Gavin Jennings

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France recorded its highest voter turnout in four decades during the second round of its national election. That was the critical difference between round 1 and round 2. The far right thrives on apathy but fails when voters confront a political force that offers only a dark future, filled with hate and punitive policies against minorities. This is why Le Pen failed.

Barry Davis was my first hero… in a world where there seems fewer heroes than ever, he will live on as a true champion in my book forever.

For once, let’s not lose our minds about asylum seekers and resist the weaponisation of the vulnerable to spread fear, hatred, divide. But have a rational, calm conversation about how to both protect human rights and respond to a growing issue worldwide. afr.com/politics/feder…

Western politicians jumping to all sorts of conclusions about Navalnys death is amazing. We have a man locked up in our own jail that revealed all sorts of western war crimes and lies. Pure western hypocrisy #FreeJulianAssange before he dies for revealing the truth.

Anniversaries matter deeply. Sixteen years since Kevin Rudd made the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, today we reflect on our collective efforts to close the gap. And we recommit to working towards a better future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

impossible is nothing

Te Tiriti o Waitangi - The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in Aotearoa, 1840. No Treaty can solve all the issues our peoples face, but they are a form of protecting sovereignty, culture, and language. We respect and support our Māori cousins and their right to Self-determination.

GP bulk-billing rates increase after Albanese government incentives theage.com.au/politics/feder…

David Byrne's "One Find Day" reliably lifts my spirits whenever I sink in to world-despair themarginalian.org/2020/05/14/one…

Standing united ✊🏾 We're not going to let party politics get in the way of finishing the job that our ancestors started. Together, we will get Treaty done 🖤💛❤️

Our statement about the Liberal National parties turning their backs on Treaty in Victoria. Please share so everyone knows we’re still on track! ✌🏽✌🏿✌🏾 firstpeoplesvic.org/news/liberal-n…

“People are really critical of Hendo and the move, first there (to Saudi) and now coming back. I don’t know how we dare to always judge these things. We have one life and we have to make decisions.” Klopp on Henderson’s move to Ajax. #LFC theathletic.com/5213634/2024/0…

People expressing their views peacefully should not feel like their jobs are on the line, says Minister for Industry Ed Husic, after ABC broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf was sacked. theage.com.au/politics/feder…

10 deadly artists, 1 Treaty Day Out 🖤 💛❤️ Everyone is welcome, so come rock with us on Wadawurrung Country. Tickets on sale now at: TreatyDayOut.com

“Fan-favourite festival” 👍🏾 Jessica Mauboy, Electric Fields and Mo’Ju lead #TreatyDayOut Ballarat lineup – @BeatMagazine beat.com.au/jessica-mauboy…

Trent Alexander-Arnold: "My brothers weren’t just my brothers, they were my best friends. As I got a bit older, and I moved up through the Liverpool academy, Tyler and Marcel willingly sacrificed their own dreams for mine. I think maybe we all realized at a young age that being a professional footballer was more realistic for me. And my parents did, too. That’s a hard thing for a young lad to understand. There were weekends when Mum couldn’t take my brothers to their matches because I had to be at the academy at a certain time — and it was always them who made the sacrifice. To this day I’m so incredibly grateful to both of them. Every step I took, we took. Every cap I got, we got. Every experience I had, we had. That’s how it works where I come from."

#RIP Glynis Johns, 100. Outside of ‘Mary Poppins,’ she sang “Send in the Clowns,” which Sondheim wrote just for her, on Broadway and was smashing alongside Danny Kaye and Basil Rathbone in one of my favorite flicks, ‘The Court Jester.’ hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…