Rachel Withers
Freelance writer with an unfortunate penchant for Australian politics. clippings.me/rachelwithers/
- Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus.
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- I'll be on ABC Melbourne talking hate speech laws, Oscars, and cows from 5:30- 6pm! Also going to make a lil announcement if I get time 💅💅💅💅💅 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
- Careful Al Jazeera English, it might be considered hate speech to mention the Israeli president's role in the Gaza genocide, under our new hate speech laws.
- Coalition over the past month
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- One small upside to these rushed, illiberal "hate" laws that government ministers can't seem to explain: I've never heard so much "Are people allowed to say '𝑰𝒔𝒓𝒂𝒆𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆'?" in mainstream media interviews. Galling that govt can't answer, good that even Karl Stefanovic is asking.
- "Unlike the bill, which is chock full of so many potential unintended consequences the IPA was warning against it, the consequences for Ley were as obvious as the split in the Coalition." @amyremeikis.bsky.social on how we are the losers of this stupid, stupid game. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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- Hate to hand it to Albanese, but he's turned a month of horrid and unfair treatment at the hands of the Libs and media into another Coalition break up. Dastardly masterful politics.
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- A beautiful Bri Lee substack on writers, boycotts, and lessons from Omar El Akkad's heartbreaking book. "I do not believe we all can or must be activists on every single issue... But we do have a moral obligation to not support grievous wrongs." newsandreviews.substack.com/p/what-are-w...
- Bridget McKenzie is allowed to identify as a Zionist, but given that's the case, it should be obvious to her and all other self-professed Zionists that anti-Zionism ≠ anti-Semitism.
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- "a continuing rapid shift in the national discourse around the breadth of freedom of expression in our nation" Some of the worst word salad I've ever seen
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- Gotta say, the cancellation of Adelaide Writers' Week gives me some hope for Australia's ability to navigate this. A great loss for the literary community, but writers/thinkers/audiences aren't going to stand for the bullying and pressure. Unclear when the politicians are going to figure it out.
- Who could have possibly seen this coming??????????????
- Things the Bondi RC could examine to aid our public discourse: -The difference between antisemitism and anti-zionism, and why it is dangerous to conflate them -The impact of Israel's conduct on perceptions of Israel, and by extension Jewish people, due to the unfair conflation of Israel and Judaism
- Something that came to me while trying to explain the royal commission debate on RRR yesterday. Maybe, just maybe*, this inquiry could be good for our public discourse, and for our national understanding of antizionism and antisemitism.
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- One of the best things I've read on the subject. The opener (not paywalled) should be enough to convince you of what this RC is about. But the rest is damn good too.
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