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Construction corruption: does not stop at the bottom so follow it to the top Victoria’s construction royal commission must investigate crime, intimidation and labour abuse on building sites – but also the political, financial and procurement systems that allow corruption to flourish.

Construction corruption: does not stop at the bottom so follow it to the topVictoria’s construction royal commission must investigate crime, intimidation and labour abuse on building sites – but also the political, financial and procurement systems that allow corruption to fl...pearlsandirritations.com

No surprises... IDF closes investigation into brutal 2023 settler attack on Palestinians without charges The closure of an investigation into alleged torture by Israeli settlers and soldiers highlights the near-total impunity surrounding escalating violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

IDF closes investigation into brutal 2023 settler attack on Palestinians without chargesThe closure of an investigation into alleged torture by Israeli settlers and soldiers highlights the near-total impunity surrounding escalating violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.pearlsandirritations.com

Why did it take so long? Israel’s war in Gaza has eroded support across the US political spectrum, while Netanyahu’s claim to act for all Jews risks fuelling the very anti-Jewish hostility Israel says it opposes. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...

Israel is losing America – and endangering JewsIsrael’s war in Gaza has eroded support across the US political spectrum, while Netanyahu’s claim to act for all Jews risks fuelling the very anti-Jewish hostility Israel says it opposes.pearlsandirritations.com

Make no mistake, this is being used deliberately. The word “terrorism” is applied selectively to enemies of the US and its allies, turning a legal and moral category into propaganda that obscures state violence and normalises genocide. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...

Terrorism and the deliberate corruption of language and meaningThe word “terrorism” is applied selectively to enemies of the US and its allies, turning a legal and moral category into propaganda that obscures state violence and normalises genocide.pearlsandirritations.com

pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08... The attacks on Tony Fauci over COVID-19 advice, masks, gain-of-function research and rejected treatments are vindictive politics dressed up as accountability.

The hounding of Tony Fauci shows Trump’s ugly AmericaThe attacks on Tony Fauci over COVID-19 advice, masks, gain-of-function research and rejected treatments are vindictive politics dressed up as accountability.pearlsandirritations.com

Can you call your Labor representative today and urge them to reject One Nation’s divisive policies? action.asrc.org.au/call-alp?utm...

Of course they are. We would expect nothing better. SpaceX crashes the upper section of one of its rockets into the Moon later today.

Labor has unveiled a fix to its negative-gearing reforms after outcry over a "widow tax". The changes will mean Australians who inherit a property from a spouse won't lose access to negative gearing. Still supporting the debunked policy that some people "deserve" to make money out of housing.

Labor unveils 'widow tax' fix after negative gearing backlashThe government is also consulting on carve-outs and changes covering newly built homes, affordable and disability housing and its new capital gains tax system.www.abc.net.au

Windfall profits of war. Not to be sneezed at. www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisisIran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damagewww.theguardian.com

Don't you love Conservatives? I'm surprised we even have an office for Women in Qld. References to “gender equality” have been removed from the Queensland Office for Women’s website, amid claims the state government wants to “dewokify” the public service. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’Comparisons of live and archived pages show more than 20 mentions have been removed, including in reference to the gender pay gapwww.theguardian.com

Reading and writing scores are going backwards in almost every age group in Australia’s national standardised school tests, with one in three students failing to meet Naplan benchmarks The lack of investment into public schools these days seems like a deliberate ploy.

Reading and writing worsens in Australian schools as one in three students fail to meet Naplan benchmarksEducation minister Jason Clare says the results showed ‘real challenges’ but numeracy scores were hearteningwww.theguardian.com

Protesters who vandalised a defence manufacturer and set vehicles alight in Melbourne could face life imprisonment, with the incident investigated as an act of terrorism. So creating instruments of death isn't terrorism, but vandalising the place where they're made, is terrorism. Okaaay.

Vandalism of Melbourne defence manufacturer being investigated as terrorist act by ‘far-left extremists’Federal police say those who vandalised a defence manufacturer and torched nearby cars could face life imprisonmentwww.theguardian.com

Good luck to them. I doubt much will change in the NT. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Aboriginal community police officers sue NT authorities over alleged racial abuse and discriminationClass action claims Indigenous staff were called slurs, exposed to racist language and paid less for doing the same workwww.theguardian.com

Good to hear. He visited Hungary more than once under Orban.

What the???

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The debate Australia's two-party system won't allowAustralia's adversarial two-party system is stifling democratic reform, making the case for proportional representation stronger than ever.independentaustralia.net

Australia cannot control wars and political upheavals overseas, but it can choose whether those conflicts are allowed to fuel division, suspicion and hatred at home. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...

The world’s conflicts should not become Australia’sAustralia cannot control wars and political upheavals overseas, but it can choose whether those conflicts are allowed to fuel division, suspicion and hatred at home.pearlsandirritations.com

From GetUp. Can you help? It's for our own good. give.getup.org.au/page/FUNJDMW...

I was allowed into, and quickly pushed out of, One Nation’s ‘Meet The Candidates’ event www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/04/o...

I was allowed into, and quickly pushed out of, One Nation's 'Meet The Candidates' eventPauline Hanson barred reporters from multiple publications from her Melbourne event. Not me, but that didn’t prevent me from having one of the strangest experiences I’ve ever had in journalism.www.crikey.com.au