Ettention Please: Stories that didn’t get enough coverage this week
A devastating drone strike, a new AI workplace report and a broken promise are stories you might have missed this week.
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‘A full smear campaign’: Miss Kaninna speaks about her disappearance from triple j for the first time
Exclusive: Why the rapper really left triple j after her on-air genocide comments — and what it was like touring with outspoken Irish trio Kneecap.
Ettention Please: Stories that didn’t get enough coverage this week
A forgotten racism inquiry, Meta and Uber remaining villainous (allegedly), and the missing perspective about the Indian PM’s visit to Australia.
ONLY FRAN: The enshittification of AI is coming
Jan takes a look at the Prime Minister’s AI plan. Or rather his plan to have a plan.
ONLY FRAN: Nigel Farage resigns and that should stress you out
Nigel Farage has resigned…or has he? In this episode Jan Fran looks at the biggest political story unfolding in the UK: the resignation of right-wing, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. He’s stepped down as the member for Clacton-on-Sea but - and there is a but - he’
Rape Gang Inquiry Report, Albanese’s podcast gaff, Taylor Swift's wedding non-coverage
In this episode, we examine allegations by right-wing politicians and influencers that the UK’s ‘Rape Gang Inquiry Report’ is being ignored by the mainstream media. We take a look at what the report is, where it came from and discover things are not quite what they seem. Plus,
ONLY FRAN: Karl Stefanovic's right-wing grift is worse than you think it is
This week one of Australia’s highest paid media personalities parted ways with the Nine Network where he’s worked for the last 21 years. He is now officially independent… or free as he puts it. But free to do what? In this episode, Jan Fran explores Karl’s transformation
ETTE-CLUSIVE: 'I didn’t' - Albanese denies calling Grace Tame ‘difficult’
By Antoinette Lattouf In the hours after the Prime Minister declared Grace Tame was ‘difficult’ during an on-stage word association game with a Herald Sun journalist, Anthony Albanese unconvincingly tries to qualify his controversial comment. In a message exchange seen by Ette Media, a member of the public sent
Minns wants 'context' on police brutality and NSW Police violent history delivers it
Here’s some context about NSW police’s history of brutal force.
ETTE-SCLUSIVE: Government knew PM's number was public for nine months, emails show
Ette Media can also reveal it wasn’t just Albanese’s number - other private details about the PM are still online.
ETTE-SCLUSIVE: PM's personal number published online with other big-name Aussies in massive privacy breach
The personal mobile phone number of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese - along with the numbers of several high-profile Australians in media and business - has been published on a publicly accessible third-party website, in what appears to be a widespread privacy breach.
Ettention Please: The stories mainstream media missed this week
From charges against an ICC judge dropped, to BBC journos suing their employer to Murdoch's grubby fingers all over Iran.
SMH, The Age Red-Faced over Red Alert
The Nine papers made some very - VERY- alarming predictions three years ago that by now we’d be at war with China. So far, so wrong.
Iran/Israel Op-Eds are sending our WTF-o-meter into overdrive
Opinions published within 24 to 48 hours of a global calamity tend to establish a certain narrative and set the tone for the type of conversation to come and boy does that conversation seem ... bad.
EXCLUSIVE: Meanjin axed under ‘suspect’ grounds despite rescue offer
Melbourne University Publishing says shutting one of Australia’s longest-running literary outlets was a “purely financial” decision. But the story (and numbers) don’t add up. We can reveal an offer of a cash injection is on the table. So what's the real reason for its closure?
Far-right influencer and DV offender uses fake Grace Tame website to lobby government against her
A far-right influencer is using a website domain that bears Grace Tame's name and redirects users to a petition seeking to strip her of her title.
Why is no one reporting on Sheila Chebii?
Kenyan international student Sheila Chebii died while working at the Meriton Suites in Sydney's CBD. Despite rallies and international concern, Australian media hasn't touched the story.
Ettention Please: Stories that didn’t get enough coverage this week
A concerning video of WA Police, the arrest of an American journalist in Kuwait, and repaid wage theft by Sydney University.
ETTE-SCLUSIVE: Data exposes The Australian’s campaign against Dr Randa Abdel- Fattah
A sweeping data investigation reveals what appears to be a sustained, coordinated media offensive by News Corp's The Australian targeting Palestinian-Egyptian academic and author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.
We hear about violence perpetrated by Muslims and refugees, but not the violence against them
Similar crimes. One explicitly linked to terrorism with intent to wipe out specific groups of people. Guess which one made front-page headlines.
Independent media probably won’t benefit from the new social media tax. We want to change that.
The government is proposing a new levy on tech giants like Google and Facebook to help fund Australian journalism. We need it to support independent media, too.
ETTE-ITORIAL: At 22, I’m on board the Gaza flotilla — what I've witnessed on social media has driven me to act
Ethan Floyd, a 22-year-old Australian student and artist, is one of 17 Australians who have set sail with the Global Sumud Flotilla in the latest attempt to break Israel’s illegal blockade in Gaza.
Who gets to be a victim?
When an 'unexpected' victim is killed — a white person, for example — what usually follows is an outpouring of grief and media coverage. Otten the two go hand in hand. When a black and/or brown people is killed, the reaction often differs.
Ette’s Friday Book Club: June Edition
This month we're spotlighting a burgeoning romance taking place amidst a ruinous civil war, and a thrilling eco-horror novel about intergenerational trauma.
Ette’s Friday Book Club: Sydney Writers Fest Edition
This month, we're spotlighting a deep dive into Japan's spiritual traditions and a multigenerational story about defiance and family.
Ette's Friday Book Club: April Edition
This month we're spotlighting a buoyant, intimate memoir that seamlessly fuses history and biography and a disarmingly sincere novel that may best be understood backwards.
Ette's Friday Book Club: March Edition
This month we're spotlighting a tender, cathartic tale and a read that couldn't be further from that
Subscriber live show giveaway
We have two double passes to give away: one for Brisbane and one for Melbourne.
Fatima Payman + Tom Ballard join our live show line up!
Feast on this roster: comedians, actors, rappers, presenters, plus a couple of independent senators wandering in to join your favourite Ettes.
