Status quo could extend indefinitely, says retired Admiral Stavridis, tying down bulk of US military in Middle East. Well, it’s one possibility. Trump has promised an imminent deal every 2nd day of the war. He’s struggling, at last.
This is Alastair Campbell-Rory Stewart’s report on Trump’s brazen unprecedented personal corruption. Best summary so far. US constitution does not function as intended by its authors. youtube.com/watch?v=s568yek7…
Congratulations to the ABC and SBS in protecting their newsrooms from the censorship sought by Segal and The Lobby. The IHRA definition of antisemitism conflates criticism of Israel and discrimination against Jews.
I don’t accept it nor does its author who says it’s now being abused by Israeli extremists - the strident ethno-nationalists who dreamt up the catastrophic war on Iran.
Angus Taylor being quoted saying his new policy won’t hurt migrants. Every time he says this he entrenches view the Coalition has swung against overseas-born. They won’t win teal seats w/ ON rhetoric & won’t win Labor-held seats w/ their big migrant populations. Bad, bad politics
Kos Samaras puts it succinctly. Households might have grandparents who are non citizens but parents and children who are and who vote. smh.com.au/politics/federal/…
Of course the threat will see a rush to citizenship and voting registration as the impression firms that the Liberals who once supported multiculturalism with people like Greiner and Ruddock have now signed up with ON. And for what? A return to pre-1945 White Australia
Giving the speech at NSW Parliament House for the big annual Jessie Street lunch. Here with @tanya_plibersek, Little Pattie and Justice Sarah Pritchard.
Spoke on international law at a time when the US has transitioned from benevolent to predatory hegemon.
“In fact the US can now be described as a rogue state and its war with Iran at Israel’s insistence has no justification under global law.”
Honoured to join Premier @ChrisMinnsMP and Jill Wran and speak at last night’s dinner honouring 50th anniversary of Neville Wran’s election as Premier.
How he delivered on jobs growth, hospitals but still promoted arts, heritage & demanded I as Environment Minister close down dolphinariums through an Act that banned taking marine mammals from the wild (sorry, an achievement I’m proud of). So much more- like saving of rainforests
Honoured to join Premier @ChrisMinnsMP and Jill Wran and speak at last night’s dinner honouring 50th anniversary of Neville Wran’s election as Premier.
Speaking to students of international law @Sydney_Uni yesterday evening describing a climate where the world’s superpower has withdrawn all support from any notion of rules-based order and where middle powers must salvage as much of it as possible.
30 years ago as Premier I opened Michael Mobbs’ home in Chippendale with its self-sufficiency in water and energy. Later I mandated policy that made water tanks compulsory in all new housing (BASIX). Here, gathered with his neighbours to mark the occasion.
At last night’s dinner for 25th anniversary of Salaam whose charity arm I chair (funding refugee university scholarships). Here with championship boxer “Billy the Kid” Billy Dib, brother of state minister @jihaddibmp
While US is spending ~$1bn/day on its losing Iran campaign, Def Dept is sitting on $400m Congress voted for Ukraine. This is no accident. Trump hasn’t been able to explain in consistent argument why US has attacked Iran. He doesn’t need to explain Ukraine-he wants Russian victory
Confirmation of the dramatic shift against Israel in US opinion. For the first time a serious candidate for the Democratic nomination has to prove they’ll stop subsiding arms for the ethnonationalist state.