Scarred by conflict, with harrowing wars in Sudan and Gaza and political discourse riven by extremism and threats, 2023 was a dangerous year for anyone to raise their views on war, on politics, to confront traditionalism and extremism, or even make fun of the powerful. This

"This is our conception of security: the way we keep us secure is to abuse, to kill." Investigations by CNN, the UN, and Israeli media exposed alleged abuse of Palestinians in Israeli detention centers, which the IDF and the prison service have denied. Now a new report from

The 2024 Kennedy Journalist of the Year is John Lyons. 📸 Salty Dingo

Delighted to share a preview of my new book, out on 3 April 2025, in UK and also in Spanish, German, Dutch and other languages ... sadly, the subject of #impunity is more relevant than ever, in these days of unchecked international criminality

I don’t usually report posts on this platform but a couple of days ago I did report a post that called me “ an antisemitic hag who needs to be deported to Gaza”. As well as being untrue & offensive to many more than me, I thought it broke several “rules”. I have heard nothing.

My take on the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra dangerous censorship of Jayson Gillham The board and management has shown themselves to be spineless

“We are so horrified by what we witnessed. It haunts us in our dreams.” Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan Tanya Haj-Hassan spent two weeks in Gaza earlier this year. Now, she speaking out at the Democratic National Convention about what she saw and how she believes US policy must change.

Netanyahu's war goal is not the hostages' return. It's the occupation of Gaza / Haaretz editor-in-chief Aluf Benn haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Thanks to #DavidMarr for giving space to a discussion about the thorny issues of art, politics , boards, managers and donors. Jayson Gillham Freemuse #Violetteayad @catherine_zen abc.net.au/listen/program…

Gaza has become the deadliest place in the world to be a child. The humanitarian zone should be a refuge but it is under fire. Israel needs to allow full and safe aid access into and across Gaza. We need a ceasefire now.

Daniel Levy, former Israeli negotiator, puts it brilliantly: The idea that Israelis can be secure by imposing structural violence on Palestinians is absurd. "I hope one day they feel how liberating it is NOT to be the oppressors (of Palestinians)...)

Netanyahu never believed in agreements with the Palestinians. He is a devout believer in living by the sword forever; he has never retreated from it | Opinion | Gideon Levy haaretz.com/opinion/2024-0…

Divide. My The Sydney Morning Herald cartoon.

A slightly more reasonable but still insanely impressive tally: 280k. That's the entire population of Haifa, Israel's third city. It's like if all of Chicago turned up for a single march. x.com/NTarnopolsky/s…

A Long March by Kim Carr tells a rich and engaging story about a long life in Labor –the often-fraught processes of the formulation and development of policy, the maintenance and manoeuvrings of factions, the personal enmities and conflicting ambitions... publishing.monash.edu/product/a-long…

When you call the far right the far right

The Israeli military is not answering renewed questions about whether it (at least informally) invoked the Hannibal Directive on Oct. 7, using lethal force against Hamas taking Israeli soldiers as hostages back to Gaza knowing they would likely be killed. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…

I've lost track of who's eating the dogs and who's eating the cats - or is it a dog+cat casserole type of thing? Anyone? #Debate2024