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Exclusive: Khaled Sabsabi faces fresh attacks as government envoy calls for arts funding crackdown
Just a week after being reinstated by Creative Australia as Australia's representative to the 2026 Venice Biennale, artist Khaled Sabsabi is under renewed attack from pro-Israel activists and News Corp.
Leaks, briefs and screenshots: The story behind Creative Australia's Sabsabi backflip
A Lamestream exclusive investigation into the dropping and reinstatement of Khaled Sabsabi as Australia's representative at the Venice Biennale by Creative Australia – revealing stunning parallels with events in the Lattouf case.
Australia has backed Trump's illegal war. Here's why that matters.
Australian media outlets have helped shut down any criticism of Trump's bombing of Iran, stifling necessary debate.
In the rush to war, journalists are repeating the mistakes of 2003
The only thing the media doesn't want to scrutinise Donald Trump on, appears to be his willingness to join Israel's war with Iran — and whether allies like Australia would join him.
ABC slashes arts, digital journalists in new restructure
Entire units have been cut or disbanded as a new restructure appears to take shape, with parts of the ABC's 2023 digital transformation plan undone.
ABC set to announce job cuts amid yet another restructure
Digital producers and podcast staff at the ABC are among those who have been notified of meetings with management, flagging job cuts or significant changes.