Curious of Coburg
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Just curious. history. politics. social justice matters. vegetarian. sustainability. green. giraffes. on Wurundjeri land. #auspol
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Countries don't have "a right" to exist.
Countries also don't have "a right" to commit genocide, ethnic cleansing, inflict systems of apartheid or illegally occupy land.
People have a right to exist, free from state violence and oppression, and illegal occupation. #FuckIsrael #FreePalestine
Countries also don't have "a right" to commit genocide, ethnic cleansing, inflict systems of apartheid or illegally occupy land.
People have a right to exist, free from state violence and oppression, and illegal occupation. #FuckIsrael #FreePalestine
Herzog has gaslight Australians yesterday by saying anyone arguing against his visit is also against Israel’s right to exist. He also openly rallied for support for Israel’s illegal invasion of Gaza.
He’s not here to mourn but to promote #GazaGenocide this is a calculated political move.
He’s not here to mourn but to promote #GazaGenocide this is a calculated political move.
February 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Countries don't have "a right" to exist.
Countries also don't have "a right" to commit genocide, ethnic cleansing, inflict systems of apartheid or illegally occupy land.
People have a right to exist, free from state violence and oppression, and illegal occupation. #FuckIsrael #FreePalestine
Countries also don't have "a right" to commit genocide, ethnic cleansing, inflict systems of apartheid or illegally occupy land.
People have a right to exist, free from state violence and oppression, and illegal occupation. #FuckIsrael #FreePalestine
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🧵Watch Murdoch’s media try to “discipline” the masses just like the think tank project has been doing from the 70s (or 40s if you count the IPA). The victory of a Labor government was always a spur to business spending: the masses had no right to rule & were a threat. Hockey sold his 💩
#Auspol
#Auspol
February 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
🧵Watch Murdoch’s media try to “discipline” the masses just like the think tank project has been doing from the 70s (or 40s if you count the IPA). The victory of a Labor government was always a spur to business spending: the masses had no right to rule & were a threat. Hockey sold his 💩
#Auspol
#Auspol
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The Liberal Party is reaping what it sowed. When they chose to go the cruel and malicious path of destroying a once in a generation chance at reconciliation with their horrid No campaign, they showed their only reason to exist is to spread hatred, fear, division. They are collecting all their karma.
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The Liberal Party is reaping what it sowed. When they chose to go the cruel and malicious path of destroying a once in a generation chance at reconciliation with their horrid No campaign, they showed their only reason to exist is to spread hatred, fear, division. They are collecting all their karma.
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Tony Abbott, former Australian Prime Minister, recently commented on a Sydney protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit, praising police actions and suggesting stronger measures like rubber bullets.
Only a short step to real bullets.
What did Sussan ley say about this.
#auspol
Only a short step to real bullets.
What did Sussan ley say about this.
#auspol
February 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Tony Abbott, former Australian Prime Minister, recently commented on a Sydney protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit, praising police actions and suggesting stronger measures like rubber bullets.
Only a short step to real bullets.
What did Sussan ley say about this.
#auspol
Only a short step to real bullets.
What did Sussan ley say about this.
#auspol
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The job.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
February 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The job.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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One Nation’s pledge to deport 75,000 undocumented migrants echoes Trump’s approach, but delivering it would require billions in spending, mass detention, legal chaos and serious human harm, Abul Rizvi writes.
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #Immigration #OneNation
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #Immigration #OneNation
Is Hanson planning to copy Trump on mass deportation?
One Nation’s promise to deport 75,000 undocumented migrants echoes Donald Trump’s approach, but the logistics, costs and risks of such a policy are far greater than the rhetoric suggests.
johnmenadue.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
One Nation’s pledge to deport 75,000 undocumented migrants echoes Trump’s approach, but delivering it would require billions in spending, mass detention, legal chaos and serious human harm, Abul Rizvi writes.
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #Immigration #OneNation
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #Immigration #OneNation
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every single time politicians and commentariat and politicians say community safety, please recall that police targeting, beating up, and criminalising colonised and racialised children is not just within scope but central to their conception of community safety.
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
every single time politicians and commentariat and politicians say community safety, please recall that police targeting, beating up, and criminalising colonised and racialised children is not just within scope but central to their conception of community safety.
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From rushed protest laws to public pressure on writers’ festivals, the New South Wales Premier's interventions point to a growing intolerance of dissent and debate, Tony Smith writes.
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #FreeSpeech #Democracy #NSWPolitics
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #FreeSpeech #Democracy #NSWPolitics
From protest laws to writers’ festivals – Chris Minns overreaches
From protest laws to public commentary on writers and festivals, the NSW premier’s interventions reveal a troubling impatience with dissent and democratic restraint.
johnmenadue.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
From rushed protest laws to public pressure on writers’ festivals, the New South Wales Premier's interventions point to a growing intolerance of dissent and debate, Tony Smith writes.
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #FreeSpeech #Democracy #NSWPolitics
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #FreeSpeech #Democracy #NSWPolitics
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"We were allowed to exercise our democratic right to speak up in one Australian capital city this week, less so in another. This is a shameful state of affairs." #auspol #springst #nswpol #HerzogNotWelcome
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When peaceful protest is allowed to work, democracy works
Melbourne’s mass protest against the visit of Israel President Isaac Herzog showed how large, diverse crowds can assemble peacefully when police exercise restraint and common sense. Sydney’s response ...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
"We were allowed to exercise our democratic right to speak up in one Australian capital city this week, less so in another. This is a shameful state of affairs." #auspol #springst #nswpol #HerzogNotWelcome
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"Our government will have a hard time explaining why Herzog, Israel’s head of state, should not be arrested and why they invited him."
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Herzog greeted by mass protest despite limits on marching
Denied permission to march, thousands still gathered in central Sydney to protest the visit of Israel’s president. The demonstration revealed both the scale of public anger and the state’s increasingl...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"Our government will have a hard time explaining why Herzog, Israel’s head of state, should not be arrested and why they invited him."
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Congratulations Albo. We’re going global…
For all the wrong reasons.
Inviting a war criminal (of a nation still actively involved in genocide) to build “social cohesion” turns out to be not your greatest idea.
How much is all the extra heavy-handed policing and security costing us taxpayers?
For all the wrong reasons.
Inviting a war criminal (of a nation still actively involved in genocide) to build “social cohesion” turns out to be not your greatest idea.
How much is all the extra heavy-handed policing and security costing us taxpayers?
Woman is attacked by police officers during protest in Australia; VIDEO
The protest where the scenes took place was against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. He is visiting the country this week at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after a…
The protest where the scenes took place was against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. He is visiting the country this week at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after a…
Woman is attacked by police officers during protest in Australia; VIDEO
The protest where the scenes took place was against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. He is visiting the country this week at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after a shooting on Sydney's Bondi beach killed several Jews on December 14. Source link
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February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Congratulations Albo. We’re going global…
For all the wrong reasons.
Inviting a war criminal (of a nation still actively involved in genocide) to build “social cohesion” turns out to be not your greatest idea.
How much is all the extra heavy-handed policing and security costing us taxpayers?
For all the wrong reasons.
Inviting a war criminal (of a nation still actively involved in genocide) to build “social cohesion” turns out to be not your greatest idea.
How much is all the extra heavy-handed policing and security costing us taxpayers?
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In October 2024, arguing against diverting police resources to hour-long CBD closures for protest action, Chris Minns said: “crime doesn’t turn off because a protest is taking place in Sydney”.
I wonder how’ve they’ve managed to turn it off for the next five days.
I wonder how’ve they’ve managed to turn it off for the next five days.
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
In October 2024, arguing against diverting police resources to hour-long CBD closures for protest action, Chris Minns said: “crime doesn’t turn off because a protest is taking place in Sydney”.
I wonder how’ve they’ve managed to turn it off for the next five days.
I wonder how’ve they’ve managed to turn it off for the next five days.
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Something to remember as you watch this footage is that NSW Police approved the antisemitic National Socialist Network demonstration outside of NSW Parliament House.
Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Something to remember as you watch this footage is that NSW Police approved the antisemitic National Socialist Network demonstration outside of NSW Parliament House.
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Whatever you think about the protests against Herzog — and nothing I say should be taken as an endorsement of any particular position — the fact that every major protest went smoothly (Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Adelaide) except Sydney suggests a Sydney-specific policing problem.
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Whatever you think about the protests against Herzog — and nothing I say should be taken as an endorsement of any particular position — the fact that every major protest went smoothly (Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Adelaide) except Sydney suggests a Sydney-specific policing problem.
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Why have no media outlets reported on the statement of Australia’s special envoy on Islamophobia? Not even @australia.theguardian.com so far.
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Why have no media outlets reported on the statement of Australia’s special envoy on Islamophobia? Not even @australia.theguardian.com so far.
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I wonder whatever happened to THIS Albo?
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I wonder whatever happened to THIS Albo?
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My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
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Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
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Is it common NSW Police practice to use violence against peaceful, compliant protesters? The large crowd had paused bc there was a bottleneck out the back of Town Hall. I was violently shoved in the back, as was a Muslim woman in a hijab beside me. We were cooperating! #nswpol #HerzogNotWelcome
February 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Is it common NSW Police practice to use violence against peaceful, compliant protesters? The large crowd had paused bc there was a bottleneck out the back of Town Hall. I was violently shoved in the back, as was a Muslim woman in a hijab beside me. We were cooperating! #nswpol #HerzogNotWelcome
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whatever you do never stop questioning authority - it has to be a life long commitment, it was why I became a journalist - and there's a lot that needs to be thoroughly investigated right now, and we are a long way from many truths, but never give up...
Democracy dies in Darkness: Bob Woodward.
Democracy dies in Darkness: Bob Woodward.
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
whatever you do never stop questioning authority - it has to be a life long commitment, it was why I became a journalist - and there's a lot that needs to be thoroughly investigated right now, and we are a long way from many truths, but never give up...
Democracy dies in Darkness: Bob Woodward.
Democracy dies in Darkness: Bob Woodward.
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We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
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‘A Premier who dines with a leader accused of genocide, who has signed the bombs dropped on civilians, while his police break the arm of an 84-y-o woman, assault a woman with Parkinson’s, spray a seizing child in the face, and brutalise people at prayer has forfeited all moral authority to govern.’
"This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it ... I was there".
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
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Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
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This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West
NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
‘A Premier who dines with a leader accused of genocide, who has signed the bombs dropped on civilians, while his police break the arm of an 84-y-o woman, assault a woman with Parkinson’s, spray a seizing child in the face, and brutalise people at prayer has forfeited all moral authority to govern.’