Hey kids, crying is fine and cool. Don't be a dead shit, be cool and cry when you wanna.

New exclusive from me: Government MPs have met a proposed “Media Freedom Act” with enthusiasm, amid increasing distrust of the media and journalism.

crikey.com.au/2024/04/11/pre…

This is good from Jake.

I'll add that the greatest cost in all of this is carried by the LGBTQIA+ community, who are reminded, yet again, the footy world is still not a safe one.

this but sydney/melbourne private schools

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This is really beautifully put by Gerard, and he echoes every single one of my own thoughts. Greatest game on earth.

Right-wing think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has released a new report condemning Australia’s fact-checking organisations as exhibiting “partisan political bias”. Its methodology is beyond flawed, writes Crikey’s editor Gina Rushton.
crikey.com.au/2024/04/09/fac…

Am I missing something or is Harley Reid not Victorian

annual reminder no one wants to sublet your newtown sharehouse for a month while you swan away to your annual europe trip

Tangentially - this is how I learned Johan Botha runs ultramarathons now.

abc.net.au/news/2024-03-2…

Everyone loves the grand final and it’s a huge success, how about every game we play is a grand final?

news outlets should cover the glorified D&D games that student politics is. I am very normal

Apropos of nothing, let me tell you about the AFL Peace Team, a half-Israeli, half-Palestinian footy team coached by Dipper and entered in the AFL International Cup in the late 2000s and early 2010s, aimed at promoting peace in the region.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Peace…

In case you missed it, your 23/24 3rd grade premiers:

Apropos of nothing, I really miss Sports Tonight on One HD back in the day. Bring it back.

The ginnivan rule smh

Some of the worst football I’ve seen Hawthorn play in a very long time. Sicily abject, and caught out exactly as predicted by Chief pre-game. I have no idea what went through Bruest’s head up front. Supporters deserve better than this. #AFLHawksCats

'I remember getting all of my journalism students to concentrate on their electorates and find out what issues are happening there. And it turned out, around 80 per cent of the students in that class were living in Warringah (an electorate in Sydney's Northern Beaches)'

Hello Scottish friends. I come to you with hands out. Anyone got affordable recommendations for a night or two’s accomodation in St Andrew’s in early August? Dire straits presently.

Nine newspapers tighten staff impartiality rules after Israel-Hamas open letter via Capital Brief capitalbrief.com/article/nine-n…