Tim Dunlop
@timdunlop.bsky.social
Writer in Melbourne, Australia
Author of 4 books on media, politics, technology and work
Advocate for bottom-up democracy beyond the two-party system
https://tdunlop.substack.com/
Author of 4 books on media, politics, technology and work
Advocate for bottom-up democracy beyond the two-party system
https://tdunlop.substack.com/
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Tim Dunlop
@timdunlop.bsky.social
· May 3
Can we just spare a thought, too, for the official end of News Corp as a political force. No one outside an aging political class pays any attention to them.
Good collection of Dismissal-related stories.
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Wed 11 Nov 2025 - 50 Year Anniversary of the Whitlam Dismissal
SPECIAL TRUENORTH DEEPDIVE ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WHITLAM DISMISSAL
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November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Good collection of Dismissal-related stories.
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After Ragnarök, the Josh Frydenberg will return and cleanse the earth.
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View from The Hill: Could the return of Josh Frydenberg help the Liberals’ fortunes?
Most observers believe Ley will be forced out by her party – the only issue now is how long it will take.
theconversation.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
After Ragnarök, the Josh Frydenberg will return and cleanse the earth.
theconversation.com/view-from-th...
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"Tesla shareholder approve one trillion dollar pay deal for Elon Musk."
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"Tesla shareholder approve one trillion dollar pay deal for Elon Musk."
Okay, great. Or not great.
Mamdani’s win in New York offers Australian progressives both inspiration and caution | Stephen Donnelly
Mamdani’s win in New York offers Australian progressives both inspiration and caution | Stephen Donnelly
His campaign’s optimism and movement-building could resonate here – not to tear down the system but to rekindle belief
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I’ve been visiting New York for the better part of 20 years as a political consultant, on my way to and from election campaigns elsewhere in the United States. Being there for the historic NY mayoral elections this week, I was struck by how abuzz the city was with political energy – not seen since Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign.
Mayoral races usually pass unnoticed – yet this one gripped the nation: a contest between the old and new Democratic party, embodied by former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and first-term Queens councillor Zohran Mamdani. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Okay, great. Or not great.
One of the best arguments for politicians keeping pronouncements about their "faith" to themselves is that it allows them to avoid presenting as hypocrites.
Stop pretending there is anything Christ-like in your incrementalist, centrist neoliberalism.
Stop pretending there is anything Christ-like in your incrementalist, centrist neoliberalism.
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
One of the best arguments for politicians keeping pronouncements about their "faith" to themselves is that it allows them to avoid presenting as hypocrites.
Stop pretending there is anything Christ-like in your incrementalist, centrist neoliberalism.
Stop pretending there is anything Christ-like in your incrementalist, centrist neoliberalism.
"Which is why I am dedicating an episode of my NYTimes podcast to the topic."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
Opinion | Mamdani’s Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"Which is why I am dedicating an episode of my NYTimes podcast to the topic."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
This is so true. People like Bolt hate actually existing Australia. Always have.
Hard to think of anyone who hates Australia more than the &%$# who wrote this. Just bitches and moans about everyone & everything to do with this country, all from the security of his luxury seaside dwelling. You wouldn't know real Australia if it bit you on the arse, Andrew.
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is so true. People like Bolt hate actually existing Australia. Always have.
Does Albanese do selfies with socialists or just fascists?
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Does Albanese do selfies with socialists or just fascists?
“Modern neo-Nazis crave attention and publicity. They see journalists as ‘useful idiots' in this regard, and they celebrate even the most critical coverage because it inevitably leads to a surge in membership applications.”
ASIO Chief, Mike Burgess
(paywalled)
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
ASIO Chief, Mike Burgess
(paywalled)
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
At least three nations willing to kill on Australian soil: ASIO boss
ASIO chief Mike Burgess said the degrading trajectory of the security environment meant it was realistic a foreign government will attempt to assassinate a dissident in Australia.
www.afr.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“Modern neo-Nazis crave attention and publicity. They see journalists as ‘useful idiots' in this regard, and they celebrate even the most critical coverage because it inevitably leads to a surge in membership applications.”
ASIO Chief, Mike Burgess
(paywalled)
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
ASIO Chief, Mike Burgess
(paywalled)
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
Not left.
Not Right.
Stupider.
Not Right.
Stupider.
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Not left.
Not Right.
Stupider.
Not Right.
Stupider.
Cool? No.
Normal? Yep.
Normal? Yep.
“The National Press Club of Australia lists 81 corporate sponsors on its website. Of those, ten are multinational weapons manufacturers or military services corporations, & another eleven provide services to the arms industry”. All cool & normal? #journalism #media michaelwest.com.au/weaponising-...
Weaponising media. National Press Club and its arms industry sponsors - Michael West
More than a quarter of the National Press Club’s sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf.
michaelwest.com.au
November 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Cool? No.
Normal? Yep.
Normal? Yep.
Don't tell Sussan Ley that kids all over the world are dressing up as death and going door-to-door asking for lollies.
October 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Don't tell Sussan Ley that kids all over the world are dressing up as death and going door-to-door asking for lollies.
Dumb will tear us apart, again
Every time I don’t think Auspol can get any stupider, I get proven wrong. A national conversation over whether the PM should apologise for wearing a t-shirt featuring a very popular band that’s been around for decades because of its name, is stupid, stupid, even for us
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Dumb will tear us apart, again
Btw, the Mellon Auditorium has a 22,000 sq ft neoclassical ballroom 8 mins from the White House that the govt helped restore in 2022. Total Trump aesthetic.
Knocking down the East Wing has nothing to do with building a ballroom. Building a ballroom has nothing to do with building a ballroom.
Knocking down the East Wing has nothing to do with building a ballroom. Building a ballroom has nothing to do with building a ballroom.
October 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Btw, the Mellon Auditorium has a 22,000 sq ft neoclassical ballroom 8 mins from the White House that the govt helped restore in 2022. Total Trump aesthetic.
Knocking down the East Wing has nothing to do with building a ballroom. Building a ballroom has nothing to do with building a ballroom.
Knocking down the East Wing has nothing to do with building a ballroom. Building a ballroom has nothing to do with building a ballroom.
They are just Nazis to their bones
Stephen Miller: "The scandal is how Democrats & the left scarred the landscape of our country w/grotesque so-called modern art that celebrates ugliness ... very importantly, President Trump is making sure it's in the neo-classical design around which our nation's architecture has long been directed"
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
They are just Nazis to their bones
Dad, what's a metaphor?
October 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Dad, what's a metaphor?
Trump just did this totally in-character and predictable thing and I'm just, like, totally shocked.
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Trump just did this totally in-character and predictable thing and I'm just, like, totally shocked.
Trump clearly building the ballroom for the benefit of his popularly elected successor.
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Trump clearly building the ballroom for the benefit of his popularly elected successor.
Lol, hard for young 'uns to understand maybe but post-war, "anti-Nazi" was as close to a universal view as you might ever see. It's why so many are STILL in denial about what Donny is doing. It feels impossible.
October 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Lol, hard for young 'uns to understand maybe but post-war, "anti-Nazi" was as close to a universal view as you might ever see. It's why so many are STILL in denial about what Donny is doing. It feels impossible.
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SF, show your love for the #InternetArchive! 🌐 Take your lunch hour tomorrow & join the RALLY FOR THE INTERNET ARCHIVE on the steps of City Hall, honoring The Web We’ve Built together.
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📍 Steps of SF City Hall, Civic Center Plaza
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October 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
SF, show your love for the #InternetArchive! 🌐 Take your lunch hour tomorrow & join the RALLY FOR THE INTERNET ARCHIVE on the steps of City Hall, honoring The Web We’ve Built together.
📅 Tues, Oct 21
🕦 11:30 AM
📍 Steps of SF City Hall, Civic Center Plaza
ℹ️ blog.archive.org/event/rally-...
📅 Tues, Oct 21
🕦 11:30 AM
📍 Steps of SF City Hall, Civic Center Plaza
ℹ️ blog.archive.org/event/rally-...
Don't tell me one of our institutions is actually fighting back against rightwing bullshit?
October 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Don't tell me one of our institutions is actually fighting back against rightwing bullshit?
Fantastic review
Marcia Langton's review of Tony Abbott's book is even better than you might expect - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tony Abbott’s argument about Australian democracy is Trumpian in intent and based on half-truths | Marcia Langton
Former PM’s new book reads like a style manual for March for Australia types, weaving together evidence and myth, history and ideology
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Fantastic review
Melbourne: ever helpful
October 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Melbourne: ever helpful
