Parker S. McKenzie
@parkersmckenzie.bsky.social
Writer and journalist.
In the 2000s, political discourse was around whether waterboarding was torture. Sadly, we've always been this stupid.
Everything is getting stupider
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
In the 2000s, political discourse was around whether waterboarding was torture. Sadly, we've always been this stupid.
Most people I talk to in Victoria really don't like the LNP, but it says so much about Jacinta Allen's lack of popularity that the Labor Party is in the position they are.
Unsurprising though after 11 years in government to be fair - can't all be chalked up to who the premier is.
#auspol #ausnews
Unsurprising though after 11 years in government to be fair - can't all be chalked up to who the premier is.
#auspol #ausnews
#ResolvePM (typo corrected) Vic (state) ALP 28 L-NP 39 Grn 12 IND 9* other 11
* generic IND, may be overstated
2PP (respondent) 51-49 to L-NP
My 2PP estimate 51.9 to L-NP (+4.6)
#springst
* generic IND, may be overstated
2PP (respondent) 51-49 to L-NP
My 2PP estimate 51.9 to L-NP (+4.6)
#springst
December 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
It's like they're trying to play a caricature of a movie villain now.
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It's like they're trying to play a caricature of a movie villain now.
I can't think of any shows where journalists are portrayed as villains, aside from The Hack, which, considering it's a true story, is totally right to do so?
Laughs in politician, woman, LGBTQ+ people, Muslim, young person, Indigenous person, blogger, cyclist, asylum
seekers….
seekers….
December 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I can't think of any shows where journalists are portrayed as villains, aside from The Hack, which, considering it's a true story, is totally right to do so?
This is the sort of thing you write when you have absolutely nothing to write about. I read it from start to finish and came away learning nothing, and being none the wiser for the time I spent engaging with it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Another opinion piece under the guise of analysis . Give it a break abc 😂
Another opinion piece under the guise of analysis . Give it a break abc 😂
Albanese and Labor are at their zenith. What a difference a year makes
It is hard to imagine a better end to the prime minister's year than this one, but realists in government know Labor can't continue to ride the wave.
www.abc.net.au
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is the sort of thing you write when you have absolutely nothing to write about. I read it from start to finish and came away learning nothing, and being none the wiser for the time I spent engaging with it.
Everyone should support fearless and independent Australian journalism like The Klaxon.
#ausnews #auspol
#ausnews #auspol
Thanks for the shout-out Marcia Langton.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is catastrophic polling for the Liberals, but I also can't see Hastie or Taylor doing any better with moderate voters.
#auspol
#auspol
#Newspoll 58-42 to ALP (yep)
ALP 36 L-NP 24 Green 13 ON 15 IND/other 12
Albanese net 0 (haha) (47-47)
Ley net -29 (26-55)
Better PM (favours incumbents) Albanese leads 54-27.
ALP 36 L-NP 24 Green 13 ON 15 IND/other 12
Albanese net 0 (haha) (47-47)
Ley net -29 (26-55)
Better PM (favours incumbents) Albanese leads 54-27.
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This is catastrophic polling for the Liberals, but I also can't see Hastie or Taylor doing any better with moderate voters.
#auspol
#auspol
I genuinely thought that Labor would drop off in the states following the Albanese government's re-election, but it seems people really don't want what the Coalition is selling right now.
Turns out you actually need policy beyond culture wars and some talent in your ranks.
#auspol #ausnews
Turns out you actually need policy beyond culture wars and some talent in your ranks.
#auspol #ausnews
🚨 NEW: Labor holds a strong lead in New South Wales, according to the latest state voting intention polling from DemosAU
One Nation is now just 6% behind the Coalition in the upper house, while Chris Minns has recorded his highest preferred premier rating in any poll since he became Labor leader
One Nation is now just 6% behind the Coalition in the upper house, while Chris Minns has recorded his highest preferred premier rating in any poll since he became Labor leader
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Wild. Wrote this article for The New Daily in August 2023, and now we may have the first case of space debris colliding with a commercial airplane.
Space debris could interfere with flights "within five years"
Experts say space debris may start to interfere with commercial flights "within five years," without greater international collaboration.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Wild. Wrote this article for The New Daily in August 2023, and now we may have the first case of space debris colliding with a commercial airplane.
Always thought One Nation will become a much more effective populist electoral force when Hanson is gone.
That goes out the window if Barnaby Joyce is the heir-apparent. The right-wing fringe of Australian politics is so fragmented, but I can't see Joyce being the one to unite it.
#auspol #ausnews
That goes out the window if Barnaby Joyce is the heir-apparent. The right-wing fringe of Australian politics is so fragmented, but I can't see Joyce being the one to unite it.
#auspol #ausnews
October 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Reposted by Parker S. McKenzie
Last Friday I appeared before a Senate committee to talk about the Commonwealth's proposed changes to FOI laws @withmeaa.bsky.social, in my capacity as a working freelance journalist. The changes copy FOI regimes at the state level -- two hours later, one of those states hit me with a charge:
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October 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Last Friday I appeared before a Senate committee to talk about the Commonwealth's proposed changes to FOI laws @withmeaa.bsky.social, in my capacity as a working freelance journalist. The changes copy FOI regimes at the state level -- two hours later, one of those states hit me with a charge:
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This is an impressive and incredibly important piece of journalism detailing the extent to which private companies can surveil and gather data on individuals - including heads of state, journalists and high-profile people -based solely on a person's digital footprint.
#ausnews #auspol
#ausnews #auspol
Surveillance Secrets
Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread
www.lighthousereports.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Internet discussions moving from forums to Discord servers is genuinely terrible for finding information about niche hobbies.
October 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Internet discussions moving from forums to Discord servers is genuinely terrible for finding information about niche hobbies.
This perfectly captures why I roll my eyes whenever politicians spruik being 'tough on crime' as a policy position.
#auspol #ausnews
#auspol #ausnews
If I hear another politician say they are tough on crime, I’ll explode
The government and opposition need to decide if they want media moments or meaningful change. What we need, is not tough new laws but a system fit for purpose – and here’s how we might get there.
www.theage.com.au
October 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The only way a sequel to The Social Network would work is by adapting the excellent Careless People into a movie imo.
September 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The only way a sequel to The Social Network would work is by adapting the excellent Careless People into a movie imo.
John Lyons is a real one.
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
John Lyons is a real one.
Warching the evolution of both traditional and social media coverage of Charlie Kirk's killing illustrates how reactive and opportunistic we are as a global society.
Very few people have waited for a clearer picture of the why, and instead jumped at the opportunity to use it for political gain.
Very few people have waited for a clearer picture of the why, and instead jumped at the opportunity to use it for political gain.
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Warching the evolution of both traditional and social media coverage of Charlie Kirk's killing illustrates how reactive and opportunistic we are as a global society.
Very few people have waited for a clearer picture of the why, and instead jumped at the opportunity to use it for political gain.
Very few people have waited for a clearer picture of the why, and instead jumped at the opportunity to use it for political gain.
Hearing my 60-year-old dad say 'groyper' at lunch today just reaffirmed this.
I used to peruse conspiracy theory forums - like Above Top Secret - in the late 2000s and early 2010s as a teenager, and it's wild to see these niche beliefs that were considered completely outlandish then, even within these communities, having successfully been elevated to the mainstream today.
September 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Hearing my 60-year-old dad say 'groyper' at lunch today just reaffirmed this.
Every time I read a news article with at least two unnecessary subheadings, I lament the damage WordPress has done to journalism.
September 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Every time I read a news article with at least two unnecessary subheadings, I lament the damage WordPress has done to journalism.
Framing like this in the NYT drives me insane. It's not 'an alternative reality', it's a lie and falsehood and you need to call it as such.
September 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Framing like this in the NYT drives me insane. It's not 'an alternative reality', it's a lie and falsehood and you need to call it as such.