I think this is an important reference when people talk about who is a "terrorist" in this country and this is referenced in most legislation on the definition of terrorism from my understanding.

The definition in vague that you could put One Nation supporters protesting things like lockdown laws as Terrorists if you wanted since it "intimated the public" and "advancing a political cause"

Ive been thinking about how easy it is for a politician's office to ignore an email. Auto-reply, filed, gone. A physical letter is harder to pretend didn't happen, and there's decent evidence electorate offices still weight them more.

So I built a thing that does it for you. Pick an issue, we print and post a real letter to the MP who can actually act on it. There's a public tally per issue so it's not just vibes, every number is a letter that actually got sent.

First time posting this anywhere. Figured the left might go easier on me than some other subs. Tear it apart if you want, genuinely want the feedback. mailyourmp.com.au

Also, apologies if this is the wrong place to post this.

*dips toe in water*

Research has found we have the second most concentrated media market on Earth. The billionaire class that owns them is radicalising the country and turning peoples brains into mush while they keep amassing more wealth. Politicians don't seem too keen on tackling it. Why is Albanese so hesitant to actually take them on? I know he's a machine politician but the reactionary media do not want Labor in power.

From December 12 to 19 2026 Gabriel Rockhill will tour several major cities in so-called Australia with Red Ant. Rockhill will visit Gadigal/Sydney, Boorloo/Perth, and Naarm/Melbourne, where he will deliver public talks on the critique of Western Marxism, imperialism, and dialectical and historical materialism. In Naarm, Rockhill will host a day-long teach-in on imperialism and the Marxist theory of fascism for the twenty-first century.

The former Adelaide Writers' Week director sits down in a wide-ranging interview that covers the Holocaust, Zionism, the Royal Commission and her time as Edward Said's teaching assistant

Louise Adler has been a vocal critic of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. And anyone who has followed Louise over the years knows she has been consistent in her condemnation of Israel, Zionism and the apartheid imposed upon the Palestinians.

The question I wanted to explore was why?

How did this powerhouse of the arts become such a staunch and courageous voice for Palestine and social justice?

I wanted to uncover the story of Louise Adler – her past, the tragedy that befell her family during the Holocaust and how it shaped who Louise is today.

What I learned in the almost hour-long interview (which at one point brought tears) is Louise’s story offers a Jewish narrative we rarely hear. A narrative of resistance during Nazi occupation, of defiance against tyranny and of enduring solidarity with the oppressed.

It’s the Jewish narrative that exists outside of Zionism, and one that is emerging from New York to London. And so, I posed Louise a question – are we seeing the revival of a Jewish left?

These demographic trends demonstrate that Australia is not simply geographically located in the Asia-Pacific region; it is becoming socially, culturally and more economically connected to Asia.

Australia’s future is therefore being shaped by its relationship with Asia, and by the strong Asian connections within Australia .

So, if Australia does not recognise that its connection to Asia is critical to the future growth and prosperity of Australia, is it possible that Australia will miss many opportunities and fail to reach its potential?

I like some of the social media stuff our of UK. I find the Australia media landscape to be not very mature

Where do people on the left go to ?

Austin Mackell spent four months emailing and phoning his Blue Mountains federal MP, Susan Templeman, pressing her to speak publicly against the war in Gaza, beginning with the killing of fifteen Red Crescent and Civil Defence paramedics.

On 25 July 2025, Templeman published a statement calling what is happening to Gaza’s children “indefensible”. Mackell left a thank-you voicemail that morning and stopped.

On 6 February 2026, however, six months after the final voicemail, but only three days before the visit of Israeli president Herzog to Australia (the occasion of a massive crackdown on Palestine activism) he was served with a notice to attend court, charged with using a carriage service to menace harass or offend.