Nine Newspapers has results from what it is calling a “special” Resolve Strategic poll, presumably because it was commissioned specifically to gauge reaction to the Bondi shootings, conducted Wednesday to Saturday from a sample of 1010. It is thus not part of the pollster’s normal monthly series, which typically targets 1600 respondents and presumably produced its final result for the year a fortnight ago. The field work period for that poll was from December 3 – the date first reports appeared that Communications Minister Annika Wells had spent nearly $100,000 on air fares to New York for herself and two staffers, thus initiating a period of bad publicity for the government concerning travel expenses – to December 7.
The latest poll finds only a modest decline in support for Labor on two-party preferred, their lead narrowing from 55-45 to 54-46. However, Labor is down three on the primary vote to 32% with the Coalition up two to 28%, with the Greens up one to 12% and One Nation up two to 16%. Anthony Albanese takes a substantial hit on his personal ratings, his combined very good and good rating down eight to 40% and poor plus very poor up six to 49%, and his lead as preferred prime minister has narrowed from 41-26 to 38-30. Sussan Ley’s personal ratings have also weakened, down three on very good plus good to 36% and up three on poor plus very poor to 40%.
Despite everything, 37% rate social cohesion in Australia as very good or good, compared with 30% for poor or very poor, with the balance undecided. Twenty-nine per cent rate the government’s response to the attacks as strong and 46% as weak, and 72% agree that there has been “a rise in racism and religious intolerance in Australia, including as a result of the Israel-Gaza conflict”, with only 9% disagreement. A further question, whose utility I have my doubts about, finds 55% rating that there has been more anti-Semitism than Islamophobia in recent months, compared with 13% vice-versa and 32% for unsure or both equally.
UPDATE: Further results have been published by Nine Newspapers today, including a finding that 76% want tougher gun laws, compared with only 6% for relaxing them and 10% for keeping them as they are. Respondents were given a list of nine “priorities for government” and asked to pick the two most important, with those at the law enforcement end of the equation (49% for preventing terrorist attacks, 45% tackling crime generally, 35% restricting access to guns) favoured over more abstract concerns (33% preventing radicalisation, 29% tackling anti-Semitism and 26% tackling hate speech).
The chasm between the polling and the media outrage remains.
The Likud has trashed the reputation of the Local Jewish community. The Liberals have further trashed their reputation of being a serious political party. The Murdock press have solidified their reputation of being the gutter press. And for what?
Nine Newspapers has results from what it is calling a “special” Resolve Strategic poll
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lol resolve special poll
Not surprising the federal lib/nats and propaganda media units failed propaganda again for the 7th straight month .
Credlin – “time to take our country back”
Parnell Palmi McGuinness – “too timid. too late , Albanese dithered as Jewish Australian endured attacks”
Bolt – ” the problem isn’t gun , it’s Jew hating extremists”
The production line of one sided commentary remains unabated, convolutedly outraged, headlined and threatening.
Who do we propose to take the country back from ?
Just who is being accused of dithering?
How big a problem of extremism in Australia.
The media types aren’t helping the aftermath of this tragic massacre.
Two idiots in a country of millions, for still unknown reasons, are responsible for this tragedy.
Josh Frydenberg is just one of millions that are insulted that this tragic event happened.
The Albanese “pile on” is and remains a travesty perpetuated by political self interest.
The Jewish community and the larger Bondi community may need to consider the ramifications of the immediate outpourings of grief and where they hope to be in the future.
frednk,
Could you put the link up again that you had at the end of the last thread? Thanks.
‘Miller High Life’ = Andrew Gold, eh?
Well, well, well.
The fact that the Prime Minister was booed at a gathering supposedly for reflection on what happeded at Bondi on Sunday 14th December shows just how politised this tragedy has become. Albanese was not responsible for what happened. However, now that it seems the Sydney Jewish community has decided that he was responsibe, the best thing he could do is start putting a bit of distance between himself and a group which, no matter what he does by way of trying to support them, will not be satisfied.
And in the meantime in “Palestine” the expansion of settlements in the West Back continues
It’s time to send in peacekeepers
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjg18xe0wwo
Possible scenario in the wake of the tragedy: The Liberal Party pre-select a Jewish candidate to run in Wentworth.
Socrates says:
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 9:34 pm
… It was lovely, and deliberately tried to avoid focusing on war and conflict.
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This is a pattern I’m noticing. For the past four or five days no-one I have met has raised the Bondi Massacre at all. Is there some sort of avoidance psychology going on?
BW, no one in my circles either, not even the chat specifically set up for poltical discussion. The take away is that, other than a quick condolence, sane people know that this one is best left alone
Have we ever had polling this close to christmas?
Thinking on the so-called reflection event last night, I’m glad the first week post-terror attack is over. The cranky Jewish organisations have had their moment on the national stage throwing red meat to their base by raining shame on the PM and would be satisfied that Albanese has taken a personal hit in the polls.
Meanwhile in NSW parliament is going to be sitting again.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/call-for-transparency-as-nsw-parliament-prepares-for-historic-debate-20251219-p5np4g.html
Boerwar
The same thing has happened in my interactions this week.
Apart from discussing the event with those living within my household, not a word has been brought up with everyone I have interacted with this week.
The PM was always going to lose some skin on this one.
The normal 20th century or before single ethnic nation’s response would be, we see the enemy lets kill the enemy.
But the PM of Australia is the leader of one of the most ethically diverse countries in the world. I saw a stat the other day that even the US has less that 15% of its people born overseas, whilst here it is above 30%.
So a PM who understands this won’t be on a pulpit screaming blue muder and blood. But its only natural that this will be a deeply unsatisfactory response for a significant proportion of the nation, because an angry hatefilled response is deeply human.
I personally threw shade on Albo for not leaning in hard enough in the days immediately after the shooting, time will tell if his approach was the correct one.
Stuart @ #7 Monday, December 22nd, 2025 – 6:43 am
Could it be anything to with thousands of years worth of
Woe is me.
In my circle, especially at work, the Bondi attack is all anyone is talking about. Avners have taken down all the letters of support from their shop and replaced them with a single statement, but when I drove past yesterday there were still people milling about outside.
I guess it depends on where you live as to whether people have moved on or not.
Perhaps the former member from Kooyong could explain why a Royal Commission is needed here in Australia and not in Israel where the Prime Minister of Israel has the blood of over 1000 Israelis and tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians? (Apparently Benny now wants to stack the Royal Commission with his cronies, not even attempting to have an independent body)
According to Josh for PM, Benny’s one role is to protect his constituents yet he allowed this massacre on his watch.
Josh as Treasurer continued to cut the public service so that the intelligence agencies had to manage competing priorities with reducing resources.
Josh as a Liberal politician champions free speech now it is only Jewish Australians that have that right.
Were the media advised to be there when Josh attended to pay his respects?
Why didn’t Josh take action against the Social Media giants who have allowed the hate speech and grooming of fanatical splinter groups to flourish?
Why has the rise in anti-semistism been consistent across the Western world since the October 7 massacre? Maybe Josh needs to answer this question before apportioning guilt to others.
Stuart @ #7 Monday, December 22nd, 2025 – 6:43 am
Could it be anything to do with a couple of thousand years of
Woe is me.
Morning all. I would offer a slight clarification on frednk’s comment.
The Likud and ECAJ has trashed the reputation of the Sydney Zionist community. There is no evidence the rest of the Jewish community supports what was done last night.
Boerwar at the Adelaide Ukrainian community carols I attended last night there were plenty of kids present and the organisers wanted it to be informal and friendly. There was a brief prayer said for Ukraine and an end to conflict and that was it. Two sentences. I think it was more a genuine wish for peace and happy families, not avoidance. The singing was lovely.
Albanese got booed and treated as a villain for following most of the world and recognising Palestine. Minns got cheered and treated as a hero for trying to unconstitutionally shut down the pro-Palestine protests.
Shark journalists in the media smelled blood in the water and showed their true colours.
All entirely political in nature. Nothing to do with keeping people safe.
For the productivity heads, was a big day for Productivity Commission reports last Friday:
PC released their final 5-Pillars reports:
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries-and-research/five-productivity-inquiries/
PC is sticking with its slightly amended corporate tax proposal:
“The company income tax rate should be cut to 20% for companies with revenue less than $1 billion and be set at 28% for companies with revenue over $1 billion. The cut to company income tax rates will be funded partly by increased tax receipts due to economic growth and partly by a net cashflow tax of 5% to be applied to all companies.”
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries-and-research/resilient-economy/report/
PC is also recommended expanding the Safeguard Mechanism (and expanding to the electricity generation sector).
“The Australian Government should lower the Safeguard Mechanism threshold so that it covers more industrial facilities. The Safeguard Mechanism review scheduled for 2026 27 should determine the new threshold but favour broadening the scheme as much as possible. The review should also consider whether the lower threshold would introduce inefficiencies such as uneven coverage in some sectors and whether the inclusion of new facilities should be phased in. If the review identifies no major concerns, reducing the threshold from 100,000 tonnes to 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year would be reasonable.
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https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries-and-research/net-zero/report/
And for the “standards ” heads, on national competition the PC recommends a lot more harmonization
“Mandatory standards and occupational licensing are two different ways that governments promote important public policy goals. But these regulations can also impose business costs, restrict trade, and impact competition.’
“Aligning mandatory standards in Australia with international and overseas standards could add about $1.1 billion to $3 billion per year to the Australian economy (0.04% to 0.11% of GDP).”
“Governments should review mandatory standards to improve alignment with other countries and across Australia, and to update outdated references to voluntary standards.”
• “Consistent with Australian Government policy, Australian Standards incorporated in legislation largely align with corresponding international standards when available. Of the estimated 893 current Australian Standards incorporated in legislation, 218 standards (24%) have an international counterpart. Of these, only 21 do not align with the international standards.”
• “A significant proportion (675 standards or 76%) are bespoke Australian Standards with no corresponding international standards – 90% of these standards relate to three industries only. Where no international standard exists, it may be possible to reduce trade barriers by also allowing compliance, in the legislation, with appropriate standards of Australia’s trading partners (overseas standards).”
• “Only 26% of the 893 current Australian Standards are consistently incorporated by the Commonwealth and all states and territories”.
• “An additional 659 Australian Standards incorporated in legislation are superseded, obsolete or withdrawn.”
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries-and-research/competition-analysis-2025/report/
Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has insisted the review into Australia’s federal agencies following the Bondi massacre will be independent despite being run by the prime minister’s department.
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Laughable.
S. Simpson
“ All entirely political in nature. Nothing to do with keeping people safe.”
+1 I also think many non Zionist Jewish Australians are genuinely concerned an over reaction will only create more enemies in return.
World News & Politics Patrol:
Facing Record-Low Birth Rates, Putin Says Teen Marriage Is the Answer: https://united24media.com/latest-news/facing-record-low-birth-rates-putin-says-teen-marriage-is-the-answer-14442
Swedish customs says it has boarded Russian ship in Swedish waters to conduct inspection: https://www.reuters.com/world/swedish-customs-says-it-has-boarded-russian-ship-swedish-waters-conduct-2025-12-21/
Ukraine, Portugal sign partnership to produce sea drones: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-portugal-sign-partnership-to-produce-sea-drones-zelensky-says/
Russia Is Mass-Producing 1000-km Iskander Missiles That Can Reach Most of Europe: https://united24media.com/world/russia-is-mass-producing-1000-km-iskander-missiles-that-can-reach-most-of-europe-leaks-reveal-14383
Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjg18xe0wwo
Jeffries calls for ‘full and complete investigation’ into redacted Epstein documents: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5658916-jeffries-epstein-files-release-investigation/
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein: https://apnews.com/article/release-epstein-files-justice-department-trump-9290fcaad1cb6fcb1cbc1befabc01994
Blanche Says Pulling Trump Photo From Epstein File Was Right: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-21/blanche-says-pulling-trump-photo-from-epstein-file-was-justified
‘Inherent contempt’ charges are being drafted now to fine AG Pam Bondi for each day that full Epstein files aren’t released, congressmen say: https://fortune.com/2025/12/21/inherent-contempt-charges-attorney-general-pam-bondi-epstein-files-massie-khanna/
Jim Beam shutting down bourbon production at Kentucky distillery for a year as Trump’s trade wars hit sales: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jim-beam-distillery-trump-tariffs-b2888451.html
Top Republicans Refuses to Endorse JD Vance for 2028 Run: https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-republicans-rand-paul-and-lindsey-graham-refuse-to-endorse-jd-vance-for-2028-run/
Map Shows Donald Trump’s Approval Rating in Every State After 11 Months: https://www.newsweek.com/map-donald-trump-approval-rating-every-state-11-months-11248084
Confessions says,
“I guess it depends on where you live as to whether people have moved on or not.”
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I’m not sure that people will have “moved on” in their awareness and concern, but there may be differing feelings of personal proximity to the event.
Sydney, more than any other city in Australia and because of its difficult ridge and valley geography, is a city of disparate tribes. Everyone who lives east of about Chippendale sees Bondi as their beach and the eastern suburbs as their cosmopolitan universe. But that’s not the case for the post WWII suburbs along the south-western railway lines through St George, the Shire, Bankstown, Campbelltown, Penrith. They, and the Northern Beaches, the Hills District and all the other massive geographic enclaves have never heard of Avners. It’s closure has no impact.
Fundamentally, your geographic “tribe” will have a substantial impact on your perception of the political and media treatment of the shootings. How close am I to these events? What do I feel about it? And that’s without any religious considerations.
I doubt that folk who dutifully tuned in to the memorial service last night – in part because it was hard to avoid – but who are outside the Avners geographic enclave, will have found it’s political purpose edifying.
Re the SMH Resolve poll today on PM approval, while the main article is paywalled, there is a summary in the live updates at 06:09 which is not paywalled.
So this is our first piece of hard polling evidence since the attacks, and the result seems to be that the Prime Minister and the ALP have taken a minor hit to what were previously high ratings. This probably shouldn’t be unexpected – we’ve had a week of non-stop media pile-on for Albo aided by a small but loud part of a conservative cohort of a community that finds itself under attack. But given that Resolve has long had a conservative lean, I’d suggest that the government will be quietly relieved by these figures, and with Christmas later this week (at which point the entire nation goes to sleep for a month), the whole incident may well be well in the political rear vision mirror by February.
I went down to Bondi to pay my respects last Wednesday, just a few days after the shootings, and I was struck by how …. normal things were: tourists milling around, people watching the cricket at the pub, the beach full of swimmers. There was certainly some reflection around the vigil site, and of course the actual shooting site was all boarded up as a crime scene, but overall, normality was already reassuring itself. I suspect that the greater public are already moving on, as harsh as that sounds, especially given that it is becoming apparent that that this was effectively a “lone wolf” attack (albeit involving two family members), rather than a widespread shadowy terrorist cell involving dozens of people.
It will be interesting to see what sorts of longer-term effects that these shootings have on polling, but this early evidence suggests not much.
The PM has read the room wrongly all week, he has looked uncomfortable and hesitant, he’d clearly much prefer we were spending the Christmas holidays enjoying ourselves and watching our boys flog England in the Ashes cricket.
Not attending any of the funerals of the Bondi victims, that was a big error, spending 2 or 3 days last week rabbiting on about gun law reform – that missed the point entirely too.
Why no address to the nation? Past PMs of both sides would have done this.
As for last night, I’m not sure why he even turned up, he ought to have known he was going to get booed and heckled.
Thanks for the International roundup HH. I see Margaret Atwood’s novels are becoming more prophetic by the day.
“ Facing Record-Low Birth Rates, Putin Says Teen Marriage Is the Answer:” https://united24media.com/latest-news/facing-record-low-birth-rates-putin-says-teen-marriage-is-the-answer-14442
The gun lobby is already hard at work opposing any restrictions. Are they getting help from the powerful NRA in the US?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-22/gun-lobby-mobilising-thousands-to-fight-gun-reforms/106149156
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Mostly Interestedsays:
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 7:13 am
BW, no one in my circles either, not even the chat specifically set up for poltical discussion. The take away is that, other than a quick condolence, sane people know that this one is best left alone
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Although I hardly go out because of operated leg, in my circles, who came to see me or on WhatsApp chats, they only talk about the killer father, who was from Hyderabad, India.
Socrates – nice to hear about the lovely Ukrainian Christmas carol event you went to in Adelaide. Also, I feel very sorry for non-Likudist Jewish Australians, and their justified fears they may end up being swept up in any backlash against egregious overreach by the zealous Likudists who are so brazenly exploiting the deaths of their fellow Jews for base political ends.
Democracy Sausage @ #27 Monday, December 22nd, 2025 – 8:19 am
Your ability to come up with aberrant views on almost any subject is quite remarkable. Keep it up. It is interesting to see what the shit stirrers might be trying to push, from day to day.
Once Frydenberg announces his return expect a full throated, coordinated, relentless campaign from the media to support him. The ABC, Nine/Fairfax and News Corp, The Conversation et al will be shouting from the rooftops to get their Joshie back in.
Democracy Sausage, Monday, December 22, 2025 at 8:19 am:
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The PM was specifically told he was not invited to any of the funerals. He did 100% the right thing as a decent human being by respecting their wishes in this regard. He did this knowing full well he would be exposing himself to political attacks for this, such as yours here. It is the measure of the man that he chose to wear those attacks rather than impose himself on such personal occasions as funerals.
“Labor is down three on the primary vote to 32% with the Coalition up two to 28%, with the Greens up one to 12% and One Nation up two to 16%. Anthony Albanese takes a substantial hit on his personal ratings, his combined very good and good rating down eight to 40% and poor plus very poor up six to 49%, and his lead as preferred prime minister has narrowed from 41-26 to 38-30.”
PM and Labor party, who were riding high, have taken a reasonable hit because of vicious campaign by Media, especially Murdoch Press, and Liberal party and PHON.
So far as I know, he was not invited to any of the funerals. He stated at the outset that he would attend any funeral to which he was invited. According to a Guardian article, last night he was booed by a section of the crowd, not the entire gathering. It’s fairly easy to deduce who did the booing. Not attending as PM was, of course, not an option.
“Twenty-nine per cent rate the government’s response to the attacks as strong and 46% as weak”
This perception is not good at all. As I said a lot of Labor party supporters are freaked out for various reasons.
To Labor party supporters and progressives, who are freaked out, I ask you a couple of things.
1. How can the security agencies know what a Father-son duo are plotting especially when they are non-Aran Muslims.
2. What response do you expect federal government response to the attacks. Round up all Muslims in Australia and put them in jail?
I think Albo has done the right thing being cautious so far. Reminds me a little of the Melbourne attack in the lead up to the Vic election before last – the media and Libs went feral politicising it thinking they had Andrews but it ended up blowing up in their faces.
There is a massive chance that the Libs back themselves into a corner here – a big part of their base is not going to be happy about more gun control, or about any controls on hate speech that will impact their ability to be racist against Muslims and darker people in general (which is why there’s such a push for any actions to be focussed on anti-semitism specifically and not hate speech in general).
Qld has set new solar records for power:
https://openelectricity.org.au/records/au.nem.qld1.solar.power.interval.high?datetime=2025-12-21T12_50_00&offset=10_00&focus=1766285400000
and energy (energy = power x time):
https://openelectricity.org.au/records/au.nem.qld1.solar.energy.day.high?datetime=2025-12-21T00_00_00&offset=10_00&focus=1766239200000
Which enabled it to set renewables records for power:
https://openelectricity.org.au/records/au.nem.qld1.renewables.power.interval.high?datetime=2025-12-21T12_50_00&offset=10_00&focus=1766285400000
and energy:
https://openelectricity.org.au/records/au.nem.qld1.renewables.energy.day.high?datetime=2025-12-21T00_00_00&offset=10_00&focus=1766239200000
WA also appears to have set a new record for renewable penetration on their main grid, the SWIS. On Saturday, around midday, renewables were >90% for perhaps the first time:
https://www.aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/wholesale-electricity-market-wem/data-wem/data-dashboard
c@t: “‘Miller High Life’ = Andrew Gold, eh?
Well, well, well.”
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Whoever they are, they don’t know how to spell “populace”, getting it wrong in two successive posts. (Aren’t I the pedant?)
FUBAR always uses excellent spelling and grammar, so I didn’t think it was him. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if he showed up soon.
Things got pretty weird on here last night after I had retired to bed with a detective novel, as is my wont. I have absolutely no idea what Mavis was carrying on about.
Bizzcan
“ And for the “standards ” heads, on national competition the PC recommends a lot more harmonization
“Mandatory standards and occupational licensing are two different ways that governments promote important public policy goals. But these regulations can also impose business costs, restrict trade, and impact competition.’
“Governments should review mandatory standards to improve alignment with other countries and across Australia, and to update outdated references to voluntary standards.”
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Thanks, music to my ears! In my work there are so many areas where outdated or irrelevant standards cause nothing but extra cost. Why can’t I use an English design guide for streets if the Australian road design guide has no guidance for roads with a speed limit under 60 km/hr?
IMO Standards Australia is a big part of the problem here. They have a financial imperative to sell standards to stay afloat. Yet they don’t have the internal resources to write them. So they cling onto what they have got.
We have many authorities with the power to impose standards, but who no longer have the internal technical capability to update them to best practice. In this case it would make far more sense to adopt best practice international standards, but most authorities are reluctant to let go of their historic local standards to do that.
This affects how we buy or build cars, trams, trains, roads, rail lines, buildings and ships, to name a few.
The latest (18 Dec) Find Out Now Poll of the state of UK electoral prospects continues to amaze.
Seat projections:
394 Reform
70 Lib Dem
63 Green
45 SNP
29 Conservative
19 Independent
7 Plaid
4 Labour
yabba: “Your ability to come up with aberrant views on almost any subject is quite remarkable. ”
Hey yabba. “Aberrant” is a rather strong word to describe the views of someone whose political views differ slightly from yours. That sort of thinking might take one to using terms like “heresy” and “blasphemy” and then where would a confirmed atheist like you be?
Just pulling your leg. I was sorry that you couldn’t make it on Friday night. I hope that your health is trending upwards and hope to see you at the next one. Keep well.
“+ 1 I also think many non Zionist Jewish Australians are genuinely concerned an over reaction will only create more enemies in return.”
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I think is to differentiate more specifically. The diaspora HAS largely Lukidified since the collapse of Labor Zionism and allied political parties in Israel after the collapse of the last red hot go at locking in a two state outcome. However, there are many Australian Jews who remain zionists but have no truck with the hate antics of the two organisations you named earlier.
The fact is, Chris Minns’s main security agency – NSW Police was principally responsible for providing security to Jewish community events in NSW (like it is principally responsible for providing security to all public events), and yet only three junior uniformed police were in attendance at a high profile event – and by dint of the organiser’ s extreme pro IDF/Israel government support – one that MUST have been ‘up there’ as a high risk.
And yet, Minns’ is a hero, and Albo has been vilified, even though (1) he has left in place ALL the security/anti terror measures left in place by the outgoing LNP government, (2) enhanced said measures, (3) increased funding to both of the deferral government’s principle domestic security agencies, (4) put in place a lift of specific anti-semitism measures as long as your arm.
HE has been vilified, not for a ‘lack of action’ regarding anti-semitism. Rather because he has attacked (and his foreign minister has been vilified equally, which is a ‘tell’ as to what this is all about) because his government has become increasingly critical of Netanyahu and the Israeli government’s ramping up of its war crimes. There is also another ‘false note’ in this regard: namely that Albo and Wong haven’t supported Israel ‘since 7 October’. Incorrect. The Australian Government WAS very supportive of Israel ‘since 7 October’. That support has frayed – weeks and months later – only because of Netanyahu’s obdurate ramping up of war crimes (cast your mind’s back to Howard’s intervention last Tuesday when he bemoaned the break down in relations between the Israeli and Australian governments, ‘cute’ given Howard’s shared history of committing war crimes with Netanyahu). …
According to the ‘cookerverse’ (looking at our resident cookers PP, and T D’merde here) Albo is to blame for NSW Police not arresting Palestinian protesters down at the opera house on 7 October, even though it was NSW Police (not the AFP or ASIO) who were on the beat that night.
Of course, the main crime Albo has committed, which goes to the heart of why certain organisations with the Disapora have made common cause with the MSM and LNPO to ‘get Albo’ instead of allowing the whole Australian community to come together to grieve this past week – is the recognition of Palestine. A measured decision which the federal government was roundly criticised for not doing ‘fast enough’ by the leftwing ‘cookerverse’; and a decision which clearly had nothing to do with what happened last Sunday.
Other grudges have also raised to the surface. The ‘failure’ to not immediately implement the more extreme recommendations of Julian Seagel’s report. Etc. But at its heart, the Lukid-MSM-LNP Axis of Evil took all of a 24 hour period before deciding to launch a full ‘get Albo’ (and Wong) because of the recognition of Palestine. The fact that the Australian arms of that axis take their cue’s from a foreign governmnet, one so bathed in the blood of war crimes, is both disgusting and traitorous.
If Albo does agree to a federal royal commission, I hope includes a thorough enquiry into the behaviour of the axis of evil over the past two years. Chabad’s possible involvement in the financing of munitions to the IDF and their involvement with settler communities. … Of course, Albo is no Dan Andrews, so its likley that he will resist the temptation to settle some long over due scores with the Axis of Evil if/when he calls the Royal Commission. Probably becuase he is a throughly decent man who genuinely wants to bring the country together as best as he can in the circumstances.
citizen says:
“The gun lobby is already hard at work opposing any restrictions. Are they getting help from the powerful NRA in the US?”
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The most extraordinary example of the US gun lobby’s reach was in Somalia in 1993 when Charlton Heston, who subsequently became president of the NRA, visited Mogadishu. Ostensibly he was there to observe humanitarian relief, but the US forces knew different. George HW Bush’s Special Envoy, Robert Oakley, said that “The Somalis have the right to bear arms.” Only crew-served weapons were collected and stored – under Somali control – in storage sites in the city. The militiamen retained and carried their AK47s. Black Hawk Down.
What we do with weapons is vastly more impactful on the US than Somalia. We should not be surprised by powerful interest in what we do.
Newy Boy
Thanks and agreed for your 8:25am and 8:29am remarks.
I also sympathise with Albo on this one. He is being criticised by partisan political opponents for not attending funerals he was not invited to. His reluctance to make Churchillian speeches (which admittedly he is not good at) is understandable given the likelihood of increasing rather than decreasing community division.
Meanwhile the arguments for Australia to oppose Israeli actions are only getting stronger. Israel has been doing an ongoing land grab this year in Gaza, Syria and West Bank. None of them are legal.
“ Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank:”https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjg18xe0wwo
Good Morning. Here’s the News and Views Roundup.
New polling underscores the challenge for political leaders in uniting the country while delivering a strong response that speaks to community anxiety about the Bondi Beach attack.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/albanese-s-approval-rating-plummets-as-social-cohesion-frays-australians-fear-a-rise-in-antisemitism-poll-20251221-p5npad.html
This week’s orgy of blame and counter-blame, of attack and counter-attack, has felt like a highly politicised, and at times inappropriate, version of what jurists call the “but for” test. Jacqueline Maley
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/it-s-time-for-politicians-to-return-bondi-beach-to-the-people-20251219-p5nozn.html
The immediate shock and terror of the Bondi shooting is giving way to anger and division. We must look for the light. Some politicians have gone straight for the darkness, seeking to foment racial division. But we need community now more than ever. Paul Daley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/19/shock-terror-bondi-shooting-giving-way-anger-division-ntwnfb
One leader has handled the Bondi attack aftermath well. It’s not Anthony Albanese or Sussan Ley
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/one-leader-has-handled-the-bondi-attack-aftermath-well-it-s-not-anthony-albanese-or-sussan-ley-20251221-p5npb1.html
After the Bondi attack, the contrast between Chris Minns and Anthony Albanese has been stark
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-21/bondi-attacks-chris-minns-anthony-albanese/106167738
‘Unbreakable’: Pleas for peace and unity, jeers for Albanese as thousands attend Bondi vigil
https://www.smh.com.au/national/unbreakable-pleas-for-peace-and-unity-jeers-for-albanese-as-thousands-attend-bondi-vigil-20251221-p5npbo.html
The Bondi terror attack was designed to drive us to rancour – but there is no peace in division
Thomas Keneally
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/dec/21/bondi-terror-attack-radicalism-ntwnfb
Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be reviewed after Bondi attack
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/federal-law-enforcement-and-intelligence-agencies-to-be-reviewed-20251221-p5npay.html
After Bondi, we crave certainty – but quick fixes are dangerous. Blame-hunting hysterics and rage-baiting serve a nation poorly. They collapse complex security systems into simplistic villains and they reward hindsight certainty over serious analysis. John Coyne Security analyst
https://www.smh.com.au/national/after-bondi-we-crave-certainty-but-quick-fixes-are-dangerous-20251221-p5np9q.html
Limited options for people trying to donate blood in regional NSW in wake of Bondi terror attack
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-21/limited-options-donate-blood-for-bondi-victims-regional-nsw/106154832
Here’s what defined Australian politics in 2025. By Patricia Karvelas By David Speers By Clare Armstrong By Stephen Dziedzic By Casey Briggs By Claudia Long By Courtney Gould By Shalailah Medhora By Maani Truu By Jake Evans By Tom Crowley By Jane Norman
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-22/2025-australian-politics-albanese-government-/106156682
As 2025 draws to a close, we can look back on a year when economic inequality became firmly entrenched on the Australian political agenda, writes Carl Rhodes.
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/inequality-is-back-at-the-heart-of-politics-,20504
Greater transparency is being demanded of politicians voting on gun reforms as the NSW government prepares to introduce wide-ranging changes to firearms, protests and hate speech laws in one bill.
The Liberal Party is broadly expected to support the government bill, but it will seek to introduce its own stricter measures on antisemitism, either by a fresh bill or amendments. Nationals MPs have signalled concerns over the impact of gun reform on farmers and regional communities, while Premier Chris Minns may face pushback in his own party over protest reforms.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/call-for-transparency-as-nsw-parliament-prepares-for-historic-debate-20251219-p5np4g.html
Calls for gun law reform clash with gun lobby resistance
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-22/gun-lobby-mobilising-thousands-to-fight-gun-reforms/106149156
The NSW premier’s outrageous rhetoric on peaceful protests sows division in our community. It’s unbecoming of his office. Timothy Roberts NSW President Council of Civil Liberties
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/20/the-nsw-premiers-outrageous-rhetoric-on-peaceful-protests-sows-division-in-our-community-its-unbecoming-of-his-office-ntwnfb
Bondi beach’s golden light can never be extinguished. It has always returned from its darkest days
Brigid Delaney
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/21/bondi-beach-terror-attack-swimmers-memorial-remembrance-hope
‘He’s a honeypot’: The radical Islamic cleric linked to the Bondi shooter who keeps dodging the law
Bondi gunman Naveed Akram is the latest Islamic State sympathiser linked to western Sydney cleric Wissam Haddad, who himself has never faced serious criminal sanction. Why?
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/he-s-a-honeypot-the-radical-islamic-cleric-linked-to-the-bondi-shooter-who-keeps-dodging-the-law-20251219-p5np22.html
The legal green light has been given to demolish three of Melbourne’s public housing towers in the city’s inner north, after the Court of Appeal dismissed a last-ditch bid by residents to save their homes.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/public-housing-to-be-razed-after-appeals-court-gives-final-green-light-20251219-p5noy8.html
Staff at Melbourne building company say wages went unpaid as employer threw lavish parties
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-22/mj-harris-melbourne-builder-faces-accusations-from-staff-clients/106149104
WA faces gas supply cliff amid warning rising energy prices could kill off businesses
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/western-australia/wa-faces-gas-supply-cliff-amid-warning-rising-energy-prices-could-kill-off-businesses-20251219-p5np1m.html
US says it is intercepting third Venezuelan oil tanker amid simmering tensions
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-22/us-intercepting-third-venezuelan-oil-tanker/106169160
Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump and the case of the missing photograph
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/jeffrey-epstein-donald-trump-and-the-case-of-the-missing-photograph-20251221-p5npbp.html
Survivors search the Jeffrey Epstein files but find no sign of their evidence
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-21/survivors-of-epstein-search-released-files-to-find-nothing/106167268
The DoJ failed to comply with Epstein files law – can Congress do anything?
Lawmakers threatening legal action face major obstacle: those with legal power in this case are the ones accused of failing to follow the law
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/21/epstein-files-doj-congress
Thanks to Donald Trump, 2025 was a good year … for white-collar criminals
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/21/trump-white-collar-criminals
Trump does presidency via Truth Social – what are Americans missing out on? Since just 3% of Americans use platform Trump owns, public may be unaware of his mental state and performance
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/21/trump-truth-social-presidency-use
Extremists are using AI voice cloning to supercharge propaganda. Experts say it’s helping them grow
Researchers warn generative tools are helping militant groups from neo-Nazis to the Islamic State spread ideology
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/21/ai-voice-cloning-nazis-islamic-state-extremism
‘Putin wants more’: Amid peace talks, US spies say Russia still aims to reclaim former Soviet bloc
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/putin-wants-more-amid-peace-talks-us-says-russia-still-aims-to-reclaim-former-soviet-bloc-20251221-p5npb9.html
Ukraine talks proceeding ‘constructively’ in Miami, Russia’s envoy says. The Kremlin denied that trilateral talks with Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. were in the offing during the weekend meetings in Florida.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-talks-are-proceeding-constructively-russia-envoy-kirill-dmitriev-says/
Alarm over ‘exploding’ rise in use of sanctions-busting shadow fleet. Fear that confrontation is on the cards as policing of ships becomes more aggressive and Russia challenges Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/21/alarm-over-exploding-rise-in-use-of-sanctions-busting-shadow-fleet
Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/21/sweden-and-germany-slash-aid-budgets-to-focus-on-ukraine-and-defence-spending
Paris welcomes Putin’s ‘readiness’ for bilateral talks with Macron
Macron said last week that it would be “useful” for Europe to reach out to Moscow to ensure that a peace deal in Ukraine is not negotiated solely by the U.S., Russia and Ukraine.
https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-vladimir-putin-tout-bilateral-talks-on-ukraine-russia-france/
Letter from France Too Early, Too Alone: France Prepares for Russia as US Withdraws. Paris has long worried the United States was an unreliable partner. Donald Trump is proving them right.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/21/france-europe-security-trump-00700889
How to watch British politics in 2026 like a pro. Mark your diaries — POLITICO has all the dates in a year of make-or-break elections, a closer U.K.-EU relationship and laws on migration control that Keir Starmer hopes will save his premiership. It’ll be a wild ride.
https://www.politico.eu/article/how-to-watch-british-politics-in-2026-like-a-pro/
Iraq’s political future in limbo as factions vie for power
The November election didn’t produce a bloc with a decisive majority.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/21/iraqs-political-future-in-limbo-as-factions-vie-for-power-00702062
There’s a new space race – will the billionaires win?
The commercialisation of the cosmos is already underway, and our current laws aren’t fit for purpose
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/21/theres-a-new-space-race-will-the-billionaires-win
Do prawns feel pain? Why scientists are urging a rethink of Australia’s favoured festive food
Studies show crustaceans can learn, remember, solve problems and form relationships
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/crustaceans-feelings-sentient-christmas-new-year-prawns-australia
What the hyperproduction of AI slop is doing to science
https://theconversation.com/what-the-hyperproduction-of-ai-slop-is-doing-to-science-272250
Should I pour this down the sink? (Probably not, and here’s why)
https://theconversation.com/should-i-pour-this-down-the-sink-probably-not-and-heres-why-269701
Readers reply: what is – or was – the best-ever internet meme?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/21/readers-reply-what-is-or-was-the-best-ever-internet-meme
earlwood, look at the last bit of the last thread. We are trying to find out who referred to you as ‘handjob turdwood’ It’s important to several people.
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Monday, December 22, 2025 at 9:03 am
earlwood, look at the last bit of the last thread. We are trying to find out who referred to you as ‘handjob turdwood’ It’s important to several people.”
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