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Australsk journalist og cykelstjerne i fokus: John Pilger og Melissa Hoskins

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Læs om den australske journalist John Pilger og den tragiske historie om cykelstjernen Melissa Hoskins. Spændende nyheder fra Australien!

Den berømte australske journalist John Pilger er gået bort i en alder af 84. Pilger var kendt for sit modige arbejde med at kritisere vestlig udenrigspolitik og afsløre menneskelig lidelse forårsaget af imperialistiske regeringer rundt om i verden. Han var også en anerkendt dokumentarfilminstruktør, hvis arbejde blev fejret internationalt. Samtidig er den tidligere verdensmester Melissa Hoskins, en australsk cykelstjerne, død i en bilulykke. Hoskins var en respekteret atlet, og hendes pludselige død har efterladt sportens verden i sorg.

Pilger's arv vil blive husket for hans engagerede journalistik og dybdegående dokumentarfilm, der kastede lys over verdens uretfærdighed. Hoskins vil blive mindes for sit bidrag til cykelsporten og den styrke, hun udviste på banen. To australske ikoner, der forlader en betydningsfuld arv i deres respektive felter.

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John Pilger: Campaigning Australian journalist dies (BBC News)

Also a filmmaker, he was a vocal critic of Western foreign policy throughout his career.

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Renowned Australian journalist John Pilger passes away at 84 (Aljazeera.com)

From Palestine to Cambodia, Pilger worked extensively to expose human suffering caused by imperialist governments.

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Veteran Australian journalist and documentary-maker John Pilger ... (ABC News)

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Australian journalist John Pilger, known for his films about ... (PBS NewsHour)

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Australian former world champion Melissa Hoskins killed in car crash (Reuters)

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