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#auspol
This won't be going away anytime soon
This won't be going away anytime soon
Australia passed new laws to do exactly this 👇
Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
#auspol
This won't be going away anytime soon
This won't be going away anytime soon
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The DOJ has arrested and detained three people who interrupted a church service in St. Paul to protest a pastor's role as a local ICE official.
Jordan Kushner, lawyer for Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of the arrested activists, describes the "circus" of her arrest.
Jordan Kushner, lawyer for Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of the arrested activists, describes the "circus" of her arrest.
January 23, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The DOJ has arrested and detained three people who interrupted a church service in St. Paul to protest a pastor's role as a local ICE official.
Jordan Kushner, lawyer for Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of the arrested activists, describes the "circus" of her arrest.
Jordan Kushner, lawyer for Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of the arrested activists, describes the "circus" of her arrest.
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If you're interested in reading Randa Abdel-Fattah's actual views, instead of reading the various (mis)interpretations of them by bad-faith actors, here they are:
Paraglides, Cultural Safety and Decolonization: Randa Abdel-Fattah on her ban from Adelaide Writers’ Week and the silencing of Palestinians
Randa Abdel-Fattah responds to the gaslighting, censorship, and repression she faced when she was canceled from the Adelaide Writers’ Week festival over her support for Palestine.
mondoweiss.net
January 23, 2026 at 5:53 AM
If you're interested in reading Randa Abdel-Fattah's actual views, instead of reading the various (mis)interpretations of them by bad-faith actors, here they are:
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ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 AM
ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
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Was going to launch this at Adelaide - but will now be Canberra in March. I suck at promotion, but it’s open for pre order at wherever you get your books (and you can ask your library for it too) 🩷
"Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard"
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
January 18, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Was going to launch this at Adelaide - but will now be Canberra in March. I suck at promotion, but it’s open for pre order at wherever you get your books (and you can ask your library for it too) 🩷
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Statement from our client Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. It is a tragedy that Adelaide Writers' Week has been destroyed, for nothing. However, this is a massive win for artistic freedom and hopefully a turning point in this time of unhinged McCarthyist witch-hunting. Randa is a hero and we love her.
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Statement from our client Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. It is a tragedy that Adelaide Writers' Week has been destroyed, for nothing. However, this is a massive win for artistic freedom and hopefully a turning point in this time of unhinged McCarthyist witch-hunting. Randa is a hero and we love her.
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Some thoughts on Adelaide Writers' Week and the moment we find ourselves in. It's all just so grinding. rick-morton.ghost.io/the-great-si...
The Great Silencing
Last week it snowed heavily twice in Paris, turning the city into a frigid, monochrome fantasy land over three days, and at the weekend I popped into the Musée Marmottan Monet for a spot of impression...
rick-morton.ghost.io
January 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Some thoughts on Adelaide Writers' Week and the moment we find ourselves in. It's all just so grinding. rick-morton.ghost.io/the-great-si...
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This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface
theconversation.com/this-tiktok-...
theconversation.com/this-tiktok-...
This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface
The ‘Bush Legend’ is bringing us short videos of an Aboriginal person teaching us about native animals. But he isn’t real.
theconversation.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface
theconversation.com/this-tiktok-...
theconversation.com/this-tiktok-...
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Even the "apology" manages to link Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah to Bondi. Again.
And what does "apologise for how the decision was represented" even mean?
And who wrote this bit: "Australia's worst terror attack in history."
Pity they don't know some writers to help them with their phrasing.
And what does "apologise for how the decision was represented" even mean?
And who wrote this bit: "Australia's worst terror attack in history."
Pity they don't know some writers to help them with their phrasing.
January 13, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Even the "apology" manages to link Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah to Bondi. Again.
And what does "apologise for how the decision was represented" even mean?
And who wrote this bit: "Australia's worst terror attack in history."
Pity they don't know some writers to help them with their phrasing.
And what does "apologise for how the decision was represented" even mean?
And who wrote this bit: "Australia's worst terror attack in history."
Pity they don't know some writers to help them with their phrasing.
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I'd like to formally register my support for what Credlin has the chutzpah to refer to as Cathy Wilcox's "expletive-laden rant".
Under the circumstances, Cathy was very restrained. #IStandWithCathyWilcox
Under the circumstances, Cathy was very restrained. #IStandWithCathyWilcox
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I'd like to formally register my support for what Credlin has the chutzpah to refer to as Cathy Wilcox's "expletive-laden rant".
Under the circumstances, Cathy was very restrained. #IStandWithCathyWilcox
Under the circumstances, Cathy was very restrained. #IStandWithCathyWilcox
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#AbsoluteHypocrite
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas what an absolute hypocrite
kicking with the wind and cowering to the minority to save votes and play the hero… FAIL
#Auspol @australianlabor.bsky.social
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas what an absolute hypocrite
kicking with the wind and cowering to the minority to save votes and play the hero… FAIL
#Auspol @australianlabor.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
#AbsoluteHypocrite
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas what an absolute hypocrite
kicking with the wind and cowering to the minority to save votes and play the hero… FAIL
#Auspol @australianlabor.bsky.social
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas what an absolute hypocrite
kicking with the wind and cowering to the minority to save votes and play the hero… FAIL
#Auspol @australianlabor.bsky.social
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Please don’t tell me that a single letter was behind the Adelaide Festival board’s decision
January 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Please don’t tell me that a single letter was behind the Adelaide Festival board’s decision
Leavit's got a lie for everything.
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Leavit's got a lie for everything.
If you can't afford decent foods and live in food deserts none of this will work. People can't even afford vaccines.
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
If you can't afford decent foods and live in food deserts none of this will work. People can't even afford vaccines.
Leavitt is such an immature person. All giggly reading out these MAHA rules. Rules that will hurt Americans for years. RFK is a freak of nature destroyed by drugs and privilege.
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Leavitt is such an immature person. All giggly reading out these MAHA rules. Rules that will hurt Americans for years. RFK is a freak of nature destroyed by drugs and privilege.
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I mean why would Australian police need training in tasks like how to assemble a menorah out of spent missile casings on the ruins of a hospital they blew up? It just doesn’t make any sense.
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I mean why would Australian police need training in tasks like how to assemble a menorah out of spent missile casings on the ruins of a hospital they blew up? It just doesn’t make any sense.
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but Australian police don’t need training in bombing all our neighbours and blowing up entire families, their homes, hospitals, ambulances, universities, schools, refugee camps, mosques, churches, bakeries, fishing boats, and food and water distribution points.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Israeli government said it is 'willing to assist' Australian police in countering terrorism
The Israeli government has steeply criticised the Albanese government in a letter to the home affairs minister.
www.sbs.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
but Australian police don’t need training in bombing all our neighbours and blowing up entire families, their homes, hospitals, ambulances, universities, schools, refugee camps, mosques, churches, bakeries, fishing boats, and food and water distribution points.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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I hope the legend who made this is having a wonderful day 🤣👏🏼
January 2, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I hope the legend who made this is having a wonderful day 🤣👏🏼
I want a Royal Commision into Royal Commissions to find out why we spend so much on them and end up not delivering on the recommended outcomes. #auspol
January 1, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I want a Royal Commision into Royal Commissions to find out why we spend so much on them and end up not delivering on the recommended outcomes. #auspol
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“Aust Bureau of Statistics reveal just how much average Australian earns. Being “rich” might not see you living like Kardashian but we need to acknowledge that earning more than 90% people puts you in top 10%, & much of tax system is geared to benefit you.”
www.theguardian.com/business/gro....
www.theguardian.com/business/gro....
The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it | Greg Jericho
Many progressives protest that they are not rich, despite being on a very good wicket. They always reel off their CV of working-class roots
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:04 AM
“Aust Bureau of Statistics reveal just how much average Australian earns. Being “rich” might not see you living like Kardashian but we need to acknowledge that earning more than 90% people puts you in top 10%, & much of tax system is geared to benefit you.”
www.theguardian.com/business/gro....
www.theguardian.com/business/gro....
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Louise Adler is on the right side of history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
July 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Louise Adler is on the right side of history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Gas reservation on new gas only🤦♂️! A 0% domestic reserve on massive amounts of existing gas and a 25% reserve on tiny amounts of new gas won’t do anything for electricity prices. A big win for the gas cartel. A massive loss for Aussies. #fail #auspol
Government announces domestic gas reservation scheme in bid to lower costs
Chris Bowen makes a long-anticipated announcement about reserving a portion of gas on the east coast for domestic use after a cabinet meeting.
www.abc.net.au
December 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM