Daniel James

Not like there’s much going down in the world at the moment. No wonder so many are turning to independent media.

I’ll tell you what, The Age has got its finger on the pulse, its ear to the street.

Thank you Bhakthi! Yes those two.

Never has more copy been written about two C grade douches in modern times. Why anyone gives a f&$k down here is beyond me.

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The Howard Effect: In the Shadows of the Australian Dream It’s just over two years into his first term and John Howard is taking the country to another election. In that short time he has seized the mantle of economic credibility away from Labor and rewritte...

Th final part of our three part series featuring @amyremeikis.bsky.social on John Howard’s legacy is out today. Today’s focus: the culture wars, asylum seekers and racial division. 7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/the...

Moderators at PETER VAN ONSELEN's 'Daily Mail' happily printing comments calling for the death of Laura Tingle, currently stranded in Dubai. This one of the tamer ones. Their 'House Rules' are just for show.

The Howard Effect: Australia’s Sliding Doors Moment It was the second of March 1996. After 13 years of Labor in power, Paul Keating’s government had been defeated in a landslide, closing the door on the Hawke-Keating era and opening another on a new po...

Part two of our three part series featuring @amyremeikis.bsky.social on John Howard’s legacy is out today. Today’s focus is the economy. 7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/the...

MAGNATES, MYTHS AND MYSTERY: INVESTIGATING THE STORIES OF OUR TIMES IN AUDIO | AIDC

This should be interesting www.aidc.com.au/event/magnat...

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The Howard Effect: Australia’s Sliding Doors Moment It was the second of March 1996. After 13 years of Labor in power, Paul Keating’s government had been defeated in a landslide, closing the door on the Hawke-Keating era and opening another on a new po...

First part of our three part series featuring @amyremeikis.bsky.social on John Howard’s legacy is out today. 7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/the...

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The Deaths of the Schoolgirls of Minab What modern war does to language, and to accountability.

I felt compelled to write this, it hasn’t made me feel any better. www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/the-deaths...

The Deaths of the Schoolgirls of Minab What modern war does to language, and to accountability.

"Modern war rearranges language before it rearranges landscapes. Civilian casualties. Collateral damage. Target proximity. Words laid down like gauze over something that refuses to be dressed."
@mrdtjames.bsky.social

The Deaths of the Schoolgirls of Minab What modern war does to language, and to accountability.

I felt compelled to write this, it hasn’t made me feel any better. www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/the-deaths...

All the men f#&king the world for the rest of us right now will be checking out in ten years max. What a legacy they will leave.

I don’t want to hear Australian leaders bullshitting us about the importance of a rules based world order. You can’t support illegal invasions and attacks and bang on about “rules” with a straight face.

Of course America has a great track record with regime change.

Albanese flaccidly supports a war he wasn’t consulted on, had no congressional approval, has no clear strategic objective and makes the world a less safe place. So, so lame.

Release the Epstein files.

What a f*^kin mess.

The Grammar of Comfort Thirty years on, the mainstream John Howard defined continues to frame the nation’s limits.

Next week marks 30 years since John Howard was thrust into power. His influence is still being felt by all of us. One way or another. www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/the-gramma...

The Grammar of Comfort Thirty years on, the mainstream John Howard defined continues to frame the nation’s limits.

Next week marks 30 years since John Howard was thrust into power. His influence is still being felt by all of us. One way or another. www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/the-gramma...

Trump’s Plan to Steal the Midterms Not only is it illegal, it could backfire

Trump’s Plan to Steal the Midterms
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I can tell you, it’s a great read an it’s available in all good book shops.

Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings * The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israeli forces, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). It was the second consecutive year in which killings of members of the press reached unprecedented levels, and the second year running in which Israel was responsible for roughly two-thirds of the total, the New York-based independent organisation, which documents attacks on journalists worldwide, said in its annual report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

I've checked out, well…kind of Why I removed myself from the national conversation.

A great piece by Najma Sambul on how all of the divisive rhetoric lands in communities and affects real people. Great to have Najma as a guest contributor to The Spencer Street End.

Writers Victoria's funding has been cut to $0. It's part of a broader arts funding crisis in Australia I taught a course at Writers Victoria to roughly 12 aspiring writers. One has since published five novels, and another has published two books that have won or been shortlisted for major literary awar...

"Moreover, the desire to support writers over key institutions is short-sighted: literary institutions are important because they outlast individuals & establish cultures of achievement that persist over time." Good this by @emmettstinson.bsky.social on Writers Vic www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/24/w...