Australia, Fighting Facebook, Is the Latest Country to Struggle Against Foreign Influence on Journalism

February 20, 2021 on Featured, Ladder, Media by TBS Newsbot

Australia, Fighting Facebook, Is the Latest Country to Struggle Against Foreign Influence on Journalism

February 20, 2021 on Featured, Ladder, Media by TBS Newsbot

The battle between media companies and foreign governments over who controls the news dates back some 150 years, to when European and U.S. wire services dictated the world’s headlines.

Australian War Crimes Report Means Get Out of Afghanistan

November 19, 2020 on Current Affairs, Featured, My take on ..., Residents by Caitlin Johnstone

The Brereton inquiry has revealed the wanton murder and subsequent cover-up of unarmed civilians, as well as the complete lack of official oversight.

America and Australia Are Allies in Willful Delusion

July 19, 2020 on Current Affairs, Featured, My take on ..., Residents by Claire Harris

PM Scott Morrison recently declared, “How good is Australia!” And then it was July 4th, when America drinks itself silly on self-love. But, upon further examination, neither country is what they think it is.

As a Migrant From Holland and a Citizen of Australia—Home Is Now Neither

December 8, 2019 on Featured, My take on ..., Residents by Ingeborg van Teeseling

In Holland, my husband sticks out far more than I do in Australia. It provokes rather intense feelings of how home can change, and change a person.

The Blurst of Reddit: The Gains of Understanding. Through Stereotypes!

September 4, 2016 on Entertainment, Featured, Society by Kate Turner

You know what Reddit is all about? The advancement of the species through empathetic understanding.

I Saw the News Today: Kanye Collabs with IKEA, UN Investigates NT Abuse

August 2, 2016 on Current Affairs, Featured, Residents by TBS Newsbot

Being out of bed sucks. What happened today? Well, Kanye teamed up with IKEA, Obama asked Republicans to not back Trump, and the UN is looking into Australian prisoner abuse.

Cultural Appropriation: Plenty of Room on the Yoga Mat

April 9, 2016 on Equality, Featured, Residents by Chetna Prakash

Westerners shouldn’t feel ashamed of practicing yoga in their own way, they should just be okay with Indians practicing it in theirs.

Know Who You’re Instagramming: Tassiegrammer

April 5, 2016 on Featured, Know who you're Googling by TBS Likes ...

The Big Smoke spoke with the mind behind the aesthetically gorgeous @tassiegrammer to get the story behind the images. Unfiltered.

Letter to America: Shooting Party

December 15, 2015 on Politics by Roger Pugh

Australian Roger Pugh takes a look at America’s Guns policy, noting that the NRA referred to Australia’s banning of guns policy as “childish” and that’s undoubtedly true because it saved the lives of many children.

Welcome to The Big Smoke

November 9, 2015 on Featured by Alexandra Tselios

Publisher Alexandra Tselios explains why this Australian-based startup is now extending to the USA and what it means for all of us.