Jerusalem Post's Yonah Jeremy Bob reports from edge of occupied Golan along Jordanian border, where Israeli forces are apparently prepared to control the surrounding area indefinitely: www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
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Jerusalem Post's Yonah Jeremy Bob reports from edge of occupied Golan along Jordanian border, where Israeli forces are apparently prepared to control the surrounding area indefinitely: www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
This isn't going to make anybody in Riyadh or Abu Dhabi feel better. If Israel thinks it can do this to Qatar, it thinks it can do it to them.
What even is the point of hosting the US at Al Udeid if it's just going to sign off on Israel bombing your capital anyway
This is the second such order in two years. This time, Israel says clearly it will destroy the city. There will be nothing to return to.
What a horrifying answer. -Given that Israel is destroying the conditions for Palestinian life in Gaza -Given the rampant genocidal discourse in Israel The UK should live to its responsibility to PREVENT genocide Whether the court eventually finds a "specific intention" or not is secondary
No money for schools but endless cash for war. Richard Marles spending $1.7 billion on “Ghost Shark” underwater drones.
War criminal scum. Murdering civilians in cold blood one after another. High chance the sniper rifles they were using were provided by Australian weapons company NIOA via subsidiary Barrett Firearms.
India has 20 gigawatts of gas (methane) power generation capacity. India built more than 20 gigawatts of renewable capacity in the first half of this year. Those promising a bright future for very expensive LNG (methane) because of India are delusional.
"[T]he message that Israel is sending out is also quite clear: that it is not interested in any peace deal, but is, rather, deeply committed to destabilising the region."
NEW: Tonight, this is all that remains of Nepal's seat of government in Kathmandu. Singha Durbar was the largest palace in Asia; home to the Prime Minister & government offices. A 48-hour revolution, led by Gen Z protestors, has toppled the government & left large parts of the capital in flames.
Latest news from India is that Adani filed defamation cases against journalists alleging anti-India activities. And the Delhi high court has passed an interim order (ex parte i.e. without hearing the journalists) restraining journalistic reporting www.barandbench.com/news/delhi-c...
In pictures: Terrifying footage documenting the occupation's destruction of the "Vision" tower near Al-Azhar University in Gaza City.
If two young white boys were murdered walking home from basketball training, could you imagine the media coverage?
Seems at least 3 cities in Syria were bombed by Israel tonight
Stayed in Bundaberg (Taribelang Bunda country) after a drive through endless cane fields. Checked out the Bundaberg rum plant (sugar mill is pictured). Tour was mostly "hur hur hur, drink Bundy", a shame given rum science is really interesting! Amazingly the plant only employs 30-40 odd people.
Northwards up to Maryborough for lunch. Did you know Maryborough is the birth place of P. L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins? I had no idea, such a juxtaposition in worlds! Her house is now a museum and there's loads of broader historical information all around town and faded grandeur buildings.
Noosa Heads itself is a beautiful location with incredible long slow rolling waves. Not sure if it's normal or just because of the big surf conditions, but we had waves running parallel along the foreshore. Amazing long rides, but heck of a crowd out there!
Kids fascinated by the procession of people emptying caravan toilet tanks at the dump point each morning. Fascinating reversion to basically the era of chamber pots.
Regret was instant however, as we were jammed in like sardines in a massive campground filled with giant caravans. Soulness, industrial camping. I don't get the logic of camping in these beasts. Each costs $100k+, plus a fee per night of $80-100. Airbnb would be cheaper and more comfortable.
Ok, back to the timeline. After Imbil we hit the coast again at Coolum Beach down the road from Noosa (still on Kabi Kabi land, the name for the area is derived from the local word 'kulum' which means blunt/headless to describe Mt Coolum).
Alright, way behind on this thread. But it's stinking hot and windy in Richmond QLD where we are at the moment and we have WiFi, so will try and update the chronologically. First though, here are a few out of order pictures from Porcupine Gorge National Park (Yirendali country) from yesterday.
This harrowing UN Fact-Finding Mission report - "Sudan: A War of Atrocities" - details multiple RSF and SAF war crimes and crimes against humanity. These include multifaceted starvation crimes - key drivers of famine in several areas of the country. 1/4 www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
My colleague Ferran Martinez i Coma has a three year, full-time postdoc available for his Australian Research Council project "Resilient Elections: How to Strengthen Our Democracies." Great project ✔️ Awesome supervisor ✔️ Excellent department ✔️ Lovely City ✔️ jobs.smartrecruiters.com/GriffithUniv...
#BREAKING | Israel has assassinated journalist Osama Ahmad Balousha in a bombing that targeted his family home, killing him along with his family members in GAZA CITY.
The reason many of the commentators don’t like Bluesky is because the infrastructure is set up in a way that no longer benefits them. On Twitter it was always easier to gain an audience by purposefully saying things that upset people. Getting ratio-ed was a tactic. Here, that’s much harder.
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‘Thomas Keneally, told the Guardian on Thursday that Meanjin had been with him all his life and its editor was a cultural asset. “It is a matter for lament that a journal of such repute and consistent commentary cannot be permitted to have an assured place amongst us,” he said.’
The Australian Government paying hundreds of millions of dollars to Nauru to forcibly disappear migrants is immoral and illegal under international law, and outrageously expensive #auspol #politas
The biggest tell that this had nothing to do with actual antisemitism and is purely about being anti-Palestine is that EVERY example across TWENTY (20) pages relates to Palestine! Not a single other classic antisemitic trope mentioned! How are they so transparently bad at this!
The little Meanjin collection that I helped bring into the world as editor. Just a fragment of its 85-year catalogue. What an act of bone-stupid arrogance to kill it.
How to report on neo-Nazis without giving them what they want (This is 'Mission: Impossible' for The Usual Suspects, obviously, but it remains possible that at least some media workers may be able & willing to not feed the neo-Nazi publicity machine.) www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/h...
A properly functioning global supply chain in a fast-growing market for construction and engineering materials like solar is always going to see production in excess of deliveries, because this year’s production is gearing up for next year’s completed projects.
Hind Rajab.
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in The Washington Post today highlighting how Trump’s immigration policies are simply a mirror of Australia’s decades long failed offshore detention policy. Our Deputy CEO @janafavero spoke with them.
By insisting on a largely business-as-usual approach, out-of-touch Western politicians are not only shielding Israel's war criminals from consequences; they are robbing the Israeli protest movement of meaningful arguments to end this travesty.
Even in Israel, there's wide opposition to the Gaza city occupation plan. There's mass demonstrations on Israel's streets to end the war, and the IDF high command have repeatedly warned against the plan. There's huge resentment among reservists who are being called up.
Israel starves 13 more Palestinians to death, kills 89 since dawn aje.io/5169f3
Sanctions are a blunt tool. They're often counter productive. They often end up reinforcing the regime they are supposed to weaken. But at this point, there are still actors in Israel outside the government who could leverage the sanctions to stop this massacre.
September is crucial. In preparation of Israel's occupation of Gaza City, hundreds of thousands are told to flee. Israel is escalating its domicide of entire areas. All Israeli security chiefs oppose the occupation plan. It can be stopped. External pressure can work. This genocide can be stopped.
Israel's treatment of Palestinian prisoners since 7 Oct is comparable to the worst dictatorships on earth. - the number keeps growing, and is now around 11k - close to 90% are held without trial - starvation as policy - rampant torture - dozens died in prison, no accountability
In the last two weeks, Israel has obliterated three Gaza neighbourhoods. In another month, not much if anything would remain of Gaza City. From Ha'aretz. www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...
Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
We're heartbroken to share the news that reporter Ahmed Abdel Aziz, pictured below on the right & a crucial source for this story, was one of the many reporters killed by Israel in the bombing of Nasser Hospital on August 25. prismreports.org/2025/07/30/g...
Downton Abbey star shocks TV presenter by urging action on Gaza in impassioned plea - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/downton-abbey-star-shocks-tv-presenter-urging-action-gaza-impassioned-plea
Protesters take to the streets of Jerusalem to voice their opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza and demand the return of all hostages. NBC News’ Richard Engel reports.
Terrifying how the US government is basically run by this particular type now: literal Nazis. It is no longer an exaggeration but US media is still obsessing over how woke the Democrats are/were and how they need to be more transphobic and racist and xenophobic, like old Jack here.
If you value the arts, creative writing and free artistic expression now is the time to subscribe to @overlandjournal.bsky.social people.
The obvious response if Trump II doesn't lift the visa ban is to hold the UN General Assembly in Geneva.
10 confirmed dead, including 16-year-old Andika Lutfi Falah, and Septinus Sesa in West Papua in very unclear circumstances jakartaglobe.id/news/ten-kil...
I guess the point is: live in hope. If someone says it’s impossible, keep going. Find allies, never quit
By her own definition, with apologies to Douglas Adams, she should now have her office funding cut and disappear in a puff of logic
It’s ludicrous and insulting to suggest that the richest university in Australia can’t afford the two part-time wages to run Meanjin. Also: did they even try to save it? Donation drive? Philanthropic efforts? Offering it to another institution? No. The university council shut it down intentionally.
Melbourne Uni is killing the literary journal Meanjin. It's cultural vandalism. Australian universities are now deeply anti-intellectual places www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
This, from Jonathan Green, pretty much sums it up: “Meanjin’s financial demand is trivial … a few hundred thousand dollars … the cultural loss of its death is as significant as it is tragic.” www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
Apropos
Zowie Douglas-Kinghorn notes in this excellent piece that "Up until 2024, Israel’s largest coal supplier had been Colombia" until their embargo in June 2024. And "Australia’s biggest export to Israel is fossil fuel" with 🇦🇺 shipping "$30 million’s worth of coal between January and December 2024"
An anti-semitism envoy who WON'T use her speech to condemn Nazis marching in the streets, sharing platforms with politicians, and bashing Aboriginal people -- but WILL strip funding from unis and arts orgs that don't silence criticism of Israel. Got it.
Folks she actually did it it, the single stupidest thing a person has ever said about anything anytime ever
"President Gustavo Petro reaffirmed a ban on coal exports to Israel over its genocide in Gaza." This is how you do it. Israel was formerly the largest buyer of Columbian coal. Not a small decision for a less wealthy nation, shaming Australia for our virtual lack of action.
Colombia slashes coal sales to Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/colombia-slashes-coal-sales-israel
You can’t make this shit up. Deport men of colour, refugees to Nauru on the claim they are not of good character while giving tens of millions to a notorious outlaw motorcycle gang to provide the security there, in a secret deal. The corruption stinks. www.theage.com.au/national/lea...
Our best Map to start is the following provided by Al Jazeera. As it is Simple&Clear. As you can see the blue dots are the more Jewish concentrated communities, so let us call it Jewish territory, although this is also not real because in big cities it was more intermingled with like Jewish Areas
Huge goodonyas for Asher and all the other activists who worked for this.
As an activist who helped lead the campaign against Robodebt, I can only think back to the days when legal scholars told us we had no chance of winning in court, and how I thought, fuck it, we’ll keep fighting anyway The Robodebt class action payout is now the largest *ever* in Australian history
Direct your anger at the people who deserve it. Families grieving the loss of their loved ones to a violent white supremacist cult don't need to be abused.
UTS has KPMG on retainer for $180,000 per week for work it was meant to complete in the original $4.8 million contract. KPMG gets $180,000 a week. The same amount gets you a lecturer and tutors for an entire year! Incompetence of UTS 'leadership' and utter governance failure. #auspol #highered
In 2019, University of Melbourne Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Su Baker said the university would continue to provide significant funding to its publishing arm and continue to support Miegunyah Press books and literary magazine Meanjin. Why has that position changed?
You know that boat the administration blew up? A former law enforcement official told the NYT the boat seemed to be carrying not drugs but *’migrants * www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal says pro-Palestine rallies should be banned from cities — but is dead silent about neo-Nazis. Investigations reveal “Advance” — funded by Segal's family trust —spread anti-immigrant material before Sunday's rallies... theklaxon.com.au/yx5p
Meanjin Journal is 85 years old; older than the Sydney Opera House. Closing it down is cultural vandalism of the highest order, roughly equivalent to demolishing the above mentioned opera house. I am disgusted @meanjin.bsky.social
What’s the real reason it’s being shut down? It sure ain’t a couple of hundred thousand dollars. Did the university council not like what it had been publishing, per chance? This was one of the handful of publications in Aus that published Randa Abdel-Fattah or Max Kaiser.
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Could not agree more with Craig Foster 👇
The US is using its navy to kill civilians at sea for social media content. AUKUS will tie us deeper to this moral abyss. Cancel it now.
The legality of the US strike on a drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean is simple: it was illegal. There is no lawful basis for extrajudicial assassination of people. Suspicion that they're committing crimes is not a valid basis. It's murder.
The only reason a target won't be legislated is if its a weak target. Plain and simple. This parliament has the most progressive climate focused cross bench in Australia's history - any target that is a 70+ reduction and aligned with the science would get passed. A weak target = a weak leader.
In 2022, with a two seat majority, the Albanese government legislated our first climate targets. In 2025, with a supermajority, it’s claiming it lacks political support to update those targets. It’s time for transparency about climate risk and our climate targets. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Ed Husic is calling on the federal government to reform Australia's laws to prevent dual citizens from joining a foreign force where there is "plausible" genocide occurring. Follow live.
#GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
"[Household battery installation rates are] three times greater than the level that the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Step Change scenario had expected would be achieved in 10 years’ time." - @tristanedis.bsky.social
This is how it’s done @albomp.bsky.social #auspol A country with a spine at least. news.stv.tv/scotland/sco...
in a span of ten years genocidal race hate once confined to fringe message boards like stormfront or /pol/ now gushes into the public sphere and saturates many private residences half the media is vapid, feeble centrism and the other half is a daily stream of pogromist incitement
Deadline: #TheVoiceOfHindRajab star Motaz Malhees holds up a Palestinian flag during the 23-minute-plus ovation for the film in Venice, and the crowd chants, “Free Palestine”.
Approving the Ulan coal mine expansion = 18m extra tonnes of coal. That's 500m Sydney to Melbourne flights. It undermines a strong 2035 emissions reduction target & reduces our credibility to host a COP & push for bolder climate action on the world stage. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Red line. My @smh @theage cartoon.
Democratic? 🤔 "A Labor bill to water down free information laws would allow public servants to issue blanket refusals to act on requests from journalists, advocacy groups and members of the public who seek information that would take more than 40 hours to collate." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Fourth charged over Camp Sovereignty attack. A 29yo Rye man was arrested on Wednesday in Sunnyside Road, Mount Eliza. He was interviewed by detectives and has been charged with violent disorder, affray, unlawful assault and discharging a missile. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Some classic Ross Gittins plain speaking in the SMH today: www.smh.com.au/business/the... #auspol
"Australian media’s intrinsic racism, overwhelming whiteness, and obsession with disciplining and demonising anyone who critiques those things has helped normalise white supremacist rhetoric and bolster the far-right."
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As calamitous as the Israeli military campaign has been, the current phase threatens the viability of continued Palestinian life in Gaza. Other actors, particularly a disengaged U.S., must do much more to rein in this disaster: www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
As the IDF begins its second full invasion of Gaza City, remember how much of the city's outer regions have already been razed (bulldozers/demo charges) in the meantime. If you look at Gaza City, Jabaliya, Beit Hanoun, and Beit Lahiya as one 25-sq-mile metroplex, about half (black) is already gone.
With the IDF 162nd Division pushing into the Gaza City district of Sheikh Radwan (white), there are images of a new IDF weapon: a crane, installed over Sheikh Radwan Reservoir (blue), with a remote weapon system. Like a RAID tower or Aerostat balloon in Iraq, but armed and picking people off.
If the U.S. military isn't going to release details on the justification for killing 11 civilians in a civilian boat who weren't posing a threat to anyone, then we have to conclude the "justification" is: the U.S. military is willing to kill civilians to give Trump social media content.
Remarkable timing
@crisisgroup.org on Israel’s designs for Gaza, backed by Trump: “this next phase of fighting could usher in the end of collective Palestinian life in the strip… Gaza could soon be physically erased, its surviving people herded into camps or expelled entirely.” www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...
In Yemen as in Gaza, bombs and starvation are stealing the lives of our children | Elham Al-Oqabi
HRW and Amnesty: Iranian authorities are waging a terrifying crackdown under the guise of national security in the aftermath of the June 2025 hostilities with Israel www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Five children in Gaza among those killed by Israeli strike while fetching water www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...