Organisations like this are being used “to mislead the public and political leaders” by “giving the false impression there is widespread support or opposition for an issue or policy”, an expert on co-ordinated campaigns to block climate action said.
Energy for Australians described itself as “an independent, community-driven association, dedicated to achieving energy independence through a practical mix of nuclear, coal, gas, and renewable technologies”. It was entirely funded by a coal industry lobby group.
Paul Keating has issued the following statement: The Liberal party, battling an extreme version of itself – One Nation – has again fallen back to its default political policy: racism. Angus Taylor, announcing a policy at primary odds with an immigrant nation, says a Liberal government under his leadership will adopt Trump ICE-style policies to weed and ‘boot out’ people who fail to adhere to ‘national values’ and who are responsible for the erosion of national culture including the Balkanisation of communities. And, to hammer the point, sitting beside Taylor at his policy launch was Mr Racial Opportunism himself; John Winston Howard, late of anti-Asian migration in 1988 – the picket fence suburban racism of his first round as Liberal leader, and the wilful anti-humanitarianism of his electorally-driven Tampa atrocity of 2001.
Angus Taylor, for base political reasons, has elected to walk away from the best instincts of the Liberal party – the party of Robert Menzies, of Harold Holt, of Malcolm Fraser, of Andrew Peacock, of Brendan Nelson, of Malcolm Turnbull. Angus Taylor came to the Liberal leadership with a reputation of being mainstream Liberal; that is, a keeper of the Liberal party’s best longer-term instincts both in social and economic policy. And many people, myself included, wished him well in consolidating the Liberal base and in fighting One Nation with a conservatism anchored in principles. If not righteous, decent.
Paul Keating 👀 “The Liberal party […] has again fallen back to its default political policy: racism.”
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Israel's levelling of these structures comes after Defence Minister Israel Katz's order on 22 March to "accelerate the destruction of Lebanese homes" near the Israeli border based on the "model in Gaza"
BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March based on verified visual evidence, but because of limited access and available satellite imagery this is just a snapshot of the damage caused. The true scale is likely much higher
Satellite image of Aita al-Shaab on 3 March
Satellite image of Aita al-Shaab on 3 March showing Israeli demolitions
More than 460 buildings had been demolished in Aita al-Shaab alone. Excavators and armoured vehicles can also be seen in satellite imagery of the village.
Satellite image 28 February of Taybeh town
Satellite image 11 April of Taybeh town. Hundreds of buildings levelled in
Disgusting. 11 verified videos show whole sections of the town of Taybeh being blown up simultaneously in controlled demolitions. This comparison of satellite images shows more than 400 buildings, including a mosque, have been levelled.
"You hear such a lot from Maga Republicans about how liberals think Trump voters are stupid. But not nearly enough about the far more salient point: that Trump thinks Trump voters are stupid…Trump really does regard his supporters as a honking great throng of halfwits"
“It’s supposed to be me as a doctor making people better, and I do make people better. I make people a lot better.” bit.ly/3OElOna
It’s me as a doctor!
What?! 🤷
#trumpjesus
My "Never had a relationship with Epstein" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
Herald Sun Facebook post. Post text: AFL legend and car enthusiast Barry Hall has slammed the fuel crisis gripping Australia, lamenting the public may not have much choice to turn to electronic vehicles if it continues. Image of Barry Hall at the wheel of his car, with text over image: Former footy star Barry Hall slams fuel price gauging amid global crisis
idk, I’m no former footy star and car enthusiast, but seems like it’s a good idea to gauge the price of fuel before filling the tank at the moment.
Looks like lego will decide who rules the world. I did not see that coming. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The first responders, school teacher, and business owner who were identified as fighters in a neo-Nazi fight event, refused to talk, then deleted their social media, will also claim being identified as a neo-Nazi doesn't matter anymore.
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Choose your global apocalypse! Mad Max - Petrol wars in the desert Terminator - Sentient Al goes lethal Handmaid's Tale -already happening lol Children of Men - No more babies The Road - Everyone eats the babies Day of the Triffids - Everyone gets eaten by plants from outer space (I'm voting for this one)
Even with Trump’s ‘ceasefire’ some sort of global apocalypse is still on the cards. Which would you prefer? mr dog votes triffids www.theguardian.com/...
All hail Ms Rachel
Liam rushes IN to the restaurant … sources say.
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Liam Bartlett is John Beard in Arrested Development, but in reverse
Trump says 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran does not make a deal US president Donald Trump once again warned Iran to make a deal on Tuesday, saying a "whole civilization will die tonight" if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict. Writing on Truth Social, he said: A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
Totally cool and normal genocidal maniac stuff.
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will.” www.theguardian.com/...
Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested at Sydney airport in relation to multiple alleged war crimes in Afghanistan
BREAKING: Ben Roberts-Smith, the former Victoria Cross winner and Australian solider, has been arrested and is expected to be charged with five counts of war crime – murder www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
An attack on the life-supporting infrastructure for 93 million Iranians would constitute a war crime. Trump has promised to commit war crimes.
This leaves US military officers with a choice: disobey orders 🤷 or help commit war crimes? 🤷
“So whoever it was, we think we’ll be able to find it out because we’re going to go to the media company that released it, and we’re going to say, ‘national security, give it up or go to jail’. And we know who – and you know who – we’re talking about.”
Trump began his day standing with a person in a giant bunny costume and boasting about the Iran war to an audience of children
A couple of hours later, he held a press conference that did little to dispel growing fears that the commander-in-chief has lost touch with reality.
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum under the Trump administration has deleted its teaching materials about links between Nazi racism and the Jim Crow laws: www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
Forget euphemism, Trump and his administration takes pleasure in using unabashed viciousness to describe the killing of Iranians
Forget euphemism, Trump and his administration takes pleasure in using unabashed viciousness to describe the killing of Iranians www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Donald Trump post on Truth Social: Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Insanity www.theguardian.com/...
‘A litany of lies’: Trump’s rambling primetime Iran address sparks backlash www.theguardian.com/...
