More power to his arm

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A letter to the National Press Club.
Send them your thoughts too, please.

That was one excellent discussion.

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.

Here we go again: The big business myth that minimum wage pay rises cause recessions In life it is nice to have things you can count on, and every time this year you can absolutely be guaranteed to hear business groups and their friendly economists screaming in fear that the ACTU and ...

My column on the usual scares from the business groups about the minimum wage for @thepointau.bsky.social

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Modest wage claim stokes 350th repeat of AFR front page .

Solidarity with the ABC strikers.
And an encouragement to include a little clause about freedom of political expression on Gaza etc in their demands.

is it liberation day yet

Randa Abdel-Fattah and Louise Adler on the cost of speaking out in a time of division - ABC listen She's attracted controversy and cancellation, but Palestinian Australian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah has not been deterred from speaking out about the plight of Palestinians in the war on G...

Randa and Louise in conversation. Won’t be dull !

@richarddenniss.bsky.social on the fake gas & housing shortage crisis.

Appeals to social cohesion now routinely ignore the violence of contemporary racism directed at indigenous Australians. By @thomasmayo.bsky.social

Mowed down with firearms: settler terror in West Bank leaves Palestinians ‘humiliated’ after killing 3 men in village After three men from the West Bank village of Abu Falah were killed in an Israeli settler pogrom, residents say they feel “paralyzed” and “humiliated” that they can be killed in front of their...

After three men from the West Bank village of Abu Falah were killed in an Israeli settler pogrom, residents say they feel "paralyzed" and "humiliated" that they can be killed in front of their homes without consequences.

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#Palestine #Israel

I might have to lie down until the temptation passes

Australia’s shameless support for the US attack on Iran makes us gullible, duplicitous, or both | Allan Behm For Anthony Albanese – as well as Mark Carney and Keir Starmer – to go along with Trump and Netanyahu’s cynical ploy negates any sense of moral authority we possess – a catastrophe for the rules-based...

We need courageous leadership that stands up for international law. By Allan Behm.

Australia’s shameless support for the US attack on Iran makes us gullible, duplicitous, or both | Allan Behm For Anthony Albanese – as well as Mark Carney and Keir Starmer – to go along with Trump and Netanyahu’s cynical ploy negates any sense of moral authority we possess – a catastrophe for the rules-based...

‘For Australia in particular, it is high time that we put our diplomacy where out mouth is, stop pandering to the powerful and exercised our own agency as a significant power in the Asia-Pacific region.’

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A massive institutional failure which if it is to mean anything requires multiple heads to roll. The Chair of the Board and the CEO should have fronted 4Corners.

As Pauline Hanson’s One Nation roars back, what can Australia learn from the rise of Nigel Farage and Reform UK? | Tim Soutphommasane It may not just be immigration and economic anxiety at play but also a sense of cultural anger and loss. Vigilance is needed A rightwing populist party, led by a familiar anti-establishment figure, gathering momentum. A Labour government enjoying a comfortable parliamentary majority but struggling. I’m talking about British politics but the description could also fit Australia. The summer has revealed One Nation enjoying an extraordinary resurgence. A Redbridge poll has placed One Nation primary support at 26%, eclipsing the Coalition and putting it within striking distance of Labor. Pauline Hanson’s favourability rating is higher than that of Anthony Albanese (38% versus 34%). Continue reading...

As Pauline Hanson’s One Nation roars back, what can Australia learn from the rise of Nigel Farage and Reform UK? | Tim Soutphommasane

Hot damn! What an idea.

Thomas Friedman in NYT asserting that Israel is a messianic apartheid state engaged in ethnic cleansing.

And thank you to the rabbi who sent a strong message of support after listening to this interview.

I spoke with ABC News Breakfast about the Herzog visit and addressing increasing antisemitism.

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NEW: Its on for tomorrow. The urgent partyroom meeting to sort out the Liberal leadership will be held at 9am Friday #auspol #libspill

Was it something I said?

Herzog visit sets back fight against antisemitism: Josh Bornstein | ABC NEWS YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

The ABC has belatedly discovered that the Jewish community is diverse. Well put @joshbornstein.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=kAsx...

#auspol

Has the Israeli President's visit brought comfort or civil unrest? - ABC listen Australia has played host to Israeli President Isaac Herzog this week. Herzog addressed a gathering in Sydney this week that included the Prime Minister. Meanwhile, outside a large demonstration agai...

I was interviewed by the ABC’s Andrew West about the harm caused by the Herzog visit.

Vale, Jon Kudelka.

And as always, Fuck Cancer.

The Jewish community speaks:

By a former Israeli PM

Summary of Peter Hartcher article in Nine