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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · 15d

If Australia wants to avoid American-style radicalisation and political violence, and save our tradition of political moderation, we'll need to reign in Big Tech.

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · 15d

Here I argue that the traditional left-right divide has been usurped by the politics of the chronically online vs. those of us who continue to primarily exist in, and interpret politics though, the offline world.

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · 15d

My monthly op-ed in today's Age / SMH
www.theage.com.au/world/north-...

Left or right, the real source of extremism is right in front of our faces

America’s epidemic of radicalisation and political violence should be a wake-up call for Australia to address the disastrous impact of the growing online-offline divide.

www.theage.com.au

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Sep 4

Appeared on this morning's edition of the @7ampodcast
to discuss why the IRGC is interested in Australia, how it operates here and what listing it as a terror organisation might actually achieve 7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/kyl...

Kylie Moore-Gilbert on what Iran’s Revolutionary Guard thinks of Australia

Australia acted against Iran after ASIO found Tehran orchestrated two antisemitic arson attacks on Australian soil – expelling Iran’s ambassador and moving to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp...

7ampodcast.com.au

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Sep 3

I had a lot of fun preparing for and recording this podcast. Guests have to choose one film, book, song, object and place to spark discussion. Have a listen! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1...

#187 Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Podcast Episode · Five of My Life · 01/09/2025 · 50m

podcasts.apple.com

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Aug 26

My interview with
@abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social
PM program on Australia's decision to kick out the Iranian ambassador and, finally, to proscribe the IRGC as a terror organisation
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Moore-Gilbert not surprised by Iranian involvement - ABC listen

In 2018, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps wrongly accused academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert of espionage and she spent 804 days in jail in Iran.

www.abc.net.au

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Aug 26

My op-ed in tomorrow's
@theageaustralia.bsky.social
on revelations that the IRGC were behind a series of antisemitic attacks in Australia, including the firebombing of Melbourne's Adass Israel synagogue
www.theage.com.au/national/whe...

When I was jailed in Iran, the interrogator showed me a list of Australian sites and began asking questions

Typed on the piece of paper were the addresses of synagogues and Jewish organisations in Melbourne. He wanted to know if I’d visited any of them, and if so, what was inside.

www.theage.com.au

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here it is: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Evaluating Australia’s consular management of cases of wrongful and arbitrary detention

When an Australian citizen is wrongfully or arbitrarily detained abroad the response they should expect from their government at a consular, political and diplomatic level is often unclear. Efforts...

www.tandfonline.com

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Aug 13

2/ My article is titled 'Evaluating Australia’s consular management of cases of wrongful and arbitrary detention' and is published by the Australian Journal of Political Science @auspsa.bsky.social
@tandfonline.bsky.social
It's open access, which means anyone can download it.
Feedback welcome!

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Aug 13

1/ For the first time since my academic career was effectively destroyed by my wrongful arrest in Iran in 2018, I have published a peer-reviewed journal article. Still not sure whether academia is where I'm meant to be, but I'm pleased to have finally got a tentative first step back on the ladder.

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jul 30

Panel event: Monday 11 August
Macquarie University, Sydney
Join myself, Sean Turnell & HRW's Daniela Gavshon as we discuss the geopolitical, legal and human rights implications of wrongful detention.
Tickets:
events.humanitix.com/the-price-of...

The Price of Citizenship

Register on Humanitix - The Price of Citizenship hosted by School of International Studies. 25C Wally's Walk C122 Function Room, 25 Wally's Walk, Macquarie Park NSW 2109, Australia. Monday 11th August...

events.humanitix.com

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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · Jul 1

#Podcast Outstanding interview @mattbevan.bsky.social with Dr Kylie Moore Gilbert #IFYoureListening #Iran
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the bombing of Iran’s Evin prison - ABC listen

Israel recently bombed Iran’s notorious Evin prison, a place that Dr Kylie Moore Gilbert came to know all too well. The political scientist and author was imprisoned in Iran for 804 days and eventuall...

www.abc.net.au

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 27

My interview a couple of days ago with ABC's The Business on the implications of the Iranian strike on Qatar for relations with the Gulf, and the crackdown that is now underway of the Iranian regime against its own people.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu4l...

Kylie Moore-Gilbert says Iranians fear they're about to pay the price from the regime | The Business

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

www.youtube.com

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 25

My piece for The Age / SMH on the targeting of Evin prison, the fate of the prisoners inside and why Evin as a symbol cannot be erased by bombs alone.
www.theage.com.au/world/middle...

Yesterday, bombs fell on the prison where I was jailed. It may be a metaphor for the Iranian people’s fate

The destruction of the gates of Evin prison, where I was incarcerated, risks becoming a metaphor for the fate of the Iranian people more broadly, once the missiles stop falling.

www.theage.com.au

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 25

My op-ed for @crikey.com.au There is great danger that now the bombs will stop falling, the regime will turn its attention to recriminations and rounding up innocent civilians to charge with bogus security crimes in order to demonstrate that its domestic coercive power has not weakened.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/23/us-iran-strike-civilians-future-regime-change/

t.co

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · Jun 23

"As always, the Iranian people will likely pay the greatest price for this war. It remains to be seen whether their self-appointed champions in Tel Aviv and Washington will still be there when it matters,"
@kmooregilbert.bsky.social

www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/23/u...

What happens to Iran when the bombs stop falling?

Civilians inside Iran express grave fears that its government will severely punish them when no longer preoccupied by external enemies.

www.crikey.com.au

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 18

My op-ed in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald about why regime change can only be delivered by the Iranian people themselves
www.theage.com.au/world/middle...

Iranians support Israel assassinating their oppressors – at least for now

Regime change, if that is indeed Israel’s goal, cannot be imposed from outside. It must come from within, and Israel risks alienating the very constituency it needs to get the job done.

www.theage.com.au

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 17

My op-ed in today's Financial Review on why it may be a better strategic option to allow Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to remain in place
afr.com/world/middle...

Why Iran’s supreme leader hasn’t been assassinated (yet)

Regardless of Trump’s involvement or otherwise, it appears that the Israeli decision to hold off on targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader was ultimately a wise one, writes Kylie Moore-Gilbert.

https://afr.com/world/middle-east/why-iran-s-supreme-leader-hasn-t-been-assassinated-yet-20250616-p5m7wo…

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 15

On the death of the head of IRGC-Intelligence and the fate of Iranian prisoners

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 15

My thoughts on why Khamenei wasn't targeted for assassination

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 10

Who cares whether Scomo received an honour for doing his job, my 100 year old grandmother has been made OAM for her decades of volunteer and community service work, including up to the present day. I'm so proud of her!

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 6

Robert's ordeal is by no means over, but this is a welcome first step.

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 6

So pleased to hear that Australian engineer Robert Pether has been released from prison in Iraq. Robert is currently on bail, can't leave the country and faces the prospect of going back to court for further proceedings, which could carry more jail time.

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · Jun 3

"Iraqi and Lebanese officials told AP the talks recently stalled over Iran’s demand for the release of one of its citizens detained in Iraq for the killing of an American." apnews.com/article/isra...

Why a Princeton graduate student kidnapped in Iraq still isn’t free 800 days later

With the world’s attention fixed on efforts to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, talks are quietly continuing to liberate a Princeton scholar and Israeli hostage held in Iraq by a different...

apnews.com

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @kmooregilbert.bsky.social · May 29

4. Jenkins has no worth to Putin rotting away in a max security prison. I would expect Russia to leverage him for some kind of concession in the future.

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