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The ABC and Creative Australia panicked in the face of controversy. These vital institutions must not be so timid | Margaret Simons
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I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Pro-Israel groups have attacked me for years. The Bendigo Writers Festival is a turning point.
Randa Abdel-Fattah writes of her experience as a target of the pro-Israel lobby
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August 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Microsoft investigates Israeli military’s use of Azure cloud storage
Concerns that tech company’s Israel-based staff may have concealed key details of work follow Guardian investigation
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August 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Attacks on the humanities at Australian universities are not new – but they are now more lethal | Julianne Schultz
Punishing fees for arts degrees must be ended if the country seriously wants to participate in the information age and give students the opportunities we need them to have
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August 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Top Australian writers urge Albanese to abolish Job-Ready Graduates, calling their humanities degrees life changing
Tim Winton, Helen Garner and Peter Garrett are just a few of the high-profile signatories to an open letter against Job-Ready Graduates – and for the humanities.
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July 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘South Park’s most furious episode ever’: the jaw-dropping Satanic takedown of Donald Trump
They’ve depicted the president’s privates. They’ve shown him in flagrante with the devil. The makers of the foul-mouthed US cartoon have certainly thrown down the gauntlet …
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July 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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The wrong way to respond to antisemitism • Robert Manne
Jillian Segal’s proposals won’t only erode free speech but could also worsen the problem she was asked to tackle
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July 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Australian law is clear: criticism of Israel does not breach the Racial Discrimination Act
The Federal Court recently found it is not inherently antisemitic to criticise the state of Israel or the Israel Defense Forces.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Antisemitism plan fails on a number of fronts – a contentious definition of hate is just the start
The antisemitism strategy could stoke social divisions due to its reliance on biased arguments, weak evidence and overreach in its recommendations.
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July 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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July 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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‘Gross overreach’: Labor group urges Albanese to reject key parts of antisemitism envoy plan
Exclusive: Labor Friends of Palestine concerned by Jillian Segal’s recommendation government adopt IHRA’s contested definition of antisemitism
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July 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism in Australia, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler
July 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Thirty years ago we said never again, Srebrenica. How much longer before we declare: never again, Gaza? | Ed Husic
July 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Australia is set to get more AI data centres. Local communities need to be more involved
Data centres promise to boost the economy. But the everyday realities of communities living near them aren’t as optimistic.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Kumanjayi Walker inquest: racism and violence, but findings too little and too late
The inquest findings did not deliver a crushing blow to racial violence in the NT Police. It is a missed opportunity that will likely have devastating consequences.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Creative Australia chief executive facing mounting pressure to resign after Khaled Sabsabi controversy
Senior arts figure says board and CEO ‘didn’t seem to understand or at least trust the power and complexity of the visual arts’
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July 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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After the Sabsabi debacle, Creative Australia must learn to embrace controversy | Elizabeth Ann Macgregor
July 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Australia's first 'dark-sky' accommodation sparks hopes of tourism boom
A lodging in New South Wales has become the first to be internationally recognised as "dark-sky" accommodation, where visitors can take in the wonders of a clear night sky with little light pollution.
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July 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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@margaretsimons.bsky.social great piece on ABC & Creative Australia in the Guardian today
July 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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The ABC and Creative Australia panicked in the face of controversy. These vital institutions must not be so timid | Margaret Simons
July 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Creative Australia’s backflip on Venice Biennale representatives exposes deep governance failures
Khaled Sabsabi has been reinstated as Australia representative for the Venice Biennale. A review offers a damning but restrained post-mortem.
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July 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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The takeaway from the Venice Biennale saga: the art world faces deep and troubling structural inequality
Creative Australia has reinstated Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino as the creative team for the 2026 Venice Biennale – after facing much criticism.
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July 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Creative Australia will face pressure to make ‘safe’ artistic choices after Sabsabi controversy, industry figures warn
July 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Roland Barthes declared the ‘death of the author’, but postcolonial critics have begged to differ
Roland Barthes’ notion that the author is dead has been incredibly influential, though it was not as original or revolutionary as it seemed.
theconversation.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Lattouf's unlawful sacking exposed the power of lobbying on Australian media
Antoinette Lattouf's unlawful sacking has exposed how lobby groups pressure the media.
www.abc.net.au
June 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM