Bernie and AOC explain how Trump and GOP are about to double insurance premiums for millions of Americans https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/bernie-and-aoc-explain-how-trump-and-gop-are-about-to-double-insurance-premiums-for-millions-of-americans #auspol

Peace without justice https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/peace-without-justice #auspol

Sanctions: Sanitised, silent killing https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/sanctions-sanitised-silent-killing #auspol

Don’t believe the spin. Pollution from the gas export plant is destroying the ancient Murujuga rock art […]

First Nations and Pacific Leaders call Climate Crisis Summit after month of government failures […]

“A threat to civilisation” says doctor against hospital’s Children and War event https://michaelwest.com.au/a-threat-to-civilisation-says-doctor-against-hospitals-children-and-war-event/ #auspol

‘They need to get cracking’: Bowen on renewable targets and LNP’s ‘poor decisions’ in Queensland https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/tbowen-on-renewable-targets-and-lnps-poor-decisions-in-queensland #auspol

The new authoritarianism: AI turns convenience into control https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-new-authoritarianism-ai-turns-convenience-into-control,20217?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol

As Trump signs TikTok order, critics sound alarm over corruption and US propaganda https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1439/culture/trump-signs-tiktok-order-critics-sound-alarm-over-corruption-and-us-propaganda #auspol

Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/jane-goodall-the-gentle-disrupter-whose-research-on-chimpanzees-redefined-what-it-meant-to-be-human #auspol

PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them? https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/pr-firms-are-spreading-climate-misinformation-on-behalf-of-fossil-fuel-companies-could-australia-stop-them #auspol

Chris Sidoti’s prescription for action on Palestine https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/chris-sidotis-prescription-for-action-on-palestine #auspol

Ben Saul on Palestinian recognition and the Trump plan https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/ben-saul-on-palestinian-recognition-and-the-trump-plan #auspol

Trump-Netanyahu plan: Reproducing occupation under the name of ‘peace’ https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/trump-netanyahu-plan-reproducing-occupation-under-the-name-of-peace #auspol

The Apocalypse and the Antichrist https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/the-apocalypse-and-the-antichrist #auspol

Is this the beginning of the end for US democracy? https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-us-democracy #auspol

Israel intercepts Gaza Sumud Flotilla vessels: What we know so far https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/israel-intercepts-gaza-sumud-flotilla-vessels-what-we-know-so-far #auspol

Quantico’s verdict: The silence that stripped Trump bare https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/quanticos-verdict-the-silence-that-stripped-trump-bare #auspol

Australia’s mental health services are buckling due to rising demand, staff shortages and patient violence https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/australias-mental-health-services-are-buckling-due-to-rising-demand-staff-shortages-and-patient-violence #auspol

We killed our car industry and now we’re drafted to fight against Chinese EVs (again?) https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/we-killed-our-car-industry-and-now-drafted-to-fight-against-chinese-evs-again #auspol

The Australia Institute launches new documentary – Save Tuvalu, Save The World […]

Is NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton trying to cover-up war crimes for senior defence officers – Again? https://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2025/10/02/is-nacc-commissioner-paul-brereton-trying-to-cover-up-war-crimes-for-senior-defence-officers-again/ #auspol

Turmoil in tummies, pains in purse https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/turmoil-in-tummies-pains-in-purse #auspol

Journalists are meant to hold the powerful to account, expose the truth, and ensure the public has access to the information that matters. Yet today, that freedom is being chipped away. Secrecy laws. National security legislation. Defamation rules. One by […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Maritime union demands action on illegal interception of Sumud flotilla https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1439/news/maritime-union-demands-action-illegal-interception-sumud-flotilla #auspol

Trump, Hitler and acquiescing to murderous regimes https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/trump-hitler-and-acquiescing-to-murderous-regimes,20227?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol

The housing market just got more cooked https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-housing-market-just-got-more-cooked/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-housing-market-just-got-more-cooked #auspol

Illusory Palestinian state floated as Israel continues its genocide https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1439/news/illusory-palestinian-state-floated-israel-continues-its-genocide #auspol

Selective empathy and the weaponisation of trauma https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/selective-empathy-and-the-weaponisation-of-trauma-,20223?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol

Government report provides a strong basis for immigration reform https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/government-report-provides-a-strong-basis-for-immigration-reform,20222?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol

#auspol #truenorthnews https://truenorthnews.substack.com/

#auspol #gaza https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/mass-slaughter-gaza-stands-apart-other-genocides-chris-sidoti-people-cannot-escape?

#auspol https://newpolitics.substack.com/p/the-grand-illusion-of-a-peace-plan?\

#auspol https://www.themandarin.com.au/299272-us-marines-osprey-cleared-for-permanent-base-in-australia/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Andrew Forrest makes big bet on self-lifting turbines in landmark ‘real zero’ deal with Envision https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/andrew-forrest-makes-big-bet-on-self-lifting-turbines-in-landmark-real-zero-deal-with-envision #auspol

The dog ate my homework! The missing pieces of the climate plan https://michaelwest.com.au/the-dog-ate-my-homework-the-missing-pieces-of-the-climate-plan/ #auspol

Social media ban sparks deadly unrest and leadership shake-up in Nepal https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/social-media-ban-sparks-deadly-unrest-and-leadership-shake-up-in-nepal,20220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol

Government secrecy 2, the public interest 0. Again https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/government-secrecy-2-the-public-interest-0-again #auspol

Trump’s mongrel punt https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/trumps-mongrel-punt #auspol

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners 2025: investigating power, privilege and inequality https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/prime-ministers-literary-awards-winners-2025-investigating-power-privilege-and-inequality #auspol

Labor’s 2035 emission target a cruel deception https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1439/analysis/labors-2035-emission-target-cruel-deception #auspol

Palestine, hate and the fantasy of White Australia https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/https-www-instagram-com-rachelmatthewsauthor #auspol

Ecuador: National strike against Noboa’s neoliberal policies met with brutal repression https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1439/world/ecuador-national-strike-against-noboas-neoliberal-policies-met-brutal-repression #auspol

The ANU’s hidden $90m budget surplus https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-anus-hidden-90m-budget-surplus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-anus-hidden-90m-budget-surplus #auspol

Trump says climate change is a hoax. Are we in safer hands with the ‘commos’? https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/trump-says-climate-change-is-a-hoax-are-we-in-safer-hands-with-the-commos #auspol

#auspol https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/oct/01/news-corp-daily-telegraph-calls-climate-crisis-science-fiction

Will Australia step up on the global stage? https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/will-australia-step-up-on-the-global-stage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-australia-step-up-on-the-global-stage #auspol

China is likely to surpass its new emissions target. Australia should emulate its energy plan https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/china-is-likely-to-surpass-its-new-emissions-target-australia-should-emulate-its-energy-pla #auspol

Air temperatures over Antarctica have soared 35ºC above average. What does this unusual event mean for Australia? https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/air-temperatures-over-antarctica-have-soared-35oc-above-average-what-does-this-unusual-event-mean-for-australia #auspol

Green Left Show #68: Chris Sidoti: ‘Australia must stop two-way arms trade with Israel’ https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1439/analysis/green-left-show-68-chris-sidoti-australia-must-stop-two-way-arms-trade-israel #auspol