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Time to hold unprincipled politicians accountable

Time to hold unprincipled politicians accountable
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In our last five-minute scroll for the year, Peter Slezak speaks up at a Gaza rally, while Canadian politician Pierre Poilievre speaks up for...

20.12.2024 5

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Witness an interview from 54 years ago regarding Israel and Palestine that are still relevant today, and an interview with our Treasurer that’s...

19.12.2024 4

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An independent expert talks about witnessing the extreme violence against Palestinians, a Texan congressman calls out Blinken for US complicity...

17.12.2024 8

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We start the week with Prime Minister Albanese setting the record on Peter Dutton and nuclear power (and more) from Launceston. At the UN, the...

16.12.2024 5

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The world voted to support the mandate of the UNRWA in Palestine, while Israel continues to ignore international law in Syria. Syrian born British...

13.12.2024 6

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The UN Security council has voted for an unconditional, immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, 158 countries voted yes. Yoav Gallant visits the...

12.12.2024 3

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What were you expecting asks Bisan Owda of the situation in Syria, where Israel has now launched air raids overnight. Jonathon Cooke calls out the...

10.12.2024 8

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Trump announces the head of NASA and the USA’s future among the stars. Barbara Pocock speaks out on nuclear waste in our own backyard. An Israeli...

06.12.2024 20

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Bob Carr reminds the Israel lobby that Australia has voted in the UN alongside our partners. In Gaza, realities of bombings in displacement camps,...

05.12.2024 4

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Australia will pay an increasingly heavy price for its belief in US propaganda, writes Scott Burchill. IDF film shows soldiers damaging...

04.12.2024 4

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Trump seeks a currency commitment from BRICS or 100 percent tariffs will apply. The man feeding up to 3,000 Gazans daily has been targeted and...

03.12.2024 10

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Jeffrey Sachs speaks of the covert war operation that underpins the fight in Syria. Lidia Thorpe speaks to a nation that needs to grow up....

02.12.2024 4

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“This should be frightening for everyone” said Dr. Tanya Haj Hassan in an eye-witness report of the genocide in Gaza at the UN on the...

29.11.2024 6

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Gideon Levy speaks out on the ceasefire in Lebanon while Yusuf Cat Stevens speaks out on the starvation of women and children. Canadian Health...

28.11.2024 6

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A defendant who spied on JUlian Assange during his embassy asylum faces criminal charges for falsifying evidence. At the UN the State of Palestine...

27.11.2024 30

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Jeffrey Sachs explains his position on US wars to Piers Morgan. Penny Wong advises Australia’s approach to the ICC will be guided by international...

26.11.2024 10

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Israel continue to bomb the homes of civilians in Gaza and Beirut while journalists on the ground investigate the damage under drones. In Pakistan...

25.11.2024 4

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Overnight the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Benjamin Netanyahu...

22.11.2024 2

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Claims Israel is aiding ISIS-linked terrorists, the UN security council fails to gain the votes to call for a ceasefire, Palestine asks in there is...

21.11.2024 3

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Up to 50,000 Māori mobilised and walked to the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington to to protest the treaty principles bill, which Amnesty...

20.11.2024 9

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Not being reported? President Xi Jinping gives President Joe Biden boundaries. Jason Clare MP says you can’t bomb your way to peace while a Gaza...

19.11.2024 10

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Three times smaller, Israel has dropped the equivalent of three atomic bombs on Gaza, and still they continue unabated, exposing Governments in...

18.11.2024 3

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As this week comes to an end, Australia votes in the UN General Assembly for permanent sovereignty for Palestine. Ben and Jerry’s to sue Unilever...

15.11.2024 3

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Blinken says that Israel has met their strategic goals for Gaza, while Bisan Owda captures Israeli attacks on day 404 of the genocide. President...

14.11.2024 3

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British surgeon Nizam Mamode describes how Israel’s quadcopters target children and Norwegian physician, Dr. Mads Gilbert speaks out on 400 days...

13.11.2024 10

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Owen Jones reveals media manipulation regarding the soccer in Amsterdam. Palestine, the most well-documented genocide in history, Gideon Levy...

12.11.2024 4

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A statement from Prime Minister Albanese for Remembrance Day, 2024. An overview of Israeli action in Gaza over the last month and an overview of...

11.11.2024 4

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UNRWA is indispensable and should be defended Palestine tells the UN. Israeli police arrest two French police officers in Jerusalem while Macron...

08.11.2024 10

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Trump returns to the presidency, while an IDF soldier congratulates the win by shooting at homes in Gaza. Francesca Albanese tells Canada that...

07.11.2024 5

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Record numbers step out to vote in the US election while PM Netanyahu fires his defence Minister and protesters gather in Tel Aviv. Israel...

06.11.2024 3

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Senator David Pocock raises questions about visas for people from Gaza, while in the UK the founder for the Jewish Network for Palestine was...

05.11.2024 10

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Australian human rights lawyer Chris Sidoti has been noted for his statements about Israel and Gaza. Australian whistleblower seeks support. Over...

04.11.2024 9

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Bodies strewn in streets in Beit Lahia while IDF shoots at anyone who tries to help. It is the intent to destroy that defines a genocide says...

01.11.2024 10

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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese speaks out for humanity, Palestine speaks in the UN, the PM of Ireland speaks out for the UNRWA and Bernie...

31.10.2024 20

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Belgium MP Nabil Boukili confronts the Israel Ambassador to Belgium, while Israeli media report Netanyahu has pulled out of hostage deals while the...

29.10.2024 3

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Israeli propaganda revealed by the BBC, AL Jazeera uncovers the UK and US supported airbridge. We witness the kindness of rescuers as they excavate...

25.10.2024 3

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Horror upon unimaginable horror. Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir announce ‘the moral solution’ while the scale of devastation for the...

24.10.2024 2

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The profound impact the genocide in Gaza is having on children and families. The UN reaches Gaza city after five attempts, in the north people are...

23.10.2024 3

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Renowned journalist speaks out about the three regimes of Israel while a child in Gaza speaks out about the loss of her people. A child carries her...

22.10.2024 10

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Bisan: Are you following what’s happening in North Gaza?

Emmy award-winning journalist Bisan Owda who continues to share what’s happening with the world, provides an overview of what’s happening in...

21.10.2024 1

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Events in Jabalia over the weekend have still not shocked the world into action; men, women and children rounded up shared with the world in...

21.10.2024 40

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Israel announces the ‘elimination’ of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Palestinians react to the reports, Netanyahu declares the war is not over yet,...

18.10.2024 2

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The onslaught of Israeli horror continues on Northern Gaza. Learn about the victim in the images shared across the world, Shaban al-Dalu, a...

17.10.2024 2

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