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.
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.
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.