Aboriginal flag misappropriated for Palestine: Peris

FLAGGING THE PROBLEM

Former Labor senator Nova Peris says it’s a mislead say Jewish individuals are “settler-colonialists” in Israel, the SMH reviews. Talking in a video for a brand new marketing campaign, the primary Indigenous lady elected to federal Parliament additionally mentioned the Aboriginal flag was being “misappropriated” by pro-Palestine protesters, asking “Who gave free, outright, prior and knowledgeable consent to make use of our flag on your trigger?” (It’s truly not the primary time Peris has mentioned this — she instructed the identical factor to The Australian ($) three weeks again). Peris says it’s turn out to be “fashionable” to help Palestine and mentioned individuals had learnt about it from TikTok. The paper doesn’t say who funded the brand new marketing campaign, solely that it was “Jewish, non-Jewish and Indigenous supporters, somewhat than organisations”, and it didn’t publish the video.

In the meantime, the 16,750 sheep and cattle sure for Israel will probably be slaughtered if exporters can’t get permission to go there. The animals have been onboard for a month after their voyage by means of the Crimson Sea was aborted as a consequence of fears of Houthi rebels, however this week the Division of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry mentioned they weren’t allowed to go the opposite, longer path to Israel both. Proper now they’re caught off the coast of Perth, Guardian Australia says, the place consecutive 42-degree days are forecast. Talking of beastly issues overseas, dozens of politicians in Victoria spent almost half one million {dollars} on journey final monetary yr, the ABC reviews, with India, China, and Thailand among the many most-frequented nations. It’s unhealthy optics contemplating Treasurer Tim Pallas has warned the Could price range will probably be “very, very tight”.

CUT AND PACE

Opposition Chief Peter Dutton known as the stage three tax lower reforms, which left 70% of individuals with extra money, “probably the most egregious breach of belief and promise by a primary minister in current historical past”, Sky Information Australia reviews. Get a bloody grip; your predecessor secretly swore himself into 5 ministerial portfolios with out telling the general public or in lots of instances the minister, and took a secret vacation to Hawaii whereas Australia burned by means of its worst bushfire season in fashionable historical past. Anyway… Reserve Financial institution boss Michele Bullock confirmed Labor’s tax reforms would have “no materials affect” on our economic system — particularly inflation — The New Each day reviews, after the money price was saved regular at 4.35% as predicted yesterday.

Talking of which, the Reserve Financial institution has gone all fortune teller on us, The Age reviews, revealing the 5 issues the central financial institution is getting ready for within the yr forward. Inflation remains to be going to be a giant downside, though it’s at a two-year low, as a result of demand remains to be going to outpace provide. The economic system goes to sluggish “abruptly” within the subsequent few months due to the triple prong of a excessive money price, excessive price of residing, and excessive private taxes. Individuals are nonetheless not shopping for a lot however cut price searching extra (i.e. on promotional days like Black Friday). Rents will hold going up (they elevated by 0.8% in January and 0.65% in December) and the RBA will lower the money price this yr — it’ll most likely be round 3.9% on the finish of 2024.

MIND THE GAP

Closing The Hole will fail, the Productiveness Fee says, and it wants pressing adjustments to cease it from doing so. The reality-bomb evaluate discovered a very powerful factor authorities decision-makers must do is settle for “they have no idea what’s greatest for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals,” Guardian Australia says. There are 4 targets in Closing The Hole — shared decision-making, constructing the community-controlled sector, reworking authorities organisations and sharing entry to knowledge — and none have been met, the fee continued. So what will we do? The evaluate suggests giving Indigenous group organisations energy over Indigenous well being, training and security, The Australian ($) reviews (this mannequin works elsewhere — in British Columbia, the place I stay, The First Nations Well being Authority “plans, designs, manages, and funds” First Nations’ well being applications and providers).

In the meantime, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wouldn’t say whether or not he’ll implement components two and three of the Uluru Assertion from the Coronary heart (half one was the Voice to Parliament). The federal government has earmarked $5.8 million for the Makarrata Fee — that’s Treaty — and the third half is truth-telling, a deep dive into injustices and their impacts. He did, nonetheless, say the Voice failed on his watch, ABC reviews, citing “a substantial worry marketing campaign” — the primary feedback concerning the referendum this yr. It comes as an Indigenous man has died in custody in Western Australia, the Nationwide Indigenous Occasions reviews. Virtually 600 Indigenous individuals have died in custody because the Royal Fee into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody made its suggestions in 1991 (as of 2018, Guardian Australia reported, simply 64% have been absolutely carried out).

ON A LIGHTER NOTE

On Sunday morning, California lady Edie Ceccarelli got here throughout an area parade. There was the native canine walker, wrangling the leashes of no fewer than 15 overstimulated pooches. There was the purple hearth brigade, with the beaming firefighters waving madly down at native awe-struck children. There was even the proud native garbo, driving a fortunately emptied truck down the people-lined avenue. My stars, Edie thought. What’s all this about? Abruptly a stranger noticed her. “Hello Edie!” they mentioned. “Joyful birthday!”. At that, dozens of smiling individuals turned to her to echo the sentiment, with a trio of moustached musicians showing from nowhere to serenade her with guitars. There was even a banner emblazoned with birthday needs coming down the road. What on earth, she thought, immediately isn’t my birthday.

Right this moment is your birthday, her caregiver gently corrected her, as she lovingly straightened Edie’s sweater and helped contact up her purple lipstick. Oh yeah, she twigged. It’s! Her dementia can cloud her thoughts generally but it surely’s nonetheless not too unhealthy for the oldest particular person within the US (and the second-oldest in the whole world). Edie’s 116th birthday parade within the streets of Willits was one thing of an area vacation on the weekend, as The Guardian tells it, and he or she felt like a real-life film star. The supercentenarian waved on the flashing lights of hyperactive photographers, was gifted handmade playing cards and fairly flowers by shy kids, and was requested the inevitable query by journalists: what’s the key to a protracted life, Edie? Two fingers of purple wine, she responded, and minding my very own enterprise. Queen.

Hoping you have a good time another person immediately, massive or small.

SAY WHAT?

Are you referring to Nemesis, are you, final evening on the ABC? You didn’t need to say the model I presume Andrew, perhaps it’s too quickly.

Peter Dutton

A somewhat noxious remark from the opposition chief to Andrew Probyn after the award-winning journalist’s shock redundancy from the broadcaster. Probyn had requested Dutton if he’d like to reply to Malcolm Turnbull calling him a thug on the ABC program.

CRIKEY RECAP

“Whereas it actually ramped up underneath the Morrison authorities, the prosecution of former ACT attorney-general and Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery and his former consumer, former Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) officer ‘Witness Okay’, started in June 2018.

“This adopted years of presidency harassment of the pair after the 2013 revelation that ASIS had illegally bugged East Timor’s cupboard in 2004 to safe a bonus to Australia in treaty negotiations with the fledgling state over pure sources within the Timor Sea. The shameful saga would drag on till the change of presidency in 2022.”

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THE COMMENTARIAT

Albanese on entrance foot as each side settle into the ‘everlasting marketing campaign’ — Michelle Grattan (The Dialog): “The prime minister’s communications staff has been beefed up, with two new senior individuals beginning this week: Katharine Murphy, previously political editor of The Guardian, and Fiona Sugden, who beforehand labored for then-prime minister Kevin Rudd and for a time for Albanese in opposition. Late final yr Liz Fitch, the pinnacle of the PM’s media staff, left. Brett Mason, who was quantity two, has stepped up into her place as communications director. Amongst Fitch’s duties had been to arrange Albanese for his massive media appearances and engagements of the day. This will probably be one of many roles of Sugden, who has most just lately been Fortescue’s director of company communications, based mostly in London.

“One driver for ramping up the spin staff is a perceived want to enhance relations with the Canberra press gallery, members of whom had been complaining concerning the Albanese workplace. Albanese now has a document variety of seven media advisers (not together with help employees). However he’s recognized for having his personal agency views on media technique. The quick problem for Dutton is much less concerning the spin, extra concerning the substance. Whereas now residing with the alternative of the stage three tax cuts, the Coalition can be attempting to ship the message that it has not abandoned these of its voters who’ve misplaced out (in contrast with the place they might have been) within the adjustments. Dutton (properly) has not pledged a Coalition authorities to restoring their place.”

Rates of interest might fall quickly. Right here’s what meaning on your funds — John Collett (The SMH): “Opinions differ amongst property specialists on what’s more likely to be in retailer for property costs in Sydney and Melbourne this yr. Andrew Wilson, the chief economist at My Housing Market, expects charges will probably be on maintain for longer and that property costs in Sydney might rise by as much as 5% over this calendar yr. Melbourne costs may even doubtless rise, however might discover it a ‘little tougher’ to develop by 5%, he says. The elemental difficulty driving greater costs in each cities is the shortage of provide, Wilson says. The founding father of property knowledge agency SQM Analysis, Louis Christopher, says costs in each cities might finish this calendar yr barely down on the place they began 2024, because the economic system seems smooth with a fall in retail gross sales and a weaker jobs market …

“Comparability web site Price Metropolis’s head of analysis, Sally Tindall, says whereas most banks ought to “play ball” for the primary lower (on the very least) and move it on, in full, to their variable price mortgage prospects, that might not be the case with any subsequent cuts to the money price … Price Metropolis figures present if there was to be three cuts of 0.25 share factors by the top of this yr, somebody with a $750,000 mortgage with 25 years to run, who’s paying 6.39% would save greater than $330 on their month-to-month mortgage repayments. AMP’s chief economist Shane Oliver says falling rates of interest are typically good for share costs. Shares can probably commerce on greater price-to-earnings multiples when inflation is low, he says, which is nice information for these with funding portfolios.”

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