Michelle Pini

Michelle Pini is Independent Australia's managing editor as well as a Melbourne freelance writer and broadcaster. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications.

Michelle holds a Masters of Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences. Her prior marketing career within the wine industry spanned over 20 years and included corporate management roles as well as her own marketing consultancy.

Michelle is an enthusiastic advocate for social equity, human rights and the environment, and an active community member. She lives in Melbourne with her partner and two daughters.

You can follow Michelle on Twitter @vmp9 or check out her blog here.

Articles written by Michelle Pini (289)

3 August 2021 | AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: Premier Gladrags Bereftoclues joins David Skynews on 'Insniders'
29 July 2021 | Friendlyjordies v John 'Call me Pork' Barilaro
28 July 2021 | EDITORIAL: Friendlyjordies v John 'Call Me Pork' Barilaro
22 July 2021 | Liberal Party pandemic management: Exemplary — thanks, Gladys!
21 July 2021 | EDITORIAL: Liberal Party pandemic management: Exemplary — thanks, Gladys!
15 July 2021 | Leadership Liberal style: Is PM Scott Morrison still here?
14 July 2021 | EDITORIAL: Leadership Liberal style: Is PM Scott Morrison still here?
8 July 2021 | 'Hunger Games' Coalition edition: Birmingham pushes for more pulled pork
7 July 2021 | EDITORIAL: 'Hunger Games' Coalition edition: Birmingham pushes for more pulled pork
24 June 2021 | Barnaby Joyce's 14 greatest achievements
23 June 2021 | EDITORIAL: Barnaby Joyce's 14 greatest achievements
17 June 2021 | Fixing fixations by arresting Friendlyjordies' Kristo
16 June 2021 | EDITORIAL: Enforcing compliance and criminalising dissent by arresting Friendlyjordies’ Kristo
10 June 2021 | The Liberal Party redefines scrutiny: No questions asked
9 June 2021 | EDITORIAL: The Liberal Party redefines scrutiny: No questions asked
27 May 2021 | Morrison’s Higgins investigation a very revealing cover-up
26 May 2021 | EDITORIAL: Morrison’s Higgins investigation a very revealing cover-up
20 May 2021 | The Coalition, where all revolving doors lead to outdated fossil fuels
19 May 2021 | EDITORIAL: The Coalition, where all revolving doors lead to outdated fossil fuels
13 May 2021 | Seven ways the Coalition's budget is blue — not pink
12 May 2021 | EDITORIAL: Seven ways the Coalition’s budget is blue not pink
6 May 2021 | India latest front in Morrison Government's war on Australians
5 May 2021 | EDITORIAL: India latest front in Morrison Government's war on Australians
29 April 2021 | Messiah Morrison direct messages God via the social media devil
28 April 2021 | EDITORIAL: Messiah Morrison direct messages God via social media
22 April 2021 | No consent for Morrison’s messy taco milkshake video
22 April 2021 | EDITORIAL: No consent for Morrison’s messy taco milkshake video
15 April 2021 | Morrison’s premature vaccine rollout an anticlimax
14 April 2021 | EDITORIAL: Morrison’s premature vaccine rollout an anticlimax
8 April 2021 | Sex, lies and iPhone pics: Scott Morrison’s imperfect storm
7 April 2021 | EDITORIAL: Sex, lies and iPhone pics: Scott Morrison’s imperfect storm
1 April 2021 | AUDIO: EXCLUSIVE — PM discusses 'Combatting Women’s Issues' on ‘The Sun Rises’
24 March 2021 | EDITORIAL: Murdoch unites with women to threaten tearful Morrison’s leadership
24 March 2021 | Murdoch unites with women to threaten tearful Morrison’s leadership
17 March 2021 | Morrison Government turns its back on women, triggering its own demise
17 March 2021 | EDITORIAL: Morrison Government turns its back on women, triggering its own demise
16 March 2021 | Morrison tells women protesting violence they're lucky not to be shot
11 March 2021 | Big swinging dicks and the rule of law
10 March 2021 | EDITORIAL: Big swinging dicks and the rule of law
9 March 2021 | Michelle Pini interviewed by RTV Slovenia on Australia's Google and Facebook code
3 March 2021 | Alleged Cabinet rapist Porter speaks up, while female victim lies silent
3 March 2021 | EDITORIAL: Alleged Cabinet rapist Porter speaks up, while female victim lies silent
2 March 2021 | AUDIO: EXCLUSIVE — PM talks about serious allegations and pizza ovens on 'The Sun Rises'
25 February 2021 | How Morrison's media bargaining code sold Australia's soul to wretched Rupert and Mark Zuckerberg
24 February 2021 | EDITORIAL: How Morrison's media bargaining code sold Australia's soul to wretched Rupert and Mark Zuckerberg
18 February 2021 | Scotty stuffs staffers under steam-cleaned parliamentary rug
17 February 2021 | EDITORIAL: Scotty stuffs staffers under steam-cleaned parliamentary rug
4 February 2021 | Morrison's early election ruse catches Kelly's COVID
3 February 2021 | EDITORIAL: Morrison's early election ruse catches Kelly's COVID
28 January 2021 | Courting awards and dog whistles on White Australia Day
27 January 2021 | EDITORIAL: Courting awards and dog whistles on White Australia Day
21 January 2021 | 7 ways to make millions with the Morrison Government
20 January 2021 | EDITORIAL 7 ways to make millions with the Morrison Government
14 January 2021 | Morrison crew backs Capitol coup
13 January 2021 | EDITORIAL: Morrison crew backs Capitol coup
23 December 2020 | IA Talks: Exclusive interview with Scott Morrespin on 'The Sun Rises'
17 December 2020 | 2020 in review: Rorts, fires, a plague and more rorts
16 December 2020 | EDITORIAL: 2020 in review
10 December 2020 | Morrison's Anti-Accountability vaccine gets L-NP off Scott-free
9 December 2020 | EDITORIAL: Morrison's Anti-Accountability Vaccine gets L-NP off Scott-free
3 December 2020 | Morrison Government throws another Royal Commission on the fire
2 December 2020 | EDITORIAL: Morrison Government throws another Royal Commission on the fire
29 November 2020 | Rachel Downie Stymies the hidden bully
19 November 2020 | Porter, Tudge, Robert and Morrison's shameless Robodebt record
18 November 2020 | EDITORIAL: Porter, Tudge, Robert and Morrison's shameless Robodebt record
17 November 2020 | The right to know and the ability to speak out
12 November 2020 | Some bonk ban: Ministers in the sack Morrison won't sack
11 November 2020 | EDITORIAL: Some bonk ban — ministers in the sack Morrison won't sack
29 October 2020 | Scott Morrison’s gold standard ICAC distractions
28 October 2020 | EDITORIAL Scott Morrison’s gold standard ICAC distractions
27 October 2020 | IA Talks Ep 1: Gold standard premiers and elections galore
22 October 2020 | Gladys Berejiklian and Dan Andrews: Spot the difference
21 October 2020 | EDITORIAL: Gladys Berejiklian and Dan Andrews: Spot the difference
20 October 2020 | David Skynews interviews NSW Premier Gladrags Bereftoclues
15 October 2020 | Rudd calls time on Murdoch dominance
14 October 2020 | EDITORIAL: Rudd calls time on Murdoch dominance
8 October 2020 | The Coalition’s latest trillion-dollar tax cuts Budget promo
7 October 2020 | EDITORIAL: The Coalition’s latest trillion-dollar tax cuts Budget promo
1 October 2020 | The Coalition protection racket: Why Tudge won't budge
30 September 2020 | EDITORIAL: The Coalition protection racket and why Tudge won't budge
24 September 2020 | Angus Taylor's coal and gas roadmap to nowhere
23 September 2020 | EDITORIAL: The Coalition's coal and gas roadmap to nowhere
17 September 2020 | The Coalition, koalas and coal
16 September 2020 | EDITORIAL: The Coalition, koalas and coal
3 September 2020 | Pro-lifer turned end-of-lifer Tony Abbott AC, IPA, RC, PE, GWPF, WTF?!
2 September 2020 | EDITORIAL: Pro-lifer turned end-of-lifer Tony Abbott AC, IPA, RC, PE, GWPF, WTF?!
27 August 2020 | No Sukkar for Labor over Liberal branch stacking revelations
26 August 2020 | EDITORIAL: Gaining no Sukkar from branch stacking
20 August 2020 | Scotty from Marketing and the ‘Not my department’ disclaimer
19 August 2020 | EDITORIAL: Scotty from Marketing and the ‘Not my department’ disclaimer
13 August 2020 | Mainstream media holds politicians to account — some of them, sometimes
12 August 2020 | EDITORIAL: Mainstream media holds politicians to account — some of them, sometimes
6 August 2020 | Jim's Mowing and Karen's Bunnings dangerous adventures
5 August 2020 | EDITORIAL: Jim's Mowing and Karen's Bunnings dangerous adventures
30 July 2020 | Frydenberg exhumes Thatcher and Reagan to bring back morbid inequality
29 July 2020 | EDITORIAL: Frydenberg exhumes Thatcher and Reagan to bring back morbid inequality
23 July 2020 | Morrison cancels Parliament due to COVID-19 — and Dan Andrews
22 July 2020 | EDITORIAL: Morrison cancels Parliament due to COVID-19 — and Dan Andrews
16 July 2020 | Dan damned — Scott scot-free
15 July 2020 | EDITORIAL: Dan damned — Scott scot-free
25 June 2020 | Scott Morrison's robodebt to society
24 June 2020 | EDITORIAL: Scott Morrison's robodebt to society
18 June 2020 | Top 9 Coalition scandals bigger than the 60 Minutes Labor beat-up
17 June 2020 | EDITORIAL: Top 9 Coalition scandals bigger than the 60 Minutes beat-up
11 June 2020 | All lies matter: Even Abbott's award
10 June 2020 | EDITORIAL: All lies matter — even Abbott's award
4 June 2020 | Morrison's smugness rubs off on Australians
3 June 2020 | EDITORIAL: Morrison's smugness rubs off on Australians
28 May 2020 | Josh and Scotty from Marketing: 9 reasons why we're not all in this together
27 May 2020 | EDITORIAL: Josh and Scotty: 9 ways YOU’RE all in this together
21 May 2020 | Morrison picks fight with China — Australia left holding the barley
20 May 2020 | EDITORIAL: Morrison picks fight with China — Australia left holding the barley
14 May 2020 | Jones and Morrison: Doing right by our country’s double standards
13 May 2020 | EDITORIAL: Jones and Morrison doing right by our country’s double standards
7 May 2020 | Why does the Morrison Government loathe Daniel Andrews?
6 May 2020 | EDITORIAL: Why does the Morrison Government loathe Daniel Andrews?
30 April 2020 | The pros and cons of the COVIDsafe spy app
29 April 2020 | EDITORIAL: The pros and cons of the COVIDsafe spy app
23 April 2020 | 9 reasons why Scott Morrison isn’t our Big Daddy
22 April 2020 | EDITORIAL: 9 reasons why Scott Morrison isn’t our Big Daddy
9 April 2020 | Morrison Government stimulus: No means of support for millions
8 April 2020 | EDITORIAL: Morrison Government stimulus — no means of support for millions
2 April 2020 | Broken mirrors: 7 years bad luck under the ATM (Abbott/Turnbull/Morrison) Govt
1 April 2020 | EDITORIAL: Broken mirror — Seven years bad luck under the Coalition
31 March 2020 | Independent Australia needs you
26 March 2020 | Coalition, conservatives and the great unwashed PR campaign
25 March 2020 | EDITORIAL: Coalition, conservatives and the great unwashed PR campaign
23 March 2020 | Navigating the virus: Where to go, what to do and how to get help
19 March 2020 | The notional PM: No notion on running nation
18 March 2020 | EDITORIAL: The notional PM — No notion on running nation
16 March 2020 | Morrison leads Australia through the COVID-19 pandemic
12 March 2020 | Scotty Morrison and Scotty Cam scam the taxpayer
11 March 2020 | EDITORIAL: Scotty Morrison and Scotty Cam scam the taxpayer
5 March 2020 | The Morrison Government: When rorting became sporting
4 March 2020 | EDITORIAL: When rorting became sporting
27 February 2020 | Scotty from Marketing talks about domestic violence
26 February 2020 | EDITORIAL: Scotty from Marketing talks about domestic violence
20 February 2020 | Australia adapts to ridding itself of the Morrison Government
19 February 2020 | EDITORIAL: Australia 'adapts' to ridding itself of the Morrison Government
6 February 2020 | Leadership spills and coal-smudged deals
5 February 2020 | EDITORIAL: Leadership spills and coal-smudged deals
30 January 2020 | Russel from marketing, ‘Dr’ Arndt and the ‘two-sided’ climate emergency
29 January 2020 | EDITORIAL: Russel from marketing, ‘Dr’ Arndt and the ‘two-sided’ climate emergency
23 January 2020 | Rorts and pork-barrelling are the new normal under 'Crime Minister' Morrison
22 January 2020 | EDITORIAL: The Coalition, where rorts and pork-barrelling are the new normal
16 January 2020 | Scotty from Marketing’s climate change ‘shift’ might just burn into our memories
15 January 2020 | EDITORIAL: Scotty from Marketing’s climate change ‘shift’ might just burn our memories
8 January 2020 | EDITORIAL: Leading us into Armageddon
4 January 2020 | New Year's Eve in an incinerated NSW South Coast apocalypse
2 January 2020 | #2 TOP STORY OF 2019: 11 things Scott Morrison could have done for the bushfire emergency — but didn’t
19 December 2019 | 11 things Scott Morrison could have done for the bushfire emergency — but didn’t
18 December 2019 | EDITORIAL: 11 things Scott Morrison could have done for the bushfire emergency — but didn’t
12 December 2019 | The bushfire calamity and Australia’s rogue parliament
10 December 2019 | EDITORIAL: The bushfire calamity and Australia’s rogue parliament
5 December 2019 | The kangaroo kleptocracy
5 December 2019 | EDITORIAL: The kangaroo kleptocracy
28 November 2019 | Angus Taylor and the Coalition protection racket
27 November 2019 | EDITORIAL: Angus Taylor and the Coalition protection racket
21 November 2019 | Frydenberg's 'Work until you drop' idea
20 November 2019 | EDITORIAL: Work until you drop
14 November 2019 | Barnaby and the Morrison Government: They should be fired
13 November 2019 | EDITORIAL: They should be fired
7 November 2019 | Protesting and boycotting the Morrison Government way
6 November 2019 | EDITORIAL: Protesting and boycotting the Morrison Government way
17 October 2019 | Morrison's state of distraction
16 October 2019 | EDITORIAL: State of distraction
10 October 2019 | The Coalition: Where protesting free speech is only a right for the Right
9 October 2019 | EDITORIAL: Protesting free speech is only a right for the Right
3 October 2019 | How Barnaby and the Coalition make hay when it doesn’t rain
2 October 2019 | EDITORIAL: How Barnaby and the Coalition make hay when it doesn’t rain
26 September 2019 | Trump and Morrison to Mars: One giant leap for mankind
25 September 2019 | EDITORIAL: Mars or bust
19 September 2019 | 10 reasons why Scott Morrison is actually a hypocrite
18 September 2019 | EDITORIAL: 10 reasons why Scott Morrison is actually a hypocrite
12 September 2019 | Littleproud fiddles while Australia burns
11 September 2019 | EDITORIAL: Littleproud fiddles while Australia burns
5 September 2019 | The Opposition under Albo: Albsent without leave
4 September 2019 | EDITORIAL: The Labor Opposition: Albsent without leave
2 September 2019 | EXCLUSIVE: Biloela's Tamil family now at the mercy of Dutton and Coleman
31 August 2019 | Why we beg
29 August 2019 | Frydenberg fries the economy
28 August 2019 | EDITORIAL Frydenberg fries the economy
23 August 2019 | Working for IA is a dream — help keep the dream alive!
22 August 2019 | Socking it to shock jock Alan Jones
21 August 2019 | EDITORIAL: Socking it to shock-jock Alan Jones
15 August 2019 | Julie Bishop feminist? Liar, liar, red shoes on fire
14 August 2019 | EDITORIAL: Julie Bishop feminist? Liar, liar, red shoes on fire
8 August 2019 | Dutton’s dark police state creep
7 August 2019 | EDITORIAL: Dutton’s dark police state creep
1 August 2019 | Stuart 'Robodebt' Robert and unfunded empathy
31 July 2019 | EDITORIAL: Stuart 'Robodebt' Robert and ‘unfunded empathy’
25 July 2019 | Newstart, wage theft and fat ducks
24 July 2019 | EDITORIAL: Newstart, wage theft and fat ducks
18 July 2019 | Adani pirates hold Australia hostage
17 July 2019 | EDITORIAL: Adani pirates hold Australia hostage
11 July 2019 | Sanctioned water theft
10 July 2019 | EDITORIAL: Sanctioned water theft
8 July 2019 | Dutton's Australia: Refusing medical care to a two-year-old
4 July 2019 | The Coalition: Have a go — pay me as I go
3 July 2019 | EDITORIAL: The Coalition: Have a go — pay me as I go
27 June 2019 | Dear mainstream media, the Coalition won — Labor lost
26 June 2019 | EDITORIAL: Dear mainstream media, the Coalition won — Labor lost
13 June 2019 | AFP raids journalists: We need to talk about our Government
12 June 2019 | EDITORIAL: AFP raids journalists: We need to talk about our Government
30 May 2019 | Stuart Robert and 4 more we can't afford, including an annoying envoy
29 May 2019 | EDITORIAL: Stuart Robert and 4 more we can't afford, including an annoying envoy
23 May 2019 | The price of not paying attention: Five ministers we cannot afford
22 May 2019 | EDITORIAL: The price of not paying attention: Five ministers we cannot afford
20 May 2019 | Kill Bill 4: Suffering under ScoMo
2 May 2019 | The Morrison Government's strange bedfellows
1 May 2019 | EDITORIAL: The Morrison Government's strange bedfellows
18 April 2019 | Twitter closing down last bastion of free speech
17 April 2019 | EDITORIAL: Twitter closing down last bastion of free speech
4 April 2019 | Christmas Island: The $185 million 'unhinged stunt'
3 April 2019 | EDITORIAL: Budgets boats and other baloney
21 March 2019 | EDITORIAL: Eggboy versus Anning
20 March 2019 | EDITORIAL: Eggboy versus Anning
13 March 2019 | MP's WRAP: The staggering arrogance of Pell and Morrison
28 February 2019 | EDITORIAL EXCERPT: Helloworld and other informal corruption
27 February 2019 | EDITORIAL: Informal corruption
20 February 2019 | MP'S WRAP: Morrison Muppets' tyranny, lies and lucrative tenders
14 February 2019 | EDITORIAL EXCERPT: Morrison gears up to punish refugees after #MediVacBill
13 February 2019 | EDITORIAL: Morrison resets himself to punish refugees after crippling defeat
30 January 2019 | EDITORIAL: Captain Morrison’s Coalition is Cooked like the fish
23 January 2019 | MP's Wrap: Over Cooked Muppets
17 January 2019 | EDITORIAL: Something stinks in the Coalition and it's not just dead fish
16 January 2019 | EDITORIAL: Something stinks in the Coalition and it's not just dead fish
9 January 2019 | Weekly Wrap: ScoMo's new shoes
19 December 2018 | XMAS PARTY WRAP: IA community parties on in Paradise
9 December 2018 | PM Morrison, the 'puffed up, flim flam man', sacrifices human rights — again
28 November 2018 | WEEKLY WRAP: The Morrison Muppet Show implosion
22 November 2018 | EDITORIAL EXCERPT: Morrison cuts Foodbank — Merry Xmas poor people!
21 November 2018 | EDITORIAL: The Morrison Government adds insecurity to food insecurity
7 November 2018 | WEEKLY WRAP: The #ScoMoExpress to nowhere
1 November 2018 | EDITORIAL EXCERPT: Scott Morrison after Wentworth — denial as an artform
31 October 2018 | EDITORIAL: Today’s Coalition and denial as artform
27 October 2018 | Mr Collings
24 October 2018 | WEEKLY WRAP: Stopping the votes
18 October 2018 | Human rights vs The Morrison Government
17 October 2018 | EDITORIAL: Human rights v. The Government
10 October 2018 | WEEKLY WRAP: Religion, misogyny and defacing national icons
4 October 2018 | Stubborn ABC refuses to die despite constant attacks
3 October 2018 | EDITORIAL: Stubborn ABC refuses to die despite constant attacks
26 September 2018 | WEEKLY WRAP: The ABC of strawberries and democracy
24 September 2018 | Michelle Guthrie's sudden ABC exit and the Morrison / Murdoch connection
19 September 2018 | WEEKLY WRAP: Ah, the unity
18 September 2018 | Morrison, Dutton, Coleman: Cold, heartless, sadistic
12 September 2018 | WEEKLY WRAP: Morrison's muppets and wannabes
5 September 2018 | WEEKLY WRAP: Planet COALition
29 August 2018 | WEEKLY WRAP: Morrison — more of the same
27 August 2018 | Current Prime Minister Scott Morrison to uphold bigotry and failed Newspolls
22 August 2018 | Peter Dutton: The would-be PM and overlord
7 August 2018 | #ReefGate: The latest dubious Turnbull 'foundation'
31 July 2018 | BEHROUZ BOOCHANI TALKS TO IA: No friends in the Australian Government
18 July 2018 | Melbourne's #SaveOurABC rally: 'Keep your grubby mitts off'
11 July 2018 | BETWEEN YOU AND ME: Mike Smith on politics and the media
20 June 2018 | Fiercely protecting the ABC and Michelle Guthrie
29 May 2018 | How Dutton and Molan justify the heinous
18 April 2018 | Elderly, disabled, jobless or homeless? The Coalition is still blaming you
26 March 2018 | ‘Dead to me’: The world according to Peter Dutton
7 March 2018 | Stopping Adani’s dirty mine: Our politicians’ love affair with fossil fuels
21 February 2018 | Wayne Swan on retirement, Abbott, Turnbull and right-wing radicalisation
30 January 2018 | Morrison, Dutton or Turnbull: Who is the cruellest minister of them all?
30 December 2017 | City of Melbourne: World's most liveable city ... unless you're homeless
13 December 2017 | How have you disappointed me, Malcolm Turnbull?
29 November 2017 | Fifield ignores #NBNFail to voice outrage at Triple J's Hottest 100 move
15 November 2017 | Australia votes YES: Love is in the air, but is marriage equality?
3 November 2017 | Manus refugees left to rot as son-of-a-refugee Frydenberg whines about s44
30 October 2017 | Coalition and Co Comedy Capers: Absolutely fabulously nothing
25 October 2017 | AFP union raids, GetUp, Cash and Turnbull's 21 pesky polls in a row
8 September 2017 | EDITORIAL: The same sex marriage bullet
28 August 2017 | Coalition and Co Comedy Capers
9 August 2017 | Turnbull takes his Elizabethan Australia back to the same-sex plebiscite
12 July 2017 | Will same-sex marriage dethrone Turnbull and the Coalition?
26 June 2017 | Anaphylaxis: When food can kill you
3 May 2017 | Elderly, disabled, jobless or homeless? It’s your fault, according to the Coalition
8 February 2017 | NEWS UPDATE: Cory Bernardi's ship finally sails
4 January 2017 | Pension cuts: The abuse of our elderly citizens
7 December 2016 | Speaking up for asylum seekers on Nauru — but only when spoken to
20 September 2016 | Plebiscite or bust: A Coalition folly
17 August 2016 | 103 Nauru and Manus staff speak out: 'Bring them here immediately'
3 August 2016 | Don Dale abuse: The NT Royal Commission and maintaining outrage
14 June 2016 | Freedom of speech: Not coming to a university near you
21 April 2016 | And then there was Malcolm
28 August 2015 | A taxing bodily function
1 August 2015 | Australia's complacency in the face of worldwide bee decline
16 July 2015 | Abbott's overreach on ABC could lose him votes
13 June 2015 | Educating Australians about Fukushima's implications: Dr Helen Caldicott
31 January 2019 | EDITORIAL EXCERPT: Captain Morrison’s Coalition is Cooked like the fish

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