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Huge Uni of Queensland student meeting votes to divest from Israel
Students voted overwhelmingly for the University of Queensland to cut ties with weapons manufacturers and divest from Israel at a 1500 strong meeting. Sam Morris reports.Green Left
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Australian war crimes in Afghanistan & the gaoling of the whistleblower
The ABC exposed the crimes & was then raided by the Federal Police.
The then-opposition leader, Anthony Albanese, called for stronger whistleblower protections.
Fast forward to today, and the very whistleblower – David McBride – sits in a prison cell, sentenced this month to more than five years in jail for speaking out.
http://www.droptheprosecutions.org.au/
Albanese? Silent
Australia? Client state of the US
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#IsraelPalestineConflict
#Israel
#Palestine
https://x.com/bobjcarr/status/1793081116322386081
@palestine
@israel
We do not want nuclear power, too long to get, far too expensive, and will drive up power prices. Just money or mates.
We are already nuclear powered from our son. More and more countries, getting closer to 100% from solar and wind.
Please sign the petition to convince our representatives we do not want or need.
The style of the painting is consistent with Vincent Namatjira's other portraits, and Gina Rinehart's portrait is only one of a series of 21 in the exhibition. Vincent Namatjira's self-portrait is in the same collection.
I think it's interesting that nobody else in the collection of 21 subjects has been ignorant enough of art not to appreciate the painting and its cultural context, or thin-skinned enough to take offense, or power-tripping enough to demand the gallery take down a painting in their likeness.
Speaking of family and cultural context, Vincent Namatjira OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) is an Aboriginal Australian artist, been nominated for the Archibald Prize several times, and became the first Aboriginal person to win it in 2020.
And he's the great-grandson of another famous artist, Albert Namatjira.
Show him some respect.
The comments that got him fired:
“We will not be intimidated, especially when we are trying to stop a genocide,” he told the house.
“Any time police officers resort to the use of force against non-violent protesters, they violate these principles and undermine the consent and respect necessary for the police to do their job.”
#AusPol #Australia #NSW #NSWPol #NSWPolice #Palestine #FreePalestine #FuckColonisation
NSW premier sacks parliamentary secretary over criticism of police response to pro-Palestine protesters
Chris Minns said Labor MP Anthony D’Adam’s comments in a speech to parliament were ‘absolutely reprehensible’Tamsin Rose (The Guardian)
Right-wing Australian billionaire and money-bag climate change denier Gina Reinhart apparently doesn't want people to see her portrait by the Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira in the National Gallery.
So it would be *just awful* if people share this article and her portrait.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/15/gina-rinehart-demands-national-gallery-of-australia-remove-her-portrait.
Personally, I think it's great - and might make a very attractive t-shirt?
#billionaires #auspol #australia #press #media #indigenous #art
Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait
NGA rebuffs efforts by billionaire to take down painting by award-winning artist Vincent NamatjiraGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Content warning: Government Secures Australia’s Future By Handing $300 Directly To Power Companies On Behalf Of Households
Former military lawyer David McBride sentenced to almost six years in jail for sharing classified information with journalists
Former military lawyer David McBride is jailed for unlawfully leaking classified documents to journalists after last year pleading guilty to stealing and sharing secret military information.Elizabeth Byrne (ABC News)
Over five years jail for blowing the whistle on illegal killings by Australian troops.
It might be the law but it certainly isn't justice. An absolutely shameful outcome.
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Former military lawyer David McBride sentenced to almost six years in jail for sharing classified information with journalists
Former military lawyer David McBride is jailed for unlawfully leaking classified documents to journalists after last year pleading guilty to stealing and sharing secret military information.Elizabeth Byrne (ABC News)
Environmental scientists slam Australian government's move to shield #beef industry from European import bans tied to #landclearing. They argue that cattle farming is 'the biggest single driver of deforestation in #Australia '. #EnvironmentalProtection #Deforestation #auspol #vegetarian #vegan
Move to protect Australian beef industry from EU land clearing laws criticised by scientists
Agriculture minister says there’s ‘no risk’ cattle industry is ‘connected to deforestation’, a claim environmental scientists say is ‘patently false’Aston Brown (The Guardian)
Years ago, I read of a Hunter Valley garbage collector who was distressed at the increasing incidence of people sleeping in cars near the bins at supermarkets. Apparently, that's viewed as a safe place.
He was upset that he repeatedly scared children when he asked their mother to move the car so he could get at the bins. Clearly, the situation has not improved.
Australia, 2024. 😢
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Poverty is a policy choice - it is time for the government to choose better - The Australia Institute
If the government decides not to raise Jobseeker in the Budget is it not because they cannot afford it, but because they have chosen not to make it a priorityGreg Jericho (The Australia Institute)