Janet Rice
@janetrice.bsky.social
She/Her Former Greens Senator for Vic. Wurundjeri Country. Consensus builder. Environmentalist. Campaigner for justice. Scientist. Queer. Gardener. #FreePalestine #FreeTibet #PapuaMerdeka.
I’ve got more things to say at https://substack.com/@janetrice
I’ve got more things to say at https://substack.com/@janetrice
So fabulous to have Asta as a Greens Mayor in Mparntwe Alice Springs.
‘She’s a shrewd Green’: meet Alice Springs’ new mayor, determined to rewrite the story of her beloved home town
Criminal defence lawyer Asta Hill says she is putting human rights at the centre of her leadership – without shying away from addressing community safety
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
So fabulous to have Asta as a Greens Mayor in Mparntwe Alice Springs.
Please don’t look away. We can’t turn our backs on genocide. At the very minimum we have to bear witness
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
Israel kills 33 Gazans in a single night. It’s part of a new deadly status quo, Palestinians say.
On Wednesday, Israel killed 33 Palestinians, including 12 children, in its latest violations of the Gaza ceasefire. Those killed include Palestinian families trying to return home and others caught in...
mondoweiss.net
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Please don’t look away. We can’t turn our backs on genocide. At the very minimum we have to bear witness
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
This.
The UN Embraces Colonialism: Unpacking the Security Council’s mandate for the U.S. colonial administration of Gaza
The Security Council’s backing of the Trump plan for Gaza ignores international law, punishes the Palestinians, and rewards those responsible for genocide.
mondoweiss.net
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
This.
This should be worth following
The Ramallah Congress on the Decolonisation of Palestine
In November 2025, scholars, diplomats and movement leaders from around the world will come together for the inaugural Ramallah Congress on the Decolonisation of Palestine.
act.progressive.international
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This should be worth following
Stuff you should know
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mondoweiss.net/2025/11/expo...
Exposing the Tata Group, a major sponsor of the New York Marathon and a leading supporter of the Gaza genocide
By sportswashing its reputation through events like the New York City Marathon, the Indian conglomerate Tata Group has built a multi-billion-dollar brand name as it directly profits from Israel’s occu...
mondoweiss.net
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stuff you should know
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This is such great news & so well deserved! What a tome. And, what a massive effort to document these truths.
They were the first traditional documents prepared by Indigenous Australians to be acknowledged by the Parliament in 1963. The Yolgnu have never wavered from these truths.
They were the first traditional documents prepared by Indigenous Australians to be acknowledged by the Parliament in 1963. The Yolgnu have never wavered from these truths.
Historian Clare Wright wins the 2025 Australian Political Book of the Year Award for ‘Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions’! 👏👏👏
#politicalhistory #everythinghasahistory #twitterstorians #archives
#politicalhistory #everythinghasahistory #twitterstorians #archives
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is such great news & so well deserved! What a tome. And, what a massive effort to document these truths.
They were the first traditional documents prepared by Indigenous Australians to be acknowledged by the Parliament in 1963. The Yolgnu have never wavered from these truths.
They were the first traditional documents prepared by Indigenous Australians to be acknowledged by the Parliament in 1963. The Yolgnu have never wavered from these truths.
Rachel Donald is the best.
"I am exhausted by "content".... I am exhausted by the sense of keeping up ... [we need to ] ..reach out to one another.. We need to slow down, dig deep and listen. We need to take the time necessary to weave that which can hold us.
www.planetcritical.com/into-the-woo...
"I am exhausted by "content".... I am exhausted by the sense of keeping up ... [we need to ] ..reach out to one another.. We need to slow down, dig deep and listen. We need to take the time necessary to weave that which can hold us.
www.planetcritical.com/into-the-woo...
Into The Woods
I visited both Crete and Samoa in October. Being on these two islands in such a short space of time, and witnessing what is achingly human, gave words to the desires and distates which have been formi...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Rachel Donald is the best.
"I am exhausted by "content".... I am exhausted by the sense of keeping up ... [we need to ] ..reach out to one another.. We need to slow down, dig deep and listen. We need to take the time necessary to weave that which can hold us.
www.planetcritical.com/into-the-woo...
"I am exhausted by "content".... I am exhausted by the sense of keeping up ... [we need to ] ..reach out to one another.. We need to slow down, dig deep and listen. We need to take the time necessary to weave that which can hold us.
www.planetcritical.com/into-the-woo...
Hope.
Just imagine if Australia was part of this instead of sucking up to Trump.
progressive.international/wire/2025-10...
Just imagine if Australia was part of this instead of sucking up to Trump.
progressive.international/wire/2025-10...
PI Briefing | No. 38 | Toward a Humane International Order
From Kuala Lumpur, a call to rebuild the world from the ruins of empire.
progressive.international
October 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Hope.
Just imagine if Australia was part of this instead of sucking up to Trump.
progressive.international/wire/2025-10...
Just imagine if Australia was part of this instead of sucking up to Trump.
progressive.international/wire/2025-10...
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Gee, I dunno, Albo, I would have thought hanging out with and buttering up a convicted felon, sexual predator, white supremacist and genocide enabler and sociopathic autocrat was kinda not the greatest idea.
I look forward to continuing Australia’s close partnership with the United States.
October 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Gee, I dunno, Albo, I would have thought hanging out with and buttering up a convicted felon, sexual predator, white supremacist and genocide enabler and sociopathic autocrat was kinda not the greatest idea.
Just a tad concerning
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 11, 2025 ~ Everything is fine.
"The invisible gas can be seen in streams of bubbles originating on the seafloor of Antarctica's Ross Sea ... describing the mechanism as 'seemingly widespread' throughout the region... "
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
"The invisible gas can be seen in streams of bubbles originating on the seafloor of Antarctica's Ross Sea ... describing the mechanism as 'seemingly widespread' throughout the region... "
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Researchers find methane leaking out of cracks in Antarctic seabed
One of the most potent greenhouse gas emissions has been discovered seeping out of cracks of the Antarctic sea floor, researchers have found.
abcnews.go.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Just a tad concerning
Fabulous rally for Palestine in Naarm/ Melbourne today
October 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Fabulous rally for Palestine in Naarm/ Melbourne today
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over nine thousand Palestinian people - around 9,570 people, on these figures - are incarcerated while presumptively innocent and subjected to extraordinary acts of violence by Israelis who literally rioted when there was a suggestion that prison rapists may be held accountable.
'There are more than 11,000 Palestinians in Israeli detention, according to data provided by the Israel Prison Service, 87 per cent of whom have never been charged or convicted.'
Sounds legit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Sounds legit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Israel publishes names of 250 Palestinian prisoners to be freed
Israel's Ministry of Justice provides the names of prisoners it will release in exchange for Israeli hostages, but Hamas says no agreement has been reached.
www.abc.net.au
October 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
over nine thousand Palestinian people - around 9,570 people, on these figures - are incarcerated while presumptively innocent and subjected to extraordinary acts of violence by Israelis who literally rioted when there was a suggestion that prison rapists may be held accountable.
I just plucked up the courage to listen to myself on the Better Together podcast.
I did ok I reckon. 😊 Global politics meets queer rights meets love. I’m speaking at the Better Together conference in Adelaide on 31 Oct - would be great to see you there. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...
I did ok I reckon. 😊 Global politics meets queer rights meets love. I’m speaking at the Better Together conference in Adelaide on 31 Oct - would be great to see you there. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...
EP06 What happens when we fail to speak up?
Podcast Episode · Better Together: Brave Conversations · S1 E6 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I just plucked up the courage to listen to myself on the Better Together podcast.
I did ok I reckon. 😊 Global politics meets queer rights meets love. I’m speaking at the Better Together conference in Adelaide on 31 Oct - would be great to see you there. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...
I did ok I reckon. 😊 Global politics meets queer rights meets love. I’m speaking at the Better Together conference in Adelaide on 31 Oct - would be great to see you there. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...
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The shrew’s extinction increases the tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 to 39 species. This is far more than for any other country. These losses represent about 10% of all Australia’s land mammal species before colonisation 🧪
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.
theconversation.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The shrew’s extinction increases the tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 to 39 species. This is far more than for any other country. These losses represent about 10% of all Australia’s land mammal species before colonisation 🧪
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
Funny that this didn't get any media coverage that I saw in Austrlaia last week... the Hague Group is growing stronger.
PI Briefing | No. 36 | The World Converges on Gaza
From New York to the Mediterranean, governments and movements join forces to halt Israel’s genocide.
progressive.international
October 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Funny that this didn't get any media coverage that I saw in Austrlaia last week... the Hague Group is growing stronger.
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A pirate by any other name.
October 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A pirate by any other name.
Wow. Just wow. And faark. Just how complicit in genocide can we be (well there’s pine gap and Australians serving in the IDF and contacts with Elbit systems and more…)
declassifiedaus.org/2025/10/01/s...
declassifiedaus.org/2025/10/01/s...
SECRET CARGO: INSIDE AUSTRALIA’S COVERT F-35 PARTS PIPELINE TO ISRAEL - Declassified Australia
At least 68 shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts have been flown on commercial passenger planes to Israel from Australia as recently as last month, leaked documents reveal.
declassifiedaus.org
October 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Wow. Just wow. And faark. Just how complicit in genocide can we be (well there’s pine gap and Australians serving in the IDF and contacts with Elbit systems and more…)
declassifiedaus.org/2025/10/01/s...
declassifiedaus.org/2025/10/01/s...
Lays it out clearly and simply
mondoweiss.net/2025/09/why-...
mondoweiss.net/2025/09/why-...
Why the Trump-Netanyahu ‘peace plan’ is a trap
The Trump-Netanyahu proposal lacks a clear timeline or method to enforce Israeli compliance. If Hamas rejects the plan, the U.S. says Israel can “finish the job” in Gaza. But if it accepts, it could p...
mondoweiss.net
October 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Lays it out clearly and simply
mondoweiss.net/2025/09/why-...
mondoweiss.net/2025/09/why-...
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My cartoon on Singapore denies entry to exiled HK pro-democracy activist Nathan Law
漫画新加坡拒绝香港民主运动家罗冠聪入境。
bbc report：
t.co/udnqs1e3O7
漫画新加坡拒绝香港民主运动家罗冠聪入境。
bbc report：
t.co/udnqs1e3O7
September 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My cartoon on Singapore denies entry to exiled HK pro-democracy activist Nathan Law
漫画新加坡拒绝香港民主运动家罗冠聪入境。
bbc report：
t.co/udnqs1e3O7
漫画新加坡拒绝香港民主运动家罗冠聪入境。
bbc report：
t.co/udnqs1e3O7
My regular friendly reminder that no matter how awful the US and Israel please remember that China is also not the good guy.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘She didn’t realise how dangerous it was’: London-bound student held in China over Tibet support
Zhang Yadi was due to begin a degree in the UK but the activist vanished on holiday amid tensions over Dalai Lama
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
My regular friendly reminder that no matter how awful the US and Israel please remember that China is also not the good guy.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
People need to know about this. Most of the killings are First Peoples fighting to protect their lands and livelihoods from mining logging and agribusiness
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The political killings you don’t hear about
Across the globe, standing up for the planet can be a death sentence—and the perpetrators are almost never held accountable.
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People need to know about this. Most of the killings are First Peoples fighting to protect their lands and livelihoods from mining logging and agribusiness
open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
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Reposted by Janet Rice
The poverty machine speaks in slogans. It tells us to “have a go,” that “nobody wants to work,” that being poor is a choice. This is gaslighting on a national scale.
Let’s unpack some of that.
Let’s unpack some of that.
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The poverty machine speaks in slogans. It tells us to “have a go,” that “nobody wants to work,” that being poor is a choice. This is gaslighting on a national scale.
Let’s unpack some of that.
Let’s unpack some of that.