MEDIA coverage

ABC FOUR CORNERS

The parents and sister of a QAnon follower who has been friends with the Australian Prime Minister have revealed they were so concerned about his beliefs, they notified the national security hotline several times. In an exclusive interview with Four Corners, the family speak out about their growing fears of the powerful hold this extremist movement now has over him. Scott Morrison has not responded on the record to questions about whether he and Tim Stewart are still friends. WATCH HERE

reclaim the news

Karen Stewart chats with Judith Treanor from Reclaim the News about Australia's National Security and a parliamentary speech infiltrated by an international online cult. The conversation is in the context of her family's relationship breakdown brought to light after reports from Four Corners, Crikey, Guardian Australia, and News Corp. WATCH HERE

QANON ANONYMOUS

We speak to the sister of 'Burn Notice', the QAnon influencer and long-time friend of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison — who is accused of inserting his buddy's QAnon beliefs ("Ritual Sexual Abuse") into an official apology speech for Australia's long history of institutional sexual abuse and coverups. LISTEN HERE

CRIKEY INQ BY DAVID HARDAKER

Karen Stewart: a shattered witness to her family’s unfolding nightmare. The sister of a leading QAnon figure in Australia has lost not only her faith but also her brother. Morrison’s speech, televised live from federal Parliament, was to become memorable for Tim and Karen Stewart — but for very different reasons. [May have a paywall. I can’t recommend news content enough; well worth a subscription.] READ HERE

IN TOO DEEP WITH JACK ROWLAND

Karen Stewart is the sister of Tim Stewart, a prominent Australian Qanon influencer and close friend of Prime Minister Scott Morrison. After a recent episode of Four Corners, it has come to light that Tim Stewart was able to persuade his buddy Scott Morrison to include a dog whistle to Qanon followers in his apology speech to institutional child sexual abuse victims. LISTEN HERE

guardian australia

The prime minister’s office has been ordered to search through Scott Morrison’s mobile phone for text messages with prominent QAnon conspiracy proponent Tim Stewart after a two-year freedom of information battle against Guardian Australia. READ HERE