This month, Jan and Soaliha are spotlighting I Who Have Never Known Men, a French science fiction novel about a woman raised in an underground bunker, and Getting Murdoched, a carefully researched deep dive into how the Murdoch empire bullies its victims.
American-Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef has had to postpone his stand up tour of Australia because he has not received his visa in time. He says he was required to provide a criminal record from both the US and Egypt. Meanwhile around 40 IDF soldiers are in town to run
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.
A rapper singing white nationalist and anti-immigration lyrics has been exposed as entirely AI, with one of its creators receiving funding from far-right group Advance UK.
A timeline of recent headlines involving allegations of violence against women and girls.
50:08 Jan and Antoinette explain why the death of Cambridge’s youngest Black professor Jason Arday was not, in fact, a “plagiarism row” but something far greater and more pernicious that the British press had a hand in. Plus, popular newsletter Politico launches its Canberra team with claims to
Jan's yes this week goes to a TikToker who exposes random references to Israel in pop culture which appear to serve no purpose outside of soft propaganda.
The media’s self-reflection (or lack thereof) following the tragic death of Cambridge Professor Jason Arday needs to examined — will outlets take responsibility for the digital lynch mob that hounded him, or will they deny culpability?
A look at a searing speech by acclaimed author Richard Flanagan at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, in which he argues that the pro-Israel lobby is threatening our democracy. We also examine the media's self-reflection, or lack of it, following the tragic death of Cambridge Professor
Warnings against controversial new terror law amendments proposed during the “highly politicised” environment post-Bondi terror attack are barely being examined by the press.
ABC stalls on scrapping its Indigenous TV department, a study on how influencers shape young people's politics and Iran reportedly outlawing interviews with foreign media from "hostile countries" are just some of the stories we think you should be across.
This week a bill passed the Senate that will give ASIO extended powers on top of its already very extended powers. Not only can an innocent person be hauled in for questioning, held for 24-hours, potentially without a lawyer but they can’t tell anyone about it. Now, ASIO
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.
Ette Media can reveal the organisation they’re collaborating with is charging more than $10,000 for a half-day session – a detail all media outlets left out.
