Spoke to a cross-section of MPs and experts for this piece ... apparently the state's credit cards are all maxed out! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Today I bought Kirk's "MAGA Doctrine" book - not looking forward to reading it tbh www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Nice convo with Sam Hawley's ABC News Daily: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Hat-tip! Grab from Australian Story's interview with James Packer last year: "I don’t think Lachlan is embarrassed by Fox News. I think Lachlan is proud of Fox News, and, you know, I think that’s probably one of the reasons why Lachlan is where he is." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

Huge news for the Murdoch media empire today - the succession is finally resolved - a bit of analysis from me: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Good! www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

This is an outrageous attack on freedom of speech! www.theage.com.au/culture/book...

Stop killing journalists! #ceasefirenowinGaza

Every word of this johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...

An incovenient truth for Lachlan Murdoch's critics is that, financially, both Fox and News have done well under him despite the obvious challenges for legacy media, despite Dominion/Smartmatic, and despite the family trust dispute in Nevada. fortune.com/2025/08/03/w...

No it hasn't! "Ever since 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson’s science advisory committee warned of the dangers of unchecked global warming, the United States has taken steps to protect people from these risks." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/c...

This is exactly what happened yesterday ...the worst policing ever! It's only thanks to the good sense of the peqceful marchers, despite confusing and contradictory instructions from police, that there wasn't a panic or a crush legalobserversnsw.org/2025/08/03/i...

C'mon Chris Minns, Yasmin Catley what kind of anti-protest Labor government is this? www.smh.com.au/national/i-s...

“Such disasters cause grief, distress, anger, solastalgia and ecological mourning. These impacts are increasingly recognised as a substantial mental health issue.” www.croakey.org/health-exper...

This is brilliant analysis nb 'Western legitimacy lies buried under the rubble in Gaza' www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...

Indefensible! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...

Too weak to work - Palestinian journalists starving with the rest of the population in Gaza view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...

A true gentleman. RIP Peter x www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Terrifying! Israel's final Gaza solution johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07...

Too good to be true!! JD Vance visited Murdoch ranch one month before Epstein revelations www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Enough! www.smh.com.au/national/to-...

WTAF Labor ministers busted misleading parliament: www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/18/e...

Court leaves climate duty to parliament which over three decades has proved manifestly hopelessly incapable of doing its job. People we are on our own! Court finds no duty of care owed to Torres Strait Islanders over climate change - ABC News share.google/Suif07vNtaXk...

Still proud of this cover - the magazine I launched a quarter-century ago!

Donated...Free Gaza Australia 2025 chuffed.org/project/1386...

"The deal, brokered by former leaders Joe Biden, Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson..." what good could ever come of a deal done by those three!? www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

The Greens capacity for self-harm is boundless but kicking out one of your founders is next level. Here's a last chance to de-escalate. Drew is not some right wing troll he is left-libertarian. There has to be a way to support both trans rights and free speech. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Says it all! theklaxon.com.au/jillian-sega...

Jude Manning poses some good questions about public support for Nyrstar in this piece for @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/hand-up-or-h...

Brilliant from Louise Adler. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Don't be fooled by the branding, this is Orwellian: theconversation.com/plans-to-rel...

Just taking a moment to enjoy the absence of Peter Dutton from our politics ... not missing that guy at all!

Unforgiveable vandalism www.smh.com.au/environment/...

OUT NOW I unpack the legal showdown in Lattouf v ABC that not only exposed breathtaking incompetence at the broadcaster but also the hidden power and influence of lobby groups. Full podcast out now: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w... On YouTube to watch in full: youtu.be/qDn2m-RFCy4?...

"What’s the Israeli vision for longevity? Constant bombing of its neighbours and ethnically cleansing Palestinians from Palestine?" Israel's poisoned chalice as regional bully open.substack.com/pub/antonylo...

Slaughter. IDF fighters bombing schools, homes and cafes. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

World War 3!? Whose idea was that? | First Dog on the Moon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Headline "A boon for coal" says it all! www.australianmining.com.au/nsw-to-injec...

Fewer clouds due to warming = more and more heat. Feedback loop!! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Witnesses describe ‘horror’ after Israeli forces fire at Palestinians waiting for aid trucks www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Amazing reporting here: nymag.com/intelligence...

Saddest thing to write: an obituary for dear Melissa gone too soon RIP 😞 www.echo.net.au/2025/06/an-a...

Says it all! www.news10.com/news/politic...

More bullying: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Bad deal gets worse: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Excerpt from @johnmenadue.com 1999 book "Things you learn along the way" ...just a little reminder of where Whitlam was coming from and that Albo is in the same tradition: makes no apology for seeking power (although no sign he has Goughs vision or ambition so far)

Not all Israelis support this slaughter in Gaza www.instagram.com/reel/DKmLd0Z...

What will it take to stop this slaughter? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Huge!! Congrats all round 👏 what a powerhouse 💥 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...