Tim Ayliffe
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Author of John Bailey thriller novels. 5th book THE WRONG MAN out now
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Very happy and humbled to win the People’s Choice Award for Killer Traitor Spy last night at the
@BADCrimeSydney
Festival Awards dinner last night! Thanks to all those readers who’ve supported my books!
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Ivan Milat is dead. Aged 74. Today is the day we remember the 7 people he murdered. Caroline Clarke, 21. Joanne Walters, 22. Deborah Everist and James Gibson, both 19. Simone Schmidl and Gabor Neugebauer, both 21. Anja Habschied, 20
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Barrie Cassidy on Bob Hawke: “He was an intellectual knockabout.... and I tell you what most impressed me about him was that he just wouldn’t cop racism. He wouldn’t cop it at any level, even a whiff of it.”
#RIPBobHawke
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In response to those spreading misinformation about arson being behind the horrific bushfire season in Australia, here are the facts. They are not. Please share this tweet.
#AustraliaFires
#AustralianBushfireDisaster
@abcnews
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After 17 years, I’m leaving ABC News. I’m grateful for having worked with so many wonderful people & I’m proud of the 1000s of hours of TV we’ve made. It’s time for fresh challenges… more novels to write, a TV series in the works, and most importantly - more time with my family
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This is the type of shoddy story that gets written when journalists don’t pick up the phone to ask a simple question.
@mjrowland68
is taking a well-earned holiday that has been booked for months. He’ll be back on News Breakfast in a month
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There’s just so much to admire about this man - Sir Billy Connolly says he is 'near the end' and his life 'is slipping away' in new documentary
@abcnews
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Of the two stories in the media today about Bill Shorten's mum, I’d urge you to read this one. Well said
@JennaPrice
...and that reminds me, thanks to my mum and grandmother who gave up a heap for me via
@smh
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Good article by Peter Hartcher in
@smh
- “To claim that any scrutiny of an ethnically Chinese person is racist is exactly the tactic of the Global Times and the other mouthpieces of the Chinese Communist Party.”
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A little bit of news from me… my first three books have been optioned for the screen 📺 by the awesome team at
@cjztv
and there’s a 4th John Bailey book on the way thanks to the wonderful support of my publisher
@SimonSchusterAU
😃
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It’s a sad day at
@abcnews
today as we farewell
@PhilWilliamsABC
..He’s not only one of the best reporters I’ve worked with, he’s also a gentleman, mentor to many, and just a great bloke! Go well Phil!
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A year ago we promised the kids (and the dog) a pool. The dog is sick of waiting and has decided to dig it herself
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“Does he really want me to call him ScoMo?”
“Yes, Chancellor.”
“I’m not doing it.”
“You must. He doesn’t answer to anything else.”
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If you’re just waking up in Australia... this just happened. This just happened - Joe Biden is now President-Elect after winning Pennsylvania and Nevada 👇
#USAvotes
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This is heartbreaking for Victorians who have endured so much during this pandemic in Australia. Hoping these numbers come down quickly. And everyone, everywhere - get vaccinated. Do not wait. Get it done.
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2020 marks the 10th anniversary of
@abcnews
TV channel, and we’ve got a huge year coming up! Thanks to the millions of Australians who watch/stream us every week
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Kelly Slater wins Pipeline at the age of 49. Unbelievable athlete.
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The secret to writing books while juggling a full-time job and a young family is to safeguard a nice quiet space where nobody bothers you... 🙄
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Today’s the day! The Enemy Within is out across Aust/NZ. Took two years to write and it’s my proudest work to date. Covid may have complicated the book tour, but being locked down with my three favourite people ain’t all bad…
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Pretty proud of this bunch of people. Through bushfires, floods, elections, pandemics and everything else that makes news. We’ve been doing it for almost 11 years
@abcnews
TV channel. Thanks team. You’re all awesome.
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Today we celebrate 10 years of
@BreakfastNews
...its been a helluva ride. A look-back moment here with original behind the scenes team ... I’m aware I looked 12... and congrats to
@LaTrioli
@mjrowland68
@paulwkennedy
@SciNate
@EmButselaar
@ErinVincent1
awesome broadcast today!
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Big congrats to
@PatsKarvelas
on the
@RNBreakfast
appointment. I'm so incredibly proud of what PK and
@jadecclarke
built with
#AfternoonBriefing
. The show will go on with a new host (standby) and PK will continue to appear on
@ABCnews
TV Channel too
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After 26 years at the helm of ABC News Victoria, Ian Henderson signs off tonight. Great journo. Great presenter. Great bloke. He knows his audience better than anyone. Hats-off to an amazing career. Taught me a lot too... and I’ll miss him.
@abcnews
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Well, this is a little bit exciting ... first copy just landed on my desk. Thanks to the team
@SimonSchusterAU
... and for all you crime/ political thriller readers out there, May 1 release
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The political pressure applied to the ABC behind the scenes over this story has been extreme and unrelenting. All credit to the ABC’s leadership for withstanding it. ‘Inside the Canberra Bubble’, tonight on
#4Corners
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Seeing the cover is one thing, holding the paper in your hands is a whole different ball game. First copy landed at my desk today. Aint she pretty? Not long now... thanks awesome team at
@SimonSchusterAU
#August2019
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ABC Managing Director apologises to Stan Grant, and says ABC will review response to racism after Stan Grant accused broadcaster of 'institutional failure'
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6am start ... almost eight hours later
@BreakfastNews
@mjrowland68
is still going, tie and all
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Great article by
@PhillipCoorey
today comparing the blind, unquestioning supporters of Trump and Vic Premier Daniel Andrews
If people are unwilling to acknowledge error on their own side, politics collapses because there are no agreed norms.
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After 25+ years at
@abcnews
we farewell
@JHutcheon
today. From foreign correspondent to host of One Plus One where she did 500+ interviews. What a body of work! Jane looks back with
@hamishNews
at 1pm on
@ABCTV
👏 👏 👏
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Abuse is a crime. Covering it up is a crime. Simple. The Confessional should not be protected - Catholic priest 'confessed 1,500 times to abusing children', victim says mandatory reporting could have saved him
@abcnews
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Yesterday it was
@annikasmethurst
today it’s the ABC. AFP’s second raid on journalists in as many days via
@abcnews
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@kurtfearnley
Send them your One Plus One interview with Dylan to really spin them out! (Running it again 730pm Friday night on News Channel btw)
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Big news for
#thedrum
and the very talented team led by
@anniewhiteabc
who make it - ABC takes on commercial big guns with ‘steroid’-enhanced panel show via
@smh
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An
@abcnews
legend Peter Gee reads his last 7pm News Tasmania program tonight ...after 38 years with the ABC. What an innings! And the green jacket still fits. Just.
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Looking back on this week it reminds me of the importance of strong, independent, fearless journalism. My colleagues Dan Oakes,
@sclark_melbs
&
@gavmorris
fly that flag pretty high and I’m lucky to work with them
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I hope he’s right! - “With a significant contribution from Australian science, COVID-19 is now the most treatable respiratory virus known to man. The case-to-fatality ratio of Omicron is likely to be less than that of influenza...”
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Pretty humbled and excited to have made the Best Crime Fiction short list for THE ENEMY WITHIN!
CONGRATULATIONS to the authors on the 2022 Ned Kelly Awards shortlist! Thank you to all our members, volunteers and the reading public for being such great supporters of Australian crime writing. We couldn’t do it without you!
#NedKellyAwards
#AustCrimeWriters
Please share❤️
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After 3 years at the helm of
#AfternoonBriefing
today is
@PatsKarvelas
last show so tune in at 4pm AEDT on
@abcnews
TV Channel. Huge thanks to PK and
@jadecclarke
for building a show that fast became the home of big conversations 👏
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The official
@andrewprobyn
TikTok mash-up with reaction from the man himself... 😂
@abcnews
#auspol
via
@YouTube
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This is abhorrent. The ABC is indeed a better place because of fine journalists like
@MawunyoGbogbo
and this type of abuse is spineless and vile.
The fact
@MawunyoGbogbo
has to deal with these kinds of emails for just existing and doing her job is disgusting.
The ABC is better for people like Mawunyo.
We don’t talk nearly enough about the abuse women of colour in journalism face.
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15 new cases overnight in NSW, all linked to Avalon cluster. A record 38,000 tests in last 24 hours... people seem to be doing the right thing. Amazing job by the NSW contact tracers. Let’s do this Sydney!
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Watching
@ABCthedrum
where
@jessradio
just said that a child is killed by a parent in Australia every two weeks. There’s a family violence crisis unfolding in our suburbs that needs serious attention
@abcnews
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Huge congrats to
@TraceyLeeHolmes
for taking out first prize overnight at the global sports journalism
@AipsAwards
for The Ticket podcast "
#BlackLivesMatter
and athletes right to protest"
@abcsport
@abcnews
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And he's off...
@GregJennett
is officially in the chair, taking over from
@PatsKarvelas
as the new host of
#AfternoonBriefing
LIVE from Parliament House weekdays 4pm AEST on
@abcnews
TV Channel
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I was a bit late to the party on this. One of the most brilliant and haunting books I’ve ever read.
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Here we go again... THE ENEMY WITHIN is out this August. I’ve got to say I’m pretty happy with this cover, and the little box that landed on my doorstep last night! See some of you book lovers at the Sydney Writers Festival next week
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I’ve said it once and I’ll probably tweet it more often, but there isn’t another show like
#TheDrum
on TV and that was another terrific discussion hosted by
@bairdjulia
The Coalition has postponed one of its key energy policies, what does this say about the state of government? Tonight on
#TheDrum
the Morrison government withdraws the “big stick” legislation, the final report of the Senate inquiry into Dowry abuse and NRL culture
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Just awesome - Dylan Alcott beats Andy Lapthorne to win sixth Australian Open and 10th singles major
@abcnews
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11 years at
@BreakfastNews
helping build and shape a show from day 1 that is now a staple on morning television ... well done
@LaTrioli
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Sad news from the crime writing world today. Peter Corris - author of the best-selling Cliff Hardy series - has died aged 76. He wrote the character of ‘Sydney’ better than anyone.
#RIP
#crimefiction
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It’s a Smokey morning here at Bomaderry Bowling Club evacuation centre in Nowra where
@BreakfastNews
@mjrowland68
has been hearing stories from those who’ve been forced to leave their homes due to the
#nswfires
@abcnews
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I’m pleased to say the mail is working just fine in the Sydney lockdown! First copy of my new book fresh from the printers… in stores from August 1
@SimonSchusterAU
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Had a great time
@BRTDbookshop
last night talking with the legendary
@JoeABCNews
about my new book. Thanks so much to
@abcnews
mates, friends, family and crime thriller readers who turned up!
@SimonSchusterAU
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This is just mind boggling. Beale gets a yellow card for deliberately knocking the ball down, Tomkins does an even more deliberate action and gets awarded a try. It’s not even 14 playing 15 anymore … it’s 14 v 16 players!
#WALvAUS
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So… Wallaby Darcy Swain deservedly gets a two match suspension for a head-butt. But England’s Jonny Hill will play on with no punishment for pulling hair and slamming Swain in the head earlier in the game. Does not make sense. Video here 👇
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Viewers can watch
@DanielAndrewsMP
media conference at the
@abcnews
YouTube channel. For the second day in a row, Vic Govt has chosen the same time as NSW
@GladysB
media conference.
@abcnews
TV channel will replay Vic conf in full shortly
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Celebrating an
@abcnews
legend here this morning. Newsgathering Head Gavin Fang awards
@PhillipLasker
his 25 year medal ...after 34 years of service!
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Well done
@SabraLane
for a well moderated, balanced final Leaders debate of the election campaign... and for presenting AM this morning to 1m+ listeners on
@abc
radio. Big day! Best post debate analysis LIVE right now on
@abcnews
TV channel
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The view up the Shoalhaven River in Nowra. Ash falling from the sky, smokey air so thick you can taste it
#NSWfires
@BreakfastNews
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So many great winners of awards at the
@walkleys
tonight but this one sticks out to me. Huge congrats to Stan Grant, Adam Goodes and the team behind The Australian Dream. Comes at a time when an important conversation is needed in our great country
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Everyone could do with a little bit of this on a Friday
WELCOME HOME: A soldier's worry her beloved dog wouldn't remember her while she was deployed in Africa quickly dissolved by the pup's unbelievably excited reaction.
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If you're wondering greyhounds like my dog Dotty are great pets! Many will need homes soon
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What a way to end the week - with a cover reveal for my new John Bailey crime thriller STATE OF FEAR! Out August 1 at all good bookstores, as they say!
@SimonSchusterAU
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“I’m not moving.” A wise writer (
@michaelrobotham
) once said if I’m stuck on a plot, go for a walk. I should’ve mentioned Dotty. Career prize money (before moving in with us) $75... I now have ideas for 5 books. 1 step. Stop. Sniff. Two steps. Wee. Sniff. Wee (again)...
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Well after all that arguing today the pollies have agreed ... the third and final leaders debate will be moderated by ABC’s
@SabraLane
at the Press Club 730pm AEST Wednesday night, LIVE on
@abcnews
TV Channel and on
@ABCTV
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Thrilled to be among the Aussie authors teaming up for The Australian’s serialised summer crime novel. My chapter in today’s Weekend Aust
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When you turn up to work and realise that people knew it was your birthday 🤭happy bday
@GavinFang
@abcnews
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Add another 350,000 watching on
@abcnews
...huge night and brilliant coverage by the nation’s best politics team
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ABC’s
@AntonyGreenABC
predicts Scott Morrison will win 77 seats, giving him majority Government
@abcnews
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Reviews don’t get much better than this! Thank you team at
@betterreadingau
@SimonSchusterAU
#crime
#thriller
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Most young children will be unvaccinated when they return to school during the Omicron outbreak. There’s a serious risk that schools could become super-spreading hubs. Will schools remain open if they’re hit by large case numbers?
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Just putting away some washing and thought I was helping out... until my wife told me to stop ... she’d do her own, because I didn’t understand her new Marie Kondo system ... 🙄
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This Frenchman in our office may not be getting much work done today!
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For the journalists who see this, it’s well worth reading the entire thread.
1/45 (yes, 45…). Last week, I gave a speech at the
Society of Editors. There's been some interest in it so, if you'll indulge me, I thought I'd post it here. I was asked to talk on ‘future of news’. Once I’d cleared up that I definitely don’t know that, I launched in…
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Democracy in action today on the polling booth BBQ! A LOT of bread rolls required. Haven’t burnt anything yet 🙄
#AusVotes2019
#auspol
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Two years in the making, and available at all good book retailers from TODAY
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It’s a nice feeling when the finished product lands on your doorstep… the 4th JOHN BAILEY thriller out July 6. Pre order here:
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Just looking through a TV guide from 1977 with my daughter... found in a wall during minor renovation... notice
@abcnews
at 7pm on the telly. Like clockwork. Although a couple more ways to get your news these days! Tweet-tweet...
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Last two Australian correspondents pulled out of China after five day diplomatic standoff over national security case
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England playing very well against Wallabies but so far the story of this game is the appalling refereeing. Why does this keep being the story?
#wallabies
#AUSvsENG
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Such sad news. Jim Graham had a signature deep voice that was made for broadcasting. He loved his job and the people he worked with. I’ll remember him as a gentleman who was never too busy to say hello and always willing to give a hand.
Gutted to hear of Jim Graham’s untimely death. A constant font of positivity in the ABC Melbourne newsroom, loved by all, and a consummate newsman. He will be deeply missed by colleagues and listeners alike.
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What an incredible ep of
@ABCthedrum
tonight! No one else makes a show like this, well done
@anniewhiteabc
@ellenmfanning
and team... and re tonight, every time I watch and listen to
@kurtfearnley
I’m inspired to do better
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Read, share - I'm a doctor and one of my best friends doesn't believe in vaccines. This is what I want to tell her via
@abcnews
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Does this count as the first review? I’ll take it! My third John Bailey thriller out Aug 1 😬
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STATE OF FEAR has been nominated for
@booktopia
“Australian Book of the Year!” If you read and liked the book, do me a solid and cast your vote at the below link... my book’s over on page 7 😉 Voting closes on Jan 31st!
@SimonSchusterAU
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This is huge news for rugby in this country - Australia confirmed as host of the men's 2027 and women's 2029 Rugby World Cups
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Big interview on
@abc730
tonight ...
@leighsales
talks to NAB Chair, Ken Henry ... on the day NAB shares in trading halt pending "leadership changes" at the bank
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Great to be on a panel with this impressive bunch talking about extremism, abuse of power and much more at
#cbrwritersfest
thanks
@KMooreGilbert
@Mirandaprorsus
&
@KristyCampion
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8 bookshops in two days ... an awesome whirlwind tour of Perth where I was in awe of the passionate booksellers ensuring that the people of WA are well stocked with books! Thanks for having me and thanks
@NewEditionBooks
for the pic!
#StateOfFear
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Maybe FINA should stop worrying about criticising the brave young swimmers making a stand against drugs in sport and instead review the way it drug tests and manages international swimming. Just a thought.
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Aust’s spy chief: “I want to dispel any sense that espionage is some romantic Cold War notion. It’s not, it is a real and present danger.” In KILLER TRAITOR SPY I take a look at what the Russians are up to… all fiction, of course. Pre orders open:
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@mjrowland68
Well said. Lisa is one of the best journalists I’ve worked with. The people who pile on this kind of unwarranted abuse are always the minority, but I think Twitter could be doing more to stop the rot on their own platform.
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