by DAVID HARDAKER | Jul 5, 2024 | Media, The Scrum
The Scrum is a weekly deep-dive into the murky waters of Australian media, presented by The Politics. How did you feel about the sight of white-maned Julian Assange striding across the Canberra airport tarmac with fist held high last week, defiant as ever after more...
by PETER GRESTE | Jul 4, 2024 | Media
For years, Australia’s politicians bickered about Julian Assange, but in the months before he came home, they reached a remarkable consensus. “This case has dragged on far too long,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told parliament. “There is nothing to be gained by...
by DAVID HARDAKER | May 14, 2024 | Integrity, Media
It’s never a good time to be accused of breaching national security laws but as the case of “top-gun” Australian pilot and former US marine, Dan Duggan, shows, that’s doubly so in the era of AUKUS, with Australia’s sovereignty well and truly on the line. The case of...
by DANIEL JAMES | Feb 16, 2024 | Integrity
In a bold move for a client state, the federal parliament this week voted in support of a motion brought by independent MP Andrew Wilkie calling for the extradition proceedings of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to come to a close. The motion, which passed on...
