NSW folk: email your MP to call for an independent inquiry into protest policing. The Australian Democracy Network has made it easy.

Questions I wish the media would ask NSW Premier @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social #auspol

“They fought in WW2 specifically so that I could spend January 26th not at work and instead at a rally neo-nazis helped organise.” chaser.com.au/general-news...

Launceston City Council and the Australian Services Union have reached an in-principle agreement on a deal for employees to work 30.4 hours over four days, and be paid their full salaries 👏

Information from the Aboriginal Legal Service about protesting in NSW on 26 January 2026.

US protests condemn ICE killing of Renee Good and ‘a regime that is willing to kill its own citizens’

‘We have to stand up’: ICE killing in Minneapolis sparks protests across US https://aje.news/nmqu5z

A YouGov poll taken on the same day as Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis shows a majority of people do not approve of how ICE is handling its job.

ICE relies on companies to help carry out its thuggery — we need to go after these private sector collaborators Here are our suggestions for corporate targets and campaign tactics www.thenation.com/article/acti...

The horrifying ICE actions in Minneapolis, Chicago, and my hometown of Portland are putting workplaces and working people in danger. They must stop. The labor movement will never be divided by this administration’s strategy of fear. aflcio.org/press/releas...

Seriously 🥵 Illustration by @jessharwoodart.bsky.social

Intense fires can produce storms that make more fire – and they’re becoming more common.

Reckless federal agents on our streets don't make anyone safer. We'll never stop defending our neighbors and protecting our rights. 📸 Scout Tufankjian

Blak Caucus, Palestine Action Group (PAG) and Jews Against the Occupation '48 have launched a constitutional challenge to the NSW Government's extreme, new anti-protest laws 👏

We knew that the NSW's government's new anti-protest laws would be weaponised to crush dissent.

Good morning. Let's make a collective resolution: this will be the year in which we start to turn things round.

I wish you a Happy Christmas and a coming year of solidarity and resistance. Love and courage to you all.

✍️ I've signed @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social's petition in solidarity with Jewish people standing against politicians and lobbyists who are exploiting the Bondi Chanukah massacre to push a divisive agenda: jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...

Petition: We will not be divided after Bondi. Add your name: jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...

'The premier and his government are using a moment of anger and grief to rush through new laws that attack our democratic rights. This is a despicable display of political opportunism that undermines our democracy.'

'Anyone using this opportunity to encourage hatred needs to take a long hard look at themselves' - Max Kaiser, @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social

Australian Jewish and Muslim groups are calling for unity after a spike in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents following the Bondi massacre www.deepcutnews.com/p/jewish-cou...

Feeling for all the different communities who are grieving and scared. Let’s meet this moment with love and empathy.

We honor the bravery of Ahmed al Ahmed, a bystander who risked his life to protect those under fire. The lesson, yet again, is all too clear: Our safety is bound up together.

Violence, whether driven by antisemitism, racism, Islamophobia, or any other form of bigotry, must be stopped.

Our hearts are with our friends, family, fellow community members and everyone impacted by this terrifying event. 4/4

To be confronted with this horrific act of antisemitic violence during the Jewish festival of light and hope is shattering. In moments like this, we hold each other close. We should all be able to gather with our communities, practice our culture, and worship in safety. 3/4

Many within our community have just received the worst news of their lives. Others are caring for injured loved ones, and some are still waiting to hear that their families are safe. 2/4

We are horrified and shaken in the wake of the mass shooting at a Chanukah event in Bondi this evening, which has left at least ten people dead and injured many more. This is the first night of Chanukah when we gather with loved ones and friends to light the Chanukiah. 1/4

'... as a teenager with a severe disability who relies on social media for connection, community and access to a largely inaccessible world, this policy actually has the potential to create further harm' - Ezra Sholl

I’m not just a pretty face, I am also pretty mentally unwell

Bravo to Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Ireland for withdrawing from Eurovision over its decision to include (and thus launder the reputation) of Israel. Genocide is not the place for 'neutrality'. Australia should also withdraw.

I spoke with ABC News about the importance of the National Redress Scheme delivering on the promise of justice and healing for victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, following a major report by the national audit office.

'Millions of Americans are expected to take to the streets this weekend as part of nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump and his government.'

The Black Summer bushfires cost Australians over $50 billion. As we enter another high-risk bushfire season, we shouldn't wait for the next disaster to act. The Government could put a climate disaster levy on gas & coal exports to help pay for the damage. Add your name: theaus.in/fossilfuelco...

US President Donald Trump issued a memorandum last week directing law enforcement to investigate a sprawling, imaginary conspiracy to foment political violence, with no evidence to substantiate these claims. This is a serious threat to human rights and democratic institutions.

'The next flotilla is already on its way' - First Dog on the Moon (@firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social) 🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/oct/06/the-gaza-flotilla-gives-us-hope-because-we-can-see-someone-is-doing-something

Would you join the flotilla? It looks terrifying... however... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

⚠️ If you work in community or disability services (for example, at a community legal centre), there's some important information here from the Australian Services Union (ASU) about proposed changes to your pay. 🔗 www.skilledrespectedequal.com.au/national-day... A thread (1/6) 🧵

'... four years on, the [Housing Australia Future Fund] has become a political headache. A government that promised to boost housing supply is struggling with the awkward reality that its signature fund has yet to build a single new home.'

'Australia has formally recognised Palestine as a sovereign and independent state'

$548.5 million settlement for Robodebt trauma. What can Robodebt victims do now? 1. Ensure that your Services Australia details are up to date. 2. Register your interest with Gordon Legal for updates.🔗Link in bio. 3. Wait for the settlement to be approved and to be contacted by Services Australia.

It’s really good to see the ABC reporting using ‘child’ and ‘cell’. Too often reporting describes children as ‘young people’ and prison cells as ‘detention facilities’. Across Australia governments are putting children, alone, in prison cells. It must stop. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

McVeigh: “If there are legitimate issues … to ensure better protections for the rights of vulnerable young people, the sector will, of course, be wanting to support that “But that should not be a net-widening exercise that then results in gagging … community services”

QCOSS chief exec Aimee McVeigh has also raised concerns about a shift in enforcement – denied by government – which she says has seen some youth justice orgs being told they’re in breach of *existing* contracts for speaking to media about YJ issues.

Scoop: The Queensland Council of Social Service will meet with Youth Justice department officials next week seeking changes to new contract terms it says will result in the “gagging” of frontline groups from speaking with media.

New: Critics of the Crisafulli government could be “silenced”, or risk losing crucial funding, community leaders fear, under new restrictions to be written into the contracts of front-line youth justice organisations.

Inequality in Australia has become extreme. This is why we no longer have nice things. 'As Australians struggle with housing, billionaires' wealth could pay for 680,000 homes'

'When Melbourne stonemasons won the eight-hour day, employers of the day prophesied economic ruin ... Far from ruin, Australians went on to enjoy one of the highest living standards on the globe' 🤔

'The peak union body has called for a move towards a four-day work week, with pay and conditions protected' 👏