True modern Labour. Not even in power yet, but already surrendering.

JK Rowling has urged gender-critical groups branded "anti-rights" by Amnesty International to take legal action against the human rights organisation. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4eXqJdm

I wonder why Australians aren't going to the US as much anymore?

Two women and two girls dead in four days. Australian experts yet again call for action ‘We already have more than 1,000 recommendations. The knowledge gap isn’t there. There’s an implementation gap,’ policy expert says #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Ed Husic says weakening copyright to benefit AI companies would betray Labor party’s ethos Labor MP says ‘a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work’ was a founding principle of the ALP as media union calls for tougher new rules on AI use of creative work #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

So many people are so upset about Sam Neill's death because he was a genuinely good guy. One fine example: in Event Horizon, he insisted the Australian flag remove the Union Jack and add the Aboriginal flag as he imagined that by 2047 we'd be a Republic and recognise indigenous history. Top bloke.

This about sums it up. Today's cartoon by Becs. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com #Hormuz #Iran #Trump

Lindsey Graham died the way he lived, as a minor distraction from Mitch McConnell

Lindsey Graham on Gaza: "Just flatten it, like we flattened Tokyo and Berlin." Lindsey Graham on the Iran War: "We are going to make tons of money." Lindsey Graham on Renée Nicole Good: "She deserved what happened. She provoked ICE." As grandma used to say: GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH.

Trump administration vows to ‘disable’ International Criminal Court US State Department ups pressure campaign on international tribunal, threatening allies who support investigations. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...

Let’s make it a trifecta 🤲

Lindsey Graham: A warmonger in the service of Israel and the defence industry www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260313-lin...

EXCLUSIVE - Alice Oseman opens up about Heartstopper's final chapter: ‘It’s okay to want that happy ending’ https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/06/alice-oseman-heartstoppers-volume-6-netflix-film/?utm_content=1783837200&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Jana Armstrong and Layla Jeffery. More women and girls murdered. This is what we needed a Royal Commission into. How many more will die before we confront this? #AusPol

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"Independent" is a word which does not mean what Jillian thinks it means.

Every institution that has adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism will eventually recant, but will in the meantime do a lot of harm by its failure to recognise that it is acting as the agent of a foreign power.

If a country behaves as Israel has done while proclaiming itself an ethnostate, it follows that the people of that ethnicity are going to cop a lot of the blowback. It’s not fair on them but it is a predictable consequence.

Growing legal bill for failed defence of controversial NSW protest laws runs to hundreds of thousands of dollars Exclusive: Documents show $117,455.50 was spent in a single legal fight over laws rushed through after Bondi attack #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

First Nations People didn’t get a voice to Parliament. So why does Israel get one? 🧐 #auspol #journalism

WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?"

I feel like the *entire regional train network of Victoria* should have a plan B for when Telstra goes down

Part of the cause of rising antisemitism is stuff like this which further conflates Israel & Judaism and leans into every ugly antisemitic trope #AusPol “ABC & SBS need ‘oversight’ committee to vet Israel coverage, Jillian Segal tells royal commission” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Jillian Segal is absolutely living up to her role as Antisemitism Envoy. Every time she says something like this, she increases antisemitism in Australia. I'm sorry, I have to be facetious about this or I will cry scream. Our community used to be respected. This makes us at best a laughing stock.

Jillian Segal, Australia’s antisemitism envoy - and previously president of pro-Israel lobby group ECAJ - claimed at the Royal Commission that the Gaza death toll was ‘grossly inflated'. When pressed to share ‘material’ to support her claim, she said it’s been 'well reported probably’.

actual Israelis slaughter Palestinians, target children, torture doctors, assassinated Mohamed Al Wahidi for bringing joy. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports, say rights groups Image of man in underwear, blindfold and bound to iron rod has been widely shared on social media www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Naji Abbas of PHR-Israel spoke to +972 about mounting fears for the life of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, former director of Kamal Adwan Hospital. Transferred to a notorious underground facility, his lawyer reports signs of torture and extreme fatigue.

‘I felt my spine and body split’: the woman who was hit by a child on a Lime bike – and denied compensation The collision was catastrophic. Jane Ouartsi suffered a fractured collarbone, two spinal fractures, a broken femur that took three operations to fix… www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Went to my local Farrell’s Bookshop in Mornington on the day of my release and they totally spoiled me! Love Your Bookshop and appreciate your indie because they’re the best and kindest people ❤️ Amazon could never! 😅 ‘Shakespeare in the Orchard’ out now www.farrells.com.au/shop/shakesp...

If you wanted a study in the comparative weakness of state culture, then today obliged. Albo: I apologise for the shag Kylie moment to the airhead podcaster. China: hold our sub-launched missile.

Meta(AI) disabled my account - along with many others, as it fires human workforce and defers to AI. Its own Chatbot admitted mine was likely part of known bugs; “Meta knows this is broken. They’re choosing to block appeals to reduce fraud team workload.” open.substack.com/pub/danielle...

Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) and Nasser Odeh, the lawyer representing Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, warned that his life is “in imminent danger” after visiting him in Ramla Prison.

The Atlantic republishes JD Vance’s anti-Trump essay from 10 years ago Magazine invites readers to judge Vance’s ‘assessment’ of Trump, whom he called ‘cultural heroin’ during first term www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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The rise of Nigel Farage has prompted political leaders across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to game the unthinkable: the breakup of the United Kingdom www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I would kill or die for Larry

Can we not?

NSW government ‘absolutely thrilled’ to welcome OpenAI ... until someone mentioned the Terminator films

Friday essay: how the Murdoch media’s loyalty to Israel births hypocrisy, attacks and ‘failed journalism’ #AusPol theconversation.com/friday-essay...

Moira Deeming peels off her face to reveal that she’s been Linda Reynolds all along

AFP assessing allegation of Gaza war crimes committed by Australian citizen serving in IDF Claims against Israel Defense Forces battalion include deliberate targeting and destruction of residential buildings in 2023 and 2024 without military justification #AusPop www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I think that Louise Adler raises an important issue - see below.

Josh Burns wrote allllll this and didn't mention Israel or Palestine once? Be so for real. #AusPol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The establishment freakout over Melat Kiros has already begun. Good. Enjoy sleepless nights.

More great reporting from Daniel Hurst and Crikey: www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/01/i...

I wonder what Jon Favreau (Pod Save America, not the director) will find to complain about Melat Kiros’s progressive politics in yet another; “Steak too juicy, opinions too correct,” peeve?

Cairo Takeaway secures court win over pro-Israel activist who claimed he was ‘completely vindicated’ after settlement #AusPol www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

SCOOP: The political arm of Jewish Voice for Peace, known for protesting the genocide in Gaza, is endorsing El-Sayed for Senate in Michigan.