(We) can do better

Criticism of one party to the Gaza conflict has been deemed 'hate speech' and illegal by the Australian federal parliament (see embedded Gerard Rennick video below). Somehow, however, the same federal government shows little concern about the actual hate crimes (as opposed to hate speech) being committed in full view of the whole world in Gaza, as in the embedded tweet.

IPAN supports PM Albanese’s firm rejection of US demands to increase military spending by billions. Australia must not be drawn into a conflict with China over Taiwan. AUKUS Pillars 1 and 2 should be cancelled.

Some wealthy homemakers are being allowed to do the opposite of what the rest of us are being told to do. They have been given permission to turn an area where there were six households into one - theirs.  Such significant destruction and prioritization of certain interests  in the face of so much homelessness and the loss of democracy for all Victorians through authoritarian planning is shocking. 

A predictably appalling article from Nicholas Reece, City of Melbourne Lord Mayor, and a seasoned career growth enthusiast, has found a cozy spot in Australia's legacy press.

 Saturday 14 June - 10.30am to 12.30pm. The future of Planning Democracy. Majorca Room, City Library (not the State Library!), 253 Flinders Lane Melbourne. Click on the image to read Report No. 46. 

Location: Coffs Harbour Magistrates Court (2–16 Beryl St, Coffs Harbour); Date: Wednesday, May 28; Time: From 9am. Supporters of Sharron Hodge and Juliet Lamont will gather outside the Coffs Harbour Court House on Wednesday, May 28, from 9am. Sharron and Juliet were arrested on the roof of the Forestry Corporation building in Coffs Harbour on April 22, as part of a group of women who occupied the ro

Le livre dont le chapitre ci-dessous est extrait pose la question : Pourquoi la France a-t-elle connu une révolution démocratique et démographique, mais pas la Grande-Bretagne ?

This is about an Aran Sweater and Viking Jacquard Celtic Style sweater scam at vipsshops.com, using AI photo-models to falsely market a product that in no way resembles what is advertised. Inside see details of product, the seller, and dealing with PayPal complaints.

A few weeks ago, cross-benchers got together with the Liberals to conduct an inquiry into the legitimacy of State Labor Government Victoria's new planning laws that underpin the authoritarian creation of massive new 'activity centres,' infilling, hyper-densification, and removal of residents' rights to affect and discuss and dispute what happens where they live.  The Inquiry found

I was not the only one sitting up late last night, writing to various members of the Victorian Legislative Council.  There are about 55 neighborhood groups, many councils and other bodies, all trying to stop what is going ahead. They have been involved in this battle for a long time.  In the absence of any reasonable information and consultation, neighborhood groups have been writing and distributing their own information about what Planning is about to do.

This report came out today in the Legislative Council, Victoria.  Non-Labor members of the Committee criticised the amendments for failing to consult the community as they are required to by law, and found that they contain little or nothing that would provide the much-claimed affordable housing, and failed on environmental counts.  The full report is here: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/49a10f/globalassets/tabled-paper-documents/tabled-paper-9164/

An article by Aude Lecrubier, in Medscape reported that, "A study published in The Lancet HIV suggests that recent and anticipated international budget cuts may lead to 4.4 to 10.8 million new HIV infections by 2030 in low- and middle-income nations, along with 0.8 to 2.9 million HIV-related deaths within five years.

See video and written submission inside. Independents and small parties usually cannot find enough scrutineers to check most of the votes. They lack the manpower and finances. Also, with the prepolling, small parties and independents cannot keep publicity up for two weeks, whilst the Libs and the Labs take full advantage of this situation by plastering voting places with with publicity and staffing them with copious volunteers. Lex Stewart worked as a scrutineer for 25 years.

Gerard Renick of the People First Party Thank all those who supported his campaign. Currently, the Australian electoral Commission tally room shows that he now has 35.26% of the quota necessary for him to win one of the 6 Senate seats being contested in this half-Senate election. To be returned as Senator, he needs to gain another 64.74% of the total of Queensland Senate votes through the allocation of preferences from candidates with fewer votes than him.

All Australian mainstream media outlets push the idea that we must have rapid population growth in Australia and that this must be sourced by increasing rates of immigration. Whilst the mass media never shuts up about this, they are very repressive about any contrary opinion, although people are really angry about the increasingly obvious costs in all this, and they seek ways to express themselves.

Click on the image to read Report No. 46. 

Amid Australia's growing conflict over population numbers and democratic planning, we need ideas based on historical and social research, rather than shallow logistics pushed by technocrats. Familiar with these dynamics, I see the challenge of joining this debate with the depth it needs.

Victoria, Australia: This is a committee to examine the VC257, VC274 and VC267 Victorian planning amendments.Anything that questions Victoria's planning dictatorship is good, but we need to remember that this inquiry occurs just before a federal election, and  fails to challenge the mass immigration that is forcing high housing prices and arbitrary suburban densification.  No MP here points out that the population is set to double every 28 years or less, and

Over the past few years, the two major parties have combined, with little resistance from the Greens, or the Teals, to rigidly restrict new political candidates from running. Seeing this danger, three new political organisations formed with the intention of platforming and promoting new independent candidates and political movements. These were Democracy First, Fusion, and the Australian Progressives.

Dunkley Candidate, Andrew Gatley (andrewgatley.au), explains why Independents have not been listed on news stories or lists of registered candidates which appeared prior to the announcement of the date of the upcoming 2025 election.

Click on the image to read Report No. 46. 

Part of the Australian Peacock Spider Genus, the very recently discovered Maratus Yanchep spider, may soon be extinguished by human expansion for profit, in a Peet's West Australian hous