My podcast series with journalist Olivia Rosenman, The Conspiracy Virus, has just been released. It tackles Covid-19, vaccines and climate change and the range of conspiracies around them. Tonight I was interviewed on the popular Australian TV program The Project about it: Need a hand debunking some of the biggest conspiracy theories of the year?…
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The Conspiracy Virus podcast
Conspiracy theories have existed forever. In the modern age, think of the supposedly fake moon landing or 9/11 being an inside job (hint: it wasn’t). I’ve spent much of this year working with journalist Olivia Rosenman on a podcast series, The Conspiracy Virus, which has just been released by one of Australia’s biggest media outlets,…
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Australia’s role in suppressing Palestinian rights
My first essay/analysis for US outlet Jacobin: Why Australia Supports Israel’s Oppression of the Palestinians
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Talking Wikileaks, war crimes and state capitulation
The great new book, A Secret Australia: Revealed by the WikiLeaks Exposés, edited by Felicity Ruby and Peter Cronau, is a timely look at the legacy of Wikileaks. I have a chapter in it. Last week I was interviewed on the popular ABC Radio program, Late Night Live with Philip Adams:
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Graffati Over Marble book launch on Greece and its ailments
Earlier this year I endorsed the fine new book by Sydney-based writer Jorge Sotirios, Graffiti Over Marble, about the last 10 years of crisis in Greece. Last weekend, at a wonderful Greek community hall in Sydney, I interviewed Jorge about the book, his anger on the ongoing economic strangulation of Greece, neo-Nazis, refugees and a…
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A Secret Australia: Revealed by the Wikileaks Exposes book launch
Wikileaks is one of the most important news organisations in the last 20 years. I’ve been a supporter since its birth in 2006. A new book is just out, A Secret Australia: Revealed by the WikiLeaks Exposés, edited by Felicity Ruby and Peter Cronau, and I have a chapter in it. Last week I spoke…
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The ugly allure of mining in Afghanistan
My story in Australian outlet Crikey this week: Australia’s second-richest person Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest was in Afghanistan in September to investigate the viability of resource projects in the war-torn country. According to The Australian Financial Review, “Forrest has been travelling to some of the world’s most dangerous nations in search of new resource projects and pursuing philanthropic interests”.…
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RIP Robert Fisk
Legendary journalist Robert Fisk recently died and since we were colleagues and old mates I wanted to share some insights and memories: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Antony Loewenstein (@antloewenstein) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Antony Loewenstein (@antloewenstein)
Ubud Writer’s Festival event on Pills, Powder and Smoke
I was invited to this year’s Ubud Writer’s Festival in Bali, Indonesia, one of the best literary festivals in the world. I attended twice more than a decade ago (and had extraordinary experiences in the Muslim-majority province, Aceh). This year, now run online, is a session about my drug war book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, in conversation with…
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Crime Spot podcast on the drug war
Austrian-based podcast, Crime Spot, “picks up on current events and looks behind the scenes to better understand the role played by organized crime in shaping modern events and crises.” I was recently interviewed about my latest book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs.