Daniel Hurst
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When weighing the credibility of comments from a certain former PM at the current time, it might be worth reading the entire transcript of his hands-off, no-underlying-racism-problem, don't-rush-to-judgment response the day after the Cronulla riots pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/release/tran...
Transcript 22077 | PM Transcripts
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December 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
When weighing the credibility of comments from a certain former PM at the current time, it might be worth reading the entire transcript of his hands-off, no-underlying-racism-problem, don't-rush-to-judgment response the day after the Cronulla riots pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/release/tran...
This is the way #Meanjin ends — not with a bang but a whimper.
New FOI story from me for @crikey.com.au:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/17/m...
New FOI story from me for @crikey.com.au:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/17/m...
FOI docs reveal Meanjin axing never debated by Melbourne Uni. And why were all bids to save it rejected?
The University of Melbourne's finance committee didn't invite members to question the closure of the 85-year-old literary journal, instead only waving it through. Meanwhile, all external offers to sav...
www.crikey.com.au
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This is the way #Meanjin ends — not with a bang but a whimper.
New FOI story from me for @crikey.com.au:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/17/m...
New FOI story from me for @crikey.com.au:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/17/m...
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Just hours after the Bondi shooting, we saw a near-instant generation of closed loop of AI misinformation:
It appears that AI was used to generate a lie, which was then absorbed by AI, then regurgitated to others in a breaking news situation.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
It appears that AI was used to generate a lie, which was then absorbed by AI, then regurgitated to others in a breaking news situation.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Just hours after the Bondi shooting, we saw a near-instant generation of closed loop of AI misinformation:
It appears that AI was used to generate a lie, which was then absorbed by AI, then regurgitated to others in a breaking news situation.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
It appears that AI was used to generate a lie, which was then absorbed by AI, then regurgitated to others in a breaking news situation.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
My heart aches for Australia's Jewish community after the horrific and despicable Bondi attacks. No to dehumanisation, no to othering, yes to embracing shared humanity
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
My heart aches for Australia's Jewish community after the horrific and despicable Bondi attacks. No to dehumanisation, no to othering, yes to embracing shared humanity
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If you are posting on or engaging with content on X, you are working as a volunteer laborer helping this specific man earn money and political influence.
Any person, group or organisation that is still there and helping keep you there: you have to make them get out, not give them reason to stay
Any person, group or organisation that is still there and helping keep you there: you have to make them get out, not give them reason to stay
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If you are posting on or engaging with content on X, you are working as a volunteer laborer helping this specific man earn money and political influence.
Any person, group or organisation that is still there and helping keep you there: you have to make them get out, not give them reason to stay
Any person, group or organisation that is still there and helping keep you there: you have to make them get out, not give them reason to stay
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There is probably plenty going on inside Bill Gates' head, but I reckon one of the most parsimonious explanations of why he's sagely pronouncing that climate groups need to stop worrying about short-term emissions targets can be found in the sustainability reports of the company he founded.
October 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
There is probably plenty going on inside Bill Gates' head, but I reckon one of the most parsimonious explanations of why he's sagely pronouncing that climate groups need to stop worrying about short-term emissions targets can be found in the sustainability reports of the company he founded.
Trans and gender-diverse children deserve to thrive, not to be the target of political culture wars
The Queensland government acted unlawfully and did not follow proper procedures when enforcing a ban on gender-affirming treatment for children with gender dysphoria earlier this year, a court has ruled – story w/ Courtney Kruk
‘Unlawful’: LNP government’s gender blocker ban overturned in court
A judge has ruled in favour of the parent of a transgender teen who questioned the legality of Queensland’s ban of gender-affirming care for children.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Trans and gender-diverse children deserve to thrive, not to be the target of political culture wars
“You see this a lot in German and British media,” he said. “The far right says something and everybody starts talking about it for one week. And everyone is shocked by it, but it is making headlines. Even if you’re countering it, you’re repeating it.”
German study shows how far right sets agenda thanks to mainstream parties reshaping their communications to respond to what are initially fringe issues, boosting the spread of these ideas and signalling to voters that these ideas and stances were legitimate
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German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
“You see this a lot in German and British media,” he said. “The far right says something and everybody starts talking about it for one week. And everyone is shocked by it, but it is making headlines. Even if you’re countering it, you’re repeating it.”
"What has been learned in the past two years cannot be unlearned, despite all the energy that will be expended to make that happen," writes Nesrine Malik www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"What has been learned in the past two years cannot be unlearned, despite all the energy that will be expended to make that happen," writes Nesrine Malik www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This hits pretty hard, from the chair of the UN commission on Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
September 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This hits pretty hard, from the chair of the UN commission on Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
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New:
A deep dive with some alarming new revelations on the silencing of one of the few remaining independent progressive voices in Australian media. Who killed Meanjin?
A deep dive with some alarming new revelations on the silencing of one of the few remaining independent progressive voices in Australian media. Who killed Meanjin?
Who killed Meanjin?
And why won’t Melbourne University Publishing engage with efforts to save it?
www.crikey.com.au
September 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
New:
A deep dive with some alarming new revelations on the silencing of one of the few remaining independent progressive voices in Australian media. Who killed Meanjin?
A deep dive with some alarming new revelations on the silencing of one of the few remaining independent progressive voices in Australian media. Who killed Meanjin?
Kurt Campbell - a senior Biden administration official and AUKUS architect who has previously sounded dismissive about Australia’s sovereign control of any submarines it receives under AUKUS - is due to address the National Press Club in Canberra today. Here’s a short thread of his past statements.
September 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Kurt Campbell - a senior Biden administration official and AUKUS architect who has previously sounded dismissive about Australia’s sovereign control of any submarines it receives under AUKUS - is due to address the National Press Club in Canberra today. Here’s a short thread of his past statements.
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Exclusive: Complaint letter emerges after the Royal Children’s Hospital decided to cancel a ‘children and war’ panel, angering staff
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Complaint letter emerges after Melbourne hospital’s decision to cancel ‘children and war’ panel angers staff
Exclusive: Letter to CEO argued event would pose a risk of ‘moral injury, vicarious trauma and harmful workplace behaviours’ to staff and patients
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Exclusive: Complaint letter emerges after the Royal Children’s Hospital decided to cancel a ‘children and war’ panel, angering staff
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Waiting for the Free Speech™ warriors to speak up about the cancel culture on display here... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Complaint letter emerges after Melbourne hospital’s decision to cancel ‘children and war’ panel angers staff
Exclusive: Letter to CEO argued event would pose a risk of ‘moral injury, vicarious trauma and harmful workplace behaviours’ to staff and patients
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Waiting for the Free Speech™ warriors to speak up about the cancel culture on display here... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
Charlie Kirk died in the America he wanted
I mourn the loss of human life. I feel compassion, empathy and grief at an inexcusable killing. But I find nothing to lionise in his legacy.
amyremeikis.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
So MUP claimed it was closing #Meanjin "on purely financial grounds" because it was "no longer viable" - but today it claimed that if a buyer offered cash to take ownership it would reject said cash ("The journal is not for sale"). This does NOT add up www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Gareth Evans scolds ‘bone-headed’ Meanjin publisher as imminent closure sparks protest
Critics want Melbourne University Publishing to transfer ownership of Meanjin rather than dissolve it. But CEO says ‘the journal is not for sale’
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
So MUP claimed it was closing #Meanjin "on purely financial grounds" because it was "no longer viable" - but today it claimed that if a buyer offered cash to take ownership it would reject said cash ("The journal is not for sale"). This does NOT add up www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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This is terrible news. I’ve read so many things in Meanjin over the years I just never would have seen anywhere else.
This, from Jonathan Green, pretty much sums it up: “Meanjin’s financial demand is trivial … a few hundred thousand dollars … the cultural loss of its death is as significant as it is tragic.”
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...
Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
www.crikey.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This is terrible news. I’ve read so many things in Meanjin over the years I just never would have seen anywhere else.
So according to the Guardian, Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism has declined to comment on the neo-Nazis www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
September 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
So according to the Guardian, Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism has declined to comment on the neo-Nazis www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Starmer government now at 11% approval
The government's net approval rating has fallen to -59, Labour's lowest score to date
Approve: 11% (-2 from 23-25 August)
Disapprove: 70% (+3)
Net: -59 (-5)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Approve: 11% (-2 from 23-25 August)
Disapprove: 70% (+3)
Net: -59 (-5)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
September 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Starmer government now at 11% approval
Sad to see this
Exclusive: Australia’s second-oldest literary journal, Meanjin, is being shut down today for "financial" reasons, Crikey can reveal.
Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
www.crikey.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Sad to see this
With enough creativity of an FOI decision maker, almost anything of substance could be interpreted to prejudice frank and timely advice or the orderly and effective conduct of govt
September 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
With enough creativity of an FOI decision maker, almost anything of substance could be interpreted to prejudice frank and timely advice or the orderly and effective conduct of govt
Good thread from someone who has looked closely at the Freedom from Information bill
September 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Good thread from someone who has looked closely at the Freedom from Information bill
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The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Leading genocide scholars organization says Israeli action in Gaza is genocide
The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide says that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
apnews.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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Across Europe, when centrist parties have adopted far right themes and sought to appease far right voters, they go down in flames. Why? Because:
1. They alienate their own base.
2. They tell other voters that the far right is correct.
The determination not to learn this lesson is a wonder to behold.
1. They alienate their own base.
2. They tell other voters that the far right is correct.
The determination not to learn this lesson is a wonder to behold.
September 2, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Across Europe, when centrist parties have adopted far right themes and sought to appease far right voters, they go down in flames. Why? Because:
1. They alienate their own base.
2. They tell other voters that the far right is correct.
The determination not to learn this lesson is a wonder to behold.
1. They alienate their own base.
2. They tell other voters that the far right is correct.
The determination not to learn this lesson is a wonder to behold.
Extremely important for everyone amplifying the neo-Nazis to bear this in mind: they crave this sort of coverage
The first story I did for Crikey back in 2021 was reporting on a leaked neo-nazi manual showing how "media baiting" — aka tricking journalists into writing about them — was a major strategy for them.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
September 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Extremely important for everyone amplifying the neo-Nazis to bear this in mind: they crave this sort of coverage