We Are in the Endgame Now.
There’s been a wealth of introspection in the past few days from media outlets who all predicted the wrong result for the Australian election. ‘How did they all get it so wrong’ is a phrase that’s been bandied...
The Realm Review – Fantastic Political Thrills
The Realm is based
around Antonio de la Torre’s character Manuel Lopez-Vidal: a high-class
politician whose life begins to stream out of control when and his party and
his corrupt business dealings threaten to...
Don’s Party Review – Labor Loss Through the Ages
Originally the plan was to write about
Don’s Party before the federal election on the weekend. That didn’t pan out.
Perhaps subconsciously I knew that writing about it after the numbers were in
would be more p...
I’m Terrified: Living With Eco-Anxiety and Political Anxiety
At the beginning of every election cycle, I get a higher
level of anxiety than usual. Now, I’ve lived with anxiety for a long time and
have been moderately able to manage it, but when the prospect of major cha...
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The Oath Review
Like standing in the eye of a hurricane, assessing every
piece of debris flashing past your face, it often a fool’s errand to try and
critique a crisis as it’s unfolding. The hurricane in question is one Presi...
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Vice Review
In nature documentaries, there are always two narratives working at once. You have the prey – a terrified gazelle fleeing across the Savannah, pulling every trick it knows in a bid to simply stay alive. Then, ...
Labor’s National Party Conference – Round About
On the first proper episode of Round About, Andrew dives into the first day of Labor's National Party Conference, and he looks at what Labor has promised - and importantly, what Labor hasn't discussed. It'...
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Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist Review
As the documentary Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist started to roll out around the world, the subject of the documentary, Vivienne Westwood, tweeted the following:
https://twitter.com/FollowWestwood/status/9...
Five Australian Political Cartoonists That Aren’t Racist
So, the worlds attention has been drawn to a certain Bill Leak-wannabe Australian political cartoonist who shall not be named. You know the image. You know the wilful ignorance he spews out.
Instead of foc...
The Cleaners – So You Copped a Facebook Ban?
Earlier this week I was on the receiving end of a three day Facebook ban. I'd already been banned once for 24 hours (that was for calling out a racist on their racist behaviour), so the next step was three day...