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Recent articles in Media


29 May 2025
Whether due to indifference or disinterest, the media colludes with Gaza genocide
Clearly, the Australian media has little interest in reporting on any local reaction to the catastrophe in Gaza.

28 May 2025
Australia still doing little as the Gaza genocide gets worse
Australia doesn’t mind imposing sanctions on nations or groups it regards as being deserving of punishment for their nefarious activities, Russia, Iran and Zimbabwe to name a few.

27 May 2025
Dee Madigan and the art of the possible: Branding progress or boxing it in?
In the pantheon of contemporary Australian political strategists, few have the profile — or the punch — of Dee Madigan.

23 May 2025
It’s time for Albo to lead in new directions
Anthony Albanese is coming under pressure from different sections of society to change his approach to governing and also being criticised about the lack of imagination in his approach to foreign affairs.

21 May 2025
False balance persists in ABC Palestine coverage
In December 2024, I presented an analysis of more than 450 interviews concerning Palestine and Israel on ABC Radio National Breakfast, since 7 October 2023. During this period, the host was Patricia Karvelas. Her last show was on Friday, 13 December.

19 May 2025
Even once reluctant scholars now agree on Israel's Gaza assault: It's a genocide
Can I name someone whose work I respect who doesn't consider it genocide? said one researcher. No.

19 May 2025
Radio New Zealand’s report on its Israel-Gaza coverage is not credible
Radio New Zealand’s decision to conduct a review of its Israel-Palestine coverage post-7 October 2023 is commendable.

18 May 2025
Accountability and war reporting
Most reporting of Western wars and conflict — as with current reporting of Palestine and early reporting of Vietnam 50 years ago — is missing context and interpretation.

16 May 2025
Fear, censorship and repression are keeping Israelis in the dark about Gaza
The public's indifference to what Israel is doing in the Gaza Strip is not just the result of a lack of care, but the result of the war Israel is waging against the possibility of knowing.

15 May 2025
Multiple Western press outlets have suddenly pivoted hard against Israel
After a year and a half of genocidal atrocities, the editorial boards of numerous British press outlets have suddenly come out hard against Israel’s genocidal onslaught in Gaza.

14 May 2025
An open letter to The Greens
On election night, I sat glued to the TV, hanging on Antony Green's every word. All I wanted was the defeat of the Liberals and huge gains for the Greens.