Daniel James
@mrdtjames.bsky.social
Yorta Yorta - Host of the Mission 3RRR FM. Co-host 7am podcast. thespencerstreetend.com.au
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Spin Cycle is back on @3rrrfm.bsky.social tonight and we welcome @mrdtjames.bsky.social to talk about the flaccid media response to a bomb attack in WA on Invasion Day. Plus I think there’s been a bit of news over the last 6 weeks. With @rachelwithers.bsky.social and @theshufflediary.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Spin Cycle is back on @3rrrfm.bsky.social tonight and we welcome @mrdtjames.bsky.social to talk about the flaccid media response to a bomb attack in WA on Invasion Day. Plus I think there’s been a bit of news over the last 6 weeks. With @rachelwithers.bsky.social and @theshufflediary.bsky.social
Don't know why it's taken so long to be classified as such. But I'm glad that it now has.
Breaking: Invasion Day rally attempted bombing declared terrorist act
The attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally in Perth's CBD last week is declared a terrorist attack by authorities.
www.abc.net.au
February 5, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Don't know why it's taken so long to be classified as such. But I'm glad that it now has.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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Spoke to Senator Lidia Thorpe on The Mission last night after she crafted a rare moment of solidarity in parliament yesterday with her motion condemning the Perth pipe bomb attack. You can listen back here: www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/se...
Segments: The Mission: Lidia Thorpe on the Attempted Invasion Day Bomb Attack — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
For Daniel James' first broadcast of the year, he is joined by independent Senator Lidia Thorpe hours after she passes a parliamentary motion to condemn the attempted bomb on a Perth Invasion Day…
www.rrr.org.au
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Spoke to Senator Lidia Thorpe on The Mission last night after she crafted a rare moment of solidarity in parliament yesterday with her motion condemning the Perth pipe bomb attack. You can listen back here: www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/se...
Ready to be a DJ again.
*note the shades are only for impact.
*note the shades are only for impact.
February 3, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Ready to be a DJ again.
*note the shades are only for impact.
*note the shades are only for impact.
TONIGHT 7PM on the Mission. Change of plan, Senator Lidia Thorpe on her motion condemning the terror attack in Perth on Invasion Day, and Sissy Austin about National Take Back the Track Day. 102.7 FM in Naarm or rrr.org.au everywhere else on the planet. DO LISTEN!!
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 AM
TONIGHT 7PM on the Mission. Change of plan, Senator Lidia Thorpe on her motion condemning the terror attack in Perth on Invasion Day, and Sissy Austin about National Take Back the Track Day. 102.7 FM in Naarm or rrr.org.au everywhere else on the planet. DO LISTEN!!
Please, I'm trying to stream the best community radio stations from around the world, and would like a recommendation for a good one to stream from London. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. x
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Please, I'm trying to stream the best community radio stations from around the world, and would like a recommendation for a good one to stream from London. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. x
I don’t mean to sub my journalistic colleagues, but there’s not a defection of National MPs to One Nation. It’s a defecation of National MPs to One Nation.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I don’t mean to sub my journalistic colleagues, but there’s not a defection of National MPs to One Nation. It’s a defecation of National MPs to One Nation.
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Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, latest political donations data shows
Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, latest political donations data shows
Clive Palmer’s Minerology was the single biggest political donor in 2024-25, giving $53.1m to Trumpet of Patriots, which failed to win a seat
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Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting donated $900,000 to rightwing political campaign outfit Advance last financial year, while Clive Palmer was the country’s largest single donor during the period, giving his own Trumpet of Patriots just over $53m.
New political donations data released by the Australian Electoral Commission on Monday showed Hancock Prospecting made two donations in 2024-25 to Advance, worth a combined $895,000. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, latest political donations data shows
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Excellent piece from @mrdtjames.bsky.social here on the double standards around the media/political (non-)response to the Perth terrorist attack last week.
pca.st/episode/18dc...
pca.st/episode/18dc...
Daniel James on the Perth pipe bomb
At Forrest Place in Boorloo (Perth), on what this country officially calls Australia Day, around 2,500 people gathered to mark Invasion Day. They listened to speakers, held banners and, for a few…
pca.st
February 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Excellent piece from @mrdtjames.bsky.social here on the double standards around the media/political (non-)response to the Perth terrorist attack last week.
pca.st/episode/18dc...
pca.st/episode/18dc...
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The Vandal-ing continues at the State Library OF Victoria. Who needs DOGE when you've got this lot?
Don't let the State Library give our beloved indie café to a big player.
Don't let the State Library give our beloved indie café to a big player.
February 1, 2026 at 7:19 AM
The Vandal-ing continues at the State Library OF Victoria. Who needs DOGE when you've got this lot?
Don't let the State Library give our beloved indie café to a big player.
Don't let the State Library give our beloved indie café to a big player.
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When Musk was rebutted by cave rescuer for his ridiculous idea to send a submarine to rescue kids trapped in a cave in Thailand, he labelled the rescuer a peadophile. Such a strange use of language. Concerning.
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 AM
When Musk was rebutted by cave rescuer for his ridiculous idea to send a submarine to rescue kids trapped in a cave in Thailand, he labelled the rescuer a peadophile. Such a strange use of language. Concerning.
I can’t get Midnight at the Oasis out of my head, nor do I want to. RIP Catherine O’Hara.
January 31, 2026 at 7:11 AM
I can’t get Midnight at the Oasis out of my head, nor do I want to. RIP Catherine O’Hara.
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there are no mastermind villains. every single one of them is sending 4th grade level emails to World's Most Famous Sex Criminal from their work account
January 31, 2026 at 2:11 AM
there are no mastermind villains. every single one of them is sending 4th grade level emails to World's Most Famous Sex Criminal from their work account
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This essay by @mrdtjames.bsky.social, highlighting the blatant selective outrage over acts of violence, is precise and to the point, and very much worth your time.
Daniel James on the Perth pipe bomb
At Forrest Place in Boorloo (Perth), on what this country officially calls Australia Day, around 2,500 people gathered to mark Invasion Day. They listened to speakers, held banners and, for a few…
pca.st
January 30, 2026 at 10:46 PM
This essay by @mrdtjames.bsky.social, highlighting the blatant selective outrage over acts of violence, is precise and to the point, and very much worth your time.
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Yes yes yes
@mrdtjames.bsky.social excellent piece on muted response to a(nother) terrorism act on Aboriginal people
No statement and no lectern thumping from Sussan Ley, Albo unwilling to say ‘terrorism, muted response from media
But if a blak person had thrown an IED 💣 💥- just imagine
@mrdtjames.bsky.social excellent piece on muted response to a(nother) terrorism act on Aboriginal people
No statement and no lectern thumping from Sussan Ley, Albo unwilling to say ‘terrorism, muted response from media
But if a blak person had thrown an IED 💣 💥- just imagine
Daniel James on the Perth pipe bomb
Podcast Episode · 7am · 30/01/2026 · 9m
podcasts.apple.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Yes yes yes
@mrdtjames.bsky.social excellent piece on muted response to a(nother) terrorism act on Aboriginal people
No statement and no lectern thumping from Sussan Ley, Albo unwilling to say ‘terrorism, muted response from media
But if a blak person had thrown an IED 💣 💥- just imagine
@mrdtjames.bsky.social excellent piece on muted response to a(nother) terrorism act on Aboriginal people
No statement and no lectern thumping from Sussan Ley, Albo unwilling to say ‘terrorism, muted response from media
But if a blak person had thrown an IED 💣 💥- just imagine
Unelectable snowflakes.
Liberal MP complains to ABC managing director about Tony Armstrong’s satire special
Melissa McIntosh, who claims Always Was Tonight violated ABC charter, has been dubbed the ‘Liberal party fun police’ by the Greens
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Unelectable snowflakes.
The people that thought it would be good to have coaches on court at the tennis are probably the same people that thought it would be good for Karl Stefanovic to have a podcast.
January 30, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The people that thought it would be good to have coaches on court at the tennis are probably the same people that thought it would be good for Karl Stefanovic to have a podcast.
The Today Showification of Nine News is almost complete.
January 30, 2026 at 7:43 AM
The Today Showification of Nine News is almost complete.
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Opinion | Reporting about the Perth attempted bombing spoke in the voice of bureaucracy, as if describing a traffic incident. There was no shock, no reckoning, no pause, @mrdtjames.bsky.social writes.
The muted response to the Perth bombing exposes a pattern of national indifference
www.crikey.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Opinion | Reporting about the Perth attempted bombing spoke in the voice of bureaucracy, as if describing a traffic incident. There was no shock, no reckoning, no pause, @mrdtjames.bsky.social writes.