Fighting Fake News with REAL, 4/10/21; World Australia & Climate Change; ICAC, Israel, FOI

 

 

 

Australia is becoming a pariah on the world stage when it comes to climate policy. From initially refusing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, to remaining dependent on coal, successive Australian governments have repeatedly adopted policies that put them at odds with their foreign counterparts. Ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, here’s what world leaders and environmentalists have said about Australia’s climate change track record.

 Road to net zero: What the world thinks about Australia’s climate policy

 

 

"It's important for people to be able to set their own corruption investigation schedules"

ICAC Concedes It Should Have Checked With Berejiklian First To Find Most Suitable Time To Investigate Her Corruptio

 

The intimidating power of Australia’s pro-Israel lobby limits what mainstream media outlets dare publish about Israel and forces self-censorship on editors and journalists alike, writes John Lyons in his latest book Dateline Jerusalem: Journalism’s toughest assignment. Kim Wingerei reports

In April 2021, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released its landmark report “A Threshold Crossed: Israel Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution”. It was largely ignored by mainstream media in Australia. “Including by my own organisation, the ABC,” says Lyons.

 The pro-Israel lobby is so effective it has achieved the ultimate aim of information suppression – self-censorship.

An old toilet roll would be more useful than the information which you have provided, completely useless information for which you charged hundreds of dollars.

It was three months ago, via a series of emails, phone calls and FOI requests – requests made in accordance with the laws enacted by your own parliament; that is, the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act) – that we asked you to disclose the actual medical advice given by Health authorities to the Premier at the time of Sydney Covid lockdown in late June. 

We deemed this to be a reasonable request, seeing as both you, the Premier, and the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Kerry Chant, were given to remind the people of NSW at every press conference, every day, to “follow the medical advice”.

What was this mysterious medical advice then?

Crossword clues and bullying – the influence of Australia’s pro-Israel lobby unveiled

Even in this highly vaccinated corner of Colorado, the shots alone aren’t enough.

 San Juan County, Colorado, can boast that 99.9 per cent of its eligible population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but........

A Colorado town is about as vaccinated as it can get, but the spread continues