Hugh Riminton
@riminton.bsky.social
National Affairs Editor @10NewsFirst. All views my own.
2025 Walkleys long list for the Best Book award.
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
2025 Walkleys long list for the Best Book award.
For those arguing Kimmel’s cancellation was purely a function of ratings, this reminds us that it came after the FCC Chair warned of the potential revocation of the network’s broadcast licence.
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Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation is the latest sign we’re witnessing the end of US democracy
Under the Trump administration, the widespread, coordinated suppression of dissent is ripping apart the fabric of American political life.
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September 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
For those arguing Kimmel’s cancellation was purely a function of ratings, this reminds us that it came after the FCC Chair warned of the potential revocation of the network’s broadcast licence.
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Threats with menaces. Where are the heroic defenders of free speech on this?
September 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Threats with menaces. Where are the heroic defenders of free speech on this?
“I was punished for my political opinion” - broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf after winning her unfair dismissal case against the ABC. The judge found the public broadcaster bowed to “an orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists.”
June 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“I was punished for my political opinion” - broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf after winning her unfair dismissal case against the ABC. The judge found the public broadcaster bowed to “an orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists.”
Freely available from Dementia Australia: easy to understand, practical and thoughtful advice if you need it. 🙏🏻
April 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Freely available from Dementia Australia: easy to understand, practical and thoughtful advice if you need it. 🙏🏻
US Government assessment of growing risks to “US interests” over the next 15 years from a warming planet.
March 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
US Government assessment of growing risks to “US interests” over the next 15 years from a warming planet.
The future: St Vincent’s heart surgeons Chris Hayward and Paul Jansz, and inventor Daniel Timms carried out Australia’s first successful artificial heart transplant - on a NSW man in his 40s. Another four Australian transplants are expected this year.
March 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The future: St Vincent’s heart surgeons Chris Hayward and Paul Jansz, and inventor Daniel Timms carried out Australia’s first successful artificial heart transplant - on a NSW man in his 40s. Another four Australian transplants are expected this year.
One for the incorrigible optimists: whatever Donald Trump is doing, it’s not the worst thing.
March 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
One for the incorrigible optimists: whatever Donald Trump is doing, it’s not the worst thing.
A trafficked woman chained by the neck: what the suppression of outrage tells us about Xi’s China.
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A Viral Video of a Chained Woman in China and the Secret Campaign to Save Her
The accidental discovery of the woman led to a video that went viral, spurring public outrage. The Communist Party quashed the discussion, but the anger never went away.
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March 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A trafficked woman chained by the neck: what the suppression of outrage tells us about Xi’s China.
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Ukraine is said to be running low on Patriot interceptor missiles. Halting further supply could prove detrimental to the country's defenses.
Zelenskyy advisor tells BI what he's worried about after Trump cut Ukraine aid: 'critical' US-made Patriots
Ukraine is said to be running low on Patriot interceptor missiles. Halting further supply could prove detrimental to the country's defenses.
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March 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Ukraine is said to be running low on Patriot interceptor missiles. Halting further supply could prove detrimental to the country's defenses.
“America is being diminished before our eyes” - Paul Kelly in the Murdoch broadsheet on Donald Trump as “Putin’s agent.” www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/t...
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March 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“America is being diminished before our eyes” - Paul Kelly in the Murdoch broadsheet on Donald Trump as “Putin’s agent.” www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/t...
On Joe Rogan’s podcast, Elon Musk speculates there’s a 20% chance A.I. will lead to human “annihilation.”
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Social Security and Sex Robots: Musk Veers Off Script With Joe Rogan
Elon Musk’s three-hour interview with “The Joe Rogan Experience” offered a window into his worldview that was by turns crude and contradictory.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
On Joe Rogan’s podcast, Elon Musk speculates there’s a 20% chance A.I. will lead to human “annihilation.”
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All the cool kids are doin’ it
February 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
All the cool kids are doin’ it
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Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by the country's online safety regulator showed, ahead of a landmark ban by the government on access for those under 16 reut.rs/3XafxAF
Australian children able to bypass age limit set by social media platforms, report shows
Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by the country's online safety regulator showed on Thursday, ahead of a landmark ban by the government on access for those under 16.
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February 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by the country's online safety regulator showed, ahead of a landmark ban by the government on access for those under 16 reut.rs/3XafxAF
A kids’ book about having freckles has been pulled in Trump’s America because it makes the point that “different” is “okay.” 🤷♂️
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Trump Defence outfit pulls Julianne Moore’s picture book embracing freckles
The Oscar-winning actress says her book is semi-autobiographical and has been banned from more than 160 schools run by the Department of Defence Education Activity for military families.
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February 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A kids’ book about having freckles has been pulled in Trump’s America because it makes the point that “different” is “okay.” 🤷♂️
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The Lattouf/ABC case as seen by Malcolm Knox:
“The ABC is always under attack, but in this episode the ABC’s management did its enemies’ work for them.”
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“The ABC is always under attack, but in this episode the ABC’s management did its enemies’ work for them.”
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This Lattouf saga is the worst ABC whodunnit ever
The national broadcaster is always under attack, but in this episode, the ABC’s management did its enemies’ work for them.
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February 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The Lattouf/ABC case as seen by Malcolm Knox:
“The ABC is always under attack, but in this episode the ABC’s management did its enemies’ work for them.”
www.smh.com.au/national/thi...
“The ABC is always under attack, but in this episode the ABC’s management did its enemies’ work for them.”
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From the Oval Office, President Trump again referred to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau as “Governor Trudeau.” There was laughter, but it’s not clear from whom.
February 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
From the Oval Office, President Trump again referred to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau as “Governor Trudeau.” There was laughter, but it’s not clear from whom.
46 years to the day after starting work as a radio cadet in Christchurch, NZ, someone still pays me everyday to tell stories. What a privilege it has been.
February 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
46 years to the day after starting work as a radio cadet in Christchurch, NZ, someone still pays me everyday to tell stories. What a privilege it has been.
The Lattouf/ABC trial reveals that the ABC broke its own standards in the name of upholding its standards. My piece for @australia.theguardian.com
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The Lattouf trial reveals an ABC so paralysed by process even its managers can’t keep up
After week one of the unlawful dismissal claim, we know this: the ABC appears to have departed from its own standards in the defence of its standards
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February 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Lattouf/ABC trial reveals that the ABC broke its own standards in the name of upholding its standards. My piece for @australia.theguardian.com
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Donald Trump announces that white Afrikaners, the architects and chief beneficiaries of South Africa’s racist apartheid regime 1948-1994, will be offered urgent refugee resettlement in the US. On X, Elon Musk says “l love @realDonaldTrump as much as a straight man can love another man.”
February 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Donald Trump announces that white Afrikaners, the architects and chief beneficiaries of South Africa’s racist apartheid regime 1948-1994, will be offered urgent refugee resettlement in the US. On X, Elon Musk says “l love @realDonaldTrump as much as a straight man can love another man.”
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ErinInTheMorning [Feb 5] -- The US State Dept has begun scrubbing mentions of trans people from its website, changing "LGBTQQIA+" to "LGB" in what appears to be a clear attempt to drive a wedge between gay and trans people.
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State Department Travel Safety Website Changes "LGBTQI+ Travelers" to "LGB Travelers"
The change is an attempt to insert a divide in the LGBTQIA+ community by the Trump administration, and to erase transgender people from any consideration or recognition.
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February 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
ErinInTheMorning [Feb 5] -- The US State Dept has begun scrubbing mentions of trans people from its website, changing "LGBTQQIA+" to "LGB" in what appears to be a clear attempt to drive a wedge between gay and trans people.
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“Dob them in” - NSW Premier appeals to people to report anyone they know who might be involved in potential antisemitic or other extremist behaviour.
January 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“Dob them in” - NSW Premier appeals to people to report anyone they know who might be involved in potential antisemitic or other extremist behaviour.
“We are angry (at) this witches’ brew of extremism,” - Australian Jewish leader Peter Wertheim says Australia’s leadership seems powerless, as authorities continue to investigate the discovery of a caravan loaded with explosives in suburban Sydney.
January 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“We are angry (at) this witches’ brew of extremism,” - Australian Jewish leader Peter Wertheim says Australia’s leadership seems powerless, as authorities continue to investigate the discovery of a caravan loaded with explosives in suburban Sydney.
Australian inflation figure comes in at 2.4%. Goods inflation is now at its lowest level since 2016, raising hopes of an interest rate cut next month.
January 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Australian inflation figure comes in at 2.4%. Goods inflation is now at its lowest level since 2016, raising hopes of an interest rate cut next month.