Sorry, I'm not giving Big Brother a free ride Letters and Short Takes: Monday, October 14, 2024 Newcastle Herald · Oct 13, 2024
Tucker Carlson starts a nicotine-pouch company after deciding Zyn is 'not a brand for men' Action follows a fallout with Zyn, the brand for which he was an unofficial spokesperson. Fortune · Sep 19, 2024
Democratic cycle returns city to time-honoured tradition Independent will in Newcastle forces council leadership change Newcastle Herald · Sep 19, 2024
Paul Scott: The naked truth about Mad Monday and public nudity 'The Mad Monday behind closed doors has robbed fans.' Newcastle Herald · Sep 15, 2024
'Lipstick on a pig': Labor's backflip on bullying inquiry 'ignores' own policy, members say Amid divide, one party member says people should stop bickering and focus on election. Newcastle Herald · Aug 30, 2024
'I felt betrayed': Labor accused of racism and cover-up on bullying claims Newcastle's Tahlia Kelso reveals why she left the Labor party. Newcastle Herald · Aug 29, 2024
Grattan on Friday: have we heard the CFMEU’s last hurrah or seen the start of its trench warfare? In one of those paradoxes of politics, a government that has delivered in spades to the union movement finds itself in a bare-knuckle fight with the country’s most militant industrial organisation. The Conversation · Aug 29, 2024
'Union Power': Hunter CFMEU supporters rally against government takeover Hunter union members throw support behind CFMEU. Newcastle Herald · Aug 27, 2024
The AUKUS submarine deal has been exposed as a monumental folly – is it time to abandon ship? Nautical metaphors are irresistible, I’m afraid, when talking about Australia’s seemingly endless submarine saga. But as investigative journalist Andrew Fowler makes clear in Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty, his excellent and excoriating analysis of the genesis of the AUKUS pact, there isn’t much room for levity otherwise. The Conversation · Aug 26, 2024
NSW Labor quietly killed off investigation into Newcastle bullying claims Labor's Cr Liz Adamczyk linked to 'politically motivated' attack. Newcastle Herald · Aug 23, 2024
Grattan on Friday: it’s good to put administrators into the CFMEU – but how do you prevent future crops of bad apples? Former leading Canberra press gallery journalist, Laurie Oakes, now retired, had a cut-through question about the government’s response this week to the CFMEU crisis. The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024
Forrest says Fortescue still committed to hydrogen despite job cuts – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2024
WA Labor multicultural group in revolt over treatment of Fatima Payman Exclusive: Two officeholders quit, with one claiming the party has ‘become a spineless jellyfish’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2024
'Devastating' allegations force NSW hand against CFMEU The NSW government is moving to force an independent administrator on the CFMEU's state construction arm, mirroring a push from its federal Labor counterpart. AAP · Jul 16, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2024 Fatima Payman’s exit reveals ‘chasm’ between Labor and traditional base over Palestine, party insiders say Senator’s departure disappointing to ‘thousands of rank-and-file ALP and union members and Labor supporters’
The Conversation · Jul 5, 2024 View from The Hill: Labor will only harm itself by a silly attempt to discredit Payman Labor would do well to draw a line under its loss of Senator Fatima Payman from its ranks, instead of taking more pot shots to try to discredit her.
AAP · Jul 4, 2024 Winter-break headache as Labor hones re-election pitch Labor and the coalition will use a month-long break from parliament to refine their respective pitches to voters as a possible year-end election looms.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2024 Penny Wong confirms some in Labor caucus ‘upset’ Fatima Payman crossed the floor on Palestine Foreign minister and others say they had to argue internally for change on marriage equality, stressing importance of party unity
The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2024 Labor group praises Fatima Payman for upholding party ‘principles and policy’ to cross floor Exclusive: Labor Friends of Palestine hit out at federal government’s stance as ‘weakening’ commitment to Palestinian statehood
The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2024 Cbus reviews investments after union pressure to ‘urgently divest’ from firms supplying arms to Israel Exclusive: CFMEU campaigns against super giant’s investments with Lockheed Martin and urges ALP to halt exporting parts for fighter jets to Israel
The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2024 Deportation bill breaches Labor’s national platform, ALP pro-refugee group says ‘Social panics with strong racist goals can create political imperatives,’ submission to Senate inquiry warns
International Business Times · Mar 28, 2024 George Washington University Faces $10mn Disinformation Lawsuit A leading American university was sued Wednesday over a disinformation campaign allegedly financed by the United Arab Emirates, accused of seeding false narratives that linked academics to a radical group in the Middle East.
Newcastle Herald · Mar 25, 2024 Grateful parting words from post office owner Letters and Short Takes for March 26, 2024
Newcastle Herald · Mar 22, 2024 Hunter's role in inevitable arrival of nuclear power ONUS ON LABOR: Australia must get option in its energy mix
Newcastle Herald · Mar 8, 2024 'An honour and a privilege': mayor calls time on remarkable career Cr Fraser reflects on almost two decades in public office.