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The Press Council's Hypocrisy, Sharri's Royal Commission Leaks, and the Truth Is Out There

Australia's Press Council shows it's not fit for purpose with a decision against a cartoon about Benjamin Netanyahu. Did Australia's foremost paranormal investigator have a brush with Steven Spielberg…

6d ago·2 min read·291 words

The Charlie Pickering non-Apology, An Albanese Lie the Media Missed. Plus, How to Stand Up to Political Pressure

The Australian media completely missed a major fib told by the Albanese government, and Charlie Pickering performs a not-very-apologetic backflip.

Jun 5·2 min read·240 words

Charlie Pickering’s attack on Grace Tame is a test for the ABC

Charlie Pickering gave the ABC's most unhinged critics, who want to abolish the ABC, exactly the ammunition they wanted. Staff cannot understand why he did it.

Jun 3·2 min read·307 words

Hugh Marks Just Seized Control of ABC News. Plus, What's Really Behind the House-Clearing at Four Corners?

The ABC's news director was spectacularly replaced this week. It doesn't bode well for the future direction of the broadcaster.

May 29·2 min read·208 words

The Media's Treatment of Flotilla Detainees is Shocking and Unprecedented

Australians are returning home with stories of abuse and mistreatment while the media is deferring to Israel by interrogating them as if they aren't reliable.

May 26·2 min read·222 words

Australian Media Boosts Israeli Propaganda After Flotilla Abuse, and Who’s Behind Anti-Budget Memes?

The media is taking it at Israel's word that Ben-Gvir is an outlier, not the norm. Lamestream can reveal that on at least one occasion, points to the contrary were edited out of reports.

May 22·1 min read·127 words

How the government misread the politics of the budget (and how to fix it)

On the surface, reforming tax breaks for landlord investors should seem like a simple political win. So why is Labor's budget going down poorly?

May 19·2 min read·241 words

Why is Australian Media Celebrating an Artist Being Banned From the US? Plus, the Housing Tax Explainers That Got it Wrong

An Australian musician being booted from the US allegedly because of a joke his girlfriend posted should be a major diplomatic incident, no?

May 15·2 min read·268 words

Why is Australian media celebrating an artist being banned from the US? Plus, the housing tax explainers that got it wrong

An Australian musician being booted from the US allegedly because of a joke his girlfriend posted should be a major diplomatic incident, no?

May 15·5 min read·863 words

Casual racism in The Age, We Tested The Daily Aus' PR claims, and the ABC Might Re-Write a Headline After we Publish This.

In this week's column, the ABC report 8 million Australians are reliant on income support but the report's author isn't so sure, one newspaper reports that Chinese Australians live along the 'Yum Cha …

May 8·1 min read·66 words

Lamestream Live - The First Birthday Tour

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May 6·2 min read·322 words

More Nine cuts, the Royal Commission backfires, duelling Syria repatriation stories, and a once great TV network becomes pro-Trump propaganda

Nine handed out public money it received to shareholders and is cutting jobs again, right-wing media go after Albanese's anti-Semitism review, and duelling 'ISIS brides' stories demonstrate government…

May 1·1 min read·49 words

What's Really Behind the Walkley's Shake-Up, The Daily Aus Goes Wild for Albo, and One Nation vs. The Media

In this week's Friday column: Pauline Hanson loves the media spotlight, but bans journalists who ask her tough questions. Should journalists be taking selfies with the PM? And why this week marked a r…

Apr 24·1 min read·58 words

Read Randa Abdel-Fattah's Resignation Letter Slamming UQP for Caving to 'Smear Campaigns'

The author's award-winning novel Discipline was published by UQP. Now, Abdel-Fattah has quit the publisher in response to its cancellation of an Indigenous children's book.

Apr 22·1 min read·37 words

Read Evelyn Araluen’s Blistering Resignation Letter to University of Queensland Press

After Lamestream broke the news that the University of Queensland Press had cancelled the publication of a children’s book, award-winning writer Evelyn Araluen has terminated her relationship with UQP…

Apr 22·1 min read·40 words

Exclusive: University of Queensland scraps Indigenous children’s book, citing controversial anti-Semitism policy

The book's author has described the decision to pulp all 5,000 copies of the book as reckless and disrespectful, and says it "sets a chilling standard".

Apr 22·1 min read·38 words

The Latest ABC Pay Drama, Jackson Warne's Dance with the Far-Right and F-35 Lies

In this week's column, Os and Scott dive into how the mainstream media gave a massive plug to a far-right podcast and break down the dramatic twist in ABC pay negotiations.

Apr 17·1 min read·45 words

Usher, Radio Free Alice, and A Tale of Two Deleted Like A Versions

This week, Triple J deleted a controversial interview with Melbourne band Radio Free Alice discussing their cover of Usher's 'DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love'. It told us a lot about the lessons Australia's…

Apr 14·1 min read·52 words

Israel is a rogue state breaking a ceasefire. And Australia is enabling it.

It took less than 24 hours after the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire for Israel to remind the world of its barbaric addiction to slaughter. Australia has looked the other way.

Apr 10·1 min read·46 words

Announcing Lamestream’s 1st Birthday Subscriber Drive

We're launching a subscriber drive this April to celebrate our first birthday.

Apr 8·1 min read·18 words

Anti-Journalism: Why the Media Keeps Downplaying Australia’s Role in the War

The myth of Australia’s powerlessness to stop the war hasn’t come from nowhere. It has been deliberately cultivated.

Apr 3·1 min read·29 words

Should Hugh Marks Keep his Job as Boss of the ABC?

ABC boss Hugh Marks has had a horror week. His dispute with staff could tell us whether the ABC is saddled with yet another executive who will leave it worse than they found it.

Mar 26·1 min read·45 words

The Big ABC Names that Refused to go on Strike

While over 2,000 ABC staff went on strike this week, a number of high-profile presenters chose to stay at work.

Mar 26·1 min read·30 words

We fact-checked ABC boss Hugh Marks on the strike

On Wednesday morning, the ABC's Managing Director accused unions of "misrepresenting" his position. Was he right?

Mar 25·1 min read·25 words

‘Express Yourself’: Protest Bangers Fill ABC Airwaves as Strike Shuts Down Broadcaster

ABC staff have walked-off the job for the first time in 20 years, bringing radio, TV and online operations to a grinding halt.

Mar 25·1 min read·35 words

Australia is facing a pandemic-level crisis. Ending the US alliance could actually help

Australia is about to enter a profound economic crisis that could reshape our society. This time, it's because our closest ally started a needless war.

Mar 20·1 min read·38 words

Australia is facing a pandemic-level crisis. But there is a solution

Australia is about to enter a profound economic crisis that could reshape our society. This time, it's because our closest ally started a needless war.

Mar 20·1 min read·36 words

How an Australia weapon is helping Trump and Israel’s illegal war on Iran

Australian media reports have downplayed the government's "small contribution" to the war with Iran, but one asset we're sending is a weapon the US doesn't have, and American generals have described i…

Mar 13·1 min read·50 words

Australia is sending a weapon "fundamental" to winning wars, according to US generals

Australian media reports have downplayed the government's "small contribution" to the war with Iran, but one asset we're sending is a weapon the US doesn't have, and American generals have described i…

Mar 12·1 min read·50 words

Albanese Sends Australia to War. Plus, Reviewing the ABC's 'Q+A' Successor and... Karl and Jackie O?

As the war on Iran spirals into a global catastrophe, Os and Scott look at Anthony Albanese's decision to commit Australia's military to the conflict.

Mar 12·1 min read·41 words

The Media Held Politicians To Account During The Iraq War. What Changed?

Outside of elections, the media is the only real mechanism of accountability for our government. So far, it's failed to do its job on the illegal war with Iran.

Mar 6·1 min read·41 words

Albanese Supported An Illegal War With No Clear Objective or End. It's A Grim New Low

the Albanese government didn’t even know the reason for the war, let alone whether it was unlawful – but they supported it anyway.

Mar 2·1 min read·39 words

Special Episode: Assassinations, Retaliation, and How Australia's Support for Trump's War on Iran Could Backfire

In this special episode, Os and Scott discuss the hugely significant and likely catastrophic consequences of Trump and Israel's war on Iran.

Mar 1·1 min read·37 words

Australia's Media Is Doing Everything It Can To Elect One Nation

Much of the media now seem to be doing everything possible to ensure Hanson is seen as a viable, and even preferable, political candidate. And according to the polls, it’s working.

Feb 27·1 min read·42 words

Can Australia Admit to Our Trump Moment? Plus, the Wild Epstein Conspiracies and the ABC's Missing Show

Os and Scott watched Karl Stefanovic's hour-long interview with Anthony Albanese so you didn't have to and they look at the disruptive impact Pauline Hanson and One Nation are already having on our po…

Feb 25·1 min read·52 words

How Andrew's Arrest Turbocharged the Epstein Story. Plus, Trump's Dangerous New Global Order

Scott and Os start the show by discussing why As about the Epstein story. They break down exactly what he is being investigated for, how the story has been covered, and how the Epstein files continue …

Feb 22·1 min read·60 words

The Inside Story of How ABC Bosses Abandoned Their Commitment to Protect Sources

The obligation to protect sources was quietly erased from ABC policy over 15 years ago, leaving journalists to fend for themselves as the Royal Commission orders them to retain sensitive information.

Feb 19·1 min read·44 words

What's Behind the Media's Pauline Hanson Obsession? Plus, the Pod Save America Frenzy

Os and Scott unpack how Pauline Hanson has been able to dominate the news and political conversation for the past week, all by going on Sky News and denigrating Muslims.

Feb 18·1 min read·43 words

'Young, beautiful females': Epstein victims employed by Australian-funded think tank

Kevin Rudd says he would welcome an Australian government inquiry into the IPI, a think-tank he chaired that was used by Epstein to employ a number of his victims.

Feb 13·1 min read·39 words

How the Media Whitewashed Israel's President. Plus, the ABC Email that Panicked Staff and the Coalition is Back!

Os and Scott discuss their latest exclusive reporting on Jeffrey Epstein. Next, they discuss how Australia's media has given Israel's President Isaac Herzog the red carpet treatment and how they found…

Feb 8·1 min read·57 words

Exclusive: Israeli President to Make Official Australian Parliamentary Visit

The official parliamentary visit has not been made public by either the Australian or Israeli governments.

Feb 6·1 min read·25 words

Exclusive: Why Did Epstein Want to be on the Mongolia Board? Greed, Weapons and Israel

For years, Jeffrey Epstein used his connections to build a network of influence aimed at Mongolia. Now Lamestream can reveal what drove his obsession.

Feb 6·1 min read·39 words

Exclusive: The Night Kevin Rudd and Jeffrey Epstein Dined at a NYC Penthouse

Lamestream can reveal that as well as attending a 2013 dinner in honour of the Mongolian President, both Rudd and Epstein joined a six-member board to advise him.

Feb 4·1 min read·41 words