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The Making of One Nation: podcast out now Original
From a fish and chip shop in regional Queensland to the heart of Australian politics: our new podcast series tracks the unlikely story of the country’s most controversial minor party. For 30 years, One Nation and Pauline Hanson have been ridiculed, dismissed and shut out. Now, no one is laughing. This is the story of how a party built on fear and grievance thrived, died and rose again to upend Australian politics.
Pauline Hanson and the AI ‘slopaganda’ election
Pauline Hanson may be feeling a certain schadenfreude over the Coalition’s spectacular implosion. For decades, the Liberal and National parties have worked to keep the One Nation leader on the margins while co-opting her policies and rhetoric. In 1996, Hanson, a disgruntled Ipswich fish and chip shop owner and independent MP, divided the nation with her first speech to parliament, in which she claimed Australia was “in danger of being swamped by Asians”.
From South Park v Trump to AI slopaganda: deepfakes are now part of the news cycle, for better and for worse
South Park’s 27th season return featured a jaw-dropping deepfake of Donald Trump that resulted in an official statement from the White House. Illustration: South Park Studios Salman Rushdie believes AI will not be a threat to authors until ChatGPT can write “a funny book”. His faith in human over synthetic creativity may hold some truth in the literary space.
'Please explain' Pauline Hanson and One Nation's longevity
Alongside Labor’s thumping victory, the 2025 election delivered a surprise win to One Nation, which doubled its Senate seats and increased its share of the national vote to 6.2%. Senator Pauline Hanson cited Coalition policy fence-sitting for her party’s resurgence. But contributing factors were also the escalation of right-wing populism globally, Hanson’s effective use of alternative media, and her enduring brand as an anti-establishment politician who — love or hate her — “tells it like it is”.
Book talk: adventures in rural Australia
Jeff Popple reviews three good reads about fictional and true adventures in rural Australia. More of Jeff’s reviews can be found on his blog; murdermayhemandlongdogs.com Text, $34.99 Garry Disher has been at the pinnacle of Australian crime writing for over twenty years. Each of his books are well crafted examples of the best of the crime writer’s art and all are very enjoyable.
For 30 years I saw my kidnapping as character-building – until I finally faced what happened to me
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For 30 years I saw my kidnapping as character-building – until I finally faced what happened to me
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I Was an Extra in a North Korean Propaganda Film
Story by Anna Broinowski · Illustration by Eric Diotte · 1.26.17 Story by Anna Broinowski Illustration by Eric Diotte 1.26.17 In 2013, Australian documentarian Anna Broinowskiwas granted a rare chance to research North Korea’scloaked and powerful propaganda film industry. Former supreme leader Kim Jong Il was obsessed with filmmaking, writing a manifesto on the subject while adapting western techniques to produce a diverse oeuvre of features, series and documentaries.
Sydney Writers' Festival - Matters of Fact
In an age of untruth, facts have become more valuable than ever before. But what kind of work goes into making sure facts are right, who do reporters, writers and editors turn to, and how do they verify the reliability of sources? Furthermore, where should the line be drawn between fact and fable when history is fictionalised on page and screen?
Page Contents (Queensland Literary Awards)
Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Awards The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award The University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award Griffith University Children’s Book Award Griffith University Young Adult Book Award University of Southern Queensland History Book Award University of Southern Queensland Short Story Collection—Steele Rudd Award QUT Digital Literature Award Unpublished Indigenous Writer—David...
Page Contents (Queensland Literary Awards)
Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Awards The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award The University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award Griffith University Children’s Book Award Griffith University Young Adult Book Award University of Southern Queensland History Book Award University of Southern Queensland Short Story Collection – Steele Rudd Award State Library of Queensland Poetry Collection – Judith Wright...
2018 Shortlists
Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Awards The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award The University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award Griffith University Children’s Book Award Griffith University Young Adult Book Award University of Southern Queensland History Book Award University of Southern Queensland Short Story Collection – Steele Rudd Award State Library of Queensland Poetry Collection – Judith Wright...
Author of Honi Soit's controversial North Korea piece has firebrand activist history
The controversy around a recent Honi Soit article about North Korea isn't all that surprising when you look at the history of its author. Last week, a bright and bland advert for North Korea found its way onto the pages of the University of Sydney's student newspaper Honi Soit. Written by PhD candidate and former tutor Jay Tharapell, it chronicles a nine-day, not-at-all-stage-managed visit to the hermit kingdom in strikingly positive terms.
One month on from US-North Korea summit, the media need to change the narrative
One month on from the summit, the “evil North Korea” narrative is stale and counter-productive. Are we capable of change?
Sydney Writers' Festival – The Rise of Australian Populism
Populism has reshaped the status quo in liberal democracies all over the world, and has firmly taken root in Australia. Three festival authors uniquely placed to understand the domestic state of affairs join The Monthly editor Nick Feik to share their insights into the foundations of and prognosis for populism in Australia.
Vox First Person: I played an "evil American wife" in a North Korean propaganda film
Australian documentarian Anna Broinowski traveled to North Korea in 2012 for an unusual purpose: to make a documentary in the style of a North Korean propaganda film. After receiving a copy of Kim John-Il’s propaganda manifesto “The Cinema and Directing” as a joke gift, Broinowski became fascinated with the now-deceased supreme leader’s passion for filmmaking. She decided to visit the notoriously closed country to learn about their propaganda industry.
I Was an Extra in a North Korean Propaganda Film
In 2013, Australian documentarian Anna Broinowski was granted a rare chance to research North Korea’s cloaked and powerful propaganda film industry. Former supreme leader Kim Jong Il was obsessed with filmmaking, writing a manifesto on the subject while adapting western techniques to produce a diverse oeuvre of features, series and documentaries. Determined to stop a gas mine near her home, Broinowski decided to learn from the propaganda masters.
Director Anna Broinowski on the journey behind Pauline Hanson: Please Explain!
The journey 'Pauline Hanson: Please Explain' was over seven years in the making. Here, writer, director and producer Anna Broinowski shares a small glimpse of just what went into the making the revealing new documentary, premiering on SBS on Sunday, 31st July at 8:30pm. I first met Pauline Hanson in Sylvania Waters in 2009.
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