The toxicity of the Murdoch press is powerfully conveyed here, including special mentions to Sharri Markson and Marcia Langton.

Fanatical pro-Israel advocates and Neo Nazis are stoking anti semitism and undermining social cohesion

Wage rises. Payday super. Paid parental leave. Tax cuts. A crackdown on supermarket price gouging. A busy day for Labor reforms. A bad day for the politics of grievance. Speech: https://www.andrewleigh.com/speech_matters_of_public_importance_labor_government_1_july_2026 #auspol

Sarah Schwartz currently giving powerful evidence to the Royal Commission about the repugnant abuse directed at her and other progressive Jews by the pro- Israel fanatics in the Australian Jewish community.

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

Sex assault verdict against Trump stands after his appeal is dismissed.

Louise Adler on the Royal Commission.

This past week Jesse Watters referred to ‘the Jewish question’ & said Trump/Vance are sending a message to ‘the Jews’. This past week, 3 anti-genocide Dems, including a Jewish Dem, won NYC primaries. Guess which of these 2 the media is focused on as proof of rising antisemitism?

A Melbourne Symphony Orchestra board member has denied that Palestinian civilians were deliberately killed in Gaza, in astonishing remarks heard in three weeks of court proceedings. www.deepcutnews.com/p/the-shocki...

On the great Australian tax whinge

World Cup tragics. What time does the game against the US tomorrow morning actually kick off ? 5am, 5.45, 6am ?

Horrendous

I will be in conversation/inrterrogation with the formidable Gideon Haigh about corporate cancel culture this coming Saturday at the Williamstown Literary Festival.

I interpreted Marks’ comments as a positive sign of progress for the ABC after years of capitulation to bad faith actors. It could not have happened without Antoinette taking on the ABC and winning.

Celebrate the wins !

Disciplinary action taken against Professor for using the word ‘Palestinian’ in an assignment.

I didn’t expect a Charlie Pickering Avi Yemeni collaboration taking aim at Grace Tame but there you go. Does he really want the ABC to blacklist Grace? www.theage.com.au/national/cha...

They can’t point to a single instance of antisemitism by an arts organisation, while there are dozens of cases where official pressure has silenced pro-Palestinian voices. This is pure political intimidation by the govt and its official pro-Israel lobbyist.

“An assault on aspiration” = Rich people should aspire to a tax-subsidised investment portfolio. "Broken promise" = How dare you try to alter the status quo! "Death tax" = Labor better not even THINK about implementing actual inheritance taxes...

Sign in front of Athens bar

Centre for Future Work has a new CEO. And a bloody good choice at that. futurework.org.au/news/new-ceo...

Absolutely thrilled by the news @joshbornstein.bsky.social is joining @australiainstitute.org.au to go after corporate power.

"Small wonder that Clarence Thomas prefers the Gilded Age over the Progressive Era," writes @rbreich.bsky.social. "He’s the living embodiment of the Gilded Age’s public-be-damned excesses."

For the past couple of months we have been working on this investigation into the NACC’s leadership. What we found was alarming and does not reflect well on the NACC.

"Under the pressure of decades of right‑wing culture wars—which have run parallel to cross‑party support for neoliberalism—the traditional vocabulary of welfare, redistribution, egalitarianism, and class has not just fallen out of fashion; it has been demonised." thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Did you know that 83% of Australia’s gas is used for exports? Australia Institute research shows Australia exported enough gas in five years to supply the country for over 20 years. ✍ Sign the petition to support a 25% gas export tax: https://theaus.in/4tWQy1H

More power to his arm

A letter to the National Press Club. Send them your thoughts too, please.

That was one excellent discussion.

Yesterday, in a strong day for democracy, Newcastle Writers’ Festival featured a panel discussion with writers including Randa Abdel-Fattah. I was delighted to host the panel before a full house.

My column on the usual scares from the business groups about the minimum wage for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Modest wage claim stokes 350th repeat of AFR front page .

Solidarity with the ABC strikers. And an encouragement to include a little clause about freedom of political expression on Gaza etc in their demands.

is it liberation day yet

Randa and Louise in conversation. Won’t be dull !

@richarddenniss.bsky.social on the fake gas & housing shortage crisis.

Appeals to social cohesion now routinely ignore the violence of contemporary racism directed at indigenous Australians. By @thomasmayo.bsky.social

After three men from the West Bank village of Abu Falah were killed in an Israeli settler pogrom, residents say they feel "paralyzed" and "humiliated" that they can be killed in front of their homes without consequences. mondoweiss.net/2026/03/mowe... #Palestine #Israel

I might have to lie down until the temptation passes

We need courageous leadership that stands up for international law. By Allan Behm.

‘For Australia in particular, it is high time that we put our diplomacy where out mouth is, stop pandering to the powerful and exercised our own agency as a significant power in the Asia-Pacific region.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A massive institutional failure which if it is to mean anything requires multiple heads to roll. The Chair of the Board and the CEO should have fronted 4Corners.

As Pauline Hanson’s One Nation roars back, what can Australia learn from the rise of Nigel Farage and Reform UK? | Tim Soutphommasane

Thomas Friedman in NYT asserting that Israel is a messianic apartheid state engaged in ethnic cleansing.

And thank you to the rabbi who sent a strong message of support after listening to this interview.

I spoke with ABC News Breakfast about the Herzog visit and addressing increasing antisemitism. abcportal-my.sharepoint.com/personal/kat...

NEW: Its on for tomorrow. The urgent partyroom meeting to sort out the Liberal leadership will be held at 9am Friday #auspol #libspill

Was it something I said?

The ABC has belatedly discovered that the Jewish community is diverse. Well put @joshbornstein.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=kAsx... #auspol

I was interviewed by the ABC’s Andrew West about the harm caused by the Herzog visit.