One Nation head lobs extensive attack on Faruqi lawsuit Pauline Hanson has made a wide-ranging legal attack on a defamation suit by Mehreen Faruqi which could strip the Greens deputy leader of most of her witnesses. AAP · Feb 2, 2024
Labor on vote-buying spree promising tax cuts for all Anthony Albanese is promising middle Australia will be the focus of cost-of-living support, as speculation mounts about changes to stage three tax cuts. AAP · Jan 22, 2024
Afternoon Update: far north braces for Jasper; US ‘concerned’ by reports of Israeli use of white phosphorus; and love life after dating apps Steven Miles to become new Queensland premier as Tropical Cyclone Jasper approaches state’s coast The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2023
Mehreen Faruqi launches crowdfunding campaign to finance racial vilification case against Pauline Hanson One Nation senator will argue freedom of political speech trumps the racial discrimination act over tweet directed at Faruqi The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2023
‘Proudly marked absent’: hundreds of school students protest in Sydney in support of Palestine Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi says she is ‘proud’ of the protesters after NSW education minister says it is not a valid reason to miss school The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2023
Tens of thousands demand Gaza ceasefire at pro-Palestine rallies across Australia Organisers say growing popularity of protests speaks to ‘abhorrence at the way our government is dragging its feet in calling for an immediate ceasefire’ The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2023
Q&A: Australian senator Mehreen Faruqi says she won’t ‘shut up’ on Gaza Faruqi is using her place in parliament to protest against Australia’s decision not to join calls for a Gaza ceasefire. Al Jazeera · Nov 15, 2023
Hanson withdraws Faruqi 'go home' remarks, avoids censure The Senate President is still not impressed. The Canberra Times · Nov 8, 2023
Pauline Hanson Refused To Withdraw Comments About Wanting Mehreen Faruqi To Leave Australia Pauline Hanson has sparked unrest in the Senate after she was asked to withdraw comments she made about Mehreen Faruqi. Pedestrian.tv · Nov 8, 2023
Pauline Hanson withdraws comments made to Mehreen Faruqi to avoid Senate censure One Nation leader, who is also being sued by Faruqi for similar comments she made in a tweet, said she would take the Greens senator ‘to the airport and put you on a plane’ The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2023
Morrison’s Israel trip was ‘showboating’ and PM should focus on domestic affairs, Turnbull says Former PM dismisses suggestions Anthony Albanese should visit Israel and says he must advance interests of Australians The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2023
Turnbull warns Albanese against making Israel visit Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says Anthony Albanese should not make a solidarity visit to Israel, arguing it would not achieve anything. AAP · Nov 6, 2023
What Does An Israel-Palestine Ceasefire Mean & Where Does Australia Stand On It? “The humanitarian situation in Gaza is horrific. Morgues are overflowing. Shops are empty. The sanitation situation is abysmal. An entire population is traumatised. Nowhere is safe.” Pedestrian.tv · Nov 6, 2023
Greens stage Senate walkout over Labor’s Israel-Hamas war response Mehreen Faruqi leads boycott of question time to protest against claimed Albanese government inaction over conflict in Gaza The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2023
Pedestrian.tv · Nov 6, 2023 Mehreen Faruqi Led An Extraordinary Walkout In Senate In Protest Of Albo’s Weak Israel Stance The Greens have staged an extraordinary walkout of Senate in protest of Anthony Albanese's weak response to Israel's bombardment of Gaza.
Pedestrian.tv · Nov 3, 2023 Your 5-Minute Explainer On #NupToTheCup & Why People Are Saying No To Horse Racing There have been seven horse deaths during and in the lead-up to the Melbourne Cup over the last 10 years. Six of them saw the horses euthanised on the track.
AAP · Oct 26, 2023 Security fears over impact of possible Gaza invasion There are concerns within the government that a possible ground invasion of Gaza could heighten tensions in Australia.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023 Albanese says Gaza hospital blast ‘deeply distressing’ as Australia urges against wider regional conflict PM condemns ‘any indiscriminate attacks’ on civilians while Penny Wong says spread of conflict would compound ‘risks to Israel’s security’
The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2023 AMA tells University of Sydney to ‘read the room’ over research funded by gambling industry Head of Australian Medical Association says university should ‘reflect on the credibility’ of industry-funded studies
The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2023 Greens push Labor to release declassified climate crisis report ‘full of explosive truths’ Transparency would help MPs ‘weigh up predicted wars, water shortages and supply chain collapses against every new coal and gas approval’
The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2023 University of Sydney urged to ‘come clean’ on payment to company it part-owns with PwC Greens say the university’s payment to Innowell is a ‘scandal’ and shows the need for an overhaul of uni governance
The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2023 Yasmin already has $20,000 of student debt. Labor’s plans to scrap a Coalition reform may come too late Students to wait until 2024 to see course fee changes as government begins exploring fairer alternatives to the jobs-ready graduates scheme
The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2023 Federal budget on track to smash surplus forecasts as cash balance hits $19bn – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Jun 29, 2023 'Academic' expert concerns Hanson's team in Faruqi suit High-profile barrister Sue Chrysanthou has shared a Federal Court judge's concerns over expert evidence proposed to support a legal case between two senators.
ABC News · Jun 2, 2023 Education minister open to changes on how indexation applies to HECS-HELP debt Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has left the door open for changes to how HECS-HELP debts are paid back, including how indexation is applied to the original debt.