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- 🎥 Fatima Payman announces decision to quit Labor Party
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> I am torn, deeply torn. On one hand, I have the immense support of the rank-and-file members, unionists, the lifelong the party volunteers, who are calling on me to hang in there and to make change happen internally. > > On the other hand, I am pressured to conform to Caucus solidarity and toe the party line. > > I see no middle ground and my conscience leaves me no choice.
- www.theguardian.com Labor branch in Albanese’s electorate passes motion supporting Fatima Payman
Members in Leichhardt ‘express solidarity’ with the rebel senator and say they share her ‘strong support’ for Palestine
- ABC article alleges caucus concern over Fatima Payma being "guided by god". Smells of a character assassination to me.www.abc.net.au Payman decision expected as caucus colleagues express concern over claims she was being guided by 'God'
The West Australian senator has told colleagues she is seeking religious guidance on her next move but is expected to make a decision on quitting her party today.
This is fucked reporting right? The quote they use as evidence is her saying something is "in God's hands". Elsewhere articles are run using quotes of her praying to god.
This is like, extremely normal lexicon for even casually religious people right? I'm an atheist with a pretty negative view of religion and to me this looks like pearl clutching.
Lots of extremely normal people say "I am praying for guidance" when they're reflecting on something. That in isolation doesn't mean they expect a hedge to catch fire and tell them what to do...
If our standard is pollies never mention religion then we might want to do some stuff about the Lord's prayer, the oaths, and the magical mace of the Royal cult.
- www.abc.net.au All eyes are on Payman's future with Labor, but Dutton has his own woes playing out behind closed doors
The last week of parliament before the winter recess can often be messy — and this week proved to be no exception for either Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton.
- [Labor senator] Fatima Payman says she's been 'exiled' and is 'reflecting on future' within Laborwww.sbs.com.au Fatima Payman says she's been 'exiled' and is 'reflecting on future' within Labor
Anthony Albanese said Fatima Payman disrupted the government's messages around cost of living relief by conducting an interview to declare she would cross the floor again to vote in support of Palestinian statehood.
> > > Anthony Albanese said Fatima Payman disrupted the government's messages around cost of living relief by conducting an interview to declare she would cross the floor again to vote in support of Palestinian statehood. > >
Related coverage:
- PM issues [Labor senator] Fatima Payman indefinite suspension, with future at Labor unclearwww.sbs.com.au PM issues Fatima Payman indefinite suspension, with future at Labor unclear
Fatima Payman's future at Labor is in question, following a TV interview where she openly expressed her intention to repeatedly cross the caucus floor.
> > > Key Points > > > > * Senator Fatima Payman has been indefinitely suspended after declaring her intention to cross floor again. > * She said she believes she upheld the party's views with a conscience vote on the issue of Palestinian statehood. > * It is unclear if Payman will remain at the ALP. > >
- [Satire] Julian Assange leaks full details of Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plantheshovel.com.au Julian Assange Leaks Full Details of Peter Dutton’s Nuclear Power Plan — The Shovel
“Every community consultation meeting, every study undertaken, all the costings analysis – it’s all in there"
> > > “Every community consultation meeting, every study undertaken, all the costings analysis – it’s all in there" > >
- Assange: guilty of journalism
Distinguished journalist and publisher Julian Assange is free and finally home, but he spent 13 years in detention, of which over 5 years in a high security prison before being sentenced to time served. The empire's clutches reach far and wide. Australia and the United Kingdom accept the US' jurisdictional overreach. The precedent set by his decade and a half of persecution and torture will have lasting consequences for our right to speak and hear of US government crimes. Julian was coerced to plead guilty to the crime of journalism as criminalised by the Espionage Act (1917) even as he believes it is in contradiction with the First Amendment of the US constitution. Today we celebrate Julian's return home to us. Tomorrow we declare our independence.
- www.abc.net.au 'There was an attempt to brush us away': How six Australian MPs took the cause of Julian Assange to Washington
A cross-party delegation of jet-lagged and obstinate Australian parliamentarians arrived in Washington DC last September to advocate for Julian Assange's freedom. Those in the room reflect on how the "robust", and at times "aggressive", meeting went.
> > > A cross-party delegation of jet-lagged and obstinate Australian parliamentarians arrived in Washington DC last September to advocate for Julian Assange's freedom. Those in the room reflect on how the "robust", and at times "aggressive", meeting went. > >
> > > Sitting on one side of the long mahogany table were three US departmental officials and a media adviser. > > > > On the other side, as diverse a collection of Australian politicians as you could imagine – Senator Whish-Wilson, his fellow Greens senator David Shoebridge, former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce, independent MP Monique Ryan, Labor MP Tony Zappia, and Liberal senator Alex Antic. > > > > Also present was Julian Assange's brother Gabriel Shipton and Rohan Wenn, an adviser to independent MP Andrew Wilkie, who could not make the trip. > >
> > > "They all picked up on a different piece of the argument — watching them all come together and work together was something else. I was very impressed." > > > > The delegation during the meeting raised several issues including freedom of speech, shifting public sentiment in Australia, the US-Australia alliance, and jurisdictional rights. > >
> > > The group acknowledged the important roles played by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Australia's US Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Assange's family, his legal team, and the Australian people. > > > > "I want to stress it was a small part of a years-long global solidarity campaign, without which Julian's release could not have been achieved," Senator Shoebridge said. > >
- www.abc.net.au Labor senator defies party on Palestinian recognition
Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to vote against her party on a motion related to Palestinian recognition.
> Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to vote against her party on a motion related to Palestinian recognition.
> It is the first time a Labor politician has crossed the floor while Labor is in government since 1986. > > Labor party rules state that all members must vote in line with the position taken by the Labor caucus. It is then up to the caucus to decide on the penalty, which can include suspension from the caucus. > > Expulsion from the Labor Party itself is a matter for the party's national executive.
- Moree solicitor Brendan Moylan wins Northern Tablelands by-election for NSW Nationals - ABC Newswww.abc.net.au 'Incredibly humbling': Moree solicitor retains seat for NSW Nationals after by-election win
Moree solicitor Brendan Moylan is New South Wales' newest MP, in a week where two senior Coalition members announced their resignations from politics.
Good to see we take climate change so seriously /s. Ffs 85% ?
- theshovel.com.au Party That Was Unable to Build Commuter Car Park Unveils Plans to Build 7 Nuclear Reactors — The Shovel
"When it comes to implementing six dozen high-tech enriched uranium reactors and then safely storing the waste, we’re the guys for the job"
- www.abc.net.au Federal government to introduce CFMEU busting legislation to parliament
The bill could inflame tensions between Labor and some of the union’s top brass, such as Victorian state secretary John Setka.
> > > * In short: The Albanese government will introduce legislation giving members of the manufacturing division of the CFMEU an opportunity to split from the union. > * While not expressly linked to Victorian CFMEU secretary John Setka’s campaign against the AFL, it follows criticism of his threats to the league. > * What’s next?: The bill will be presented to parliament in the next few weeks. > >
- www.aljazeera.com Australia must recognise Palestine to promote peace
Such a move would support the peace efforts, not undermine them, as some have argued.
Labor Senator Fatima Payman defies her party to advocate for the recognition of Palestine
> In opposition, our prime minister and the Labor Party were fierce champions of Palestine and passionate voices for justice. I ask that we summon that spirit of old and do the same in power.
See also the Guardian covering her writing the article https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/18/labor-senator-fatima-payman-albanese-government-palestine-israel-gaza-war
- www.theguardian.com Andrew Forrest says Coalition’s abandonment of 2030 emissions target would ‘decimate’ economy
Mining magnate says investors need certainty as opposition’s climate policy comes under increasing scrutiny
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/10841937
- www.abc.net.au 'Own goal': One Nation mocks Robert Irwin's legal threat to sue over cartoon
One Nation published a two-minute video on Friday called 'The State of Queensland' which used Robert Irwin and popular children's character Bluey to mock the state government over perceived failings ahead of the election in October.
- www.brisbanetimes.com.au Attention-seeker or renters’ champion? The Greens MP driving pollies up the wall
Max Chandler-Mather is shaking up federal politics with his uncompromising take on the housing crisis.
- www.sbs.com.au South Australia proposes a ban on political donations
South Australia's Labor government says it wants "money out of politics" and will introduce legislation to ban electoral donations.
> > > * South Australia's government will introduce legislation to ban electoral donations. > * Newly registered political parties and unendorsed candidates would be entitled to receive donations of up to $2,700. > * Premier Peter Malinauskas said the reforms may face legal challenge. > >
- www.youtube.com Australia's Defence Policy Explained | Utopia #shorts
SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/3RnrsXUWith a major defence white paper about to be launched Jim & Rhonda ask Tony for help. Season 3 Episode 7: On The Defence ...
- [Satire] Coalition to announce its 2030 emissions targets in 2050theshovel.com.au Coalition to Announce Its 2030 Emissions Targets in 2050 — The Shovel
"We’ll take a measured approach, which means waiting to see how much Australia’s emissions are in 2030, allowing a further two decades to pass, and then putting in place a target that is no longer relevant"
> > > Peter Dutton has finally put a date on when his party will reveal its 2030 emission reduction targets, saying Australians only had to wait another 26 years to see the detail. > > > > “We’re not going to rush into this. We’ll take a measured approach, which means waiting to see how much Australia’s emissions are in 2030, allowing a further two decades to pass, and then putting in place a target that is no longer relevant,” Dutton said today. > >
- www.theguardian.com ‘What is our future?’: the Nauru detention centre was empty. Now 100 asylum seekers are held there
The number of asylum seekers at the centre has been slowly growing, with fears they will spend years trapped on the island
> “We must not forget that people have the legal right to seek safety and asylum. It is beyond comprehension the Albanese government is continuing Australia’s cruel legacy of banishing people offshore simply because they sought safety by sea, and to prevent political fallout from the opposition.” > > Abdel-Raouf said authorities on the island had kept asylum groups separate – and so unable to share information – and restricted people’s ability to contact family members, support agencies or advocacy organisations. Asylum seekers have had smartphones taken from them – and with them access to apps like WhatsApp to communicate with family – replaced by “brick” dumb phones without cameras, which means they cannot take photos to document their detention.
- theklaxon.com.au NACC to be probed for corruption, less than one year in
An investigation has been launched into the National Anti-Corruption Commission over its refusal to investigate six public officials referred to it by the Robodebt Royal Commission almost a year ago.
> An investigation has been launched into the National Anti-Corruption Commission over its refusal to investigate six public officials referred to it by the Robodebt Royal Commission almost a year ago.
- Anthony Albanese on climate change, Gaza and China (podcast)www.theguardian.com Anthony Albanese on climate change, Gaza and China – podcast
Guardian Australia political editor Karen Middleton speaks with prime minister Anthony Albanese
Also contains a brief chat about "what's next?" 8 months after The Voice referendum defeat. Unsurprisingly, nothing, as everyone with a brain was warning the progressive No voters at the time.
- www.abc.net.au Captain's call or press conference slip-up? Dutton's 2030 climate target U-turn surprised even his colleagues
Two years ago, few would have thought Peter Dutton would go to the next election without a 2030 climate target. So what's changed?
> > > Two years ago, few would have thought Peter Dutton would go to the next election without a 2030 climate target. So what's changed? > >
- Lessons learned from Robodebt RC: Zero. NACC unknown culprits: Sixindependentaustralia.net Lessons learned from Robodebt RC: Zero NACC unknown culprits: Six
The NACC's decision to ignore the crime of Robodebt is a kick in the guts for every victim of this heinous scheme and further evidence of the failure of our public institutions, writes managing edit...
> The NACC's decision to ignore the crime of Robodebt is a kick in the guts for every victim of this heinous scheme and further evidence of the failure of our public institutions, writes managing editor Michelle Pini.
- www.abc.net.au Nuclear power explained in 12 numbers to help you understand how it fits Australia’s energy needs
As the shift away from fossil fuels gathers pace, the Coalition has turned to an emissions-free technology with a long and contentious history — nuclear fission. These are the numbers you should keep in mind when thinking about its place in Australia’s energy transition.
> > > As the shift away from fossil fuels gathers pace, the Coalition has turned to an emissions-free technology with a long and contentious history — nuclear fission. These are the numbers you should keep in mind when thinking about its place in Australia’s energy transition. > >
I encourage you to at least glance through the article before you leave a comment that other commenters will dunk on you for.
- www.abc.net.au Federal Coalition commits to dumping 2030 climate target as it pursues nuclear power
The federal Coalition confirms it will dump Australia's commitment to reduce emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, arguing the target is unachievable.
> > > * In short: The Coalition says Labor will fail to meet the Paris Agreement emissions reductions target but will damage Australian industry in trying. > * Recent projections indicate Australia is not on track for the 2030 target, but could get close if existing policies are implemented as promised. > * What next? The Coalition is focusing on gas and nuclear power, which the Australian Conservation Foundation describes as a "fantasy which Australia does not need". > >
- www.theguardian.com Robodebt knackers the Nacc! In this country, justice is only for the powerful | First Dog on the Moon
One might assume something called the National Anti-Corruption Commission would do what it says on the box – one might also be wrong
- (Pauline Hanson) The Man From Snowy Hydro
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I'm not a supporter of Pauline and there's a lot of problems with this video, it is funny to think that people believe this shit.
Also I'm gonna bet that the music (from the Man from Snowy River) was used without license as with most of this authoritarian pro-fossil fuels propaganda shit...
- www.sbs.com.au Greens leader threatens legal action against attorney-general over 'defamatory' comments
Adam Bandt said comments Mark Dreyfus made about the Greens and pro-Palestinian activists were "utterly unfounded".
> > > Adam Bandt said comments Mark Dreyfus made about the Greens and pro-Palestinian activists were "utterly unfounded". > >
> > > * Greens leader Adam Bandt says his lawyers have written to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus over "defamatory" comments. > * Dreyfus made the comments about pro-Palestinian protests in an interview with the ABC. > * It comes after the government and Opposition condemned the protests and accused the Greens of inflaming tensions. > >
- www.crikey.com.au Protester to prime minister: A timeline of Albanese’s public stance on Palestine
Anthony Albanese has criticised student protesters and reprimanded a junior senator for speaking out. But he was once an outspoken advocate too, attending a protest in 2000 where Israeli flags were burned and the US consulate stormed.
- Pay Day with demographer Liz Allen: 'Poverty grants perspective that can never be bought'www.abc.net.au Liz Allen knows the shame of poverty. But it has taught her 'money is about luck, nothing else'
For Pay Day, demographer and social researcher Dr Liz Allen shares the shame that comes with living in poverty, the secrets of survival, and how this experience "grants perspective that can never be bought".
This bit resonated.
>It makes me so terribly sad that in a society such as ours the wealthy keep creating new means to harm the less lucky.
That aside, Alan Kholer has also opined in the past that our economics policy is based on disdain.
>I know many will read my financial experiences and see failure. I haven't failed; I succeeded when the odds were totally stacked against me. I made good what life threw at me. I survived … with my values intact.
I can only agree.
- www.sbs.com.au Josh Frydenberg breaks silence on political comeback rumours amid Liberal Party criticism
Josh Frydenberg has put an end to rumours of his political comeback, amid criticism that his return would mean a female Liberal candidate would potentially be turfed out of the contest for the seat of Kooyong.
> > > Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he is not rushing back into politics and supports the candidate his party has chosen to contest his former Melbourne seat, after controversy swirled around the Liberal Party and its treatment of female candidates. > > > > Last week, the ABC reported that Frydenberg was mulling a return to politics after draft redistribution changes shifted the margins of his old electorate, making Kooyong more winnable for the Liberals. > > > > But the Liberal Party had already picked a candidate to contest the seat: 31-year-old Amelia Hamer was pre-selected for the Melbourne seat in late March. > >
- www.abc.net.au Taxpayers forking out $600,000 for Bill Shorten's speechwriter over two years
A speechwriter will be paid about $600,000 over two years to assist government minister Bill Shorten, despite Services Australia saying it has existing capacity to provide help.
Um... $300,000 a year. Do sparkles explode from the page as you read her writing?
- Are young people stupid? | Scam of the Week (Michael West Media)
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- Labor backs ICC’s role in international law as other MPs condemn Israeli ‘war’ on court | Australian foreign policy | The Guardianwww.theguardian.com Labor backs ICC’s role in international law as other MPs condemn Israeli ‘war’ on court
Australia ‘must continue to protect and defend the ICC’s independence and rebuff any attempts to politicise its actions’, David Pocock says
Pocock and The Greens come out in supoort of the ICC against after the Israeli shenanigans in trying to undermine it for the last decade.
- www.abc.net.au Payman resigns from foreign affairs committees after genocide comments
A Labor senator who accused Israel of carrying out genocide on the Palestinian people has resigned from her position on two parliamentary foreign affairs committees.