Editorial workers at Nine Publishing mastheads will be on strike from 11am AEST tomorrow. We want a pay rise in line with CPI, a commitment to workplace diversity, safeguards around AI and a fair deal for freelancers. #MEAAmedia #DontTorchJournalism

One to watch. Facebook has taken down dozens of posts by independent news outlet In-Depth Solomons Charley Piringi In-depth Solomons which has done first class investigative work. It suspects "a coordinated campaign by critics to file bogus terms of service complaints" occrp.org/en/daily/18919…

Journalists from Nine Publishing walked out today for a five-day strike, to protect quality journalism in Australia. Journos from The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Financial Review are angered by management failure to address concerns during long-running negotiations.

This is an excellent piece from Cate Cadell Nick Miroff and photographer Li Qiang. I'm glad to see it get the length and resources it deserves. Migrants from China ‘walk the line’ to U.S. border, testing Biden and Xi wapo.st/46r8ozs

EVAN GERSHKOVICH FREED 🩷 Evan is an enormous Arsenal fan, with Free Evan banners flying at the Emirates. Ecstatic he is free and can be back home, with his family and savoring football. It may be the most important-least important thing, but not to be taken for granted. ⚽️

“Somehow along the way, a mother living in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia found herself stuck between the two most powerful governments in the NATO alliance, ferrying messages that she hoped could free her son.” Great writing, great news. wsj.com/world/europe/e…

👀 $10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt wapo.st/3SxAkvO

This is such an insane story, and a journalist’s nightmare. Full credit to Frank Langfitt and his colleagues for spending a year to sort through the web of misinformation

Excellent piece by ⁦Marc Santora⁩ and 🤯 photos by ⁦Tyler Hicks⁩ nytimes.com/2024/08/06/wor…

Aussie B-girl Raygun steals show at Olympic breaking show washingtonpost.com/sports/olympic…

Asked if Trump might have confused the two CA politicians because they are both Black, Mr. Brown said, “I wouldn’t want to conclude that he can’t tell Black people apart, because I’d hate for him to think that I’m Beyoncé.” And then he burst out laughing. nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/…

I wrote for Crikey about how Tim Walz landed to a reunion between me and my high school teacher, who’d supported me throughout my application to Australian universities ten years ago. Hope this piece can give you some fresh perspectives abt values of intl education

Why newsrooms haven’t published leaked Trump campaign documents washingtonpost.com/style/media/20…

We traveled to Sudzha w/ UA troops. Many surreal moments: RU woman begged for peace. UA soldier says his hometown is occupied by RU. "Well, I think we’re just innocent civilians" she said. "I used to think that, too, when we were civilians,” he said back. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/…

Devastating news about a Reuters employee killed in Ukraine. My heart goes out to family and colleagues. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Leaders meet in Tonga this week for the Pacific Islands Forum. I was there last month for a very different story. Please have a read, with incredible 📷 by matthew abbott 🔥🌏 “She was beaten and bullied for being trans. This pageant gave her pride.” wapo.st/3Z0ACzb

U.S. could escort Philippine resupply missions in South China Sea, admiral says | Reuters reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

News! The Pacific Policing Initiative has been endorsed by PIF leaders, despite warnings last night by Vanuatu’s PM and the head of the Melanesian Spearhead Group that it shouldn’t be used to bolster Australia’s strategic interests (ie to box out China)

Hunter Marston Also speaks to U.S. concerns over Aus's "management" of security issues in the Pacific leading up to the 2022 SI-PRC security deal (perception Aus dropped the ball) as well as a degree of competition between the two Pacific partners which we see fairly frequently in the region.

My story on trans rights in Tonga is on the front page of today’s The Washington Post with stunning photos by matthew abbott 🔥🌏 Many thanks to the leitis who shared their stories of struggle and triumph. Please have a read washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/…