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NEW: Australians overwhelmingly recognise and oppose the genocide in Gaza and want the government to do more to stop it, according to a new poll released today.

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Australians overwhelmingly back sanctions on Israel, new poll finds

'Sizeable majority' of voters across political lines want Israel to end genocide in Gaza

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Sep 9

"When I told one person who called me antisemitic that I was married to a Jewish man for 19 years, she told me: 'Well, he's a self-hating Jew!'"

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Sep 9

NEW: Eastern Suburbs business owners say they've been subjected to months of vandalism, intimidation and abuse for supporting Palestine

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'Bondi's for the Jews': Sydney businesses targeted for supporting Palestine

Eastern suburbs business owners claim they face intimidation and harassment for opposing Israeli genocide

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great speech. Kudos to the NSW Council for Civil Liberties for facilitating it.

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW: Governments, media outlets and creative institutions are silencing Palestinian voices in service of an extremist Israeli agenda, warns awqrd-winning journalist Antony Loewenstein

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Antisemitism has been weaponised by the Israeli supremacist agenda

Journalist Antony Loewenstein on the campaign to silence Palestinian resistance

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Sep 4

The keffiyeh, the phrases 'all eyes on Rafah' and 'settler colonialism', calling Gaza an 'open-air prison' and accusing Israel of genocide also made the list

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW: Displaying a watermelon in solidarity with Palestinians has been flagged as an antisemitic visual symbol at a pro-Israel summit on the Gold Coast.

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Watermelons deemed an antisemitic symbol at pro-Israel mayoral summit

A leaflet shared at Gold Coast summit includes a bizarre list of 'antisemitic' items

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Sep 4

I put questions to the office of the Special Envoy, whose website has published just two press releases in more than a year. They didn't get back to me.

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

NEW: Camp Sovereignty and anti-Zionist Jewish organisations have hit out at politicians, the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism and Zionist groups for failing to adequately respond to white supremacist extremism after the March for Australia rallies.

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Neo-Nazis led the March for Australia. Where's the Antisemitism Envoy?

Activists attacked during Sunday's marches say political leaders and Zionist bodies aren't taking white supremacist threat seriously

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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Sep 2

NEW: The Australian Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism, which begins today, is being run by a right-wing US lobby group with ties to US Republicans and Israeli arms manufacturers, writes Izabella Antoniou.

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Today's 'Antisemitism Summit' is a Zionist lobby bid to sway local councils

The Summit is part of a wider effort to silence pro-Palestine solidarity at local level

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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 31

NEW: Australia's Future Fund increased its holdings in Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems by 469% in 2024, deepening Australia's financial ties with companies profiting from the Gaza genocide.

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Exclusive – Future Fund’s investment in Israeli arms firm skyrockets

Calls grow for Australia's sovereign wealth fund to divest from companies linked to Israeli atrocities

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Aug 27

Great piece from @amyremeikis.bsky.social today

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 27

New from @amyremeikis.bsky.social: Allegations that Iran is behind antisemitic attacks in Australia demand further scrutiny – but our media is already treating them as gospel.

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ASIO’s sensational Iran claims raise plenty of questions. Why isn’t the media asking them?

Allegations that Iran is behind antisemitic attacks in Australia demand further scrutiny – but our media is already treating them as gospel

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Aug 26

Finlay will appear alongside Jeff Schoep, the former head of a US neo-Nazi organisation, and former Labor senator Nova Peris, who previously shared a social media post describing Muslims as "Satan worshipping cockroaches [that] need to be eradicated".

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 26

NEW: Australian Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay is facing a chorus of criticism over her decision to participate in an upcoming 'antisemitism summit' organised by pro-Israel groups.

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Australian Human Rights Commissioner to speak at 'antisemitism summit' featuring former neo-Nazi

Lorraine Finlay's attendance "raises doubts about her suitability for the role", critics say

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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 25

EXCLUSIVE: A Sydney factory manufacturing parts of Israeli war planes has been damaged by pro-Palestine activists, potentially putting the facility out of commission.

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Sydney manufacturer of Israeli F-35 parts damaged in pro-Palestine action

SEC Plating's Belmore factory manufactures components of war planes used in Gaza genocide

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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 24

NEW: The newly formed Australian Arab Institute for Culture and Ideas says Australia is "witnessing the quiet erasure of an entire community’s right to speak, imagine and belong".

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New Arab Australian body says Arab 'voices are being edited out of public life'

The Australian Arab Institute for Culture and Ideas declares ‘the time for symbolic inclusion is over’.

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Aug 22

For obvious reasons we've had to keep the author's identity a secret.

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 22

NEW: A Palestinian journalist weighs up her two duties – a mother striving to keep her children alive, and a journalist determined to tell the truth

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Dispatch from Gaza: after Anas al-Sharif’s assassination, am I next?

A Palestinian journalist weighs up her two duties – a mother striving to keep her children alive, and a journalist determined to tell the truth

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Aug 20

First piece from our new guest contributor @danielhurst.bsky.social!

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 20

NEW: The federal government has refused to release details of billions in payments it is sending to the Trump administration to help the US boost its own naval shipyards.

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Australia is sending billions to the Trump administration – and wants to keep it secret

The Albanese government is wiring public money to the US military while refusing to release payment details or guarantees.

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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 18

On Sunday, The Age commissioned an opinion piece from Palestinian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah - only to decline publishing it after it was submitted.

Thanks to Randa for letting us publish it here.

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Pro-Israel groups have attacked me for years. The Bendigo Writers Festival is a turning point.

Randa Abdel-Fattah writes of her experience as a target of the pro-Israel lobby

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Aug 17

In its letter, the Australian Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism described Abdel-Fattah as "a known racist person" and claimed her Festival event would "propagate an antisemitic agenda and hatred toward Jewish people"

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 17

EXCLUSIVE: A pro-Israel lobby group pressured La Trobe University and the Bendigo Writers Festival to drop Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the festival's lineup.

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Pro-Israel group lobbied La Trobe and Bendigo Writers Festival over Palestinian academic's institution

A leaked letter reveals pressure from a pro-Israel group in the lead up to the Festival

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Aug 15

It's Going Well

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 15

Things have gone from bad to worse for the Bendigo Writers Festival, with more than a third of the lineup pulling out over concerns the event is restricting criticism of Israel

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Anti-censorship boycott leaves Bendigo Writers Festival in tatters

More than a third of the Festival's lineup has withdrawn over restrictions on criticising Israel

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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 12

NEW: Gaza Freedom Flotilla @freedomflotilla.bsky.social activist Tan Safi says Israeli soldiers assaulted, strip searched and humiliated volunteers from the Handala aid ship

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Australian flotilla activist tells of shocking treatment by Israeli soldiers

Tan Safi says soldiers assaulted, strip searched and humiliated volunteers from the Handala aid ship

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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Aug 6

NEW: The editor of the Weekend Australian Magazine has been accused of "sanitising authoritarianism" and "weaponising Jewish trauma" after seemingly evoking the Nazis in posts about the Sydney Palestine march

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News Corp editor evokes Nazis in posts about Sydney Palestine march

Weekend Australian Magazine editor accused of "sanitising authoritarianism" and "weaponising Jewish trauma"

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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Jul 30

EXCLUSIVE: Former @GetUp head Simon Sheikh privately warned the organisation not to campaign on Gaza to avoid "alienating" donors with Israeli or Jewish family heritage

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GetUp! told not to campaign on Palestine to avoid upsetting pro-Israel donors

Former head of GetUp! warned CEO and chair that commenting on Gaza would "alienate" Israeli or Jewish donors

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Jul 29

CEO Tom Dalton told staff "the display of political or faith based material can create a divisive atmosphere and may lead to discomfort or conflict among colleagues".

Neami received more than $80 million in government funding in 2024.

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Jul 29

NEW: Mental health nonprofit Neami National has banned staff from displaying solidarity with Palestinians

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Neami National bans staff from displaying solidarity with Palestinians

The mental health not-for-profit claims to stand for "human rights" and "social justice" – its Gaza ban suggests otherwise

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Jul 22

The SafeWork inspector listed "Palestine flags" and "black flags with Arabic writing" as examples of "overwhelming evidence of antisemitism flourishing throughout the university".

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Jul 22

NEW: A SafeWork NSW inspector accused University of Sydney students and staff of 'antisemitic political activism' for supporting Palestine in a leaked report

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SafeWork NSW report labels 'Arabic writing', Palestinian flags 'antisemitic'

SafeWork inspector accused University of Sydney students and staff of 'antisemitic political activism' for supporting Palestine in leaked preliminary report

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Jul 16

Reach out if you know more about this story

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Jul 16

Legal Aid NSW has banned staff from speaking about Israel and Palestine at work, triggering a backlash from staff who accuse the organisation of "structural racism".

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Legal Aid NSW bans staff from discussing 'war in Israel, Palestine' at work

Legal Aid staff "fear people will lose their jobs for speaking about Palestine"

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Jul 16

seems like a good deal

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Jul 16

NEW: Nearly 1/3 of Australian gas sent to Japan is being resold to third countries.

Japanese firms made $1bn in profit in 2024 doing this, while paying almost nothing in tax.

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Japanese firms are reselling Australian gas to third countries — and making massive profits

A new report reveals that Japan and Korea are using their public purses to finance Australia's gas expansion, for little public gain

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💜 phonakins 🍉 @phonakins.com · Jun 24

Thank you for reporting on this. Kristin ducked out of a conference organisaiton meeting to return the initial call to Fiona and came back stunned, a little shaken and angry poor thing.
It was just bizzarre

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alexmckinnon.bsky.social @alexmckinnon.bsky.social · Jun 24

in writing, no less

Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · Jun 24

New: A senior official at the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations told an anti-poverty campaigner her 'Free Palestine' sign "may cause someone distress"

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'Free Palestine' sign may 'cause distress', federal bureaucrat tells anti-poverty campaigner

A senior government official raised concerns over a campaigner's 'Free Palestine' sign that was visible on a video call

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