Ed Coper
@edcoper.bsky.social
Author: 'Facts & Other Lies'.
Politics; social impact; disinformation; digital narratives.
Founder, http://impactcomms.org & http://Populares.co
Politics; social impact; disinformation; digital narratives.
Founder, http://impactcomms.org & http://Populares.co
Without social licence, forget net zero, I write in today's Australian Financial Review. "The government likes to talk about road maps, but what happens when there’s someone intentionally putting pot holes in the road, or worse – digging it up entirely?"
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Why the biggest threat to net zero is right-wing misinformation
The social licence of renewables is being attacked by professional and heavily resourced networks with a vested interest in delaying the energy transition.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Without social licence, forget net zero, I write in today's Australian Financial Review. "The government likes to talk about road maps, but what happens when there’s someone intentionally putting pot holes in the road, or worse – digging it up entirely?"
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Wanted to know my hot takes on male contraception? Wait no longer!!
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The Morning Show on Reels
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August 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Wanted to know my hot takes on male contraception? Wait no longer!!
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The alarm bell I am ringing in today's @sydmorningherald.bsky.social: social licence on renewables cannot be taken for granted. Incredibly, the anti-renewables movement has outspent the federal Liberal Party account this election on social media ads.
www.smh.com.au/national/mag...
www.smh.com.au/national/mag...
MAGA-inspired outrage machine has a new target in this election
The fossil fuel lobby is paying millions of dollars to set up anti-renewables “community groups”. In some seats it may shift the dial.
www.smh.com.au
May 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The alarm bell I am ringing in today's @sydmorningherald.bsky.social: social licence on renewables cannot be taken for granted. Incredibly, the anti-renewables movement has outspent the federal Liberal Party account this election on social media ads.
www.smh.com.au/national/mag...
www.smh.com.au/national/mag...
I've been ringing the alarm bell for the last 2 years, trying to disinfect with sunlight those trying to MAGA-fy Australia. Please read this long-form piece on how bad actors here have - as I'm quoted in the headline saying - "copied the MAGA model" here.
www.smh.com.au/national/cop...
www.smh.com.au/national/cop...
‘Copied the MAGA model’: The ‘grassroots’ lobby group funded by some of Australia’s richest
The Advance propaganda machine is aimed at ordinary Australians but backed by some of our wealthiest – and has links to a right-wing US foundation.
www.smh.com.au
April 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I've been ringing the alarm bell for the last 2 years, trying to disinfect with sunlight those trying to MAGA-fy Australia. Please read this long-form piece on how bad actors here have - as I'm quoted in the headline saying - "copied the MAGA model" here.
www.smh.com.au/national/cop...
www.smh.com.au/national/cop...
Vote early and vote often
So we put in a pitch for a podcast session at SXSW this year - but we need votes!
We'll be joined by friend of the podcast @edcoper.bsky.social - it will be great for the pod if we are selected. Fingers crossed they let me take beers in.
Cheers guys!
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We'll be joined by friend of the podcast @edcoper.bsky.social - it will be great for the pod if we are selected. Fingers crossed they let me take beers in.
Cheers guys!
publicvoting.sxswsydney.com/profile/8469...
Disinformation in the Post-Post-Truth Era | SXSW Sydney 2025
publicvoting.sxswsydney.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Vote early and vote often
Jokes AND politics!!
🎙️NEW PODCAST: Jokes, Data and Election Predictions. @auspoldaily.bsky.social , @edcoper.bsky.social join @danilic.bsky.social and Lewis Hobba for the A Rational Fear podcast.
www.arationalfear.com
www.arationalfear.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Jokes AND politics!!
The story of how I shamed my old friend Leo, while his boss remakes his image to impress MAGA. My op ed in today's @australia.theguardian.com
The new public square is fact-free social media – and it couldn’t come at a worse time for Australia | Ed Coper
Navigating the next 100 days of Australian politics online will require sharp teeth to discern fact from fiction
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The story of how I shamed my old friend Leo, while his boss remakes his image to impress MAGA. My op ed in today's @australia.theguardian.com