NZ Ups Defence Spending to 5% of GDP With Purchase of Two New Hiluxes
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NZ Raises Defence Spending To 5% With Purchase Of Two Hilux
New Zealand has gone on a military spending bonanza with the addition of two owned 2005 Hiluxes to their impressive armada.
The identities of pro-Israel lobbists in Lattouf vs ABC are suppressed for 10 years. Why? Though inherently controversial, suppression orders are a common feature of court proceedings — often appropriately applied, and sometimes too freely.
Crikey
Lattouf was sacked 'to appease the pro-Israel lobbyists'. Why are their identities suppressed?
Though inherently controversial, suppression orders are a common feature of court proceedings — often appropriately applied, and sometimes too fr...
Al Jazeera
Soldiers admit Israeli army is targeting unarmed Palestinian aid seekers
Haaretz has published an exposé on starving Palestinians being shot for no reason at aid distribution sites.
A few genuine lols in here
Just for Skeets and Giggles (6.28.25)
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The band laughed with the crowd asking: “Is anyone going to see Rod Stewart tomorrow?” The 80-year-old rocker was criticised ahead of his Pyramid stage performance after saying he thought the public should give Nigel Farage “a chance”. Describing him as Rod the Prod, Ó hAnnaidh said: “I mean, the man’s older than Israel.”
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Kneecap lead anti-Starmer chant during politically charged Glastonbury set
Police assessing video footage of rap trio’s performance to ‘determine if any offences may have been committed’
Sussan Ley Says Liberal Party Will Represent “Modern Australia,” in Fax Sent to Wireless Broadcasters
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Sussan Ley Says Liberal Party Will Represent “Modern Australia,” in Fax Sent to Wireless Broadcasters — The Shovel
Using a range of different fonts, as well as some cool Clip Art, the fax said the party had learnt its lessons from the recent election and would m...
Middle East crisis: US-backed Gaza aid system is ‘killing people’, says UN chief – as it happened | Middle East and north Africa | The Guardian
António Guterres says people are being killed ‘simply trying to feed themselves and their families’
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Federal court rules ABC unlawfully terminated Antoinette Lattouf after ‘orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists’
Journalist was taken off air three days into five-day contract in December 2023 after sharing Gaza post on social media
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Prospects of new U.S. aid to Kyiv nebulous on eve of NATO summit
European officials are hoping that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy can persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to sell air defense systems to ...
'What kind of dummies are you?' How one comedian is 'getting under' Trump press secretary’s 'skin' https://www.alternet.org/lisandra-vazquez-leavitt-trump/