Patrick Bell
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Political producer for ABC TV's 7.30 based at Parliament House . Speaks 🇫🇷 and a bit of 🇮🇹 All views my own, RTs and 'Likes' don't mean endorsements.
Canberra, Australian Capital T
Joined April 2015
Mark Parton is the new leader of the Canberra Liberals, which means 44 per cent of the current party room members (4 out of 9) have now served as leader
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Turmoil in the Canberra Liberals with former leader Elizabeth Lee and backbencher Peter Cain suspended indefinitely from the party room. @abcnews
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Former party leader Elizabeth Lee and backbencher Peter Cain have been suspended indefinitely from the Canberra Liberals party room.
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Lawyers for Walter Sofronoff have argued his conduct during the inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution may have been wrong, but it doesn't amount to corruption, as he challenges the report by the ACT Integrity Commission. @abcnews
https://t.co/5Z0CanQVaA
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Walter Sofronoff's appeal against the ACT Integrity Commission's findings that he engaged in "serious corrupt conduct" has heard his actions were not "dishonest or malicious".Â
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Liberal candidate for Bradfield Gisele Kapterian has officially lodged a petition to the High Court, raising doubts about 150 ballots and asking the court to overturn the result, declaring her the winner over independent Nicolette Boele. @abcnews
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The seat of Bradfield was won by just 26 votes. Now the defeated Liberal candidate has lodged a High Court appeal over 150 ballot papers that, she claims, could swing the result.
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The High Court has dismissed a challenge to the law which put the construction arm of the CFMEU into administration. @abcnews #auspol @ElizabethJByrne
https://t.co/k5AQgQNeSd
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Former CFMEU officials lose a High Court challenge to changes to the Fair Work Act which forced the construction arm of the union into administration.
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I’m going to block anyone I see - and there’s already a lot of this vile crap flying around - mocking, celebrating, or playing partisan politics with Joe Biden’s health news. The man has served his country for 50yrs and is fighting for his life. Show some bloody respect.
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Two Air Canada passengers who were allegedly injured on a flight to Australia have lost a High Court appeal, in which they argued there should be no limit on the potential compensation owed to them. @abcnews #aviation
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The 2019 Vancouver to Sydney flight experienced significant turbulence at 36,000 feet. It landed in Honlulu, Hawaii, with 37 injuries recorded, nine of which were major.
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#BREAKING: Labor's David Smith retains the southern ACT seat of Bean, narrowly defeating independent candidate Jessie Price in a tight contest.
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Labor's David Smith retains the southern ACT seat of Bean, narrowly defeating independent candidate Jessie Price in a tight contest.Â
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Labor's prospects of retaining Bean are looking better. Jessie Price's lead is now just 4 votes. The addition of 200 declaration ballots broke heavily in Labor's favour. There are still more than 2k of those and hundreds of absents which have also favoured Labor. #auspol
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Full details: Voters in Canberra's south could be waiting a while yet to find out who will represent them in the next parliament. @abcnews #ausvotes2025
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The vote count for the southern ACT electorate of Bean looks set to drag on for days, as the margin between the Labor incumbent and the independent challenger remains exceptionally close.Â
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The count in Bean could hardly be any closer. Just 19 votes separate independent Jessie Price and Labor MP David Smith. There could be as many as roughly 8k votes outstanding in the postal/absentee/declaration category. This could take a while. #ausvotes2025
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Former ACT Liberal senator and chief minister Gary Humphries sounds off on the federal election campaign and the opposition's public service policy. Local candidates were asked to "eat a shit sandwich," he says. @james_findlay #auspol
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There are few words to describe the magnitude of the disastrous Liberal Party result in the ACT, but there are lessons for Labor too. @abcnews #AusVotes25
https://t.co/MifpSVhFNC
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Labor has had few blemishes on its electoral record in the history of ACT federal representation. But last night, a fresh independent wave swept over Canberra, making life tougher for both major...
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Labor Member for Fenner Andrew Leigh dropping a few Canberra-related digs at the Coalition. "We've ensured that Peter Dutton can work from home on Monday... The Australian people have rejected the Liberal Party's public service cuts." #AusVotes25
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Re: Bean I'm told Labor scruitneers have a much more advanced count than the ABC is currently showing, and the candidates' positions are much the same. That would make it hard for David Smith to hold on. #ausvotes
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The number of twists in the Coalition's public service policy during this campaign have bewildered Canberra voters. @abcnews #ausvotes
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Election campaigns are often quite stage managed but the number of twists in the Coalition's public service policy has resembled a giant pretzel, leaving Canberra voters bewildered about what to...
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The Liberal Senate candidate for the ACT has broken ranks with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton over his plan to cut 41,000 Canberra-based public service jobs, calling it "not realistic". @abcnews #ausvotes
https://t.co/q68PQxSxOK
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Liberal candidate Jacob Vadakkedathu called the Coalition's plans to cut jobs in the public service "not realistic" and "not practical".Â
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has confirmed all 41k proposed job cuts in the APS will come from Canberra, raising doubts about whether his target is achievable and will deliver the savings the Coalition is banking on. @abcnews #auspol #ausvotes
https://t.co/hCA28edae2
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Peter Dutton said some of the 41,000 cuts would be achieved by not proceeding with unfilled vacancies, but political opponents and experts say the numbers don't add up.
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Katie Perry v Katy Perry The ongoing trademark battle between the two is headed for the High Court later this year. @abcnews @ElizabethJByrne
https://t.co/GUZmRiSl5r
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Sydney fashion designer Katie Perry has secured a hearing in the court after earlier losing an appeal over the use of the homophonous name as a trademark by the US singer.
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