A Martyr For The Truth
I had the privilege of meeting Syed Saleem Shahzad in Lebanon in 2006 where he,…More
Tagged: Media and Culture
The Rise Of The Anti-Privacy Vigilante
Last week, the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria found Derryn Hinch guilty of contravening suppression orders…More
Murdoch's Would-Be Champions Of Free Speech
One might consider it a major story. A worldwide corporation seeking to inflate powers which…More
More Bosses Means More Press Freedom
Last week’s Canberra media conference when Senator Bob Brown turned the tables on assembled journalists…More
We Need An Adult Debate Over R18+ Games
Last Friday, the Australian Law Reform Commission released an issues paper for the National Classification…More
Protecting Sources Is In The Public Interest
Journalists need to be able to protect their sources. If they can’t, critical sources of…More
Roll Over, Galileo
"This carbon tax debate is almost completely out of hand," Alan Jones told his 2GB…More
A Right Royal Overcalculation
The following categories include roughly 2 billion people: the Commonwealth; learners of English as a…More
Bully Boy Tactics At The Oz
One hundred years hence let us hope that future historians do not pore through the…More
No Exit Visa For Liao Yiwu
There is a curious scene in The Corpse Walker, Liao Yiwu’s extraordinary collection of interviews…More