Congress’ Thinktank Flags AUKUS Alternative: US Submarine Base in WA and no Australian Subs
When then PM Scott Morrison imposed the AUKUS pact and submarine deal upon the Australian constituency in September 2021, the fanfare and the hype of the announcement did leave the viewer with the impression that the nation would be acquiring...
“Our Actions Are Having a Political Impact”: Disrupt Wars’ Nathalie Farah on Rising Direct Action
Direct actions out the front of weapons manufacturers in Australian suburbia, which are prompted due to the production of essential parts for weapons being utilised in the Gaza genocide that’s seen Israel annihilate around 40,000 Palestinians, have been taking place...
Where the Bloody Hell is the Islamophobia Envoy? Labor’s Biased Social Cohesion Debacle
PM Anthony Albanese announced to the public on 9 July that he was appointing Jillian Segal as “Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia”, in line with the claims over rising antisemitism and Islamophobia in this country since last October,...
Should Schools Be Prohibited from Informing Parents of a Child’s Change in Gender Identity?
The youth transgender debate has flared up across the United States and beyond in recent weeks, with the state government of California passing legislation which prohibits schools from requiring teachers and other staff members to inform parents of the gender...
Congress Honours Chief of Gaza Genocide, as Atrocities Are Now Civilised in the West
“This is not a clash of civilisations. It’s a clash between barbarism and civilisation,” were the inexplicable words emerging from the mouth of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, as he addressed US congress on 24 July. “It’s a clash between those...
Kanak Women Warn the Globe of Potential Genocide in So-Called New Caledonia
Rioting broke out mid-May 2024 in so-called New Caledonia, when the Kanak people rose up against their French oppressors in the Pacific colony, revolting against a new policy that French president Emmanuel Macron was about to roll out in the...
Dual Criminality Is Essential for Extradition, But It Didn’t Exist When Duggan Was Arrested
Greens Senator David Shoebridge tabled a petition in federal parliament on 2 July, calling on the federal attorney general Mark Dreyfus to refuse to extradite Australian citizen and former US marine pilot Daniel Duggan in regard to having trained Chinese...
AUKUS May Not Guarantee Any Subs, But It Does Ensure US Jurisdictional Drift
ARPANSA, the government agency that protects Australians from radiation, last week signed off on a deal to store nuclear waste on Garden Island, off the south coast of Perth, closer to Rockingham. But locals shouldn’t concern themselves about it, as,...
Israel is an Illegal Occupier Operating Apartheid in the Palestinian Territories, Advises the ICJ
The International Court of Justice published its findings last Friday in response to the UN General Assembly’s resolution A/77/400 adopted on 30 December 2022, which sought answers regarding the legal consequences arising from Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territory, including East...
Genocide Complicity Claim Against Australian PM Added to the ICC’s Palestine Investigation
In early March, Sydney law firm Birchgrove Legal presented a communiqué to International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan consisting of 92 pages of documented evidence, claiming that the Australian PM and a number of other high level local politicians are...