HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - Caught on Camera

Why tech platforms endanger democracy

In September this year, the Nobel prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa gave a powerful speech to the National Press Club about the ways in which authoritarians manipulate social media. She called for the Australian government to bolster the regulation of technology platforms and issued a stark warning.

The Conversation · Dec 4, 2025

Liberals lay out economic pitch to win back voters

Tax cuts and a stronger focus on AI are the centrepiece of the opposition's economic strategy to win back those who deserted them at the last federal election.

AAP · Nov 26, 2025

Hugh Marks decries ‘opportunistic’ attacks on the ABC – but concedes broadcaster blew it with Bluey

ABC managing director tells National Press Club comparisons between BBC program edit and Four Corners episode are not legitimate

The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2025

Call to revamp parental leave to benefit entire family

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody has issued a call to action to employers, governments unions and the public to challenge outdated gender norms.

AAP · Sep 23, 2025

Pentagon demands journalists pledge not to use unauthorized material amid Hegseth fury over leaks

National Press Club warns the restrictions pose a threat to the independent reporting provided by Pentagon journalists for generations

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2025

Emotional Utah Gov. Spencer Cox takes over presser on arrest of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect: ‘Log off, touch grass’

The mild-mannered Utah executive was once a Trump foe who now champions the president and has long preached civility in a time when politics has gone combative. His message is drawing notice

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

Australia could pay up to $2.5bn to Nauru over 30 years to take noncitizens, home affairs department says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025

Disability groups join states in surprise at plan to divert children with autism from NDIS

Minister’s announcement ‘has created further uncertainty’, advocates say and they are ‘collectively disappointed’ by the lack of engagement

The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2025

The wrong fit: children with autism moved off NDIS

A plan to divert children with autism and development delays from the NDIS is crucial to ensure the scheme remains sustainable, the disability minister says.

AAP · Aug 19, 2025

Lattouf took unlawful termination case to court as ‘public has a right to know what is happening’ at ABC

Journalist tells the podcast We Used To Be Journos she wanted to make public information uncovered by her legal team

The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2025