🧵1/ Thread on the Islamophobic and antisemitic disinformation about the #SydneyAttack . I downloaded X posts that wrongly stated that the attacker, Joel Cauchi, was either a Muslim or Jewish terrorist

Brilliant. Perfect. Her answer made it immediately just that much easier for every other young woman to follow that dream.

Kerry Stokes agrees to pay full costs to the Nine Newspapers over the #BenRobertsSmith defamation case, to avoid revealing a cache of private emails. smh.com.au/national/kerry…

Ben Roberts-Smith: Truth on Trial. Stan doco dropping this Sunday. The inside story of the military scandal and defo trial of the century. If you are undecided about the BRS affair, I hope you can watch. youtu.be/uTbLCe1jDuY?si… via YouTube

Amazing investigation by Kate McClymont into Alan Jones. Incredible to think how many years this has festered.
‘He’d go the grope’: Alan Jones accused of indecently assaulting young men theage.com.au/national/he-d-…

I keep coming back to the start of this David Remnick piece on the war in Israel - “the only way to tell this story is to try to tell it truthfully and know that you will fail.”

As recently as November 22, PETA Murphy led a cracking 1 hour session at the Victorian Local Govt Working Group on Gambling meeting about the 38 recommendations for gambling reform her cross party committee put up. She was amazing. So sad that the Parliament lost her today.

Launching a new doco on Stan soon about the Ben Roberts-Smith saga. Details to come. It’s been more than four years since we began digging, including this long form piece - Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters on war crimes in Afghanistan ... youtu.be/MBFrb3EcJeA?si…

We have just won key court case meaning Channel 7 bosses Kerry Stokes and Bruce McWilliam must hand over 1000s of emails that likely reveal their exact involvement in the Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes case. They may show how/why Stokes/McWilliams fought so hard for Roberts-Smith.

For those interested in Ben Roberts-Smith case, federal court of appeal judgment out in morning about whether Channel 7 executive Bruce McWilliams has to release thousands of emails that may cast light on his or Kerry Stokes’ involvement in BRS defamation case.

One of my favourite photos from the campaign trail. Patrick Dodson - a great man who’s made a remarkable contribution to this country.

Cross examination is yet to start but Brittany Higgins appears extremely credible and authentic as she testifies in the stand. Powerful and harrowing to watch.

BREAKING: #BenRobertsSmithVC must pay costs to the media outlets he sued, dating from the START of his legal action - Judge Besanko has ordered the higher cost figure because BRS knew the most serious allegations against him were “substantially true.” ⁦10 News First⁩

EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, the family of the Afghan man whose prosthetic leg was used to drink alcohol by Australian soldiers have given their account of the day he died.
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Second most senior officer in the British armed forces knew, in 2011, of 'unofficial policy' among SAS squadrons to kill any Afghan male over age of 15 on raids, regardless of threat

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I'd really recommend the ABC News Background Briefing podcast series on whistleblowing, which ends with this eye-opening tale of those who exposed wrongdoing in the banking sector. Kudos to Adele Ferguson & the team for putting this series together abc.net.au/news/2023-11-1…

Gobsmacking: ‘Being rich is my superpower’ Tapes reveal cardboard mogul Anthony Pratt paying monthly retainers of $25K to Paul Keating and $8k to Tony Abbott while Prince Charles received $182,000 in 2021. Pratt also bought access to Trump. smh.com.au/world/north-am…

This stuff is explosive:

‘Being rich is my superpower’: Tapes reveal Pratt’s pursuit of the powerful smh.com.au/world/north-am…

Excited to get the old band back together with ex-The Age gun journo Rich Baker to probe billionaire Anthony Pratt and certain politicians on 60 Minutes Australia The Age The Sydney Morning Herald tonight.
Great for Nine to pick up up Andrew Probyn from ABC too. With David Crowe, finest old hands in the gallery