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A fleeting moment of calm before an unreturned phone call reignited Liberal loathing Brad Battin and Jess Wilson could have led a next-generation Liberal Party, but neither wanted to play second fiddle, leaving the party riven by the same hatreds that consumed John Pesutto.

This is probably one for political obsessives or students of self-destructive tengendencies. Lordy, what a mess. www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...

Inside Albanese’s private meeting with Adass Israel leaders The prime minister heard how antisemitism is affecting Jewish families, pledging to support the synagogue’s rebuilding.

Sometimes, leadership is just about turning up. It’s good the PM did today. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

Travel warning for Jewish visitors to Australia after synagogue attack Anthony Albanese announced a new taskforce to tackle antisemitism, but the US-based Jewish human rights organisation still issued a warning.

Australia joins Amsterdam and Malmo in having a travel advisory issued against it by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre. Further evidence that the Adass Israel attack is reverberating a long ay from Ripponlea .https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/jewish-travel-warning-issued-20241209-p5kx31.htmlw

Fairly sure that is not the big take-out from today.

‘This is an attack on all Jews in Melbourne’: Leaders reeling after attack Jewish leaders say tolerance for antisemitic campaigns, protest and abuse should have ended months before Friday’s arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue.

Melbourne woke up to incredibly disturbing news this morning. The city has sleptwalked into an awful place. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

Peter Garrett pulls out of MSO review before it begins amid board exodus Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will undergo a “process of board renewal” after the exit of chairman David Li and directors as the fallout from the Jayson Gillham saga drags on.

Bit of exclusive news on the MSO, where the fallout from the Gillham affairs keeps on coming. www.theage.com.au/culture/musi...

Or, you could wait until Alan Jones is actually charged with something before you offer free advice about whether to discuss the charges against Alan Jones.

Residents were evacuated from wildfires in New Jersey, New York and Victoria on the same day.

Melbourne ground zero for lockdown harms, says health expert Lockdown opponent Dr Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health policy expert, says policymakers must do more to mitigate the likely long-term effects of Melbourne’s pandemic experience.

A couple of years ago, Dr Bhattacharya visted Australia and spoke about the need to do more to mitigate the likely, long-term social, health and welfare impact of Melbourne's pandemic experience. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

RFK Jr will disrupt the US medical establishment Last night, Donald Trump signalled a seismic shift in American science and public health. Fulfilling his campaign promise, he endorsed Robert F. Kennedy Jr as secretary of the US Department of Health ...

The Washington Post is reporting that Dr Jay Bhattacharya, a prominent critic of COVID lockdowns, is RFKjr's preferred pick to run the National Insitutes of Health. These are his latest thoughts on the "seismic shift'' underway in Amercian science and public health. unherd.com/newsroom/rfk...

I talked batting with Bradman in 2000. What he told me explains Test cricket’s decline today As Test cricket braces against dwindling attendance and competing formats, a return to its technical roots might be its lifeline.

Greg Chappell on the disappearing art of batting (as opposed to hitting). A timely read for any lovers of cover drives and classical music. www.theage.com.au/sport/cricke...

I’m a journalist and I’m changing the way I read news. This is how. Sometimes it's healthy to do something you love less, and differently.

"I’m a journalist and I’m changing the way I read news. This is how."

By @laurahazardowen.bsky.social

Including, "I’ll read news, not other people’s reactions to news." And: "I’m researching new ways to teach kids about news."

Recommended. www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/im-a...