Ed Coper

Trump was a joke, until he wasn't – what Australians must learn By wondering how One Nation can potentially win an election, the media may help make it a self-fulfilling prophecy — just as it did for Trump.

Pauline Hanson follows the same playbook all surging far-right politicians are doing worldwide: they win the battle for our attention.

My thoughts on why One Nation is ascendent in the polls.

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Why the biggest threat to net zero is right-wing misinformation The social licence of renewables is being attacked by professional and heavily resourced networks with a vested interest in delaying the energy transition.

Without social licence, forget net zero, I write in today's Australian Financial Review. "The government likes to talk about road maps, but what happens when there’s someone intentionally putting pot holes in the road, or worse – digging it up entirely?"
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MAGA-inspired outrage machine has a new target in this election The fossil fuel lobby is paying millions of dollars to set up anti-renewables “community groups”. In some seats it may shift the dial.

The alarm bell I am ringing in today's @sydmorningherald.bsky.social: social licence on renewables cannot be taken for granted. Incredibly, the anti-renewables movement has outspent the federal Liberal Party account this election on social media ads.

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‘Copied the MAGA model’: The ‘grassroots’ lobby group funded by some of Australia’s richest The Advance propaganda machine is aimed at ordinary Australians but backed by some of our wealthiest – and has links to a right-wing US foundation.

I've been ringing the alarm bell for the last 2 years, trying to disinfect with sunlight those trying to MAGA-fy Australia. Please read this long-form piece on how bad actors here have - as I'm quoted in the headline saying - "copied the MAGA model" here.
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Jokes AND politics!!

Back when there was a US Government to defraud... The good old days

How have I never seen this before

The new public square is fact-free social media – and it couldn’t come at a worse time for Australia | Ed Coper Navigating the next 100 days of Australian politics online will require sharp teeth to discern fact from fiction

The story of how I shamed my old friend Leo, while his boss remakes his image to impress MAGA. My op ed in today's @australia.theguardian.com