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Rosie Pentreath
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• Assistant editor, audience for Guardian Australia
• Host & Producer, OUTcast Podcast 🎙️🏳️‍🌈
“Sell your own myth, but never buy it” - St Vincent
Arts leadership in Australia needs a *total* shakeup based on everything I’ve seen from the inside and out.
Authors, journalists, media personalities and a sponsor are boycotting the Adelaide festival after it dumped Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from its annual Writers’ Week lineup.

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January 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Reposted by Rosie Pentreath
Authors, journalists, media personalities and a sponsor are boycotting the Adelaide festival after it dumped Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from its annual Writers’ Week lineup.

Read the full story. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
January 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Reposted by Rosie Pentreath
The Australian prime minister has announced the federal royal commission will examine four key areas, including antisemitism, how law enforcement will respond to antisemitism, the circumstances surrounding the Bondi attack and strengthening social cohesion.
January 8, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Abdel-Fattah took aim at Australian arts and cultural institutions in general, accusing them of displaying “utter contempt and inhumanity towards Palestinians” since 7 October 2023.

“The only Palestinians they will tolerate are silent and invisible ones.”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Adelaide festival dumps prominent academic Randa Abdel-Fattah over ‘cultural sensitivity’ concerns after Bondi attack
Abdel-Fattah accuses the board of ‘blatant and shameless’ anti-Palestinian racism and censorship, as other authors pull out in solidarity
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Science tells us that foetuses develop in the uterus, rather than the placenta – but the US health secretary has a different take. Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies?

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi
Science tells us that foetuses develop in the uterus, rather than the placenta – but the US health secretary has a different take. Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies, asks Arwa Mahda...
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Returning to the humble Sydney suburban centre of her teens, our reporter Rafqa Touma discovers busy streets, market stalls and photo booth karaoke 🥡🎤 @australia.theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘The vibes, the food, the people’: a night out in Burwood, Australia’s coolest neighbourhood
Returning to the humble Sydney suburban centre of her teens, Rafqa Touma discovers busy streets, market stalls and photo booth karaoke
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“Evidently, saying racist things is not hate speech, but calling someone out for saying racist things is.”

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Where the Battle Over Free Speech Is Leading Us
Doxing, deplatforming, defunding, persecuting, firing, and sometimes killing—all are part of an escalating war over words. What happens next?
www.newyorker.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If children dodge the social media ban by simply staying logged out, this is what they’re likely to see.

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
From zero to neo-Nazis: what under-16s may see under Australia’s social media ban, simply by not logging in
Guardian Australia test finds scrolling shortform videos while logged out of YouTube and TikTok quickly leads to gambling, violent and far-right content
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Google DeepMind claims ‘historic’ AI breakthrough in problem solving

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google DeepMind claims ‘historic’ AI breakthrough in problem solving
Version of company’s Gemini 2.5 AI model solved complex real-world problem that stumped human programmers
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“Australians are already living with the consequences of climate change today but it’s clear every degree of warming we prevent now will help future generations avoid the worst impacts in years to come.”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Millions of Australians at risk from rising sea levels and heat deaths to soar, national climate risk assessment report warns
Climate risk assessment find heat-related deaths would surge 450% in Sydney if global heating surpasses 3C
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit
Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Reposted by Rosie Pentreath
Call to halt Boris Johnson’s £115,000 allowance after Boris Files revelations
Call to halt Boris Johnson’s £115,000 allowance after Boris Files revelations
Senior politicians want taxpayer-funded support for former PM suspended, as watchdog opens investigation
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
“This is the biggest change to search I’ve seen in decades,” says an executive, “Google’s always felt like it would always be there for publishers. Now the one constant in digital publishing is undergoing a transformation that may completely change the landscape.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
‘Existential crisis’: how Google’s shift to AI has upended the online news model
Media sites are taking action on several fronts as traffic referrals dry up and AI companies plunder their content
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Reposted by Rosie Pentreath
We bemoan the injustice of being ghosted. But perhaps missed connection is just a part of being a human on the internet.
Is Ghosting Inevitable?
We bemoan the injustice of being left on read. But perhaps missed connection is just a part of being a human on the internet.
www.newyorker.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
So when they say “it’s immigration why I can’t buy my own house” it’s important to pay mind to the (often white) multi-investment home owners who flock to and dominate property sales. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian politicians reveal their housing portfolios, with some owning as many as six homes
Dozens of politicians are landlords, having also declared rental income from their investment properties
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM