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It is unconscionable that whistleblowers are still prosecuted in Australia for speaking up against wrongdoing. Together with David Pocock, Helen Haines MP & Senator Lambie, I am working to introduce a Bill that will establish a Whistleblower Protection Authority. #auspol

Being lectured by the former head of the CIA about interference in US elections is an irony all of its own.#Aus pol

Role reversal: former Australian deputy secretary of defence Prof Hugh White, whom I interviewed many times for ABC programs, grilling me at The Headland Writers Festival. Prof White is a significant voice of reason in the AUKUS fiasco. mup.com.au/books/nuked-pa…

On a panel with ⁦Sam Roggeveen⁩ and Allan Behm at the Canberra Writers Festival discussing AUKUS in the old Senate. No action in the current Senate unfortunately as both major parties embrace the fiasco. mup.com.au/books/nuked-pa…

Our chosen sub builders. The Boeing of the UK. Nuclear submarine shipyard fire at Barrow-in-Furness leaves two in hospital theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Which journalist will ask Anthony Albanese and Richard Marles about Washington’s plans for war with China? nytimes.com/2024/10/29/us/…

Bon voyage Emma. Thanks for hosting the panel discussion about AUKUS at the Canberra Writers Festival. I reckon you’re right about the US.

Following what just happened in the US, a particularly pertinent disucssion for all Australians. As 💧Mary Kostakidis said "should be a cracker".

Now that Trump has packed out his national security team with America First MAGA people with dodgy credentials, Australia will need to think very carefully about the future of #5Eyes intel cooperation. More of our info might need to be #AUSTEO. #auspol edition.cnn.com/2024/11/13/pol…

Off to Bluesky. I’ll be monitoring X but no more posts. Hopefully see you all on the other side!

Thanks Pete. And thanks for your support.

Nuclear weapons in Sydney and Melbourne. Long before the present entanglements of #AUKUS, the US sent its first nuclear cruise missiles and a nuclear submarine to Australia -- it was a signal of an early 'pivot to Asia', which still has Australia in its thrall.

Important story and history, largely ignored in the Australian consciousness, detailed by Andrew Fowler in his award-winning Melbourne University Publishing book, Nuked, and edited by Peter Cronau. We're in another nuclear arms race and too few sane voices oppose it:

NUKED: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty With Andrew Fowler, Joe Lauria, Elizabeth Lea Vos and Cathy Vogan. In September 2021 the U.S., U.K. and Australia announced a joint project to build 8 nuclear submarines for Australia at a cost of AU$368 billion. To

You have my support, Mary. Bullies need to be defeated.

Boycott this platform that runs racist crap controlled by the owner. It’s the best way to punish him. Ignore him.

BREAKING: UK judge orders Crown Prosecution Service to fess up regarding the destruction of key official documents in the Julian Assange case. The CPS has 6 weeks to comply or face contempt proceedings | Il Fatto Quotidiano Stefania Maurizi

Satire

‘Forgive me, mother. This is the path I chose—to help people.’ These were the last words of Rifaat Radwan, who filmed his own murder in Rafah. He was part of a Red Crescent convoy aiding wounded civilians. The convoy—clearly marked, unarmed, with flashing lights—was attacked on

A story that has barely received any media coverage. Just the latest attempt by the Israel lobby to try and silence critical voices: