New legislation helps to extend Murdoch monopoly into digital media
By Jim Hayes Unknown to most citizens, the Australian parliament has passed legislation to compel tech companies to pay a fee for news content. Those […]
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The battle for control over social media in Australia
By Jim Hayes Facebook will cut down allowing news content to be posted on its platform in Australia. This is the reaction to the move […]
Prominent media and human rights groups line up with Washington to black out Julian Assange extradition case
Julian Assange’s extradition hearing continued last week, and a lot of time was devoted to argument over his mental health. The judge made clear, a […]
Julian Assange’s defence in London court exposing sinister methods to get him
Contributed Julian Assange’s extradition case in the United Kingdom continues. The accused is in prison and appearing on the dock at court, although he has […]
Video: Murdoch does he have too much power?
From the United States to Australia, Rupert Murdoch’s media empire regularly courts controversy. Its coverage of COVID-19, however, is on another level. Video from Al […]
Murdoch’s Fox caught doctoring fake ‘riot’ pictures
The following article was republished in the New Daily (14 June 2020). The source is Associated Press. The name of the author is not provided. […]
Journalists speak up for Julian Assange
This statement is being circulated among journalists and others working in media, as a measure of support for Julian Assange. The persecution of the WikiLeaks […]
Australia’s government and major media outlets ignore murder of nine Australian journalists
By Ugly Today, 16 October, marks the anniversary of the murder of the Balibo Five. They were Australian journalists reporting on the situation in East […]
Federal Police to go to investigate Australian war crimes in Afghanistan
Contributed Australian Federal Police are to fly to Afghanistan to investigate alleged war crimes involving Australian soldiers.
Video: All of us are in danger
John Pilger says the choice is our over whether we will or will not accept a new tyranny at a rally in London to support […]