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The elephant in the baggage …

‘In a historic joint action, the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), the Jewish Council of Australia, and the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC), have lodged a formal legal complaint to have Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrested or barred from entering Australia. The groups, represented by renowned barrister Robert Richter KC, allege that Herzog has incited genocide and aided and abetted war crimes, rendering him unfit to enter the country under Australian law.’

The Jewish Council’s statement is here.

Where ARE we …?

Recoil …

Adelaide’s Writers’ Week has been cancelled after political and lobby group pressure. More than 180 authors have pulled out. Director Louise Adler has resigned accusing government and lobby groups of censorship. The event is a great loss.

… who would have thought …?

The chaos justifies the means …

What’s going on …?

The word ‘woke’ has been demeaned, disparaged and weaponized. Its original meaning needs reclaiming.

De-droning…

Zero …

The barely relevant Liberal National Party LNP (or should it be NLP?) has decided to abandon the bipartisan Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions policy: the market will drive energy policy, bring down emissions – and prices …really??

Still gettin’ the posse together …

Cartoons for the latest issue of Australian Socialist. Issues covered include: the US playing chicken with China; Israel doesn’t go rogue – it goes by the Pentagon’s green light; Land Back, close Pine Gap – the US base in central Australia; the root causes of the war in Ukraine.

Believe it or not …