The kitchen table strategists who so casually talk about the inevitability of war in Asia and elsewhere should think about what ⁦Peter FitzSimons⁩ says here. Inevitability, stupidity and immorality are of a piece. There is no nobility in carnage.

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Extremely insightful commentary by Emma Shortis - with worrying implications for the outcome of the US Presidential election.

Why should the police direct YorkshireRicky to remove a FB post? And if he’d posted “They forgot to take their invoice with them and might like to come to collect it” would the police have directed that post to be taken down?

Governments don’t get a social licence for policy. They get a mandate.

No, you wouldn’t want anyone to know that you had signed a defence deal with Israel would you? And the fact that you signed it? That’s even more damaging to your reputation than the subject matter of the agreement.

@JulianneShultz provides sensitive commentary on an issue that goes to the core of Australia’s identity. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

An important book. A must read.

And, to the same well known tune, we have what we used to call, before political correctness, the Siamese anthem:
O wha tan as Siam, o wha tan as Siam, an as Siam

A symptom of the trouble Australia faces is how fast our “commentariat” turned on Rudd after the Trump/Farrage spectacular. Craven acceptance is no substitute for honest advocacy of our interests. Read Emma Shortis excellent book Our Exceptional Friend to find out why.

We need a strong increase to repair the remaining damage to real minimum and Award wages after initial post-Covid inflation, and also to restore the long-run trend of gradual increases in real wages for low-wage workers. /3

Just add it to my Commonwealth Games frolic account!

'Australia's response to climate change is one of the weakest in the world.

'Our leaders say they care, but they ignore the scientific evidence, and do things that will ensure our communities will go under the water.'

- Dr Aunty McRose Elu
#ClimateIntegrity #auspol

'We still own the rights to the water, the land and the air. And it's not for sale.'

Powerful from Polly Cutmore (Maria 'Polly' Cutmore). Thank you for speaking to the #ClimateIntegrity Summit.

'Our people voted down the Santos offer. I knew no one could take that from us. But Santos and the Tribunal tried.'

'Santos took us to the Tribunal and despite our best efforts, the decision went against us, taking away our native title rights without any compensation at all.'

'[Santos] wanted us to sign away our native title rights for a pittance,'

'Santos even claimed there was no biodiversity in the Pilliga & there was no impact on groundwater.'

Polly Cutmore (Maria 'Polly' Cutmore), a Gamilaraay/Wirri/Anaiwan Elder.

She refused to sign. #ClimateIntegrity

A balanced commentary by James Curran on the contradictions that underpin “balance of power” theory and “strategic equilibrium”.

This fact has serious political implications for any government, especially one that trumpets its social policy sensitivities - just ask all those young professionals who are paying off their HECS and facing a lifetime as a renter.

Executive director of Australia Institute, Richard Denniss, says the federal govt collects more money from the Higher Education Contribution Scheme than it does from the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax.

#RMITABCFactCheck finds that claim checks out ab.co/3IokYnQ #AusPol #FactCheck

Remember, this is a comparison between GROWTH rates. Wages still lag far behind prices in real terms. Crack open the champers when wages catch up. On present trends, it will be a while before you do.

Fantastic achievement Kath Kenny and Upswell Publishing - books win, OK.