My interview on Democracy Now! about the legacy of Wikileaks, the release of Julian Assange and the massive number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
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Talking to The Washington Post about the US/Australia client state relationship
After the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, I was interviewed by The Washington Post about the toxic, client state relationship that usually exists between Australia and the US: That was affecting sentiment about Assange, said Antony Loewenstein, an Australian journalist who has known Assange since WikiLeaks was founded and has campaigned for his release.…
BBC News interview on the significance of Wikileaks
My interview with BBC News about the global and journalistic importance of Wikileaks.
ABC News Australia interview on the release of Julian Assange
My interview on ABC News Australia about the work of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Al Jazeera English interview on Julian Assange and the Wikileaks legacy
My interview on Al Jazeera English about the freedom of Julian Assange and what Wikileaks has given the world.
Sky News interview on the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
My interview on Sky News Australia about the remarkable news of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange being released from Belmarsh prison in London. I’ve been a Wikileaks supporter and friend since its inception in 2006. It has released more important documents about the state of global power than any other media outlet in my lifetime.
The growing toll of disaster capitalism in Brazil
Disaster capitalism is a constantly evolving and seemingly unstoppable beast. I’ve written a book and made a film about the subject. I was interviewed by The Intercept Brazil about these issues: Estado deve bancar reconstrução do RS e não o setor privado
The high stakes in the case of Julian Assange
Since its inception in 2006, Wikileaks has been a vitally important news organisation. As founder Julian Assange fights for his life and freedom, Al Jazeera English interviewed me about his case: “It’s an invaluable resource that remains utterly essential to understand how power works, not just US power, but global power,” Antony Loewenstein, an independent…
Doomsday prepping goes mainstream
I’ve long been fascinated with people who push the boundaries of “acceptable” society. In the last year, I’ve been investigating the growth of the “doomsday prepper” movement for a feature story in one of Australia’s major magazines, Good Weekend (inserted weekly in the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age with a readership of close to…
“Don’t give up if people are attacking you”
During the recent Ubud Writer’s Festival in Bali, Indonesia, where I was a guest speaker, I was asked by the literary magazine, Kill Your Darlings, about what I wished I knew about being a writer back in the day: I’ve been a journalist for over twenty years, and if you write about political issues, works…