappeared.
Sheena Colquhoun
Stop pretending punishment works johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The correctional Service model has been bought.
Somewhere, needs of the First Nation children's have disappeared.
Sheena Colquhoun
Stop pretending punishment works johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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Something to note here is that the world's nuclear fleet is aging - we're now in the territory of >50 year old nuclear plants.
So killing regulation doesn't just mean dangerous new nuclear: it means dangerous existing nuclear
world-nuclear.org/our-associat...
So killing regulation doesn't just mean dangerous new nuclear: it means dangerous existing nuclear
world-nuclear.org/our-associat...
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Something to note here is that the world's nuclear fleet is aging - we're now in the territory of >50 year old nuclear plants.
So killing regulation doesn't just mean dangerous new nuclear: it means dangerous existing nuclear
world-nuclear.org/our-associat...
So killing regulation doesn't just mean dangerous new nuclear: it means dangerous existing nuclear
world-nuclear.org/our-associat...
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An Australian moved to the West Bank to work on his family farm. Now settlers are trying to destroy it
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
An Australian moved to the West Bank to work on his family farm. Now settlers are trying to destroy it
Palestinian-Australian farmer Sari Kassis is defending his farm from the Hilltop Youth
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
An Australian moved to the West Bank to work on his family farm. Now settlers are trying to destroy it
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
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Hundreds of people gathered in front of Toronto’s City Hall to watch the Palestinian flag being raised for the first time since the federal government recognised the State of Palestine in September.
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hundreds of people gathered in front of Toronto’s City Hall to watch the Palestinian flag being raised for the first time since the federal government recognised the State of Palestine in September.
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Albanese MUST step in to alter this draconian situation.
First Nation's youth are already over-represented in the NT justice system.
This removal of legal representation will further destroy the chances of indigenous peoples to see justice done.
What a dreadful human right's stain in Australia.
First Nation's youth are already over-represented in the NT justice system.
This removal of legal representation will further destroy the chances of indigenous peoples to see justice done.
What a dreadful human right's stain in Australia.
A person accused of a crime in the Northern Territory will no longer be able to access legal aid and those on bail facing criminal offences, including children as young as 10, will also no longer be covered, part of "drastic action" taken by Legal Aid NT director Catherine Voumard to save money ou…
‘Drastic action’: Legal Aid cuts crucial services
A person accused of a crime in the Northern Territory will no longer be able to access legal aid and those on bail facing criminal offences, including children as young as 10, will also no longer be covered, part of "drastic action" taken by Legal Aid NT director Catherine Voumard to save money ou…
ntindependent.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Albanese MUST step in to alter this draconian situation.
First Nation's youth are already over-represented in the NT justice system.
This removal of legal representation will further destroy the chances of indigenous peoples to see justice done.
What a dreadful human right's stain in Australia.
First Nation's youth are already over-represented in the NT justice system.
This removal of legal representation will further destroy the chances of indigenous peoples to see justice done.
What a dreadful human right's stain in Australia.
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Exactly 💯 right. . Albanese could fix this. But when there isn't a lobbyist, he's lost.
This is YOUR failure Albanese ... OWN it!!!! www.theage.com.au/national/csi... you neo-con economic nonsense and obsession with #AUKUS is distorting Australia's budget #CSIRO
‘Fundamentally unsustainable’: CSIRO to slash hundreds of science jobs
The staff association at the nation’s leading scientific research organisation says the latest round of cuts marks “a sad day for publicly funded science”.
www.theage.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Exactly 💯 right. . Albanese could fix this. But when there isn't a lobbyist, he's lost.
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Data shows ANZ and Westpac accelerating fossil fuel lending despite public climate pledges, placing them at odds with both regulators and their own commitments.
Climate commitments crumble as ANZ and Westpac bankroll new fossil projects
~ Will van de Pol
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Climate commitments crumble as ANZ and Westpac bankroll new fossil projects
~ Will van de Pol
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Climate commitments crumble as ANZ and Westpac bankroll new fossil projects
New data shows ANZ and Westpac accelerating fossil fuel lending despite public climate pledges, placing them at odds with both regulators and their own commitments.
independentaustralia.net
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Data shows ANZ and Westpac accelerating fossil fuel lending despite public climate pledges, placing them at odds with both regulators and their own commitments.
Climate commitments crumble as ANZ and Westpac bankroll new fossil projects
~ Will van de Pol
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Climate commitments crumble as ANZ and Westpac bankroll new fossil projects
~ Will van de Pol
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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Surveillance video shows a group of Israeli settlers as they attacked and set fire to a Palestinian home in the village of al-Jaba in the Bethlehem area of the occupied West Bank.
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Surveillance video shows a group of Israeli settlers as they attacked and set fire to a Palestinian home in the village of al-Jaba in the Bethlehem area of the occupied West Bank.
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Are lawyers actually regulated? Our run-ins with NSW Bar Association & ACT Law Society show not.
In fact, threats and conflicts of interest ... well, that *is* the business.
(long form West Report suitable for driving or doing the washing-up )
#auspol
youtu.be/CIdFlu0FcO8?...
In fact, threats and conflicts of interest ... well, that *is* the business.
(long form West Report suitable for driving or doing the washing-up )
#auspol
youtu.be/CIdFlu0FcO8?...
We got sued. Are regulators a thing in the law? | The West Report
YouTube video by The West Report
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Are lawyers actually regulated? Our run-ins with NSW Bar Association & ACT Law Society show not.
In fact, threats and conflicts of interest ... well, that *is* the business.
(long form West Report suitable for driving or doing the washing-up )
#auspol
youtu.be/CIdFlu0FcO8?...
In fact, threats and conflicts of interest ... well, that *is* the business.
(long form West Report suitable for driving or doing the washing-up )
#auspol
youtu.be/CIdFlu0FcO8?...
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The Asia-Pacific has witnessed the true costs of nuclear testing. We carry its burdens still. We will oppose any effort to normalise the testing and use of these weapons of indiscriminate destruction. #auspol #AsiaPacific #APLN
Nuclear testing threatens global stability
Gareth Evans, Robert Hill, and Larissa Waters are among the Australian signatories of a statement calling on Trump to clarify that the US will not resume nuclear explosive testing.
johnmenadue.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The Asia-Pacific has witnessed the true costs of nuclear testing. We carry its burdens still. We will oppose any effort to normalise the testing and use of these weapons of indiscriminate destruction. #auspol #AsiaPacific #APLN
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A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
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Australia doesn’t have a gas shortage…& neither does one of our biggest export customers.
Not only does Japan onsell huge amounts of our gas to other countries, Japanese consumers have cheaper electricity than most Australians
Well done Aus Government. Good job
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
Not only does Japan onsell huge amounts of our gas to other countries, Japanese consumers have cheaper electricity than most Australians
Well done Aus Government. Good job
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
The broken nature of Australia energy market has been highlighted by a report that Japanese households pay less for electricity than Australians do, despite Japanese electricity being reliant on Austr...
thepoint.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Australia doesn’t have a gas shortage…& neither does one of our biggest export customers.
Not only does Japan onsell huge amounts of our gas to other countries, Japanese consumers have cheaper electricity than most Australians
Well done Aus Government. Good job
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
Not only does Japan onsell huge amounts of our gas to other countries, Japanese consumers have cheaper electricity than most Australians
Well done Aus Government. Good job
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
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Our leaders talk about immigration but never its causes
Causes of migration
1. Never-ending wars sponsored by the West
2. Climate Change caused largely by the West
3. 100s of years of colonial & post colonial capitalist impoverishment of the Global South by the West
Deal with the causes
Causes of migration
1. Never-ending wars sponsored by the West
2. Climate Change caused largely by the West
3. 100s of years of colonial & post colonial capitalist impoverishment of the Global South by the West
Deal with the causes
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Our leaders talk about immigration but never its causes
Causes of migration
1. Never-ending wars sponsored by the West
2. Climate Change caused largely by the West
3. 100s of years of colonial & post colonial capitalist impoverishment of the Global South by the West
Deal with the causes
Causes of migration
1. Never-ending wars sponsored by the West
2. Climate Change caused largely by the West
3. 100s of years of colonial & post colonial capitalist impoverishment of the Global South by the West
Deal with the causes
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My column - Japan imports stonks of our gas for powering its electricity and yet Japan has cheaper electricity than Australia, what the?? #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
The broken nature of Australia energy market has been highlighted by a report that Japanese households pay less for electricity than Australians do, despite Japanese electricity being reliant on Austr...
thepoint.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My column - Japan imports stonks of our gas for powering its electricity and yet Japan has cheaper electricity than Australia, what the?? #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
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The fools who sold us $375 billion AUKUS nuclear submarines are now telling us they will cost more, a lot more. Their war plans with China, their surrender to Trump and their back of-the-envelope costings are all super dangerous. Don’t trust them.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The fools who sold us $375 billion AUKUS nuclear submarines are now telling us they will cost more, a lot more. Their war plans with China, their surrender to Trump and their back of-the-envelope costings are all super dangerous. Don’t trust them.
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The US lets military contractors operate without rules abroad. Now, they’re coming—and selling their services in the homeland.
How a mercenary became a Minneapolis mall cop
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The US lets military contractors operate without rules abroad. Now, they’re coming—and selling their services in the homeland.
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US-ISRAEL RESOLUTION
US-ISRAEL RESOLUTION
Craig Mokhiber, an international human rights lawyer and former UN senior official, slammed the Security Council’s approval of the US-Israel resolution on Gaza, calling it a “US-Israel colonial outrage” and a betrayal by the UN, especially after countries failed to stand for international law.
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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US-ISRAEL RESOLUTION
US-ISRAEL RESOLUTION
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At the same time gaslighting us telling us violence isn't the answer to society's problems that they've created. They can bomb the fuck out of innocent people and create legislation that makes vulnerable people suffer but as soon as we protest that's considered "violence".
GET FUCKED!
GET FUCKED!
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
At the same time gaslighting us telling us violence isn't the answer to society's problems that they've created. They can bomb the fuck out of innocent people and create legislation that makes vulnerable people suffer but as soon as we protest that's considered "violence".
GET FUCKED!
GET FUCKED!
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ISRAELI BASTARDRY. . .
Buried alive: The Israeli dungeon where Palestinian and Lebanese detainees never see the sun open.substack.com/pub/palestin...
Buried alive: The Israeli dungeon where Palestinian and Lebanese detainees never see the sun open.substack.com/pub/palestin...
Buried alive: The Israeli dungeon where Palestinian and Lebanese detainees never see the sun
“Our arrival there was like an epic of pain — marked by bleeding, wounds, fractures, and torture beyond description."
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
ISRAELI BASTARDRY. . .
Buried alive: The Israeli dungeon where Palestinian and Lebanese detainees never see the sun open.substack.com/pub/palestin...
Buried alive: The Israeli dungeon where Palestinian and Lebanese detainees never see the sun open.substack.com/pub/palestin...
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BREAKING: five arrested under Terrorism Act for Westminster bridge banner drop
Six Prisoner for Palestine are on hunger strike, facing two years on remand without trial. Their demands include immediate bail and the end of counter terror powers against people protesting genocide.
Six Prisoner for Palestine are on hunger strike, facing two years on remand without trial. Their demands include immediate bail and the end of counter terror powers against people protesting genocide.
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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"Australia’s bottom-tier ranking reflects decades of bipartisan policy failure: reliance on extraction rather than production; property speculation, not innovation; privatisation over public investment; and political capture by fossil capital." #renewables #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
'A national humiliation': Australia at bottom of new renewables ranking
As the Coalition abandons net zero, Andrew Forrest has quietly moved on not just to net zero, but to real zero.
johnmenadue.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Australia’s bottom-tier ranking reflects decades of bipartisan policy failure: reliance on extraction rather than production; property speculation, not innovation; privatisation over public investment; and political capture by fossil capital." #renewables #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...