This is finally public! I’ve been awarded the 2019 Jerusalem (Al Quds) Peace Prize, one of Australia’s major peace awards for my 15 years of journalism around the Israel/Palestine conflict. I’m truly honoured to have been selected for this prestigious award, sponsored by APAN (Australia Palestine Advocacy Network) and Australians for Palestine, in recognition of my books,…
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TRT World interview on the never-ending Israeli election
I was interviewed this morning by global broadcaster TRT World on the unresolved Israeli election, one week after people went to the polls:
The new film on Robert Fisk, This Is Not A Movie, and my (mini) appearance
Last September in Jerusalem and the West Bank, I spent two days with the acclaimed Middle East correspondent for The Independent, Robert Fisk, and a film crew while they were making a documentary about his work, life and journalism in the modern age. Acclaimed director Yung Chang and a host of others travelled in Israel and the…
Take the latest Israeli election, add occupation and get stalemate
My analysis of the Israeli election for global broadcaster TRT World: The unbeatable Israeli prime minister may have fought his last race. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Jewish state’s longest-serving leader, is fighting for his political life after failing to generate enough votes in Israel’s second election this year. He could still survive and avoid imminent indictment…
TRT World interview on the real outcome of the Israeli election
This week’s Israeli election has resulted in a political stalemate, the (possible/likely?) loss of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ongoing occupation of Palestine. I was interviewed on election night from Jerusalem by global broadcaster TRT World:
US TV program Real News Network on Yemen, Libya and wars in the Middle East
I was interviewed this week by the US TV program the Real News Network on the “fog around UAE & Saudis in Yemen, how it’s connected to the chaos in Libya, the drone attacks, and wider chaos of the Middle East”:
US book bible Publisher’s Weekly positively reviews Pills, Powder and Smoke
My book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, is released in the US this November. The first review, via the international publishing bible, Publisher’s Weekly, has just been released and it’s pretty good! In this vivid, partisan piece of reportage, Australian journalist Loewenstein (Disaster Capitalism) depicts the catastrophic human consequences of…
Brisbane Writer’s Festival conversation on the global drug war
I recently appeared at the Brisbane Writer’s Festival talking about my new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs. One of the events was a conversation about the book and the drug war with Susan Forde, Director of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research and Professor of Journalism at…
Canberra book launch for Pills, Powder and Smoke
Last week in Canberra, Australia’s capital city, my book on the global drug war, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, was launched by the territory’s Justice Minister and Greens leader, Shane Rattenbury. Part of the Canberra Drug Policy Series organised by the Australian National University, other speakers included Professor Des Manderson…
ABC Australia TV interview on The World about the failing drug war
My interview this week on ABC Australia TV program The World on the drug war and my book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs: