In 2003 Australia joined the war based on false information. 150,000 Iraqi citizens paid the price along with many Australian soldiers & their families. We need the full papers and a full analysis. afr.com/politics/feder…

Israeli public figures accuse judiciary of ignoring incitement to genocide in Gaza | Israel | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2024/jan…

A string of baby clothes on a line - eloquent banner at today’s Free Palestine rally in Melbourne, with many thousands marching on the state parliament.

Irrefutable logic - banner at today’s Free Palestine rally in Melbourne. Rally called for a total ceasefire now & thanked South Africa for its action in the International Court of Justice.

How does this cruel madness not ensure trouble for years to come? What kind of nation is Israel allowing itself to become? Fears grow for largest remaining hospital in Gaza as Israeli forces bombard Khan Younis | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2024/jan…

‘Starvation is a massacre in slow motion. And unlike shooting or bombing, the dying continues for weeks even if killing is halted.’ Unless Israel changes course, it could be legally culpable for mass starvation | Alex de Waal | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

For over 50 years and still today, there are no rules preventing the deliberate spread, planting or sale of buffel grass in the NT! This has propelled its spread for decades That is why 2024 is a huge year for buffel action and the conservation of the arid lands Tanya Plibersek

The govt collects more money from HECS than it does from the PRRT. Australians are missing out on revenue for public services while fossil fuel companies make record profits. We need to increase the PRRT #auspol ADD YOUR NAME to the petition: > nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_p…

Stunning to hear Senator Penny Wong admit Australia did not have & still has not seen evidence of the claims against UNRWA before it chose to suspend funding to the agency Shameful we took this step during the people of #Gaza's hour of desperate need. It must be restored immediately.

This is bigger than the suffering of one persecuted man, although that would be enough. This is about press freedom & the public's right to know what is being done in our name – democratic fundamentals. You must follow through Anthony Albanese

Last hospitals collapsing. Children’s limbs being amputated without anaesthetic. How can anyone support this horror continuing? How could governments choose now to cut UNRWA funding? Restore it immediately Anthony Albanese Senator Penny Wong! #Gaza #CeasefireNOW

BREAKING: I join many UN experts in urging all countries to halt all exports of weapons & munitions to Israel for use in Gaza. Such transfers would violate international humanitarian law & the Genocide Convention & risk criminal complicity in war crimes ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

@FlickRubicon Kieran Finnane Yes, spoke of the many other protests in detailed 3 hour interview, but did not make final cut I see - the history of protests at Pine Gap deserves a doco of it's own to accompany Kieran's fine book!

Good on Boy Boy & Friendly Jordies for drawing attention to Pine Gap. They're not right tho' that no civilians have been in there in 20 years. Kristian Laemmle-Ruff in 2014, Peace Pilgrims in 2016. I wrote a book about the Pilgrims' trial, Peace Crimes.

Good to see this coming out of Israel. Meanwhile, impossible to resolve contradictions in US stance, weapons with one hand, aid with the other. Israeli human rights groups accuse country of failing to abide by ICJ’s Gaza aid ruling theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…

I recognise in examples all around me the 'diminished democracy' described: membership-based organising replaced by professional advocacy. Very pertinent reading. theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…

In what has become a war against women and children and human rights: There is no moral argument that justifies the sale of weapons to Israel | Mary Lawlor theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The surreal face of a government that has lost its moral compass. open.spotify.com/episode/0gwhcp…

Biden could stop the slaughter in Gaza with a single call. Sign the petition to demand he stops arming Israel: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/ra…