Exclusive: Carlton Mascot Breaks Silence After Being Fired For Leaving IDF Fundraiser
After a media storm, the man behind Captain Carlton lost his job. In his first interview, the young man at the centre of it all, speaks to Lamestream.
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How our basic human rights were sacrificed to satisfy Israel
On Thursday morning, the NSW Supreme Court struck down new laws, because they clashed with the implied constitutional right of freedom of political expression. So, will governments reflect on how we got here?
'We don’t intend to': ABC bosses admit they don't want to investigate lobbyist influence
This week, the ABC's Hugh Marks admitted the broadcaster hasn't even looked into whether lobbyists have been appeased, in cases other than Antoinette Lattouf's firing, and they don't intend on looking into it.
Exclusive: National Press Club cancelled Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for being “in favour” of Palestine
Correspondence obtained by Lamestream shows the NPC confirmed Chris Hedges as a speaker, before cancelling him due to "balance".
How TikTok became Netanyahu’s latest "weapon" against Palestinians
Why aren't the media reporting that Israel's desire to control the narrative on the social media platform was a factor in Trump's TikTok sale?
The media blamed pro-Palestine protesters for firebombings. Will they apologise?
Every major arson attack targeting a synagogue is now alleged to have been perpetrated by organised criminals, or Iran. So why were protestors blamed?
The scrambled attempt to silence ABC journalists + The media's role in boosting Netanyahu + Our picks of the week
First of all, here's what we have for you this week: * Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps. * The scrambled attempt to silence ABC journalists — By Scott Mitchell * The Good Ones: The best journalism, opinion and entertainment for you to enjoy. Right now, Australia and Israel are locked
How the media manufactured Hamas' praise for Anthony Albanese
First of all, here's what we have for you this week: * Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps. * The curious case of Hamas' praise for Anthony Albanese — By Osman Faruqi and Scott Mitchell * The Good Ones: The best journalism, opinion and entertainment for you to enjoy. The
The ABC push to gag journalists + News Corp's troubles + Our picks of the week
First of all, here's what we have for you this week: * Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps. * The ABC's new push to silence its journalists — By Scott Mitchell * The Good Ones: The best journalism, opinion and entertainment for you to enjoy. One of the biggest,
Exclusive: Pro-Israel ABC ‘whistleblower’ volunteered for far-right Advance Australia
The Australian newspaper published an interview with a former staff member alleging the ABC was bias against Israel. He once volunteered for right-wing lobby group Advance Australia during a by-election — while working at the public broadcaster.
The Age published a factual story about anti-Israel protests. Then they deleted it
First of all, here's what we have for you this week: * Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps. * The Age published a factual, accurate story about anti-Israel protests. Then they deleted it — By Osman Faruqi * The Good Ones: The best journalism, opinion and entertainment for you to enjoy.
Exclusive: Khaled Sabsabi faces fresh attacks as government envoy calls for arts funding crackdown
Just a week after being reinstated by Creative Australia as Australia's representative to the 2026 Venice Biennale, artist Khaled Sabsabi is under renewed attack from pro-Israel activists and News Corp.
Leaks, briefs and screenshots: The story behind Creative Australia's Sabsabi backflip
A Lamestream exclusive investigation into the dropping and reinstatement of Khaled Sabsabi as Australia's representative at the Venice Biennale by Creative Australia – revealing stunning parallels with events in the Lattouf case.
Inside the fear campaign that brought the ABC undone
It's rare to have a legal judgement that so factually lays out the panicked, confused and cowardly decision making processes that occur at the highest levels of a media company, especially when placed under pressure by an orchestrated lobbying campaign of pro-Israel activists. But thanks to Antoinette Lattouf&
The Age's attempt to justify Israel's slaughter of civilians is a shocking new low
On Friday morning The Age published two opinion pieces by Jewish Australians on the topic of Israel’s war in Gaza. Framed as an attempted “debate”, the two stories instead came across as a reminder of how willing The Age (and most Australian outlets) is to publish pro-Israel voices (Jewish
Inside the ABC's controversial decision to pull a Gaza interview
In the past week it feels like there's been a shift in terms of the Australian media's coverage of Gaza. The willingness to constantly defer to the Israeli government and the avoidance of certain language deemed taboo by editors, examples we've highlighted on the