Events

Michael looks to Hungary, where Viktor Orbán lost power after 16 years, in one of the first elections since Meta and Google pulled political advertising from their platforms in Europe.

From master Jedi, to a pope, to AI Jesus, Trump has a track record of using pop culture reference as propoganda.

In the CMT newsletter (Issue 5/2026), we explore three topics: media coverage of the Ben Roberts-Smith case; Hungary’s recent election—one of the first since Meta and Google withdrew political advertising; and the importance of community radio in light of 2SER’s funding challenge.

Here in Sydney, Monica looks at the announcement by university-run (including UTS) community radio station 2SER that it may have to cease operations.