Victorian Fabians

We are the Victorian branch of Australia's oldest progressive political think tank. Against social, political & economic inequality before it was cool.

[Victorian Fabians @VicFabians]

Next week!
What's stopping Australia getting to Net Zero?
Everyone is welcome. Bookings essential.
@tony_r_wood @GrattanInst
https://t.co/9Gl1jgsDie

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Bookings close on Sunday 10th November.
@BarnsGreg @AusFabians
https://t.co/cZgBCXdB6n

[Crikey @crikey_news]

Senator Fatima Payman has quit Labor to become an independent.

As @rachelrwithers asks, "With independents on the rise, can Labor really cling to an archaic rule that has cost it a young, smart, passionate Muslim senator?" https://t.co/erF1zZx2pt

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Join us for this important discussion on Australia's position in relation to #Gaza. Speakers: @S_Akbarzadeh
and @Sarah__Schwartz @jewishcouncilAU
Registration: https://t.co/WTKCHZeQfL

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Presidential sentencing. @theage

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Historian & @FinancialReview international editor @j_b_curran speaks in depth with @AmyMullins_ about his @AustBookReview essay on the viability of the AUKUS agreement and nuclear submarines deal. Is there a Plan B? https://t.co/oSgM2Njkzl Check out James’ column in today’s AFR.

[+972 Magazine @972mag]

A settler shot my husband. Then Israel bulldozed my childhood home.

By Shoug Al Adara from Masafer Yatta.

https://t.co/gBsmYCsbox

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“If we shall not end the occupation, we shall not have security,” warns Ami Ayalon, former head of Shin Bet, “and if we shall not end this occupation, we shall not have democracy.”

In an extraordinarily candid interview, Israel’s former internal security chief condemns what he calls Prime Minister Netanyahu’s “toxic leadership,” and argues that as the war continues, “we are losing our identity as people, as Jews, and as human beings.”

Watch our full conversation here.

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For tickets: https://t.co/wyLQvkkKij

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Will Victoria's new housing plan increase housing supply? Will it help those most in need of affordable homes? RSVPT@ https://t.co/DisUeShRQ0

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Robodebt is only one example of the widespread automation of decision-making in government today - which can have devastating effects on vulnerable people who are least able to challenge them. Thursday - 7 September, 2023 - 07:30pm via Zoom. RSVP @ https://t.co/f8nA3od3Cl

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This is today!

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The cost of living is rapidly rising.
What’s driving it? What are the consequences? And how should we respond?
Hear from renegade economists Professor Steve Keen and Frank Stilwell and join the debate. @frank_usyd @ProfSteveKeen
Registration essential: https://t.co/bdu86smjJi

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Australia: caught in a U.S.-China conflict? A Conversation with Hugh White AO and James Curran.
If you missed the event, check out the video recording.
@j_b_curran @AusFabians
https://t.co/ATBBd2K8aE

[Victorian Fabians @VicFabians]

The cost of living is rapidly rising.
What’s driving it? What are the consequences? And how should we respond?
Hear from renegade economists Professor Steve Keen and Frank Stilwell and join the debate. @frank_usyd @ProfSteveKeen
Registration essential: https://t.co/bdu86smjJi

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Delayed surgeries, lengthy specialist waiting lists, straining general practice, barriers to dental and allied healthcare are our new normal.
Amazing panelists discussing Australia’s health system crisis. @GrattanInst
Registration: https://t.co/2ulpQus3wU

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Delayed surgeries, lengthy specialist waiting lists, straining general practice, barriers to dental and allied healthcare are our new normal.
Amazing panelists discussing Australia’s health system crisis and what can be done to address it.
Registration: https://t.co/EVk5X06YPj

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This week! Register now.👇👇👇

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As tensions rise between the US and China rise, what are the implications for our future security and prosperity? What are the risks of a war over Taiwan? What is the place of AUKUS in all of this? @j_b_curran @AusFabians
Register at: https://t.co/vWJ7yzZXLs

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As tensions rise between the US and China rise, what are the implications for our future security and prosperity? What are the risks of a war over Taiwan? What is the place of AUKUS in all of this? @j_b_curran @AusFabians
Register at: https://t.co/vWJ7yzZXLs