New Matilda reborn
Back in May, I noted the closure of New Matilda, a website which provided one of the few independent political media outlets in Australia. Creating a viable financial model for such projects is...
View ArticleLatest Brisbane Media Map launched
Tonight I was at Kelvin Grove campus of QUT to speak briefly at the launch of the latest annual update of the Brisbane Media Map, which is put together by final year Media and Communications students...
View ArticleOur obsession with stopping boat people
I’ve written a short piece on the Asian Correspondent website about the Australian media coverage of Julia Gillard’s visit to south-east Asia. I’ve been frustrated, but not surprised, that the majority...
View ArticleShould we give a shit about shit happens?
Here I am trying to convince myself that I should pay closer attention to political debate in Australia and I discover the big story of the day is that Tony Abbott said “shit happens” (again). It’s...
View ArticleInterview with Greens’ Senator Scott Ludlam on this week’s 4ZZZ show
This week I had the privilege of having Greens’ Senator Scott Ludlam in the studio for an interview. Together with my regular interlocutor, Mr Peter J Black, we spoke about the recent carbon pricing...
View ArticleQuestioning Question Time (again)
There have been many comments made about how badly Question Time in the Australian Parliament looks in comparison to the Question Time in the UK House of Commons recently shown on local television....
View ArticleInterview with Peter J Black: Racial vilifaction vs freedom of speech
A recent controversy over a blatantly racist page on Facebook – and Facebook’s delay in taking the page down – raised the issue of how best to address cases of blatant racial vilification. Similar...
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