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How worried should we be about Pauline Hanson?

How worried should we be about Pauline Hanson?

Pauline Hanson’s latest poll surge is making headlines and leaving certain politicians quaking in their boots. The Etterati asked us if we should be worried about her increase in popularity, so we separated genuine trends from poll hysteria. Listen to We Used To Be Journos here: apple.co/journos

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Why is no one reporting on Sheila Chebii's death?

Why is no one reporting on Sheila Chebii's death?

A 25-year-old recently-arrived migrant from Kenya, who came to Australia to study a masters in accounting, died while working as a cleaner at Meriton Suites. Her family are demanding answers. There was a rally in Sydney and her case has been raised twice in her the Kenyan

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More parodies of right-wing podcasts, please

More parodies of right-wing podcasts, please

Karl Stefanovic's podcast makes Antoinette want to exit the internet/life/etc, but this parody is keeping her on Earth's plane. Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts or watch in full on YouTube.

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Why is no one reporting on Sheila Chebii?

Why is no one reporting on Sheila Chebii?

Kenyan international student Sheila Chebii died while working at the Meriton Suites in Sydney's CBD. Despite rallies and international concern, Australian media hasn't touched the story.

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ONLY FRAN:  Forget a new Teal party, where are the Greens?

ONLY FRAN: Forget a new Teal party, where are the Greens?

This week the Teals were chatting about forming a new political party designed - in part - to counter the rise of Pauline Hanson and the far right. This got Jan Fran wondering about the other colour-specific party that’s supposed to be doing that: the Greens.  As she watches the

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Flotilla activists under fire… from media

Flotilla activists under fire… from media

This week 11 Australian activists who had travelled on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla returned home to Australia, alleging physical abuse by Israeli forces. Their plight was covered by large sections of the media including the ABC’s 730 programme which resulted in this bizarre exchange where activist Neve

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