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Tamar Hopkins

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racial profiling and police accountability researcher and lawyer for 18 years, PhD, white 4th generation occupier on Wurundjeri land Www.racialprofilingresearch.org

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Not just 'a few bad apples': Data shows Victoria Police far more likely to target Aboriginal and racialised communities Victoria Police are facing accusations of racial profiling after new data showed Aboriginal people were 15 times more likely to be searched than Caucasian people, as legal groups argue it shows the is...

nit.com.au/24-11-2025/2...

24.11.2025 05:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Racial Profiling Data Monitoring Project The Racial Profiling Data Monitoring Project is a Project that monitors racial profiling by Victoria Police. The Project uses data obtained from police under the Freedom of Information Act to assess ...

New data at racialprofilingresearch.org shows that Victoria Police search African people at 9 times the rate of White people and use force against them at 7 times the rate of White people.

23.11.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the Open Letter: Put kids safety ahead of politics. Add your name to our open letter calling on leaders to follow the science and commit to net zero by 2035 to protect every child’s future.

Add your name to our open letter calling on leaders to follow the science and commit to net zero by 2035 to protect every child’s future.
www.parentsforclimate.org/asafefuture?...

17.09.2025 22:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Harm in the Name of Safety β€” Flat Out Inc.

Important report on policing family violence released today. www.flatout.org.au/resources/ha...

07.08.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel's lies about Gaza's famine taken apart Israel has deliberately starved Gaza. Here are its lies taken apart one by one

www.owenjones.news/p/israels-li...

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Environment movement loses a warrior Vale John Englart, 1955-2025.

Really sad to hear that John Englart has passed away. An absolute veteran of the climate movement, John was one of those people who would always show up no matter how small the action, and was incredibly detailed in his citizen journalism + activism. RIP brunswickvoice.com.au/environment-...

18.07.2025 13:55 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3
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We Used to be Journos News Commentary Podcast Β· Updated Weekly Β· We used to be journalists, but now we mostly just bitch about them. (Kidding. Kind of.) This weekly podcast brings you honest and original media analysis fro...

Antoinette and Jan are absolutely brilliant. Critical listening in these insane times.

17.07.2025 08:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism in Australia, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreach

Go Louise!!! Speaking the powerful truth to the distorted illogic of the Israel lobby. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

12.07.2025 11:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday’s Gaza protest a glaring example of tone-deaf intransigence Following violent antisemitic incidents in Melbourne on Friday, protest leaders should have cancelled Sunday’s demonstration.

Got to say, I disagree with the Age on this one. Sunday’s protest has every right to continue. My daughter attends that Shul. Arson on a place of worship is act of hatred. But peaceful protest against Israel’s genocide is absolutely justified. www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...

06.07.2025 23:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was @joshbornstein.bsky.social's Top Tip from today's #SundayShot. An important read.

29.06.2025 01:36 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

It’s because they get really excited in the morning and they can’t help themselves.

21.06.2025 11:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m speaking on Darwin ABC morning with Rick Hind at 9:30am EST about examples of civilians investigating police deaths in custody.

03.06.2025 23:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Indigenous and diverse communities disproportionately searched in NSW New data obtained by the ABC has found First Nations and diverse communities were disproportionately represented in New South Wales police searches between 2020 and 2023.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

14.02.2025 05:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This is consistent with their blindness towards Islamophobia too.

05.02.2025 04:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When DV victims are mistaken for perpetrators, the fallout is devastating Imagine a situation of domestic violence, where the primary aggressor β€” the person perpetrating the violence β€” is identified as the victim. And with the tables turned, that victim is wrongly identifie...

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

14.12.2024 09:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canberra’s Gaza comments have contributed to antisemitism in Australia Misplaced attacks and the constant blaming of Israel for civilian deaths have contributed to an atmosphere permissive of the sharp rise in antisemitism since October 2023.

The Age needed to fact check this piece before publishing it. Even as an opinion piece - its is got some basic errors.

28.11.2024 07:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jewish man arrested at Caulfield protest blasts police, Israel supporters Ugly scenes erupted outside a synagogue when a handful of pro-Palestine activists faced off against a crowd of Israel supporters on Monday evening.

β€˜The Age saw a man in a grey hoodie throw Crafti, an anti-Zionist Jew, to the ground as the group blocked him from walking towards the synagogue. Police put Crafti in handcuffs before he was escorted away.’

Appears that the police have arrested the wrong man.

www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

26.11.2024 02:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Former Indigenous NSW Police officers allege they were forced out of job Two Indigenous former NSW Police officers tell the ABC the force's overtly racist culture is contributing to the increasingly high incarceration rate of First Nations people.

"it's a racist organisation…
racial profiling is out of control and that's why incarceration rates are as high as they are."
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

25.11.2024 21:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Former NSW Police officers say racist culture leading to higher Indigenous incarceration rates

25.11.2024 20:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

25.11.2024 20:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So today we successfully turned a coal ship around, forcing it to abort an entry to Newcastle harbour

And, with 170 arrests and many times that many (incl me) supporting on the water and off, we just pulled off the biggest climate civil disobedience in Australian history

But we did much more

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24.11.2024 10:04 πŸ‘ 461 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 14
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How police try to block climate protest:7AM podcast. 7ampodcast.com.au

21.11.2024 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Allegations of police brutality as number of protesters arrested after Land Forces expo swells to 110 Police Accountability Project says a number of charges had been withdrawn and raised questions about the response Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Police say 110 people have now been arrested in relation to a violent protest in Melbourne, but questions remain about the force used by officers in quelling activists. Victoria police waded through CCTV footage after the September protest outside the Land Forces expo, executing several search warrants in recent weeks. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Allegations of police brutality as number of protesters arrested after Land Forces expo swells to 110

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