alison potter

Journalist and communications professional, solar and sustainability SME.

[alison potter @alisonpotter]

@__venlyx They both have perfect teeth

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@TonyHWindsor Very pleased to hear this. Well done to you both.

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@Top_Disaster Omg

[Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute]

“Please don’t feel for a minute that we don't have power. Please don't think for a minute we can’t drive change. That is exactly what they want people to think.” – Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute

Read more on The Point: https://t.co/3iuxY79DRm

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@westaustralian What a ludicrously long - and twisted - bow you are trying to draw with this one @westaustralian

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@latikambourke Did we have a Royal Commission after the Cronulla Riots? Or did anyone call for it? And which ‘class’ didn’t?

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@latikambourke The only ‘class’ who haven’t demanded a RC are the people of Australia.

[Johann Spischak @SDGMasterglass]

savvaskarma: "Let me be very clear: There's a live-streamed genocide going on in front of our eyes. No one has the privilege to say we do not know".

Greta Thunberg addressed the media upon her arrival in Greece following the imprisonment and deportation of Gaza flotilla activists from Israel.

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@michellegrattan @ConversationEDU I think we need to stop calling them “the Opposition” because they don’t really present as an opposing force anymore.

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@DavidPocock I am so impressed with how much your team covers, and your commitment to integrity in government.

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@pgarrett Magnificent voice for People and the Planet. You deserve this. Congratulations!

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@BernardKeane Why would they blow up an industry they are leading?

[Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilAU]

We're launching a campaign to end the genocide in Gaza. Sign our petition to call on the Australian government to sanction Israel NOW.

Tomorrow we'll be in the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun so please:

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[alison potter @alisonpotter]

@BernardKeane Saturday’s flood of people amassing to show support to families of Palestine, along with hundreds of other large public protests across the world, shows how marginalised Israel is. Netanyahu and supporters have, sadly, destroyed their own reputation. ‘Antisemitism’ outed.

[Joyce Marshall @JoyceMarshall3]

@Wendy_Bacon @SenatorWong Joined ALP in 1966 (Vietnam protester) contributed for nearly 40 years. Resigned on matter of principle but always a supporter. Rejoined prior to last election. Big mistake about to do a runner again. No more words just an image, one of many. No further explanation needed.

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@Wendy_Bacon @SenatorWong The Greens consistently act and deliver on the issues of importance. My vote for them is never wasted. Every time they stick their necks out, or ask for better, I am grateful to have their representation in Parliament.

[Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilAU]

MEDIA RELEASE: Jewish Council warns against the Victorian government weaponising act of antisemitism to stifle legitimate protest

The Jewish Council of Australia warns against increasingly reckless responses by government and media to recent events in Melbourne, including calls to expand police powers.

The arson attack on East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation was a vile and heartbreaking act of antisemitism. The Council stands firmly with the congregation, many of whom are friends and family of its members.

It is irresponsible and inflammatory to link this antisemitic act with separate protest actions targeting businesses with ties to the Israeli military.

We understand that the protest at Miznon restaurant was targeted at the connection between the restaurant and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) — a U.S.-Israeli initiative which has been directly linked to the intentional slaughter of Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza and blocking UN-backed aid. At least 600 Palestinians have been shot by Israeli soldiers while seeking aid at GHF sites since late May according to the UN. Aid groups describe it as a “slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid.”

Individual restaurant patrons should not be subject to intimidation or harassment, but it is irresponsible to label this protest as antisemitic based solely on the Jewish identity of the restaurant’s owner. Similarly, it is irresponsible to label the targeting of Lovitt Technologies Australia as antisemitic. Lovitt manufactures components used in the production of F-35 fighter jets, which have been deployed to bomb Gaza. Suggesting that these actions are antisemitic conflates Jewish identity with the state of Israel, and risks fomenting more antisemitism.

Ohad Kozminsky, Executive Member, Jewish Council of Australia:

“We are heartbroken by the attack on East Melbourne Synagogue and stand in solidarity with its community.

It is irresponsible to label protesting a weapons company or the spokesperson of a discredited fake aid scheme as antisemitic and to lump them in with a violent act of antisemitism at a Synagogue. Such language inaccurately conflates Jewishness with support for Israel, and undermines the fight against real antisemitism.

This narrative is inaccurate and dangerously misleading. It is fuelling moral panic and justifying repressive and unnecessary police powers that will do nothing to combat the real problem of antisemitism, anti-Palestinian racism and other forms of racism.There is no Jewish safety in a society where criticism of militarism is banned, protest is criminalised, and war crimes are excused.”

[Peter Garrett @pgarrett]

This loud dog whistle a timely reminder @PeterDutton_MP is eminent unsuitable to be PM - shameful. 'Welcome to Country at sports games ‘divides the country’, says Dutton https://t.co/luQn5nfwyV

[💧Michael West @MichaelWestBiz]

Greens defence spokesman @DavidShoebridge has the best take on what to do about Trump

#AUKUS #auspol
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