Angus

he/him

[Abigail Boyd @AbigailBoydMLC]

Today, we handed down the report into the NSW consultants inquiry I have been chairing for the last year.

tl;dr
The government’s use of consultants has benefited nobody but the consultants

[Wage Peace-Disrupt Wars | ARMS EMBARGO NOW @wagepeaceau]

Fuck state repression.
#ProtectProtest #ResistRepression #FreePalestine #WeKeepUsSafe #ACAB #FromtheRiverToTheSea

[Norman Finkelstein @normfinkelstein]

So what?  UNRWA employs 13,000 Gazans.  The miracle would be if none was in Hamas.  This “story”—even were it true—was obviously contrived to distract from the ICJ decision and punish UNWRA (2)

[10 News Melbourne @10NewsMelb]

A statue of Captain Cook has been completely cut down by vandals overnight, on the eve of the January 26 public holiday.

Victoria Police assert that the statue, on the St Kilda Beach foreshore, was cut down at the ankles prior to 3:30am this morning. The phrase "the colony will fall" was also spray painted on the statue's base.

It is understood that several people were spotted loitering in the area at around the time of the incident.

City of Port Phillip officials have removed the statue this morning.

Anyone with any information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online.

[MEAA @withMEAA]

#MEAAmedia members at the ABC today called on managing director David Anderson to urgently meet with staff and address growing concerns about outside interference, culturally unsafe management practices and to stand up for journalism without fear or favour. #PressFreedom #NoFearNoFavour

[Nimer Sultany @NimerSultany]

The legal case before the ICJ is turning into an epic legal battle of Global South vs. Global North, as evident from German and Canadian interventions, and previous US statements, during the 2nd day of the ICJ hearing: 1/17

[Mouin Rabbani @MouinRabbani]

THREAD: The Israeli correspondent Barak Ravid had an interesting article in Axios on 29 December. The article in question, about a recent phone call between Biden and Netanyahu,

[White Rose Society (Australia) @WhiteRoseSocAU]

https://t.co/rC7GJWgGMP

[SydneyCityCrime @SydneyCityCrime]

No convictions for 6 climate protestors today. Moderate fines for 7 others. Last year all of them were facing 2 years gaol. It’s taken 9 hard months but the anti protest laws turned to dust today. @BlockadeAus

[Sophie McNeill @Sophiemcneill]

Fingers crossed for @VioletCoCo5 today. Very much hoping the excessive sentence of 15 months jail that she was handed for her peaceful climate protest is overturned #FreeVioletCoco #ProtectProtest

[Amy Remeikis @AmyRemeikis]

Would have thought ending inter generational poverty and ensuring people have a decent quality of life was also an investment we couldn’t afford not to make and yet somehow, here we are

[Padraic Gibson @paddygibson]

17 year old Wiradjuri warrior ⁦Ethan Lyons leading an extraordinary climate strike on Gadigal land today in the pouring rain

#WeWontSettle for the Albanese governments putrid greenwashing

No more coal and gas - First Nations rights - just transition now !

[TWU Australia @TWUAus]

We’re here at @cityofsydney with waste workers on strike after @CleanawayAU and @CloverMoore both refused to meet with workers to reach a fair agreement - @TWUNSW Secretary Richard Olsen

[Sally McManus @sallymcmanus]

When are we going to talk about price gouging to deliver record profits adding to inflation? Energy companies and supermarkets are putting up prices more than they need to.
#insiders

[White Rose Society (Australia) @WhiteRoseSocAU]

In light of Dominic Perrottet's announcement today we have questions about a number of people the Premier has employed and associated with throughout his career. https://t.co/2FKmAet75N

[Angus @GusHoy]

@JonPiccini @UnrollHelper

[Blockade Australia @BlockadeAus]

Through organised collective action and strategic resistance we can build a pathway to survival and free ourselves from this unaccountable authoritarian system.
#ResistClimateDestruction

[Stephen Mayne @MayneReport]

Nine AGM underway. Peter Costello just sternly told journalists in the room they are not allowed to ask questions.

[Angus @GusHoy]

@Atypicalissue @GreensNSW https://t.co/KihlscS50M

[David Shoebridge @DavidShoebridge]

This is a dangerous escalation. It makes Australia an even bigger part of the global nuclear weapons threat to humanity’s very existence - and by rising military tensions it further destabilises our region
https://t.co/OTSSfV25fJ

[David Taylor @DaveTaylorNews]

Sobering from the RBA today:

'there has been a pick-up in recent home buyers contacting community service providers'

'Affected households were said to have reduced their consumption of fuel.. food, and in some cases sought financing to cover their expenses.'

Debt for basics