MinterEllison threatens journalist again, BHP still suing coal miner
MinterEllison is threatening to sue us again while they continue to put their proverbial foot on coal miner Simon Turner’s throat for BHP. Michael West reports.
“I’m sorry but …” BHP v coal miner Simon Turner delayed again
BHP’s case against coal miner Simon Turner has been vacated as the disabled miner has fallen ill in his 10-year quest for justice
Robert Pether stuck in Iraq. UN experts on torture voice concern
Robert Pether, the Australian engineer jailed for five years on trumped-up charges, remains in Iraq facing life-threatening illness and is unable to leave for treatment.
Australian media ignores UN report on deliberate killing of children
Devastating UN report into the targeting and murder of Palestinian children by Israel is not very newsworthy, apparently.
Mandarin salaries. Another win for transparency as Tribunal publishes submissions
After much pressure from the public and the Senate, the Remuneration Tribunal initiated a review of senior bureaucrats' salaries. They have now gone one step further. Transparency warrior Rex Patrick submitted his MWM article to the review and asked that it - and...
An invitation from Newscorp’s “most trusted media brands”. What’s the scam?
Murdoch’s News Australia has invited “a select group of local businesses” to a workshop hosted by “Australia’s most trusted media brands.
Pauline vs GetUp and Gina’s Israel Plan | Scam of the Week
Welcome to Scam of the Week, and this week we had a crowded field. Pauline Hanson finally made it to the National Press Club, where the nation’s journalists seized the chance to talk about the nation’s journalists. GetUp lowered a banner behind her mid-speech,...
MinterEllison threatens journalist again, BHP still suing coal miner
MinterEllison is threatening to sue us again while they continue to put their proverbial foot on coal miner Simon Turner’s throat for BHP. Michael West reports.
Segal proposes antisemitism taskforce for health sector, education down to preschool
Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, told the Royal Commission her national antisemitism taskforce would expand in health sector and education down to pre-school. Stephanie Tran reports. Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal has proposed...
Royal Commission: lawyers spar over Gaza genocide, health regulator admits Segal pressure
Australia’s health regulator has begun monitoring social media for criticism of Israel after pressure from Jillian Segal, the Royal Commission has heard
Albanese’s AI plan just rearranging the deck chairs
The Albanese machine’s biggest wheeze this month hasn’t been passing off Labor’s national conference as a success but the idea that it was up to speed on AI
Victorian election. Four months to go, too close to call
As Labor replaces Premier Jacinta Allan, One Nation is in the ascendancy and may join the Liberals to form government in Victoria.
Are Australian military exports fuelling massacres in Sudan?
While the heat is on Defence for arms sales to Israel, the government is mute its role enabling the atrocities in Sudan.
Climate policy. Is the era of unlimited emissions offsets ending?
By implicitly agreeing with EnergyAustralia that offsets don’t neutralise fossil fuel emissions, is government signalling an overhaul of the Safeguard Mechanism?
That’s not a bomb, it’s my garbage bag
The Sydney lawyer accused of calling Alex Rivchin an ‘evil Zionist’ is also being prosecuted for putting out her garbage. Michael West reports.
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- White City. Government slots one club $86m, the other can’t get a toilet July 25, 2026 Funding for the Sydney Hakoah Club far exceeded its building cost, including millions from state and federal governments.
- That’s not a bomb, it’s my garbage bag July 26, 2026 The Sydney lawyer accused of calling Alex Rivchin an 'evil Zionist' is also being prosecuted for putting out her garbage. Michael West reports.
- Royal Commission: lawyers spar over Gaza genocide, health regulator admits Segal pressure July 30, 2026 Australia's health regulator has begun monitoring social media for criticism of Israel after pressure from Jillian Segal, the Royal Commission has heard
- Is Bondi Royal Commission evidence making social cohesion worse? July 22, 2026 Much of the evidence at the Bondi Commission is one-sided, uncontested and delusional. So much for 'social cohesion'.