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"anti-Jewish sentiment must have been embedded in sections of the Australian community – the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023 was the spark that lit a conflagration." Israel's retaliation not relevant?
theconversation.com/view-from-th...
theconversation.com/view-from-th...
View from The Hill: regardless of whether massacre was preventable, Albanese has been found wanting in meeting antisemitism crisis
For all the government’s rhetoric on antisemitism, something has often seemed missing. It has appeared behind where it needed to be.
theconversation.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"anti-Jewish sentiment must have been embedded in sections of the Australian community – the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023 was the spark that lit a conflagration." Israel's retaliation not relevant?
theconversation.com/view-from-th...
theconversation.com/view-from-th...
“The devastation in Gaza is real” are the only words in this article that hint at the main cause of the widespread anger (not “hatred”) toward Israel (not toward Jews as such).
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Around the world, anti-Jewish hate is growing. In Bondi, we see the tragic results | Dave Rich
After the latest in a series of deadly attacks on the global Jewish community, Jews are angry. And we have good reason to be, says Dave Rich of the Community Security Trust
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
“The devastation in Gaza is real” are the only words in this article that hint at the main cause of the widespread anger (not “hatred”) toward Israel (not toward Jews as such).
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
[And there will be no refund. And if it happens the "Australian" submarine will in practice remain part of the US Navy.]
Is AUKUS the biggest cover-up in Australian history? www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/a...
Is AUKUS the biggest cover-up in Australian history? www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/a...
Is AUKUS the biggest cover-up in Australian history?
Both British and American officials are saying there are huge problems around their submarine construction programs. But Richard Marles refuses to even talk about AUKUS.
www.crikey.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
[And there will be no refund. And if it happens the "Australian" submarine will in practice remain part of the US Navy.]
Is AUKUS the biggest cover-up in Australian history? www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/a...
Is AUKUS the biggest cover-up in Australian history? www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/a...
US engaging in ‘extreme rightwing tropes’ reminiscent of 1930s, British MPs warn
December 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
US engaging in ‘extreme rightwing tropes’ reminiscent of 1930s, British MPs warn
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"The reality of Aukus, from Australia’s perspective, is that it is not, fundamentally, an agreement that will deliver this country nuclear-powered submarines. It is a plan that will further enmesh Australia into US defence strategy..."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Full steam ahead with Aukus – but where to?
Defence agreement kept afloat through sheer political will, despite Pentagon doubts over its ability to ever deliver what it promises
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"The reality of Aukus, from Australia’s perspective, is that it is not, fundamentally, an agreement that will deliver this country nuclear-powered submarines. It is a plan that will further enmesh Australia into US defence strategy..."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
I have no wish to visit the US while it is under the Trump-Vance regime, but some people may need to go there. Australian govt. should ask the US to give definitive visa approval before the visitor travels, with no risk of rejection at port of entry.
When members of the #Trump regime, and its supporters, visit Australia perhaps we should demand they hand over 10 years of social media history.
Authoritarians, and those who support them, are undesirables, and are not welcome in this country
#auspol
Authoritarians, and those who support them, are undesirables, and are not welcome in this country
#auspol
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I have no wish to visit the US while it is under the Trump-Vance regime, but some people may need to go there. Australian govt. should ask the US to give definitive visa approval before the visitor travels, with no risk of rejection at port of entry.
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Bendigo Bank has pulled out of Nauru. Now it's time for Home Affairs to follow.
You cannot inflict intentional cruelty on refugees without corruption.
You cannot inflict intentional cruelty on refugees without corruption.
December 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Bendigo Bank has pulled out of Nauru. Now it's time for Home Affairs to follow.
You cannot inflict intentional cruelty on refugees without corruption.
You cannot inflict intentional cruelty on refugees without corruption.
More than 9,000 children in Gaza hospitalised for acute malnutrition in October, UN says
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
More than 9,000 children in Gaza hospitalised for acute malnutrition in October, UN says
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Under Article 1, Section 8, of the US Constitution, Congress -- and NOT the Executive Branch -- has the sole right to establish laws and regulations concerning immigration and naturalization.
Despite that, Trump is arbitrarily cancelling naturalizations for people from counties he doesn't like.
Despite that, Trump is arbitrarily cancelling naturalizations for people from counties he doesn't like.
Fear grips US naturalization ceremonies—'Plucked out of line'
Former USCIS official Ricky Murray said Houston clients approved for naturalization in July and August haven’t been scheduled.
www.newsweek.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Under Article 1, Section 8, of the US Constitution, Congress -- and NOT the Executive Branch -- has the sole right to establish laws and regulations concerning immigration and naturalization.
Despite that, Trump is arbitrarily cancelling naturalizations for people from counties he doesn't like.
Despite that, Trump is arbitrarily cancelling naturalizations for people from counties he doesn't like.
Bill Shorten is out of politics, the VC of a university. He should stop making making political statements.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Between a rock and a hard place’: Bill Shorten defends Anika Wells travel expenses
Former Labor leader says critics won’t be happy until politicians are ‘hitch-hiking up the Hume and sleeping in a tent’
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Bill Shorten is out of politics, the VC of a university. He should stop making making political statements.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Even more US military assets coming to Australia. More US bases. More US weapons. Celebrating a dominant foreign government sending its military into our harbours and cities and taking multiple footholds here … it’s cringeworthy, tragic and wrong.
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Even more US military assets coming to Australia. More US bases. More US weapons. Celebrating a dominant foreign government sending its military into our harbours and cities and taking multiple footholds here … it’s cringeworthy, tragic and wrong.
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Australia is sinking billions into AUKUS submarines – yet defence reforms may reveal we already have a credible deterrent through the RAAF and new drone technologies. Is AUKUS necessary, or is self-reliance being overlooked?
#Auspol #Defence #AUKUS
#Auspol #Defence #AUKUS
Marles’ Defence overhaul raises an awkward question: why AUKUS at all?
Australia’s new Defence Delivery Agency may finally expose an uncomfortable truth – that Australia already has formidable deterrent capabilities through the Royal Australian Air Force and emerging drone systems, making the AUKUS submarine commitment both risky and unnecessary.
johnmenadue.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
US needs a parliamentary constitution. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
December 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
US needs a parliamentary constitution. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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Europe Fined X, But It's Still Avoiding the Real Threat to Democracy by @alexandrageese.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/europe-fined...
Europe Fined X, But It's Still Avoiding the Real Threat to Democracy | TechPolicy.Press
The European Commission's enforcement action is not sufficient to address the systemic risks posed by X, says MEP Alexandra Geese.
www.techpolicy.press
December 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Europe Fined X, But It's Still Avoiding the Real Threat to Democracy by @alexandrageese.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/europe-fined...
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Labor is failing to meet even Scott Morrison’s moral benchmark here. He brought Australian children home.
Albanese is refusing to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us.’ Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese is refusing to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us.’ Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia refuses to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us’
US offers to get Australians out of camps if they are issued with travel documents, but Labor has said ‘this is not something the government is considering’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Labor is failing to meet even Scott Morrison’s moral benchmark here. He brought Australian children home.
Albanese is refusing to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us.’ Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese is refusing to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us.’ Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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- The New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) is a honeyeater species found throughout southern Australia.
- Photo courtesy of Andrzej Pudelko.
- Photo courtesy of Andrzej Pudelko.
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
- The New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) is a honeyeater species found throughout southern Australia.
- Photo courtesy of Andrzej Pudelko.
- Photo courtesy of Andrzej Pudelko.
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NEW: As Hillary Clinton and Sarah Hurwitz blame the rising support for Palestine within the Democratic Party on social media, former Obama staffer Ben Rhodes makes clear why Democrats are turning on Israel and what this means for the party moving forward. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/grou...
Groundbreaking ‘NYT’ Op-Ed lays bare the Democrats’ internal battle over Israel
As Hillary Clinton and Sarah Hurwitz blame the rising support for Palestine within the Democratic Party on social media, former Obama staffer Ben Rhodes makes clear why Democrats are turning on…
mondoweiss.net
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
NEW: As Hillary Clinton and Sarah Hurwitz blame the rising support for Palestine within the Democratic Party on social media, former Obama staffer Ben Rhodes makes clear why Democrats are turning on Israel and what this means for the party moving forward. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/grou...
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
December 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on