An AI startup that discredits journalists, a survey that confirms something we all already know, the engagement-farming of a child's murder and a hunger strike at an ICE facility.
By Soaliha Iqbal
Between the interest rate rise and the media frenzy surrounding the ISIS-linked women returned to Australia from Syria, everyone has an opinion on the hot stories of the week. While the former is significant and worthy of scrutiny, the latter’s sensationalised, wall-to-wall coverage crowded out other important stories that barely registered in the mainstream media.
Let’s look at the stories you might have missed this week.
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A civil case against NSW Police, anger at the Northern Territory government, a private roundtable at a Royal Commission, and AI-generated campaign material are the stories you may have missed this week.
A banned activist group, a One Nation scandal, an Israeli airstrike kills a Lebanese newlywed and a senate inquiry are stories you might have missed this week.
An indie media investigation into Australian F-35 parts reaching Israel, human journalists get scooped by AI, and concerns over racial bias in Australia’s first live AI police facial-recognition trial are the stories we think deserved more attention this week.
New, controversial "post and boast" laws and their impact on First Nations youth; Big Oil cashing in as heatwaves turn deadly; why an Australian university cancelled a talk with high profile speaker from the UN - plus Facebook pages posing as new outlets pushing propaganda.
Milo Yiannopoulos is a British far-right commentator who rose to fame a decade ago being a “provicatour” and self-styled internet troll. He’s credited by some as a key figure in Donald Trump’s 2016 election. Well, now he’s ashamed he ever supported Trump because this week
A civil case against NSW Police, anger at the Northern Territory government, a private roundtable at a Royal Commission, and AI-generated campaign material are the stories you may have missed this week.
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