The Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is set to begin in thirty minutes.

The State as Threat: The NSW Court of Appeal versus Emergency Power The NSW Court of Appeal struck down Minns’ emergency protest ban as unconstitutional.

Chris Minns hastened authoritarian legislation through on Christmas Eve. It's just been struck down.
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Australian Values: Gout Gout, Simpson and the Nation’s Soul Australia is not and has never been a defined racial group. There is no racial purity and those who argue such are not its defenders.

What does it mean to be Australian?
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F-ing depraved. The IDF edited a photo of the journalist they assassinated and made it look like he was wearing a Hezbollah uniform. They explicitly state that it is legal in Israel to murder journalists. The entire Israeli state is a criminal enterprise.

The Weakest Link: Forged in the same furnace as the strong The outcome of the Hungarian election demonstrates a curious test of character and the strength of the Hungarian political system.

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Ben Roberts-Smith: Impunity, Accountability and the Law Charges brought against Australia's most highly decorated living soldier prove that the rule of law is functioning appropriately, even if somewhat late.

The law finally doing what it should, if somewhat delayed. If only they held the elite to account more often.

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Football fans in the Karrada district of Baghdad celebrate after Iraq became the 48th and final team to qualify for the World Cup. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP]

Iraqis celebrate after Iraq defeated Bolivia 2-1 in the inter-confederation playoff to qualify for the World Cup. [Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters]

The Iraqi team beat Bolivia in their World Cup 2026 playoff final. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]

Iraq became the 48th and final team to qualify for the World Cup with a nerve-shredding 2-1 win. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]

Iraq celebrates qualification for FIFA World Cup 2026 https://aje.news/s8milu

You are kidding me. Really? The speaker censored the Indigenous MP quoitng racist police? And we wonder about ongoing racism against Indignoues people.

Albo's message from his inspiring address to the nation ....do yourself a reg varney

Are You Sleeping? A Round on the Ownership of the World(after Frère Jacques) "How can a god give what a god does not have?– and what has god ever possessed, that was not first possessed by man?" I. The Promise (Israeli...

Have you read this poem? It's not long, but it is very clever. After you read it, think of it being sung in rounds. #poetry
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IHRA, the Australian Public Service and Silencing Political Dissent Enforcing a disputed political definition in the public service sets an implicit bias that will affect public policy and relations both local and international.

The Australian Public Service Commission’s Circular 2026/01 directs all staff across the Commonwealth PS to familiarise themselves with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism – a definition that has, attracted sustained criticism

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Medical misogyny, bullying and professionalism: When regulation fails Protectionism in health care is the blight that lends credence to medical conspiracy theorists.

My thoughts today about the failure of medical ethics in women's health care.

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A Lebanese family in Beirut has launched a mobile aid initiative to support people displaced by the ongoing war.

The project, known as “Camion Love” delivers essentials directly to families in need, as more than one million people have been displaced across Lebanon.

Hey @victoriapolicenews.bsky.social, where's this investigation at?

There are at least a dozen turtles crawling on to the muddy shore of their pond

Please look at the ungodly number of turtles crawling out of my parents’ pond

Witness: Alice Seeley Harris and the Camera as Conscience A post on photography, empire, and moral Witness

In an age of technology, viewing carnage remotely can lead us into a false sense of calm. We must always beat in mind the horrors that power can inflict on the meek.

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The Unravelling Sky: War, Power, and the Expendable Millions Old men at the end of their lives send young people at the beginning of theirs to fight and die for something they have no say in .

The Unravelling Sky: War, Power, and the Expendable Millions blakandblack.com/2026/03/24/t...

Gotta say I’m loving this American bloke in Melbourne trying to find a bad coffee. Good fucking luck with that buddy. 😂😂🤣🤣

#BREAKING 🚨 Former senator Cory Bernardi will be elected as one of at least two One Nation members in the South Australian upper house, with the possibility of a third

There are varying chances for the party in around seven lower house seats, based on current results

Valedictory: Rhoda Ann Roberts AO Returns to the Dreaming An Indigenous woman, a luminary, a creator. We are the lesser for her loss.

On 21 March 2026, a woman who had spent six decades teaching Australia to welcome itself home returned, at last, to Country. Rhoda Ann Roberts AO – mother, mentor, artist, and trailblazer – passed peacefully after a seven-month battle with a rare ovarian cancer

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Mr Perfection! They say an artist never finishes his own work!

I'm planning my next project with resin.

Cauliflower. Just better eaten raw.

Now that looks good. Beautiful way to relax. My afternoon - shopping, baking plum pies, work on a personal project. Maybe time to read for a short while. Trying to read for leisure more.

Just paid the most I’ve ever paid for a tank of petrol $141. Ouch.

Donate to One Winter is Enough, organized by Mary Estcourt Hi , I'm Mary Estcourt and Veronica Foale is my friend. At 4.00 am on 8 November 2024 Veronica and… Mary Estcourt needs your support for One Winter is Enough

Some of you may recall @veronicaf.bsky.social lost her home in a fire 16 months ago. She and her family are still doing it rough, living in a bus as they rebuild. If you can help, even a little, please donate. www.gofundme.com/f/one-winter...

Joe Kent’s reason for resigning chimes in with a Guardian report that a deal with Iran was within reach a month ago: One diplomat with knowledge of the talks said: “We regarded Witkoff and Kushner as Israeli assets that dragged a president into a war he wants to get out of.”

How the new digs feel like home quickly. The fridge would help!

That's funny, I could have sworn he said something about not needing Royal Navy vessels because the war was already won.
You broke it Don, you fix it.

Happy birthday, Mum. Can't believe you've been gone a decade. I'll eat cake for you today.

Haven't been able to access the account for a couple of weeks. Have emailed them about it but sacking all the staff seems to have resulted in much longer response times!