Josh Butler
@JoshButler
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if you're joining the migration from this place, you can find me at: joshbutler.bsky.social on BlueSky joshbutler.journalist on Threads Similar user names in other places, I dunno, I can't remember em all, there are too many other platforms nowadays please eliminate three
In the third of a four-part series on the Coalition, we examine whether Alex Antic's rise in the SA Liberals is a cautionary tale or roadmap for the national Liberal party’s existential crisis. #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
In what world is Washington DC "on the way back" from China to Australia Or as though a meeting with the President at the White House is just like popping by the shops on your way home This is getting ridiculous now
Former home affairs boss Mike Pezzullo has claimed Anthony Albanese should have made a "shorter, sharper" visit to China so he could have flown to the US to meet President Donald Trump on his way back to Australia. skynews.com.au/australia-news…
INARA founder and humanitarian @IamArwaDamon makes a key point: If Israel’s goal is to prevent Hamas from profiting off aid—as it claims—then the answer isn’t to restrict it. It’s to flood Gaza with aid. Aid only holds power when it’s scarce.
🎥 WATCH: “GHF has been a great success.” That’s what State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters today—just hours after Gaza’s hospitals confirmed 21 Palestinian children had died from malnutrition in the past 72 hours. Bruce made the remark while defending the…
as the Governor-General gives an opening speech for the new parliament in the Senate, in front of all MPs and senators, Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi is in her seat silently holding up a large sign: "Gaza is starving, words won't feed them, sanction Israel"
The Coalition STILL can't bring itself to even support the bare minimum when it comes to ending Israel's slaughter of Palestinians and instead has accused the Albanese government of 'attacking Israel' live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/07/austra…
"Benjamin Netanyahu on the Nelk Boys podcast, sponsored by Happy Dad hard seltzer and PrizePicks" is the kind of dystopic future that was always inevitable, really (sadly)
The NELK Boys — a Canadian frat-bro YouTube crew turned Trump-adjacent merch empire — just sat down with Israeli PM Netanyahu. Their intro —> “I see so much about what’s going on Israel and Iran and Palestine. And to be honest, I just really don’t know what’s going on there. So…
"It is horrifying that over 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid. The Israeli Government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable.” theguardian.com/australia-news…
In the first of a four-part series, Liberal party insiders look to whether Sussan Ley will lead a new era of conservative politics or face ongoing internal brawls and lingering animosity ✍️ @KrishaniDhanji, @D_JervisBardy & @TomMcIlroy #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
"At least 67 people were killed near the Zikim crossing when an Israeli strike hit crowds gathering for aid. Another six people were killed near a separate distribution site Brings the total number of people killed while trying to access food to more than 900 since May"
Israeli forces killed at least 115 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, most while waiting for food, in one of the deadliest aid-related incidents since May aje.io/phqwl6
hmm I've blanked on what happened last time the Liberals came out against better work-life balance and workplace flexibility, does anyone remember how that went? (The Aus reports the AMWU proposal is "cutting the hours of work in return for productivity gains" - same output)
A Liberal senator has mocked a union push to have four-day work weeks added to the agenda of the Albanese government's upcoming productivity and economic reform summit. Join Sky News for rolling news and political coverage. skynews.com.au/australia-news…
Trump vs Murdoch over Jeffrey Epstein sounds like liberal fan fiction - but here we go President tells News Corp owner he'll "sue his ass off" over WSJ story
BREAKING WSJ: Donald Trump sent a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. "It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. A pair of small arcs denotes the woman's breasts, and the…
Dozens of Palestinians were killed in a stampede at a GHF aid site, reportedly triggered by teargas fired by American contractors, as Palestinians in Gaza continue to starve under Israel’s blockade. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/8i02z2
Israeli forces killed at least 22 people in attacks on the Gaza Strip, including some in a strike on the Holy Family Church, a site linked to late Pope Francis, as ceasefire talks continued reut.rs/44PqomG
Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots and UAP warns they "were the subject of a ransomware cyber-attack" and user data has potentially been compromised "for example your email address, phone number, identity records, banking records, employment history"
Important Notice – Data Breach Notification We advise that a data breach occurred on 23 June 2025 which may have affected your personal information held by the following entities or other associated entities: • Trumpet of Patriots We have posted to our website a full statement…
Israeli forces bombard Gaza as UNRWA says 1 in 10 children are malnourished in the besieged enclave amid a man-made starvation crisis. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/nacd9r
The federal government may wait to respond to Jillian Segal’s antisemitism plan until after it gets a separate report from the Islamophobia envoy and a broader review of racism at universities, Jason Clare says @caitecassidy & I: theguardian.com/australia-news…
