Cherie Moselen

The boy who went bush This timeless image of Matthew Naughton (pictured with a rabbit trap around his neck) made 'The Valley Voice' front page in 1978.

Looking at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.
The boy who went bush
~ Bill McAuley

CARTOONS: Australia takes a stand Elsewhere, the Epstein-file saga stretches on.

Elsewhere, the Epstein-file saga stretches on...
CARTOONS: Australia takes a stand
~ Mark David Cartoons

Greenie guru: The Bend of Islands' bushie who broke boundaries Greenie guru and artist Neil Douglas pictured in his studio at Melbourne's Bend of Islands.

Wildly unconventional and a passionate conservationist, Neil Douglas was prominent in establishing the Bend of Islands Environmental Living Zone.
Greenie guru: The Bend of Islands' bushie who broke boundaries
~ Bill McAuley

CARTOONS: The world is waking up to Gaza Yet, too many politicians are starved of conscience.

Yet too many politicians are starved of conscience...
CARTOONS: The world is waking up to Gaza
~ Mark David Cartoons

CARTOONS: Libs left to lick wounds of own making Leadership candidates face bona fide facts — 'humblebrag' diplomacy won't win you an election in Australia.

Leadership candidates face bona fide facts — 'humblebrag' diplomacy won't win you an election in Australia.
CARTOONS: Libs left to lick wounds of own making
~ Mark David Cartoons

Labor leaders past: Something to smile about Between 2007 and 2013, Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard "played musical chairs".

Winners are grinners...
Labor leaders past: Something to smile about
~ Bill McAuley

CARTOONS: There's something fishy about Mark David And when you don't know... vote 'no'.

The pointy end of Australian politics... time to vote!
CARTOONS: There's something fishy about Mark David
~ Mark David Cartoons

CARTOONS: Dutton dogged by dipping polls The adage about "dogs" and "fleas"? Also on the lips and tips of the nation.

Today's Friday Funny right on the "Mark"!
CARTOONS: Dutton dogged by dipping polls
~ Mark David Cartoons

Anzac Day a family affair A young boy, complete with slouch hat, salutes in front of Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance on Anzac Day.

A young boy, complete with slouch hat, salutes in front of Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance on Anzac Day.
Anzac Day a family affair
~ Bill McAuley

Why Chalmers won't be baited by media misreporting the economy Australia's incompetent mainstream newsrooms continue feeding the nation anti-Labor editorials as the Federal Election looms. Here's why Jim Chalmers won't take the bait.

Australia’s incompetent mainstream newsrooms continue feeding the nation anti-Labor editorials as the Federal Election looms. (See article below.)

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Muzzling Māori voice: NZ responds to attack on Treaty New Zealanders continue gathering to oppose a political threat to the Treaty of Waitangi, which protects Māori rights.

ACT's desire to “ringfence” Māori influence in the co-governance of NZ is viewed by many as a smear on the country’s largely progressive bi-cultural relationship.

Muzzling Māori voice: NZ responds to attack on Treaty
~ Cherie Moselen

Spike Milligan: The 'goon' who loved Australia Former actor and comedian Spike Milligan often visited Australia to spend time at his brother's place in Woy Woy, NSW.

'Eye for Australia': Iconic shots from photojournalist Bill McAuley.
Spike Milligan: The 'goon' who loved Australia
~ Bill Mcauley

The Lattouf trial: A question of bias at the ABC
To read more, click on the link below
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Kia ora, Tanya! Thanks so much for this... it's why I spoke about RSB in my article. Def think it's the more dangerous bill. I'm doing a follow-up story soon. Thanks so much for the interest and for sharing the piece!

There's a fight going on across the Tasman... NZ's Treaty, which protects Māori interests, is under threat. #toitūtetiriti
To read more, click article linked below.

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Devil in the double-bill detail: Attacks on Treaty Following Australia's rejection of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, New Zealanders are currently battling threats to the Treaty of Waitangi that exists to protect Māori interests.

There's a fight going on across the Tasman... NZ's Treaty, which protects Māori interests, is under threat.

Devil in the double-bill detail: Attacks on Treaty
~ Cherie Moselen
#toitūtetiriti

So, Elon Musk did a one-armed salute: Here's what's more important The really fascist stuff on Trump’s inauguration day wasn’t Elon’s right arm — it was the executive orders turning the United States of America into an ultranationalist garrison state.

The really fascist stuff on Trump’s inauguration day wasn’t Elon’s right arm — it was the executive orders turning the USA into an ultranationalist garrison state.

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Elon Musk's Nazi-like salutes and Meta's "technical error" usher in Trump's Far-Right "new world order". (Click on article below to read more.)
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News Corp shapes its content for political advocacy? Let us count the ways (click on linked article below to read more).
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IA Writing Competition Most Compelling Article 2024 — The perils of indifference: History repeats itself in Gaza This beautifully written and compelling May article on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, by Dr Kim Sawyer, has won first prize in our IA Writing Competition Most Compelling Article 2024.

A beautifully written and compelling article on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
IA Writing Competition Most Compelling Article 2024 — The perils of indifference: History repeats itself in Gaza
~ Dr Kim Sawyer

Can the veiled power of the Press Council be wielded against Mount Fang? (See article linked below)
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Bias, much, ABC?
To read more, click on the link below!
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ABC propels Dutton’s disinformation dealers Another day, another barking lie from Dutton and his brazen band of disinformation dealers, now regularly guest-starring on the ABC.

Sneak preview of my latest piece, out tomorrow morning, which looks at the ABC's platforming of Dutton and his brazen band of disinformation dealers' barking lies:

Barely concealed racism pedalled by our politicians. Shame.
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Filed under “stuff you won’t hear in Australian conservative media”

'Ban' social media? A 20th-Century solution to a 21st-Century problem? Click on the article below for more:
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Snapshot of IA's report on the frenzied campaign by Murdoch's global media to undermine Australia. (link below)
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You make a valid point... but Dutton's gonna make things easier for the have-nots?

The former shock jock, ruthless powerbroker & alleged sexual predator has been pretty much 'untouchable' for decades...

Snapshot from 'Alan Jones’ touching story' by IA's Michelle Pini (link below).
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