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The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
Reminder that @albomp.bsky.social and @jimchalmers.bsky.social have done bugger all to fix this. A home is a basic human right, not an investment game for the wealthy, many of whom are MPs.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
A $1.5 million unit sale captures a growing house price problem
A recent auction for a three-bedroom townhouse in Brisbane has captured just how much property prices have skyrocketed in recent years, highlighting the nation’s fast-growing housing affordability cri...
www.abc.net.au
November 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Reminder that @albomp.bsky.social and @jimchalmers.bsky.social have done bugger all to fix this. A home is a basic human right, not an investment game for the wealthy, many of whom are MPs.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Watt doesn’t represent Australians well, in my opinion.
Minister to retain final say on controversial projects under Labor’s long-awaited nature laws
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Minister to retain final say on controversial projects under Labor’s long-awaited nature laws
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Minister to retain final say on controversial projects under Labor’s long-awaited nature laws
Retention of ministerial powers satisfies key demand of Coalition and industry but disappoints groups who wanted ‘arms-length’ review
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Watt doesn’t represent Australians well, in my opinion.
Minister to retain final say on controversial projects under Labor’s long-awaited nature laws
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Minister to retain final say on controversial projects under Labor’s long-awaited nature laws
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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A former Media Watch presenter recently attempted to lecture Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges on what his role as a journalist should be, and it was embarrassing.
independentaustralia.net/business/bus... @michellepini.bsky.social
independentaustralia.net/business/bus... @michellepini.bsky.social
David Marr interviews Chris Hedges for Club Media Mainstream
A former Media Watch presenter recently attempted to lecture Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges on what his role as a journalist should be, and it was embarrassing.
independentaustralia.net
October 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A former Media Watch presenter recently attempted to lecture Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges on what his role as a journalist should be, and it was embarrassing.
independentaustralia.net/business/bus... @michellepini.bsky.social
independentaustralia.net/business/bus... @michellepini.bsky.social
"135 mutilated bodies." This would be the world’s biggest news story if the media industry had any integrity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials
Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deaths
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"135 mutilated bodies." This would be the world’s biggest news story if the media industry had any integrity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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I interviewed Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges for an hour about the Western media betrayal of Palestinian journalists, the National Press Club of Australia, fascism and a violent empire in decline.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
Chris Hedges talks with Dave about journalism, censorship and empire
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I interviewed Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges for an hour about the Western media betrayal of Palestinian journalists, the National Press Club of Australia, fascism and a violent empire in decline.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
Dear ABC, I'm interested in hearing about the thousands of Palestinian hostages.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Abducted by Hamas, Noa never lost hope she would see her 'soulmate' again
Noa and Avinatan's abduction from a music festival became an enduring illustration of the horrors endured by Israelis on October 7. Now safely in each other's arms, a chapter has closed on a harrowing...
www.abc.net.au
October 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Dear ABC, I'm interested in hearing about the thousands of Palestinian hostages.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
I didn’t think my opinion of elon could get any lower, but hey ho.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I didn’t think my opinion of elon could get any lower, but hey ho.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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As of now there is nothing Albanese's govt has done that has changed the country in any structural way.
No change at all to how the fundamental debates of the nation are addressed.
No change at all to how the fundamental debates of the nation are addressed.
October 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
As of now there is nothing Albanese's govt has done that has changed the country in any structural way.
No change at all to how the fundamental debates of the nation are addressed.
No change at all to how the fundamental debates of the nation are addressed.
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United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, flanked by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, get loudly booed in Tel Aviv, Israel as they praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing
October 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, flanked by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, get loudly booed in Tel Aviv, Israel as they praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing
October 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing
Genghis Khan says Attila the Hun is a bad man! 😂
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’
Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Genghis Khan says Attila the Hun is a bad man! 😂
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
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"It was not until Othniel Antwi had finished his masters and was looking for work that he realised his degree was not accredited."
This is horrendous from public unis - *I sold you this great car for your commute, but oopsie you can't drive it on a public road, sorry.* www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
This is horrendous from public unis - *I sold you this great car for your commute, but oopsie you can't drive it on a public road, sorry.* www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Careers in limbo after graduates discover university courses were never accredited
Students have been left with HECS debts and careers that are "non-existent" after completing degrees that were not accredited. Class actions have been launched against two Australian universities.
www.abc.net.au
October 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"It was not until Othniel Antwi had finished his masters and was looking for work that he realised his degree was not accredited."
This is horrendous from public unis - *I sold you this great car for your commute, but oopsie you can't drive it on a public road, sorry.* www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
This is horrendous from public unis - *I sold you this great car for your commute, but oopsie you can't drive it on a public road, sorry.* www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Greta Thunberg will be in history books. never stop Greta. you are a beacon of hope. More guts than every leader in this world.
October 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Greta Thunberg will be in history books. never stop Greta. you are a beacon of hope. More guts than every leader in this world.
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Italy has moved me to tears for 3 days straight. Bravo ❤️
September 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Italy has moved me to tears for 3 days straight. Bravo ❤️
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She was arrested for holding a sign reading:
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
October 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
She was arrested for holding a sign reading:
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
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This is a truly excoriating and well-deserved take-down of the National Press Club @PressClubAust by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges.
You really, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 should read it. His words cut like a hot knife into butter. #auspol #GazaGenocide
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
You really, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 should read it. His words cut like a hot knife into butter. #auspol #GazaGenocide
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
Hedges Report: NPC Australia caves to Israel Lobby, cancels talk on our betrayal of Palestinian journalists
The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.
johnmenadue.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is a truly excoriating and well-deserved take-down of the National Press Club @PressClubAust by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges.
You really, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 should read it. His words cut like a hot knife into butter. #auspol #GazaGenocide
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
You really, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 should read it. His words cut like a hot knife into butter. #auspol #GazaGenocide
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
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My latest article in The Shot
"The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club"
#pffft
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
"The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club"
#pffft
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
The myth of 'social cohesion' - do as they say, not as they do - The Shot
There’s an established principle in law: he who comes looking for equity must come with clean hands. The clean hands...
theshot.net.au
October 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
My latest article in The Shot
"The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club"
#pffft
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
"The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club"
#pffft
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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“Where in the world is this allowed to happen?”
From on the ground in Gaza, UNICEF Spokesman James Elder tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the worst things he’s seen — including children targeted by quadcopters and shot at American aid sites.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/unicef-gaz...
From on the ground in Gaza, UNICEF Spokesman James Elder tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the worst things he’s seen — including children targeted by quadcopters and shot at American aid sites.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/unicef-gaz...
October 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“Where in the world is this allowed to happen?”
From on the ground in Gaza, UNICEF Spokesman James Elder tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the worst things he’s seen — including children targeted by quadcopters and shot at American aid sites.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/unicef-gaz...
From on the ground in Gaza, UNICEF Spokesman James Elder tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the worst things he’s seen — including children targeted by quadcopters and shot at American aid sites.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/unicef-gaz...
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imagine if newsom walked around looking like this and expected us to take him seriously
September 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
imagine if newsom walked around looking like this and expected us to take him seriously
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In other words, 94% of those killed in Gaza since March 25 were civilians - up from 83% in the first 1.5 years of this genocidal war.
Another symptom of stage 2 of the Gaza Genocide under Trump: fewer casualties so far, but targeting almost entirely civilians.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Another symptom of stage 2 of the Gaza Genocide under Trump: fewer casualties so far, but targeting almost entirely civilians.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Civilians made up 15 of every 16 people killed by Israel in Gaza since March, data suggests
Report from independent conflict tracker Acled indicates one of the highest civilian death rates since start of war
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
In other words, 94% of those killed in Gaza since March 25 were civilians - up from 83% in the first 1.5 years of this genocidal war.
Another symptom of stage 2 of the Gaza Genocide under Trump: fewer casualties so far, but targeting almost entirely civilians.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Another symptom of stage 2 of the Gaza Genocide under Trump: fewer casualties so far, but targeting almost entirely civilians.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Was just reminded of this episode of Q&A from 12 years ago - You would never see anyone like Ilan Pappe be able to speak like this on Australian TV today.
Israel, a democracy? Ilan Pappe on Q&A (ABC) youtu.be/XIKuqjhyTeA?...
Israel, a democracy? Ilan Pappe on Q&A (ABC) youtu.be/XIKuqjhyTeA?...
September 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Was just reminded of this episode of Q&A from 12 years ago - You would never see anyone like Ilan Pappe be able to speak like this on Australian TV today.
Israel, a democracy? Ilan Pappe on Q&A (ABC) youtu.be/XIKuqjhyTeA?...
Israel, a democracy? Ilan Pappe on Q&A (ABC) youtu.be/XIKuqjhyTeA?...
