Senate condemns 'from the river to the sea' chant after Labor MP broke ranks (www.sbs.com.au)
No increase to base jobseeker rate in budget means Centrelink payment remains below poverty line (www.theguardian.com)
(I originally posted this in c/Australia, but I realised this is essentially just another take on an ABC article that was posted a week ago so moved it here)
'From the river to the sea': Labor senator breaks ranks to accuse Israel of genocide (www.sbs.com.au)
She directly addressed Albanese: “I ask our prime minister and our fellow parliamentarians, how many international rights laws must Israel break for us to say enough? What is the magic number? How many mass graves need to be uncovered before we say enough? How many images of bloody limbs of murdered children must we see?”...
Families face 'loss, guilt and anger' as they deal with a genetic disease that has no cure or treatment (www.abc.net.au)
Mortgage lender Firstmac suffers cyberattack, customer data including driver's license numbers and banking details leaked (www.abc.net.au)
David McBride: former army lawyer sentenced to five years for stealing and leaking Afghanistan war documents (www.theguardian.com)
Complete bullshit. Regimes that punish whistleblowers harder than war criminals reveal themselves as dreaming of tyranny....
Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitely (www.theguardian.com)
Homeless family says farmer exploited them for labour after 4,000km cross-country journey (www.abc.net.au)
Government moves to fund students on university placements for teaching, nursing and social work (www.abc.net.au)
Fucking finally, but it’s disappointing it isn’t more.
HECS indexation to be overhauled in budget with $3 billion in student debt 'wiped out' (www.abc.net.au)
Student debts will be lowered for more than three million Australians under reforms designed to stop HECS loans growing faster than wages....
Bonza staff queue at Centrelink for emergency payments as airline administrators confirm April wages will not be paid (www.abc.net.au)
Federal government commits $160 million for creation of national firearms register (www.abc.net.au)
In short: The federal government has committed $160 million to implement a national firearms register after state and territory leaders agreed to the idea last year....
Sydney man wrongly named as Bondi Junction stabbings murderer settles defamation claim with Seven (www.theguardian.com)
Bondi Junction attacker's interactions with Queensland Police 'forensically' examined amid debate over stop-and-search laws (www.abc.net.au)
QLD Premier Steven Miles said the attack gives “added weight” to the argument to expand police stop and search powers....
Man in custody, four people injured in alleged stabbing incident at Sydney church (www.abc.net.au)
Gilmour Space's Eris rocket to ignite crowds at Abbot Point's new Bowen Orbital Spaceport launch pad (www.abc.net.au)
Australia’s first locally made orbital rocket is poised to blast off from a small north Queensland town next month....
Details of defence deal with Israel kept under wraps to protect Australia's 'reputation' (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Australia’s Defence department has refused to publicly release a copy of the deal struck with Israel on defence industry cooperation because it “could harm Australia’s international standing and reputation”....
Union calls for [Federation University] leaders to resign over large-scale redundancy plans (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Federation University plans to make 12 per cent of its workforce redundant by September....
Waterspout wreaks havoc after making landfall at Green Point as wild weather batters NSW (www.abc.net.au)
In short: A resident said she heard an “almighty roar” as a waterspout made its way through a street in Green Point on Friday night....
Samantha Mostyn announced as Australia's next governor-general (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Prominent businesswoman and gender equality advocate Samantha Mostyn AO will become Australia's 28th governor-general....
Australian World Central Kitchen aid worker Zomi Frankcom killed by apparent Israeli air strike Gaza (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Officials in Gaza say an air strike killed five people, including four aid workers working with the World Central Kitchen charity one of whom was Australian Zomi Frankcom....
'I want to destroy them': Court examines Uber's conduct as the tech giant gained a foothold in Australian market (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Tech giant Uber is being sued by rival taxi app GoCatch, who claim the ridesharing company used underhanded tactics to gain an edge more than a decade ago....
ABC Australia staff’s concerns over pro-Israel bias revealed (www.aljazeera.com)
Staff warned that language in the national broadcaster’s coverage ‘favoured the Israeli narrative over objective reporting’....
Fleeing bloodshed in Gaza, Palestinians arriving in Australia find they have no place to call home (www.theguardian.com)
A tourist visa is the only way in for hundreds of Palestinians seeking refuge, leaving them forced to rely on overwhelmed community organisations...
Union leaders arrested at pro-Palestine port protest (www.southernhighlandnews.com.au)
