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šŸšØ New from me: "Dutton: a catalogue of falsehoods" Excited to say Meanjin has published my long read on Dutton's lies, flooding of the zone, and journalism ā€“ something that I started writing in my spare time in 2023 and updated many times since then. This essay has 93 footnotes ā€“ no punches pulled

#aflhawksbombers #aussierules #aflumpires Ouch

Another season watching the Bombers, another season of the dog slinking off to a quieter part of the house to avoid me #AFLHawksBombers

Might have to tune into talkback now. As a little treat. #AFLTigersBlues

Dunno what BT has been doing for the past five or six months, but itā€™s not been spent learning anything about footy

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Phrases I have never heard anyone but a lawyer use: ā€œup hill and down daleā€

Ita Buttrose claims ā€˜inconsistenciesā€™ in ABC boss David Andersonā€™s affidavit in Antoinette Lattouf case www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f...

Last May, I applied to the Victorian coroners court for documents about the murder of Aguer Akech. I was interested in why the coroner denied a police application for an inquest, after a murder case was withdrawn in the supreme court. It took more than eight months for the court to say no.

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The worst thing about the absolute stitch up of footy not being on free to air TV on Saturday nights any more is that it is going to work: more people will reward Kayo (and indirectly the AFL) for this disgrace of a deal by signing up

Arts Minister Tony Burke made some remarks earlier this week about Creative Australiaā€™s decision to ditch Lebanese Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi as the pick for the 61st Venice Biennale. They didnā€™t get much coverage but I canā€™t get them out of my head. So here you go.

Bloody loved this, and Iā€™ve never even been to the gaff www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

Just incredible. Cannot be beaten: A few days later, Rupert wrote Lachlan again. The subject line was ā€œJames.ā€ The message read: ā€œWe should start planning.ā€ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/m...

Just a week after announcing award-winning Lebanese Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi as Australiaā€™s pick for the 2026 Venice Biennale, Creative Australia has capitulated to media and political pressure and dumped him.

Is there just a big long and frequently updated list somewhere, with hyperlinks, of all the bad stuff that has happened in the US? Usually I would hunger for the definitive 20,000+ word piece, but Iā€™m not sure I can stomach that. Please donā€™t just reply ā€œthe For You tab on Xā€.

As the federal government declines to restrict betting ads, the AFL is seeking a bigger share of gambling losses. Not all bookmakers are impressed. Reminder: The AFL gets a percentage of money lost on its games. The cut is higher for multi-bets, which have a higher fail rate.

Consider the zone well and truly flooded, but this stuck out in the flotsam: Trumpā€™s DOJ dismantling the Kleptocracy Initiative and the unit prosecuting matters under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/breaking-chr...

Security at the Melbourne magistrates court ordered people to remove their keffiyehs last week www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Pat Rafter: ā€œSociety and technology might have kicked a bit of the larrikin spirit out of us; everyone has a mobile camera these days and that probably stops a bit of mischief. But also now weā€™re just so woke, and wokeness doesnā€™t really work with that larrikin spirit.ā€ 1/2

Counterpoint: gimme 2000 words on whoever is advising Raygun