We have received family permission today to post this statement from Emma Bates’s family, and provide a recent picture of her:

“Emma was a much loved member of our family. She was the 4th of 7 children. Emma spent her entire life dealing with health issues. She was a type one

'On the morning Scott Morrison would become PM, he sent a text to his group of pastor friends saying 'Staff is up, I am walking towards the sea'.'
This might be the opposite of imposter syndrome, believing the sea will part for you.
theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

'Women can’t be expected to solve violence against women alone. It’s time for men to step up. I don’t think debating definitions is the way to go.”
From AG Mark Dreyfus this morning. womensagenda.com.au/latest/attorne…

Shocking: According to latest stats from UN Women, in 6 months an estimated 10,000 Palestinian women in #Gaza have been killed - among them 6,000 mothers

All feminists should be speaking out highlighting this crime & Israel's war on women #CeasefireNOW
unwomen.org/en/news-storie…

Surely you've just said the reason why.

Pakistani security guard Muhammad Taha and his friend Faraz Tahir confronted the Bondi attacker. Tahir was killed, Taha badly injured
Where is Taha's prime ministerial offer of recognition, like was given to Frenchman Damien Guerot?
theaustralian.com.au/nation/injured…

Massive #ClimateLitigation victory!

“Weak gov climate policies violate fundamental human rights, the European court of human rights has ruled”

Governments will increasingly be held accountable, particularly if they support new fossil fuels Roger Cook!theguardian.com/environment/20…

This is Zomi Frankcom from just over a week ago.

Zomi is the Australian aid worker who was just killed by Israeli forces. She was working for the World Central Kitchen charity helping to feed people in Gaza.

She was killed helping people in need. Truly appalling.

'Son of ex AFL player'
Why is that the focus?
Devastated to learn police believe Samantha Murphy was murdered the day she went missing.
The day she went for a run.
theage.com.au/national/victo…

You've probably seen different themes doing the rounds in promotion for #IWD2024 events and activities. There's a great piece from Angela Priestley in Women's Agenda unpacking why we should be focusing our efforts on one and not the other: womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-blo…

amazing PR strategy by Lorna Jane here

With all that profit, maybe Woodside could look at closing its 30.2% gender pay gap? (median total remuneration)

'He has given his last address and now will sit there and hear people eulogise his political career with fondness, because that is the way of the system – no matter the damage done during a political career, let’s focus on the positives when they leave.'
theguardian.com/australia-news…

There are now 50 million children displaced globally. The number has more than doubled since 2010.
'When children lose their homes, they lose almost everything: their access to healthcare, education, food, and safety'
euronews.com/2024/02/19/10-…

Unspeakable.
My The Sydney Morning Herald cartoon.

I have recieved hundreds upon hundreds of emails from constituents utterly distressed by the horror being unleashed upon the children & people of Gaza by Israel’s govt.

Our sense of humanity demands Australia must do more to pressure for a ceasefire

abc.net.au/news/2024-02-1…

Malnourished, homeless, orphaned: The horrors for Gaza’s children. A nurse does ops on 6 dead pregnant women to save their babies. Rarely, if ever, has any country killed, injured & orphaned as many children as quickly as Israel is right now. My new column abc.net.au/news/2024-02-1…

Tony Abbott is talking up the 'beating drums' of war.
But it's not the strongmen who are the real problem.
No, it's that countries are subsidising wind & solar energy & still think the 'greatest threat ..is a possible degree or 2 of temperature rise'
theaustralian.com.au/commentary/why…

Average age of death among those experiencing homelessness is 45.2 for men and 40.1 for women.
That's a life expectancy gap of more than 3 decades compared with median age at death for the general population - 79 for men & 85 for women
Important work here theguardian.com/australia-news…

Road toll increasing. Passenger cars & light commercial vehicles make up 10% of Australia's total emissions with transport now set to be biggest source by 2030.
But the cars at Sydney school dropoffs seem to get bigger and bulkier.