Barbara Reynolds

Four frames. Title: “The rules”. Albo and Penny Wong at a lectern. 1. Albo: “Some of you have asked if rules still apply, so we’d like to clear things up.” Wong: “Obviously we shouldn’t kill!” 2. Albo: “However, if you hurt or kill someone and enough people agree they were bad, then the rules aren’t up to us.” Wong: “It’s a ‘matter for them’” 3. Albo : “Also, if you get someone else to do the killing for you and someone accuses you of it, that’s ‘a conspiracy’” Wong: “Against the rules!” 4. Plus, if thousands of innocent people get killed when you kill the bad person, you must focus on the six people you saved.” Wong: “That’s the rule!”

The rules.
My @smh cartoon.

Is Australia at war?! No! Our bombs and planes are being used in a war-adjacent manner | First Dog on the Moon What a relief! * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...

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The contest of will between Trump and Iran Iran is operating from the principle that if it goes down, it will bring down others with it.

Iran's strikes on the Gulf Arab states could backfire. They could reverse their policy of refusing the US permission to strike Iran from their soil — or even join the fight alongside the US. https://bit.ly/4chtkOm

Trump was a joke, until he wasn't – what Australians must learn By wondering how One Nation can potentially win an election, the media may help make it a self-fulfilling prophecy — just as it did for Trump.

"We live deep in an era of what I call “angertainment”, fuelled by the reality that our opinions are formed on platforms that mine our attention with algorithms that reward outrage and shock-value: social media."

The scurge of social media is upon us? 😱😖😎

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Increase in religious schools and home schooling could prevent ‘deeper social cohesion’, Julian Hill says Labor MP says some children reach adulthood without mixing with people from different cultures and religions * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A rise in faith-based education and home schooling risks Australian children growing up without any meaningful exposure to peers outside their cultural and ethnic groups, a Labor frontbencher says. Julian Hill, the Albanese government’s assistant minister for citizenship, customs and multicultural affairs, says recent educational trends are seeing some children reach adulthood without mixing with people from different cultures and religions. Continue reading...

Increase in religious schools and home schooling could prevent ‘deeper social cohesion’, Julian Hill says

The Jewish Council of Australia condemns Benjamin Harnwell's appalling comment at the Advance conference and call on our leaders and the Antisemitism Envoy to speak out in condemnation.

It’s time. Fingers crossed that this project finally comes to fruition

New ideas from a new-look Coalition? Don’t bet your house on it The Liberal Party has a new leader, and the Coalition has a new frontbench. So, does that mean we can expect some new ideas?

Since 2001, "the population increased by 34 per cent"; during the same period "the number of homes in Australia increased by 39%."

The LNP is being disingenuous, and factually incorrect, that too much immigration has caused our housing crisis ... more lies! 😎

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Of course being the nephew of the Attorney General has nothing to do with getting no jail sentence for killing an Aboriginal person and showing absolutely no remorse only further racism. None at all. They said so. 🤬

12 Ways to Activate Your Students’ Prior Knowledge Threading prior knowledge into new material makes for more durable learning. Here are 12 research-backed, teacher-tested strategies to help kids unpack what they already know.

Edutopia’s @andreatamayo.bsky.social lays out 12 evidence-based strategies to help kids unpack what they already know to learn new material. 📦🧠

#EduSky

Israel undermines two-state solution while Herzog visits Australia While Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney, his government was taking concrete actions in the West Bank designed to "continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state".

Laura Tingle on the money as always.

Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich: "We will continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state".

A large number of Jewish Australians oppose Herzog's visit. Sadly, our govts are only listening to anti-Palestinian pro-genocide Zionists. #auspol #CancelHerzog #IsraelTerroristState #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine

"Shake off the Oppressor"

Are Schools Ready to Face the Next 10 Years? Planning assumes continuity. Strategy assumes disruption. Scenario-Informed Strategy helps schools test assumptions, not just write better plans.

"The future will not reward schools that plan harder. It will reward schools that choose more deliberately who they are becoming."

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Our PM totally lost his sense of judgement with this invitation. So many Australians are totally horrified at the ongoing cruelty and inhumanity of the Israeli government. We should not be turning away from this. A totally divisive act when we should be building unity.

Albanese says Isaac Herzog’s visit will bring unity – but to many Palestinian Australians it’s a ‘slap in the face’ The Israeli president’s visit, announced after the antisemitic attack in Bondi, has appalled those grieving loved ones killed in Gaza * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It’s been more than two years since Shamikh Badra last heard from his brother. He presumes his brother, sister-in-law and their four children lie buried under the rubble of their home in Gaza. He fears they were buried alive. Badra told his family’s story at a march in Sydney last Sunday organised by the Palestine Action Group, protesting against Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s upcoming visit. Continue reading...

Albanese says Isaac Herzog’s visit will bring unity – but to many Palestinian Australians it’s a ‘slap in the face’

For every time the political and media establishment repeats the big lie that Herzog is visiting at the request of "the Jewish community"....

We must stop peace protesters from terrorising our war criminal guests

Editorial: Tell me Australia, which is worse: signing bombs or making anti-bomb signs? preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

Human Rights lawyer Chris Sidoti condemns the visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. #auspol #CancelHerzog

As we bear witness to the ongoing horrors the Israeli government commits against Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, these images remain emblazoned: The destruction of human life and of property, city streets bombed, the destruction of mosques, homes, universities and hospitals.

Absolutely not. The Liberals seem to be in a perpetual downward spiral and hopefully this will result in the election of greater number of thoughtful, intelligent parliamentarians - the Teals. These are the voices we should be hearing.

It’s time to reduce our focus on the dysfunction that is the Trump administration with its cycles of bullying and TACO. Our news services need to focus more on Australia snd our region.

You may have missed the news this week while certain groups focus on themselves, but Australia’s grid has hit a new milestone.

NSW Labor MP Anthony D’Adam deserves to be commended. His letter to Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is worth reading. He asks the minister to investigate potential foreign interference by Israel in Australia after Israel published a dossier conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. #auspol

A simple one. Ask: “What makes you say that?”

Single frame. Waterfront, beach, notionally Bondi. A woman with long grey hair in white dress, catching the breeze blowing offshore, leans towards the water to propel a small floating candle into the water, holding another in preparation, following a small flotilla of same, numbering 15 in total. A man in shorts and shirt stands by her side holding the empty tray.

For the victims.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

This morning, the Israeli military targeted and bombed a vehicle carrying employees of the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief, killing three journalists while they were on their way to document a newly established displacement camp.

Today’s comic in @australia.theguardian.com

It’s only mid January and we’ve had destructive cyclones, deadly heatwaves, bushfires followed by flash floods and the cherry on top, a coal approval!

This is absolutely obscene. Tax the rich.