Opinion: Victoria’s crime ‘crisis’ only exists in the headlines
Victoria is buzzing with outrage over youth crime as the state rolls out its punitive “adult time for violent crime” laws. It feels like the predictable final act of a media-stoked and politicised crime panic used to justify swelling police powers.
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Independent media probably won’t benefit from the new social media tax. We want to change that.
The government is proposing a new levy on tech giants like Google and Facebook to help fund Australian journalism. We need it to support independent media, too.
ETTE-ITORIAL: At 22, I’m on board the Gaza flotilla — what I've witnessed on social media has driven me to act
Ethan Floyd, a 22-year-old Australian student and artist, is one of 17 Australians who have set sail with the Global Sumud Flotilla in the latest attempt to break Israel’s illegal blockade in Gaza.
Who gets to be a victim?
When an 'unexpected' victim is killed — a white person, for example — what usually follows is an outpouring of grief and media coverage. Otten the two go hand in hand. When a black and/or brown people is killed, the reaction often differs.
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Ette’s Friday Book Club: July Edition
A memoir about grief and fertility that lured Antoinette back to non-fiction and a blisteringly funny collection of short stories that has become the internet’s latest obsession.
Ettention Please: Stories that didn’t get enough coverage this week + Only Fran on its way
A secretive US military base, a "blacklist" of left-wing influencers, and the pro-One Nation origins of one of Australia's newest media outlets are stories you might have missed this week.
Who does Pauline Hanson plan to “mass deport.”
Seven’s Spotlight programme got an exclusive interview with Pauline Hanson where she was given a platform to denigrate Muslims and talk about how much she wants to ‘mass deport those illegally in Australia. As usual, the rhetoric doesn’t match the facts — not that you’d know watching the
Gina Rinehart sent us an email | 7’s Hanson ‘exclusive’ | Argentina loses more than World Cup
Jan Fran and Antoinette celebrate Spain’s win at the FIFA World Cup acknowledging they’ve probably been influenced and/or brainwashed by their algorithm which morphed the football final into an Argentina hate-fest. Plus, they shine a spotlight on Seven’s exclusive interview with Pauline Hanson, and the