David Carruthers

Inspiring a Thriving & Regenerative Future of Hospitality that's a Force for Good.

[David Carruthers @future_of_hospo]

@craigkellyAFEE haha the contract had to be given to a mate obviously

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

People are saying that the US/Israeli assault on Gaza is shredding international law. This is obviously true, but it also misses a key point: international law was always primarily intended for the imperial core.

This arrangement arose in the wake of WWII, largely because the imperial powers wanted to avoid a repeat of the egregious destruction they had inflicted on one another. But it did not stop them from inflicting (or continuing to inflict) precisely this kind of violence on the people of the periphery.

The ink had barely dried on the Geneva Convention when the imperial powers conducted or actively supported mass death campaigns in Indonesia, Korea, Guatemala, Vietnam, East Timor, El Salvador, etc; they assassinated or couped elected leaders in Chile, Ghana, Iran, Brazil, the DRC, etc.; they enabled apartheid South Africa and its violent counter-insurgency operations across the continent; and then Iraq, Libya, Yemen...

Truly spectacular violence was inflicted - with mass civilian casualties - in most cases against people who wanted nothing but to regain control of their own land, labour and resources, because these movements conflicted with the interests of imperial capital. All of it was done in violation of international law, and all of it with zero consequences for the perpetrators.

US, British and European war criminals walk among us. They do prime-time talk shows and retire peacefully to their ranches and villas. International law, such as it is, is generally utilized only against their enemies.

We cannot continue to live in such a world. The double standards are obscene and intolerable. It dehumanizes all of us. But the lesson we must take from Gaza is that moral progress and the realization of human rights will never come from the ruling classes of the imperial core. The vision of universal values will never be a gift from Western elites. It was articulated by working class movements and in the crucible of anti-colonial struggle, by people who insisted that rights are for all and not just for a few.

The world we yearn for, as our souls scream against the dehumanization of the Palestinians, will only ever be realised with the success of that struggle. That is the horizon. That is the objective.

[Robert F. Kennedy Jr @RobertKennedyJr]

The Bobby Kennedy video Meta doesn’t want you to see, narrated by Woody Harrelson.

[Wayne Swan @SwannyQLD]

“Only at Qantas can a company facing three unprecedented court challenges from workers, a safety regulator, the consumer watchdog, a class action from furious customers, pay the CEO a $10m bonus – topping up his pay packet to an expected $24m,”#auspol

https://t.co/81wJfNHJnm

[David Carruthers @future_of_hospo]

@theheraldsun If you don't give evidence you don't get caught. Albo and probably shorten behind the scenes making sure damage control in play

[David Carruthers @future_of_hospo]

Perfect opportunity for the #nacc to show it's teeth. #gameofmates on all sides of politics

[David Marler @Qldaah]

It's now been revealed that Peter Dutton departed the country on leave before the scandal broke involving a 2018 AFP briefing to him about Mozammil Bhojani. #auspol

[Tony Windsor @TonyHWindsor]

Mal, a bit of friendly advice…why don’t you just vote no and move https://t.co/R8q3BQL4BH are becoming a bugle for the negative as if you are searching from justification to vote against recognition.We all know where Murdoch stands on this issue,we don’t need instant replays.

[David Carruthers @future_of_hospo]

#integrity rules always in Australian political life.

[Tony Windsor @TonyHWindsor]

Breaking news…A day after former Water Minister Joyce announces his proposal to water the inland,known as Icebergs to the Inland Mr Joyce and Mr Taylor have formed a new company in the Caymans called Icebergs are Us. Mr Taylor denied a conspiracy saying the company sells roses.

[Mike Carlton @MikeCarlton01]

Tonight’s dinner. Family favourite, it never fails. Meatballs from the fabulous ⁦@Nigella_Lawson⁩. Simple and delicious. https://t.co/8UmYMPOvOl

[David Carruthers @future_of_hospo]

@TIAustralia maybe TIA should be looking closer to home for major corruption. Sometimes the biggest problems are sitting under our noses in full public view...

[The Shovel @TheShovel]

"It was Jenny's idea" https://t.co/tXgYq47qFV

[David Carruthers @future_of_hospo]

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: #5 - Choosing to Thrive, Not Merely Survive https://t.co/IQASwIGFKh via @LinkedIn

[David Carruthers @future_of_hospo]

And we need civil society organisations like @TIAustralia to step up their advocacy, by starting to have some.

[Andrew Wilkie MP @WilkieMP]

Like many Australians I’ve given the new Federal Government plenty of time to sort the Julian Assange matter out. Well times up for the new Federal Government hinting at caring and then doing nothing https://t.co/sk0APMG4LM. #FreeAssangeNOW #auspol #politas

[David Carruthers @future_of_hospo]

@SJLillywhite @TIAustralia @ajbrownAus So it becomes partisan? TIA should be demanding all governments no matter the team colours can be investigated. We don't want the catastrophic failure that the whistleblower act has been to befall a fed ICAC.

[David Carruthers @future_of_hospo]

If there was nothing for the government to hide they wouldn't do this. Sadly the judiciary is complying

[Andrew Wilkie MP @WilkieMP]

It's appalling that the legal witch hunt against whistle-blower lawyer Bernard Collaery is continuing behind closed doors. The Fed Govt must end its vendetta against #Collaery once and for all. #AusVotes22 #auspol #politas

[Spiro @Spiro_Ghost]

Two Weeks Ago An Australian Politician Made Some Serious Allegations Against The Gov...

Today... The Accused (High Level Politician) Resigned...

You Should Watch This... 👇

[Doug Cameron @DougCameron51]

So how does Morrison deal with Attorney General Porter and his hypocritical, unacceptable and inappropriate behaviour?
Surely Morrison, who asserts family values and the need for national security, must act.
Big test for Morrison.

[Lisa Wilkinson @Lisa_Wilkinson]

The question now must be asked, who in the government rang the @ABCTV to have tonight’s incredibly important episode of @4corners pulled? And at whose request?

#4corners @cporterwa @AlanTudgeMP @ScottMorrisonMP

[Sally Neighbour @neighbour_s]

The #4Corners team spoke to more than 200 people while researching this story over the course of five months, in an exhaustive and scrupulously forensic investigation...