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Victoria Fielding

@drvicfielding.bsky.social
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Twitter escapee. Lecturer and researcher in communication, media and its influence on democracy. Post in my personal capacity.

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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I can’t believe people on here are blaming Albanese for Trump. I know you blame Albanese for everything, but it’s new levels of ridiculous to see you place the blame for Trump at Albo’s feet. What the heck is Albo meant to do to stop Trump? Wow.
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Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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
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Trump’s lies should be the headline
Mainstream media has normalised Donald Trump’s lies, allowing deceit to become a powerful political weapon with little accountability.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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...
independentaustralia.net
Trump’s lies should be the headline
Mainstream media has normalised Donald Trump’s lies, allowing deceit to become a powerful political weapon with little accountability.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AI is becoming increasingly sophisticated in its ability to hack websites. It’s terrifying that the developers of this technology are totally losing control of it.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Constantly hating on a Labor MP because he’s not a Green is not progressive.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“All their time and energy is spent critiquing Labor….” sound familiar?
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This was literally written with people like you in mind. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
independentaustralia.net
The Labor paradox: Too progressive, not progressive enough
Labor governments face criticism from both sides, but progress requires compromise, consensus and accepting that not every change will suit everyone.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Another progressive who wants Labor to lose and can only see politics through the prism “it’s all about me and if they’re not perfectly doing everything I like, I’ll campaign against them”. Really helpful, not. You don’t speak for me when you bash Albo.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
See above my comments about complexity and how those constantly bashing Labor ignore it.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Follow up comment, I get really sick of people implying that politics and diplomacy - such as Australia’s relationship with the US - is simple. So much critique of Albo/Labor totally ignores the complex world order and we live in. Could you at least try to look at the complex big picture here?
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Have you read what Albo is doing in the US? Try not to always jump at shadows and instead consider the context www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
PM set to warn China and US the Indo-Pacific not their 'chessboard'
In a major foreign policy speech set to be delivered in New York, Anthony Albanese will declare the post-1945 world order "is no longer fit for purpose" and warn China and the US the Indo-Pacific is n...
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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...
abc.net.au
Breaking: OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an Open AI agent gained unauthorised accessed to the Medicare statistics reporting service portal.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s important in politics to remember that not everyone feels the same way about things as you do. You see the world through only one person’s eyes - yours.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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...
independentaustralia.net
The Labor paradox: Too progressive, not progressive enough
Labor governments face criticism from both sides, but progress requires compromise, consensus and accepting that not every change will suit everyone.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Then why did you mount a campaign of lies about Gillard’s carbon price to destroy her?
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This seems a tad problematic (is an understatement).
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Is it just me or does this news story make it sound like the boyfriend is the victim here?
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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...
independentaustralia.net
Jason Arday’s death exposes institutional racism in academia
Jason Arday’s death exposes how institutional racism, media complicity and far-right ideology combined to fuel a devastating campaign against him.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This really took a very short amount of time to happen.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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!
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If Swans and AFL really want to live up to their promise to “do better” it needs to start with transparency and acknowledgement this was not a few bad apples behaving badly, but was normalised cultural behaviour that the club has been condoning until it became public through police investigation.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It is clear that the Sydney Swans and the AFL are in “damage control” over the hotel bender and aren’t being transparent about exactly what they know and what happened. A full INDEPENDENT investigation is needed into the events of that night and also how common such benders are amongst all clubs.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Much of the reporting about the game is playing into the idea that the club are the victims, and that they deserve sympathy. This is despite many unanswered questions about who exactly was in the room, and why the room was forensically cleaned before police arrive. Independent investigation needed.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A standing ovation by Swans supporters at the end of the game yesterday just shows the whole club doesn’t get it. The events of last Sunday didn’t happen to the club. They are not the victims. The club produced this behaviour through its culture and needs to self reflect on that. Whole AFL does too.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Who organised for the hotel room to be forensically cleaned before police arrived?
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This entire article frames the Swans club as the victim of bad player behaviour, rather than pointing to the club’s culture as a problem. Note the players were given explicit permission to go out on a bender, something that was clearly routine at this club. www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/in...
adelaidenow.com.au
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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?
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Absolutely! All elite male sport.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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!
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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?
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
For much better analysis of what occurred here, I urge you to read Professor Bronwyn Carlson's The Architecture of the Hunt, and also sign the letter for a public inquiry into Arday's death. www.croakey.org/the-architec...
croakey.org
The architecture of the hunt
Introduction by Croakey: Tens of thousands of people have signed an open letter calling on the United Kingdom Government to
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
It is disappointing to see The Guardian defending its investigation into Arday rather than reflecting on whether there was really anything to be gained by them joining clearly racist attacks on Arday's reputation, attacks which culminated in him killing himself. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
The Guardian view on Jason Arday: a tragedy that demands reflection | Editorial
Editorial: Legitimate scrutiny became entangled with a racial argument about merit and diversity. His death raises questions about how society treats black success and failure
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
If you're more concerned about whether high profile Black professor Jason Arday told lies about his achievements than you are about the fact that President Trump lies almost every time he opens his mouth (including about his achievements), then you need to take a good long hard look at yourself.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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!
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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...
independentaustralia.net
News Corp campaign against housing affordability shows right-wing hypocrisy
News Corp’s response to falling house prices exposes the hypocrisy of a right-wing campaign that weaponises housing unaffordability while attacking reforms designed to address it.
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Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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
independentaustralia.net
News Corp campaign against housing affordability shows right-wing hypocrisy
News Corp’s response to falling house prices exposes the hypocrisy of a right-wing campaign that weaponises housing unaffordability while attacking reforms designed to address it.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Really? The Liberals want to solve the housing crisis by forcing low income households to live in sheds? Seriously?
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It’s totally undemocratic isn’t it. Her grotesque wealth affords her a status in the media which both enables her to use her commercial power to interfere in politics and apparently protects her from criticism. Our media is pathetic.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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!
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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?
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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!
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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...
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Episode 180: Fascist Versus Bin, Britain Has a New PM… and How to Feed a Thirsty Bee”
Podcast Episode · "The Week on Wednesday" with Van Badham & Ben Davison · 4 August · 1hr 9min
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
There is no decency in right wing political culture and this lack of decency is poisoning democracy. My analysis 👇 independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
independentaustralia.net
It's Right to say a decency deficit is poisoning democracy
Political dysfunction is not a “both sides” problem; it is the result of a right-wing culture that has currently abandoned decency and democratic norms,
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I don’t buy that this was a bureaucratic bungle. Bureaucracy doesn’t work that fast! Someone specifically saw within days of the children’s birth that this family received donations and targeted them accordingly. That email should never have been sent.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
If your argument is Labor needs to continue their constant reforms to address structural inequality, I would agree with you. But if you think the answer to any of the structural problems you’ve listed would be better solved by One Nation then I can’t!
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rowecartoon.bsky.social @rowecartoon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
one way street
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
That’s on brand for her
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
And people who falsely claim Labor are not working for the interests of those suffering inequality are doing a great job legitimising the rise of the far right! Please don’t.
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