Political communication and media scholar. Macquarie University postdoctoral research fellow. Researching: the far right, media, populism, fascism, and democracy 🌈 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WfjJQqYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=aohttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3mkrrcujtzs2v🚨 I recorded a podcast for @theconversation.com’s The Making of One Nation’ series. My episode focuses the role of the media in the rise of Pauline Hanson There are some other cracking episodes, including @benmoffitt.bsky.social and @joshsunman.bsky.social https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-making-of-one-nation/id1617557824?i=100076455126301 May 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrrcujtzs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3mkeyjafnrc2w🚨Pauline Hanson was apparently a hot commodity at the “Science Meets Parliament” dinner this year How should the scientific community engage with anti-science parties like One Nation? I contributed a few thoughts to this interesting piece in The Monthly ✍️ https://www.themonthly.com.au/may-2026/nation-reviewed/she-blinded-me-pretence26 Apr 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkeyjafnrc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3mhgvjdz36s25🚨 I have a new article in @theconversation.com with Jordan McSwiney on One Nation’s policy positions https://theconversation.com/what-does-one-nation-actually-believe-in-27840619 Mar 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgvjdz36s25https://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3mfb5fhgh3k2gI spoke to Jenna Price for this cracking piece in the Canberra Times on Pauline Hanson’s latest Islamophobic tirade Jenna takes Hanson to task, and doesn’t miss ⬇️ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9178755/opinion-pauline-hansons-divisive-rhetoric-ignites-debate/20 Feb 2026 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfb5fhgh3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3metynv355s25🚨 I spoke to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) with some colleagues about One Nation’s meteoric rise Some really good data visualisation in this Story Lab piece https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/story-lab-one-nation-polling/10632297814 Feb 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3metynv355s25https://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3me2qxqrvzc2k🚨 New article by me and Jordan McSwiney in The Conversation about One Nation’s long history of dysfunction, infighting and scandal, and why this is will be one of the biggest barriers to the party translating its polling surge into electoral success https://theconversation.com/can-one-nation-turn-its-polling-hype-into-seats-in-parliament-history-shows-it-will-struggle-27463204 Feb 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2qxqrvzc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3mdth754axc2wCould Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point really gain traction in Australia? I spoke to Tory Shepherd from @theguardian.com for this piece ✍️ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/02/turning-point-australia-rightwing-christian-politics01 Feb 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdth754axc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3mdhplcyaa22l🚨 Chuffed to see my new chapter with Jordan McSwiney published Racism, Amplification and Mainstreaming: News Media and the Australian Far Right The chapter features in a vital new book ‘The Far Right and the Media’, brilliantly edited by Imogen Richards 🥳 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781032710167-4/racism-amplification-mainstreaming-kurt-sengul-jordan-mcswiney?context=ubx&refId=b672c3b7-670b-42f1-bd44-886cbfd985e928 Jan 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhplcyaa22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3m7qnbg52kk2e🌈 Very excited to share my new article with @barrieshannon.com in the Australian Journal of Political Science ‘Mainstreaming LGBTQIA+ hate: the far right’s anti-gender countermovement in Australia’ https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/q4GHCROND2u0xX3RAS0FlF1YyD1?domain=tandfonline.com11 Dec 2025 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qnbg52kk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3m5qakdtfis2tIt’s not often that I find myself recommending Oprah, but this is a powerful insight into how far-right movements benefit from being given mainstream media platforms, despite the best intentions of the journalist to “hold them to account”16 Nov 2025 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5qakdtfis2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3m5ihbbngck2gThis was a nice surprise!13 Nov 2025 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ihbbngck2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3m4aheqvsnk2dFeeling incredibly lucky and privileged to be part of a successful ARC Discovery Project application ❤️ ‘Foreign conflicts, domestic divides: Advancing a deliberative response’28 Oct 2025 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4aheqvsnk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3lyp64wtjfs2o🚨 I spoke to The ABC for this story on the future of the far right in Australia… https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-13/what-next-for-far-right-john-macgowan/10573503213 Sep 2025 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyp64wtjfs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3ly2crhw4g226🚨I spoke to Crikey for this story on the need for better media reporting on the far right! Long story short: stop giving neo-Nazis propaganda wins https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/how-to-report-neo-nazis/04 Sep 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly2crhw4g226https://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3lxtn3pspgs24🚨 New article in The Conversation from Callum Jones and myself. We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson https://theconversation.com/how-australias-anti-immigration-rallies-were-amplified-online-by-the-global-far-right-26426902 Sep 2025 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxtn3pspgs24https://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3lxtn3pspgs24🚨 New article in The Conversation from Callum Jones and myself. We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson https://theconversation.com/how-australias-anti-immigration-rallies-were-amplified-online-by-the-global-far-right-26426902 Sep 2025 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxtn3pspgs24https://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3lxhitjvjvc2nI spoke to the ABC about the white nationalist March for Australia rallies taking place this weekend But one unfortunate downside of researching the far right is being referred to as “a far-right researcher” in the media https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/who-is-behind-march-for-australia-anti-immigration-rallies/10565754828 Aug 2025 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhitjvjvc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3lwogp3lk7c27🚨 We have a new article out in Political Studies Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0032321725136052618 Aug 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwogp3lk7c27https://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3lwogp3lk7c27🚨 We have a new article out in Political Studies Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0032321725136052618 Aug 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwogp3lk7c27https://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3lwbkc42uk22g🚨 We’ve added a pre-print of our forthcoming chapter ‘Harmful Visual Humour on Far-Right Social Media: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Reactionary Memes’ ✍️ The chapter is forthcoming in the Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics (2026) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393888922_Harmful_Visual_Humour_on_Far-Right_Social_Media_Generative_Artificial_Intelligence_AI_and_Reactionary_Memes13 Aug 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbkc42uk22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3lvwnaogpjc2iI spoke to @euronews.com this week about the Trump administration’s use of Generative AI https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/08/08/online-humour-meets-ai-how-the-trump-administration-engages-in-memetic-warfare09 Aug 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvwnaogpjc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kurtsengul.bsky.social/post/3lvwnaogpjc2iI spoke to @euronews.com this week about the Trump administration’s use of Generative AI https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/08/08/online-humour-meets-ai-how-the-trump-administration-engages-in-memetic-warfare09 Aug 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:jvgonxq46w7bd2g2t2aauh5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvwnaogpjc2i