Virginia Haussegger AM
@Virginia_Hauss
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Journalist & gender equity warrior; former ABC TVNews Presenter; 2019 ACT Australian of the Year
Canberra, Australia
Joined May 2009
On America’s gun violence & ‘freedom’ to own and carry lethal weapons @markgkenny calls on Americans to instead fight for “the right not to be shot” … end the gun culture @abcnews #ABCInsiders @nytimes
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anu.edu.au
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Read. And weep. For all.
canberratimes.com.au
Historical monuments can sometimes remind us of the present.
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#ABC @abcnews #HughMarks please ask @ThomasOriti to calm down & stop #mansplaining & bulldozing over the top of co-host #FauziahIbrahim This verbose bullying is ugly & unacceptable @WIM_Aus @withMEAA @ABCmediawatch
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Prof Allan Fels @PIJI_Journalism on what next for Public Interest Journalism? #PIJ @walkleys @withMEAA @WIM_Aus @abcnews @newscorp @smh @ConversationEDU @BBCWorld @ https://t.co/uPvgLifxXI
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Check out our @PIJI Public Interest Journalism Initiative ELECTION 2025 Survey. Where do key players stand on independent, public interest journalism? https://t.co/jX5Nt4j847
#auspol #Auspol2025 @LiberalAus @AustralianLabor @withMEAA @WIM_Aus @walkleys
piji.com.au
In April 2025, PIJI sent a survey to major political parties and independents to gain their views on public interest journalism ahead of the federal election.
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Great audience questions Live recording#DemocracySausage from @CarmelMMcGregor to the panel @fbongiornoanu @MarijaTaflaga @jillesheppard @markgkenny @ANUausi #Auspol2025 @ANUmedia @AustralianLabor @LiberalAus
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“I should say, we’re proceeding in this discussion as if the election has been decided!” Ck out who the political pundits give it to on #DemocracySausage with @markgkenny @MarijaTaflaga @jillesheppard @fbongiornoanu @ANUausi #Auspol2025
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Monday night but people in Oz pubs love talking politics! Live recording of #DemocracySausage with @markgkenny @MarijaTaflaga @fbongiornoanu @jillesheppard @ANUausi @ANUmedia #ANU #Auspol2025 @AlboMP @PeterDutton_MP
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This upcoming week centers on the Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year, with the interest rate decision due on Wednesday. Per CME’s FedWatch, the chance of a 25bps rate cut is now 86.2%. Beyond the rate decision itself, investors will be following Jerome Powell’s
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Bravo to the @smh editorial & investigative team for taking on this well hidden medical shame. Outstanding work. https://t.co/E8caInSn2B
smh.com.au
The Herald’s reporting paints a damning picture of what women have to endure in seeking treatment and care in the medical system. Change must start now.
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This is not about politics. It is about hatred of women. Misogyny writ large. Greg Malham is a vile thug. Advocating violence against women as fun “for the boys” is a crime. What do ‘leaders’ say? @PeterDutton_MP @AlboMP #Auspol2025
https://t.co/3odXzg7n9S
smh.com.au
A Melbourne surgeon has admitted tearing down the election sign before tutoring men in how to “bury the body”, outraging anti-violence campaigners and politicians.
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Which famous figure is considering avoiding America? (Along with rest of humankind!)
theguardian.com
He might not hop to it
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“… a profoundly antifeminist vision of what womankind’s future is: dependent on men, confined to triviality, and deeply, deeply silly.” @MoiraDonegan you took the words right out of my mouth!! #FF #FakeFeminism @WIM_Aus
theguardian.com
The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness
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"In the United States, a brand-new school of techno-authoritarian thinkers find our political system inefficient and want to replace it with a “national CEO,” a dictator by a different name." Smart stuff from grownups @anneapplebaum @TheAtlantic
https://t.co/GUiTWKSTcd
theatlantic.com
The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.
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Duttons adoption of the Trump ‘social fragmentation strategy’ - a reduction of the electorate to ‘two Australias’ an us & them. Will it work? Are Australian voters Trumpbro peeps? @markgkenny #auspol
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All set for @ABCTV broadcast 2025 Australian Of The Year. On air now! Good luck to all @ausoftheyear
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
reuters.com
The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada,...
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The 48V NEXUS off-grid solar battery is built to keep your cabin, homestead, or backup system running strong with serious LiFePO₄ capacity, scalability, and dependable performance when the grid can’t be trusted. If you’ve been waiting to build out your off-grid system or
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This is a book you need to read!! Up to the minute analysis from @bwolpe one of the sharpest Trump analysts writing today-with a warning for Australia https://t.co/EMzvej701f
@dfat @ConversationEDU @smh @australian @nytimesworld @canberratimes @cbrwritersfest @AllenAndUnwin
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