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Michelle Pini
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Managing editor at Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social, journalist and broadcaster.

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Michelle Pini @michellepini.bsky.social · Oct 9
The Liberal Party's Far-Right takeover from within, simmering beneath the "civilised broad church" facade.
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'Libspill': Hastie and other anti-liberal Antics
Managing editor Michelle Pini takes a look at the Liberal Party's Far-Right takeover from within, simmering beneath the "civilised broad church" facade.
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All the pearl-clutching about Zohran Mamdani--by right-wingers who elected a half-senile old TV star president--is very amusing. For once the shoe is on the other foot.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Albo's recent meeting with Charles Windsor and avid declaration that Australia would not become a fully independent nation had interesting echoes to the past.
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Awed Albo abandons republic (and Australia's dignity) in haste to embrace King Charles
Albo's recent meeting with Charles Windsor and avid declaration that Australia would not become a fully independent nation had interesting echoes to the past.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Media legend Dr Jeff McMullen AM shares his thoughts on Donald Trump and the conservative narrative fueling our fear of difference, AI and the future of Australian media, and his Aboriginal rights activism. @michellepini.bsky.social
INDY EYE VIDEO PODCAST: Media legend Jeff McMullen joins IA
Media legend Dr Jeff McMullen AM shares his thoughts on Donald Trump and the conservative narrative fueling our fear of difference, AI and the future of Australian media, and his Aboriginal rights...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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The PM wearing a Joy Division T-shirt is the new topic du jour about which to feign outrage, in case anyone was wondering, writes managing editor @michellepini.bsky.social.
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Division but no Joy or vision from Ley’s Liberals
The PM wearing a Joy Division T-shirt is the new topic du jour about which to feign outrage, in case anyone was wondering.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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A former Media Watch presenter recently attempted to lecture Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges on what his role as a journalist should be, and it was embarrassing.
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David Marr interviews Chris Hedges for Club Media Mainstream
A former Media Watch presenter recently attempted to lecture Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges on what his role as a journalist should be, and it was embarrassing.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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It's illegal for developers to make political donations in Qld. Yet this doesn't stop Tom "Have-a-Go" Tate from being a developer and Mayor.
Gold Coast Mayor Tom pod-Tate-o & his Surfers Plaza backpacker factory
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Gold Coast Mayor Tom pod-Tate-o and his Surfers Plaza backpacker factory
In Queensland, it is apparently illegal for property developers to make donations to politicians, or be accepted by them. Yet this doesn't seem to prohibit property developers such the Gold Coast's .....
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October 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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The Liberal Party's Far-Right takeover from within, simmering beneath the "civilised broad church" facade.
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'Libspill': Hastie and other anti-liberal Antics
Managing editor Michelle Pini takes a look at the Liberal Party's Far-Right takeover from within, simmering beneath the "civilised broad church" facade.
independentaustralia.net
October 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Managing editor Michelle Pini takes a look at the Liberal Party's Far-Right takeover from within, simmering beneath the "civilised broad church" facade.
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'Libspill': Hastie and other anti-liberal Antics
Managing editor Michelle Pini takes a look at the Liberal Party's Far-Right takeover from within, simmering beneath the "civilised broad church" facade.
independentaustralia.net
October 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Donald Trump's burgeoning dictatorship and what Australia's response might mean for the future of democracy. @michellepini.bsky.social
Trump, Hitler and acquiescing to murderous regimes
Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses Donald Trump's burgeoning dictatorship and what Australia's response might mean for the future of democracy.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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'Nothing prepared me for being accused of causing harm by wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh at a queer displacement conference'.
~ Aisya Zaharin.

Selective empathy and the weaponisation of trauma
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Selective empathy and the weaponisation of trauma
'Nothing prepared me for being accused of causing by wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh at a queer displacement conference.'
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October 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Australia’s student visa system is feeding permanent migration at double the rate Treasury assumed.
~ Dr Abul Rizvi

Government report provides a strong basis for immigration reform
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Government report provides a strong basis for immigration reform
Australia’s student visa system is feeding permanent migration at double the rate Treasury assumed.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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When award-winning journalist Antoinette Lattouf won her unfair dismissal case against the ABC, it wasn’t just a personal victory.

#OPINION by Aisya A. Zaharin

Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250701-aus...
July 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Erin Patterson’s crimes shocked Australia, but decades of near-total isolation defy human rights.
~ Clive Solomon

Solitary confinement as a sentence isn't justice, it's torture
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Solitary confinement as a sentence isn't justice, it's torture
Erin Patterson’s crimes shocked Australia, but decades of near-total isolation defy human rights.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Experts warn half of entry-level jobs may vanish. Australia risks ignoring an AI crisis that could strip workers of economic leverage.
~ Jemma Nott

AI could shatter Australia's labour market
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AI could shatter Australia's labour market
Experts warn half of entry-level jobs may vanish. Australia risks ignoring an AI crisis that could strip workers of economic leverage.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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As the links between extreme religious cults and Liberal Party politicians pile up, managing editor @michellepini.bsky.social considers the 'quid pro quo'.
Brethren and Pentecostal cults and the 'quid pro quo' for Australia's democracy
As the links between extreme religious cults and Liberal Party politicians pile up, managing editor Michelle Pini considers the 'quid pro quo'.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis suggests
Farage's Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK's Mass Deportation Plan
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September 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
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September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Despite eye-watering profits, the banking sector is 'throwing workers on the scrap heap while executives pocket bonuses' and providing even less services.
ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed
ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed
Despite eye-watering profits, the banking sector is 'throwing workers on the scrap heap while executives pocket bonuses' and providing even less services.
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September 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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I’m looking forward to speaking at the Australian Conservation Foundation’s 60th in Sydney. Our community & membership based environment groups have fought to protect nature and it’s wonders, adding much to the quality of life in Australia. More to do, but what a great legacy to build on.
September 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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independentaus.bsky.social
Media outlets have been called out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for inflating their data ahead of anti-immigration 'March for Australia' rallies.
~ Dr Abul Rizvi

Media misuses migration statistics to promote anti-immigration rallies
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Media misuses migration statistics to promote anti-immigration rallies
Media outlets have been called out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for inflating their data ahead of anti-immigration 'March for Australia' rallies.
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August 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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He's been beating his climate-denial drum at the NSW Bush Summit.
CARTOONS: Barnaby Joyce is turning red over renewables
~ Mark David Cartoons
CARTOONS: Barnaby Joyce is turning red over renewables
He's been beating his climate-denial drum at the NSW Bush Summit.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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The Liberal Party claims to represent middle-class Australians, but fails even its own members. A dissident’s political memoir of their time in the party.
~ Heath Clark

Inside the Liberal Party: Where power is bought and policies sold
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Inside the Liberal Party: Where power is bought and policies sold
The party claims to represent middle-class Australians, but fails even its own. A dissident's political memoir of their time in the Liberal Party.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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As policymakers begin to confront inequality, the response from corporate Australia reveals a telling divide.
~ Carl Rhodes

Growth without fairness: Corporate Australia needs to face inequality crisis
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Growth without fairness: Corporate Australia needs to face inequality crisis
As policymakers begin to confront inequality, the response from corporate Australia reveals a telling divide.
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August 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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For 25 years, timeless images of Melbourne's historic maritime gateway have been stored in a drawer, waiting to be brought to light.
Docklands remembered: 'Last Light on Victoria Dock, 1999'
~ Bill McAuley
Docklands remembered: 'Last Light on Victoria Dock, 1999'
For 25 years, timeless images of Melbourne's historic maritime gateway have been stored in my drawer, waiting to be brought to light.
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August 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM