A well deserved honour for my Yapa, the extraordinary Yalmay Yunupingu. Senior Yolŋu leader & retired teacher after 4 decades. Yalmay has just won the NT award for Senior Australian of the year! She is a ‘Bilingual Warrior & Champion of Indigenous Education’ #rirratjingu #yolŋu

I am deeply concerned about clear violations of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing in the Middle East. The protection of civilians must be paramount. They are #NotATarget. Nobody is above international humanitarian law.

Exonerated Five member Yusef Salaam has won a seat on the New York City Council, more than three decades after he was wrongfully accused and convicted as a teenager bit.ly/49qXavJ

Seven World Cups. Our greatest run scorer. Our most successful captain. She did it all, and she did it her way. Thanks Meg ❤️

These fossil fuel companies paid *$0* in corporate tax in 2021-22, ATO data shows. Absolutely mind-boggling in a year of soaring fossil fuel prices. We need our Government to step up and tax fossil fuels fairly. #auspol

Daily Life At Our Dog Sanctuary 🐕🌴🐍 A proper behind the scenes look at everything that happens in a day featuring Cindy Crawford, Britney, Buster and many more. If you are a dog lover... Pour yourself a tea of coffee and start the weekend with this 🥰🙏

Congratulations to the 2023 Melburnian of the Year Kon Karapanagiotidis OAM Founder and CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Kon is a fierce advocate for the rights of people seeking asylum, refugees, and Indigenous Australians. Please join us in toasting this very worthy winner.

In 1942, US Navy Messman Charles Jackson French successfully swam through the night for 6-8 hours pulling a raft of 15 wounded soldiers w a rope round his waist in shark infested waters. He was the first black swimmer to receive the Navy medal of heroism in 1943. #Veterans

Isaac Woodard, WWII veteran, hours after being honorably discharged, was attacked by South Carolina police while still in uniform when taking the bus home & left permanently BLIND The officers were acquitted by an all white jury #VeteransDay2023  A THREAD!

A Palestinian child is being killed every 10 minutes by Israeli Gov More children have been killed in Gaza in 4 wks than in all global conflicts since 2019 Children cannot pay the price of war or be the victim of war crimes We must protect children at all costs Ceasefire now.

.UN Development reports that the UN 🇺🇳 compound in Gaza which it manages has been shelled & significant numbers of people sheltering in it have been killed & injured. As Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told UN Security Council in recent days, no place is safe in Gaza. UNDP Palestine undp.org/speeches/state…

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Anyone serious about reading the actual facts, peer science & struggles women have ‘always’ had to get an opportunity in sport ought to read Unfair Play which made William Hill’s sports book of the year. In the Uk still only 1000 women but 11,000 men earn their living from sport!

Did I mention the wife of new SoS for Environment is head of major infrastructure at Anglian Water a company currently entangled in the "Largest ever criminal investigation into potential widespread breaches of environmental permit conditions" by the EA? theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

This woman from Wales was recently prosecuted for not paying her TV licence. She made clear she'd been in an abusive relationship and relying on foodbanks, but was now able to pay in full. The case went ahead and she got a £146 court bill and criminal record. 🧵

This is truly insane & being done in the name of inclusion! This trans identifying male & ex marine even said they enjoyed beating these women up! Males punch 160% harder than females of equal weight! And females also have a less dense bone structure! Madness..

It's just so devastating to record another Australian woman killed this week. Police found her body in Modbury North, SA, yesterday during a welfare check. They are looking for a person in a white ute. She is the fifth woman killed this week and the 65th woman killed this year!❤️

Bloody brilliant. Compared to this man - what has Farage ever done for Britain? What did Farage do for British fishing when he had responsibility for it in EU? Nothing. What has Farage ever done for UK? Brexit has made every British national £1,300 poorer.

Congratulations to Bruce Pascoe for taking out the Best Documentary Walkley Award 🔭 The documentary explores the impact of Bruce Pascoe's Dark Emu, a bombshell work that challenged Australia to rethink its history and start a new conversation. 📷 Sydney Film Festival

Everyday should be the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - not just November 25! This year, we've lost 66 women to violence, mainly perpetrated by males known to them! If we're not working to end the killings day in, day out, we'll never see the