Category: World
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The end of Fairfax
What’s behind the end of Fairfax Media … When will Rupert Murdoch make his play? … Arts Minister Don Harwin caught pink-handed … Women’s prison reform goes backwards … Apartheid laws passed in Israel. The end of Fairfax The name Fairfax has been eliminated from Australia’s media landscape. After 177 years as a major player in…
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Rupert the upskirter
Rupert Murdoch the Upskirter Billionaire mogul Rupert Murdoch has privately explained on many occasions that his media empire is built on “tits and bums”. People around the world are familiar with News Group’s culture of phone-hacking of celebrities, sports personalities, politicians, police and army officers to obtain intimate revelations about their marriages and sex lives.…
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Neoliberalism and feminism
Beware the arrival of neoliberal feminism … What do feminists have in common with Gina Rinehart? Nothing … Water mining wars erupt in the Tweed Valley … Luke Foley dog whistles again … Euthanasia debate reborn … NSW aborigines crash State of Origin selection barrier … and more Thanks largely to Donald Trump, recruitment to…
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The vandalising of Sydney’s Domain
How Sydney’s Domain was vandalised by neo-con barbarians from corporate Australia … Royal commission hammers some banks and dusts others with a feather … Russian double agent wiped off media news lists … Israeli writer supports Gaza protests The Domain, an envelope of green space in central Sydney, is as famous as London’s Hyde Park,…
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Trump ignites global protests
How Donald Trump is igniting a global protest movement The global reaction to US President Donald Trump falls broadly into two categories: 1) fear and despair; 2) activism and rebellion. Trump is a lightning rod for protest around the world. Every time he opens his mouth or engages his social media psychosis, he insults someone…
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Fred Nile’s bid to be Senator
Fred Nile’s Last Hurrah: a NSW Bunyip Aristocracy … Malcolm Turnbull renews the Culture Wars … Peter Dutton: Poster Boy as Most Hated Politician … Britain’s Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is alive and kicking goals … Lessons in overthrowing Donald Trump … and more Fred Nile’s bid to be Senator Nile About 20 years ago…
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Fallout from the banking royal commission
Unexpected fall-out from the bank royal commission … Feminism comes a cropper in the corporate world … Bill Shorten thinks he is cruising to election victory. Really? … British union leader lashes rats in the ranks … and much more … Catherine Brenner has been ousted as chairman of AMP Ltd after the revelations of gross…
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The Lowy family and the football stadiums
Frank Lowy family shifts from shopping centres to catering at football stadiums … ALP rodent Peter Beattie takes gold at Commonwealth Games … Oh no, not another cricket fraud …Porton Down’s Motorola salesman backs Theresa May’s Putin story … Anzac stories avoided by the media … The zillionaire Frank Lowy family, owners of the Westfield…
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Commonwealth Games hypocrisy
Commonwealth Games hypocrisy exposed … Rescue alert for English royals … Anti-China lobby erupts … Australia’s new commander-in-chief is a Liberal tool … Why public libraries desperately need a hand … Farewell to Bob Walshe, a good bloke … Judge criticises “selfie” obsessives Commonwealth Games hypocrisy exposed Let’s face it, this month’s Commonwealth Games on…
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World warmongers on heat
Alarming signs that world warmongers are on heat again What country is the West going to invade or bomb this week? The war fever has become so intense it could be any of half a dozen countries. Since the start of the year seven possible targets that have been suggested by Western “sources” and nightmarish commentators…