This is why Australians have little respect for political leaders.
Rockliff presides over an abuse factory at Ashley detention centre, which houses girls as young as 10, and it continues destroying lives under him to this day. And he has the nerve to send out a tweet like this.

Major breaking story by ⁦Bellingcat⁩ about domicide by Israeli unit. Wanton destruction of housing. bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/2…

To put this more bluntly: the director of the OSI - the man heading Australia's war crimes investigation - hasn't seen the JPEL, ROE or other orders, doesn't know if they were legal, hasn't seen them because they're 'confidential,' and deflects questions to the very ADF leaders…

A lot of this material on the question of senior ADF command responsibility for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan is on public record, in this case via David Shoebridge in committee. This continues to be ignored by the legacy media, wilfully compliant with the 'rogue forces'…

Very thoughtful, timely and relevant replies/thread here from Brooke on VAW:

Another 'national summit' is on the cards. I can feel it in my bones.

Well past time governments started addressing a crime problem as a crime problem rather than an ideological virtue signalling crusade that achieves nothing.

Inside this CNN poll: 81% of voting Americans under 34 disapprove of Biden’s support of Israel. This is a bloc Biden absolutely needs in November.

Jamie Small recognised in the UK for his efforts in veteran suicide prevention, after his dad Chris became another Lariam/mefloquine suicide statistic. And yet our government's still treat affected veterans and their families like dirt. In Australia, look at the Albanese…

Nick sat down with Eric Brewer, Dana Stroul, and Gavin Clough to discuss how the conventional, proxy, and nuclear threats Iran poses are evolving. ow.ly/amAr30sBXrh

'What I would really like to see now is a sustained and escalated response beyond the outrage cycle.'

Let's see some actual reform of the judicial system, including legislative reform, then we will know governments are serious beyond 'having conversations.' People have been calling for these reforms (among other substantive changes) for many years, to be stonewalled by…

Stuart McCarthy Senator Penny Wong Pat Conroy MP Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) For efficacy and ethical justification, I hope the $17M for new meds includes COMPULSORY CYP genomic screening so that the kids a) don’t have treatment failure or b) long term side effects. Impacts on the eyes in children could be significant and will need careful monitoring.

A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talking real money ...