Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities....
The war in Gaza has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry. Our colleagues at Independent Television News sent evidence of one more death, an apparently unarmed man walking with a group of men under a white flag with their hands up. Their crew in Gaza documented the killing and John Irvine...
South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is engaging in "genocidal acts" in Gaza. The UN court confirmed the proceedings concerning alleged violations of Israel's obligations under the Genocide Convention....
As the death toll for U.N. workers ticks above 136, Israel has announced it will no longer grant automatic visas to U.N. workers, after accusing the organization of being “complicit partners” with Hamas after months of U.N. officials repeatedly calling for a ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Francesca...
… and then, in the penultimate paragraph, they undermine their thesis by pointing out that The Greens are successfully soaking up the economically precarious young voters who the thesis argues are easy pickings for the far right.
The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday said he was concerned about the prolonged checks of medical supply convoys in the Gaza Strip and the detention of health workers after such an incident led to the death of a patient in critical condition.
The federal Coalition has declared at the Cop28 climate summit that it will back a global pledge to triple nuclear energy if the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, becomes prime minister, but will not support Australia tripling its renewable energy....
This kind of segregation of topics didn’t work on Reddit - I doubt it will work here on Lemmy, where there’s way fewer users. In my opinion, post traffic is not high enough to introduce fragmentation at this point.
Typical of this Labor govt, this policy is about appearing to do something, than actually doing it effectively.
Why not have levies for all houses sitting vacant, not just foreign owned? Why not make annual fees higher and higher if you own more than say 3 properties? How about fees for land banking in cities ?
Also better make sure that a house used for air BNB 2 weeks a year doesn’t count as being used.
Well if they can appeal to people’s xenophobia to deflect from the problems of landlords and capitalism in general then they’ll do that. Gotta keep capitalism chugging along, even while they tut-tut about all the problems it’s causing.
Amid ongoing bombardment in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies and humanitarian partners continue to provide desperately needed food, water, healthcare and other services to the more than two million people living there.
An Israeli army tank killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists in Lebanon while they were filming cross-border shelling on Oct. 13, a Reuters investigation has found.
Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday as it pressed its ground campaign deep into the south, sending desperate residents fleeing even as it dropped bombs on areas where it told them to go.
The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said: “Every little girl and boy I met in an UNRWA shelter [in Gaza] asked me for bread and water.”...
Residents say Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza. That signals a possible expansion of their operations to the zone where most of the territory’s population has fled to escape Israel’s bombardment and ground assault.
Blamed for the incident on 13 October when a bombing raid claimed the life of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah by various witnesses, the Israeli army immediately declared that it was “sorry” and that it was “looking into it.”...
In addition, of the 350,000 patients in Gaza, at least 9,000 have some type of cancer (principally breast, liver or lung cancer) and are now no longer able to receive treatment. Before the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, around 2,000 cancer patients traveled to the West Bank, Jerusalem and other parts of Israel to receive...
How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State (www.theguardian.com)
Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities....
Gaza war: ICJ says Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Judges at the International Court of Justice stop short of issuing emergency measures ordering a ceasefire in Gaza.
Video shows apparently unarmed Palestinian with hands up shot dead in Gaza (www.pbs.org)
The war in Gaza has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry. Our colleagues at Independent Television News sent evidence of one more death, an apparently unarmed man walking with a group of men under a white flag with their hands up. Their crew in Gaza documented the killing and John Irvine...
Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Melbourne CBD as Port of Melbourne blockade enters third day (www.abc.net.au)
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Renewed calls for Labor to ditch work for the dole scheme as major charity walks away (www.theguardian.com)
Israel/Palestine: Unprecedented Killings, Repression (www.hrw.org)
Civilians were targeted, attacked, abused, and killed over the past year at a scale unprecedented in the recent history of Israel and Palestine.
Ilhan Omar Leads Global Call by Over 400 Parliamentarians for Gaza Ceasefire (truthout.org)
The statement was signed by a group of lawmakers hailing from every continent....
Israel Supreme Court strikes down judicial reforms (www.bbc.com)
Israel’s Supreme Court has struck down controversial judicial reforms that triggered nationwide protests last year against the Netanyahu government.
South Africa files ICJ case accusing Israel of 'genocidal acts' (www.the-star.co.ke)
South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is engaging in "genocidal acts" in Gaza. The UN court confirmed the proceedings concerning alleged violations of Israel's obligations under the Genocide Convention....
“Utterly Illegal”: U.N. Slams Israel PM Netanyahu’s “Voluntary Migration” Plan for Gazans --- [video, 15 min] (www.democracynow.org)
As the death toll for U.N. workers ticks above 136, Israel has announced it will no longer grant automatic visas to U.N. workers, after accusing the organization of being “complicit partners” with Hamas after months of U.N. officials repeatedly calling for a ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Francesca...
Pregnant mothers in Gaza reportedly facing cesareans without anaesthetic, emergency hysterectomies and death (www.abc.net.au)
Gaza faces ‘highest ever recorded’ levels of food insecurity, UN warns (www.theguardian.com)
Territory hit by ‘catastrophic’ hunger crisis while resolution for aid flows remains mired in disagreement at security council
Young and restless: Youth support for far right a threat to Albanese (archive.is)
WHO voices concern about health worker detentions in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday said he was concerned about the prolonged checks of medical supply convoys in the Gaza Strip and the detention of health workers after such an incident led to the death of a patient in critical condition.
Coalition tells Cop28 it will back tripling of nuclear energy if Peter Dutton becomes prime minister (www.theguardian.com)
The federal Coalition has declared at the Cop28 climate summit that it will back a global pledge to triple nuclear energy if the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, becomes prime minister, but will not support Australia tripling its renewable energy....
Foreign investors to be slapped with huge penalties for leaving homes vacant (www.abc.net.au)
Stories of courage and dedication: Humanitarians on Gaza’s front line (news.un.org)
Amid ongoing bombardment in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies and humanitarian partners continue to provide desperately needed food, water, healthcare and other services to the more than two million people living there.
Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds (www.reuters.com)
An Israeli army tank killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists in Lebanon while they were filming cross-border shelling on Oct. 13, a Reuters investigation has found.
Israel orders more Gazans to flee, bombs areas where it sends them (www.reuters.com)
Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday as it pressed its ground campaign deep into the south, sending desperate residents fleeing even as it dropped bombs on areas where it told them to go.
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies (www.rollingstone.com)
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Israeli Authorities’ Cutting of Water Leading to Public Health Crisis in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says (www.hrw.org)
The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said: “Every little girl and boy I met in an UNRWA shelter [in Gaza] asked me for bread and water.”...
Israel signals wider offensive in Gaza's south, where hundreds of thousands have fled (apnews.com)
Residents say Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza. That signals a possible expansion of their operations to the zone where most of the territory’s population has fled to escape Israel’s bombardment and ground assault.
Journalist Issam Abdallah who died in Lebanon was "explicitly targeted", Reporters Without Borders says (rsf.org)
Blamed for the incident on 13 October when a bombing raid claimed the life of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah by various witnesses, the Israeli army immediately declared that it was “sorry” and that it was “looking into it.”...
Beyond Israel’s bombings: The lack of fuel and medicine in Gaza is putting at risk the lives of patients who depend on a respirator or an incubator (english.elpais.com)
In addition, of the 350,000 patients in Gaza, at least 9,000 have some type of cancer (principally breast, liver or lung cancer) and are now no longer able to receive treatment. Before the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, around 2,000 cancer patients traveled to the West Bank, Jerusalem and other parts of Israel to receive...