“Like Prime, but with human beings.”

Yet more evidence for the need to decrease reliance on US tech platforms throughout society. The use of coercion like this suggests govts should adopt the same caution in dealings with the US that they use when dealing with China.

The Jewish Council of Australia. I ask everyone to read what the JCA advise to do about Bondi massacre & if you agree with the letter template, copy & paste it & send to your local member asap. Thank you. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/11/jewi...

“Never has there been a time where politics has been played so blatantly, so openly at the expense of a terrified, traumatised community and the wider nation at large.” @amyremeikis.bsky.social www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

Media release: Unity must guide the Government's response to Bondi attack, not divisive pro-Israel wishlist Full release available at the link in our bio.

The booing of Labor leaders at these events is very unfortunate. There are serious questions to ask about intelligence failings that allowed the attack to happen. It cannot be seriously argued though that Labor has condoned antisemitism.

Zohran Mamdani scares the ADL more than these guys and I think it's fair to ask why

(1/3) UPDATE: Woolworths Customer Care centre workers have been LOCKED OUT by the company until Saturday night as retaliation for their 3-hour strike action this morning. We need your help!

I have been very critical of Hipkins but I unreservedly applaud him for this riposte to the PM #nzpol

This tells you a lot about our current government: "all three left-leaning party leaders from Labour, Green and TPM specifically mentioned the 15 March mosque attacks, but no-one from the governing coalition parties did" #nzpol

While there is no sign the govt wants to turn NZ into an autocracy, it has certainly undermined the liberal-democratic system (inc. ignoring norms and conventions, abuse of urgency, and attacks on bodies that hold the govt to account) for political expediency.

Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package. That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

It's fine that these people don't seem to know what quisling means, because pretty soon one of them is going to replace him and then it won't be so hard to remember.

Post-war period fascinates me - we built *loads* of infra and houses but public debt levels fell. There must be things we can take from that era to inform what we do next. Also fascinates me that the 1980 to 2008 period is considered a success - we maxed out our private debt, and what did we build?

Worthy of 🍿🍿🍿!!!

What a small and pathetic man!

Bondi politic. My @smh @theage cartoon.

When will some leaders ever learn? Trump slaps your country with tarrifs in breach of existing agreements, you fail to retaliate, Trump demands you hand over $$$ to have the tariffs dropped, you hand over $$$ in return for a vague commitment to drop the tariffs, Trump fails to honour commitment...

I’m so shocked how did this happen. 20+ years of following politics and being a student of history and having a masters in public policy covering public finance and macroeconomic policy told me that this could not *wait sorry* this is exactly what would happen never mind.

I will never not be furious how Australia as a collective failed to grapple with the fact it produced the Chch shooter. As well as Qs of radicalisation, there's a good argument re: gun laws that Aus had become complacent, and part of that complacency was because no lessons were learnt after Chch

There was never any reckoning about the role the prominence of racist, white supremacist people and ideas played in the killer's actions: EVEN THOUGH THE KILLER LITERALLY ENGAGED DIRECTLY WITH THEM ON THE RECORD Contrast that w/ Bondi's "student protest did this" ketanjoshi.co/2021/01/17/t...

Completely memory-holed. The lack of any reckoning in Australia about what happened in Chch and the lack of mention of it in reporting on the Bondi attack are quite remarkable.

A dark day for democracy in Aotearoa.

Pak'nSave Royal Oak had no written contact with its security provider. The lack of enforceable terms meant the store had no way to make the provider comply with privacy obligations. There was also no clarity around escalating procedures, and no way to compel cooperation in privacy investigations.

The conservatives forces using the Bondi Massacre to instigate a crackdown of freedoms of speech and the right to assembly are completely disgusting. Protesting genocide and the actions of the Netanyahu Israeli govt are not antisemitic.

In the wake if the horrific events at Bondi, many references have been made to the Port Arthur massacre. Much less has been said about what happened in Christchurch in 2019, even though the parallels are much closer. #auspol #nzpol

Ah yes, that's where a recently unemployed 24-year-old bricklayer, who spent years hanging around Australia's pro-IS network, and his 50-year-old migrant father were radicalised: university anti-genocide protests 🙄 Be fucking serious for a moment.

Two men. My @smh cartoon.

'Australian Jewish & Muslim grps are calling for unity & a rejection of right-wing incitement in the aftermath of the Bondi massacre. “This should be a moment of unity & an opportunity to address antisemitism that helps ensure we never face such horror again.” - Max Kaiser, Jewish Council of Aust

"It may not have been in Australia... but it was carried out by an Australian, was inspired by a hateful ideology that crosses borders, and targeted a minority group practising their religion." Over 50 people (!!) were murdered by a far-right terrorist attack in Christchurch in 2019

In the wake if the horrific events at Bondi, many references have been made to the Port Arthur massacre. Much less has been said about what happened in Christchurch in 2019, even though the parallels are much closer. #auspol #nzpol

Another 'win' for Linda Reynolds. Each of these 'victories' can only further public cynicism about the character of people who rise to high office and undermine confidence in a 'justice' system that allows the powerful to destroy those who criticise them through the use of defamation cases.

‘Netanyahu, please stay out of our politics’ – former Australia PM www.channel4.com/news/netanya...

“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.”

The policies that Jillian Segal and the Liberals are demanding the Australian government adopt would result in the targeting of those who would criticise Israel's bombing of Syria - the homeland of the man who risked his life to disarm one of the attackers. #auspol

New Zealand pursues perpetual restructuring because leaders are too incompetent to make their case democratically and too ideologically-driven to achieve results through effective coordination, negotiation and partnership. Forever looking for the silver bullet and the magic quick fix.

Labour really needs to ask itself whether its message of 'Don't expect too much - you'll love it!' is going to do anything to stop the mass exodus of bright young people from the country. If it can't provide a more compelling vision, the country is in real trouble.

Avoiding overpromising and underdelivering is a good thing. Suggesting we should not aspire to a better future for the country is not.

Do you think we could aspire to not be racist? Could we aspire to think there is more to life than profit? Could we aspire to thinking a habitable environment is worth investment? Could we aspire to think beyond the car and the atomised individual that drives it? May we still aspire to empathy?

On those who said Aus should have followed NZ's approach to inflation: "It was always a ridiculous argument — if only you'd slammed on the brakes so hard you'd locked up the wheels and run completely off the road, you'd now be able to desperately hit the gas to try and get back on track." #nzpol

No surprise here. It is worth remembering again that this is the justice system to which NZ's Sir William Young has been only too happy to lend credibility through his acceptance of a lucrative appointment to the Court of Final Appeal.

Ahmed the Fruiterer being the everyday hero that saved multiple lives of mostly Jewish people today is the only politics worth a pinch of shit in this act of terrorism

Drawing for the Bondi Beach hero who risked his life to disarm one of antisemitic terrorist shooters in Australia. According to 7NEWS Australia, the hero has been identified as Ahmad Al Ahmed, 43 year old father of 2 and Sydney resident.

Hong Kong’s opposition Democratic Party has officially passed a resolution to disband and enter liquidation after operating in the city for more than three decades. In full: hongkongfp.com/2025/12/14/b... Photo: HKFP.

Surrounded by CVE for years, I know this with certainty. No one should ever experience terrorism. Guns have no place in civil society besides tightly regulated hunting. No one should be targeted because of their faith. And the only long term solution to overcome hate is to love thy neighbour. 🧵1/2

Truly horrific events in Sydney. It is unfortunately to see Netanyahu and, here in NZ, Juliet Moses already trying trying to cast those who have criticised Israel's actions in Gaza as somehow responsible for what has happened.

This is a strong piece worth a read. It is almost a plea to Canadians to wake up fast or else succumb to corporate fascism like the U.S..

Slightly amusing from a Wellington perspective to read about how Adelaide had a 5.4 quake 71 years ago and can expect another 'big' one. Here a quake of that size might prompt you to check Geonet and have some discussion with colleagues the next day, but then never be thought about again.