@s_mitchell

Co-host and founder of Lamestream Podcast. || Former: Editor/EP of 7am, ABC news, Producer of #YouCantAskThat, Hungry Beast.

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Joined June 2010
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He retweeted a Sydney Morning Herald story more recently than Candace Owens, but why let that get in the way of a good yarn? The Australian, ABC, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian -- all posted in recent years.
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In August of 2024, he reposted this. What can we glean from it about what happened??? RT @abcnews: At 92 years old, "Bushy Bob" has no plan to end his devotion to birdwatching (Radicalisation not yet alleged; his entire motive is still under investigation.)
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This is why journalists trying to amatuer sleuth this based on a very, very small number of posts is so futile and useless. Lets wait until the investigations reveal more about what is alleged.
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@PeterCronauOct 13
“An organised revolt by hundreds of ABC staff has forced the organisation’s new Director of News, Simon Robinson, to back down from threats to discipline ABC journalist Michael Slezak, after he wrote an opinion piece in his capacity as president of the journalists’ union.” Exclusive: ABC Journalists Force Management Backdown on Disciplining Union President lamestream.com.au/exclusive-…

Exclusive: ABC Journalists Force Management Backdown on Disciplining Union President

ABC management have been forced to backdown on a threat to discipline ABC reporter and union president Michael Slezak.

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Tina Quinn@TinaMQOct 8
This piece hasn’t made me popular with some, but far more journos have reached out to thank me for writing it. Political access, press freedom, the gallery bubble, & the uncomfortable q’s our industry needs to ask itself. My latest for @crikey_news 👇🏼 crikey.com.au/2026/10/07/one…

‘Addicted to drops’: Insiders spill on why Australian media is silent on One Nation’s press ban

Crikey speaks to top Australian political journalists, executives and The New Yorker's Susan Glasser about politicians' assault on the free press — and the lack of collective resistance against it.

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Tom Studans@maximumwelfareSep 4
That's cute. This person should not be employed in the public service.
David Shoebridge@DavidShoebridgeSep 4
Defence officials today tried to prevent the sharing of public evidence on social media at a hearing into Defence land sales. The fact I am posting this should tell you how that went.
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We revealed Hugh Marks' latest ABC restructure would end the Indigenous TV department's ability to develop and oversee the commissioning of its own TV shows. Now, the ABC is already shifting what it told us, emphasising it is just a "change proposal". tvblackbox.com.au/page/2026/…

ABC dismantles Indigenous TV department in major overhaul

The ABC's long-running Indigenous Department will end in its existing form as the broadcaster considers a new First Nations content model.

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I emphasise this to say that journalism can still work! We still don't know whether the Indigenous department at the ABC will get its powers back -- but if ABC bosses like Hugh Marks have to actually answer questions and face scrutiny -- then the prospect of that is better!
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@PeterCronauAug 18
Hugh Marks axes ABC’s 40-year-old Indigenous TV Department The ABC has also scrapped a key Indigenous leadership role, and cancelled an Indigenous-led TV series that it previously promoted as a flagship program. "What is certain, is Hugh Marks has made a decision to fundamentally alter the way ABC TV has made Indigenous programs, including some of the most acclaimed television the country has produced, immediately after a high profile right-wing campaign against the last show that the Indigenous department ever produced." lamestream.com.au/hugh-marks…

Hugh Marks axes ABC’s 40-year-old Indigenous TV Department

The ABC has scrapped a key Indigenous leadership role, and cancelled an Indigenous-led TV series that it previously promoted as a flagship program.

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To those outside the ABC, Puccini may not appear to be the most significant head to roll. But to those inside the ABC, Puccini represented far more than a job title. In some sections of the ABC, it felt like a funeral when the announcement came in. lamestream.com.au/why-jo-puc…

Why Jo Puccini’s Exit Could Change the Future of ABC News

In Jo Puccini's exit from the ABC, Hugh Marks has not lost a head of investigations, but a formidable advocate for journalists who defined the culture at ABC News.

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Hugh Riminton@hughrimintonJul 27
BREAKING: Pauline Hanson has lost her appeal against a racial vilification finding, for a tweet in which she told Green senator Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan.”
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One Nation is now leading Labor. Still Kos is saying the REAL story is the decline of the Coalition. What number could One Nation reach for these ppl to start talking about them as an urgent, credible threat? And that the govt need to start making radical change to head it off?
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‘A far right party based on race politics is now the most popular in the country.’ ‘Labor has nailed it, don’t pivot, boys! Keep doing what ya doing! This is all the Liberal Party’s fault.’
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Mate, @KosSamaras, why is this one nothing to worry about, simply a realignment on the right, and still pointing to a thumping Labor majority government? afr.com/politics/federal/one…

One Nation surges ahead of Labor as budget flops

The rebel party’s vote has risen even further, and Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers have taken hits to their personal ratings, following the federal budget.

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Peter Cronau
@PeterCronauMay 19
Pass the source. “The ABC published what audiences would believe was a very neutral, balanced explainer, titled: “What negative gearing and CGT changes will mean for rental prices” “But the article firmly makes the case that negative gearing reform would increase rents. “The first source cited for this is a report paid for by the HIA and the property council,”” Unmasking the Lobby That Fought to Block Real Solutions to the Housing Crisis lamestream.com.au/unmasking-…
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Tom Studans@maximumwelfareMay 8
#BREAKING 🚨 Lamestream are reporting the author of the CALI study is now distancing themselves from the negligent reporting by @abcnews. lamestream.com.au/casual-rac…
Tom Studans@maximumwelfareMay 6
This article by @abcnews should be retracted in full, and an apology should be issued. 8 million Australians are not receiving 'income support'. The study relied on here openly counts accessing sick leave entitlements as a form of 'income support'. abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/i…

More than 8 million Australians now receive income support

The number of people accessing income support payments has risen by 2 million in the past decade, with more Australians unable to work due to deteriorating mental and physical health. 

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Os on the ABC’s Insiders today.
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Fourth Estate@fourthestateauApr 4
2,000+ ABC staff walked off the job last week, the first strike in two decades. @TinaMQ reports from the picket line on what drove the dispute & what lies beneath. @frankelly08 @QuentinDempster @s_mitchell @SaysEmmaField 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/10R…
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Its Time@pangolincovidMar 25
‘Express Yourself’: Protest Bangers Fill ABC Airwaves as Strike Shuts Down Broadcaster lamestream.com.au/express-yo…

‘Express Yourself’: Protest Bangers Fill ABC Airwaves as Strike Shuts Down Broadcaster

ABC staff have walked-off the job for the first time in 20 years, bringing radio, TV and online operations to a grinding halt.

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