Storms, fires and floods: Blue Mountains Jenolan Caves to close after series of unforgiving weatherwww.theguardian.com World’s oldest known open caves now impossible to access, as only remaining road shutdowns for repairs for 18 months
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Matthew Flinders, the flute-playing, cat-loving explorer who circumnavigated Australia, is going home – but what of his envoy Bungaree?www.theguardian.com As the British navigator is reburied with pomp and ceremony in his village church, Aboriginal Australians call for respect for the ‘incredibly brave’ man who made the voyage possible
Jon Stewart Tackles the RNC and Trump Assassination Attempt | The Daily Showwww.youtube.com Jon Stewart unpacks the opening night of the RNC, where Republicans called for unity while attacking the Democrats’ agenda, and J.D. Vance made his big revea...
Jon Stewart Tackles the RNC and Trump Assassination Attempt | The Daily Showwww.youtube.com Jon Stewart unpacks the opening night of the RNC, where Republicans called for unity while attacking the Democrats’ agenda, and J.D. Vance made his big revea...
Camping ban calls at ‘tranquil’ site after destructive acts: ‘Makes me sick’au.news.yahoo.com Locals believe duck shooters from the city are responsible for cutting down ancient scar trees for firewood and leaving behind excrement in bags. Find out more.
Children missing from Home Office hotels likely to have been trafficked, report findswww.theguardian.com Exclusive: Findings spark new calls for public inquiry into ‘scandal’ of missing migrant children in UK
Screaming, freezing, struggling to breathe: confronting Queensland watch house footage exposes anguish of children locked in isolation cellswww.byteseu.com Screaming, freezing, struggling to breathe: confronting Queensland watch house footage exposes anguish of children locked in isolation cellsPosted by VeetVoojagig
Aged care homes accused of ‘short-changing’ Australians as nearly two-thirds fail to meet care-minute targetswww.theguardian.com Study finds providers making profits off government funding despite falling short on mandatory care targets
Veteran journalist Macharia Gaitho abductedwww.the-star.co.ke He was abducted at the Karen police station.
News update for Wed 17 July 2024truenorthnews.substack.com Your trusted guide to the top independent news and views of the day...
News update for Wed 17 July 2024truenorthnews.substack.com Your trusted guide to the top independent news and views of the day...
Michael Pascoe: NACC finds billion-dollar corruption too hardwww.thenewdaily.com.au If NACC deciding not to investigate Robodebt was “disappointing”, walking away from the Coalition’s grant schemes is another failure.
Michael Pascoe: NACC finds billion-dollar corruption too hardwww.thenewdaily.com.au If NACC deciding not to investigate Robodebt was “disappointing”, walking away from the Coalition’s grant schemes is another failure.
TheInternationale at the mass sing, Sheffield Street Choirs Festival 8th June 2024www.youtube.com BILLY BRAGG’S INTERNATIONALE Rise up, all victims of oppression For the tyrants fear your might Don’t cling so hard to your possessions For you have nothing ...
TheInternationale at the mass sing, Sheffield Street Choirs Festival 8th June 2024www.youtube.com BILLY BRAGG’S INTERNATIONALE Rise up, all victims of oppression For the tyrants fear your might Don’t cling so hard to your possessions For you have nothing ...
Israeli hasbara wants to silence Mary Kostakidis - Pearls and Irritationsjohnmenadue.com Regarding recent social media posts by journalist, former SBS newsreader Mary Kostakidis, the CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has lodged a complaint with the Australia Human Rights Co...
Albo’s envoys will entrench religious and political divisions for generations - Pearls and Irritationsjohnmenadue.com Albanese’s advisers must have been smoking something when they decided Australia should have envoys against antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Albo’s envoys will entrench religious and political divisions for generations - Pearls and Irritationsjohnmenadue.com Albanese’s advisers must have been smoking something when they decided Australia should have envoys against antisemitism and Islamophobia.
I Can’t Believe Such a Hateful, Violent Act Could Happen in the Hateful, Violent Era I’ve Createdwww.mcsweeneys.net “It is incredible that such an act can take place in our country.” — Donald Trump, writing on Truth Social after an attempt on his life, 7/13/24
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In Private Speech, J.D. Vance Said the “Devil Is Real” and Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Tellerwww.propublica.org Vance gave the speech to the secretive Teneo Network. The GOP vice presidential nominee has been a member of the Leonard Leo-backed group, which seeks to cultivate conservative influence in business a...
Authoritarianism expert alarmed at RNC crowd reaction to bandaged Trump appearancewww.salon.com The crowd erupted in “Fight” chants, pumping their fists in unison
A Brief History of Trump and Violencewww.thenation.com The assassin’s bullet that grazed Donald Trump’s ear thankfully missed its mark. But that can’t be allowed to erase the long, ugly history of Trump’s dalliance with violence.