Indigenous Voice to Parliament - ANU,
Marcia Langton says “we know from evidence that what improves people’s lives is when they get a say. and that’s what this is about”
#auspol#voice#yes23#voteyes https://t.co/r4ZGpPf92N
This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be defended, whether the speaker is Charlie Kirk or Jimmy Kimmel, MAGA supporters or MAGA opponents.
Let’s get a few things straight.
It’s not us.
It’s you.
Australia, and Australians, are really easy to get along with.
But we don’t take gaslighting well, at all.
Including attacks on Australia for fulfilling the most rudimentary duty to hold any country accountable to international law.
You, the perpetrator, are wholly responsible for the impacts of your crimes.
As a wanted war criminal leading a state alleged of genocide, the deliberate starvation of innocent children, found guilty of racial segregation and apartheid over many decades and of systematic attacks on the international legal system that we rely on.
Our obligations to the international court extend to not promoting or supporting genocide or the discriminatory practices of apartheid, in any way. This includes the refusal of entry to any official, individual or group guilty of incitement, or supportive of ethnic cleansing or apartheid. So says the International Court of Justice.
Whilst we are legally required to do more, Australians are, in fact, rightly taking pride in finally taking a stand against genocide, and apartheid.
The surest way to secure a visa to Australia, and our famously loyal and valued friendship as a country and people is not to perpetrate, support, fund or promote genocide, ethnic cleansing, deliberate starvation or apartheid.
Hope that helps.
Leading Australia to an Ashes whitewash and her strong media presence has Alyssa Healy firmly entrenched at the top end of the most influential women in the country's sport.
FULL LIST ➡️ https://t.co/WSPlduTFVx
A Matilda and an Australian cricketer, where have we heard that before? 🤔
Dominating performance from 15-year-old Caoimhe Bray, who has now represented her country in both cricket and soccer 🤯
Cricket Australia is proud to announce the launch of Project Inspire, a key initiative which aims to increase the presence and impact of women in leadership roles, led by Australian cricket legend, @belindaclark134.
For more information, visit https://t.co/zAOGC4g8j9
BREAKING:
Israel killed 9-year-old Mayar and 6-year-old Bilal today, along with their mother and grandmother, when it bombed a UN school where they were seeking refuge.
They were just children seeking shelter from Israeli bombs.
It’s so good to see the hostages returned. A ceasefire would have gotten many more hostages back and no civilians and children killed. This siege is cruel and senseless. Grinding innocent human beings and their culture into blood soaked rubble and dust, to be buried and forgotten. 4 for 274 including kids. It’s a sinful equation that keeps repeating. #Artists4Ceasefire
It should have not taken 15,000 children killed, many more mutilated & 20,000 orphaned, to list Israel among the states who commit heinous violations of intl law against children.
Btw 2008-2022, 1,434+ Palestinian children were killed and 32,175+ were injured, mostly by Israeli forces using "excessive force”. In the same period, 25 Israeli children were killed, mostly by Palestinian individuals, and 524 injured.
It did not start on Oct 7.