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Martin Tucker @7ux.bsky.social · Apr 21
Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull fucked the NBN at Murdoch's behest.
Australians have suffered substandard and expensive internet ever since.
Do your best mate 💪
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From Bondi to Venezuela, Gaza to Ukraine, AI supercharges online misinformation. But understanding exactly how it impacts voters is a challenge.
World-first social media wargame reveals how AI bots can swing elections
theconversation.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Albo's Omnibus Crash. Is it by design? Hate speech laws highly flawed, plus the wash-up of the Adelaide Festival debacle
#auspol
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The OmniBus Crash of the Hate Speech Laws | The West Report
YouTube video by The West Report
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January 16, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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aapfactcheck.bsky.social
Usman Khawaja's criticisms of anti-immigration and Islamophobic views in his final press conference as an Australian Test cricketer is being misrepresented online.

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aap.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
To the great chagrin of the fossil media, Adelaide Festival apologies bring Writers' Week back from the dead @kimwingerei.bsky.social #whatsthescam
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January 15, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
The king of Australia’s tobacco smugglers, Kazem “Kaz” Hamad, arrested. What does it mean for the trade? James Martin.
#auspol
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Illegal tobacco trade kingpin arrested. Long live king tobacco - Michael West
The arrest of alleged kingpin of Australia’s illicit tobacco trade is a win for law enforcement, but what does it mean for the trade?
michaelwest.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
Defence Minister Richard Marles is keen to be seen with the big boys in Washington talking #AUKUS, he’s keen for a photo opportunity on a nuclear powered submarine, but when it comes to determining a preferred site for spent reactor fuel … he’s not so keen. #RadioactiveHotPotato #FOI #auspol
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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aapfactcheck.bsky.social
Homeowners are being targeted by social media ads falsely claiming the government will cover the entire bill for a new solar or battery system.

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Solar rebate claims are too good to be true
Homeowners are being targeted by social media ads falsely claiming the government will cover the entire bill for a new solar or battery system.
www.aap.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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marquelawyers.com.au
Statement from our client Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. It is a tragedy that Adelaide Writers' Week has been destroyed, for nothing. However, this is a massive win for artistic freedom and hopefully a turning point in this time of unhinged McCarthyist witch-hunting. Randa is a hero and we love her.
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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aapfactcheck.bsky.social
A legal conspiracy theory that Australian federal electorates aren't legitimate is based on a misinterpretation of a century-old British law, experts say.

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Claim Australian electorates are invalid is 'absolute nonsense'
A legal conspiracy theory that Australian federal electorates aren't legitimate is based on a misinterpretation of a century-old British law, experts say.
www.aap.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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aapfactcheck.bsky.social
Images falsely claimed to show the woman appointed to lead the Royal Commission into anti-Semitism are in fact a former SBS journalist.

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No, royal commission head not pictured at pro-Palestine rally
Images falsely claimed to show the woman appointed to lead the Royal Commission into anti-Semitism are in fact of a former SBS journalist.
www.aap.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
"Welcome to Moscow on the Torrens"

Strong piece on the dark forces of censorship by Louise Adler. Resigns from Adelaide WW.
#auspol
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I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler
Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation
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January 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Go to jail for hurting somebody's feelings? A political tweet? Andrew Brown - prosecuted for wearing a 'F*** Israel' t-shirt writes on draft Antisemitism Bill and Albo's t-shirt
#auspol
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Antisemitism Bill. Same shirt. Different stairs. Years in prison. - Michael West
Antisemitism is about to become a criminal offence under the proposed Combatting Antisemitism Hate and Extremism Bill.
michaelwest.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Adelaide Writers' Week dusted. Job done Israel lobby. What's next? Free speech criminalised ... of course
#whatsthescam #auspol

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Adelaide Writers' Week. Well done, Zionists. You killed it. - Michael West
After days of chaos, the Adelaide Festival board is down to one person, and Writers Week has now been officially cancelled.
michaelwest.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
The Hate Speech bill is about control, not protection. It's dangerous
#auspol
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January 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Politics, race, sex, gender top the online hate tables.

"As AI expands, the capacity to generate hate at industrial scale will only accelerate."

Al on Hate Speech laws and the platforms #auspol
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Hate speech and social cohesion. Will new laws stop hate? - Michael West
Parliament will be recalled next week to debate and pass new hate speech laws in the wake of the Bondi massacre. What hate will it target?
michaelwest.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
With Australia now clinging to Donald's coattails - backing Venezuela invasion and now 'regime change' in Iran - @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social takes a look at the 'Donroe Doctrine' #AUKUS #auspol
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Donroe doctrine. Trump, Australia and the 'Rules Based Order' - Michael West
Trump has adopted the position that in international relations, ‘might is right’. What does that mean for smaller, not so mighty countries?
michaelwest.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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thejuicemedia.com
Santoss made an ad for the 2026 Tour Down Under and it's surprsingly honest and informative! 🚴🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️
Honest Government Ad | Santoss Tour Down Under
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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January 13, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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marquelawyers.com.au
The Albo government's antisemitism bill is a rushed hatchet job. Nobody has proper time to consider it carefully enough, and it will have all sorts of unintended consequences if passed. It is the worst kind of law-making: moral panic induced, pandering to powerful lobby groups' demands.
January 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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reneweconomy.com.au
In last week’s #heatwave, wind and solar generation were excellent, as they typically are on extreme demand days – certainly doing more than just ‘fuel saving’.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
How they wrecked Adelaide, Australia's premier writers festival. #Murdoch
#Israel
#cathywilcox
#freespeech
#auspol
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How Lobby Pressure Wrecked Adelaide Writers Week | The West Report - Michael West
They've wrecked Adelaide Writers Week, South Australia's premier cultural event. We examine the Israel lobby's sabotage and the craven capitulation of Premier Peter Malinauskas and the board of the Ad...
michaelwest.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
When you combine Admirals (proposers) who only have an eye for toys and Cabinet ministers (approvers) who have no training in project risk, disaster will ensue - not personally for the Admirals or Cabinet Ministers, rather for the taxpayers and national security🤦‍♂️. #AUKUS #auspol
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
"panel discussions left with just one participant .. stage interviews with just a questioner" as sponsors teeter and Festival board has no quorum.

Can Adelaide Writers Week be saved?
#auspol @kimwingerei.bsky.social
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Adelaide Writers Week: No decorum without a quorum. - Michael West
Adelaide Writers Week, a core part of South Australia's premier cultural eventi s at risk of cancellation in its 40th year.
michaelwest.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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janecaro.bsky.social
This is why I withdrew from appearing at Adelaide Writers Week. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Why I withdrew from Adelaide Writers’ Week
Authoritarianism and its brutal brother fascism are rising all around us. They thrive on controlling, squashing and censoring ideas they do not like. I refuse to participate in that.
thepoint.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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beneltham.bsky.social
Every time Malinauskas speaks about the Writers Festival, he just makes it more obvious that this whole thing was his call www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
'Not the Premier's book club': Malinauskas addresses criticism over resignations - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Premier Peter Malinauskas today assured the Adelaide Festival board is still functional after its chair and three members resigned.
www.indailysa.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Unbelievable. I told the Sky News guy to fuck off with his questions and now *that* is the story.
This hungry beast is insatiable.
How’s that Royal Commission into Murdoch media going?
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM