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ABC’s lack of ambition on coronation coverage left Stan Grant to shoulder outsized burden | Margaret Simons
What looks like objectivity to white journalists looks very different to those who are, to quote Grant, ‘on the other side of history’
Margaret Simons
26, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Rupert Murdoch’s news empire knowingly lied. Can we just pause to take in how extraordinary that is? | Margaret Simons
Fox News, one of the world’s most powerful media organisations, effectively admitted it broadcast untrue information. What happens now?
Margaret Simons
24, Apr, 2023 @7:19 AM
Daniel Andrews’ media-free trip tells us something about China – and a lot more about journalists and the premier | Margaret Simons
Of course it would be better for Andrews to take some media. But would they do a good job, or would it be all ‘Chairman Dan’ and local political bullshit?
Margaret Simons
29, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM
‘Pretentious’, ‘hyperbolic’ and ‘irresponsible’: what was behind Nine newspapers’ Red Alert series?
Experts have questioned whether the Sydney Morning Herald and Age’s alarming series was inspired by an attempt to undermine the stabilisation of Australia’s relationship with China
Margaret Simons
16, Mar, 2023 @8:50 PM
PM urges climate ‘wake up’ amid floods; man mauled to death by dogs – as it happened
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights extradition from Britain to US, where he is wanted on criminal charges. This blog is now closed
Donna Lu
03, Dec, 2022 @6:06 AM
Victoria’s election result dispelled the myth of Daniel Andrews’ supposed unpopularity
Media and the Liberal party were enthralled by the ‘toxic Dan’ narrative in the face of evidence to the contrary
Margaret Simons
02, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
Victoria election 2022 report card, week four: a debate, the challenge for pollsters and the sprint to the finish line
Three guest panellists give their verdict on how the parties performed in the final week of the campaign
Margaret Simons, Tony Barry and Kirsty Webeck
25, Nov, 2022 @4:34 AM
Victoria election report card, week three: Ibac referrals, teal legal win and a preference whisperer stung
Our three guest panellists give their verdict on how the parties performed in the third week of the 2022 state election campaign
Margaret Simons, Tony Barry and Kirsty Webeck
18, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM
Victoria election report card, week two: Ibac, nurses and a car crash of an investigation
Three guest panellists give their verdict on how the parties performed in the second week of the 2022 state election campaign
Margaret Simons, Tony Barry and Kirsty Webeck
11, Nov, 2022 @2:35 AM
AFP foil plan to import $1.6bn of liquid meth in coconut water bottles – as it happened
This blog is now closed
Josh Taylor (now) and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier)
30, Oct, 2022 @6:34 AM
The Daniel Andrews paradox: the enduring appeal of Australia’s most divisive premier
He’s dogged, dour, the opposite of charismatic. Despite lockdowns and scandals, Daniel Andrews appears set to win another four-year term. Why are Victorians so enamoured with him?
Margaret Simons
29, Oct, 2022 @7:00 PM
‘Trust the science’ is the mantra of the Covid crisis – but what about human fallibility? | Margaret Simons
Science is the only method we have of understanding the world, making predictions, and rationally adapting our own behaviour
Margaret Simons
23, Jul, 2021 @8:00 PM
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