"How is it that when a Labor Senator who had the courage to cross the floor to vote to immediately recognise Palestine, that Senator face more sanctions than Labor has dished out against Israel?" ( www.facebook.com )
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[Satire] Labor tells MPs to say “We encourage a broad range of views”, or face expulsion from party ( theshovel.com.au )
“We are a party that is built on tolerance, acceptance and a diversity of opinion” one talking point read, accompanied by a note in the margin which declared “SAY THIS PHRASE IN YOUR MEDIA INTERVIEWS TODAY OR PENNY AND I WILL NEVER TALK TO YOU AGAIN!”
🎥 Fatima Payman announces decision to quit Labor Party ( mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net )
I am torn, deeply torn. On one hand, I have the immense support of the rank-and-file members, unionists, the lifelong the party volunteers, who are calling on me to hang in there and to make change happen internally....
All eyes are on Payman's future with Labor, but Dutton has his own woes playing out behind closed doors ( www.abc.net.au )
Labor branch in Albanese’s electorate passes motion supporting Fatima Payman ( www.theguardian.com )
ABC article alleges caucus concern over Fatima Payma being "guided by god". Smells of a character assassination to me. ( www.abc.net.au )
This is fucked reporting right? The quote they use as evidence is her saying something is "in God's hands". Elsewhere articles are run using quotes of her praying to god....
[Labor senator] Fatima Payman says she's been 'exiled' and is 'reflecting on future' within Labor ( www.sbs.com.au )
Anthony Albanese said Fatima Payman disrupted the government's messages around cost of living relief by conducting an interview to declare she would cross the floor again to vote in support of Palestinian statehood....
Assange: guilty of journalism
Distinguished journalist and publisher Julian Assange is free and finally home, but he spent 13 years in detention, of which over 5 years in a high security prison before being sentenced to time served. The empire's clutches reach far and wide. Australia and the United Kingdom accept the US' jurisdictional overreach. The...
PM issues [Labor senator] Fatima Payman indefinite suspension, with future at Labor unclear ( www.sbs.com.au )
Key Points...
[Satire] Julian Assange leaks full details of Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plan ( theshovel.com.au )
“Every community consultation meeting, every study undertaken, all the costings analysis – it’s all in there"
'There was an attempt to brush us away': How six Australian MPs took the cause of Julian Assange to Washington ( www.abc.net.au )
A cross-party delegation of jet-lagged and obstinate Australian parliamentarians arrived in Washington DC last September to advocate for Julian Assange's freedom. Those in the room reflect on how the "robust", and at times "aggressive", meeting went....
Labor senator defies party on Palestinian recognition ( www.abc.net.au )
Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to vote against her party on a motion related to Palestinian recognition....
Moree solicitor Brendan Moylan wins Northern Tablelands by-election for NSW Nationals - ABC News ( www.abc.net.au )
Good to see we take climate change so seriously /s. Ffs 85% ?
Party That Was Unable to Build Commuter Car Park Unveils Plans to Build 7 Nuclear Reactors — The Shovel ( theshovel.com.au )
Federal government to introduce CFMEU busting legislation to parliament ( www.abc.net.au )
In short: The Albanese government will introduce legislation giving members of the manufacturing division of the CFMEU an opportunity to split from the union....
Australia must recognise Palestine to promote peace ( www.aljazeera.com )
Labor Senator Fatima Payman defies her party to advocate for the recognition of Palestine...
Andrew Forrest says Coalition’s abandonment of 2030 emissions target would ‘decimate’ economy ( www.theguardian.com )
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/10841937
'Own goal': One Nation mocks Robert Irwin's legal threat to sue over cartoon ( www.abc.net.au )
Attention-seeker or renters’ champion? The Greens MP driving pollies up the wall ( www.brisbanetimes.com.au )
Archive/non-paywall link.
South Australia proposes a ban on political donations ( www.sbs.com.au )
South Australia's government will introduce legislation to ban electoral donations....
‘Radical’: A film to provoke thinking ( arena.org.au )
Australia's Defence Policy Explained | Utopia #shorts ( www.youtube.com )
[Satire] Coalition to announce its 2030 emissions targets in 2050 ( theshovel.com.au )
Peter Dutton has finally put a date on when his party will reveal its 2030 emission reduction targets, saying Australians only had to wait another 26 years to see the detail....
‘What is our future?’: the Nauru detention centre was empty. Now 100 asylum seekers are held there ( www.theguardian.com )
“We must not forget that people have the legal right to seek safety and asylum. It is beyond comprehension the Albanese government is continuing Australia’s cruel legacy of banishing people offshore simply because they sought safety by sea, and to prevent political fallout from the opposition.”...
NACC to be probed for corruption, less than one year in ( theklaxon.com.au )
An investigation has been launched into the National Anti-Corruption Commission over its refusal to investigate six public officials referred to it by the Robodebt Royal Commission almost a year ago.
