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“Borders are opening…prices are soaring”: rising rapper found to be AI propaganda tool
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.
15 reports of alleged cases of violence, rape and murder against girls and women in just 15 days
A timeline of recent headlines involving allegations of violence against women and girls.
Experts call proposed counter-terrorism law proposals "draconian." So why is barely anyone talking about them?
Warnings against controversial new terror law amendments proposed during the “highly politicised” environment post-Bondi terror attack are barely being examined by the press.
Far-right influencer and DV offender uses fake Grace Tame website to lobby government against her
A far-right influencer is using a website domain that bears Grace Tame's name and redirects users to a petition seeking to strip her of her title.
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.
Ettention Please: Stories that didn’t get enough coverage this week
A concerning video of WA Police, the arrest of an American journalist in Kuwait, and repaid wage theft by Sydney University.
ETTE-SCLUSIVE: Data exposes The Australian’s campaign against Dr Randa Abdel- Fattah
A sweeping data investigation reveals what appears to be a sustained, coordinated media offensive by News Corp's The Australian targeting Palestinian-Egyptian academic and author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.
Ettention Please: stories that didn’t get enough coverage this week
From federal government 'genocide grants' to an acclaimed actress considering legal action against WA police to a cheeky stunt that highlights a dark reality for supermarket goers.
ETTE-CLUSIVE: 'I didn’t' - Albanese denies calling Grace Tame ‘difficult’
By Antoinette Lattouf In the hours after the Prime Minister declared Grace Tame was ‘difficult’ during an on-stage word association game with a Herald Sun journalist, Anthony Albanese unconvincingly tries to qualify his controversial comment. In a message exchange seen by Ette Media, a member of the public sent
2026 off with a grim bang: bushfires, Adelaide WF, Royal Commission, Iran and Venezuela
Lattouf returns to cut through the news chaos while recovering from surgery, handing the mic and couch to Randa Abdel-Fattah as she joins Jan Fran on We Used To Be Journos.
ETTE-CLUSIVE: The phantom mosque and the media that ran with a ghost story
Ette Media can reveal how parts of the tabloid and commercial press managed to spin a fake letter about a mosque into a real panic, whipping up outrage over a story with shaky foundations.
ETTE-SCLUSIVE: Government knew PM's number was public for nine months, emails show
Ette Media can also reveal it wasn’t just Albanese’s number - other private details about the PM are still online.
ETTE-SCLUSIVE: PM's personal number published online with other big-name Aussies in massive privacy breach
The personal mobile phone number of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese - along with the numbers of several high-profile Australians in media and business - has been published on a publicly accessible third-party website, in what appears to be a widespread privacy breach.
EXCLUSIVE: Meanjin axed under ‘suspect’ grounds despite rescue offer
Melbourne University Publishing says shutting one of Australia’s longest-running literary outlets was a “purely financial” decision. But the story (and numbers) don’t add up. We can reveal an offer of a cash injection is on the table. So what's the real reason for its closure?