Aussie eSafety lawyer claims X 'a market leader in distributing extremist material
Australian eSafety lawyer Tim Begbie lashed out at Elon Musk's X, saying the platform is a "market leader in proliferating and distributing violent content and violent and extremist material." He said Australia could not be expected to conform to X's "pro-free speech stance" and that the "stance is in large measure illusory. Because X doesn't stand for 'global removal is bad' in some pure sense."
Australia backs UN push to grant Palestine full membership to United Nations
Australia has backed a UN resolution that grants Palestine full membership to the United Nations. This move puts Canberra at odds with Washington and, of course, Jerusalem, who voted against the U.N. General Assembly motion. However, it is a move supported by most countries represented at the U.N.
Hindu Council wants Muslim prayer rooms removed from public schools
The Hindu Council of Australia has lodged a petition to remove Muslim prayer rooms from public schools due to fears they could be used to promote "radical ideologies". The call comes after a 16-year-old boy was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the back at the Willetton Bunnings carpark in Perth's south.
Doctors raise the alarm over cardio injuries surging 5x during COVID-19 vax program
Doctors globally have expressed concerns that the COVID-19 vaccine has led to a five-times increase in cardiovascular injuries in the form of myocarditis. Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium), which in turn reduces the heart's ability to pump blood.
WW3 WATCH: Ex-Home affairs secretary claims Australia 'in a position of looming peril'
Australia is in "a position of looming peril," and the Australian Defence Force is "optimized for escalated low-level conflict," according to former home affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo. He believes Canberra would struggle to defend itself in a major conflict without support from the United States.
Latin America's biggest drug trafficking gang establishes foothold in Australia
The Argentine news outlet Infobae reported that the First Capital Command (PCC), which is Latin America's largest drug trafficking gang, has managed to establish a foothold in Sydney, Australia. The report stated that PCC was able to set up two cells in Sydney operating in partnership with a local motorcycle gang controlled by Italy's 'Ndrangheta mafia — one of the oldest Italian mafia organizations and a longstanding business partner of PCC in Brazil.
Australia pours in another $100 million to hire more staff as part of 'renewable energy superpower' bid
The Australian Labor government will spend another $100 million to hire more staff to speed up approvals for renewable and critical mineral projects. Australia bared it will invest heavily in critical mineral mapping to turn the country into a "renewable energy superpower" and a hot spot for renewable investment.
Young boy dies in Pfizer gene therapy
A young boy treated with a gene therapy regimen targeting Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) had died. He is part of rising cases of individuals adversely affected by Duchenne, Pfizer's gene therapy, which currently targets ages two and less than four years of age.
Aussies mount safety concerns over exploding electric vehicles
https://dailysceptic.org/2024/05/08/concerns-mount-over-exploding-electric-vehicles/
Australians are mounting safety concerns around electric vehicles, with Australian fire and rescue services in New South Wales saying they may need to make a "tactical disengagement" of a trapped car accident victim if the battery is likely to explode. Issues about the potential dangers inherent in electric vehicles are seen to to rise as their numbers on the roads continue to rise. EV battery explosions commonly occur rapidly, triggering the release of highly toxic gases.
American social platforms refuse to remove stabbing video despite fine threat from Aussie' censorship commissar'
https://www.noticer.news/esafety-commissioner-orders-gab-remove-bishop-stabbing-video/
American social media platforms, including Gab, have refused to comply with notices sent by Australia's censorship chief. Gab, a US alt-tech microblogging and social networking service, was earlier threatened with a fine of $782,500 if it did not take down a video of the alleged terrorist stabbing of a Sydney bishop.
New data shows 69% of Aussies view rising cost of living their top concern
A new data from Insights Exchange showed 69 percent of Australians ranked cost-of-living in their top concerns for the coming three years. Insights Exchange founder Nichola Quail said the team has also seen through some of their qualitative research showing "younger adults coming home, they've gone out renting and then due to the cost-of-living and rents increasing, they're actually having to move back home to their parents."
Tedros warns countries that disagree with pandemic text to 'refrain from blocking consensus'
https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/05/britain-is-right-to-stand-up-to-the-whos-vaccine-power-grab/
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned countries who do not fully agree with the text to at least refrain from blocking consensus among WHO's 194 member states. This comes after talks to draw up the pandemic accord have ended on May 10 without a draft agreement by the expected deadline. The globalist WHO, however, said negotiations will continue over the coming weeks ahead.
EV car crash seen to rival Dotcom bubble
https://richardsonpost.com/cliff-reece/35951/ev-car-crash-may-rival-the-dotcom-bubble/
With the dropping sales of electric vehicles in Australia, this crash is set to rival the Dotcom bubble, which was when investors pumped money into startups, but fledgling companies didn't turn a profit, according to analyst Cliff Reece. He said: "[We have to] abandon the attempt to force consumers to buy products they don't entirely trust. No one can see that happening in Australia while we have a complete dunce like Chris' Blackouts' Bowen in charge of energy and climate change. He needs to be moved to a different portfolio or the backbench and replaced with someone who understands the broader issues of the energy portfolio."
Pfizer did 'special' vaccinations in Australia
In a Senate hearing, a Pfizer Australia representative confirmed that as part of its own employee vaccination program, a number of individuals departed the company in light of this mandatory policy. It also confirmed that Pfizer "undertook to import a batch of vaccine specifically for the employee vaccination programme, and that was so that no vaccine would be taken from government stocks that was being delivered to clinics as needed."
Chinese Communist Party now 'acting incredibly agrressively' towards ADF
Strategic Analysis Australia warned that the Chinese Communist Party is already "acting incredibly aggressively" toward Australia's Defence Forces. Strategic Analysis Australia's Michael Shoebridge said: "The Chinese military are acting incredibly aggressively towards our military and we are not alone. Probably even today, the Chinese military will have done similar things to the Philippines military. They have done it to the Canadian, the Vietnamese, the Americas – everybody they bump into."
Aussie court shoots down eSafety Commissioner's request to ban church attack video
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13410517/Elon-Musk-victory-eSafety-violent-X-content.html
An Australian court handed down a victory to X CEO Elon Musk after a judge thumbed down the eSafety Commissioner's request to temporarily ban graphic videos of an alleged violent church attack. The Labor government and eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant are locked in a standoff after failure to comply with an order to remove from X the violent video of an attack on a bishop during his church service on April 15.
New gun laws a 'wolf in sheep's clothing' that's seen to impact freedom of speech
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/new-gun-laws-will-impact-freedom-of-speech-and-thought-5645849
Australian-based academic Matthew Ogilvie believes the Firearms Bill 2024 is a wolf in sheep's clothing that will violate the rights of all citizens. He said: "The Bill will effectively legislate away a person's right to silence and their property rights. It presumes guilt by association, discriminates on the basis of health or disability, and challenges the right to free speech and freedom of opinion."
Farm groups plan to ban live sheep export trade 'an insult' to Aussies
Farm groups have opposed the Australian government's plan to phase out the live sheep export trade, saying it would put people out of work and destroy farming communities. Western Australian farmers say they are "devastated" and felt "punched in the gut," with Warranine Park farmer Ellen Walker saying: "We are coming off the back of an extremely dry summer with very poor sheep prices. We have had to carry extra stock because if they are slaughter quality, the supply chain is full, and if they are store quality, there is no confidence or feed for feed-lotters to want to purchase."
Victorian gov't mulls restricting Aussies from using huge state forests
The Victorian government is reportedly looking to "severely restrict" Australians from using huge state forests. This comes as Aussies are already being closed off from forests and reserves due to Indigenous "cultural reasons."
Australia, US issue travel advisory to China, warn about 'arbitrary detention'
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2024/05/10/foreigners-avoid-china-domestic-tourism-picksup/amp/
Both the United States and Australia issued travel advisories warning about "arbitrary detention" and the "harsh enforcement of local laws," especially the draconian National Security Law imposed by China upon formerly free-wheeling Hong Kong. The report comes in the wake of an aerial military skirmish in the Yellow Sea that sparked fresh tension between China and Australia, a close US ally.