I’m sick of so called “experts” like Jennings who feed off the military industrial complex blaming Labor for the Bondi terrorist attack. Ignoring the slaughter of innocents, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing by the Israeli govt and IDF is intellectually and morally bankrupt.

If the NSW ALP executive/Premier charges members who oppose Israeli genocide, apartheid and war crimes with antisemitism the National Executive must intervene and place the branch in administration. Starmer style attacks on ALP opponents of Israeli genocide have no place here.

I have been an active member of the ALP since the early 70’s. The description of the ALP by a group calling themselves “Labor Israel Action Committee” and reported in the Murdoch press makes no sense to me or thousands of ALP members. It’s straight out of the Starmer play book!

Baseless, divisive and excessive, rhetoric from a desperate Coalition demonstrates that political survival comes before dignity, truth and the national interest. Demanding govt ministers cry in public to show support for victims of terrorism is juvenile, nonsensical claptrap!

Looks like a Royal Commission is on the cards. Terms of Reference will be important. Will it: •Examine the role of religious extremism in a secular society? . The impact of Israeli genocide, imperialism, and apartheid on domestic politics? . The influence of Israel on MPs?

I have policy differences with the PM. Nevertheless Albo is a smart, hardworking and successful politician. The pile on by the RW media a desperate opposition and Frydenberg is disgusting. Blaming him personally for an act of terrorism is grubby,partisan, opportunist politics.

Minns fails to understand that real democracy requires concerned citizens demonstrating against inhumanity, genocide, apartheid, colonialism and misuse of power. A Labor Premier must not sacrifice democratic rights on the altar of ill informed, short term, knee jerk reactions.

Labor must critically analyse the effect on democracy and the right to protest of adopting the Segal report recommendations. Conflating antisemitism with legitimate opposition to Israeli govt genocide, apartheid and breaches of international law would be a grave mistake.

Disgusting, cowardly anti semitic terrorist attacks on Australian citizens cannot be justified. We need a calm and measured response not a knee jerk reaction. The families of victims need support in their time of grief. Peace and tolerance needed here and in the Middle East.

Tomorrow morning 9.00am I’m on @the_sunday_shot with Zoe Daniel,Jo Dyer and Dave Milner. Discussing the year in review, the dreaded AUKUS, parliamentary “entitlements”, housing, cost of living, political courage, Palestine, Trump, global warming and much more!

“Full steam ahead” on AUKUS. Hegseth “applauds” another $1B of our money handed over to the US military industrial complex. Wong claims it’s a win for Australia 😳 Abandoning our sovereignty, preparing for war with our most important trading partner, is a disaster not a win!

Interesting article from Wayne Swan. The strength of Labor used to be “contentious” debate resulting in good policy. Discipline is ok but conformity is a recipe for militarism and neoliberalism. Progressive taxation, public housing and a social wage is not contentious.

More AUKUS secrecy and political manipulation by Trump as we dance to the tune of the US military industrial complex. Champagne corks popping as the bank accounts of lobbyists, former politicians, defence personnel and public servants burst with AUKUS $s. Militarism gone mad!

What a surprise! Trump, according to Richard Marles is “completely supportive” of AUKUS, We abandon our sovereignty, sign a one sided dud deal, subsidise the US and UK military industrial establishments, build public housing for US troops, antagonise China. What a deal for Trump!

As criticism of the atrocious AUKUS deal increases, what better than some shock horror headlines of another Chinese flotilla. The hypocrisy knows no bounds as we snuggle up to Trump by conducting “freedom of navigation” exercises off the coast of China.

A corrupt, despicable US President calls for a pardon for Netanyahu who bears responsibility for death, destruction, apartheid and genocide. This would be a huge blow to what is left of the rule of law, democratic processes and decency in the US and Israel.These are our “allies”!

A secretive joint committee modelled on the PJCIS ( by far weakest of its type in comparative nations) will not deliver the scrutiny and accountability desperately needed on AUKUS. This committee won’t address militarism, loss of sovereignty, and a potential war with China.

Trump spends US taxpayers money on military golf courses. We subsidise the US war machine through the crazy $365B AUKUS fiasco. We build public housing for a US base in Australia while our citizens are homeless. The political establishment has gone crazy!

Murdoch rag the Australian plunging to new depths of bias, partisanship and stupidity. Features former disgraced Qantas boss Alan Joyce calling for weaker industrial laws, and more power for corporations. Labor should reject this madness and condemn ruthless corporate behaviour.

Hundreds of jobs destroyed at the iconic CSIRO while we subsidise the US and UK military industrial establishments with no guarantee of ever receiving nuclear powered subs designed to attack China, our most important trading partner. Militarism gone mad! Well said Ed Husic 👏

CBA boss Mat Comyn exposes the mindset of too many Australian business “leaders”. That is, shareholders profits come before fairness, decency and morality. Battlers treated with disdain and sacrificed on the altar of profit before people. A disgusting and arrogant performance!

This polemic by Downer shows why Labor will cruise to another win at the next election. When will conservative commentators understand that defending Trump, apartheid and genocide against Palestinians, and denying global warming are recipes for on going electoral oblivion?

Another example of the failures and dangers of deregulation, privatisation, inadequate oversight and effective registration of providers. TAFE was sacrificed on the altar of neoliberal greed and ideology. Governments need to prosecute the shonks and increase TAFE funding.

Murdoch rag,”The Australian” compares Bob Carr’s opposition to Israeli apartheid and genocide against Palestinians to the disgusting display of Nazism at NSW parliament. Bob’s courage, commitment and defence of innocent Palestinians deserves praise not character assassination.

This is what happens when govts abandon their obligation to build a good society, capitulate to “the market” and ignore the principle of housing as a human right. This is an easy fix. Legislate to outlaw developer apartheid against social tenants and build more public housing.

The US doesn’t need to pressure Labor against supporting the nuclear disarmament treaty. We are partners of US militarism and will willingly host nuclear weapons Richard Marles should just concede this reality. #4Corners doing its best to support AUKUS, militarism and Chinafobia!

A dose of reality from Hugh White as he dismantles the arguments for AUKUS and exposes the stupidity of world leaders abandoning dignity and common sense to suck up to Trump. Confronting China in its backyard while being mute on US nuclear testing is a recipe for disaster.

Instead of the shallow, biased and uninformed drivel that passes for “analysis” on #Insiders they could cut to the chase and concede: Sovereignty gone. We are subjugating ourselves to the US. Militarism dominates. We are a bigger nuclear target. We are subsidising US hegemony.

The Labor leadership must tell the public which social, health, education and govt services will be cut, and what taxes will increase to fund AUKUS and attack China. Experts say aggression against China could lead to a nuclear war. Why is Labor doing this? It beggars belief!

The media and political establishment softening up the public for cuts to social welfare and tax increases to pay for AUKUS. Paul Kelly foreshadows that Labor “will be shaken to its political foundations” I agree. We need honesty about the social and economic costs of AUKUS!

The only way to ensure delivery of the AUKUS subs is to pre commit to using them against our most important trading partner China. Have we already given the commitment to surrender our sovereignty and attack China if the US demands it? No politician has addressed this reality.

At last! An Australian reporter does the public a service by exposing the reality of the crazy AUKUS “deal”. Well done Ben Doherty and the Guardian. Insurmountable legislative, technical, and production problems and a future US President bound to put US interests before ours.

Richard Marles is “buoyed” by Trumps words on AUKUS. He places too much faith in a disgusting defender of anarchy, law breaking and political intimidation. He has lost his capacity for critical analysis. Trump concedes AUKUS is about containing China unlike our politicians!

The public bonhomie and announcements on AUKUS requires the media to examine, critically analyse and test what secret commitments have been given by Australia to join the USA in war against China. I would have expected Albo to defend Ambassador Rudd not ignore Trump’s bullshit!

The commentary from the Australian press on the AUKUS deal is naive, breathless claptrap. Shallow, partisan, uninformed commentary with the ABC Morning show interviewing an American who thinks Rudd is still PM.Would be funny if it was not so dangerous!

“We have been amazing allies” says Trump as our sovereignty goes down the drain and we capitulate to militarism, US hegemony and containment of China. We will inevitably be dragged into a war with our most important trading partner. A sad, dangerous day not a diplomatic triumph!

Just realised there will be the PM and another 2 left members of cabinet (Conroy and Ayres) in the USA demonstrating their fealty to the disgusting, fascist, Trump regime. The majority of the parliamentary left have been defanged and co-opted into supporting US aggression.

No words!

A PM and a cabinet minister from the left heading to Washington to demonstrate fealty to Trump.🤬 Conroy claims we are spending more on defence than most European countries! Why? 🤔 We should be spending more on health, education and social housing not AUKUS and warmongering!

This has killed Jane Humes ambitions of a diplomatic post 😂 Shows the contempt and disdain the Tory Liberals have for the bush.

Marles says “we have a good story to tell” (on our defence relationship) 😂 Signed a one sided unfair shonky deal. Sacrificed our sovereignty to the USA. Abandoned our principles on nuclear proliferation. Became a big nuclear target. Payed through the nose. A horror story!

To understand why Australian governments pay homage and surrenders our sovereignty to the USA while acting as a deputy sheriff to US imperialism including the Trump regime, read these excellent books by Prof Clinton Fernandez. Looking forward to reading his latest “Turbulence”.

I disagree.Biden and Trump could have stopped the genocide instead of facilitating it! The slaughter,destruction of hospitals, schools , homes and infrastructure was only possible with Trump’s supply of US weapons to the disgusting Netanyahu regime.We should not rewrite history.

Keating makes the point that Labor should spend some political capital. My wish list: Be brave. Ditch AUKUS. Stop worshiping the “market” Fix CGT and -ve gearing. Tackle poverty reduction Housing as a human right. Establish a modern Housing Commission. Build public Housing. .

Josh Frydenberg calls for “clarity, morality and courage” while writing a piece for the Murdoch press that trashes these principles. He praises Trump and Rubio, attempts to justify Israeli genocide and attacks Penny Wong’s sensible calls for Israeli restraint. Immoral claptrap!

A Nobel Peace Prize for Trump🤬 Should be given a jail sentence not an award. He could have stopped Israeli genocide as soon as he was elected. Without Trump’s support the Israeli regime would not have the capacity to continue to commit war crimes.

Surprise, surprise, massive increase in cost for an AUKUS contract. This is the tip of the iceberg as public funds are hoovered up by suppliers, advisors, and various hangers on! $368b estimated cost looks shaky already.

Just under an hour until the Australia Inst webinar on AUKUS and its implications for peace, sovereignty, military and social expenditure.

My Carmichael lecture opposing AUKUS, arguing for peace and transparency on military expenditure currently on ABC Radio National’s Big Ideas. Also available on Big Ideas podcast.

Research from Foodbank shows about 33 per cent of Australian households have experienced food insecurity with two million Australians reporting 'severe' food insecurity. The political priority seems to be spending $368b on nuclear powered subs . Twisted. bizarre priorities!