"The president of the Palestine Football Association (PFA), as well as two other officials... denied visas to Canada for the annual Fifa Congress... in Vancouver...

PFA president Jibril Rajoub was... to address the Fifa Congress on the matter of Israel holding football matches in the West Bank..."

Courts to the Rescue! - April 19 - Paul Bongiorno, Alex Fein, and Rachel Smith YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

More upbeat chat than usual this week,
on account of a few good things happening! Great guests with
@paulbongiorno.bsky.social and @auspoldaily.bsky.social. It's a low bar, but it'll make you less angry/dumb than Insiders.

x.com/admcrlsn/sta...

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity Great swathes of rock music since the nineteen-sixties would never have existed, we're sometimes told, were it not for the recordings of Robert Johnson. Certainly the likes of Keith Richards, Eric Cla...

This absolutely fucks
www.openculture.com/2026/04/reco...

Car swerves into group of people outside Melbourne Showgrounds The driver acted aggressively after the incident, according to a witness who restrained him until police arrived.

Major police operation under way after reports a car has driven through crowds at the Supanova Comic Convention at Melbourne Showgrounds

Does anyone know what this was heading west over Melbourne? Looked like a comet. I took these off the Westgate Bridge

Still No Justice for Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 35 Years After Royal Commission 15 April 2026 marked the 35th anniversary of the handing down of the final report on Aboriginal deaths in custody, yet the crisis has only gotten worse.

Three and a half decades on from the Royal Commission, the crisis in Aboriginal deaths in custody is worse than ever, and as Senator Thorpe says, the lack of action is a "political choice"
👇
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/still-n...

A victory for democracy.

So of course establishment media has focused on Minns' "next steps" in suppressing dissent, as if it is normal governing.

And ignored his fascism on behalf of the Israel lobby.

The ABC says Minns is 'considering his options'.
Resigning should be at the top of the list.

"“The incident, in which 2 other people were injured, occurred during routine, water trucking operations, with no changes in movement or procedures.

“The Mansoura water filling point is currently the only operational truck filling point for the Mekorot water supply line serving Gaza City.'

Statement by UNICEF on the killing of two water truck drivers in the Gaza Strip

'“UNICEF is outraged by the killing of 2 drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the #GazaStrip.

“The victims were killed by #Israeli fire in an incident... this morning at the Mansoura water filling point in... #Gaza.""

www.unicef.org/press-releas...

#Israel

And there it is....

Update in Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against his own I.R.S., in which he seeks taxpayer-funded damages for the prior release of his tax records

Trump legal filing says he's in "discussions" with his own I.R.S. to "avoid protracted litigation"

Ben Roberts-Smith’s comrades say he ordered them to execute unarmed civilians, court documents show Former SAS corporal allegedly placed man on his knees and ordered fellow soldier to shoot him, according to statement of facts

"Australian soldiers have told prosecutors they executed unarmed civilians at the orders of Ben Roberts-Smith or in complicity with him, according to a statement of facts tendered to the New South Wales local court."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Air Contaminant Proposed Allowable Emission Rates (tpy) PM 738.97 PM10 738.96 PM2.5 738.96 VOC 329.34 NOX 1,086.58 CO 830.13 SO2 244.86 H2SO4 299.00 NH3 820.71 Formaldehyde 25.25 HAPs 144.43 CO2 13,871,124.49 CH4 394.22 N2O 26.11 SF6 0.05 CO2e 13,890,275.01

estimates of emissions

Another day, another massive #Petrotech fossil-fuelled data centre.

The "Kilby power plant", 2.7 GW of fossil gas, will be pumping out 14 megatonnes of CO2-e a year (about 4.3 million combustion cars worth).

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

National 'Walk for Truth' asks PM to deliver on long-awaited promise Indigenous leader Travis Lovett sets off on a trek to Canberra, calling for action from the federal government to support a national truth-telling process for First Nations people.

Indigenous leader Travis Lovett sets off on a trek to Canberra, calling for action from the federal government to support a national truth-telling process for First Nations people.

Ben Roberts-Smith released from prison amid chaotic scenes The alleged war criminal was granted bail after a judge cited “exceptional circumstances” in a Sydney court.

Meanwhile, in Moree, police are using drones to surveil actual children who are then more likely to plead guilty because of changes to the bail act to make it easier to lock up children than adults. www.theage.com.au/national/rob...

That tracks

They'll phoenix that shit for sure

Companies and directors fined $7m over payday lending scheme The fines were issued against an operation that breached credit rules and generated more than $91 million in fees and charges.

The fines were issued against an operation that breached credit rules and generated more than $91 million in fees and charges.

bsky.app/profile/emil...

Look over there ..

Distraction, suckers ...

Okay further to this it seems tickets are extremely expensive (I was given a ticket for a present) which is a huge shame. I wish everyone could see this show

Factcheck: BP is right, a 25% gas export tax "would significantly increase total government revenue" BP have correctly uncovered that a tax on gas exports would raise more revenue than the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). However, some of their other claims in their submission to the Senate Select...

We have Fact Checked a claim by BP.

And it is my sad duty to inform you that BP is correct.

A 25% gas export tax *will* raise more tax.

Bit of a shock! @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...

Israeli soldiers suspected of raping Palestinian detainee allowed to return to service Army chief approves return of reservists filmed allegedly torturing a detainee at Sde Teiman

Israeli soldiers suspected of raping Palestinian detainee allowed to return to service - www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-soldiers-su...

Killers

Lawyer Nick Hanna and the Palestine Action Group celebrating outside court today

NSW's fascistic anti-protest laws, enacted after Bondi and to allow Isaac Herzog, a war criminal, to tour without opposition, have been defeated in court today. The Appeals court found the laws "impermissibly burden" implied constitutional rights. From the river to the sea.

Israeli demolitions levelling towns in south Lebanon, satellite images show BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.

Criminals.

Breaking: Controversial laws to restrict protests in NSW struck down by top court The laws, rushed through parliament after the Bondi Beach terror attack, have been found to be unconstitutional by the state's highest court.

The laws, rushed through parliament after the Bondi Beach terror attack, have been found to be unconstitutional by the state's highest court.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Housing affordability is a gender issue!