Kevin Nguyen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Michael Workman

Federal election candidates and elected officials have been sharing content from a publication that regularly publishes articles promoting white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideologies. The Noticer runs white supremacist content alongside stories lifted from selected news sites, a model experts say is intended to lend the outlet a veneer of legitimacy. The site is popular among the far-right community, including Australia's most prominent neo-Nazi group, the National Socialist Network (NSN).

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Steve Cannane |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Michael Workman

The Illawarra, on the NSW south coast, can be hostile territory for Australian politicians. In 1939, Robert Menzies was booed by thousands of placard-waving locals as police escorted him down the Bulli Pass to meet striking waterside workers in Wollongong.

Mar 5, 2025 | abc.net.au | Michael Workman |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn

Social media giant Meta blocked or hid Facebook search results for "Cyclone Alfred" ahead of the tropical storm bearing down on Australia's east coast. The platform is a key communication channel for emergency coverage in Australia and is used to help broadcast evacuation orders and other updates to residents during a crisis. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall between the Gold Coast and southern parts of Wide Bay region as early as Thursday evening as a category two cyclone.

Feb 18, 2025 | abc.net.au | Andrew Greene |David Estcourt |Jonathan Hair |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn

Another video has emerged of Oscar Jenkins being held by Russia's military, showing the Australian prisoner apparently having his blood pressure tested, while his captors joke the positive results prove he is "not dead". The one-and-a-half-minute clip was posted online a week ago by the same account that also published a recent interrogation of the captured soldier where he outlines his various health problems and his wish for "more freedom".

Feb 11, 2025 | abc.net.au | Pat McGrath |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Michael Workman

Labor has been accused of reigniting its "Mediscare" campaign ahead of the federal election with a misleadingly edited attack ad in which Opposition Leader Peter Dutton declares "Medicare is dead". The edited video was authorised by Labor's head office and shared by several of the party's social media accounts, including as a paid ad on Facebook. It shows Mr Dutton appearing to call for an end to free health care.