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My new book, #TheCourageousLifeOfWearyDunlop, is out in October. It’s about the extraordinary life of Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop, whose name has become synonymous with courage, compassion, and resilience. Pre-order your copy: geni.us/CourageousLifeOfWear…
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All those in favour of a Federal ICAC say "Aye". Or Nay, if you must.
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Adern's speech just magnificent. "To the people who did this: You may have chosen us, but we UTTERLY reject and condemn you."
She is a leader for her times, to take her country through this appalling period.
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I am very proud. Thanks so much, too, to the women of Australia, who have always had her back throughout the whole thing.
Lisa Wilkinson leaves the Federal Court in Sydney, arm in arm with her barrister Sue Chrysanthou, SC. “I feel glad for the women of Australia today,” Wilkinson says.
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Serious question. If the ALP wins, what is the first thing you hope Prime Minister Albanese will do/announce as the first move of his Government?
Personally, I would like to see the #HomeToBilo family, be allowed to head precisely that way, where a warm community welcome awaits.
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Only a small point, perhaps, in the scheme of things, but am I alone in thinking the Prime Minister should refer to Brittany Higgins as "Ms Higgins" in Parliament & not, as he did, as "Brittany"?
Under the circumstances he should be treating her with elaborate and formal respect.
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It is a seriously great day for the Australian media landscape.
The fact that Alan Jones can no longer get a gig on radio, in the press, or on television means we will all be spared his poison infiltrating the body politic.
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#Breaking
Alan Jones announces his retirement from radio at the end of the month.
Good.
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There is something about the Foreign Minister that is just electric.
I think it's a combination of intellect, empathy and the barest hint of menace that you better not get in her way while she is doing good work.
Discuss.
On my first day as Foreign Minister, I want to share some thoughts with our Pacific family.
Our region faces unprecedented challenges, but we will face them together.
We will achieve our shared aspirations together.
And we will listen because we care what the Pacific has to say.
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No joke, these signs are being pasted up around Kirribilli on telegraph poles and walls. Brutal - but, such is politics. #Auspol
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Peter Dutton says removing Charles from $5 note is "woke nonsense."
I respectfully disagree.
It is a nation more confident of itself, acknowledging the absurdity of having an English "King" in the first place.
Discuss.
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That bloke, @JulianHillMP, is starting to make a real impact. I don't think I'd heard of him a few months ago, but now he keeps popping up on social media, and comes across well.
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Absolutely SPINE-TINGLING.
Let's do this, Australia.
Let's vote YES.
How good will we feel the day after to have turned the page on a new, better, era!
#yes23
The new Yes ad featuring John Farnham’s iconic “You’re the Voice” is an absolute corker.
I cannot wait to vote YES and be on the right side of history.
History is calling us again and giving us a chance to do what is right once more
Let’s seize it!
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Wow. This is bloody strong from Folau's former teammate, Wallaby winger Drew Mitchell. NAILED IT
YOU are in a fight that YOU chose to be in after YOU broke the terms of YOUR contract, the kids below are in a fight they NEVER wanted to be in & yet YOU think YOU deserve donations more than they do??!!
It’s no longer about religion, it’s about YOU and YOUR greed.
@IzzyFolau 🤦🏼♂️
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This came to me from a very tired doctor in a Sydney Covid ICU, and is dedicated to the anti-vaxxers.
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Bravo, Grace. You have been one of the finest, and certainly most impactful, Australians of the Year in my memory. You have moved so far beyond ribbon cutting, and are cutting through on serious issues, using your platform to bring on serious change. Keep going strong!
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Is it me, or is Victoria a beacon for world on how, with strong leadership and smart population, you actually CAN get on top of a coronavirus catastrophe by taking extreme measures quickly, and suffering early, for greater good later? No new cases today!
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Jacqui Lambie is an example of a politician who has actually grown in Parliament, and become a valuable voice worth listening to - she's gutsy and straightforward speaking, and uses word that cut through all the nonsense.
very strong speech from Jacqui Lambie, bluntly opposing One Nation's vaccine mandate "discrimination" bill:
"that's the way it is. We do that to keep people safe. How about that?"
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I find this outrageous. For me it is the PM misusing his position to deride a properly constituted NSW legal institution, all for his own political manoeuvring.
#Discuss
Morrison defends Berejiklian, rejects calls for stronger corruption commission smh.com.au/politics/federal/…
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Who saw @ABCMediawatch?
They DEMOLISHED Alan Jones and Craig Kelly's dangerously lunatic claims that Delta is no worse than the flu, and vaccines don't work. SKY admits it.
What is the point of ACMA @acmadotgov when this get to air without penalty?
RT if u agree.
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Alan Jones has angered me before. But this stuff really is life and death. And his actions MUST be called out. As must those of the "Captain's pick," Craig Kelly.
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John Farnham backs Voice, permits his anthem to front Yes campaign ad.
#GameChanger
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Bloody hell.
That figure is STAGGERING.
The Independent in Kooyong, Monique Ryan, leads Josh Frydenberg 59/41 in latest poll. From memory, roughly the margin Steggall beat Abbott in 2019?
#auspol
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Proud of her.
“Two words in answer to that. Christian Porter.”
@Lisa_Wilkinson hitting the nail on the head on @theprojecttv. Excellent as always.
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Again, I accept this is a small point in the scheme of things but . . .
Just as the PM referred to Ms Higgins as "Brittany,", here he refers to Ms Holgate as "Christine."
Why?
He is not friends with either.
Would they refer to him as "Scott"?
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@BrittHiggins_ @TamePunk @rachellejmiller
When they write the story of this seismic shift in Oz politics, you three stand atop the podium, arm-in-arm as the key drivers of change.
This election saw Australian women rising hard, and you three were inspirational in your courage.
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Who is watching Kamala Harris right now?
So impressive.
So inclusive.
So inspirational.
So filled with hope for the future, she gives that hope.
She is introducing President-Elect Biden now.
Bravo.
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Here’s one for all those who marched in the “Freedom Rally” today. Direct to you, from the Intensive Care Unit.
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Good.
“Australia’s foreign policy is determined by Australia, and we stand, unequivocally, with Ukraine,” Albanese said this morning, calling Putin’s Russia an imperialistic regime.
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#Breaking. First wedding for a sitting PM in Oz history, I think? Congrats to them both. And he is punching well above his weight!
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Ash: "I hope I made Evonne proud." (sobs.)
#BartyParty
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"Mr Speaker, I call bullshit."
Your thoughts?
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So many angles to this, the first of which is just how brilliant @barriecassidy is as an interviewer. Absolutely forensic and fierce.
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This image playing particularly badly, south of the Murray.
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The PM: "I've always been very clear. For the lockdown to work, the lockdown must work...."
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"Last month, France’s spot electricity price went negative as cheap renewable energy flooded its power market... French officials shut down three nuclear reactors because their power could not compete against ultra-cheap renewables."
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Vale, Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, who has passed away, aged 70.
A fine figure of medicine and particularly epidimiology - who helped the country get through Covid, by sharing her knowledge and wisdo - and a great Australian.
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Just finished speaking at a dinner in Orange.
Bloke came up to and said: "I swing vote, but this time, I'll be voting Labor."
Me: "Why?"
Him: "Because my wife said she was going to watch me do ballot paper, and if I vote Lib, no nooky till next election."
#NoNookyElection #auspol
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If you knew nothing else about Trump other than with 2,000 Americans dying a day from Coronavirus, and nigh on 200,000 new infections every day . . . he chooses to play golf, would that not be enough to condemn him?
Who defends this???
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At a time when the gap between the richest and the poorest in Australia has never been bigger, how can it be anything but fair, and wise, to lift minimum wage?
And has there EVER been time when business has said: "We CAN afford it!"?
Discuss.
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That';s my Missus.
Got a new job in 45 minutes!
Thanks so much to everyone for all your lovely messages. I have some more news. This statement is from @channelten. I'm absolutely thrilled.
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My column. Response to Alan Jones, the Premier and NSW racing.
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How many of you knew @RonniSalt could write this brilliantly?
Even those of you who disagree must concede her prose is superb.
Scott Morrison: not with a bang, but a whimper theshot.net.au/general-news/…
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Very interesting political divide.
ALP says it will slash HECS debt.
LNP says unfair burden on rest of country.
My view, if yers care: We of financially blessed older generations need to do all we can to ease burden on younger ones.
#discuss
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You have been the most impressive Australian of the Year I can remember, Grace - fearlessly and tirelessly using the platform to achieve change.
And the fact that you have pissed off a few of the nutters is just a bonus!
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My column. Fire at will. See if I care.
The Melbourne Cup no longer stops a nation. Can we all agree on that? smh.com.au/sport/the-melbour…
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I am an Australian. I think, not hope, the next US Presidential election will be won by:
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This is interesting from a political correspondent of Farr's vast experience in the press gallery.
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Morrison is the shallowest, most demonstrably deceitful, self important and ill-equiped PM of at least the past 30 years.
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If we vote No, it might be our nation’s day of greatest shame smh.com.au/national/if-we-vo…
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Cancelled my subscription to Washington Post. Any newspaper refusing to put journalistic weight against Trump is not one I will EVER read again. Their refusal to endorse either candidate spineless. Bezos-driven A tragic end to once great newspaper.
#WashingtonPost @MikeCarlton01
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She is so impressive.
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Liberal MP Bridget Archer says Labor took the Voice proposal to an election and it's time for the Liberals to get out of the way.
#auspol #VoiceToParliament
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I really like Senator Marise Payne, but I think, as Minister for Women, declining to attend today's historic women's march in Canberra, where Parliament is sitting, was an error of judgement.
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My chat with Ray Martin: "Gough’s 'It’s Time' campaign was 50 years ago to the year. I think it’s time [again]. I have interviewed every Prime Minister since Bob Menzies and I think this is the most incompetent government we’ve had. It’s time."
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WOW.
I am frankly not quite sure who Chelsea Handler is, but with 7.4 M followers, if I was in the Trump campaign, I would look at this and go into a blind, sweaty panic.
This looks like fabulous, angry, women on the MARCH!
Compare her energy and vitality to Vance & Trump.
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I think that #StandAtDawn
is actually the beginning of a great Australian tradition. In my street about six groups, standing, with candles. Among other things it connected us as never before - to each other, to the country, to our history.
#LestWeForget
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She is impressive.
And has more genuine leadership in her little toe on the left foot than Trump has demonstrated in the whole coronavirus catastrophe.
Trump on New Zealand Prime Minister: “This lady caused a lot of upset in her country."
Then, he repeated his comment.
In return, she shot back: "You know, no one marched when I was elected."
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Suddenly, Trump, not Biden, is the buffoonish old guy in the race smh.com.au/world/north-ameri…
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FANTASTIC speech by Kerry O'Brien at #Logies2019 defending the #ABC and blowing away among other things the tawdry journalism of denying climate change, while he also eloquently spoke on the virtues of the #Uluru Statement From the Heart.
A speech of real substance. Bravo.
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My daughter's website,@TheDailyAus
put out a poll to its readers - who are in the 20 something demographic.
5,357 replied. 83% voting #YES. #auspol
My 90 year old dad will #VoteYes … in his own words ‘it is the right thing to do if it helps bring about equality, or at least starts the process’…
Love him!!!
He is also talking about it to his friends, sharing and respecting.
There is a #VoteYes23 community of all ages
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Without being unkind, nigh on a fortnight does seem ludicrously long for Mr Morrison to still be at Kirribilli House?
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Thugs. Cowards.
This is what Fraser Anning’s right-wing lads did to the boy. #auspol #FraserAnning
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Must watch.
She has to be THE most impressive world leader, right now.
#NZpol
Last week, Waleed travelled to Christchurch and sat down with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to find out how she and her country have been coping through its darkest days... #TheProjectTV
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Fine. And what do you say to all the SAS soldiers who - under terrible pressure - still stood against him, and testified against him, under oath, as to what they saw. You have the floor. What do you say to them? Genuine question.
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The PM rejects all notion of a Federal ICAC.
Anyone surprised?
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"It's certainly not a model we'd ever consider at a federal level"
Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP on claims NSW's anti-corruption watchdog wields too much power.
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The SMH reporting that this #Voice video by @Briggs going viral, and having huge impact on younger generation.
The story behind the viral Voice video shared by Jason Momoa and Taika Waititi smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-ra…
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If Paul Keating is now 80, we ALL must be getting older? Happy birthday to him. A great Australian, and enormously significant PM and Treasurer. Transformed the country.
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Just saw this.
It is OUTRAGEOUS
$175 million out of $177 million for bushfire recovery goes to Coalition seats?
Who on earth defends this?
Inquiry needed into pork barrelling of NSW bushfire recovery fund smh.com.au/politics/nsw/inqu…
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I don't know if this bloke is going to win - I suspect not - but from a great distance and admittedly only judging from social media, he certainly seems to be mounting a strong campaign in terms of alluring announcements and looking and sounding strong and positive?
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Do you agree with Dee? Or not?
He was 21. He'd been to school. He KNEW what the Nazis had done and wore the uniform anyway. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE.
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Can we agree, too, that the QLD Premier's social media game is stronger than his opponent?
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Bravo, Jimmy.
The upcoming referendum seems pretty simple to me. Do we want Indigenous Australians to be recognized in the constitution? And do we want to accept their request to be consulted about things that affect them?
I’m voting “Yes”. For more info click here: voice.gov.au/about-voice
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The question is, will you turn yourself in to the local police?
You are standing for the seat of Warringah.
You want to be one of those who make the laws.
Yet you demonstrate here you have zero respect for the law.
I repeat: will you turn yourself in?
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It’s a flop: Kyle and Jackie O show sinks further in Melbourne smh.com.au/business/companie…
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My Saturday column. Fire at will. See if I care.
Dear Mrs Court, honouring a homophobic zealot is problematic for us smh.com.au/sport/dear-mrs-co… via @smh
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Sickening.
Where are you Minister for Environment @Melissa4Durack ?
You, @Barnaby_Joyce ?
You, @ScottMorrisonMP?
You, @GladysB ?
You, Deputy PM and leader of Nats, Michael McCormack?
We have a dying river, an environmental disaster, & none of you seen for DUST
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