Iran keeps its regime and nuclear program, and gains control of the Strait of Hormuz. Conventionally, from a war you didn't start, you'd call that victory.

Masterful work, Mr Trump. You've smashed the Middle East, the global economy, cost thousands of lives and spent a billion dollars a day - all to give your enemy a toll both on the most important shipping lane in the world

As the PM heads to Singapore – Australia's biggest source of petrol – this week, the Albanese government is focused on securing fuel supplies amid the ongoing global crisis.

Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4sYRJO0

Screenshots of media coverage featuring Brisbane artist James Hillier / Nordacious, including articles from The Guardian and Brisbane Times, QNews, and a Channel 9 News segment, regarding Queensland Police contact over artworks allegedly violating new Queensland hate speech laws

This week has been a lot. Cannot thank you enough for the solidarity I've felt. Community is everything. 🖤🍉

See Some Of The Most Powerful Photos From 'No Kings' Protests Across The Country Protesters across the nation rallied against President Donald Trump and his administration.

www.huffpost.com/entry/no-kin...

No Kings Protesters Take to Streets in Towns and Cities Across the U.S. Organizers said the protests could be the largest day of demonstrations in American history

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Yesterday, in a strong day for democracy, Newcastle Writers’ Festival featured a panel discussion with writers including Randa Abdel-Fattah. I was delighted to host the panel before a full house.

Any MP or senator that cares about #FuelSecurity should amend @albomp.bsky.social’s proposed ‘emergency fuel purchase underwriting’ legislation to require the Dept of Defence to spend $500M of its budget each year on fuel storage infrastructure, until we have 90 days of in-country reserve. #auspol

Tomorrow the Press Club platforms Israeli Ambassador Hillel Newman who questioned whether 165 people killed in an Iranian school strike were actually there.

It's not even listed on their website.

Many who've long argued Australian media is biased will see this as proof.

Jewish Australians speak – and contradict the government's antisemitism report A new grassroots study of Jewish Australians challenges the government-backed antisemitism report, exposing contradictions in its methodology and conclusions.

In contrast to the Ziogull's illogical droppings, the Not in Our Name report provide a reasoned analysis of #antisemitism in Australia. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03... #Israel #Palestine #auspol #ZionismIsWhiteSupremacy

The Press Club cancelled Pulitzer winner Chris Hedges after he submitted a speech on the killing of Palestinian journalists, then booked Israel's ambassador instead.

If you wonder why media reporting on Gaza genocide has been so disappointing this is what they think is normal.

“A 25% gas export tax could see Australian wholesale gas prices fall by up to 25% as gas exporters compete with each other to avoid paying the export tax by diverting supply to the untaxed Australian market.” - Dr Richard Denniss & Jack Thrower

Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4svhXaH

Hold my beer. Uniparty votes down Senate gas inquiry - Michael West ACT Senator David Pocock's proposal for an inquiry into why gas companies pay less tax than beer drinkers voted down.

Beer drinkers pay more tax than gas giants, despite gas 5x the sales, but Uniparty votes down Senate inquiry call by Greens, indis and PHON.

That's donations for yous
#whatsthescam @kimwingerei.bsky.social
#auspol
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Australia actually has more than enough houses, they’re just owned by investors Over the past 10 years, the number of new homes has been growing faster than the population. Read that sentence again if you need to, but doing so won’t change the facts.

Australia actually has more than enough houses, they’re just owned by investors
Over the past 10 years, the number of new homes has been growing faster than the population. Read that sentence again if you need to, but doing so won’t change the facts.
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Prepare yourself @Abu_Salah9
this footage is deeply shocking
This is the reality of what Israel has done to Gaza

Tens of thousands of Australians are in Lebanon right now, sheltering from Israeli attacks, and the Albanese Government has not said a peep.

As the Albanese Government commits us to an illegal US forever war, they are ignoring the victims of the horror they support.

The Albanese Government has still said nothing. Thousands of Lebanese-Australians, not a peep from their government. Seems Labor cannot see the victims when they are killed by Israeli and US bombs.

Albo's dog getting ready for the big game or some shit

He's just sent us to war, people can't afford normal things, and billionaires are encouraging the racists to go fkn nuts while we get robbed. How is this different to "Scomo's" curry, Bunnings and Sharkies posting? These pricks are popped out of the same mold in the same factory.

Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

As violence spreads across the Middle East now more then ever we need our Government to be a force for peace. That starts with withdrawing support for US-backed forever wars.

“And for him to turn around in the last week and have a crack at David Pocock and Grace Tame, you could not be further departed from the reality of Australians to do that.” – Hannah Ferguson

Read more: https://theaus.in/4sr9RQ3

Future uncertain as US says war on Iran has ‘only just begun' The joint US-Israel war on Iran could have serious, lasting impacts on the global economy.

The latest Dollars & Sense is up. Talking about GDP, oil prices, inflation targets and why we should tax gas

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3 Australians involved.

Australian gas producers reap windfalls as Iran war chokes global supply Santos, the country’s second-biggest listed oil and gas producer, finalised a deal with a commodities trader at more than double recent market rates.

We should be taxing the fuckers into the ground.

War profiteering used to be a bad thing…

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Australian energy bills could surge as Iran conflict drives up global gas prices Experts warn of similarities with 2022, when electricity prices went up by more than 40% due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Gas companies that export 🇦🇺 gas are about to make windfall profits after strikes on Iran & we have no plan to capture that value for 🇦🇺

To fix this, we need a 25% tax on gas exports that would raise billions of💲of revenue & ensure that when prices rise, 🇦🇺 benefits
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The Iranian regime is vile and the attack on them by Israel and the US is a war crime. Much needed clarity on these two realities by Geoffrey Robertson. Solidarity with the Iranian and Lebanese people and condemnation of this latest US Israeli war of aggression is what the world must focus on.

Tell it to the ICC mate

Here’s my @australiainstitute.org.au colleague Allan Behm on Australia’s dismal response to Trump’s illegal war.

This of course also throws Albo's instant and pre-emptive support for the US attack into a different and sharp relief