Victoria Fielding

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Political culture comes from the top - it is normalised and legitimised from the top!

Ossoff for president

Shocking to hear the news about the suspected attack on MP Helen Haines. If this was politically motivated, it’s a sign that Australian politics has reached a new low. It’s time to turn the temperature down - there’s too much hatred, abuse, division and disinformation. It’s radicalising people.

In relation to David Shoebridge’s frankly bizarre call for Australia to stop providing military aid to Ukraine, I’ve written about how simplistic grievance politics is a threat to democracy. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Mainstream media has normalised Donald Trump’s lies, allowing deceit to become a powerful political weapon with little accountability. Trump’s lies should be the headline ~ @drvicfielding.bsky.social buff.ly/7BDqtio

Here is my analyse of mainstream media’s normalisation of Trump’s lies and their failure to hold him accountable for his prolific deceit. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

The people who built AI with seemingly little care for the havoc it could cause and no guardrails to protect public should be held accountable for every problem AI is now causing. They want to make billions but don’t want to accept responsibility for their technology. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

I've written about the Labor paradox: some voters think Labor is too progressive and others say Labor is not progressive enough. Labor must build a broad political consensus and those who want change but don't want change to impact them are not helping! independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

It’s always been a lie that Pauline Hanson represents the interests of ordinary Australians. That lie is exposed in her despicable attacks on Albanese’s mother for living in public housing. Hanson is a cruel and manipulative person. I don’t understand why her supporters can’t see this.

Then why did you mount a campaign of lies about Gillard’s carbon price to destroy her?

This seems a tad problematic (is an understatement).

Is it just me or does this news story make it sound like the boyfriend is the victim here?

I’ve written about Jason Arday’s death, institutional racism, disproportionate media pile ons, and the truth about Arday’s brilliant (but sadly short) academic career. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

This really took a very short amount of time to happen.

I find it abhorrent that AFL clubs are circling trying to pick up players from Sydney who have been banned because of their awful behaviour. What message does this send? Clubs don’t care how players behave as long as they’re good footy players? Oh that’s right - that’s how Sydney got into this mess!

I’m going to give the Herald Sun the benefit of the doubt here and say this is a terrible typo missed by an editor. Adult entertainment venues were forced to “shut their legs”. What?

I would love to see Sydney Swans take ownership for the cultural problems that led to the abhorrent behaviour of at least 5 players on Sunday night. Rather than say “this is not the culture of our club”, how about admitting “we need to fix the culture of our club”. Change comes from self reflection!

Why didn’t the media (shamefully including so called progressive media) do a deep dive investigation into the allegations about this white professor? Too busy piling on Arday?

Less concerned with ramifications of allegations against five Sydney Swans players on their finals campaign and more concerned with the consequences for the woman/women making the allegations who will have their trauma exacerbated through victim-blaming trial by misogynistic culture. Rinse, repeat!

At the same time as the right in concert with News Corp falsely blame immigrants for high house prices, whipping up division and hate, they also bash Labor for working to addresss high prices. This hypocrisy is astounding and also typical. My analysis👇🏻 independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

News Corp’s response to falling house prices exposes right-wing hypocrisy, weaponising housing unaffordability while opposing reforms to address it. News Corp campaign against housing affordability shows right-wing hypocrisy ~ @drvicfielding.bsky.social buff.ly/ruw9pVG

Really? The Liberals want to solve the housing crisis by forcing low income households to live in sheds? Seriously?

I demand an apology from Gina Rinehart for using her billions she has extracted from resources owned by all Australians to underwrite the far right in Australia in an effort to extend her grotesque wealth at the expense of the safety of the planet and social cohesion! She owes us all an apology!

I hope everyone who has rightly complained about housing unafforability for years and years is going to jump in and defend Labor for reforming negative gearing in the face of right wing media’s attacks. Even if you don’t “like” Labor, surely you can see why this collective support is important?

Saul Eslake in The Guardian frames it as Labor's fault they can't "sell" house prices falling. Is it really Labor's fault they can't sell this message or is it the right wing media screaming that house price reductions is a BAD THING? I own my home and support housing affordability! It's positive!

If you’re interested in the reasons why the hard right are rising in the UK, Australia and US, I highly recommend listening to Van Badham’s interview with UK Labour councillor Peter Marshall. It’s a fascinating but also really concerning discussion 😬 podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...

There is no decency in right wing political culture and this lack of decency is poisoning democracy. My analysis 👇 independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

one way street

Hanson says domestic violence is a “two way street”. Does she also think people who are assaulted by strangers had it coming? Is it a victim’s fault when they are burgled - did they wear something that made the burglar think he was justified in stealing from them? No? Hanson is despicable.

Australians are waking up to the One Nation con (at least I hope they are!) independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

How was Karl Stefanovic meant to know Nine would draw the line at his podcast interview with Tommy Robinson when Karl had already hosted Barnaby Joyce who told the same racist anti-immigration story as Robinson? My analysis👇🏻 independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

Nine's decision to sack Karl Stefanovic over one far-right interview raises questions about where the broadcaster chose to draw the line. Nine's Stefanovic double standard exposed ~ @drvicfielding.bsky.social

Trump cheats in the World Cup - lobbying corrupt FIFA to reverse red card - for the same reason as he cheats at golf and the same reason he lies prolifically everytime he opens his mouth. He can’t win without cheating. He doesn’t have a good argument so he lies. Trump abuses his power. GO BELGIUM 🇧🇪

Karl Stefanovic offered a job as Hanson’s staffer, so basically paid by the public to keep doing what he was already doing at Nine - radicalising the public to hate immigrants on behalf of billionaires. Might be a bit of a pay cut though Karl!

I wouldn’t be surprised if Karl Stefanovic deliberately interviewed neo-Nazi Tommy Robinson to get himself fired by Nine so he can claim he was “cancelled” and become a cult hero of the far right. Radicalised extremists want to be able to be extreme and he couldn’t be to this extent on Channel 9.

Any analysis of political situation in the UK which doesn’t mention the economy is a mess because the far right anti-immigration Brexit campaign smashed it is giving a free pass to Nigel Farage who is now benefiting from the anger at the terrible economy that he created. Just say it, it’s not hard!

Major right wing parties have spent decades normalising far right ideas and in doing so, have driven their voters rightward (and have made themselves unelectable). Slow clap! independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Does anyone else feel like every day more Australians are infected with the MAGA far right virus where they give in to their worst, meanest, bitter, vengeful and gullible versions of themselves and you feel totally powerless to stop it? Or is it just me? 😢

So, basically like Fox News for Trump?

Thank you to the Socceroos for this. You already make Australia proud and with this, you make us even prouder ❤️🇦🇺 youtu.be/CcZrW1Z63EU?...