An unflinching examination of how Murdoch’s media empire evolved into a cathedral of manufactured outrage, now weaponized by tech oligarchs and autocrats—and why the resistance that matters happens at the edges.
Category: Political Comment
Trump’s War Without Rules: When Ignorance Meets Unchecked Power
A searing indictment of Trump’s ruleless sabotage and the global drift toward normalizing tyranny. This piece calls for clarity, resistance, and the courage to name misrule for what it is—before the spectacle becomes the system.
Gunboat Diplomacy in USA’s Neighbourhood: A Call for Honesty, Humility and Humanity
This is not a war on drugs. This is a series of extrajudicial killings, an outrageous violation of international law, and a dangerous assertion that the president can secretly wage war on his sole authority. It is time for the US to abandon this violent authoritarianism and re-engage with its neighbours with a little less duplicity, overweening arrogance and a lot more humanity.
The Gaza “Peace Plan”: When Tyranny Calls Itself Diplomacy
This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a blueprint for entrenching occupation and calling it stability. For managing ethnic cleansing and calling it security. For weaponizing the very concept of peace to justify ongoing war in slow motion.
‘Applaud or Lose Your Rank’: Inside Trump’s Quantico Loyalty Purge
A vivid, incisive exploration of how Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are reshaping the Pentagon—prioritising loyalty over strategy, fantasy over reality, and risking catastrophic failure.
The ‘Youth Crime Wave’ is a Political Construction, Not a Public Safety Crisis
A spectre is haunting Victoria—the spectre of a youth crime wave. Premier Jacinta Allan, nearly two years into the top job, finds herself besieged by a relentless narrative: brazen young offenders running wild, a state in chaos, a government losing its grip. The political playbook … Continue reading The ‘Youth Crime Wave’ is a Political Construction, Not a Public Safety Crisis
Liberal Party Leadership: Myths and Maternal Veto
A blistering satirical op-ed dissecting the Liberal Party’s leadership crisis, maternal veto politics, and the mythmaking machinery of WA’s oligarchy—complete with burner phones, pink lunchboxes, and disappearing ink.
A Credibility Gap in Search of a Conspiracy
Australia’s Coalition postures as tough on national security, but their record tells another story: Iran scare campaigns, hypocrisy on Tehran trade, and the trillion-dollar AUKUS blunder.
The TikTok Takeover: Why Big Tech’s Next Move Should Terrify You
The content critiques America’s decision to tackle TikTok as a national security threat, framing it as a misguided move benefiting oligarchs like Larry Ellison. This transfer of tech control masks a deeper issue of surveillance capitalism, intertwining political loyalty with foreign ties, leading to a concerning form of digital authoritarianism under the guise of patriotism.
The Day the Elevator Stopped: Trump at the UN, or U Thant 2.0 in Reverse
The moment captures Donald Trump’s chaotic entrance into the UN General Assembly, marked by a mechanical failure of the escalator and the Teleprompter. Trump blames others for these failures, showcasing an absurdity that mirrors the dysfunction of authority and democracy, revealing deeper tragedies within the spectacle of power.
Urban Wronski Writes 