Last week, a friend asked if I was worried about Chinese “nuclear threats”. (more…)
Category: Media
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Open letter to David Marr on his interview with Chris Hedges
Well-known journalist Chris Hedges, whose talk scheduled to be delivered at the National Press Club was suddenly cancelled, was confronted by the ABC’s Late Night Live host David Marr in an unexpectedly ferocious interview. One reader took exception to this. (more…)
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If you write, you must also act: Reflections on the limitations of writing
I’ve been thinking about failure a lot recently in the shadow of Gaza. About the failure of humans to prevent — yet again — the most serious of crimes. About the failure of politics. About the failure of international law. And about the failure of writing. (more…)
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Modi cancels ASEAN trip, avoids meeting Trump – Asian Media Report
In Asian media this week: Trump says he spoke to Modi but India denies call took place. Plus: Japan’s new coalition a shift to the right; Timor Leste finally gets seat at regional table; Life worse than death on Myanmar scam farm; Prabowo – control, populism and diminished accountability; Sri Lanka suffers from world’s worst plastics spill. (more…)
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‘Pro-Trump propagandists’ take over Pentagon Press Corps after signing loyalty pledge
Critics called the department’s announcement “deeply weird and awful”, “so Orwellian”, and “real textbook fascism beginning to end”. (more…)
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China, US or us? Australia’s Upper Path in the global minerals race
The headlines are breathless: “China versus the world,” proclaimed The Australian, quoting some very important people from the sheriff’s office urging allies to “decouple” from Beijing and unite against China’s “takeover of global rare earth supply chains”. (more…)
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On Israel, Zionism and being Jewish
No political conflict contains as many journalistic minefields as that between Israel and Palestine. (more…)
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The Pope, the media and the ‘normalisation’ of Trump
As world media and leaders normalise US President Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour, Pope Leo XIV must resist and keep his distance. (more…)
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South Korea has missed the alternative media train
US alternative media is awash with stories on Israel and Gaza, Ukraine and Russia, and now Iran and Venezuela. (more…)
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Blame and frame: How Chinese Australians are counted when blamed, discounted when needed
We say we want to understand China. Then we glance past a million Chinese speakers at home and start counting somewhere else. (more…)
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Ceasefire sparks fresh calls for global media access to Gaza
Press groups are also demanding justice for the more than 200 journalists slaughtered in Palestinian territory over the past two years. (more…)
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Childhood on hold: Growing up too soon in Gaza and beyond
UNICEF has called Gaza the “most dangerous place in the world to be a child.” It estimates every single child in Gaza will need mental health support. (more…)
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Judge allows Kostakidis ‘antisemitism’ case to proceed
Justice Stephen McDonald told the court, in the course of a six-minute hearing on Thursday, that the contention the Zionist Federation of Australia had no case against journalist Mary Kostakidis had to be determined at trial, reports Joe Lauria. (more…)
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Price rally fuels surge in Southeast Asia gold businesses – Asian Media Report
In Asian media this week: Beijing in 11-month gold-buying streak. Plus: Takaichi the most conservative leadership choice; US looks to delegate Taiwan defence; Prabowo holds massive military parade; South Korea’s Lee challenges US wartime control; China’s harsh times feed a spiritual economy. (more…)
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The Australian media is more concentrated than ever. Here are the three moments that got us here
In its announcement of the proposed merger with Southern Cross Media, Seven West described the deal as “consistent with Seven West’s stated strategic position of being in support of media consolidation in Australia”. (more…)
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Van Jones and the moral vacancy of American commentary on Gaza
The US pundit’s “dead Gaza baby” joke was not a slip of the tongue, but a window into a media culture that trivialises Palestinian suffering and deflects responsibility. (more…)
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Journos as heroes and villains – ‘The Hack’ reviewed – Part 2
The Hack is rare among films and television programs for showing journalists doing journalism to other journalists. (more…)
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Journos as heroes and villains – ‘The Hack’ reviewed – Part 1
In films and on the small screen, journalists are portrayed as heroes or villains. In The Hack they are both. Does this reflect the diminished, benighted standing journalists hold in society today or is it a step forward in showing the complexities of the work? (more…)
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Cancelling Chris Hedges: What price balance?
On its homepage you will read that “The National Press Club (NPC) is a vigorous champion of media freedom and a home away from home for journalists”. (more…)
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Statement on cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National Press Club of Australia
AFOPA is responding to the statement published on 4 October 2025 by the National Press Club of Australia in relation to their cancellation of Chris Hedges’ confirmed appearance at the National Press Club on 20 October 2025. (more…)
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Chris Hedges – Statement by the National Press Club ( 4 October 2025)
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges’ forthcoming address to Australia’s National Press Club on Gaza has been cancelled, as revealed in an article published during the weekend. The National Press Club has responded in a media statement. (more…)
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New revelations of the Murdoch empire’s underbelly – From The Hack’s real-life journalist
This is the humblest day of my life, declared Rupert Murdoch to a parliamentary committee on 19 July 2011. (more…)
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US a partner not an enemy, China says – Asian Media Report
In Asian media this week: Writer warns of US-China collusion “nightmare”. Plus: Trump asks Muslim bloc to back Gaza peace plan; Big US visa fee another blow to Modi; Cambodia’s decline under “dictator” Hun Manet; Progressive, conservative clash in Japan’s leadership race. (more…)
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Free speech and Palestine: Time to push back
The finding in the Federal Court that Antoinette Lattouf’s sacking from the ABC was unlawful is a great win the for the Free Palestine movement in Australia. (more…)
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Lawsuits, cancellations and bullying: Trump is systematically destroying press freedom
US President Donald Trump is well advanced in his systematic campaign to undermine the American media and eviscerate its function of holding him and others in power to account. (more…)
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Our media and Palestine/Gaza
An article entitled “Israel backtracks on location of hostages”, appearing in the weekend edition of The Australian, evidences the failure of our media to properly inform the Australian public on the Israel/Palestine issue. (more…)
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Jimmy Kimmel returning to ABC after grassroots campaign decrying his suspension
“We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday,” said Disney. (more…)
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Lies and hypocrisy are now the truth
Many governments that call themselves democratic and law-abiding are not. The United States has set the pace in the hypocrisy stakes for years. Its fascist tendencies are now clearly on display. (more…)
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Perceptions of Islamophobia and antisemitism: The Australian perspective reflecting global trends
After 7 October 2023, debates about antisemitism and Islamophobia in Australia intensified. (more…)
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Trump cannot stop the collapse of the Epstein cover-up
On 7 July, the Justice Department and FBI announced that billionaire Jeffrey “Epstein harmed over one thousand victims” – mostly young females, many of them underage. (more…)