#McBride Was sentenced today. Six years, or two years if he gets out on parole.
McBride was not allowed a lot of his evidence in court, preventing any possibility of him winning the case.
David McBride photocopied over 200 proofs of the #Australian [#Australia ] military committing, and hiding, war crimes in Afghanistan.
After McBride released his proof to the #ABCaustralia the AFP raided the journalists. Jailing journalists is a dangerous precedent that the government has toyed with for decades, but never committed to (see #WitnessK ). Jailing McBride is possibly the most damaging thing to Australian #democracy the government has enacted in decades. It was possible to pardon him, like they did with Witness K.
Fuck the judge that sentenced him, fuck the prosecution, and fuck the government ministers for not speaking out on this, even the ones that couldn't do anything about it.
And here's a piece I wrote on why universities are reluctant to run their own Mastodon servers (recently updated with information on referrer tracking and social media platform support)
I wish #Charles#Windsor all the best in his battle with cancer...
However, as an #Australian#citizen, I do not recognise him as my king nor that I am his 'subject'.
Equally, I do not accept his assertion of a #divine#birthright to rule.
I very much resent that our taxes will be used to provide him with a luxurious farewell tour of my country and would much prefer that he stay home and tend to his health at his own expense.
"In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an #Australian hacker, publisher and activist, Julian #Assange. He's best-known as the founder of #WikiLeaks, leaking hacked and stolen data, cooperating with the #Russian intelligence, and for being under criminal investigation in the #US."
One of the most invasive #Australian#weeds is being touted as a potential #EconomicCrop, with benefits for the construction, mining & forestry industries & potentially many #FirstNations communities.
The prickly paddy melon weed, which costs the agricultural industry around $100 million a year in lost grain yields, cattle deaths & control measures, could turn into an unlikely money spinner as a source of urease enzymes to create #Bioacement & prevent #SoilErosion.
International Youth & Students for Social Equality #IYSSE members have been campaigning at orientation events at #Australian#universities.
IYSSE members have found widespread shock & anger over the #Israeli onslaught against #Gaza, which is helping to politicise the younger generation. Numbers of students have participated in the weekly demonstrations against the #genocide, which are the longest running #AntiWar movement in the country since at least the Vietnam war.