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Fig. 01 / Voices we follow · independent, and linked to, never re-hosted

RESOURCES / CORPORATE CAPTUREPunter's PoliticsInfiltrating gas lobby meetings and exposing the dollars behind the spin. One of Australia's most fearless independent voices on corporate capture and resource extraction.FACEBOOK · YOUTUBE →POLITICS / SATIRE / ELECTORALThe Juice MediaHonest Government Ads. Satirical but surgically accurate. Millions of views because the jokes are really just the truth about Australian politics.YOUTUBE · FACEBOOK →POLITICS / TRANSPARENCY / ACCOUNTABILITYDavid PocockIndependent Senator for the ACT. Using Senate estimates and parliamentary process to hold government and corporations to account on gambling, defence spending, and transparency.FACEBOOK · SENATE →INVESTIGATIVE / TAX / CORPORATEMichael West MediaRigorous investigative journalism on tax avoidance, corporate malfeasance, and the revolving door between government and industry. The gold standard of independent Australian journalism.WEB →CORRUPTION / NSW POLITICS / MEDIAFriendlyjordiesAustralia's largest independent political commentator. Exposing corruption in NSW politics, media capture, and corporate lobbying with irreverent humour and genuine journalism.YOUTUBE →INVESTIGATIVE / POLITICAL / INSTITUTIONALIndependent AustraliaReader-funded investigative journalism covering the stories mainstream media won't touch. Political accountability, institutional corruption, and media ownership concentration.WEB →POLICY RESEARCH / DATA / ECONOMICSThe Australia InstitutePolicy research and data analysis exposing the gap between political spin and economic reality. Fossil fuel subsidies, wage stagnation, housing affordability: the numbers behind the rort.WEB · YOUTUBE →
Fig. 01Source: creators.json · editorial rosterHand-curated

Fig. 02 / The signal-boost log · what we have pointed at, and when

◆A full ban on gambling advertising is long overdueDavid Pocock · POLITICS · 2026-03-31◆The gas lobby is scared, and spending big to prove itPunter's Politics · RESOURCES · 2026-03-30◆$480K in late payment fees: the ANAO report they tried to buryDavid Pocock · POLITICS · 2026-03-30◆Real time disclosure, truth in advertising: what Labor could actually doThe Juice Media · POLITICS · 2026-03-29◆The revolving door: 78 former politicians now on corporate boardsMichael West Media · CORPORATE · 2026-03-28◆Negative gearing costs taxpayers $6B per year: who benefits?The Australia Institute · HOUSING · 2026-03-27◆Murdoch holds 70% of print circulation, and they want moreIndependent Australia · MEDIA · 2026-03-26◆Private health insurance profits up 23% while coverage shrinksMichael West Media · HEALTH · 2026-03-25◆Chevron bludgers start crying when the numbers come outPunter's Politics · CORPORATE · 2026-03-24◆How the pokies lobby killed reform in every stateFriendlyjordies · POLITICS · 2026-03-23
Fig. 02Source: pieces.json · most recent firstHand-curated

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