Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics - Michael West University of Sydney’s appointment of pro-Israel academic Michael Abrahams-Sprod as antisemitism adviser threatens freedom of speech

".. coordinated efforts to silence critics of Israel across Australia’s university campuses"

Wendy Bacon on money trail, conflicts, censorship, Segal links behind Sydney Uni antisemitism envoy appointment
#auspol
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Signifying Absolutely Nothing | Fintan O’Toole Trump’s war of choice in Iran is a performance of horrific military strength that betrays a stark political weakness.

Worth a read.

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Protest is not a flaw in democracy and fear cannot be made law. The NSW supreme court ruling upholds these truths | Shamikh Badra Closing public space does not produce ‘social cohesion’. Instead it produces accumulated tension The New South Wales supreme court’s ruling is not merely the invalidation of a law. It draws a clear constitutional line: the state cannot suppress protest under broad justifications such as “social cohesion”. In a decisive judgment, the court struck down protest laws introduced by the government of Chris Minns after the Bondi attack, placing a firm limit on state power. This is not a technical ruling. It is a direct rejection of a political logic that sought to redefine protest from a democratic right into a risk to be managed. Continue reading...

Protest is not a flaw in democracy and fear cannot be made law. The NSW supreme court ruling upholds these truths | Shamikh Badra

Opinion | By pushing through protest laws now struck down by NSW's highest court, Premier Chris Minns has proven himself a constitutional vandal.

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David Rowe. #riffrack

Absolutely spot on. Thank you Sue for standing up
Not just for an importance voice for change but for exposing the practices of powerful groups who want to silence opposition to even more oppression wherever it occurs

Israel is a terrorist state Sanctions Now
Boycott Divest Sanction

Australia urgently needs a debate about the damage the US is doing to us Labor has shifted its rhetoric on Donald Trump marginally to reflect the huge damage he has inflicted on the world. But it remains rusted on to the US alliance, and can't think outside it.

Opinion | Labor might slightly change its rhetoric about how dangerous Trump is, but it is still committed to supporting him militarily and economically, writes Bernard Keane. www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/09/u...

A wonderful
Analysis and piece of writing

At least 254 killed after Israel hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikes ‘Largest coordinated strike’ against Hezbollah since war began prompts warnings Iran could pull out of ceasefire

It's always tricky, when talking about these conflicts, to determine who are the bad guys. Well let me tell you, Israel are fucking evil
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“Let those who have weapons lay them down. Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace. Not a peace pursued by force, but through dialogue. Not with the desire to dominate the other, but to encounter them.” — Pope Leo XIV

President Trump speaks at a lectern with an American flag in the background. A headline reads: "Trump Repeatedly Threatens to Commit War Crimes in Iran." Photo by Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times.

President Trump has repeatedly threatened to destroy infrastructure that makes up the foundations of civilian life in Iran — attacks that in most cases would be considered war crimes. He said on Wednesday that the U.S. would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...

If there was any doubt that Australia must urgently decouple from the US and its violent global war-making, coercion and domination then surely it is now. End AUKUS, close US bases and chart Australia’s path in the world, not follow Washington’s.

The Press Club cancelled Pulitzer winner Chris Hedges after he submitted a speech on the killing of Palestinian journalists, then booked Israel's ambassador instead.

If you wonder why media reporting on Gaza genocide has been so disappointing this is what they think is normal.

Randa Abdel-Fattah wins Jerusalem Peace Prize Randa Abdel-Fattah has been awarded the 2026 Jerusalem Peace Prize, recognising her advocacy for Palestinian rights amid mounting political and institutional pressure.

Randa Abdel-Fattah has been awarded the 2026 Jerusalem Peace Prize – recognising her advocacy for Palestinian rights amid mounting pressure and attempts to silence dissent, Stuart Rees writes.
#auspol #FreeSpeech #Palestine #HumanRights

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the

11,000 children who don’t know if they’ll ever get to see their parents again.

Who are forced to live with friends or even strangers.

Whose lives will never be the same again.

This is Trump’s legacy.
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"Subsidising violence." Labor accused of looking the other way - Michael West Labor refuses to sanction charities funding illegal settlements and the Israeli war effort, as government accused of subsidising violence.

Well done to the Greens, the only party in Australian politics which stands up to the Israel lobby. It's not okay for our taxes to subsidise war crimes & apartheid
@sstephanietrann.bsky.social
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‘Dirty Work’ | Nathan Thrall The Israeli writer S. Yizhar’s 1949 novella Khirbet Khizeh portrays the violent reality of the Nakba. For decades it was part of the canon of Hebrew literature. That has changed.

“It is no accident that what for many years was regarded as the only Israeli work of fiction to confront the Nakba was written in May 1949, when the graves were still fresh, most of the churches and mosques still standing.” —Nathan Thrall

Free childcare. Free university. The simple, sensible policy which would have raised $63.8 billion in under four years. Extraordinary new analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that if the Albanese government had introduced a 25% gas export tax after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it would have raised more than 63 ...

Read the research ⤵️⤵️
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for those who celebrate/commemorate the end of Ramadan, Eid Mubarek! It's a pretty grim place in the Muslim world right now but we all know 99% of the planet's population is decent, thoughtful and respectful - never forget the importance of love.

Double pain for Australians as interest rate and oil price hikes bite Australians are already paying a price for the illegal US-Israel war on Iran, so why did the Reserve Bank double down and raise rates again?

Listen here, or wherever you listen to podcasts! 🎧
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It is objectively extraordinary to see Israel literally invading Lebanon to permanently occupy it, with no complaint or even remark from the rest of the world. The pretext is as thin as Russia's for Ukraine.

Israel’s impunity has paved the way for such grotesque horror

After the Iran war, Gulf nations face tough decisions on the US Iran’s attacks across the Gulf have exposed the limits of the US security umbrella and forced regional leaders to rethink how they balance relations with Washington, Tehran and their own populations.

Iran’s attacks across the Gulf have exposed the limits of the US security umbrella and left Arab leaders balancing Washington, Tehran and public anger, Bob Bowker writes.
#auspol #MiddleEast #Iran #GulfStates #Geopolitics

The best summing up of Trump i've ever seen.

He risked his life at Bondi. But this Iranian refugee failed our character test AB ran into danger during Bondi's terrorist attacks to save lives. Four months on, he faces deportation after failing Australia's refugee character test. His family is urging the Albanese government t...

There are hundreds of Iranian people, people just like you and me, in Australia seeking asylum but who are refused any hope of permanent protection because of the cooked policies of Labor, the Coalition and their mates One Nation. Let them stay www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

The Albanese Labor Government has allowed a few women from Iran to seek safety here, then slammed the door on thousands.

"If the public must pay their fair share to see the Twelve Apostles, why don’t multinational fossil fuel companies have to pay more to drill for gas in the waters around them?” writes Louise Morris, Advocate at The Australia Institute.

Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4ukJ0H0

Great reporting

Yes we were told Gaza was a long way from Australia… don’t we are bring other conflicts into our country … yet we embark on joining an illegal war with Israel & US , bomb Lebanon- displacing thousands , watch as Israel demolishes more of the West Bank and our best response is a RC on antisemitism!