There have been calls to reform the National Press Council, which is — get this — largely funded by News Corp Australia. What a surprise. We explain what it does, walk through decisions it has made which have raised eyebrows, and consider how it might be influenced by Murdoch press.
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
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
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
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.
