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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I missed that Communications Minister Anika Wells said that kids talking on social media about plans to get around the teen ban will be picked up by the platforms as a signal that they are under 16.
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I missed that Communications Minister Anika Wells said that kids talking on social media about plans to get around the teen ban will be picked up by the platforms as a signal that they are under 16.
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When TWIN PEAKS first aired I only had a handful of high school friends to talk to about it—no world wide web for me!
If you've never seen it, this is a good opportunity to be part of a discussion as it unfolds in something like "real" time.
If you've never seen it, this is a good opportunity to be part of a discussion as it unfolds in something like "real" time.
I should note that my Twin Peaks reviews are all designed with the first-time viewer in mind and don't spoil anything in advance. It's perfectly safe to read along as you watch if you want!
After writing this I realized this project is going to be intense, haha
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
When TWIN PEAKS first aired I only had a handful of high school friends to talk to about it—no world wide web for me!
If you've never seen it, this is a good opportunity to be part of a discussion as it unfolds in something like "real" time.
If you've never seen it, this is a good opportunity to be part of a discussion as it unfolds in something like "real" time.
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So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
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Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
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Deloitte caught in false claim it owned up to AI in tainted report.
It told finance it had explained the cause of errors to DEWR.
False - initially it used the same snow job it tried on the media "oh just some errors in citation".
www.afr.com//politics/de...
It told finance it had explained the cause of errors to DEWR.
False - initially it used the same snow job it tried on the media "oh just some errors in citation".
www.afr.com//politics/de...
Deloitte caught in false claim it owned up to AI in tainted report
The employment department rebuked Deloitte for claiming it had owned up to artificial intelligence use, prompting correction from consultancy to another department.
www.afr.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Deloitte caught in false claim it owned up to AI in tainted report.
It told finance it had explained the cause of errors to DEWR.
False - initially it used the same snow job it tried on the media "oh just some errors in citation".
www.afr.com//politics/de...
It told finance it had explained the cause of errors to DEWR.
False - initially it used the same snow job it tried on the media "oh just some errors in citation".
www.afr.com//politics/de...
By the time a foreigner cleans his social media in preparation for a trip to the U.S., as much of our news media has been urging us to do, it may already be too late.
How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
www.newyorker.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
By the time a foreigner cleans his social media in preparation for a trip to the U.S., as much of our news media has been urging us to do, it may already be too late.
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Kate McClymont free from the threat of a defo suit is a wonderful thing www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Long lunches, Swiss bank accounts and a kangaroo scrotum: My decades pursuing Graham Richardson
For a reporter whose career has been spent uncovering crime and corruption, the Labor senator was the one who got away.
www.smh.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Kate McClymont free from the threat of a defo suit is a wonderful thing www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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Yes, but what have they done for us lately
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Yes, but what have they done for us lately
NZ police attempted to derail an investigation into the Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming over allegations of serial sexual offences against a police employee 20 years his junior because it could "jeopardise Mr McSkimming's prospects of being appointed as the next Commissioner of Police."
Serious misconduct at highest levels: Police slammed in IPCA's McSkimming report
A scathing report by the police watchdog has found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police including former Commissioner Andrew Coster.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM
NZ police attempted to derail an investigation into the Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming over allegations of serial sexual offences against a police employee 20 years his junior because it could "jeopardise Mr McSkimming's prospects of being appointed as the next Commissioner of Police."
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Largely the premise of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, one of the most beloved movies ever made.
i think a lot of us if plucked off the street and sworn in as a senator would do a modestly better job than a lot of our incumbents
all of these people live in a comfortable room-temperature fog of steakhouse dinners, galas held in their honor, and important decisions prechewed for them and fed to them by adoring but interchangable young people selected to be as inoffensive to them as possible by their chiefs of staff.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Largely the premise of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, one of the most beloved movies ever made.
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Tatsuya Nakadai (1932–2025)
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai (1932–2025)
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Screenshots from thread posted on Twitter today by @willdalrymple.bsky.social
From the thread.
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From the thread.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Screenshots from thread posted on Twitter today by @willdalrymple.bsky.social
From the thread.
x.com/DalrympleWil...
From the thread.
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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Some astonishing details in here. It’s like reading a recipe for pure corruption.
"The money has and must be going somewhere". Has Australia been played by Nauru for a cool $2B?
Human rights lawyer @alisonbattisson.bsky.social finds blacked out FOIs and no trust deed for asylum seekers deal #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/no-trust-dee...
Human rights lawyer @alisonbattisson.bsky.social finds blacked out FOIs and no trust deed for asylum seekers deal #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/no-trust-dee...
No trust deed. Billions of tax dollars to be spent without oversight by Nauru - Michael West
The Labor Government's deal with Nauru to resettle unwanted refugees will cost Australian taxpayers billions, spent on who knows what.
michaelwest.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Some astonishing details in here. It’s like reading a recipe for pure corruption.
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“Elder Scrolls VI” Still A ‘Long Way Off’
www.darkhorizons.com/elder-scroll...
www.darkhorizons.com/elder-scroll...
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
“Elder Scrolls VI” Still A ‘Long Way Off’
www.darkhorizons.com/elder-scroll...
www.darkhorizons.com/elder-scroll...
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hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
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Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Opinion | You don’t accidentally allow 60 black-clad Nazis to parade in front of Parliament House holding an antisemitic banner. You allow it because you want to, @marquelawyers.com.au writes.
It's no accident that Nazis rallied in Sydney. Police waved them through — and now Minns wants to punish us all
The existing law in NSW is more than adequate to have avoided the images of Nazis outside state parliament over the weekend.
www.crikey.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Opinion | You don’t accidentally allow 60 black-clad Nazis to parade in front of Parliament House holding an antisemitic banner. You allow it because you want to, @marquelawyers.com.au writes.
An independent, peer-reviewed analysis in The Lancet estimated that U.S.A.I.D. assistance had saved ninety-two million lives over two decades.
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
An independent, peer-reviewed analysis in The Lancet estimated that U.S.A.I.D. assistance had saved ninety-two million lives over two decades.
Captain Carlton, the AFL mascot accused of causing an "anti-semitic furore" when he "stormed out" of a bat mitzvah after learning he would be performing for Zionists, lays out what actually happened for @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social in Lamestream:
Exclusive: Carlton Mascot Breaks Silence After Being Fired For Leaving IDF Fundraiser
After a media storm, the man behind Captain Carlton lost his job. In his first interview, the young man at the centre of it all, speaks to Lamestream.
www.lamestream.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Captain Carlton, the AFL mascot accused of causing an "anti-semitic furore" when he "stormed out" of a bat mitzvah after learning he would be performing for Zionists, lays out what actually happened for @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social in Lamestream:
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One of the best to ever do it, as the kids say. If you've never seen A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY or YI YI, splash out on the Criterion editions at the first opportunity. You won't regret it.
November 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
One of the best to ever do it, as the kids say. If you've never seen A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY or YI YI, splash out on the Criterion editions at the first opportunity. You won't regret it.
The latest edition of @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social's Lamestream is a cracker. As progressive parties around the world are handed more and more platforms, Australia's Greens could learn a great deal by listening in:
Podcast
Our twice weekly podcast is your guide through the crisis in media. New episodes release every Monday and Thursday morning.
You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to...
www.lamestream.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The latest edition of @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social and @scottmitchell.bsky.social's Lamestream is a cracker. As progressive parties around the world are handed more and more platforms, Australia's Greens could learn a great deal by listening in:
Over the last few years Martin McKenzie-Murray has been one of the best journalists working anywhere. Between articles, he's been working on his next book, 'Sirens: Inside the Shadow World of First Responders', which is now available for pre-order:
Sirens by Martin McKenzie-Murray
A moving, poetic insight into life on the front line
www.blackincbooks.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Over the last few years Martin McKenzie-Murray has been one of the best journalists working anywhere. Between articles, he's been working on his next book, 'Sirens: Inside the Shadow World of First Responders', which is now available for pre-order: