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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 1d

Disappointing but not surprising.

Federal government admits handballing truth-telling process as only 'half a person' employed

The Greens have questioned what progress is being made on truth-telling and treaty at a federal level.

www.sbs.com.au

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 2d

A lovely rumination by Jacinta Parsons on the powers of words, meaning through illness and the inspiration of Jane Goodall www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/when-a-fly...

When a fly is not a fly

I am free.

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 3d

"This is not balance, unless we accept a world where truth is balanced by lies.” open.substack.com/pub/chrished...

The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israeli lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists

The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 9d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on catastrophe in Darfur: The world has looked away, but Sudan’s civilians can’t wait any longer | Editorial

Editorial: A brutal war has been fuelled by outside powers. Diplomatic efforts must be intensified

www.theguardian.com

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 9d

Well done mate.

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 9d

It’s lovely to have the place opened up like when the weather is like this.

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 12d

On grief in a time of tumult. www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/threads-of...

Threads of Endurance

Grief, resilience, and finding humanity in fractured times

www.thespencerstreetend.com.au

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 12d

On grief in a time of tumult. www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/threads-of...

Threads of Endurance

Grief, resilience, and finding humanity in fractured times

www.thespencerstreetend.com.au

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 12d

www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/threads-of...

Threads of Endurance

Grief, resilience, and finding humanity in fractured times

www.thespencerstreetend.com.au

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 13d

Tech bros becoming part of the apparatus of oppression.

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 13d

Electricity generation costs would be up to 50% higher if Australia stuck with coal and gas only www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Electricity generation costs would be up to 50% higher if Australia stuck with coal and gas only

Griffith University experts reveal the 30% increase in consumer power bills since 2021 would have been worse under fossil fuel-only scenario

www.theguardian.com

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16d

Disney fired and unfired Jimmy Kimmel the right way.

by Ezra Klein

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19d

Breaking news: Thirty-one journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

They say it was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East.”

Israel killed 31 journalists in Yemen strike, press freedom group says

Last week’s attack was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East” ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 24d

Opinion | "It’s not an olive branch, it’s a bridge. It is yours as much as it is ours," writes Daniel James of Australia's first ever treaty proposal.

Victoria's treaty is historic. What happens next will prove its importance

'These are not symbolic acts. They are structural. They represent power, resources, and authority being shifted, at last, into First Peoples’ hands at the detriment of no-one.'

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Linton Besser @lintonbesser.bsky.social · 24d

Fascinating analysis on Canberra’s culture of drops here: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Australia's press gallery has a unique problem with its political coverage

The federal press gallery is ceding power to the Albanese government. It needs to take it back.

www.abc.net.au

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 24d

Things are bleak here, it’s much bleaker in the UK…for the time being.

Encountering the fascists outside Waterloo

It's clear now that we are in a battle of terrible proportions.

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JBFittz @jbillz.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you for this beautiful hopeful piece @mrdtjames.bsky.social much needed.
The treaty preamble is so beautiful, there generosity coming from such painful history is incredibly inspiring in this moment. Feeling very grateful to all involved.

Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 26d

I was surprised by how moved I was when treaty legislation entered parliament this week. But when I step and think about it, my reaction was understandable. What a moment! www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/this-is-ho...

Treaty: This is how we get over it

Finding ourselves in the story of this land, together.

www.thespencerstreetend.com.au

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 26d

I was surprised by how moved I was when treaty legislation entered parliament this week. But when I step and think about it, my reaction was understandable. What a moment! www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/this-is-ho...

Treaty: This is how we get over it

Finding ourselves in the story of this land, together.

www.thespencerstreetend.com.au

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 25d

Perth is 15,690km from Utah, where #CharlieKirk was murdered. Yet Kirk's demise has been page one fodder in that city's daily for two days in a row.

Slow news week? Didn't Basil Zempilas stub his toe, or Harley Reid fart in an elevator?

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 25d

One thing we’ve learned over the last little while is how pissweak our so called cultural instituions are. www.theage.com.au/culture/book...

Australian War Memorial changes book prize rules to reject Ben Roberts-Smith exposé

When the judges announced acclaimed journalist Chris Masters as the winner, it proved a step too far for the institution.

www.theage.com.au

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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 26d

I was surprised by how moved I was when treaty legislation entered parliament this week. But when I step and think about it, my reaction was understandable. What a moment! www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/this-is-ho...

Treaty: This is how we get over it

Finding ourselves in the story of this land, together.

www.thespencerstreetend.com.au