Senior Lecturer at RMIT University. Researching ethical online communication in an era of digital hostility and networked disinformation. Opinions my own.
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Dear @theage - extremism has inflected Australian political discourse for decades. Extremist groups are vile but they are not - unfortunately - aberrations. Of course their numbers would include folk in ‘everyday jobs’. #Auspol2025 #FarRight
No surprises here. There are profound ethical pitfalls associated with platforming conspiracists like this, as Kurt Sengul and I have elsewhere discussed (see link in comments). The Oz media has blood on its hands. #auspol #terrorism
I really enjoyed reviewing this disturbing and disturbingly good debut novel for @ConversationEDU - enjoy!
When twentysomething Ash arrives in Melbourne seeking a 'new version' of himself, he’s fleeing a country town and a joyless upbringing. @JaysProofs @RMIT theconversation.com/i-genuin…
PUBLICATION TODAY! On the 'Epstein files' and the dangers of conspiracy. Hot off the press in @ABCReligion
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There’s something a bit “off” about a psychologist, admitting she hasn’t personally assessed Erin Paterson, but jumping into print immediately to label her. Maybe a bit of narcissism on display- wanting to be noticed- here as well? smh.com.au/national/victoria…
ANNOUNCEMENT: My first some-authored book, in which I revisit an iconic moment in Aust rock, has been published as an eBook. For 1990: teenagers everywhere. Enjoy! #silverchair #90s #grunge
The conspiracy crowd have a point: this is a distraction: a distraction from the White House’ ongoing toxicity, an embarrassing Democrat Party, and all the other egregious shit in the works. #Potus #FuckOffTrumpAndMusk
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PUBLICATION TODAY! The ethical challenges that journalists face when reporting on an increasingly brazen far-right. TLDR: The platforming is their point. Co-authored with Kurt Sengul and published by the ABC. Enjoy! #auspol #ethics #journalism
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It’s true.
Dutton didn’t want to be welcomed to Country.
And he wasn’t.
And so, the countdown is on ... until no more fucking Trumpet of Patriot ads on YouTube! #Auspol2025
PUBLICATION TODAY: The politics and ethics of reporting on and interviewing the Far Right. Co-authored with @Kurt_Sengul. #publication #FarRight #auspol
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Russell Brand is now investigating whether Joanna Lumley assisted Penelope Keith in the JFK assassination, or whether she was just a Patsy.
Happy 30th anniversary to silverchair's 'Frogstomp' album and a reminder that my own study of this albuma and its ongoing legacy will be released later in 2025. So yes, you'll need to wait 'till tomorrow ... :) #academiclyfe #grunge #90s
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PUBLICATION TODAY! Open access in 'Convergence', co-authored with the brilliant research team on the Australian Research Council project 'Online hostility in Australian digital cultures'.
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🚨 Really happy to share my latest open access article in Discourse, Context & Media which examines the ‘anti-woke’ right-wing dating app, The Right Stuff
The app was co-founded by Trump administration and Project 2025 alumni, with Peter Thiel $$
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