Just this morning the Victorian parliament speaker has told Greens MP they can not wear the keffiyeh in parliament as 'political paraphernalia' is 'not permitted in this house'.

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The Biden administration is moving forward with more than $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel — just **days** after the White House said it paused a shipment of bombs apple.news/AYXfLOKK_TXaBm…

The late night budget pod.....Lenore Taylor and Karen Middleton unpack Budget 2024 – podcast theguardian.com/australia-news…

This happened for hours, in the presence of Israeli forces who didn't intervene.
This flies in the face of the CIJ_ICJ, that issued provisional measures to force Israel to enable humanitarian assistance.

Again and again.  
The exodus continues. 

The Israeli authorities continue to issue forced displacement orders also known as “evacuation orders”. This is forcing people in #Rafah to flee anywhere and everywhere. 

Since the war began, most people in #Gaza have moved multiple…

A senior Gazan doctor died during Israeli detention. Officials refuse to explain how haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

It was not ok for the US to launch two nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

🚨 CPJ is still demanding accountability in the Israeli military killing of #ShireenAbuAkleh two years ago.

Today, we call on the FBI to expedite its investigation and to release a timeline for its conclusion. Watch:

We will never forget. The attack on Shireen’s funeral is forever etched in our collective memory.

Winnie Dunn’s mother passed away when she was only four.

Twenty-five years later, Winnie shares this hauntingly beautiful story about the courageous and caring community of Tongan women who stepped in to raise her.

A must-read for this Mother’s Day.

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Today marks two years since the legendary Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by an Israeli sniper while reporting in Jenin. There has been no justice or accountability. Our film “The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh” investigates her shooting. youtu.be/SXy9SUDqUHk?si…

These photos are from today. Families and children, returning to UNRWA schools in Khan Younis to seek 'safety' and 'shelter'.

The classrooms are torched. Walls are blown out. There is rubble everywhere.

This situation is unfolding under the world's watch. Enough is enough.

Australia condemns the arson attacks on UNRWA’s East Jerusalem offices on 9 May. Violence against humanitarian workers is unacceptable. UNRWA and its staff must be able to undertake their work in safety.

The IDF is calling on Rafah residents to flee to an expanded 'humanitarian zone' called Al-Mawasi. It's an area consisting mainly of sandy dunes with no sewage, no running water and no electricity.

Mawasi is about one kilometer (0.6 miles) wide and 14 (8.7 miles) kilometers…

The General Assembly just passed a Resolution to upgrade Palestine's privileges at the United Nations. 143 member states voted in favor.

A few quick facts about what this means. 👇🧵 (1/7)

US finds Israel’s use of weapons in Gaza ‘inconsistent’ with human rights law, but will not cut flow of arms theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

BREAKING: The U.S. State Department, in report to Congress says, it is 'reasonable to assess' that U.S.-supplied weapons have been used by Israeli security forces since Oct. 7 in instances INCONSISTENT with its international humanitarian law obligations

Australia has long advocated for a two-state solution to deliver lasting peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians.

At the UNGA, 143 countries including Australia voted for a resolution to grant the Palestinian mission a modest extension of participation rights.

“Everybody keeps talking about pausing weapons shipments. Weapons shipments are still going to Israel. And they're still getting the vast, vast majority of everything that they need to defend themselves,” said White House NSC spokesman John Kirby.

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Bisan Owda has just won one of broadcast journalism’s highest honors – the Peabody Award – for her work with AJ+.

Bisan is currently facing intense Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the occupied Gaza Strip. This is her message to the world: