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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 4h

#MediaWatch: @lintonbesser.bsky.social discussed Zohran Mamdani's campaign, a tech journalist's gaming gadget reviews that are ads, Disney+ using a loophole to air gambling ads during live sports telecasts, and a brief clip on John Laws' cash-for-comment scandal. iview.abc.net.au/show/media-w...

Media Watch: Monday 10/11/2025

New York's new millennial mayor turns the Big Apple into a Pinko-Lady, offering a masterclass in political campaigning in the twilight of traditional media. A technology journalist pinged for gaming g...

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 4h

If you're looking for classic cult comedy tv, all 3 seasons (39 eps) of #Frontline (1994-1997) are available on ABC iview. Mike Moore. Brooke Vandenberg. Martin Di Stasio. Enjoy. 😊 📺 #tabloid #journalism #currentaffairs #comedy iview.abc.net.au/show/frontline

Frontline

Set in the ratings-obsessed world of television news, Frontline offers a satirical look behind the scenes of a current affairs program at the egos, the practices, and the hypocrisy of a medium that pu...

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 5h

Something to read, something to watch. "The Palace Letters" by Prof Jenny Hocking @palaceletters.bsky.social and the documentary "The Search for the Palace Letters". Available to watch on ABC iview: iview.abc.net.au/show/search-... #auspol #Whitlam #Dismissal #RoyalFamily #PalaceLetters

Bookcover: "The Palace Letters" by Prof. Jenny Hocking, explores the Palace's knowledge of and involvement in the Dismissal of the Whitlam Labor Govt by Gov-Gen Sir John Kerr on 11Nov1975.

Documentary: The Search for the Palace Letters. Available to watch on ABC iview.

Dr Chris Jordan-Clark @chrisjordanclark.bsky.social · 6h

I have no idea what it costs when I have hospital care because I don't have to pay any of it and I've never seen a bill.
Prescription meds are capped at $35 for everyone. If you get a pension they are $6.

I must live in horrible socialist country I guess.
#auspol

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 6h

On this day, 11Nov2025, sending thanks to the dedicated, principled historian Prof. Jenny Hocking @palaceletters.bsky.social. #auspol #PalaceLetters #Dismissal

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 6h

Alex Mann's 2020 podcast series The Eleventh, exploring the #Dismissal, is fascinating. Ep2 deals with Att-Gen Lionel Murphy's March 1973 police raid on ASIO, the response from the CIA, Ray Martin's interview with CIA spy James Angleton and the secrecy surrounding Pine Gap. 😲 #auspol #USPolitics

Banner for Alex Alex Mann's 2020 podcast series The Eleventh, exploring the Dismissal of the Whitlam Labor Govt by the Gov-Gen Sir John Kerr on 11Nov1975.

Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 6h

The doors of the House of Representatives and the Senate were taped shut as the proclamation dissolving both Houses of Parliament was read on the steps of Parliament House by Smith, just as the speaker was ushered into the governor-general’s study with the motion of no-confidence. #auspol

The Second Dismissal

In an extract from The Double Dismissal, Emeritus Professor Jenny Hocking, distinguished fellow of the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University, and Dr Matt Harvey, senior lecturer at Victor...

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Nicole @nicolequilts.bsky.social · 8h

Remember, remember
The eleventh of November
Vice-regal
Treason and plot.

#auspol #fiftyyears #Whitlam #maintainyourrageandenthusiasm @palaceletters.bsky.social

A desk photo of commemorative mug (with hot tea) showing years of Gough Whitlam's years as Prime Minister, & definitive account of the plot to dismiss him as PM.

Viktor 🇵🇸🍉🦘🦘🪃 @viktx.bsky.social · 8h

Exactly

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 10h

It is 11Nov2025, 50 years on from the Dismissal of the Whitlam Labor Govt by the Gov-Gen Sir John Kerr on 11Nov1975. I'm listening to Alex Mann's podcast series The Eleventh. #auspol #Dismissal www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 21h

"Firebrand" Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price ... Who writes this cliche-ridden tabloid dross for the ABC News website? Star journalist Jane Norman, that's who! And they call this political #journalism by our national broadcaster. 🙄 #auspol

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 21h

Next time the white supremacist neo-Nazis hold a rally, could a contingent of concerned motherly types please show up en masse to offer them sunscreen?! 😏 #auspol #nswpol #NoRoomForRacism

Images of white supremacist neo-Nazis who held a rally outside the NSW Parliament.

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 21h

How many Liberal MPs have jumped on-air to cheerfully announce that Sussan Ley is their leader and that they're ambitious for her? 🤔 #auspol #LibSpill

Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison as Scott Morrison declares: "He's my leader and I'm ambitious for him."

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 22h

THIS 👇 @popgoesthepop.bsky.social post is outstanding. And I am back in a good mood because of it. 😊 #auspol #USPolitics

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 22h

I post I'm annoyed ABC News website had 4 or 5 stories on the death of John Laws. AND if you scroll to find other news, these same articles keep re-appearing!

Someone replies "Yes, there was a main story and several puff pieces but I don't see it that way." THEN KEEP SCROLLING AND YOU'LL SEE IT! 😂

Pop Goes the Culture @popgoesthepop.bsky.social · 22h

Imagine the jealousy they’d feel if Americans knew about the time-honoured #Auspol tradition of a leadership spill

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 22h

Things that irritate me:
I post a summary praising a news report or op-ed, with a photo of the article's headline (which you could google) AND a weblink to the original article on its news website. And someone replies: "Where was this published?" The weblink is right there in my original post!!! 🙄

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Scrolling down the ABC News home page, there are 4 or 5 separate distinct stories on the death of radio host John Laws. But as I scroll past, looking for other news, they're rptedly shown again and again. I stopped counting after 10. *sigh* Tabloid trash gossip mag journalism. 🙄 #radio 📻 #journalism

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Illegal Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, pro-Palestine activists and Reuters journalists on Sat 08Nov2025 during the olive harvest in the #WestBank. The Israeli men wielded clubs and hurled large rocks, injuring over a dozen people. #IsraeliTerrorism reut.rs/3Johy8Y

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, journalists at West Bank olive harvest, witnesses say

Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists and journalists on Saturday who had gathered during an attempt to harvest olives near a settler outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, witnesses said.

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Canberra Liberals Leader Leanne Castley and Deputy Leader Jeremy Hanson have both resigned. "We will not be commenting publicly on the circumstances that have led to this decision." Don't they owe it to Liberal Party supporters AND the voters, to explain "the circumstances"?! #auspol #ACTpol

6NewsAU infographic:
Photos of Canberra Liberals Leader Leanne Castley and Deputy Leader.
Text: Canberra Liberals Leader and Deputy Both Resign

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

For fans of the Matildas ...
"Most Likely To ... (Tillies Edition)"
#football #MostLikelyTo #Matildas
youtu.be/_YZDmt-_MLY?...

Most Likely To (Tillies Edition) 💭🤔

YouTube video by Football Australia

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump: "I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuuuzzzz." 😴 #USPolitics

Poster for fake film "The Nodfather" featuring photos of Donald Trump asleep at various formal events.

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

The BBC's Director General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness have resigned. Umm. Could we see something similar at our Australian national broadcaster too? Please. #journalism

Photos of BBC's director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness, who have both resigned.

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Be aware: @sugartex.bsky.social does not like posts criticising Zionist Israel's genocide in Gaza. Or promoting Palestine's sovereignty. He views it as anti-semitic. #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

In ALL of his posts like this 👇 Qld LNP Senator Matt Canavan presents ZERO policies to achieve ANY of it. He's like Pauline Hanson in cosplay coal-face make-up: whinge, whine, complain. No policies. No solutions. He hopes he can hold his Senate spot, milking taxpayers' money, by whining. #auspol

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Why does the media never ask Zionists whether they support Palestine's "right to exist"? And, if they claim they do, to define their understanding of Palestine's borders and sovereignty? Jillian Segal is openly, defiantly pro-Zionist. What are her views? #auspol #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine

Photo of Australia's Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal.

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

I'm looking forward to Alex Mann's 2020 podcast series The Eleventh, on the Dismissal of the Whitlam Govt on 11Nov1975. It's on the ABC Listen app. #auspol #Whitlam #Dismissal www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Banner image for Alex Mann's 2020 podcast series The Eleventh, on the Dismissal of the Whitlam Labor Govt on 11Nov1975.

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Informed, nuanced, intelligent analysis of the Liberals' woes by ABC's @patskarvelas.bsky.social. Karvelas' commentary here is excellent bc it addresses various issues. The Liberal women make good points but I find RedBridge's Tony Barry's commentary clunky. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

'Act of total madness': Liberal insider's message to those gunning for Ley

As the federal Liberal Party embarks on more self-harm over climate change policy this week, the idea seems to have set in among some that tearing down its first ever female leader could be a low-cons...

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Wafaa Hamad, a Palestinian girl who lost her entire family in an Israeli air strike on their home in Gaza on 03Sept2024, has died after a year of suffering due to the lack of medicine and care under Israel's blockade. #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine

Photo of Wafaa Hamad, a Palestinian girl who lost her entire family in an Israeli air strike on their home in Gaza on 03Sept2024, lying in a hospital bed. She has died after a year of suffering due to the lack of medicine and care under Israel's blockade.

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

My favourite photo from this incident is this one. 👇 As people turned and offered the man assistance, Trump said nothing, gazed down at the collapsed man with bored disinterest for a few seconds, then turned back to the gathered press as if nothing had happened. #USPolitics

During a press conference in the Oval Office, a pharmaceutical company exec collapsed. As people offered him assistance, Trump said nothing, gazed down for a few seconds with bored disinterest, then turned back to stand looking at the gathered press.

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