Bad News is a great new podcast that interviews journalists, academics and activists who question the current political realities. I’m interviewed about Afghanistan, independent journalism and Declassified Australia.
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RT interview on stealing Afghan resources
Following my recent Declassified Australia investigation into Afghan resources, I was interviewed on RT’s Going Underground.
Sky News interview on Ukraine, Russia and imperialism
The unprovoked and illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine is a shocking event. I was interviewed on Sky News to discuss it along with NATO, imperialism, energy prices and climate change.
Melbourne’s Triple R interview on taking Afghan resources
My interview today on Melbourne’s Triple R radio about my recent Declassified Australia/Declassified UK story on exploiting Afghan resources. We discussed minerals, climate change and Western culpability in Afghanistan.
South Africa’s Radio Islam interview on Afghan resources
Following my recent investigation on the failed attempts to exploit Afghan resources for Declassified Australia and Declassified UK, I was interviewed by South Africa’s Radio Islam about the story and what’s happening in Afghanistan today.
The never-ending gold rush in Afghanistan
My latest investigation is a joint piece for Declassified Australia and Declassified UK on the rush to exploit Afghan resources (mostly since 9/11): The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August last year has caused the country to implode. It was already on life support after more than 40 years of war but the swift removal…
ABC Radio National Big Ideas on Afghanistan and the Taliban
The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan receives far too little international media attention. Last night ABC Radio National Big Ideas program featured a discussion about the issues: The crisis in Afghanistan Six months after the withdrawal of Australian troops from Afghanistan, it is clear the embattled country is in the midst of a major humanitarian…
The war on drugs from a Slovakian view
My book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, was recently released in a Slovakian edition. It’s been reviewed in Slovakia’s biggest newspaper, SME, by Lubomir Jasko, and it’s very positive. Here’s the Google Translate version: Anti-drug campaign or war against people? Antony Loewenstein, The War on Drugs, translated by Samuel Marec,…
How modern life is sucking away our focus
My book review in The Saturday Paper on Johann Hari’s book, Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention: We’re all drowning in distraction. “It felt like our civilisation had been covered with itching powder,” writes British journalist Johann Hari near the beginning of this insightful, global investigation, “and we spent our time twitching and twerking…
Melbourne’s Triple R radio interview on Declassified Australia
Late last year, I co-founded the new media outlet, Declassified Australia. We aim to critically report on Australia’s real relationship with the world. It’s often not pretty. Today I was interviewed on Melbourne’s Triple R about it all.