Michelle Pini

Jan 15, 2025 | independentaustralia.net | Michelle Pini

As Trump’s second inauguration hovers, just days away, horrific fires continue to rage across Los Angeles and the details of Elon Musk’s allegedly dodgy Twitter takeover begin to emerge, the world sits anxiously by. Because what all of those things have in common is that they will continue to have devastating consequences, not only for Americans but for the rest of the world. And not only in terms of feeling deep empathy for the families devastated by fire.

Jan 15, 2025 | independentaustralia.net | Michelle Pini

Michelle Pini chats with comedian, reluctant investigative journo and motivational speaker Jordan Shanks Markovina, AKA friendlyjordies, about politics, media, firebombs and why he prefers to be known simply as a YouTube monkey. SHANKS-MARKOVINA is brutally honest throughout, sharing his views and motivations and even details of his upcoming show:My new comedy show is insane. I'm gonna destroy all of my credibility at once — it's about aliens.

Jan 8, 2025 | independentaustralia.net | Michelle Pini

Genocide is occurring in Gaza and Israel is currently a rogue state — but let’s be sure not to offend anyone by reporting the facts, writes managing editor Michelle Pini. AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST Mary Kostakidis is facing a protracted legal battle over two social media posts concerning the ongoing conflict in Palestine.

Dec 28, 2024 | independentaustralia.net | Michelle Pini

Editor Michelle Pini's expert exposé of Gerry Harvey's advertorials in new billionaire soapbox 'The Nightly' attracted tens of thousands of readers in March. *****Gerry Harvey has been gifted yet another megaphone, though not quite as large as the furniture, white goods and electrical retail behemoth Harvey Norman, which he chairs.

Dec 12, 2024 | independentaustralia.net | Michelle Pini

Another day, another barking lie from Dutton and his brazen band of disinformation dealers, now regularly guest-starring on the public broadcaster. There is no stopping the runaway train of invention that is the Murdoch media, at least not without government intervention — and there appears to be no appetite within the Labor Party to go down that road again.