Sarah Martin is an incredible journalist and Hanson personally attacking her for very standard questions shows just how down the Trump normalisation we are. And it will come to all journalists who do their job.
Pauline Hanson's attack on Sarah Martin at the press club just now was abhorrent, but what was absolutely shameful was the journalists in the room applauding it. Where is your workplace solidarity? What the hell do you think this kind of behaviour leads to?
I learned an academic who wrote about students not cutting corners in learning (by using AI) had used AI to write her opinion piece. Confirmed with the uni last night.
Went to Nine about it this morning. Never responded but pulled the article and pubbed their own www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
There's a link to the full statement on the MEAA website now: www.meaa.org/Public/Conte...
MEAA condemns the continuing treatment of journalist Sarah Martin by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. Journalists must be able to do their job without fear of intimidation, exclusion, or personal attack.
This is a moment for us to stand together and hold the line on press freedom.
meaa.io/3SbzRlK
The National Media Sector of @withmeaa.bsky.social put this statement together yesterday in the wake of Sarah being attacked by Hanson at the press club. We need to call out attacks on press freedom when we see them. It's journalists standing together against this stuff that is going to stop it.