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Belinda Hawkins
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Journalist, documentary maker, writer, formerly @ABC Australian Story and @SBS Dateline
This is a really frightening development. The USA, police state?

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Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.
apnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Reposted by Belinda Hawkins
In the Oval Office on Friday, Donald Trump and J. D. Vance nakedly sided with Russian aggression and berated Volodymyr Zelensky “with all the finesse of a couple of small-time hoods,” David Remnick writes.
Trump’s Disgrace
David Remnick on the temper of Trump’s Presidency—the threats and firings, the multiple DOGE fiascoes, the proposal to cleanse the Gaza Strip of two million Palestinians, and his showdown with Volodym...
www.newyorker.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Reposted by Belinda Hawkins
If true, beyond appalling. Sometimes i loathe parts of my profession. www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
‘Deliberate, orchestrated incident’: Daily Telegraph caught up in stunt gone wrong
It’s the oldest adage in journalism: don’t become the story.
www.theage.com.au
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Reposted by Belinda Hawkins
Must read doesn’t cover it - gift article for you all. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/m...
Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama (Gift Article)
More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert’s empire.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
An extraordinary story of heritage protection failure in Sydney and a warning to all.

www.theage.com.au/culture/musi...
Congrats Sydney, you just bulldozed your own legacy
AC/DC are the biggest thing ever to come out of Australia. So why did we just flatten their childhood home?
www.theage.com.au
January 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A good read and explainer about this case from ABC’s fantastic Background Briefing

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06...
How Daniel Duggan went from 'top gun' pilot to 'high-risk inmate'
Facing up to 65 years in prison, Australian "top gun" pilot, Daniel Duggan, says he's an innocent man in a high-stakes game between the US and China. So, is he?
www.abc.net.au
December 23, 2024 at 7:36 PM