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Read a review of Against a Loveless World by APAN member Brian Newman.

Melissa Parke has discontinued her defamation case in the Federal Court after Dave Sharma was unable to prove allegations he made against her.

In the lead-up to the 2019 election, David Sharma tweeted accusations that Melissa Parke was an antisemite who was “trafficking in conspiracy theories”. When asked to plead truth in the Federal Court, he instead deleted the tweet, and claimed the “excuse defences”’ of ‘qualified privilege’ and ‘honest opinion’

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Military and economic deals aren’t ‘peace agreements’ just because Trump says so

“Peace” is not in the air. The deal done between Israel, Bahrain and the UAE, boastfully brokered by President Trump, has little to do with peace, but much to do with military hardware and hoped-for economic gain.

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Reports in early August indicate Israel has proposed Danny Danon as the next Ambassador to Australia.

Danon has shown complete disregard for both Palestinian rights and international law and should be rejected as Ambassador.

How objectionable is Danny Danon? Some of the things he has said include: