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‘We’re living in an Orwellian nightmare’: Grace Tame calls Anthony Albanese a ‘coward’ in scathing critique (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 days ago by Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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Tame contrasted Albanese’s historical advocacy for Palestine and critique of Australia’s involvement in the Iraq war with his current position on Iran, alleging as a “relatively defenceless Pacific middle power, Australia cannot afford to cut its military ties with the US and Israel”.

“We’re in a geopolitical chokehold,” she said.

“To Albanese, I am difficult because I am both aware of this reality and unafraid to scream it at the top of my lungs, much to his obvious chagrin.

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[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Have you seen this interview of Grace Tame by Antony Lowenstein? It is a month old or so and before the 'difficult' comment. It is on AI, Power, and the Normalisation of Child Sexual Abuse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8cKJ3zeJPw.

I found her admirable. We need more voices like hers.

[–] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 2 points 21 hours ago

Saved i'll listen to it tomorrow, i've been enjoying Lowenstein's podcast lately. He's a journalist i'd only paid sparse attention to until I heard his thought provoking Bondi massacre piece.