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  • NSW Government Firmly Rejects Liberals' Call To Review Mardi Gras Funding

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  • The ABC article might give some clues to what he's on about: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/liberal-calls-for-mardi-gras-funding-review-afterparty-cancelled/106309430

    One of the motions called for a boycott of organisations materially funding US President Donald Trump in response to the roll-back of transgender rights in the United States.

    They have since spearheaded campaigns to ban NSW Police from marching in the parade, pushed to prohibit corporate sponsors and floats, and for Mardi Gras to adopt explicitly political stances regarding trans rights and Palestinian liberation, among others.

  • Real estate agents in Australia using apps that leave millions of lease documents at risk, digital researcher says

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  • In these cases the data wasn't for sale, it was publicly accessible.

  • Nationwide protests planned as details of Israeli President’s visit to Australia revealed: ‘We will flood the streets’

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  • One bonus thing; Do you have a list of international entities? Most of the ones you gave me are in Australia. I think it’s more effective if my money doesn’t stay in Australia to help. Otherwise part of it goes to help, and part to kill more.

    That's a tricky one. If your goal is to avoid money going into the economies of the enabler countries - mainly rich/developed countries - a lot of international aid groups are based in those countries.

    There's international organisations that have country-based branches, though, so an option you might be happy with is donating to, say, the Brazilian branch of Médecins Sans Frontières, or of the Red Cross/Red Crescent. Even then, some of the money might flow back to supporting the head office in the US/Europe, I'm not sure. There's probably organisations entirely based outside enabler countries, I just don't know about them.

    As you say, though, we need political change in the enabler countries, and that requires spending money in those countries to do lobbying and public education.

    One thing I should probably have mentioned in my previous comment is the BDS movement. Boycotting is a direct way that public opinion can be converted into material effects. There's the priority targeted boycotts (https://bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS-Boycott), but if you want to, you can also get extremely granular and use barcode-scanning apps in your grocery shopping (https://bdsmovement.net/BDS-Has-Partnered-With-Boycat-App).

  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    The muted response to the Perth bombing exposes a pattern of national indifference

    www.crikey.com.au /2026/01/29/perth-invasion-day-bomb-threat-media-australia/

  • Nationwide protests planned as details of Israeli President’s visit to Australia revealed: ‘We will flood the streets’

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  • Who should I donate to? I sent you a private message ages ago about that.

    Sorry! Either I totally missed that, or wanted to have a think about it and forgot to get back to you, like I almost did with this one, haha

    Political/Protest/Advocacy

    If you're looking for where to donate to help create political change, APAN is the peak body for Palestine advocacy in Australia. They do direct lobbying of politicians, media, advertising campaigns, free poster designs, etc. You can make a one-off donation, or set up a monthly donation (or become a paying member): https://apan.org.au/

    Unfortunately, donations to APAN are not tax deductible. It'd be nice if they were, because then a) you can afford to donate more because you'll get some back on your tax return, and b) you can take some satisfaction in reducing the amount of tax you pay that our government uses to buy things from weapons manufacturers. Unfortunately, I think most groups that come under political lobbying and advocacy - at least for Palestine solely - aren't going to be 'Deductible Gift Recipients' (DGRs).

    Palestine Justice Movement Sydney is another political group (but also not a DGR): https://palestinejusticemovement.org.au/

    Free Palestine Printing give out free signs at protests, and they accept donations, so that's a way you can help contribute to the protests even if you can't get to them yourself. Again, they're not a DGR, but they're "100% volunteer-run and entirely not-for-profit": https://freepalestineprinting.com/

    There's obviously a bunch of local protest groups, you may find some that accept donations. Again, though, they won't be DGRs (many won't have any kind of formal structure at all).

    The Australian Centre for International Justice has done a lot of good work on Palestine-related issues (most recently demanding an investigation of Herzog), but they work on human rights generally. Because of their wider scope, they are an endorsed DGR: https://acij.org.au/

    Direct Aid

    There's a whole lot of groups providing direct assistance to Palestinians. While we need to address the root causes of the problem through political change, I can also understand a lot of people prefer to focus on direct help to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian people right now. Most of these groups are endorsed DGRs.

    Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association (PANZMA) provides medical aid, including medical missions, to Gaza: https://panzma.org/

    Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) also provides medical aid to Palestine, with a focus on children: https://www.pcrf.net/australia

    Olive Kids provides support to programs for children in Palestine: https://olivekids.org.au/

    Union Aid Abroad (APHEDA) has a specific fund for their work in Gaza: https://palestinian-people-emergency-appeal.raiselysite.com/

    Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) helps Palestinians get to Australia and get settled in: https://para.org.au/

    I don’t want to do activism anymore. I did a lot before and that just affected me.

    That's fair enough, I get that it can be exhausting. Being around like-minded people does help me feel a bit more sane, though, when so many people are indifferent, or outright hostile, about the issue.

    I’m old enough to know that nothing will ever change, it never did. Things just change hands some times.

    We can't win unless we fight, and sometimes it's going to take a long time. I think there has been so much progress in public perception of Israel, though, in Australia and worldwide.

    This stuff frustrates me a lot.

    You and me both!

  • Nationwide protests planned as details of Israeli President’s visit to Australia revealed: ‘We will flood the streets’

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  • Shouldn’t it be before he arrives?

    There are also protests before he arrives, demanding his invitation be cancelled, that have been announced in Melbourne and Sydney.

    But announcing big protests for when Herzog arrives is intended in part to incentivise the government to cancel the visit, though I don't think they'll be dissuaded.

    I wish there was something practical I can do other than just leaving the country.

    There's advocacy and activist groups who would love any help you can give, including donations.

    Living here I’m part of the problem.

    You can look at it the opposite way. That our government and industries are contributing to the problem means that we are capable of making a difference through our activism in this country.

  • Nationwide protests planned as details of Israeli President’s visit to Australia revealed: ‘We will flood the streets’

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  • I doubt 7news will show time and places. Any link for that?

    The Green Left website has filterable listings where you can often find activist events like this: https://www.greenleft.org.au/events?start_date=2026-02-09&search=

    Their listings for this nationwide protest are currently incomplete, though, with listings for only 4 of 9 announced cities: Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth. The national poster also lists Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Cairns and Townsville.

    So if you're not in one of the cities with a listing already, you'll need to find your local event/group yourself and check their channels, or I suppose wait for a listing to go up on Green Left.

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    or any number after recent update from Apple

    Telstra warns older iPhones may be unable to connect to Triple Zero

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-01-28/telstra-warns-older-iphones-may-be-unable-to-connect-to-network/106280356
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    Nationwide protests planned as details of Israeli President’s visit to Australia revealed: ‘We will flood the streets’

    7news.com.au /news/nationwide-protests-planned-as-details-of-israeli-president-isaac-herzogs-visit-to-australia-revealed-we-will-flood-the-streets-c-21448016

  • Science teachers from Queensland Open Brethren schools told to teach students about vegetarian dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark

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    Science teachers from Queensland Open Brethren schools told to teach students about vegetarian dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2026/jan/25/science-teachers-from-queensland-open-brethren-schools-told-to-teach-students-about-vegetarian-dinosaurs-on-noahs-ark
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    Happy Hottest 100 Day! Countdown starts at midday

    www.abc.net.au /triplej/countdown/hottest100
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    Ebike ‘swarms’ descend on roads and parks across Australia as meet-ups gather pace

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  • Ah, yeah, that'll do it!

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  • These are different; they require pedalling and are top speed limited to 25km/hr.

    That may be the law, but I see e-bikes daily that have been modified to remove those restrictions. In the video in the linked article I can see maybe one person pedal.

    I mean they could just get an actual motor bike at 16 anyway

    They have to pass a written test on the road rules, and yeah, they have to actually be 16. The motorbike also has to have registration plates and they can be penalised or lose their licence.

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    Ebike ‘swarms’ descend on roads and parks across Australia as meet-ups gather pace

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  • Bikes paths? Maybe we can use this to get the boomers on board with spending money on bike infrastructure!

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  • Yeah, of all the e-bike incidents for people to be concerned about, this one gets traction? I guess it's it's just this one is visually interesting, and for some people is emblematic of the disregard that actually is dangerous in other situations?

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  • Hey, what if we gave every teenager a motorbike, and didn't make them do any kind of driving test? That's probably a good idea, right?

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    Aurora australis set to light up Australian sky as agencies monitor ‘severe’ solar storm

    www.theguardian.com /science/2026/jan/20/aurora-australis-set-to-light-up-australian-sky-as-agencies-monitor-severe-solar-storm

  • Gilmour Space receives funding boost for homegrown rockets

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  • Flamin' Galah

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    Labor’s hate speech laws set to pass as Ley and Albanese cut deal on bill crafted in wake of Bondi terror attack

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2026/jan/19/labor-coalition-deal-hate-speech-laws-ley-albanese

  • ‘New opposition leader’: One Nation rises in poll after Bondi

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  • ‘New opposition leader’: One Nation rises in poll after Bondi

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  • The Noticer is a Nazi news site

  • Liberal election autopsy delayed after Dutton suggests report defamatory

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  • That bad, huh?

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    Labor separates gun control laws from hate speech reforms after bill turned down by Coalition and Greens

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-01-17/greens-wont-support-labor-hate-speech-reforms/106240440
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    This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface

    theconversation.com /this-tiktok-star-sharing-australian-animal-stories-doesnt-exist-its-ai-blakface-273004
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    Rally against anti-protest laws and state visit by Israeli president - Today, 6pm, Sydney Town Hall

  • Emergency warning for Great Ocean Road as record-breaking downpour sweeps cars to sea

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  • There was a fire burning out of control 60km to the west while this downpour occurred:

    Wye River is about 60 kilometres east of the Carlisle River bushfire in the Otways, which has been burning out of control since Saturday.

  • After RAM and SSDs, PSUs and CPU coolers are next in line for price hikes

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  • Data center setups don’t use consumer level PSUs and CPUs.

    CPU coolers, not CPUs.

    And presumably the raw materials are the same for server PSUs and heatsinks, which is the explanation (true or not) for price hikes given in the article:

    The company explained that prices for key upstream materials such as copper, silver, and tin have continued to climb over the past few months due to global market conditions.

  • Palestinian Australian author dropped from writers' festival after Bondi

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