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 in the Sydney Marathon as part of a “peace delegation". Jan Fran explores who gets a visa to come to Australia, who doesn’t and why it’s all a bit confusing.
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 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.
