If the Albanese government can’t even put a tax on gas in an era of war profiteering ….

“The Japanese government is getting more revenue from taxing Australian gas than the Australian government is.”

Which also means we don’t count the emissions from 83% of the gas we produce. That’s our contribution to climate change action 🙈.

Australia’s coalmine emissions are increasing. Is this how a major policy to cut climate pollution is meant to work? The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuse

Just pass it, they said. The perfect is the enemy of the good, they said.

Why did environmental NGOs get behind the safeguard mechanism, and what are they actually good for?

That's a great reason to invite him

Democrats' net favorability of Israel: Mod./conservative: 2022: +22 2026: -55 Liberal: 2022: -26 2026:-74

Democrats' net favorability of Israel: Age 50+ 2022: +10 2026: -54 Age 18-49: 2022: -25 2026: -70

Brutal polling when it comes to public opinion among Democratic voters on the topic of Israel:

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Aerial view of large scale devastation inflicted on the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, with an Israeli tank parked in the center of the photo.

This is what Israel has done to Bint Jbeil, my hometown in southern Lebanon

How will history regard the Albanese government? On turning a blind eye to war crimes in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

Is there any moral limit to what Israel or the US could do, any war crime that goes too far, for Australia to place conditions on our loyalty? It seems there are no red lines.
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“From the liver to the brie,” one sign read.

“Globalise the insalata,” read another.

“Well played,” said one police officer.

Well played indeed Queenslanders.

Your report was super helpful

Shouldn’t have been trying to give drinking water to those kids

Would been a tragedy! So Ange wouldn’t have met Puskas, and Tottenham wouldn’t have won the Europa league

How will history regard the Albanese government? On turning a blind eye to war crimes in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

‘Penny Wong puts out statements of deep concern every few days, and Albanese reissues weak calls for everyone to stop fighting, but Australia quietly continues to provide staff, equipment and surveillance capacity to the US/Israeli war effort.’

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Nothing but support them obvs.

Haven't addressed it in my piece (should hv) but it's bizarre that we never consider the moral cost - to our ourselves and our principles - of just ignoring crimes against humanity.
Human rights aren't a thing?
International law doesn't matter anymore? Might is right?
As if it won't come back on us.

How will history regard the Albanese government? On turning a blind eye to war crimes in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

Australia has done nothing while Israel has assassinated journalists, medics, aid workers, diplomats, foreign & spiritual leaders. Through the war crimes & illegal invasions, Albanese has done nothing even to dissuade Israel – no sanctions, no support for arrest warrants.
Is there even a red line?

Serious Danger Podcast about our broken political system & its greatest threat: the Aus Greens

I joined Tom Ballard to co-host the latest ep on his Serious Danger podcast. We talked about the war, the media coverage, and Angus Taylor's offensive new immigration policy + checked in on the charade of the safeguard mechanism.
Listen here:

How will history regard the Albanese government? On turning a blind eye to war crimes in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

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By now, it’s obvious how stupid, unpopular and costly the Iranian misadventure has become, and Australia’s leaders are backsliding, but have still not put any significant conditions or limits on our alliance with the US or Israel.

How will history regard the Albanese government? On turning a blind eye to war crimes in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

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By now, it’s obvious how stupid, unpopular and costly the Iranian misadventure has become, and Australia’s leaders are backsliding, but have still not put any significant conditions or limits on our alliance with the US or Israel.

No worries, it’ll be right again tomorrow!

Woah gtfo are you telling me that Trump’s claims of victory and an impending deal in the Gulf turned out to be … false??

"The world is stuck watching a perpetually performative series of announcements about meetings that could, may, will happen, involving US negotiators with no negotiating skills and a president not dealing with the reality that he is in a weak, and confused, bargaining position."

The world faces a grim reality, even if Trump exists in a different one The world is stuck watching a performative series of announcements about meetings that could, may, will happen, involving a president not dealing with the reality that he is in a weak and confused bar...

Bracing commonsense from LaTingle

It’s just enabling at this point

Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...

A comprehensive, devastating description of Israel’s deliberate annihilation of the conditions of life in Gaza

I Played 'The Boys Are Back in Town' on a Bar Jukebox Until I Got Kicked Out The boys were back in town, but I was out of the bar, because they asked me to leave.

on the 50th anniversary of the release of The Boys Are Back in Town I'm morally obligated to share my favorite story of all time

“Despite the ceasefire”
Looks like Israel is showing its usual respect for agreements and international norms

Just the small outstanding matter of … all seven Trump claims

Trump voices optimism about Iran deal; Tehran cautious Iran announces opening the Hormuz Strait, but says ships must received IRGC permission to cross the strategic waterway.

The NY Times is again totally full of shit today. Trump’s comments about Hormuz being open and free are idiotic and untrue, as are his claims abt nuclear enrichment and Lebanon. Iran still controls the strait and holds the cards.
But it’s great the markets believe him.
Aljazeera has the real news:

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...