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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Sep 4

What a shame. Melbourne Uni is one of the richest universities in Australia, surely it could pay the salary of two editors and distribution costs?!

www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/m...

Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing

Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.

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Paddy Manning @paddymanning.bsky.social · Aug 14

Stop killing journalists! #ceasefirenowinGaza

MEAA @withmeaa.bsky.social · Aug 14

Targeting journalists is a war crime.
As colleagues, we remember them.
meaa.io/45A4vZ5

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Stephanie Convery @gingerandhoney.bsky.social · Aug 14

Stop killing journalists.

@withmeaa.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMq8...

Stop Killing Journalists

YouTube video by withMEAA

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · Aug 14

Israel has killed more journalists in the last 22 months than were killed in the US civil war, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined.

The numbers are simply unprecedented - these are their names

Please watch the whole video. @withmeaa.bsky.social

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Stop Killing Journalists

YouTube video by withMEAA

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Aug 14

Feel so proud to have contributed to this @withmeaa.bsky.social video with 100+ Australian journalists (all MEAA members) that honours the 180 journalists killed by Israel in Gaza. Watch it and weep.

STOP. KILLING. JOURNALISTS

MEAA @withmeaa.bsky.social · Aug 14

Targeting journalists is a war crime.
As colleagues, we remember them.
meaa.io/45A4vZ5

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MEAA @withmeaa.bsky.social · Aug 14

Targeting journalists is a war crime.
As colleagues, we remember them.
meaa.io/45A4vZ5

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MEAA @withmeaa.bsky.social · Aug 11

MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime as toll nears 200 deaths

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Aug 11

I feel so broken hearted about this. Five media workers were killed. Free Palestine. 🇵🇸

Arbella Bet-Shlimon @abshlimon.bsky.social · Aug 10

The final statement by Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, written months ago in anticipation of his likely death, posted on Twitter/X by a friend. Israel assassinated him tonight along with his reporting team in an airstrike in Gaza.

Anas Al-Sharif أنس الشريف @
This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice.
First, peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp.
My hope was that Allah would extend my life so l could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah's will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.
I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.
I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where l am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.
I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend-patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.
I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.
Do not forget Gaza... And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.
Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025
This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.
3:25 PM • 8/10/25 • 675K Views

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Aug 10

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:

“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

Israel just killed him.

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Michael Slezak @mikeyslezak.bsky.social · Aug 4

Nearly 200 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza. The rest work under sickness, hunger and fire to report the reality there. Meanwhile the rest of the world’s media is locked out. This is a global press freedom crisis and @withmeaa.bsky.social was proud to join the March for Humanity.

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Pete Milne @petemilne.bsky.social · Jul 22

The Federal and WA governments will pay about $0.5B towards the $2.3B clean-up of Barrow Island after Chevron ended six decades of oil production on the contaminated Pilbara nature reserve.
www.boilingcold.com.au/governments-...

$500m government bill looms for Chevron oil field cleanup

The $2.3 billion-plus decommissioning on Barrow Island will be part-funded by the Federal and WA governments returning about half the royalties they received over six decades.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 21

A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"

Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:

Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die
July 21, 2025

AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024.

Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years.

We refuse to watch them die.

One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.”

Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness.

Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.”

Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%.

AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · Jul 16

In the Torres Strait, the rising ocean floods graves, and gardens are too poisoned by salinity to grow food. It's why Uncle Paul and Uncle Pabai won't let yesterday's ruling stop them, @mikiperkins.bsky.social writes.

I met with the Torres Strait Islander elders who lost their landmark climate case. They won't give up

Uncle Paul Kabai and Uncle Pabai Pabai, two brothers-in-law, are exemplars of the extraordinary commitment of ordinary people pursuing climate justice.

www.crikey.com.au

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Jul 16

I wrote something about the Pabai case for Crikey:

www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/16/t...

I met with the Torres Strait Islander elders who lost their landmark climate case. They won't give up

Uncle Paul Kabai and Uncle Pabai Pabai, two brothers-in-law, are exemplars of the extraordinary commitment of ordinary people pursuing climate justice.

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Jul 14

www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw...

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Jul 13

What a reprehensible disgrace
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Dozens of Palestinians killed in latest Israeli attacks near food aid distribution site, medics and witnesses say

Witnesses describe people shot in head and torso near sites run by Israeli-backed US organisation Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Jul 11

'Earlier this week, X deleted a number of posts made by its AI chatbot Grok that praised Hitler, alleged that people with Jewish surnames were prone to “extreme leftist activism, especially the anti-white variety”, and called itself “MechaHitler”.' 👀 👀

www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/11/a...

Antisemitism envoy praises Elon Musk's X for using AI to 'root out hate'

Australia's antisemitism envoy has praised how platforms like Elon Musk's X are using AI to fight hate — days after X's AI bot Grok was taken offline for antisemitic posts.

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Jul 11

hi, long-time meaa member here. the meaa is great, with lots of hardworking members who volunteer their energy to push for better conditions for journalists. collective action is the only thing that works!

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Ben Schneiders @benschneiders.bsky.social · Jul 10

Strong statement from MEAA

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Environmental Justice Australia @envirojustice.bsky.social · May 28

🚨 Australia’s new federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has said he intends to approve a forty-year extension to Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project.

With his first significant decision set to fuel almost four billion tonnes of greenhouse gas.

More here: envirojustice.org.au/press-releas...

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Apr 2

Trying to survive as a freelancer in this capitalist hellscape is really tough. Particularly if you work for Channel Nine!

Freelance rates at Nine Publishing have gone backwards in real terms by 59% over the past 20 years! 👀
Sign the petition: meaa.io/4lblCar
#MEAAmedia @withmeaa.bsky.social

Help freelancers at Nine Publishing win fair rates

Off the back of strike action last year, Nine management committed to engage in discussions about freelance rates and conditions with MEAA representatives. Despite this commitment, Nine management ha...

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Mar 25

The 'What's in it for you' analysis tells us so much about the individualistic and wealth-orientated population that some media assume Australians to be.

What's in it for those living in poverty?

What's in it for the natural world?

I reckon lots of people are interested those questions.

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Paddy Manning @paddymanning.bsky.social · Mar 14

Let's have a debate! The Walkleys would not exist without our union @withmeaa.bsky.social which created the awards and sustained and nurtured them for 70 years 1/3 Walkleys board members resign amid tensions between union and awards foundation | Weekly Beast www.theguardian.com/media/commen...

Walkleys board members resign amid tensions between union and awards foundation | Weekly Beast

A push to require that a majority of directors be independent of the MEAA causes acrimony. Plus: Nine defends running Clive Palmer ads

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Mar 12

Saddened to see wonderful journalists at the Age having to - yet again - save management from burning down the building. Solidarity with the letter writers. 💪

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Staff at the Age protest over Trumpet of Patriots gender ad as Newcastle Herald apologises for running it

Australian Community Media, publisher of the Newcastle Herald, removes ad promoting Clive Palmer’s party from digital edition, saying it does not meet the company’s values

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · Mar 4

See what I've been working on (in the background) at @envirojustice.bsky.social!

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/mar...

Threatened species: court asked to compel Australian ministers to create recovery plans

The Wilderness Society launches legal action in hope of helping animals on brink of extinction

www.theguardian.com

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