Parker S. McKenzie
@parkersmckenzie.bsky.social
Writer and journalist.
This is catastrophic polling for the Liberals, but I also can't see Hastie or Taylor doing any better with moderate voters.
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#Newspoll 58-42 to ALP (yep)
ALP 36 L-NP 24 Green 13 ON 15 IND/other 12
Albanese net 0 (haha) (47-47)
Ley net -29 (26-55)
Better PM (favours incumbents) Albanese leads 54-27.
ALP 36 L-NP 24 Green 13 ON 15 IND/other 12
Albanese net 0 (haha) (47-47)
Ley net -29 (26-55)
Better PM (favours incumbents) Albanese leads 54-27.
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This is catastrophic polling for the Liberals, but I also can't see Hastie or Taylor doing any better with moderate voters.
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I genuinely thought that Labor would drop off in the states following the Albanese government's re-election, but it seems people really don't want what the Coalition is selling right now.
Turns out you actually need policy beyond culture wars and some talent in your ranks.
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Turns out you actually need policy beyond culture wars and some talent in your ranks.
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🚨 NEW: Labor holds a strong lead in New South Wales, according to the latest state voting intention polling from DemosAU
One Nation is now just 6% behind the Coalition in the upper house, while Chris Minns has recorded his highest preferred premier rating in any poll since he became Labor leader
One Nation is now just 6% behind the Coalition in the upper house, while Chris Minns has recorded his highest preferred premier rating in any poll since he became Labor leader
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Wild. Wrote this article for The New Daily in August 2023, and now we may have the first case of space debris colliding with a commercial airplane.
Space debris could interfere with flights "within five years"
Experts say space debris may start to interfere with commercial flights "within five years," without greater international collaboration.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Wild. Wrote this article for The New Daily in August 2023, and now we may have the first case of space debris colliding with a commercial airplane.
Always thought One Nation will become a much more effective populist electoral force when Hanson is gone.
That goes out the window if Barnaby Joyce is the heir-apparent. The right-wing fringe of Australian politics is so fragmented, but I can't see Joyce being the one to unite it.
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That goes out the window if Barnaby Joyce is the heir-apparent. The right-wing fringe of Australian politics is so fragmented, but I can't see Joyce being the one to unite it.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Last Friday I appeared before a Senate committee to talk about the Commonwealth's proposed changes to FOI laws @withmeaa.bsky.social, in my capacity as a working freelance journalist. The changes copy FOI regimes at the state level -- two hours later, one of those states hit me with a charge:
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October 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Last Friday I appeared before a Senate committee to talk about the Commonwealth's proposed changes to FOI laws @withmeaa.bsky.social, in my capacity as a working freelance journalist. The changes copy FOI regimes at the state level -- two hours later, one of those states hit me with a charge:
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This is an impressive and incredibly important piece of journalism detailing the extent to which private companies can surveil and gather data on individuals - including heads of state, journalists and high-profile people -based solely on a person's digital footprint.
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Surveillance Secrets
Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread
www.lighthousereports.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Internet discussions moving from forums to Discord servers is genuinely terrible for finding information about niche hobbies.
October 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Internet discussions moving from forums to Discord servers is genuinely terrible for finding information about niche hobbies.
This perfectly captures why I roll my eyes whenever politicians spruik being 'tough on crime' as a policy position.
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If I hear another politician say they are tough on crime, I’ll explode
The government and opposition need to decide if they want media moments or meaningful change. What we need, is not tough new laws but a system fit for purpose – and here’s how we might get there.
www.theage.com.au
October 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The only way a sequel to The Social Network would work is by adapting the excellent Careless People into a movie imo.
September 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The only way a sequel to The Social Network would work is by adapting the excellent Careless People into a movie imo.
John Lyons is a real one.
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
John Lyons is a real one.
Warching the evolution of both traditional and social media coverage of Charlie Kirk's killing illustrates how reactive and opportunistic we are as a global society.
Very few people have waited for a clearer picture of the why, and instead jumped at the opportunity to use it for political gain.
Very few people have waited for a clearer picture of the why, and instead jumped at the opportunity to use it for political gain.
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Warching the evolution of both traditional and social media coverage of Charlie Kirk's killing illustrates how reactive and opportunistic we are as a global society.
Very few people have waited for a clearer picture of the why, and instead jumped at the opportunity to use it for political gain.
Very few people have waited for a clearer picture of the why, and instead jumped at the opportunity to use it for political gain.
Hearing my 60-year-old dad say 'groyper' at lunch today just reaffirmed this.
I used to peruse conspiracy theory forums - like Above Top Secret - in the late 2000s and early 2010s as a teenager, and it's wild to see these niche beliefs that were considered completely outlandish then, even within these communities, having successfully been elevated to the mainstream today.
September 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Hearing my 60-year-old dad say 'groyper' at lunch today just reaffirmed this.
Every time I read a news article with at least two unnecessary subheadings, I lament the damage WordPress has done to journalism.
September 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Every time I read a news article with at least two unnecessary subheadings, I lament the damage WordPress has done to journalism.
Framing like this in the NYT drives me insane. It's not 'an alternative reality', it's a lie and falsehood and you need to call it as such.
September 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Framing like this in the NYT drives me insane. It's not 'an alternative reality', it's a lie and falsehood and you need to call it as such.
We're going to see a lot more of this type of selling point and advertising going forward, which is a pretty grim indictment of where we're at in 2025.
September 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
We're going to see a lot more of this type of selling point and advertising going forward, which is a pretty grim indictment of where we're at in 2025.
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maybe we shouldn't run "neo-nazi does [anything]" as the top story on national news websites unless it's meaningfully newsworthy/impactful? these are people who want to exterminate australians + are actively trying to get attention. we can't treat them as normal political players
September 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
maybe we shouldn't run "neo-nazi does [anything]" as the top story on national news websites unless it's meaningfully newsworthy/impactful? these are people who want to exterminate australians + are actively trying to get attention. we can't treat them as normal political players
Opposition parties always talk big about transparency until they're in government, then they do shit like this.
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Labor plans to make it harder to access government information
A new proposal would introduce a fee for Freedom of Information requests and tighten the rules around the release of documents related to government deliberations.
www.abc.net.au
September 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I used to peruse conspiracy theory forums - like Above Top Secret - in the late 2000s and early 2010s as a teenager, and it's wild to see these niche beliefs that were considered completely outlandish then, even within these communities, having successfully been elevated to the mainstream today.
August 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I used to peruse conspiracy theory forums - like Above Top Secret - in the late 2000s and early 2010s as a teenager, and it's wild to see these niche beliefs that were considered completely outlandish then, even within these communities, having successfully been elevated to the mainstream today.
Hangman Adam Page is the most influential male role model in my life.
August 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Hangman Adam Page is the most influential male role model in my life.
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An attack on one journalist is an attack on all. Enough.
Stop Killing Journalists
YouTube video by withMEAA
m.youtube.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
An attack on one journalist is an attack on all. Enough.
The worst part about this - aside from the privacy concerns obviously - is that you know they'll never use this practice to charge people less. It's just another excuse to price gouge vulnerable people.
Welcome to surveillance pricing, a sneaky practice where big corporations exploit your personal data to charge you more. In Australia, there’s little to stop them. #auspol #surveillancepricing
The new pricing scam: How surveillance pricing exploits us all
Imagine booking an Uber ride on your shiny new iPhone 16, only to discover it costs $10 more than the same trip booked on your friend’s older Android.
johnmenadue.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The worst part about this - aside from the privacy concerns obviously - is that you know they'll never use this practice to charge people less. It's just another excuse to price gouge vulnerable people.
In a story covered absolutely nowhere in Australian media, Collective Shout, an Australian conservative not-for-profit, has successfully pressured Steam and Itch.io into delist NSFW content via targeting their payment processors.
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Adult games are forcing the game industry into a spiritual crisis
Itchio joins Steam in pulling games due to pressure from extreme groups with an ongoing campaign aimed at payment processors
www.polygon.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM