Prince William has called for an end to the conflict in the Israel-Gaza region as soon as possible, in a strongly-worded statement. The Prince of Wales emphasised the need for increased humanitarian aid to Gaza and the immediate release of hostages as the collective death toll in Israel and Palestine […]
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It’s well documented that news media influences our behaviour in all manner of ways, from how much meat we buy to our attitudes towards exercise. Journalism does not merely hold a mirror up to reality, as some have argued. It creates versions of reality. With every decision of which story to include and exclude, […]
A drone attack that killed three American troops and wounded at least 34 more at a base in Jordan has increased fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East – and the possibility that the U.S. may be further drawn into the fighting. President Joe Biden vowed to respond to the assault, blaming […]
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe is urging the Australian government to impose sanctions on Israel in response to a landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICJ recently ordered Israel to take immediate action to prevent its troops from committing genocide, punish acts of incitement, improve the humanitarian […]
In a landmark decision – and with the whole world watching – the International Court of Justice in The Hague has ordered Israel to “take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of acts of genocide” in Gaza and to allow desperately needed humanitarian aid to enter the territory. But […]
The Palestinian death toll in Israel’s offensive on Gaza has surpassed 25,000, according to the Ministry of Health. On Sunday, Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra confirmed 178 additional deaths in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 25,105 over more than three months of Israel’s conflict with Gaza. […]
The dispute between the ABC and Antoinette Lattouf, the stand-in radio presenter it recently sacked ostensibly for disobeying a managerial directive, encapsulates several problems that have bedevilled the national broadcaster in recent years. One is the issue of how to deal with journalistic staff posting on social media about issues […]
Following the October 7 attack by Hamas, Israeli forces have carried out sustained attacks on the Palestinian controlled territory, dividing the international community. Last week, the South African government presented a case to the International Court of Justice. They argued the Israeli government’s attack on Gaza, and especially the actions […]
South African justice minister Ronald Lamola led a top legal team to argue the country’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 11 January. South Africa argues that Israel’s indiscriminate retaliatory bombing and siege of Gaza contravenes the Genocide Convention. More than 23,000 Palestinians, including at least 10,000 children, have been killed. Narnia Bohler-Muller, […]
*UPDATE* Lattouf has since filed a complaint to the Fair Work Commission for unlawful termination on the grounds of “political opinion or a reason that included political opinion”. Former ABC fill-in radio host, Antoinette Lattouf, is considering legal action after being dismissed by the public broadcaster for expressing critical views […]
