At first glance the images seem fairly innocuous. Bunches of people holding placards at this month’s Dunkley by-election, suggesting significant ground-level support for US-style aggressive political disinformation outfit “Advance”. Kind of a Where’s Wally, but an edition for special students.
In 2021-22, its disclosed donors boiled down to just ten entities, all of them worth tens of millions. At least seven of these ten hold fortunes of $100m or more. Australia’s richest woman, Gina Rinehart, is a supporter — she was the only attendee spotted by media at Advance’s secret Voice victory party, to which media were refused entry.
Advance is a billionaire backed racist disinformation factory undermining democracy
As World Saw Hottest Year on Record, Corporate News Cut Coverage
Israelis protest against military service exemption for ultra-Orthodox men
Thousands of Israelis have protested against Netanyahu’s government demanding an end to the exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from compulsory military service.
Israeli news site Ynet reported about 10,000 people participated in the demonstration in Tel Aviv.
Israel’s Supreme Court in 2018 voided a law waiving the draft for ultra-Orthodox men, citing a need for the burden of military service to be shared across Israeli society. Parliament failed to come up with a new arrangement, and a government-issued stay on mandatory conscription of ultra-Orthodox expires in March.
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israeli forces kill six more aid seekers
Israeli forces again open fire on Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza City, killing six and wounding at least 83 others.
The attack came hours after Israel bombed a United Nations food distribution centre in southern Rafah city, killing at least five people. The US said Israel needs to ensure safety for humanitarian workers.
Coming weeks after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed the United Kingdom is in danger of "mob rule... replacing democratic rule," a new definition of "extremism" published by the government on Thursday was viewed by one rights advocate as a "smash and grab" on the right to protest, among other freedoms.
New UK Definition of 'Extremism' Called Attack on Right to Dissent
The local elections in Queensland are on this Saturday. Paul Syvret takes a rollicking look at the drama, the intrigue and the more colourful characters.
Colourful characters, intrigue and drama. Queenslanders head to the local ballot box
by | Mar 15, 2024
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report outlining recommendations for the future of tertiary education
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