‘It’s hard to escape the authoritarian implications of this extraordinary proposal. The similarities to the actions of the Trump administration are all too clear.’
Jillian Segal’s extraordinary proposal to personally censor media outlets would mean Australia’s most right-wing broadcasters and magazines would be ‘assisted’ to avoid antisemitism.
The inquest into the killing of Kumanjayi Walker found the officer who shot him three times was racist. But the justice system and media class have proven we have a long way to go until Aboriginal lives matter.
Anthony Albanese has managed our relationship with China as well as John Howard did. But now the challenge is becoming much greater. Can we step up?
Australia’s antisemitism envoy has praised how platforms like Elon Musk’s X are using AI to fight hate — days after X’s AI bot Grok was taken offline for antisemitic posts.
People who for years have clogged our airwaves with various ‘free speech’ crises apparently caused by anti-vilification laws are weirdly quiet today after Jillian Segal’s antisemitism report.
How do votes turn into seats in Tasmania?
Electoral systems do not permanently favour one party over another — a change in voting patterns can change who benefits.
Global consulting firm BCG provided modelling for a plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza. But it insists it was just a couple of rotten apples — just like its previous scandals.
With Qantas now admitting hackers stole data from nearly 6 million customers, for some disgruntled pilots, it’s further proof of operational rot as customers are left picking up the pieces.
ABC management tried to prevent staff from striking for 12 months by offering an immediate 3% pay rise. Here’s how that went down at Aunty.
Nepo baby asks for cash, Ross Coulthart’s wild ride, and nothing keeps a girlboss down in Perth
Plus another victim falls for Betoota bait.
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Victoria’s draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech — and won’t keep anyone safe
Far-reaching anti-protest measures and giving police more repressive powers only serve to increase the risk of escalating violence.
See the leaked teen social media ban tech trial report that has experts worried
Australia’s age-assurance technology trial released ‘preliminary findings’ that the tech was ready to go. Now experts have seen the underlying data, they’re not sure that’s right.
How the media misinterprets Albanese’s China visit as a zero-sum game
The media’s wont to invent binaries, set up straw men or invoke the bogeyman to milk any potential conflict is understandable. After all, carefully made progress doesn’t make click-worthy headlines.
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