How Australia sold-off its future to Donald Trump
Who really wins from Australia's new deal with the US? Hint: It isn't Australian taxpayers.
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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?
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?
'I want to warn you': YouTube sensation Gary Stevenson on the secret to fighting the far-right
Gary Stevenson from Gary's Economics joins Lamestream to discuss his warnings for Australians, why the housing crisis is global, and why the media can't see the inequality crisis fuelling everything.
Charlie Kirk's death is a pivotal moment. How should we respond?
The far-right is already capitalising on the death of Charlie Kirk. It matters how everyone else responds to it.
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?
Why is Australia's media pushing us closer to Trump?
First of all, here's what we have for you this week: * Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps. * Why the Australian media wants a closer alliance with Donald Trump— By Scott Mitchell * The Good Ones: The best journalism, opinion and entertainment for you to enjoy. One of the
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.
In the rush to war, journalists are repeating the mistakes of 2003
The only thing the media doesn't want to scrutinise Donald Trump on, appears to be his willingness to join Israel's war with Iran — and whether allies like Australia would join him.
Does the Coalition split actually make sense? Plus, a new NRL vs. AFL war breaks out
First up, thank you. We launched Lamestream a month ago and we're blown away by the response, support, encouragement, feedback and ideas. Leaving our full-time jobs in the media to try and build something new, exciting and independent always felt daunting, but it feels like we made the
Can the Greens and Labor stop hating each other?
The scene is set for maybe Australia's most progressive parliament, but the bad blood between the Labor party and the Greens runs deep and could prevent a progressive agenda really being pursued. Osman Faruqi takes a look at the relationship and whether it can be reset.
Four election narratives that deserve more attention
One of the trickiest things when it comes to writing about elections is avoiding the temptation to over interpret what the results mean and draw out some kind of broad narrative or reflection on the "state of the nation". Why? Well, we only get a real time pulse-check
Exclusive: Why we created Lamestream
Introducing Australia's newest media venture.