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Michel Hogan

@michelhogan.bsky.social
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Brand Counsel. Writer. Speaker. Advising on the risk to purpose and values of making the wrong promises. Brand is a store of value created by everything you do. michelhogan.substack.com

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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What we're back to public hangings? horrific www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Enough already. EVERYTHING is now a subscription. Supplements, skincare, software, classes, TV, news, music. Dammit, just let me buy the one thing at a decent price (no penality for one-time purchase). Make it good enough I want to come back.
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Also the early childhood education sector. How do they proposed to fill the gap? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Taylor concedes aged care workers would be hit by migration plan
Angus Taylor acknowledges that some aged care workers would be affected by the Coalition's proposed migration changes as business and education groups warn of wider economic damage.
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh come on universe... a little help please! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Flávio Bolsonaro poised to win Brazilian presidency after shock first-round victory
Progressive voters and supporters of incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left reeling after far-right surge
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Go peddle mean-spirited draconian bullshit somewhere else. #auspol #vicpol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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One Nation vows to abolish First Nations treaty and legalise pepper spray at Victorian campaign launch
Candidate Mark Nicholson said former premiers Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan would be ‘in prison by Christmas’ if One Nation won the election
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Of course it was funds for (among other things) immigrant children - there is no place in hell dark and hot enough for these craven people ... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress
President using rare power to revoke expenditure with bipartisan approval to aid immigrant services
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you don't like Ai in your search. Turn it off. Switch to Firefox. Opt out. Don't be a lemming off AI's cliff. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
‘I miss old Google’: readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI
A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A note to the Australian Government ... be like Mark Carney and hold the line. This is a good thing and has nothing to do with free speech. #auspol www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
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US warns Australia that imposing digital duty of care on big tech would be seen as censorship
Trump administration expresses ‘serious concerns’ that forcing firms to allow algorithm optout would infringe Americans’ free speech
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
These data centres are noisy eyesores inhospitable to humans anywhere near them, a bit like the cosplay code they power! Don't believe me? Listen to one of the many videos recorded by poor souls who live near one. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Datacentres in Victoria to be banned in residential areas
New rules also include a ban near schools and childcare centres and require them to source their own renewable energy
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Absolutely sweat the small stuff. Decades ago while living in the US, The city mayor asked residents what they wanted the government to focus on, guess what they said? Yep. Potholes. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Labor has had 12 years to fix Victorian roads. Turning to ‘pothole populism’ now may be too late
Potholed roads are ‘devastating political advertising’ for the Victorian government – but Ben Carroll has made them the focus of his campaign
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New article: michelhogan.substack.com/p/are-you-pl...
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Government workers make a handy headline and much abused whipping boy during elections. Love this analysis that shows how undermining the machinery of government has costs well beyond what conservative politicians claim they will 'save' substack.com/@snarkygherk...
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Snarky Gherkin (The Gherk) (@snarkygherkin)
The Australia Institute has done something I wish political parties would do more often themselves. It has taken the Victorian Liberals’ fiscal pitch, opened the spreadsheet, and asked a very boring ...
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So tell us how you did it .... where in settings. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
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I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?
Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I try to travel back to 2012 – before everything on the internet was an ad
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
well that's a first ... Wordle 1,910 4/6* ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Give the shit show of slop my feed has become I fully support this. Even better would be for tech to start making opt in the default for things. Ahhh a girl can dream... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Labor wants Australians to be able to opt out of online algorithms. How will it change your feed?
The prime minister has predicted blowback to the scheme, which will affect social media, search engines and AI chatbots
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Angus Taylor said (regarding tax on cigarettes), "We decided to go one better than the criminal gangs business model". Seriously! That is not a policy position, it's a failure to understand incentives and long-term consequences. #auspol
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I love this so much. A garment library so people can get one-on-one with inspiring fashion. To learn from, not to wear. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...
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Australia’s first fashion library’s rule for borrowers? No stylists allowed
Being able to touch and examine garments in person can be a vital source of inspiration for designers. Now a collection which does just that has relocated from Europe to Melbourne
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Agree - 'you're welcome' is the correct response, not 'we're sorry'. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Labor is in damage control over falling house prices. Why not take credit instead? | Tom McIlroy
In the long term Chalmers, O’Neil and Albanese will want to own any improvement in intergenerational equity, so maybe it’s better to start now
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Is there a super-spreader in your midst? michelhogan.substack.com/p/find-your-...
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Find your culture super-spreaders
Inside my mantra that ‘culture is how people do things on repeat’ sits a secret.
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
LOL only just ran out of options before spaces ... Wordle 1,899 6/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly died. The world is both brighter for her life and a little darker today. She was sass and sweet and above all so so kind. Vale Dolly. You were an original and the best of us. #dollyparton
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
perfectly describes my nose today! Wordle 1,892 4/6* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Well that was fast and lucky Wordle 1,878 3/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I'm with Brett - (gift link). www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
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Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I. (Gift Article)
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New Article: Next time you're in a conversation about what you do well and your 'opportunities for growth' concentrate on the do well bit. When personal development feels like damage control you’re working on the wrong things open.substack.com/pub/michelho...
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Damn missed this and it's one of my favourite escapist movies to rewatch. The clothes, the vibe, the snappy comebacks. #ThomasCrowneAffair #hatm
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
In case you're wondering how many different ways Trump can screw up the planet - here's another one ... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn
Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Le Sigh - seriously. I know politicians can be slow learners but this hits remedial territory. I get the vulnerability thing, but even some oil guys once said 'people didn't stop making stone wheels because they ran out of rocks' (or something like that). www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Potential for first Australian oil refinery in 60 years as treasurer braces for inflation from Middle East war
Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Feeling lucky today Wordle 1,865 2/6* ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Hey @news.abc.net.au Comparing Labor's conference now to the past is stupid. The environment, particularly media and social media has made quaint ideas about prosecuting ideas in the open fraught idea best approached with extreme caution lest you become fodder for the commentary mill. #auspol
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Latest article - a couple of game-changing ideas for how you show up ... Surprising advice from a financial wizard and a rock star open.substack.com/pub/michelho...
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The most dangerous place for women is ... home. Yes it's complex, but we don't need more commissions and recommendations to 'admire the problem'. Pick the next best step and get started. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Two women and two girls dead in four days. Australian experts yet again call for action
‘We already have more than 1,000 recommendations. The knowledge gap isn’t there. There’s an implementation gap,’ policy expert says
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It's Friday and I beat the bot! Wordle 1,854 3/6* 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It's that time again. And by that time I mean Smart50 Awards time. So step up, preen and shout your brilliant success from the rooftops. smart50awards.com.au
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Smart50 2026
Enter the 2026 Smart50 Awards — celebrating Australia's 50 fastest-growing SMEs. Category awards, Smart50 list and a gala event in Melbourne.
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This is terrifying and entirely plausible ... www.thenerve.news/p/uki-goni-a...
thenerve.news
Peter Thiel, precogs and ‘non-human corporations’ – welcome to the wild world of AI Argentina
President Milei’s plans to turn my country into an anarchic tech paradise makes him just the latest character in the nation’s long history of chancers and dictators, writes Uki Goñi
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
No no no no no no Need some 'not in my backyard' action on this stuff. Let the government know this is NOT what people want. #auspol www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Anthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investment
PM to declare Australia the first country worldwide to bring economic, social, security and environmental issues from AI under single office in major speech
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
What an admirable young woman. I have done my share of cleaning up for friends whose homes are getting out of control, but never anything quite so dire. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
theguardian.com
‘No matter how bad, it is always fixable’: how Bea Elton cleans up the houses – and lives – of desperate people
She has built an unlikely career in mould, maggots and excrement, cleaning for those who most need it. It can take months building trust with a stranger, before she and her boyfriend go in and transfo...
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
NEW ARTICLE inspired by NY Knicks with an assist from Mamdani, their win has a lesson or three about unheroic work. New York Knicks show how heart defines a team's work open.substack.com/pub/michelho...
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New York Knicks show how heart defines a team's work
During the parade for newly minted United States NBA champions, the New York Knicks, Mayor Mamdani didn’t simply say, ‘Well done, boys.’ He turned his speech into a rally and referendum on the spirit ...
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Hey @nytimes.com @theguardian.com and other major news where is this story on your pages (sites) ... Air Force Major Jason Watson has courage, where is yours? www.tiktok.com/@alteredstat...
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Air Force Major Jason Watson speaks on impeachment #breakin #us #fyp #news #jasonwatson
TikTok video by AlteredState
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Data Centres need exclusion zones around them like wind farms. The 24/7 buzz made by thousands of servers would drive anyone living nearby bonkers. But these monsters are among us in a way other threats to human health could never. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Rapid demand for AI datacentres in Australia could stoke inflation, experts warn – and crowd out land for housing
Calls are growing for new datacentre approvals to be halted until stronger protections are considered
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Hey @nytimes.com How is this not 'above the fold news? If this happened in any western country it would be front page headlines for days. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
nytimes.com
Venezuela Live Updates: Search for Survivors Grows More Urgent 24 Hours After Quakes
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Wondering why people shouting about 'freedom of speech' only want to amplify the most hateful messages .. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia news live: Karl Stefanovic says his podcast is ‘about freedom of speech’ after Nine announces his immediate departure
Follow live
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Hey PM and other ALP leaders are you paying attention, I think he's onto something... #auspol
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Love a dose of reality ... www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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Capital gains tax changes are already having an impact on wealth inequality – and vested interests are running scared | Greg Jericho
Weekend house auction results and the official taxation data reveal the arguments from outraged conservatives are hollow
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New article drops Friday. Why it matters who people in your company are imitating open.substack.com/pub/michelho...
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Why it matters who people in your company are imitating
There’s a shaky, slightly blurry 2009 video showing a guy dancing alone on
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Lifelong ocean swimmer here. Going into the ocean always carries faint possibility a shark might mistake you for a snack. Media coverage of any attack vastly amplifies what is in reality a small risk (think about how many people are in the ocean every day).
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I've noticed an imported trend to label Australian political parties as 'sides' - it's an insidious and effective way to seed unrest because it pits people against each other rather than in this thing together with different views on the best path. #Auspol
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Woo hoo today I beat the bot! Wordle 1,819 2/6* ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Thanks for saying this out loud - the sky isn't falling and there are a scant few clouds on the horizon. But at least there's the hope of rain ... and by rain I mean an tiny bit more affordable home (if buying a home not a 'property' is your desire). www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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For those shedding a tear over house prices falling, these numbers may change your mind | Greg Jericho
An average home would cost $595,500 now if prices were the same relative to income as before John Howard turned the market into an investor casino
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Michel Hogan @michelhogan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New article: Virtues, vices and personal boundaries run amok open.substack.com/pub/michelho...
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Virtues, vices and personal boundaries run amok
Over a cup of tea one morning I was reading an article by The Good Place actor and activist Jameela Jamil when a passage stopped me mid-sip.
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