Amnesty International has called for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya to be released from Israeli prison for months. His life and health are at risk after horrific detention and abuse. Australians who worked in Gaza have told me how doctors are targeted. Australia must call for his release.

Less than six months into the job, Sydney University's goose-stepping DVC (Research) flexing his muscle over staff by banning research collaboration with academics in Iran, Russia, Belarus and the DPRK.

The big winners in NSW Labor's budget are, predictably: 🎰 Pokies operators 🏢 Commercial property interests and developers 🏫 Private schools Meanwhile, nearly 70,000 NSW households are now waiting for social housing - up 27% since Labor came into government

Tonight, some of the best people in Sydney filled the streets to confront Pauline Hanson and her billionaire backer Gina Rinehart at a $500/head event at The Star.

For weeks, I’ve been reluctant to speak publicly about the sexual assault I experienced in Israeli detention. Partly because it’s deeply personal. But also because what happened to us is a drop in the ocean compared to what Palestinians have endured for decades. The story shouldn’t be about us.

UPDATE: The bill has been struck down in the lower house. Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas teamed up with Family First, One Nation and the SA Liberals to vote in favour of the bill. This decision should haunt what’s left of his political career. Disgusting.

The South Australian upper house has voted to restrict abortion access. Family First and the cookers in One Nation worked together to get this bill over the line. This is what the far right does when it gains power: it comes after hard-fought, hard-won rights.

🚨 A data centre is being proposed for North Katoomba. At 41–45 Barton St - near homes, Yosemite Creek, Bureau Park and community services. The proposal is for six data rooms and just 2–5 jobs. Locals are right to be deeply sceptical.

Yesterday, the ABC reported on Aboriginal families in Wilcannia living with mould, overcrowding, sewage leaks and unsafe housing conditions after years of delays to repairs. One family had five mattresses spread across the living room floor because mould made a bedroom unusable.

Australia treats extreme heat like bad weather. It’s not. Heat kills more Australians than bushfires, floods, cyclones and storms combined – and the burden falls hardest on renters, workers, Western Sydney and people already doing it tough. #auspol

If you’re wondering why you haven’t seen a statement from Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong, or anyone in the Australian Government about this – it’s because they haven’t said anything. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

If you’re wondering why you haven’t seen a statement from Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong, or anyone in the Australian Government about this – it’s because they haven’t said anything. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

In the lead-up to tonight’s budget announcement, thousands of disabled people, carers and supporters protested Labor’s shocking cuts to the NDIS across the country. Meanwhile, Australian media has been consumed by panic over half-measure changes to CGT and negative gearing.