Over 700 Australian lawyers call for the Australian government to take immediate action to ensure a lasting peace in the Middle East and uphold international law - johnmenadue.com/over-700-austr…

We have already heard outraged reaction to Australian support for Palestinian Statehood and no doubt it will continue from the usual suspects, who offer no solution to the current crisis. #auspol #israelpalestine #Palesti ...
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Let us hope that Chinese Studies in Australia will be reinvigorated and supported by relevant government policies. This will help us to put the right foot forward when walking with China. It will also be a fitting tribut ...
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The NZ government, with its feet under the table for only a few months, is gaining a reputation for intemperate haste. It should slow down, ditch the Kool Aid and have a cappuccino while a genuine, public discussion take ...
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This week, a British court will decide whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange to the US where he will face trial on espionage charges. #Auspol #Assange #FreeAssange
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While it’s controversial, there’s a reasonable case that governments getting out of much of what they once owned and operated has been, on balance if not always, a good thing, writes Paddy Gourley#auspol #economy
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The poor and poorly paid will remain - along with coal and mineral exports - as the source of the Indonesian economy. #auspol #Indonesia pol #Indonesia
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The rise in Australia's prison population serves as a stark indictment of this nation's misguided love affair with prisons and punishment. It is time for Australia to acknowledge the inherent flaws in its punitive approa ...
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So how does Lichtman’s Presidential forecasting model work and what does it tell us about the election chances of Biden and Trump right now? His prediciton with be made in August. #auspol #USpolitics #election2024
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In the age of the “internet of things” the damage that could be done by large-scale and small-scale cyberattacks is virtually incalculable. #auspol #Cyberattack #cybersecurity
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The role of Christian leaders, and Christians generally, must move from servicing the diminishing numbers who claim tribal allegiance to full engagement and participation in the wider community. Live, and tell the meta-s ...
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Geoff Pryor's pen is on the pointy end of international and domestic politics with his depictions of world affairs. #auspol #israel #gaza #USIsrael
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Examples of what genuine antisemitism is? It isn’t criticising Israel. It isn’t mere ‘discomfort’ on seeing a Palestinian flag, or hearing certain words expressed at a pro-Palestinian rally. That's not antisemitism. #au ...
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The commentary that surrounds the Federal Budget is a noise of dissatisfaction and ‘negative bias’. The reality is that the ‘power of constant attack’ will make it harder to co-operate together, in bipartisan fashion, on ...
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So, why do northern Irish pipe bands do so well? It’s a drive certainly, but a most peaceful and inclusive one. Music really does conquer all, it seems.
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Films from 50 countries were shown at the Moscow International Film Festival. In addition to pictures from ‘friendly countries’, movies and series from the US, Spain, Japan, France, and other nations that have imposed un ...
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It is entirely possible for the surging anti-genocide protest movement and its accompanying zeitgeist in the general public to push the empire to retreat on Gaza. Caitlin Johnstone#auspol #israelpalestine #Gaza #protests
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And what of Australia? Australia should work to support the work of the ICC. #auspol #israelpalestine #Gaza
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The international community has to put its weight behind it......We have to remember that the Palestinians are occupied. And the occupied shouldn't have to be negotiating their freedom with the occupier. #auspol #israelp ...
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Readers of Asian media stand a good chance of understanding more about AUKUS than those who rely on Australian news sources. read about this and more in David Armstrong's Asian Media review. #auspol #media #asianmedia
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