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.

#Auspol #GinaRinehart #VincentNamatjira

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.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/16/nsw-premier-chris-minss-sacks-labor-mp-anthony-dadam-karen-webb-police-pro-palestine-protest?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#AusPol #Australia #NSW #NSWPol #NSWPolice #Palestine #FreePalestine #FuckColonisation

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 Namatjira

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

Content warning: Government Secures Australia’s Future By Handing $300 Directly To Power Companies On Behalf Of Households Reveal/hide

Government Secures Australia’s Future By Handing $300 Directly To Power Companies On Behalf Of Households

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is today basking in the glow of one of the greatest budgets the nation has ever seen.

Handing down his 3rd version of the nation’s financial plan, Chalmers now looks set to enter the Labor Hall of Fame alongside figures like Curtin, Chifley, Whitlam and Gillard.

Faced by a cost of living crisis, growing job insecurity for millions, an inflated housing bubble which will continue pushing more and more people into poverty, flagging health and education sectors, energy insecurity, and uncertain futures for a raft of industries that made Australia strong – Jim Chalmers has decided to lean into his Labor values and tackle the monumental task in front of him head on.

Outlining an extraordinary vision for ordinary Australians, Chalmers has revealed historic plans to give power companies $300 for every single Australian household and small business.

The groundbreaking policy will ensure that rather than price gouging Australians directly, the energy sector will price gouge Australians through the taxes they pay to the government.

Chalmers said the measure was designed to ease pressures on the cost of living, citing the war in Ukraine as the generic reason why power prices have been pushed up.

However, rather than seeking to pull the ‘trigger’ to ensure multinationals don’t send all our gas overseas which allows power companies to then jam up the price of electricity because they are unregulated as part of the ‘free market for large corporations’ mantra we run the country on, Chalmers said he’d rather just give the sector taxpayer money.

“It’s a vision for the future to ensure the nation has a cheap and reliable energy source,” explained Chalmers.

“Think of it as an investment, that has no return and does nothing other than slightly lower the heat being turned up on average Australians.”

While criticised for the inflationary nature of the stimulus, Chalmers has seemingly dodged any criticism of the fact it’s a short sighted handout to giant corporations.

Chalmers was then recited the famous words from Ben Chifley in the post-war years;

“I try to think of the Labor movement, not as putting an extra sixpence into somebody’s pocket, or making somebody Prime Minister or Premier, but as a movement bringing something better to the people, better standards of living, greater happiness to the mass of the people. We have a great objective – the light on the hill – which we aim to reach by working the betterment of mankind not only here but anywhere we may give a helping hand. If it were not for that, the Labor movement would not be worth fighting for.“

Pausing for a short time to consider his role as the money man in the Australian Labor movement, Chalmers shrugged.

“Sounds like leftie shit to me.”

More to come.

https://www.betootaadvocate.com/breaking-news/government-secures-australias-future-by-handing-300-directly-to-power-companies-on-behalf-of-households/

#satire #AusPol #ClimateCrisis #Budget #ShitParty #ShitLiteParty #FsckOffDutton

Government Secures Australia's Future By Handing $300 Directly To Power Companies On Behalf Of Households — The Betoota Advocate

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Treasurer Jim Chalmers is today basking in the glow of one of the greatest budgets the nation has ever seen.

^{Wendell Hussey (The Betoota Advocate)}

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

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/10/move-to-protect-australian-beef-industry-from-eu-land-clearing-laws-criticised-by-scientists

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. 😢
#AusPol
#homelessness

For people like me that sometimes have difficulty understanding it all, this is a great easy explainer. #AusPol #NetZero #Climate

The truth about getting to net zero, according to the numbers – video | Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2022/oct/07/the-truth-about-getting-to-net-zero-according-to-the-numbers-video

The truth about getting to net zero, according to the numbers – video

Is a 43% emissions reduction target by 2030 enough to get us to net zero by 2050? Bertin Huynh looks at the data

^{The Guardian}

Today is #ANZACDAY

A day we recognise the people who sacrificed their lives so that we can

-support Isreal’s illegal occupation and ongoing genocide
-ignore the fact that too many women are dying at the hands of men.
-continue extracting fossil fuels, putting at risk the future of the entire world
-continue building a military industrial complex so we can fight more unnecessary wars.

#anzac #auspol
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/24/on-anzac-day-youll-hear-stories-of-courage-and-mateship-its-a-way-to-rationalise-war?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

On Anzac Day you’ll hear stories of courage and mateship. It’s a way to rationalise war

Our leaders weave grand, often poetic, narratives around death on the battlefield – and then tragically we let it happen again

^{Paul Daley (The Guardian)}

And Crikey wonder why so few subscribe.

Both Bernard and Guy are contrarian libertarians, not exactly who I want my money going toward.

And to answer Crikey: I am better than the social media that you dickheads frequent, and I'm certainly better than anyone who draws a salary at Crikey #AusMedia #auspol