Ofcom's attempt at addressing concerns has resulted in 'no substantive changes' – but it now says it is considering sanctions against GB News for breaking impartiality rules
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The ABC is running jolly programmes on and for the Pacific as part of a government policy to counter Chinese influence. But in a closer, bigger and more important region already eyed by Beijing the national broadcaster and its paymaster offer indifference and ignorance. Or is that arrogance? The flagship of the international service ABC Continue reading »
A landmark study on the LTN policy finds that Government figures have latched onto cynical fear-mongering
John Shipton has been in London, observing his son Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition to the United States. The UK High Court had granted Assange’s Defence three grounds of appeal. The first one was that Assange could be exposed to the death penalty in the United States and the US hadn’t given any assurances that Continue reading »
We are confronting a deep structural crisis in our society. We have confused the idea of democracy with the institutions of political parties and representative democracies. The major parties have become structures representing economic and security elites to which only second rate personalities flock, incapable of navigating the huge challenges we face globally. Meanwhile, the Continue reading »
With news that senior Murdoch executives now face a civil trial, Peter Jukes looks back on a decade of deceit
The ruling by the High Court in London permitting Julian Assange to appeal his extradition order leaves him languishing in precarious health in a high-security prison. That is the point. The decision by the High Court in London to grant Julian Assange the right to appeal the order to extradite him to the United States Continue reading »
Knowing with any degree of certainty what motivates the behaviour and decision making of political leaders whose skill set is focused on creating public perceptions, is problematic. Accordingly, it’s prudent to look less at what they say and more at what they do or don’t do. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland Continue reading »
The US is playing a high-risk legal game in refusing to fold its tent and walk away from the prosecution of Australian citizen Julian Assange for exposing US war crimes. A few weeks ago US President Joe Biden told reporters he was ‘considering’ Australia’s request to end the pursuit of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The Continue reading »
The Australian Prime Minister has urged Biden to let the WikiLeaks founder return home, as he waits in London's Belmarsh prison for his next court hearing