Thread by @davrosz

Great editorial coming for @independentaus subscribers in today's weekly newsletter.
Editor @vmp9 is on fire more than NSW in January, as she explains who is the koala's biggest enemy. (Spoiler: there's a twist!)
Make sure you're a subscriber. Yes you!
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Of course, @independentaus is one of Australia's most ardent koala champions. Indeed, I have just paid our lawyers $10,000 as someone has taken umbrage at one of the many brilliant, fair and painstakingly researched articles on IA by @koalacrisis about this growing calamity.

In just over 10 years of speaking truth to power, @independentaus has been almost constantly threatened by people with deep pockets - who are almost always the powerful - to try to shut us up.
This is called #lawfare and is a pernicious and costly part of our flawed legal system.

Because of the @independentaus approach, which is a fierce dedication to the truth, instantly verifiable by documentary proof or clickable links to our source, IA has never been taken to court for defamation (or indeed any other matter). Our integrity is absolutely paramount.

Yet we still need to endure and pay for these vexatious and unfair attacks on the public's right to know.
It has cost @independentaus (and me) a lot of money we can ill afford. And the only people it serves are the rich, who routinely gameplay defamation laws to stifle dissent.

But don't despair! Australia's states etc are implementing uniform defamation law reform right now, to enhance "the ability of the media to report on matters of public interest, and lead to an overall reduction in defamation litigation in Australia."
Yay! lexology.com/library/detail…

Ironically, this has meant in the present sense is that every Tom, Dick and Rupert with a big legal budget is sending out their stupid defo claims before this long-overdue legislation comes into effect. It's a nightmare!
I sometimes wonder why I bother. Not for the money anyway.

Of course, we will most likely get through this latest existential threat to our work, just like we have overcome so many before. And ultimately, this change will be a great boon for small independent news publishers like @independentaus. We just wish it would bloody hurry up!

As you might expect, with the pandemic, our donations are right down.
If you could help us weather this latest storm we would be immensely grateful.
Your gold coin donation in Paypal might be the thing that helps us keep the dream alive.
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Thanks so much!

Oh! One last thing, all the stories on @independentaus by fearless koala protector and brilliant former Fairfax journalist Sue Arnold (AKA @KoalaCrisis) can be found following her bio here: independentaustralia.net/profile-on/sue…
Support koalas on Facebook here: facebook.com/koalacrisis
Thanks!