https://www.youtube.com/embed/u9pEotvlW-s?si=vlyXt80tzTgj-XdB By New Matilda on December 31, 2023, https://newmatilda.com/2023/12/31/legendary-australian-journalist-john-pilger-has-passed-away/?utm source=mailpoet&utm medium=email&utm campaign=New+Matilda+%23FreePalestine+video+series He was aged 84. John had been battling illness since early 2023. The news was announced on John’s Facebook page a short time ago. “It is with great sadness the family of John Pilger announce he died yesterday 30 December 2023 in London aged 84. His journalism and documentaries…
The Indigenous Voice referendum of 2023 was a cause Independent Australia unashamedly supported and was dismayed – yet unsurprised – by its failure. That s despite this article by TT, IA s.
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The likes of Lidia Thorpe and Gary Foley, as they helpfully remind us, see no moral or practical difference between Israel and Australia. So perhaps we should start to wonder what else they’ve got planned, or what they’re willing to countenance in the fight against 'settler-colonialism' closer to home. This is especially relevant as we navigate post-referendum politics