Now, about that Queensland coal mine...

#USPol #AusPol

NT laws to allow police to hold young people for 48 hours will be ‘funnelling Aboriginal children into prisons’, advocates warn

Police will be able to question children without an adult present and hold them after being charged under draft laws introduced by the CLP

The Guardian
Labor’s bait and switch: Focus on a broken promise means we miss the real budget cruelty

There has been a lot said about trust and honesty in politics in the days since Labor handed down its budget, but not a lot has had to do with integrity.

The Australia Institute

Man arrested after woman and two children found dead in a home in south-west Sydney. #auspol #DomesticViolence

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/three-people-found-dead-in-south-west-sydney-man-arrested/106694502

Breaking: Three people found dead in a home in Sydney’s south-west

A man has been arrested after three people were found dead in a home in Sydney's south-west in what police believe is DV related.

Women and girls record philanthropic boom in Australian sport

Women and girls are driving record philanthropic investment in Australian sport, boosting participation, inclusion, and community programs.

Women's Agenda

#Cull of 20,000 #NativeBirds at #NewcastleWaters #CattleStation will not go ahead after parent company intervened.

In a social media post, the parent company of #ConsolidatedPastoralCompany, which operates the station, said it was unaware of the licence and instructed staff to cease any culling plans "immediately".

The parent company, #TerraFirma, says it will meet with "relevant environmental groups" when leaders visit #Australia later this year.

"As the owner of #CPC, we were not aware of the application for a licence to cull birds at Newcastle Waters," the company said in its post.

"We have made clear to CPC leadership that this is #CompletelyUnacceptable.

"We have instructed the Newcastle Waters leadership team, and CPC senior management to cease any plans for culling immediately.

#auspol #wildlife #birds #Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/newcastle-waters-cattle-station-bird-cull-stopped/106693348

Parent company orders cattle station to 'cease any plans' for bird cull

A cull of 20,000 native birds on a Northern Territory cattle station will not be going ahead.

youtu.be/uGnGmcWJngI?.... For every home available to rent. Another three are short stay. #WA #Auspol #News

Short term stays causing renta...
Short term stays causing rental crisis | 9 News Australia

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John Menadue: “A few years ago, Scott Morrison urged the shadow cabinet to capitalise on the electorate’s growing concerns about “Muslim immigration”, “Muslims in Australia” and the “inability” of Muslim migrants to integrate.” #auspol
John Menadue: “Islamophobia is a much more serious concern, but Muslims are not as well organised as the Zionist lobby and do not have the ear of politicians and the media. And they don’t have a powerful lobby that can call politicians and journalists to heel as and when necessary.” #auspol
India is no longer resisting globalisation – it is shaping it https://pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/2026-05-18/467321/ #Auspol
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