Andy Hazel
@andyhazel.bsky.social
Writes for IndieWire, The Guardian, The Curb and The Saturday Paper – senior editorial producer and photo editor there, too. Golden Globes voter. Twin Peaks nerd. 1/4 of Tacoma Radar. Tasmanian in Naarm/Melbourne.
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“It seems a strange anomaly that while the UK is willing to recognise dual nationality, it refuses to recognise that a valid EU passport held by a UK citizen can give right of entry to the UK.”
Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport
New border controls require ‘certificate of entitlement’ to attach to second nationality passport that costs £589
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:15 PM
“It seems a strange anomaly that while the UK is willing to recognise dual nationality, it refuses to recognise that a valid EU passport held by a UK citizen can give right of entry to the UK.”
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So... [Taking a huge bite of ham]
Is there a Mrs. Bean?
Is there a Mrs. Bean?
February 13, 2026 at 2:40 AM
So... [Taking a huge bite of ham]
Is there a Mrs. Bean?
Is there a Mrs. Bean?
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Just again and again the best spokesperson for the Democratic Party.
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Just again and again the best spokesperson for the Democratic Party.
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"It can be sexy and intense but also quite loving and sweet. You can have an orgy in the woods rub up against a Sunday roast with the family, and that feels real."
Alexander Skarsgård on his new BDSM romance, or "dom-com", 'Pillion'. satpa.pe/a0ENR3C
Alexander Skarsgård on his new BDSM romance, or "dom-com", 'Pillion'. satpa.pe/a0ENR3C
Alexander Skarsgård on love, sex and Pillion
In Pillion, a surprisingly tender portrayal of BDSM and biker culture, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård has taken on his boldest role yet.
satpa.pe
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 AM
"It can be sexy and intense but also quite loving and sweet. You can have an orgy in the woods rub up against a Sunday roast with the family, and that feels real."
Alexander Skarsgård on his new BDSM romance, or "dom-com", 'Pillion'. satpa.pe/a0ENR3C
Alexander Skarsgård on his new BDSM romance, or "dom-com", 'Pillion'. satpa.pe/a0ENR3C
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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QUT will take over famous literary magazine Meanjin, after the journal was closed by Melbourne Uni Publishing last year.
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
Axed literary magazine Meanjin finds a new home after its axing
Melbourne University Press closed the much-loved literary magazine last year, saying it was losing too much money.
www.smh.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
QUT will take over famous literary magazine Meanjin, after the journal was closed by Melbourne Uni Publishing last year.
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
My interview with human rizz machine Alexander Skarsgård is now up at @thesaturdaypaper.com.au. This is what he looked like during our interview and I didn't even freak out.
Alexander Skarsgård on love, sex and Pillion
In Pillion, a surprisingly tender portrayal of BDSM and biker culture, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård has taken on his boldest role yet.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
My interview with human rizz machine Alexander Skarsgård is now up at @thesaturdaypaper.com.au. This is what he looked like during our interview and I didn't even freak out.
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This is lovely
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theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
As beautiful as they were powerful: Jon Kudelka’s political cartoons were made with true conviction
The award-winning cartoonist Jon Kudelka died in Hobart on Sunday, aged 53. Over 30 years, his work resisted the polarisation of the contemporary Australian media.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 AM
This is lovely
theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
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The Australian's coverage of Bad Bunny's halftime show is bonkers. On the front page: "Bad Bunny divides America". Inside, the headline is "Bad Bunny's Super Bowl goal: Divide and conquer".
Andrew McMillen's actual write up is 100% positive.
www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/bad-...
Andrew McMillen's actual write up is 100% positive.
www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/bad-...
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The Australian's coverage of Bad Bunny's halftime show is bonkers. On the front page: "Bad Bunny divides America". Inside, the headline is "Bad Bunny's Super Bowl goal: Divide and conquer".
Andrew McMillen's actual write up is 100% positive.
www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/bad-...
Andrew McMillen's actual write up is 100% positive.
www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/bad-...
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Had a fascinating chat with Richard Cooke about the cultural impact of Wikipedia on its 25th birthday.
Richard wrote the brilliant essay on Wikipedia, "The Last, Best Place on the Internet":
Richard wrote the brilliant essay on Wikipedia, "The Last, Best Place on the Internet":
Segments: Uncommon Sense: Richard Cooke On Wikipedia's Wild Cultural Impact — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
Richard Cooke is an author, reporter and screenwriter. He has been published by many of the best outlets in the world including the The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Republic, WIRED…
www.rrr.org.au
February 10, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Had a fascinating chat with Richard Cooke about the cultural impact of Wikipedia on its 25th birthday.
Richard wrote the brilliant essay on Wikipedia, "The Last, Best Place on the Internet":
Richard wrote the brilliant essay on Wikipedia, "The Last, Best Place on the Internet":
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"Your journalistic antennae are raised immediately when people don't want to give you answers."
Guardian Australia's Ben Doherty on the "troubling" reality that the US government is far more transparent about the AUKUS submarines deal than Australia's government is.
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Guardian Australia's Ben Doherty on the "troubling" reality that the US government is far more transparent about the AUKUS submarines deal than Australia's government is.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:26 AM
"Your journalistic antennae are raised immediately when people don't want to give you answers."
Guardian Australia's Ben Doherty on the "troubling" reality that the US government is far more transparent about the AUKUS submarines deal than Australia's government is.
🎧 theaus.in/4rhMet1
Guardian Australia's Ben Doherty on the "troubling" reality that the US government is far more transparent about the AUKUS submarines deal than Australia's government is.
🎧 theaus.in/4rhMet1
The Australian's coverage of Bad Bunny's halftime show is bonkers. On the front page: "Bad Bunny divides America". Inside, the headline is "Bad Bunny's Super Bowl goal: Divide and conquer".
Andrew McMillen's actual write up is 100% positive.
www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/bad-...
Andrew McMillen's actual write up is 100% positive.
www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/bad-...
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The Australian's coverage of Bad Bunny's halftime show is bonkers. On the front page: "Bad Bunny divides America". Inside, the headline is "Bad Bunny's Super Bowl goal: Divide and conquer".
Andrew McMillen's actual write up is 100% positive.
www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/bad-...
Andrew McMillen's actual write up is 100% positive.
www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/bad-...
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation is noted as “Wuthering Heights” for a reason. Fennell isn’t pretending naturalism or fidelity at all.
- @nadinewhitney.bsky.social in @thecurbau.bsky.social.
- @nadinewhitney.bsky.social in @thecurbau.bsky.social.
Emerald Fennell's “Wuthering Heights” is a work of devastating craving and infatuation
“I have not broken your heart - you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.” – Heathcliff
To this day there has never been an English language adaptation of Emily Brontë’s gothic no...
www.thecurb.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation is noted as “Wuthering Heights” for a reason. Fennell isn’t pretending naturalism or fidelity at all.
- @nadinewhitney.bsky.social in @thecurbau.bsky.social.
- @nadinewhitney.bsky.social in @thecurbau.bsky.social.
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Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
"While having come to terms with my imminent demise, I have decided I wouldn’t change a thing, apart from the brain cancer, of course."
Jon Kudelka in @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
VALE one of the best cartoonists, and people, this country has ever known. A truly lovely, fearless and funny man.
Jon Kudelka in @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
VALE one of the best cartoonists, and people, this country has ever known. A truly lovely, fearless and funny man.
Lessons from political cartooning
After being diagnosed with an inoperable glioblastoma, The Saturday Paper’s editorial cartoonist took time to consider what really matters – and it is not politics.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
"While having come to terms with my imminent demise, I have decided I wouldn’t change a thing, apart from the brain cancer, of course."
Jon Kudelka in @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
VALE one of the best cartoonists, and people, this country has ever known. A truly lovely, fearless and funny man.
Jon Kudelka in @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
VALE one of the best cartoonists, and people, this country has ever known. A truly lovely, fearless and funny man.
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Folks - independent media is having a bit of a moment, thankfully.
Here's a few websites that you should subscribe to, either for free or as a paid subscriber. All are owned and operated by the writers who make it happen.
Here's a few websites that you should subscribe to, either for free or as a paid subscriber. All are owned and operated by the writers who make it happen.
February 6, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Folks - independent media is having a bit of a moment, thankfully.
Here's a few websites that you should subscribe to, either for free or as a paid subscriber. All are owned and operated by the writers who make it happen.
Here's a few websites that you should subscribe to, either for free or as a paid subscriber. All are owned and operated by the writers who make it happen.
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You’ll never guess but the solution to people not having money is to give them money.
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:21 PM
You’ll never guess but the solution to people not having money is to give them money.
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New:
An almost comic history of the worst infrastructure disaster in Tasmanian history, the rolling disaster of the new Spirit of Tasmania ships. A story of incredible ineptitude.
An almost comic history of the worst infrastructure disaster in Tasmanian history, the rolling disaster of the new Spirit of Tasmania ships. A story of incredible ineptitude.
Ships of fools
How the Spirit of Tasmania became the greatest infrastructure disaster in the state’s history
www.themonthly.com.au
February 5, 2026 at 5:03 AM
New:
An almost comic history of the worst infrastructure disaster in Tasmanian history, the rolling disaster of the new Spirit of Tasmania ships. A story of incredible ineptitude.
An almost comic history of the worst infrastructure disaster in Tasmanian history, the rolling disaster of the new Spirit of Tasmania ships. A story of incredible ineptitude.
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Police have charged a 31-year-old man with terrorism over the alleged attempted bombing of an Invasion Day protest in Perth.
In a joint press conference on Thursday, WA premier, Roger Cook, said “we must call this what it is”.
In a joint press conference on Thursday, WA premier, Roger Cook, said “we must call this what it is”.
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Police have charged a 31-year-old man with terrorism over the alleged attempted bombing of an Invasion Day protest in Perth.
In a joint press conference on Thursday, WA premier, Roger Cook, said “we must call this what it is”.
In a joint press conference on Thursday, WA premier, Roger Cook, said “we must call this what it is”.
The party’s federal executive wobbled in December when Peter Dutton messaged the federal president, John Olsen, while it was discussing the formal election review and threatened to sue the party if it was released unedited.
Ley is toast and the Coalition isn’t just on a break. This bust-up is serious
A growing number of Liberal MPs privately concede the differences within and between the parties are intractable and irreconcilable, so entrenched that neither leadership changes nor a re-formed Coali...
www.theage.com.au
February 5, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The party’s federal executive wobbled in December when Peter Dutton messaged the federal president, John Olsen, while it was discussing the formal election review and threatened to sue the party if it was released unedited.
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Jean Cocteau's afterward to the Knight edition. "I like imaginary stories better than history, whose truths eventually lose their shape. The lies in stories eventually become a kind of truth, or, at lest, a mysterious, new, and delightful form of history..."
February 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Jean Cocteau's afterward to the Knight edition. "I like imaginary stories better than history, whose truths eventually lose their shape. The lies in stories eventually become a kind of truth, or, at lest, a mysterious, new, and delightful form of history..."
Twenty of the Epstein survivors recently released a statement saying that information about them was included in the latest file release, “while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected”. That is the dark heart of this – yet even now we’re looking the wrong way.
Never forget Epstein’s little helpers – the powerful men who knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway | Marina Hyde
I’m sorry, but this is not just a political scandal. Time to refocus on the horrific mistreatment of women and girls, and the role of these ghouls, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Twenty of the Epstein survivors recently released a statement saying that information about them was included in the latest file release, “while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected”. That is the dark heart of this – yet even now we’re looking the wrong way.
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First look at ‘CAPE FEAR’, exec produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg
• Starring Amy Adams, Javier Bardem and Patrick Wilson
• Follows 2 attorneys who are in danger after a serial killer they put in prison escapes & seeks vengeance
• Premiering June 5 on Apple TV
• Starring Amy Adams, Javier Bardem and Patrick Wilson
• Follows 2 attorneys who are in danger after a serial killer they put in prison escapes & seeks vengeance
• Premiering June 5 on Apple TV
February 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
First look at ‘CAPE FEAR’, exec produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg
• Starring Amy Adams, Javier Bardem and Patrick Wilson
• Follows 2 attorneys who are in danger after a serial killer they put in prison escapes & seeks vengeance
• Premiering June 5 on Apple TV
• Starring Amy Adams, Javier Bardem and Patrick Wilson
• Follows 2 attorneys who are in danger after a serial killer they put in prison escapes & seeks vengeance
• Premiering June 5 on Apple TV
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Victorian Greens have introduced a Bill to abolish Group Ticket Voting and fix Inclusive Gregory distortion. I understand debate on it is adjourned for two weeks www.legislation.vic.gov.au/bills/electo...
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Electoral Amendment (Group Voting and Vote Counting) Bill 2026
www.legislation.vic.gov.au
February 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Victorian Greens have introduced a Bill to abolish Group Ticket Voting and fix Inclusive Gregory distortion. I understand debate on it is adjourned for two weeks www.legislation.vic.gov.au/bills/electo...
#springst
#springst