Stilgherrian is a freelance journalist and commentator who covers the politics of the internet and the way it’s changing power relationships at every level of society. He’s particularly interested in internet policy, cybersecurity, privacy, cybercrime and hoovering up bulldust. But that’s far from all he’s interested in.
He writes a weekly newsletter titled The Weekly Cybers, a personal look at what the Australian government has been saying and doing in the digital and cyber realms, on various adjacent topics, and whatever else interests him.
He also makes terrible podcasts about politics, international affairs, and other topics, in particular The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast.
You can hire him to help you make your own podcasts. Or he can help you write and stuff.
Latest Blog Posts
- Weekly Wrap 785: Thinking of more pleasant times is the Quay to happiness, right?
- Weekly Wrap 784: You can’t catch a tram to Indonesia
- Weekly Wrap 783: Appreciating the wonderful world of fungus
- Weekly Wrap 782: Now is the winter of our fluffed-up pigeon
- Weekly Wrap 781: The Three Sisters who inspire productivity, or something
- Weekly Wrap 780: Big ship again, for my birthday and such
![A bright sunny day on Sydney Harbour, and we’re maybe 1,000 feet in the air. We’re looking down on a warship, which we’re seeing from slightly behind its port beam. It’s a modern landing [ship] helicopter dock (LHD), HMAS Adelaide, with its flight deck laid out before us. Beyond it is a wharf, another dock, and to the right of that a dry dock containing a smaller ship. In the background, the various building of Fleet Base East. On the far upper left is the Hobart-class air warfare destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41).](https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC00054-350x197.jpeg)
Latest Podcasts and other Conversations
- The 9pm Remembering Valentina Tereshkova and Bonus Aliens with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow
- The 9pm Australia’s Most Important Relationship is with Indonesia with Erin Cook
- The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous
- The 9pm Triple Mammal Chinese Spy Ship Panic with Snarky Platypus
- The 9pm Dreams of American Empire with Associate Professor David Smith
- The 9pm Nostalgia for Corruption with John Birmingham
more of The 9pm Edict
more Conversations
I have all Twitter. Since 1 January 2024 my interactions on X/Twitter had been minimal, largely limited to plugging my work elsewhere. In March 2025 they ceased entirely, and will be deleted.
My primary social media presence is now at Bluesky, where you can find me as bsky.app/profile/stilgherrian.com.
I am also on Mastodon at eigenmagic.net/@stilgherrian. Just log into your Mastodon instance and search for @stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net.
Finally, there’s an easy way to get onto my mailing list in case you’re not already a supporter. I’ll email you about upcoming podcasts, live recordings, crowdfunding campaigns, and other bits and pieces. There’s usually only one or two emails per month, although I may well organise some more email-based things as 2025 progresses.