lawyer: human rights, discrimination; public interest and community campaigner; swimmer; Antarctic tragic; she/her/hers

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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
The International Committee of the Red Cross says the risk that the thousands of Palestinians buried beneath Gazaโ€™s rubble may never be identified is increasing by the day. Israel has blocked the heavy equipment needed for retrieval of bodies. trib.al/mSMRwW2
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
โ€œWhen disabled people die as a direct result of this bill, and they will, their blood will be on your hands,โ€ Hannah Diviney told the NDIS inquiry. โ€œHow do I know people will die? Because you will have made it impossible for them to live in so many ways." trib.al/eRERjs5
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
I call on those responsible for this apparent extrajudicial killing to be investigated and held accountable
โ€œAt my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niรฑo Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth.โ€ - President DONALD J. TRUMP ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Replying to @nisafeminista
For your use, I've compiled the data on teachers' sexual abuse of children, by sex, here: xyonline.net/content/fact-chโ€ฆ. (It supports what you've noted.) This is part of a collection of materials debunking various manosphere / anti-feminist claims.

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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Elder abuse remains widely under-recognized and under-reported. It can take many forms. Addressing this issue requires more than raising awareness. It calls for stronger systems that can prevent abuse and respond effectively when it happens. #WEAAD2026
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Trump calls Netanyahu "a very difficult guy" after he nearly torpedoed ceasefire talks with Iran by continuing to bomb Lebanon. The question is, why does Trump facilitate this obstruction by continuing to provide Israel with arms and military aid. trib.al/SNSFlhG
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
I regret that a UK court found there was a "terrorist connection" in imposing disproportionate sentences on members of Palestine Action for an attack on a factory, which is not consistent with international human rights law bbc.com/news/articles/ce9501โ€ฆ
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
โ€œDoreen Langham went to Police 16 times in 16 days.โ€ Andrew Brown - Australia's domestic violence crisis. Part 3 on the police, courts, politicians & agencies #auspol michaelwest.com.au/dead-certโ€ฆ
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Men have positive roles to play in preventing domestic and sexual violence. In this podcast, Professor Michael Flood unpacks what it takes to engage men and boys in violence prevention Listen: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. fpconsulting.com.au/engagingโ€ฆ
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Betore Rome, there was Carthage. Before Carthage, there was Tyre. Europe, Princess of Tyre, gave her name to the continent of Europe, to those who, today, let Israel destroy her city, Tyreโ€”a city more than 5,000 years oldโ€”by European weapons without saying a word. What you see in this image are not merely ordinary columns; they are the historical columns of Tyre in southern Lebanon are iconic Roman architectural remains. They are part of an ancient Phoenician city-state that is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. I could not identify any military targets that would justify striking a UNESCO World Heritage protected site. We are watching history beirg erased in real time by Israel.
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Prof Hal Pawson says Laborโ€™s CGT changes are โ€œto be commendedโ€ & shreds the LNPโ€™s โ€œwell out of lineโ€ tax scheme that incentivised investors to pile in โ€œcausing inflation in the systemโ€๐Ÿ’ฅ Says weโ€™re โ€œalready seeing the beginnings of the beneficial impactโ€ of the changesโœ… #auspol
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
I regret reports of civilian casualties resulting from a Pakistani attack in Afghanistan, and urge respect for the prohibition on the use of force and humanitarian law
UNAMA documented 13 civilian deaths and 10 injuries, mainly children and women, from airstrikes carried out in Khost, Kunar, and Paktika provinces in eastern #Afghanistan on the night of 9-10 June.
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Israel's attempts to dissociate itself from its genocide is unraveling. The recent call published by The Lancet to remove the Israeli Medical Association from the World Medical Association is delivering a precise blow to self-perpetuated Israeli delusions of "professionalism" and "morality". The IMA fully accepted the widely discredited Israeli claim that all Gazan hospitals served as Hamas command posts and did not merit professional solidarity, even as Israel was intentionally killing medical personnel. Letters of protest were issued only when it became clear that Israel was starving Gaza. In fact, letters of protest were most likely issued when the leadership of the IMA realized it no longer had international allies and that its attempts to weave its way between Israeli authorities and universal professional standards were failing. When a well-know physician, an anaesthesiologist known for joining rescue missions to far-off destinations (demonstrating Israel's "morality") as well as for serving in the IDF reserves rven after he had turned 80, came forth to testify about the events taking place in the infamous Sde Teiman camp, he was seen as a civic hero. His testimony brought about the arrest of a group of prison guards who had been documented abusing a Palestinian prisoner. While these guards have since been reinstated, the physician published an op-ed with Haaretz today, self-exculpatory but also full of justifications for his actions while serving in the camp. He specifically demanded defense as a servant of the state, insinuating that responsibility was now a lethal load and was being denied by every component of the genocidal apparatus. All this to say that Israel can no longer claim even the pretense of coherence in its self-justifying narratives. It is now a matter of denial ("it's not genocide!") or "following orders". This process has taken a criminally long time. It is compounded by Israel's removal from international and regional decision-making forums. Still, it is gathering momentum. The rats are fleeing.
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Senator Jordon Steele-John is such a valuable member of the Australian parliament โ€” not only for disability matters but foreign affairs as well. The phalanx of comfortably well-paid able-bodied public servants are seen here flummoxed in being unable to correctly explain their our policy area. Shameful.
Watching Senator Jordon Steele-John intermittently raging at and patiently schooling a row of NDIA and Health bureaucrats and TEARING them a new one is perhaps the best thing I have ever watched. If you want to see a bunch of suits squirming on a hook at questions at a public hearing about the most ridiculous decision a government has ever made, itโ€™s here. Good Lord. And these are the people running this thing. They donโ€™t even know how the NDIS runs, let alone disabled peopleโ€™s lives. linkedin.com/posts/dr-georgeโ€ฆ
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
According to the NSW Government, climate change is ALREADY costing YOU 20k/ year. netzerocommission.nsw.gov.auโ€ฆ If you think the coal and gas industry causing it should pay that instead of you, support @TheAusInstitute climate levy on fossil fuel exports. โœ๏ธnb.australiainstitute.org.auโ€ฆ
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
NSW Police say a man deliberately tossed his seven-year-old daughter into the Parramatta River in Concord, NSW, this morning. The youngster drowned. The man also killed himself. The little girl is the 12th Australian child killed this year. A total of 27 children were killed in 2025. * You can help me get a Royal Commission into the Killing of Women and Girls by signing the petition using the link in my bio (Insta) or go to: change.org/FemicideRoyalCommโ€ฆ. โค๏ธABOUT THE COUNTโค๏ธ I document all Australian women & children lost to murder, manslaughter, neglect and other unlawful acts regardless of perpetrator gender or relationship to the victim. This means not all women and children killed are lost to domestic violence. They are also killed by people known to them (ie friends) or by strangers. My work includes Australians killed overseas. Every death is documented at AustralianFemicideWatch.org/โ€ฆ (link in bio).
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Have you noticed the people who donโ€™t want to help refugees because we โ€œhave our own poorโ€ also donโ€™t want to help our own poor?
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Trumpian censorship in the UK Teacher, librarians under pressure to remove books on race, identity, social justice from libraries. 200 titles pulled from one Greater Manchester school library, including books by Black authors. What are we becoming? runnymedetrust.org/blog/erasโ€ฆ
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Some of the devastating scenes we saw in Tyre yesterday as we filmed families who remain in the city despite the I$raeli bombardment of civilian areas One of the oldest cities in the worldโ€™s very existence is now at stake with fighter jets and drones constantly roaring overhead. We found no evidence that I$rael was hitting anything other than civilian buildings and the people of the city invited us into their homes and told us their stories. Stay tuned for our full report
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Robin Banks ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’‰ retweeted
Despite earlier denials, it has been revealed that Australian submariners were playing a part in the sneak US submarine attack โ€” that sank the Iranian ship killing more than 80 young Iranian sailors on a goodwill voyage to India.
The bunkum about our submariners staying in their cabins on the US submarine during the sinking of the Iranian ship, came from a senior ASPI โ€˜expertโ€™ on ABC Radio. โ–ช๏ธNo-one in government or in the Navy moved to correct this lie. โ–ช๏ธNow it emerges the Australian submariners were on-station and on-duty โ€” attending to โ€˜damage controlโ€™ during the attack. โ–ช๏ธDespite earlier denials, the Australian submariners were playing a part in the submarine attack that sank the Iranian ship killing more than 80 young Iranian sailors. โ–ช๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡. And it was hidden from the public โ€” until today. Thanks due to @DavidShoebridge in Senate Estimates.
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