America Has a Police Shortage
Many Americans have decided that their country’s problem is that it has too many police officers. In fact, it has too few.
Former Labor attorney general turned judge Robert McClelland named new anti-corruption boss
McClelland, who served in the Rudd government, named as boss of National Anti-Corruption Commission after Paul Brereton quit in May Former Labor attorney general and federal court judge Robert McClelland has been named as the new boss of the National Anti-Corruption Commission. McClelland was the country’s top law officer in the Rudd government, serving from 2007 until 2011. He has served as the deputy chief justice of the federal circuit and family court of Australia since 2018, and was appointed to the court by the Coalition in 2015. Continue reading...
Obama condemns comments by ‘border czar’ that Ilhan Omar could ‘of course’ be denaturalized
Ex-president urges Americans to defend congresswoman, saying ‘there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her’ Former US president Barack Obama condemned comments by Donald Trump’s “border czar” that the Republican presidential administration could “of course” strip Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar of her citizenship and deport her. Obama wrote Sunday morning, on X, that “the full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president.” Continue reading...
Outrage after Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account during protests
‘Meta owes us an explanation,’ group says as organizers fear censorship after account goes dark for several hours The coalition leaders behind nationwide pro-democracy protests that have drawn millions of Americans to the streets in recent years were frustrated when its Instagram account was temporarily shut down during its latest demonstration on Saturday. The No Kings movement’s account went dark for several hours while protests focused on increasing early voter turnout were underway, sparking censorship fears. Continue reading...
Louvre's $100 million crown jewels still missing one year after daring heist
A year after thieves stole $100 million worth of crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre Museum, four suspects remain jailed awaiting trial, but the treasures are still missing. The October 19 heist saw thieves disguised as workers steal eight historic items, including jewellery belonging to Empress Eugenie, Napoleon III’s wife.
Zack Polanski says application of Zionism is racist and no state has right to exist
Green leader in England and Wales calls ‘debates about words’ unhelpful and denies recent motion was controversial Zack Polanski has said Zionism in its current form is racist, that no country has a right to exist, and that the Green party motion on the issue was not controversial. The leader of the Green party in England and Wales gave an unapologetic interview to the BBC on Sunday two weeks after his party approved a motion equating Zionism with racism. Continue reading...
‘Limited evidence’ of protester violence at Sydney demonstration against Israeli president Isaac Herzog visit
Amid police brutality allegations, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission inquiry hears protesters ‘largely peaceful’ Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast An inquiry into a Sydney rally against the Israeli president has so far found protesters were “largely peaceful” and there is “limited evidence of physical violence on the part of the protesters”. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (Lecc) kicked off its probe into the February protest at Sydney’s town hall against the visit of Isaac Herzog on Monday, outlining a number of issues it is examining, including police use of OC spray and “ police boasting about gratuitous force ”.
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