Deliberately misleading 'Free Palestine' party name approved for Victorian election

Deliberately misleading party name approved for Victorian election

A political party with a deliberately misleading name has been successfully registered for the Victorian election, aiming to redirect left-wing votes towards parties on the right.

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At astonishing speed, our rights are being cancelled, worldwide. In the UK, the prosecution of Rajiv Menon KC is the latest example of blatant authoritarianism. Why? Because this is what billionaires and corporations demand. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot

The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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In April, the Starmer government passed an Act of Parliament enabling the police to shut down any protest they deem to have a “cumulative” impact on the community. The only protests that have ever succeeded are those with a cumulative impact. Effective protest is now illegal.

Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism

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Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...

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30 yrs ago today - July 8, 1996 – Australian business whining about climate change policy, of course. allouryesterdays.info/2026/07/07/j...

On Friday night, Jarrod Bleijie quietly stripped teachers and nurses voices from the boards that keep #Queensland workplaces safe, and handed their seats to former LNP politicians. The people who actually understand worker safety have been replaced by mates who've never done the job. #auspol

what are we even doing anymore www.404media.co/henrico-virg...

County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’

Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computer...

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Overnight, the United Nations has released another report confirming that Israel continues to commit genocide in Gaza. Read our full statement calling for Australia to impose country-level sanctions on Israel at: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/06/jewi...

And this is what petrostate politics looks like, literally buying firms out of wind licences instead of the other way around www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/c...

Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects

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NEW: the US government intervened Monday on behalf of xAI in a lawsuit over its gas turbines, claiming that the company needs to run the turbines in order to power Grok, which is "vital" for national security lots of wild stuff in the filing:

DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI's polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.

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Kicks and screams were followed by the buzz of Taser guns, more screams, bangs on the metal container, and yet more screams. At the end of each cycle, the white door flew open, revealing a comrade ... limping, holding their chest or head or pulling their pants up, always with the same look of terror

Fifty-two hours on an Israeli prison ship

A flotilla activist recounts his detention after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound solidarity mission at sea.

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It would be no surprise at all to see this year and next breach 1.5C - quite possibly by a significant margin - and never again drop back

SDD Deep Dive 2026 - workshops announced, & registration is open! Take your pick from five intensive 3-day workshops, all presented by world-class experts - the number of places is strictly limited, and you'll save £300 if you register now. sddconf.com/agenda

The UN verified sexual abuse of Palestinian men, women and children between 2023 and 2025. Israeli attacks included repeated gang-rapes and the use of sexual violence as a form of torture. Other violations included rape with objects, attempted rape, attacks on genitals, targeted shooting of genitals

Israel and Russia added to blacklist for sexual violence during conflict

Rolling coverage of the international stories of interest to our readers

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JFC new IEA report shows: orders for fossil methane plants for data centres are bigger in the US than they for *any other country for any other reason* (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) "if data centres were a country, they would be the second-largest destination for gas turbines ordered from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026"

Oxford, the longest running continuous weather station in UK history, with temperature observations stretching back to 1815, has preliminarily broken its maximum temperature record for May yesterday by OVER 3ºC with a temperature of 33.7ºC. Unprecedented in its 211-year history.

Today has been the hottest day in May on record with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 34.8°C - exceeding the previous highest May temperature in the UK by a full 2 degrees Celsius🌡️ This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid summer, let alone in May📈

sometimes I wonder if people in other fields have any clue what we go through as women in computational fields... (graph from: www.npr.org/sections/mon...)

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Google's CEO saying that the reason there's intense backlash to AI is because humans aren't "evolved" enough to understand it youtu.be/RgV57kDzcng?...

"You were correctly outraged by how Ben-Gvir treated your nationals. Please think of how he treats ours.”

"Tice’s comments came in a combative interview where he threatened to walk out when presented with information from the [IPCC]. Tice…declined to name advisers who convinced him the scientific consensus was wrong." Extraordinary interview by @akshatrathi.bsky.social & @oliviarudgard.bsky.social

Reform Deputy Leader Tice ‘Fundamentally’ Rejects Climate Science

In an extensive interview about climate change and energy policy, Richard Tice dismissed the threat of global warming and doubled down on fossil fuels.

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Reform UK won the most seats in May local elections and is polling at the top across the UK. If it gets into government, it will upend decades of climate and energy policy. On Zero, I asked deputy leader Richard Tice what evidence shapes those stances. Listen: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Reform Deputy Leader Tice ‘Fundamentally’ Rejects Climate Science

In an extensive interview about climate change and energy policy, Richard Tice dismissed the threat of global warming and doubled down on fossil fuels.

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Heads up maintainers of packages, this is a big deal: github.com/orgs/communi...

npm granular access token invalidation to prevent supply chain attacks · community · Discussion #196340

As initially announced on npm’s X channel, we have invalidated granular access tokens with write access that bypass two-factor authentication. This action was taken to help prevent supply chain att...

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Kudos to whoever made this.

After the 2023 marine heat wave, 70-75% “of our Caribbean sites had tipped from net growth into net erosion. They are now losing calcium carbonate faster than corals can add it. The threshold that earlier models had suggested might be crossed over during the next decade or so has already arrived.”

Prof Ian Hall@ianhall.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🌊 Massive marine heatwave caused Caribbean coral reefs to collapse much faster than predicted – new research theconversation.com/massive-mari...

Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.

This is big. Former leaders, executives and professionals of the oil and gas industry are urging the government to reject the expansion of fossil fuel dependence. 👏👏👏 Read the open letter: https://theaus.in/4u2HOYc

Next week, on 13 May 2026, my office of all women at Johnson Legal will be heading to the High Court of Australia in Canberra for the first ever climate hearing in this Court. The judicial system is open to the public. More info here 👇👇👇 www.johnsonlegal.au/newsfeed/mac...

MACH Energy v Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group — Johnson Legal | Australian Environmental Lawyers

In the first High Court of Australia hearing on climate change, Johnson Legal is acting for DAMSHEG defending the landmark decision of the NSW Court of Appeal in Denman v MACH Energy. The Court found ...

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The NT government tortures children, with spit hoods, isolation and a youth ‘justice’ policy designed to take children from family and country. It’s all paid for by the Commonwealth that funds 80 cents in each dollar the NT spends. Time to make them accountable. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Tough-on-crime NT government snubs youth incarceration Senate inquiry

The inquiry heard calls for more scrutiny over how Commonwealth money is spent in the NT, which is trending backwards on seven Closing the Gap targets.

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