As human rights experts warn of an ongoing genocide in Gaza, any opposition to Zionism is being egregiously labelled as extremism, Dr Martin Hirst writes.
Source: Amidst genocide and war, anti-Zionism protesters are demonised as ‘extremists’
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Last week, the Greens introduced a Bill to the Senate to establish a parliamentary commission of inquiry into the Murdoch media empire. While many people will want to support such a move, Dr Martin Hirst says he’s not convinced — yet.
Source: Two chances inquiry into Murdoch media will float: Fat and slim
The ABC and NewsCorp are locked in a co-dependent abusive relationship. As Dr Martin Hirst writes, part of the problem is the revolving door between their respective newsrooms.
The presence of neo-fascist thugs in the so-called “freedom protests” marks an escalation of their recruiting efforts and a threat to democratic norms, writes Dr Martin Hirst.
Source: The Far-Right in Melbourne presents a clear danger to democracy
Don’t sleepwalk into a fascist Australia
We need to be vigilant, active and politically switched-on if we are to avoid scenes like those in Rome recently where fascist mobs ransacked a union headquarters and terrorised working-class and diverse communities. We had a taste in Melbourne with the attack on the CMFEU headquarters and violent rampages around the city. Now the mobs are planning another street rally in late November. We have to fight back, or they will overrun our city.
Source: Pro-vax, pro-union, anti-fascist: Three things to be proud of
The strategy of the marriage equality opponents in the Coalition is to retain the conservative status quo at all costs.
Source: Turnbull takes a dive for his conservative colleagues on marriage equality
IT HAS BEEN a great week for ‘not-racists, but’ in Australian politics this week. In a widely-reported speech, former prime minister and unindicted war criminal John Howard praised the completely “not racist” Donald Trump and promised to eat a lump of coal to prove it’s good for humanity.
Source: Truffles, Canavan, Kelly and McSween shine in Australia’s galah week of stupid
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