04Journalism

A disclosed point of view.

Columns, essays and reporting on politics, media, race, religion, migration, free speech and the small absurdities that expose larger systems.

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Punched in the Headlines

A news-satire column punching through political panic and media melodrama to find out what is real, what is inflated and who has started yelling.

9 October 2026Conspiracy theories · PalestineFlydubai, false flags and a trap for Palestinian solidarity↗ 2 October 2026Housing · interest ratesAt 48, I’ve finally bought a home. I don’t feel like a failure for taking this long↗ 25 September 2026Fertility · family policyJim wants you to have another baby. Here’s why that’s unlikely↗ 18 September 2026AI · arms controlNo-one wants to be the first to slow down on AI↗ 11 September 20269/11 · US imperialismWhy some cheered as the towers fell↗ 4 September 2026Racism · politicsWhy you — yes, you — are racist↗ 28 August 2026Free speech · mediaAustralia has dangerous ideas but no meaningful way to confront them↗ 21 August 2026Migration · politicsMigration panic is Australia’s Pennywise, laying dormant until the time is right↗ 14 August 2026Media · cultureIf the ABC’s limit is Gina’s bum, it should quit entertainment altogether↗ 7 August 2026Media · diversityThe ABC, Fazal and the large brown elephant in the room↗ 30 July 2026Free speech · lawPauline Hanson’s racist tweet should still have been legal↗ 24 July 2026India · diaspora politicsModi packed a Melbourne stadium. Days later, India’s ‘cockroaches’ filled the streets↗ 17 July 2026Media · social cohesionThe greatest stoker of antisemitism and social disunity? The royal commission↗ 10 July 2026Politics · policyFuck, marry, kill: Albanese government policy edition↗ 3 July 2026Media · grievance politicsHow to become a right-wing grifter↗
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Longer essays, cultural criticism and reported commentary published across Australian and international outlets.

Reporting · research · teaching

The joke is not a substitute for evidence.

Sami’s journalism sits beside his work as a broadcaster and lecturer in journalism at the University of Melbourne. The same interests recur across formats: how power is narrated, how institutions protect themselves and how satire can remain funny without becoming careless.

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