Turned to writing at 60, reckon that'll do for the next 30 years, then I'll become a musician - after that, who knows, maybe a wizard...
Australian gas not keeping the lights on in Japan. What’s the scam?
Japan exported 40% of the gas it imported from Australia in 2024, yet gas prices are high here. What’s the scam? The scam is that the gas exported to Japan is supposed to be for their “energy security” – keeping the lights on in Tokyo – but is instead re-exported for...
Streisand Effect. Long waitlist for not-Adelaide Writers Week
SA Premier Malinauskas and the Israel Lobby have made the alternative Adelaide Writers Week a knock-out success. The “Constellation” session featuring Louise Adler and Randa Abdel-Fattah has sold out, with hundreds on the waitlist. What’s the scam? The scam is South...
As Herzog commemorates Bondi, IDF desecrates Australian war graves
Israel’s President Herzog is here to offer solace to those devastated by the Bondi massacre. Meanwhile, in Gaza, the IDF has been busy bulldozing a cemetery with graves of Australian soldiers. Satellite images show the destruction of the War Cemetery in Al-Tuffah,...
Japan wins, Australian consumers lose. Intense lobbying revealed
While Australian consumers suffer near record-high energy prices, Japan’s multinationals are on-selling Australian LNG. What’s the scam? The scam of gas exports keeping domestic supply low and prices high is well known to MWM readers; a series of FOIs reveals how much...
Constellations to rise as Adelaide writers get another chance
MWM is proud to announce our sponsorship of the previously cancelled Adelaide Writers’ Week, resurrected by WritersSA as a one-off event: Constellations. Kim Wingerei reports from the city of festivals. The event will go from February 28 to March 5, with the local...
Tweets and bombs. Both get you arrested
A Sydney Palestinian activist has been arrested and charged with “inciting violence” against politicians on social media. For a tweet. What’s the scam? On January 20, Theo Nolan-Isles tweeted an offer of a free beer to anyone who “intentionally causes physical pain to...
Houdini. Apologies bring Adelaide Festival back from death by own hand
After cancelling Adelaide Writers’ Week and issuing an apology (of sorts) to Randa Abdel-Fattah for uninviting her on spurious grounds, the new board of Adelaide Festival has issued more apologies. This time, it’s not just an apology, but a full retraction of the...
Adelaide Writers’ Week. Well done, Zionists. You killed it.
After days of chaos, the Adelaide Festival board is down to one person, and Adelaide Writers’ Week has now been officially cancelled. With the vast majority of participants withdrawing, and all the board members bar one having resigned, the decision to ‘univite’ Randa...
Adelaide Writers Week: No decorum without a quorum.
Adelaide Writers Week, a core part of South Australia’s premier cultural event, the Adelaide Festival, is at risk of cancellation in its 40th year. Kim Wingerei and Michael West report. ** Update 9:05am: Writers Week Director Louise Adler has now resigned. ** There...
Is WOMADelaide next? Zionist group targets Palestinian DJ
Hot on the heels of the Adelaide Writers Week debacle, the WOMADelaide board is being pressured to oust Techno DJ Sama’ Abdulhami. What’s the scam? The scam is the broken record of a playbook used by those who think free speech is only allowed for those with whom one...