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Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank

increasing brutality and violence from the Israeli settlers. No action from IDF forces to protect a Journalist. Seems to fit the usual pattern of IDF targeting journalists and press photographers.

#israel #west.bank #settler.violence #rogue.state #terrorism

·theguardian.com·Oct 7, 2026

Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank

Friday briefing: How we covered the flydubai incident as it unfolded

this is worth reading, to get some insights into how people in a newsroom deal with misinformation during an unfolding situation

#critical.literacy #hijack #political.violence #news.media

·theguardian.com·Oct 5, 2026

Friday briefing: How we covered the flydubai incident as it unfolded

War of words: How ABC 7.30’s interview approach differs widely by conflict

interesting investigation into the language used by our national broadcaster, comparing approaches taken in different conflicts

#gaza #russia #israel #abc.net.au #media.bias #research #study

·ettemedia.com·Sep 30, 2026

War of words: How ABC 7.30’s interview approach differs widely by conflict

An Open Door Isn’t Equity: What Raygun teaches us about the unequal ba | Koori Curriculum

interesting take on the olympic breaking, looks at systemic problems around privilege

#olympics #dance #raygun

·kooricurriculum.com·Sep 30, 2026

An Open Door Isn’t Equity: What Raygun teaches us about the unequal ba | Koori Curriculum

What Economists Know About Kicking Out Reporters

excellent study of how the free press (or lack of) impacts on governance

#journalism #free.press #news.media

·newsletter.platypuseconomics.com·Sep 23, 2026

What Economists Know About Kicking Out Reporters

How to rebuild our social democracy

good article on Australia's social democracy over the past few decades, very progressive thinking which i like

#Australia #social.democracy #economy #governance #how.to #political.strategy

·thesaturdaypaper.com.au·Sep 1, 2026

How to rebuild our social democracy

The new McCarthyism: Gaza and Australia – Richard Flanagan

Richard Flanagan has words

#gaza #terrorism.bondi #free.speech #richard.flanagan

·deepcutnews.com·Aug 30, 2026

The new McCarthyism: Gaza and Australia – Richard Flanagan

‘The country of my birth has lost its heart’: Miriam Margolyes on how to fix broken Britain

great essay by Margolyes

#britain #miriam.margolyes #fascism #racism #future #hope

·theguardian.com·Aug 27, 2026

‘The country of my birth has lost its heart’: Miriam Margolyes on how to fix broken Britain

Witnessing the Gaza War

A project from Lee Mordecai, working inside Israel to document what's happened.

#gaza

·bearing-witness.com·Aug 26, 2026

Witnessing the Gaza War

The new McCarthyism: Gaza and Australia – Richard Flanagan

Richard Flanagan on Gaza and free speech in Australia

#gaza #free.speech #terrorism.bondi #royal.commission #richard.flanagan

·deepcutnews.com·Aug 26, 2026

The new McCarthyism: Gaza and Australia – Richard Flanagan

Zomi Frankcom did not deserve to die. Israel’s refusal to investigate her death and its failure to apologise is despicable | Geoffrey Robertson

Geoffrey Robertson on Israel's refusal to investigate its soldiers in the case of possible war crimes

#israel #gaza #human.rights #war.crime

·theguardian.com·Aug 22, 2026

Zomi Frankcom did not deserve to die. Israel’s refusal to investigate her death and its failure to apologise is despicable | Geoffrey Robertson

A judgment that challenges the IHRA definition of antisemitism

commentary on an important judgment

#israel #antisemitism #define

·pearlsandirritations.com·Aug 22, 2026

A judgment that challenges the IHRA definition of antisemitism

Israel's impunity has been virtually unaffected by collective concern

Laura Tingle on Israel's impunity

#israel #gaza #west.bank #rogue.state

·abc.net.au·Aug 22, 2026

Israel's impunity has been virtually unaffected by collective concern

Neoliberalism has destroyed our social fabric in the name of profits – Greg Jericho

true words

#economy #privatisation #neo.liberalism

·deepcutnews.com·Aug 10, 2026

Neoliberalism has destroyed our social fabric in the name of profits – Greg Jericho

Victorian Labor's collapse isn't about debt. It's about 2020 | Pearls and Irritations

Kos Samaras writes about the mood in the Victorian electorate.

#demographics #electoral.politics #Victoria #lockdown #covid #trauma

·johnmenadue.com·Aug 7, 2026

Victorian Labor's collapse isn't about debt. It's about 2020 | Pearls and Irritations

#Victoria #lockdown #demographics #electoral.politics #covid

·johnmenadue.com·Aug 7, 2026

Victorian Labor's collapse isn't about debt. It's about 2020 | Pearls and Irritations

Newspaper space for political cartoons is shrinking – but we need these artists as much as ever

#art.politics #cartoon

·theconversation.com·Aug 4, 2026

Newspaper space for political cartoons is shrinking – but we need these artists as much as ever

The Protest Music Project | Kevin Gosztola | Substack

great resource, must revisit soon

#music.political #review

·protestmusic.substack.com·Aug 3, 2026

The Protest Music Project | Kevin Gosztola | Substack

here's someone writing about protest music

#music.political #collection #review

·protestmusic.substack.com·Jul 31, 2026

The Protest Music Project | Kevin Gosztola | Substack

Meet the man whose groundbreaking book is being devoured by the left

interesting interview with a new person whose ideas are inspiring people

#anton.jager #marxism #book.review #social.change #revolution

·theguardian.com·Jul 24, 2026

Meet the man whose groundbreaking book is being devoured by the left

It’s the ABC’s job to be accurate and fair, not to chase the dangerous fallacy of ‘balance’

important arguments about journalism in this time. Greste even includes a source for the famous "look out the window" quote.

#journalism #media.bias #royal.commission

·theconversation.com·Jul 24, 2026

It’s the ABC’s job to be accurate and fair, not to chase the dangerous fallacy of ‘balance’

My name is Najeeba, and I came here by boat

from 2012, following some refugee boat disasters

#refugee #asylum.seekers #afghanistan

·abc.net.au·Jul 22, 2026

My name is Najeeba, and I came here by boat

Craftivism - Wikipedia

Yes Virginia there is a protest movement built around making things...

#activism #art&craft #make

·en.wikipedia.org·Jul 20, 2026

Craftivism - Wikipedia

The Idiot Box | KT Nelson | Substack

news about politics, here's an article about current clown show in us govt

Trump is at his core a TV clown, and he knows instinctively just what sort of clown show will keep the audience fully engaged with the performance.

#usa #opinion #government

·idiotbox.site·Jan 13, 2025

The Idiot Box | KT Nelson | Substack

Hanson says Australia has a ‘language problem’ due to immigration. After arriving with little English, Marziyah is now a lawyer with a mission | Australian immigration and asylum | The Guardian

Vital article about migration and language in Australia.

#language #education #multicultural #migration

·theguardian.com·Jul 13, 2026

Hanson says Australia has a ‘language problem’ due to immigration. After arriving with little English, Marziyah is now a lawyer with a mission | Australian immigration and asylum | The Guardian