Australian media's codependent relationship with the gambling industry @ettemedia.bsky.social @janfran.bsky.social @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social

Remember when MAGA folk said they're voting Trump because he's "America first" & "anti-war"? What about Trump announcing a 'Board of Peace' - all men, all white only to start bombing the shit out of Iran? Now he's calling other countries "crazy bitches". Hilarious if it weren't terrifying.

Jan Fran takes a look at what Queenslands hate speech laws are really about, why artists are getting phone calls from cops and what the wider ramifications are. Hint: they’re not good.  Listen: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...

Civil Liberties Defence Centre Inaugural Fundraiser Dinner Thursday 7 May 2026 6pm-11pm Hosted by comedian Nazeem Hussein and CLDC Chair Nick Hanna, with special guests incl. Antoinette Lattouf & Mary Kostakidis. #auspol #auslaw #justice www.cldc.org.au

Like many of us, @janfran.bsky.social & @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social were [almost] speechless with rage at the Israeli ambassador's #NPC gaslighting. His propaganda for a genocidal state was so obscene, he needed not just factchecking, but pre-bunking. #auspol podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i...

3 mins and Albo is finished

Albanese's address to the nation. "Australia is not an active participant in the war" ... just a passive participant folks

Great discussion on the NPC’s platforming of a genocide explainer yesterday over on #ETTEMedia #auspol Thanks @janfran.bsky.social and @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social for what you do #freepalestine youtu.be/8pvEzISJS8s?...

Women Who Win. Ooft. It's here. 'Blending memoir with powerful storytelling, this urgent new book traces the lives of Australian women who resisted, were punished, and still prevailed. From wins that are resounding, to ones that are costly, others invisible – yet all of them transformative.'

National Press Club platforming Israeli ambassador - knowing IDF killed 250+ journalists - for lunch chat. In the same week Israel admits doctoring Lebanese journalist image after murder. Disgraceful & dystopian yet somehow still shamelessly in full view, to be broadcast on ABC

Sneak peek of my book audio recording of 'Women Who Win' - out April 29 but you can pre order it now www.penguin.com.au/books/women-...

Lebanese suffering ignored | Theroux's 'manosphere doco | Is Netanyahu dead? Another great episode by real Journalists @ettemedia.bsky.social @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social @janfran.bsky.social

Exclusive: Kyle Sandilands has hired Antoinette Lattouf’s star barrister Philip Boncardo - who helped successfully sue the ABC for unlawful termination. Also representing the shock jock is silk barrister Scott Robertson who grilled former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian before ICAC.

PSA: We’ll be recording a *live* episode of We Used to Be Journos at the Newcastle Writers Festival on Sunday 29 March. Grab your tix here to be part of the chaos: tinyurl.com/WUTBJlive

Queensland says it's tough on hate speech and arrests an 18-year-old student for wearing a shirt that says "from the river, to the sea." Meanwhile the state's One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson, who said there are no "good" Muslims, remains unscathed and even gets a boost in polling.

UK's High Court ruled in favour of independent journalist Owen Jones in a defamation case brought by Raffi Berg, BBC news online's Middle East editor, over an article in which Jones alleged that Berg fostered a culture of 'systemic Israeli propaganda'. BBC is yet to report on this development.

Heartening to see the Iranian women’s soccer team given humanitarian visas. Australia can be a refuge for those fleeing persecution. Aussie women and kids should be brought home too — no matter who their father/spouse was. Kids and mums aren’t something to kick around like a political football.

We love seeing our Etterati in the wild !

ABC's 'National Forum's verdict Quitting ChatGPT Queensland bans words Pornhub blocks users Another great episode from real journos, closest I get to mainstream MEDIA after cutting the Cord‼️ @ettemedia.bsky.social @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social @janfran.bsky.social

NEW Episode, must Watch‼️ Jan Fran and Antoinette look at the Australian media’s coverage of the U.S and Israeli attack on Iran and show how a narrative gets set in the first 24-48 hours. @janfran.bsky.social @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social

Unsure how to report on this fresh absurdity? Translation: the U.S. and Israel, both nuclear powers who have already flattened Gaza, now claim a moral duty to 'preemptively' bomb Iran. Why? A sudden concern for international law and paranoia Iran might develop the very weapons they already have.

I've been called far worse things than a 'clause'. I got forwarded this workplace law newsletter which discusses how media unions want the new ABC enterprise agreement to include worker protections for reasons including political opinion and not be barred from certain topics

Friendly reminder that Kyle and Jackie O’s very public “fight” just happened to land neatly at the end of the survey ratings period. Funny how that works. Fresh survey starts, show stays top of mind, media froths on cue. Total coincidence, obviously.

Anthony Albanese called Grace Tame “difficult” in a News Corp word game. Donald Trump was merely “president”. Throughout history women who fight to better society get punished and labelled problems Men who are convicted criminals and whose policies kill are more likely to get a pat on the back

BBC's Baffling BAFTA Censorship | Trump's Alien Files | Premier Jacinta Allan vs a Journalist Great episode youtu.be/UZEHdWQRZ4Q?...

There's excellent background on Vanessa-Turnbull Roberts and her allegations in the latest #WeUsedToBeJournos podcast. Plus Antoinette and Jan unpick the political and media establishment's attacks on uppity women, Francesca Albanese and Grace Tame. #auspol podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...

Breaking: Vanessa-Turnbull Roberts complaint to police about her sexual assault in her Canberra workplace has now been referred to the AFP.

BREAKING: After being shut down by Melbourne University Publishing in September 2025 amid controversy over alleged Gaza-related censorship, literary journal Meanjin has been given a lifeline by QUT, which says it has “a long history of supporting progressive and new voices and artists.”

Just came across this @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social Interview on youtube. 200k+ views. Seems even more relevant now @albomp.bsky.social is holding the hand of a bomb signing genocidal PM Israel PM. The world needs to see how fucked our gov is & owned by Zionists youtu.be/cHzwCkblSpI?...

This is how we SOCIAL COHESION Okkkk?

BREAKING: Australia rushed Israel’s Herzog to ICC. Relax, not the Hague but drinks at International Convention Centre. There's no arrest warrant like Netanyahu but Herzog was cited by UN inquiry concluding genocide + current ICJ referral Australia must investigate not sip bubbles with war criminals

A good read from Amnesty Australia about your rights if protesting - President Herzog (AKA Signer of Bombs that Blow Up Children and Assistant in a Genocide). Yes the Minns government announced draconian rules but its not unlawful to protest tomorrow www.amnesty.org.au/national-day...

Let's go! "The #NWF2026 program is now live! Join us from March 27 to 29 for a weekend packed with over 100 free and ticketed events featuring 150 speakers, including A. C. Grayling, Bryan Brown, Bob Carr, Kathleen Folbigg, Hannah Kent, Antoinette Lattouf, Bri Lee, Thomas Mayo, and Heather Rose."

Let's see if our panel on censorship gets censored by the government/lobbyist alliance. NSW government has already made contact with Newcastle Writers Festival board about including Palestinian-Australian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, ABC reports When will the bullying & intimidation stop ?

Albanese's baby photo opp and caption that it's a reminder of "who we are for" is posted on the eve of welcoming Israel's Herzog - a man who signed bombs that blow up children and who is complicit in a genocide.

A SOLD OUT Melbourne was incredible. Don't let them outdo you Sydney tonight. Grab the few seats left: fane.com.au/whats-on/ett...

Melbourne you were amazing !!!

youtu.be/cHzwCkblSpI?... Great interview with @ettemedia.bsky.social ‘s @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social

Evidence Labor takes its new broad yet draconian hate speech laws very seriously. Israel’s president Isaac Herzog can sign bombs and appear in a UN genocide conclusion, yet still not qualify as a hate preacher and can traipse around Australia. Relax though. We can still social cohesion etc etc

"She Was FIRED for Criticizing #Israel — Then This #Australian Journalist Fought Back and Won" #AntoinetteLattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social @zeteo.com on YouTube youtu.be/cHzwCkblSpI?...

Hello @albomp.bsky.social?

One week to go! Me & Jan Fran hit the road for our first stage tour. Melb, Syd, Canb + Bris (Feb 1 - Feb 4). SPECIAL GUESTS Nazeem Hussein Gabbi Bolt Claudia Karvan L-Fresh the Lion Myf Warhurst Anisa Nandaula Tom Ballard Fatima Payman fane.com.au/whats-on/ett...

"Almost every [Australian] media outlet has had senior editorial leaders go on Israel-funded junkets." Lebanese-Australian journalist @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social draws comparisons between Australian pro-Israel lobbying groups and America’s ADL and AIPAC. Watch here: zeteo.com/p/australias...

Australians are deciding USA is not a place to visit… oddly they still are going to Canada. Almost like there is something specific about the US.. #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

Lol. A “peace board” where the only thing missing is anyone who might disturb the whole vibe by being affected. No women. No Palestinians. No Arabs. No Muslims. Peace, apparently. Just very conveniently and selectively distributed.

A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about

We need a human rights act to protect us from these weak, reactionary, self interested politicians #auspol

I'm not a lawyer, but can an expert shed some light on Premier Malinauskas comments about Randa Abdel Fattah in the video below? Seem defamatory. For all the talk about combating hate speech ... these remarks sound hateful, grossly offensive and damaging .

Mark Ruffalo donned an anti-ICE pin at the #GoldenGlobes in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer this week in Minneapolis. The black-and-white pin read “BE GOOD." Follow live updates from the show: apnews.com/live/golden-...