A little-seen social media post with a Labor MP and the phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” shows the depths of division in the party over Israel.
Australia: Hundreds protest Sydney bus route cuts
Around 400 residents of Sydney’s eastern suburbs gathered in Randwick on May 30 to protest looming cuts to bus services in the area.
The proposed changes, which include cutting 25 routes and modifying another 23, are part of the state Liberal-National government’s preparations for the privatisation of Region 9, one of the few remaining parts of Sydney with state-operated buses.
Bids for the eight-year contract to operate bus services in Region 9 have now closed, and the tender will be awarded in November. The successful bidder is meant to commence operations in April 2022, completing the shift of all Sydney bus routes to private operation.
balloons Many of us have heard about the prosecution of Bernard Collaery on the say-so of Christian Porter. But very few know much more than that it is an almost secret trial against the former ACT Attorney-General.
OPINION / VIEWPOINT
By Xin Ping Published: Jun 03, 2021 10:13 PM
People dancing in front of Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Photo: XinhuaThe United Kingdom is a magical place. Sometimes in the UK, it s just so strange that things might go one way, but their names might indicate otherwise. For instance, the British Broadcasting Corporation could be broadcasting fake news; Arsenal might fail to find a gunner to shoot and score; Coldplay s concerts are often as popular as fire. And the calls for independence never cease in a United Kingdom. Let s face it, this is a weird place.
This is the same case for the so-called Uyghur Tribunal, to be held on June 4, in London, where the audiences, long drenched in a kind of Shakespearean cultural richness, have become picky-eaters when it comes to dramas. In a place labeled as a tribunal, however, what s going on in the theatrical tribunal is not Portia preserving justice with her sophisticated wisdom.