“Aboriginal women and families continue to be subject to the most horrific forms of violence. And when reaching out for support and safety, they risk having their children removed by the state.” Via ⁦Nessa Turnbull-Roberts⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Columbia still has its official website up lionizing the protesters of 1968 who occupied university buildings to protest the Vietnam War until the NYPD, in Columbia's own words, 'stormed' campus, creating a 'fallout that dogged Columbia for years.' news.columbia.edu/content/new-pe…

A ground operation in Rafah will be nothing short of a tragedy beyond words.

BREAKING: Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah “with or without a deal” as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue apnews.com/article/israel…

♥️SHE MATTERS: UNNAMED WOMAN!♥️

February 29, 2024: A 26-year-old First Nations woman died in Darwin Hospital from head injuries sustained in an assault five months earlier. Her partner is charged with her murder. She is the 34th Australian woman killed this year.

“National security and government figures have now confirmed to the ABC that India's foreign intelligence service was responsible for the ‘nest of spies’, and ‘a number’ of Indian officials were later removed from Australia by the Morrison government” abc.net.au/news/2024-04-3…

#BREAKING : A 19-year-old woman has been found dead near Sydney's eastern suburbs.

A man has been taken into custody.

More to come.

This morning I joined Professor Anne Summers on ABC Radio National to call for immediate action to address the national shame of men’s violence against women across our country. Listen here ➡️ abc.net.au/listen/program… Djirra 1/7

I’m in the The Sydney Morning Herald today calling for a National $1billion per year investment in addressing violence against women:

“If we’re talking about meeting the scale of the need out there, which has been made clear by marches around the country, that’s the commitment we need to see. I am

“This is the central issue of our time, and if governments can’t rise to the occasion, voters need to tell them so.” Jess Hill having a deeply impactful conversation with Nour Haydar — including valuable contributions from Antoinette Braybrook AM. YES podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ful…

US finds Israeli units committed human rights abuses before Gaza war dlvr.it/T6BHfm

I'm hearing disturbing reports that students face suspension if they don’t end their peaceful protests in #Columbiauniversity in the USA. This is a clear violation of their right to peaceful assembly

Gaza. No journalists allowed. No human rights monitors allowed. No investigators allowed. Humanitarians severely restricted.
No witnesses, other than the victims themselves.

“Israeli officials increasingly believe that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for senior government officials on charges related to the conflict with Hamas, according to five Israeli and foreign officials.” ⁦ nytimes.com/2024/04/28/wor…

All of the above and more details in my Reuters story here reuters.com/world/middle-e…

These included repeatedly striking protected sites and civilian infrastructure; 'unconscionably high levels of civilian harm to military advantage'; taking little action to investigate violations or to hold to account those responsible for significant civilian harm and 'killing

The assessment from the four bureaus said Israel's assurances were 'neither credible nor reliable.'

It cited eight examples of Israeli military actions that the officials said raise 'serious questions' about potential violations of international humanitarian law.

SCOOP: I reviewed an internal State Dept memo, parts of which was classified, that included the most extensive and serious to date warnings to Secretary Blinken over Israel’s possible non-compliance with international humanitarian law. Here’s what I learned 1/X

We spent weeks documenting airstrikes in southern Gaza and found that civilians were killed in areas the Israeli government had explicitly designated as safe zones. Our exclusive report👇

In a historic step towards justice for victims of war crimes, the Lebanese gov’t has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to file a declaration providing the ICC with jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed on Lebanese territory since Oct 7

hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…