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Tom Tanuki

Australia, Melbourne
As seen in: Crikey, Independent Australia, New Matilda, True News Weekly
Covers:  Anti-racism, anti-fascism, Australian society, colonialism, social justice and culture.
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Tom Tanuki is a writer, satirist and anti-fascist activist. He has worked in political comedy online, on stage and at protests through projects including direct action anti-racist group 'Yelling At Racist Dogs' (YARD) and the satirical nationalist group 'Million Flag Patriots'.

His premiere live stage show with YARD, 'Just As Bad', performed to a sold-out run during the 2019 Melbourne Fringe festival. His work has featured on ABC's Media Watch and slagged off by The Bolt Report, The Australian …

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Future PHON fiefdom: Australia's Mad Max monoculture

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By Tom Tanuki
| Independent Australia Verified
Now that Aunty Pauline has been elected as our new Prime Minister, I am entitled, as a white Australian, to assist in the process of enacting the exciting monoculture she promised way back in 2026. Let’s get to work. First up, we have to repay everyone who did us favours – bot farms, slavishly sympathetic or grovelling media, kickbacks and so on – to help haul Pauline up to the throne. The first thing the monoculture must do is pay back Pauline’s mates. First up, of course, abolish the minimum wage.
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Sarah Henderson puts Senate Estimates on notice over Israel's Eurovision score

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By Tom Tanuki
| Independent Australia Verified
The pro-Israel lobby has proven they can nail activists to the wall, and now they will do it to your cultural sacred cows, too, writes Tom Tanuki. VICTORIAN LIBERAL SENATOR Sarah Henderson made a goose of herself and her office by "grilling" the SBS about Eurovision during Senate Estimates on . Her big concern was why Australia didn’t give any points to Israel during the Eurovision 2026 Grand Final. She demanded to know what the selection process for SBS’s seven-person jury was.
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Paid agitator Avi Yemini's plan to harvest votes for One Nation

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By Tom Tanuki
| Independent Australia Verified
We need legislative reform that requires paid political agitators to disclose their earnings, particularly when they profit from exploiting democratic institutions, writes Tom Tanuki.
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