I find it incredible that a person who finds a book offensive thinks they have a right to deny everyone an opportunity to read said book.
Kenbehren
@lyns84.bsky.social
Left handed,left brained photographer and emerging author. Ina previous life, I was an educator. We have one world, let’s take care of it. On Ngunnawal/ Ngambri country. No DMs.
Sharon Kyle & structural racism No surprise she starts with an observation about Australian reality TV show, 'House Rules', where all the contestants are white The structure exists because racial inequality was once deliberately created & enforced #auspol www.laprogressive.com/racism/struc...
Structural Racism: When Racist Intent Disappears but Inequality Remains
From Australian homeownership to U.S. Supreme Court doctrine, structural racism shows how yesterday’s deliberate discrimination can keep producing unequal outcomes long after the openly racist rules a...
laprogressive.com
Running a car race to nowhere, burning high grade fuel, when the rest of the country battles high petrol (gas) prices due to Trump’s war. Bite me.
Forbes@forbes.com · 21h agoKirkwood, an American driver for Andretti Global, won the 250-mile race.
On 9/11, US airspace closed, Canada launched Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander, a town of 10,000, received 38 airliners. Residents immediately sheltered, fed, clothed, and supported stranded passengers for days, providing this hospitality free of charge. interestingengineering.com/culture/oper...
"Australia’s Minister for the Environment, Murray Watt, says government investment has strengthened wildlife populations and made them 'more resilient' in the face of bird flu. This is highly questionable." #BirdFlu #auspol
Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS@euanritchie.bsky.social · 22h agoGovernment planning and responses to the arrival of H5N1 bird flu in Australia have been grossly inadequate. There is still time to greatly increase efforts to protect Australia’s wildlife and environments. My piece in today’s @aunz.theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/australias-b...
Is the real reason fear of losing a comfortable story of history?
Why does the mention of Aborigines make some people angry?
For as long as I can remember, there has been one subject almost guaranteed to bring out the worst in some Australians. Aborigines. Write about Aboriginal history, Aboriginal disadvantage, land rights...
theaimn.net
So what is the Albanese government doing to quell this? Violence against women in general is increasing in Australia, yet the government treats this in schools as a separate issue.
'Worrying trend': Teachers on how the manosphere is affecting classrooms
Female teachers are speaking out about how the "manosphere" is affecting classrooms, with some saying they have noticed a rise in misogynistic attitudes among students.
abc.net.au
So basically, there's some hand-wringing and one small project doing some training sessions in schools. No serious government effort to stop the underlying hate campaign against women.
AUKUS is our very own Mitch McConnell. Quite dead but we all pretend otherwise
Rex Patrick@mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · yesterday“Australia is drifting through the most radical, and potentially the most threatening, transformation in our strategic circumstances since European settlement with no clear idea of what is happening or what we should be doing about it., #AUKUS #auspol
“The president of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, Nasser Mashni, told the 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 it is a “library’s duty to provide its community access to a broad range of published works, including those that may challenge or discomfort”.” johnmenadue.com/post/2026/08...
How to Sell a Genocide – libraries are for difficult books too
A confronting display can be reconsidered. Removing a documented critique of the war on Gaza from a public library collection would be another matter entirely.
johnmenadue.com
🚨This is happening right now 🚨 Labor + Coalition + One Nation just cut a secret deal to pass laws on ASIO's power to detain and interrogate you without charge with a warrant issued by a politician. They're trying to do this while media is distracted.
“Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video online showing the construction of the facility in an unidentified location, which will include viewing booths for the family members of victims to witness executions.” The point is always the cruelty. #auspol
Quite a story. This so-called church ought lose tax shelter status
Dr Monique Ryan@mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 4d agoWe already knew that the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church worked en masse to support the Liberals at the last election.
The coming Super El Niño could push a hotter world towards food crisis https://pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/2026-08-22/475998/ #Auspol
The coming Super El Niño could push a hotter world towards food crisis
A super El Niño could intensify heat, drought, fire and crop losses across Australia and Asia, while fertiliser shortages raise the risk of a wider food crisis.
pearlsandirritations.com
It is 2026. Gallows are being built to hang Palestinians, with viewing areas for spectators, while a government minister proudly tours the site. This is where unchecked far-right politics ends: state killing as theatre. The dystopia isn't coming. It's fucking here. #StopTheGenocide
Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians
Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremists
theguardian.com
Albanese’s absence from Garma, after the shocking failure of The Voice Referendum, story of abandonment. With Albo’s record on approving fossil fuel mines and extensions, his capture by fossil fuel lobby obvious. Aboriginal land rights biggest impediment to mining expansion. Foot in both camps.
"The decision is a wake-up call to politicians, universities and other institutions who have adopted the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) definition of antisemitism, pushed by the partisan antisemitism commissioner Jillian Segal." johnmenadue.com/post/2026/08...
A judgment that challenges the IHRA definition of antisemitism
A NSW Supreme Court judgment has sharply distinguished criticism of Israel from antisemitism, raising important questions about the IHRA definition and its use by governments and institutions.
johnmenadue.com
‘About one in three teen boys expressed misogynistic attitudes, mistrust of women, and a belief in traditional gender roles, according to the University of Melbourne research, with Gen Z more likely than men in other generations to endorse traditional or hostile attitudes towards women.’
From the classroom to the locker room: nine days of ‘deeply disturbing’ sexual assault allegations shake Australia — Guardian Australia
Cultures with codes of loyalty and bonding between men can heighten the risk of sexual violence, expert says
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The worst part about this week's sexual assault headlines is that it's the tip of the iceberg. Most SA & FDV goes unreported. We know why. Today's women & girls also deserve the safety & justice that our current prevention strategies will deliver for our kids. womensagenda.com.au/latest/a-wee...
A week of headlines that laid bare the horrifying reality facing women in Australia
Seven days of headlines about sexual violence, threats and misogyny show what women are being forced to live with.
womensagenda.com.au
Anything for a dollar. Criminal.
Eloise Powers@elnopower.bsky.social · 4d agoThe Trump administration has been quietly selling thousands of wild mustangs to slaughterhouses for as little as $25 a horse — more than doubling sales since taking office, according to a Times analysis of government records.
Young women are taught to dread getting older. I am here to tell you it brings with it great gifts. Not least no longer giving a fuck. www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/li...
Want to know the most powerful thing about being an older woman? Not needing to be liked
We are world-weary, but in the most positive way.
smh.com.au
And the lickspittle Australian government will do nothing significant like increased sanctions, applying ICC arrest warrants, stopping the supply of military materiel, and not ensuring its own activities help conflate criticism of #israel with #antisemitism #auspol
Michael West@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 5d agoDisgrace. Israel shirks investigation into murder of Zomi Frankcom michaelwest.com.au/outrage-isra...
Apparently the Greens in Victoria have launched their campaign - but you wouldn't know it Let's be clear here. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES
An armed Jewish police force? Minns defies police and opens the door Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/an-armed-jewish-police-force-minns-defies-police-and-opens-the-door/
Never a truer word said. Ditch the duopoly. Vote Independent. If your region doesn't have one, fidn out why. #Auspol (Paywall) www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/19/g...
When the dealin’s done: Australians lose when the duopoly rules
Labor and the Coalition’s 'day of deals' left Greens, independents, anti-gambling experts and disability advocates out in the cold. Will it come back to bite them?
crikey.com.au
So our public broadcaster no longer has an Indigenous department, but still has a (strongly Christian-biased) religion department. Curious, given that its legislated charter doesn't mention religion at all ... but does 'cultural diversity', 'cultural enrichment', 'muticultural character...'
Molk | The Guidefather 👍🇦🇺📺@molk.bsky.social · 6d agoABC dismantles Indigenous TV department in major overhaul The ABC's long-running Indigenous Department will end in its existing form as the broadcaster considers a new First Nations content model.