Love Maggie my cavoodle, golf, kids, yum cha & coriander. Former Victorian Labor MP/Minister. ✡️🇦🇺from🇬🇷🇩🇪 ancestry. Will block anon/antisemitic accounts.
It's sad that an antisemitism rally is need in 2024, it's sadder that we need a massive police presence to keep us safe to prove the point as to why the rally is needed in the first place.
Here is my speech from the rally:
An open offer to any Muslim man, woman or child. If you are fearful about walking through the gates of your mosque, let me know and I’ll happily walk with you. Because your ability to practice your faith is as important as it is for me to practice mine.
Djokovic could win 50
#AustralianOpen
titles and I still wouldn't like him, respect him or appreciate him.
At their best, Federer & Rafa had his measure in talent, beautiful tennis & most importantly class.
Our family is Jewish but we taught our kids that Santa was real (even tho’ he didn’t visit us) so they never went to school and told other kids he wasn’t real. My gosh, Trump is something else...
#notgood
The
@AuschwitzMuseum
👇🏼 shld be followed & shld be uncomfortable.
Being constantly reminded of the atrocities committed &/or attempting to understand or comprehend the level of inhumanity from the Holocaust, is the minimum we shld do to ensure history doesn't repeat.
#NeverAgain
26 June 1935 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Jacob Louis Bobbe, was born in ’S Gravenhage.
In August 1942 he was deported to
#Auschwitz
and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
I can't help but think there is a message here for all those who attacked
@FatherBob
... I might add that as a Jew who had family exterminated in the Holocaust, I know how important it is to not trivialise the Holocaust but it's also vital that we learn from it & how it happened.
If you see human suffering & you think this is not so important because "it's not yet Auschwitz"…
Then, think again.
We commemorate and educate about the tragic history of Auschwitz as we believe it should inspire people today to build a better & a more responsible world.
1/3
I have some news.
In the wake of the tragic passing of
@ShaneWarne
I arranged to get a cardio check up (along with a lot of other blokes).
The outcome was an unclear scan which resulted in an angiogram this afternoon.
#MensHealth
#HeartHealth
#PreventativeMedicine
My dad had his third booster Dec 20 but has now tested positive for
#Covid19
. He's 84 & going through treatment for his stage 4 cancer. Early days but
@AlfredHealth
have been amazing & proactive in scheduling a sotrovimab infusion. Super impressive
@MartinFoleyMP
For people outraged by Fraser Anning, don’t retweet him. Simply report his vile & abhorrent tweets targeting our Muslim brothers & sisters as hate speech. Because that is what it is
#auspol
I follow
@AuschwitzMuseum
to ensure I never forget.
This man's story tho' strikes a little closer to home however, for Leo Lowenthal was the same age as I am today.
Anti-semitism is on the rise again & we must keep the light on & remember the Holocaust so it never happens again
Imagine using children to sing a genocidal propaganda war chant "from the river to the see, Palestine will be free."
And just so you're clear, it's a chant to eradicate Israel & the Jewish people.
The people that put this rally on have no shame.
#IsraelPalestineWar
3/3
The only thing to fear is what happens if you don't. I have a great family & a lot of living to do.
I'll be out of hospital tomorrow & life will continue with more than a few changes.
But life will continue. Get checked.
#MensHealth
#HeartHealth
#PreventativeMedicine
On the right, Hamas fires rockets at Israel from Gaza. On the left, Israel shoots down the rockets. Think about that before condemning Israel for defending itself.
#IsraelUnderFire
If you went to a
#FreedomRally
today & follow me, please don’t. Click the unfollow button. Do it quickly & do it now.
Honestly, your self indulgent, self entitled behaviour is an insult to people who have lived under tyranny where freedoms have been denied. And it’s dangerous.
One of the great clubs of Australia
@smfc
welcomes one of the great clubs of Scotland
@CelticFC
. Brought together by the football brilliance of one man, simply known as Ange.
The World Game is only scratching the surface of what Australia has to offer.
A big welcome to the hundreds of
@CelticFC
fans from right across the globe who have followed us overnight.
He may now be your new Bhoy, but we are still very proud of our boy.
Welcome aboard!
#Ange
#Celtic
He can’t take action against me. So let me be very clear, Jeremy Corbyn has presided over a party that has tolerated anti-semitic policies that would have seen me refuse to serve under him. By extension, his acceptance of this makes him anti-Semitic.
You are a disgrace.
Your party position is a disgrace and your MPs statements have been disgraceful.
There is no moral equivalency and for you to attempt that in your statement is morally repugnant.
The Greens condemn the horrific attacks on civilians.
We condemn the occupation.
It's time for a just and lasting peace.
To achieve peace the occupation of Palestine must end.
2/3
What a surreal procedure. I was awake throughout & my cardiologist found one of my arteries blocked to 95%. Close to a stroke & others on the way.
I had zero symptoms.
I only got checked b/c of Warney.
#MensHealth
#HeartHealth
#PreventativeMedicine
This is an extremely serious escalation in hate speech & inciting hatred by a mainstream party leader.
To be clear
@AdamBandt
& the
@greens
have endorsed a rally calling for a "Free Palestine" with an image of only Palestine, no Israel.
Is it any wonder Jews don't feel safe
As a staffer in federal parliament, I briefed Doug many times. During one of those briefings, he made overt anti-Semitic comment. His own staffer told Doug I was Jewish. Awkward.
He is a coward, a bully & a bigot
& and an avowed anti-Semite.
Beware.
#auspol
As a former politician I have witnessed the overt influence of Israeli governments on Australian politicians.
Trips to Israel, a sophisticated and unrelenting programme to “educate” politicians has led to a muted response to years of institutional repression of Palestinians.
Please, spare me.
What a hollow disingenuous statement.
Literally for 6+ months the
@greens
have been attending & speaking at violent protests, encouraging people to radicalise.
Well, this is what happens when they do.
And let's be clear, the
@greens
don't just have an
I condemn the incident in St Kilda overnight.
Violence has no place in our community & vandalism and damage like this are completely unacceptable.
My thoughts are with Josh Burns, his team, and the local community. They have the right to feel safe.
There was nothing apparent about it. Doing Nazi salutes, flying Nazi flags with a federal senator in attendance, who was standing next to & sharing a platform with white supremacists & criminals is pretty cut & dried, pretty night & day. Pretty bloody racist.
#auspol
#springst
I am deeply concerned about the rally organised by far-right activists, which took place in
#StKilda
today. I condemn in the strongest possible terms the apparent racist and race based motivation behind the rally. There is no place for such rallies in Australia.
I do find it fascinating that anyone calling for a ceasefire fails to:
1. Call for every kidnapped victim to be returned safely; &
2. Acknowledge there was a ceasefire in place on Oct 6, which Hamas broke with their brutal & barbaric attack on Israel on Oct 7.
#IsraelHamasWar
It actually gets worse!
@AdamBandt
attempted to move an amendment that would effectively call Israel out for war crimes.
You can't make this stuff up.
The Greens are not fit for office.
#auspol
This photo will live in infamy and utter disgrace for the Australian Greens. They refused to support a motion to condemn Hamas who still holds Israeli hostages.
The motion passed 131-4.
Adam Bandt, Max Chandler-Mather, Stephen Bates and Elizabeth Watson-Brown you all should
As excited as I am for my new colleague John Kennedy & the opportunity he has to represent Hawthorn, I am equally disappointed by
@JohnPesutto
’s departure. Politics is not binary, it takes good people on all sides to keep our democracy strong. JP is one of those people
#SpringSt
We’re a country that’s been built on the back of immigration & our generosity in support of refugees. I’m proud to say that my mother was a refugee, my father an immigrant when he met my mother & chose a future here & with her. Surely we’re better than this scare campaign
#auspol
Tonight we have lost a good woman but her family has lost so much more. I had the privilege to serve with Jane Garrett in cabinet and the Victorian parliament. She was a remarkable person & a real talent. More importantly, she was a friend.
I wish you all a long life.
People who use the word fascist have never lived under fascist rule. People who call our leaders Nazis or superimpose their face on Hitler's body have not lost loved ones to the terror that was the Holocaust
#NeverForget
#SpringSt
#Auspol
.
@PatsKarvelas
Pat, can you please stop justifying you doing your job. You are professional, ethical and act with integrity. What you did was actually just demonstrate all of that. Now, I don’t always agree with you but keep doing what you’re doing. We, are all better off for it.
So the
@Greens
claim to support renters, social & public housing but then delay
@AlboMP
's $10 BILLION HOUSING policy for mnths that wld build 30,000 new social & affordable rental homes.
Why?
Because it's not enough. Well, tell that to the 30,000 families missing out
#auspol
Just want to be really clear.
This guy in Melbourne tonight was protesting in support of Hamas.
Note, Hamas not Palestinians.
The sign "from the river to the sea" is a chant about the extermination of the Jewish people &
#Israel
.
That's what it means.
It's 2023 & it's not ok
Sometimes I wonder why I brought children into the world to face the level of discrimination & hatred we are seeing.
What is wrong with people.
#JewHatred
#Racism
Mmm...so Hamas broke the ceasefire, killed more innocent people & haven't returned all the hostages they kidnapped but this muppet again blames Israel instead of terrorists.
The
@greens
are morally bankrupt, intellectually challenged & the new face of Jew hatred
#auspol
Dreadful, sickening, news that the Israeli military has renewed its bombing and killing in Gaza. The Labor government must end its complicity now by loudly and firmly calling for a permanent
#CeaseFireNow
#FreePalestine
Isolation has seen me change in many ways. But one I wasn’t expecting is that I am now agreeing with a lot of what
@piersmorgan
is saying & this is somewhat disconcerting.
First thing I'm going to do when we come out of
#lockdown6
is have dinner with mum & dad. I haven't spoken about this publicly before but Dad's been fighting stage 4 cancer throughout this time. So priority no 1 is sharing a meal with them & giving them both the biggest hug.
Devastated to learn that Sisto was the victim yesterday. It shouldn’t matter whether you know them or not, but it does. I was a frequent diner, granita, coffee drinker & conversationalist with him. He will be dearly missed. RIP. 😢
It's good that
@PeterDutton_MP
agrees with me that he & the Prime Minister have been race baiting. On his other point, we'll have to agree to disagree.
#auspol
#springst
Early this morning my father in law passed away after a brief but brave fight with cancer. He was a kind & caring man. A real mensch & I can think of no higher praise to bestow on anyone. We will miss him forever but he will never be forgotten. Wish you all a
#longlife
💔
I said this nearly two months ago & my view hasn’t changed. It’s no laughing matter. It’s dangerous and it escalates. Today an egg, tomorrow something more sinister. If you disagree with someone, debate them & beat them with words not by assaulting them
#auspol
#SpringSt
You might have a laugh, you probably think Anning deserves it. But this is no laughing matter. This man, Anning represents the worst of society. And as a result we must represent the best. I might also add, this time it was an egg but what if next time it’s more sinister
#auspol
Kimberly Kitching or Kimba to those who knew her was a tenacious & fierce advocate for the Labor cause & people who needed a hand up & the support to succeed in life where others left them behind. Thoughts are with Andrew. Take the time to hug yr loved ones. Wish you a long life.
Just watched
@donlemon
give one of the most powerful speeches (on
@CNN
) that I’ve seen. Well done to
@ChrisCuomo
for asking him the question & then giving him the space to answer it uninterrupted. Today, we celebrate decency returning to public life. 👊🏼
#Election2020
Yup because god forbid, Jews come together to talk about how they can advocate on behalf of themselves.
Apparently everyone else can lobby on their own behalf except Jews.
What an absolute beat up.
If there is a dumber and more divisive member of federal parliament than Adam, I've not met them.
He wants to recognise Hamas.
He wants to support a terrorist organisation.
He really is engaging in a race to the bottom.
He is a dud.
#auspol
Labor just voted against recognising the State of Palestine.
They joined Peter Dutton, instead of the 146 other countries who have taken this crucial step for justice.
None of us will forget Labor’s complicity and cowardice in the face of genocide.
This is extremely serious escalation in hate speech & inciting hatred by a mainstream party leader.
@AdamBandt
& the
@greens
have openly endorsed a rally calling for a "Free Palestine" w/ an image of only Palestine & no Israel.
Honestly, I'm lost for words.
#auspol
@__raghib
@FabrizioRomano
Sure. You're in the relegation zone & no one wants to go near you. You're the modern day version of Blackburn Rovers. Remember them?
Sorry, this doesn’t cut it. Yesterday’s rally was put together by alt right white supremacists, supported by that reprobate
@fraser_anning
you so admire. You can’t have it both ways. Just to be clear, you don’t represent the Jewish community & you certainly don’t represent me.
@Jasonsnell17
@SpursOfficial
Not at all mate. Scott is steeped in football. Set up Melbourne City as the powerhouse in the A league for the City Group and then sent to China to do the same for their expansion club there. He'll be brilliant. Lives & breathes football.
@AuschwitzMuseum
Done. And in memory of my family & all others killed in the Holocaust, thank you for keeping them alive and holding the perpetrators to account.
Congratulations to Josh Frydenberg &
@SkyNewsAust
on the documentary
#NeverAgain
It is an important and impressive contribution in fighting
#antisemitism
& I hope as many people get to watch it as possible! Well done.
6 olympics, regardless of performance or how many gold medals are won by other athletes, Jian Fang Lay has to be our flag bearer at the closing ceremony
#aus
#Tokyo2020
Most people won’t have heard of her, but 48-year-old Jian Fang Lay made it through to the 3rd round in the table tennis today. BUT more impressively this is her 6th
#olympics
, equalling the most ever by an Australian female 🙌🏼
Our media, left & right has a job to do & usually do it well. Editorials are never attributed & attacking them for doing their job is so Trumpy. Don't like it, write yr own OpEd & submit it.
Attacks like the one below are lazy & contribute nothing to public policy debate.
PARTISAN editorial from Peter Costello's The Age today. Note nobody at the paper wanted to put their name to it. If you love Victoria, keep it beautiful and put rubbish like The Age in the bin.
#auspol
Words matter.
As does the order you put them in.
So if you want & call for a ceasefire in the
#IsraelHamasWar
this is what & how you ask for it:
1. Every hostage that was kidnapped is returned.
2. Hamas relinquishes control of Gaza.
3. Ceasefire.
Note the order.
This was beyond at day two of incarceration. Its now ridiculous at beyond day 50+. It’s actually time for the Thai Ambassador to be called in by our Prime Minister. It’s time for Hakeem to returned home.
#saveHakeem
Message from Hakeem al-Araibi, footballer, refugee protected under Australian law, improperly detained in Bangkok Remand Prison whose human rights as a refugee, human rights defender, torture survivor are being grievously breached to FIFA President, Gianni Infantino..
#SaveHakeem
This is the thing, we’d rather be safe than sorry. All these people hyperventilating about golf & this & that are missing the point. WE ARE SAFE. We’ve had strong leadership frm
@DanielAndrewsMP
&
@ScottMorrisonMP
& my loved ones are alive.
No
@Craig_Foster
you don't & the fact you turned off comments is all you need to know about your commitment to free speech.
Your opinion on the Israel Hamas war is intellectually dishonest at best and racist at worst.
You have sullied your reputation not enhanced if.
I support, and regularly call for accountability for all parties around the world for breaches of human rights, irrespective of who, or where they are and call on all Australians, not only in sport, to do likewise.
This comment alone should make it untenable for
@abcnews
to invite her back to
#QandA
or any other program on Aunty that discusses such sensitive & challenging issues in the Middle East.
Time to cut
@stevesmith49
some slack. He made a mistake, a massive one that he is going to pay for, for far longer than the 1 yr ban he received. But, here's the thing, hands up if you've never made a blue before... I didn't think so, me included. Good luck
#SteveSmith
I'll say this. I will continue to support
@stkildafc
through thick & thin. Unless you are in the room, you don't know why decisions are taken.
But right now, my thoughts are with Ratts & his family. He gave us his all, so thank you for everything. Wish you only success. 🔴⚪️⚫️
1/2 Really excited that I can now announce I have joined the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy, a think tank based in Washington DC as a Director. Current uncertainty around the North Korean leadership, the geopolitical fall out from Covid19, the Chinese...
One week after my grandparents wedding, the Nazis took my grandfather where he spent 3 1/2 years in Dachau.
This is what they faced in Germany.
They came to Australia to get away from it.
I'm just glad my grandparents aren't alive to see this.
#antisemitism
#jewhate
#auspol
My overwhelming concern today is for all victims of child sex abuse. The Catholic Church can not wipe away the stain of their enabling of this crime against our most precious & vulnerable. And be in no doubt, Pell is right in the middle of this. STILL.
For the record, Israel only controls 9% of water flow into Gaza. Hamas is responsible for the rest & currently has over 500,000 million litres of diesel fuel & they have stolen food supplies. They just don't give it to their civilians so they can keep it for their fighters
#QandA
What kind of self centred, egomaniac, narcissist visits & takes photos with children hours after he receives a positive Covid test. That's of course if it's true. If it isn't then what kind of creep lies about being Covid positive. Either way he's a dead set flog!
#Djokovic
Hawkey was one of the reasons I joined the Labor party at 15. A giant, a reformer, a visionary. I bet he is already whipping heaven into shape, getting numbers to take over from St Peter & organising a wage rise for all the angels. RIP a giant of humanity
#BobHawke
Ok, there’s no easy way to say this nicely, so I’m going to just come right out say it. I don’t like licorice jelly beans. There’s no place for then in a jelly beans packet. And I don’t like Ouzo either. My Greek drink of choice is Tsipouro. There, I feel much better now.
🚨 JUST IN 🚨
SA U19 captain David Teeger has been relieved of his duties ahead of the U19 showpiece event set to be held in SA. A new captain will be announced in due course.
#CricketTwitter
Five years ago to this day I was sworn in as a Minister.
What a privilege, what a ride.
And created a little history too as I became the first Minister sworn in by Her Excellency the Hon. Linda Dessau & of course we are both Jewish too, the first time in Victoria’s history.
Things that I’m going to do now that I haven’t for a very long time:
#19
become a private citizen once more. It’s been an honour & privilege to serve the
@VicParliament
but now a new chapter awaits. Special shout out to my staff (ministerial & EO), family & friends 🙏🏼
#SpringSt
Thanks for nothing idiots. Expect the following as the coverage now.
OWN GOAL
To the so called fans/supporters &/or members that were a part of storming the pitch, attacking Glover and the ref by extension, nothing less than a life ban.
#MelbDerby
#MCYvMVC
#ALeague
Today is mum’s 80th b’day. Our family “was” coming from all around the world to celebrate but that couldn’t happen. H/w the day can’t go w/o celebration. So lunch w/ my sister (frm San Diego) thanks to FaceTime & to the best mum in the world 🙏🏼 you for everything & happy b’day!
Went out to dinner a couple of times to our local Chinese restaurants this week. Clearly down on patronage. Plan to go out for lunch and dinner to a couple more this week at home and in the city. Stop the fear. Go back & support our local Chinese Australian community 🍚🍜🥟
The next time
@QandA
gives air time to a far right party like One Nation, a party of islamophobes & white supremacists, remember that the Nazi party were elected “conservatives” too. Our country & values of tolerance/inclusiveness are worth fighting for
#NeverAgain
#auspol
#QandA
‘I don’t care how elected they were. So was the far right in Germany.’ Please watch this. Every day the hate politics of the far right is being normalised in Britain. This was phenomenal from
@DavidLammy
👏👏👏
Craig is 100% spot on. This position is untenable. Opening a backdoor for our intelligence agencies opens it up for others to access. This is the antithesis of good public policy, despite being the best of intentions
#auspol
If the
#aabill
was coming from some other countries there would be outrage from all our politicians. If passed in its current form there will be long term damage to our
#ozcyber
businesses
Time to show some leadership
@AdamBandt
& repudiate this. Victim blaming is no longer a thing and for the record, the kids should probably be taught the definition of Apartheid because whatever you think of Israel it's not that.
Solidarity with all affected by the latest rounds of horrific violence.
The only way to peace is for the Apartheid Israeli regime to end its occupation
Unbelievable bravery from every single Russian protesting Putin's decision to invade the Ukraine. Be in no doubt they are risking their lives and those of their loved ones.
But for evil to triumph, good people must do nothing.
I want to apologise to
@PeterDutton_MP
It appears he is right, there are people scared to go out at night to restaurants. In particular, the Lobster Cave in case they run into
@matthewguymp
having dinner with Mobsters
#Auspol
#SpringSt
No Nick. The saddest thing about the gallows is the imminent death threat it makes against a fellow human being, not for any heinous crime or transgression but for being an elected official considering public policy. Yr criticism feels more like being hit with a wet lettuce leaf.
Saddest thing about the gallows is that it allows the proponent of bad legislation to dismiss, deflect and disparage rather than debate. Put the gallows away, it’s wrong, it doesn’t belong here, and it’s a free kick for the side you’re arguing against
#covid19vic
#auspol
These flood monitoring cameras demonstrate the extent of the rainfall and just how quickly waters rose, causing major damage during the recent
#seqfloods
😮
If ANYONE wants to question the decisions being made by our political leaders at State & Federal level, just look at this graph. Every country above us wld wish to be us
#StayHome
@fergushunter
@SophieMc108
@AncillaryJasper
@PoliticsFairfax
It should be challenged and validated. That’s real journalism. Ask the question, which people? Liberal MPs, his staff or the Casper the friendly ghost. Anyone can make a claim, that doesn’t make it reportable.
Disgusting, disgraceful, appalling. The deliberate use of a Nazi policy of genocide is anti-semitic & the islamophobic comments are unAustralian & must be condemned. This man is not worthy to serve today, tomorrow or ever
#auspol
#SpringSt
Yet it was
@PeterDutton_MP
who first suggested your govt re-introduce a white-Australia discriminatory immigration policy 🤔 & you have both been race baiting. Show some leadership Malcolm b/c you’re meant to be the PM for ALL Australians
#auspol
#springst
Well said Alan. Australia is the most successful multicultural society in the world built on a foundation of mutual respect. We reject and condemn racism in any form.
Earlier today I wrote to the Thai Ambassador, H.E Mrs Nantana Sivakua asking for Hakeem Al-Araibi to be returned to us to avoid damaging Aust Thai relations. Hakeem is a Victorian resident, under Australia’s protection; there is no other option
#SaveHakeem
@Craig_Foster
#auspol