Ben Schneiders
@benschneiders.bsky.social
Investigative journalist and author
They should hold Richo’s state funeral at a burnt out printing press. All donations to be made through his old Swiss bank account
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
They should hold Richo’s state funeral at a burnt out printing press. All donations to be made through his old Swiss bank account
Some good truth bombs here from the AFR. Unfortunately all too rare
Richo’s gospel was every man for himself
Graham Richardson embodied everything most normal people detest about politics. His legacy is one of self-enrichment, self-aggrandisement and self-indulgence.
www.afr.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Some good truth bombs here from the AFR. Unfortunately all too rare
We are a couple of news cycles away in Victoria from someone calling for the ADF to take charge
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We are a couple of news cycles away in Victoria from someone calling for the ADF to take charge
Went to Heidelberg v Marconi in the first game of the Championship yesterday. Quality game, good vibes (and the odd flair). Football has got to find a way to integrate the rich history of the old with the A-League. Economics of it are hard but some form of pro/rel football has to be the answer
October 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Went to Heidelberg v Marconi in the first game of the Championship yesterday. Quality game, good vibes (and the odd flair). Football has got to find a way to integrate the rich history of the old with the A-League. Economics of it are hard but some form of pro/rel football has to be the answer
Look, they’ll always be the Brisbane Bears to me.
September 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Look, they’ll always be the Brisbane Bears to me.
Missed the first 20 minutes as I was on the wrong 7 channel ffs
September 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Missed the first 20 minutes as I was on the wrong 7 channel ffs
Amazing, but not surprising, that Australian media still report Netanyahu’s statements as if he’s a normal democratic leader and omitting from any context that he’s someone wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Surely relevant?
September 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Amazing, but not surprising, that Australian media still report Netanyahu’s statements as if he’s a normal democratic leader and omitting from any context that he’s someone wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Surely relevant?
Nine ministers quit Dutch governement after they pushed for stronger sanctions against Israel. Includes deputy PM and foreign minister nltimes.nl/2025/08/23/n...
NSC ministers resign after Foreign Minister Veldkamp quits over blocked Israel sanctions
All ministers and state secretaries from Nieuw Sociaal Contract (NSC) resigned on Friday after Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp quit in protest over blocked sanctions against Israel, NOS reported.Veld...
nltimes.nl
August 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Nine ministers quit Dutch governement after they pushed for stronger sanctions against Israel. Includes deputy PM and foreign minister nltimes.nl/2025/08/23/n...
Extraordinary turnaround in the Resolve poll. Vic Libs remain dysfunctional and basically unelectable www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Allan rises from historic low, eyes unprecedented fourth Labor term
The results of the latest Resolve Political Monitor leave Victoria’s Liberal Party teetering towards a seventh defeat from eight elections.
www.theage.com.au
August 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Extraordinary turnaround in the Resolve poll. Vic Libs remain dysfunctional and basically unelectable www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
This is such a great achievement. Two games now from winning the thing
Semi-pro giant-killers pull off another upset against A-League team
Australian soccer’s giant-killers from Heidelberg United did not only topple another top-flight team on Tuesday night, they trounced them.
www.theage.com.au
August 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This is such a great achievement. Two games now from winning the thing
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August 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime as toll nears 200 deaths
August 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM
MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime as toll nears 200 deaths
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An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...
cpj.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Reprehensible. ‘Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza’
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Reprehensible. ‘Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza’
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Fantastic result. Endorses some terrific reporting by the excellent @charlottegrieve.bsky.social www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
‘Complete vindication’: Nine wins defamation fight against high-profile surgeon
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis has lost his lawsuit against Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes in the first major test of a new public interest defence.
www.theage.com.au
August 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Fantastic result. Endorses some terrific reporting by the excellent @charlottegrieve.bsky.social www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
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The scientific fraud case involving Professor Mark Smythe at QIMR Berghoffer stretches for years and covers hundreds of papers. Massive story by Liam Mannix www.theage.com.au/national/fol...
‘Follow the mice’: How whistleblowers, secret lab videos brought down top scientist
Staff were scared taking on the celebrated leader who’d won millions in government funding, but eventually, they had enough.
www.theage.com.au
July 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The scientific fraud case involving Professor Mark Smythe at QIMR Berghoffer stretches for years and covers hundreds of papers. Massive story by Liam Mannix www.theage.com.au/national/fol...
Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth
A narrow understanding of the term, as well as Israel’s history as a haven for genocide victims, explains the dissonance
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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You can also read it here www.ap.org/the-definiti...
July 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
You can also read it here www.ap.org/the-definiti...
There’s not words to adequately describe these crimes
‘Her body grows weaker day by day’: Children in Gaza starved to the brink of death
More than 100 aid agencies warn that the humanitarian situation is growing desperate. But Israel denies blocking supplies to Gaza or that there is famine.
www.theage.com.au
July 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
There’s not words to adequately describe these crimes
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I felt like the obituaries for John Stone neglected a significant part of his public life, so I put some old and new words together for @insidestory.bsky.social. insidestory.org.au/john-stone-p...
John Stone, political activist • Dominic Kelly
The former Treasury head was revealed as an arch-reactionary in his second career
insidestory.org.au
July 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I felt like the obituaries for John Stone neglected a significant part of his public life, so I put some old and new words together for @insidestory.bsky.social. insidestory.org.au/john-stone-p...
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Remember that odd story before the election about a neurosurgeon tearing down Monique Ryan’s campaign corflute, talking about burying the body under concrete? I decided to investigate. Turns out that behaviour did not exist in a vacuum. Watch #4Corners 8.30pm, ABC TV. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
When video of this surgeon went viral, his colleagues were the least surprised
It took a viral video for Australia to see a side of a celebrated neurosurgeon that some of his colleagues and patients had known about for years.
www.abc.net.au
July 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Remember that odd story before the election about a neurosurgeon tearing down Monique Ryan’s campaign corflute, talking about burying the body under concrete? I decided to investigate. Turns out that behaviour did not exist in a vacuum. Watch #4Corners 8.30pm, ABC TV. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Bowled out for 27. FMD
July 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Bowled out for 27. FMD
Strong statement from MEAA
July 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Strong statement from MEAA
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people used to believe that Elon Musk would bring them to mars when, in reality, all he did was make a chatbot Rhodesian.
July 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
people used to believe that Elon Musk would bring them to mars when, in reality, all he did was make a chatbot Rhodesian.