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'From the river to the sea': Labor senator breaks ranks to accuse Israel of genocide ( www.sbs.com.au )

She directly addressed Albanese: "I ask our prime minister and our fellow parliamentarians, how many international rights laws must Israel break for us to say enough? What is the magic number? How many mass graves need to be uncovered before we say enough? How many images of bloody limbs of murdered children must we see?"...

zero_gravitas ,

Much appreciated 👍 ( BTW, creating and/or linking a Wayback Machine archive is also a good option, e.g. https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/university-of-queensland-palestine-protest-fury-turns-to-boeing/news-story/8f65afb1ea64b3aa8e294578b4c43e10 )

It actually reads like pretty reasonable coverage until you get to "A wave of anti-Jewish hatred has washed over Australia...". God, imagine credulously reporting stats put out by the ECAJ, how embarrassing.

zero_gravitas OP ,

I fucking love Hatari in general.

They went on to collaborate with Palestinian musician Bashar Murad: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xy84LnL_ghA

Bashar Murad actually competed to represent Iceland this year, but came runner-up.

zero_gravitas ,

It's only a petition, no need to worry until the government puts forward a bill.

How many of you 9-5s have been given work from home forever ?

My mate works for an Indian company and got WFH forever. I was in shock because I never thought any company can give a work from home option forever ? Does any Australian company gives you such an option ? If so, please name those companies and job titles so that I can start applying for jobs there.

zero_gravitas ,

You can just search for 'fully remote' on the job ad sites:
https://www.seek.com.au/fully-remote-jobs

zero_gravitas ,

Well you can ask them if it's fully remote forever, and then don't sign a contract unless it also states that.

zero_gravitas ,

They weren't seized under noise complaints per se, they were seized because it's illegal to keep roosters in residential areas (because they're so fucking noisy): https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-and-safety/pets-and-livestock/animal-registration-and-permits/livestock-and-horses#residential-area

zero_gravitas ,

https://archive.is/https://www.smh.com.au/education/inside-the-plan-that-could-rein-in-vice-chancellor-salaries-and-overhaul-uni-boards-20231107-p5ei4t.html

Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office ( news.un.org )

Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.

zero_gravitas ,

https://ko-fi.com/lodion

zero_gravitas ,

I’ve been voting in this country for 30 years, and for the last 20, it doesn’t seem to make a difference beyond undoing the last governments work…

By all means vote, but you shouldn't expect significant change to come from voting.

MPs and their parties are beholden to their own interests that are roughly aligned with the status quo.

Significant change only comes about when grass-roots social movements can exert real pressure upon those in power.

So if you want to make a difference politically, get involved in organisations that are building a social movement. Joining and getting involved in your union is one way to start.

zero_gravitas ,

Yep!

zero_gravitas ,

Working on it!

I participate in grass-roots activism both within my union and activist movements in the general community. So by no means are unions the only option for participation in social movements.

That said, I would in general recommend people join their union, though I don't know much about the CPSU in particular. Unions will have your back with legal support if you need it, and they help to buoy up wages and conditions for everyone. (One notable exception is the SDA, if you want an example of a shitty union, take a look at them. Anyone in the SDA should join the RAFFWU instead.)

In any case, as a member you can work to change the union itself. Most unions will have various collections of rank-and-file members working as pressure groups within the union, as well as participating in broader activist movements. E.g. https://www.instagram.com/cpsu4palestine/

zero_gravitas ,

Oh, I know of it (it's Community and Public Sector Union, btw), I just meant I don't know anything about their efficacy, politics, experiences of members, etc.

zero_gravitas OP ,

I cross-posted it 4 times, within minutes of each other, each on a different instance. Is there something wrong with that?

zero_gravitas OP ,

Ah, okay, on mine it de-duplicates crossposts in the feed. Thanks for the info!

zero_gravitas OP ,

You wouldn't, which is exactly why the industry is pushing for a scheme like this.

zero_gravitas OP ,

The government also gets their cut from taxes, and poltical parties from donations, so they are likewise incentivised

zero_gravitas ,

... but you can guarantee other Instatockers who want their five minutes of fame will be out there collecting whatever they can get their selfish mitts on ...

Yeah, but hopefully this has at least made people aware of the law now, enough that this kind of thing will get people reported quickly.

I worry, though, that people might keep an animal secretly until it's non-rehabitable, at which point they figure they can get away with doing the same thing these people have done.

I don't know if it's possible under the law, but swift seizure of the proceeds of crime would go a long way. Probably most people aren't going to want to go to the hassle of getting licensed, so at least they will be black-and-white in the wrong and it's doesn't have to be investigated in detail whether they're making profit.

I imagine (I'm not a lawyer) that it might be hard to delineate what exactly is commercial gain from the animal, and what is commercial gain from 'expertise' or 'life experience' of the keeper.

I'll be interested to see where the book deal goes from here. I expect proceeds will be given to wildlife causes (upkeep of the bird is fair enough), and I'm hoping there will be a HEFTY chapter towards the end about how you should not do what they did.

zero_gravitas ,

There's specific exemptions in these laws for clubs. I'm not a lawyer, but from what I've read, I think if they were to do the paperwork to set up the room as a women-only club somehow, they'd be in the clear.

Details of defence deal with Israel kept under wraps to protect Australia's 'reputation' ( www.abc.net.au )

In short: Australia's Defence department has refused to publicly release a copy of the deal struck with Israel on defence industry cooperation because it "could harm Australia's international standing and reputation"....

zero_gravitas ,

Off-topic, but because a few people have been shocked when I've mentioned it lately, just a note that Schwartz Media outlets - including the Saturday Paper - have long been under boycott for their erasure of Palestinian people (the owners are strongly pro-Israel):

The Schwartz Media group has faced accusations of supporting Zionism and Israel, and of avoiding critical discussion of both, as ABC journalist John Lyons has written. Indeed, as Randa Abdel-Fattah has observed, Schwartz Media “has what seems almost a policy position of avoiding coverage of Israel (and not publishing Palestinians, let alone Palestinians critical of Israel)”.

The company is currently under boycott from Palestinian and other writers in solidarity, including many First Nations writers, because of this continued work of erasure. Projects like The Sunday Paper — in contrast to the Schwartz-owned The Saturday Paper — have arisen to highlight this and to build alternative spaces for political discussions around indigeneity and solidarity.

from: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/04/24/statements-from-the-soul-zionism-indigenous-sovereignty/

zero_gravitas ,

The people of England regards itself as free; but it is grossly mistaken; it is free only during the election of members of parliament. As soon as they are elected, slavery overtakes it, and it is nothing.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract (1762)

zero_gravitas ,

I was about to say the same - never had an issue with VentraIP 👍

zero_gravitas OP ,

Stuff was still coming through slowly when I made this post, but it seems to me like it's gotten worse since then. No announcements that I could see over on !lemmyworld [EDIT: direct link seeing as if there was an announcement it wouldn't have federated across to us 😆 - https://lemmy.world/c/lemmyworld?dataType=Post&sort=New], but maybe it's only an outbound problem?

zero_gravitas ,

That model is for a Watcher in the Dark: https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Watchers_in_the_Dark

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