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Israel to compete at Eurovision Song Contest in 2026, prompting several nations to withdraw (www.abc.net.au)
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In short:

The Eurovision Song Contest faces the prospect of mass withdrawals after organisers opt not to vote on Israel's future participation, allowing it to take part in next year's event.

Widespread opposition to the war in Gaza had led to mounting calls for Israel to be excluded from the annual contest.

What's next?

Public broadcasters in Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia say they will not participate in next year's event, and more are expected to follow.

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[–] Tenderizer@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Julia Gillard was neither left wing nor right wing, she was narcissist wing. I imagine all Labor leaders since her support Palestine's right to self determination, at least privately, but Australian voters hate even the faintest whiff of culture wars.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

she was narcissist wing

lol what? That couldn't be further from the truth. The biggest defining feature of her prime ministership was her she contrasted with the actual narcissist that was Kevin Rudd. Rudd initially got kicked out because his coworkers hated working with him. And his rather extreme failure to be open to negotiating (yunno, the *main part of politicians' job!) and the subsequent failure to pass his lacklustre excuse for climate law ended up providing the requisite excuse to roll him. Then Gillard comes along, does an amazing job of negotiating with the crossbench, and passes world-leading legislation on climate, along with passing more legislation overall than any other PM had to that point in living memory.

Her ties to America and its interests are a legitimate angle of criticism of her. But her personality certainly is not.