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The Rot Setting in at the National Press Club Is Spreading to Other Australian Institutions

The Rot Setting in at the National Press Club Is Spreading to Other Australian Institutions

When the National Press Club cancelled an October 2025 address by US Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges, as he was to present a speech on Israel’s targeted killing of Palestinian journalists, the respected Australian institution was tarnished. But this week, as it allowed Israeli ambassador Hillel Newman to justify these same killings, the ...
The Ongoing Affirmation of the Police Brutalisation of Herzog Protesters Speaks Volumes

The Ongoing Affirmation of the Police Brutalisation of Herzog Protesters Speaks Volumes

Two months after 3,000 New South Wales police officers set upon the participants at the 9 February 2026 protest of the official visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog with unbridled force, no apology for this violence has been forthcoming from the ministers and top cops who oversighted the response to the civilian protesters, which means that what ...
Iran Warns of Unprecedented “Global Economic Crisis”, if Trump Strikes Electricity Plants  

Iran Warns of Unprecedented “Global Economic Crisis”, if Trump Strikes Electricity Plants  

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese called for a “de-escalation” in the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran at the National Press Club on Thursday, 2 April 2026, as he considers the war objectives “have been realised”, while US president Donald Trump still plans on bombing Iran “back to the Stone Age”, and both leaders are ignoring that Tehran ...
Three minutes of absolutely nothing

Three minutes of absolutely nothing

In 1979, US President Jimmy Carter went on national television during an oil crisis and delivered a 32-minute address diagnosing a ‘crisis of confidence’ eating away at America’s soul. It was overwrought. It was preachy. It arguably ended his presidency. But at least the man showed up with a theory of the case. On Wednesday night, Anthony Albanese ...
What did I miss?

What did I miss?

Despite his intense paranoia regarding ‘conspiracy theories’, Anthony Albanese chose April Fools’ Day to make a rare national address about his role in Europe’s largest chocolate heist. Four hundred thousand special edition KitKat bars were stolen from a truck in Italy, prompting a viral social media marketing campaign. Regarding recent press coverage ...
NSW Police Are Raiding, Arresting and Charging the Herzog Protesters They Assaulted

NSW Police Are Raiding, Arresting and Charging the Herzog Protesters They Assaulted

Eight New South Wales police officers smashed in the door of a Burwood apartment to arrest a 42-year-old woman sleeping inside the place located on Dharug land at 5 am on Thursday, 26 March 2026. She was then taken to the police station and charged with offences relating to her acts at a recent protest that was notable as it featured state law ...

The Rot Setting in at the National Press Club Is Spreading to Other Australian Institutions

The Rot Setting in at the National Press Club Is Spreading to Other Australian Institutions
When the National Press Club cancelled an October 2025 address by US Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges, as he was to present a speech on Israel’s targeted killing of Palestinian journalists, the respected Australian institution was tarnished. But this week, as it allowed Israeli ambassador Hillel Newman to justify these same killings, the ...

The Ongoing Affirmation of the Police Brutalisation of Herzog Protesters Speaks Volumes

The Ongoing Affirmation of the Police Brutalisation of Herzog Protesters Speaks Volumes
Two months after 3,000 New South Wales police officers set upon the participants at the 9 February 2026 protest of the official visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog with unbridled force, no apology for this violence has been forthcoming from the ministers and top cops who oversighted the response to the civilian protesters, which means that what ...

Iran Warns of Unprecedented “Global Economic Crisis”, if Trump Strikes Electricity Plants  

Iran Warns of Unprecedented “Global Economic Crisis”, if Trump Strikes Electricity Plants  
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese called for a “de-escalation” in the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran at the National Press Club on Thursday, 2 April 2026, as he considers the war objectives “have been realised”, while US president Donald Trump still plans on bombing Iran “back to the Stone Age”, and both leaders are ignoring that Tehran ...

Three minutes of absolutely nothing

Three minutes of absolutely nothing
In 1979, US President Jimmy Carter went on national television during an oil crisis and delivered a 32-minute address diagnosing a ‘crisis of confidence’ eating away at America’s soul. It was overwrought. It was preachy. It arguably ended his presidency. But at least the man showed up with a theory of the case. On Wednesday night, Anthony Albanese ...

What did I miss?

What did I miss?
Despite his intense paranoia regarding ‘conspiracy theories’, Anthony Albanese chose April Fools’ Day to make a rare national address about his role in Europe’s largest chocolate heist. Four hundred thousand special edition KitKat bars were stolen from a truck in Italy, prompting a viral social media marketing campaign. Regarding recent press coverage ...

NSW Police Are Raiding, Arresting and Charging the Herzog Protesters They Assaulted

NSW Police Are Raiding, Arresting and Charging the Herzog Protesters They Assaulted
Eight New South Wales police officers smashed in the door of a Burwood apartment to arrest a 42-year-old woman sleeping inside the place located on Dharug land at 5 am on Thursday, 26 March 2026. She was then taken to the police station and charged with offences relating to her acts at a recent protest that was notable as it featured state law ...