Jonathan Kearsley
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US Correspondent - Nine Network Australia @9newsaus . Opinions expressed here are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.
Joined July 2010
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Passing the baton - Grace Tame fists bumps new Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott @9NewsAUS
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Michelle Obama is on the stage at the DNC. “Something wonderfully magical is in the air isn’t it” @9NewsAUS
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EXCLUSIVE: Tonight ONLY on @9NewsAUS - the 2018 police warning to government that George Christensen risked being blackmailed because of “activities” he engaged in in South East Asia - the letter the AFP & the former MP fought to keep secret - is made public.
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BREAKING: In an astonishing about-face Josh Frydenberg is scrapping $65 million of car park projects in his own electorate under the controversial Commuter Car Parks program, "The local feedback through the consultation process has been constructive and is appreciated.".@9NewsAUS.
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The role of PM’s office in the car parks scandal could be the subject of a parliamentary inquiry to look into not just the $660 million car park scheme but the entire $4billion Urban Congestion Fund. Senate vote possible tomorrow. @9NewsAUS .
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President Joe Biden welcomes Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to his Wilmington home. (Pics supplied by Prime Minister’s office) @9NewsAUS
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BREAKING: Challenge to ban on Australians returning from India has been lodged in the Federal Court - urgent application to be heard at 3pm @9NewsAUS.
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So after @TonyAbbottMHR decided Australia should remain part of the Paris Agreement - @CraigKellyMP concedes he's now towing the party line because there's an election soon. @9NewsAUS #auspol
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It’s now almost three months - and still NO RESPONSE from the Prime Minister’s office on a crucial commuter car parks Freedom of Information request. #auspol #carparks.
CAR PARKS UPDATE: The PM’s office was due to decide on a key FOI request about the commuter car parks program - TWO MONTHS AGO today - it has STILL not responded. Since then the minister has announced a previously dumped carpark in a marginal Victorian electorate WILL go ahead.
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Defence says 50 personnel to go to Victoria for “planning and logistics support” after 3 state govt requests. The Premier wanted 200-300 & asked for ADF at border checkpoints-“Defence will not provide direct support to vehicle checkpoints on the NSW/Victoria border.” @9NewsAUS.
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This is big. Deputy Auditor General Brian Boyd told a Senate inquiry from evidence he's seen canvassing of MPs wasn't just for car parks but Urban Congestion Fund projects more broadly. That is a a $4bn fund! The audit only focused on car parks @9NewsAUS
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BREAKING: From tomorrow the words “for we are young and free” in the Australian national anthem will be replaced by “for we are one and free”. Government recommendations have been approved by the Governor-General. @9NewsAUS.
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Vic Premier Daniel Andrews has just accused the Prime Minister of “double speaking to extremists” over comments on Vic protests and vaccine mandates @TheTodayShow @9NewsAUS.
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Minister Paul Fletcher who has refused to release documents at the centre of the commuter car parks scandal and failed to answer why the public couldn't see them - goes on to say "we've been very transparent in relation to commuter car parks" @9NewsAUS #NPC @PressClubAust.
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What goes into a Mar-a-Lago ballroom ahead of Trump’s “special announcement”? 514 gold painted chairs, 33 US flags & 17 Chandeliers @9NewsAUS
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EXCLUSIVE: Nationals MP George Christensen claims a letter from the federal police to Minister Peter Dutton about a probe into the MP’s frequent travel to the Philippines contains information that “falsely accuse me of a serious crime”. #auspol.
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“Australians are winners” apparently when just 2 projects out of 47 sites have been built… thats not too many Australians….
PM Morrison says "Australians are the winners" with a $660m car park fund that's delivered just 2 projects since 2019, went 77% to Coalition seats and almost all to Melbourne. .
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BREAKING: Damning report from @ANAO_Australia on the Government’s pre election commuter car park blitz - “The department’s approach to identifying and selecting commuter car park projects for funding commitment was not appropriate…” @9NewsAUS.
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of under-delivering on a major pre-election pledge to build commuter car parks. @jekearsley #9News
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CARPARKS BREAKING NEWS: Senate committee is tabling its report now after inquiry into the Morrison Government's Urban Congestion Fund and Commuter Car Park Fund. @9NewsAUS.
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US President Joe Biden: "Thank You Boris. I want to thank that fellow Down Under. Thank you very much pal. Appreciate it Mr Prime Minister." @9NewsAUS.
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Former PM Malcolm Turnbull tells @PatsKarvelas "This is just a failure to do the one single most important job the Commonwealth government had which was to get the country vaccinated. KARVELAS: Have you seen a bigger mistake made?.TURNBULL: Look, I can't think of one.@9NewsAUS.
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Oh dear this is Clarke and Dawe-esque.
Liberal candidate for Frankston Michael Lamb says his party will get the private industry to build a power station in Victoria, if elected, but admits it will be at least partly taxpayer-funded. MORE: #Speers
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BREAKING: Australia and the Netherlands taking legal action against Russia over the downing of MH-17 through the International Civil Aviation Organization @9NewsAUS.
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BREAKING: An astonishing backflip - Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has scrapped four commuter car parks to be built in his electorate - walking away from a $65 million promise. @9NewsAUS.
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Queues for more than a kilometre on Beach Road to get out of Batemans Bay. Monster smoke cloud in their wake. Princes Highway blocked heading south @9NewsAUS
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PM says National Cabinet has agreed three step plan for “covid safe economy and society” - “there will be challenges there will be outbreaks - not everything will go to plan. There will be inconsistencies. States can and must move at their own pace” @9NewsAUS
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.@TurnbullMalcolm talks to @9NewsAUS about President Trump, US Capitol riots & disinformation. The former PM also says the Prime Minister & Health Minister should “publicly disclaim” and denounce disinformation by Craig Kelly & George Christensen @9NewsAUS
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BREAKING: Australian Sports Commission scathing of Steve Smith "the ASC calls for him to be stood down immediately. along with any other members of the leadership group or coaching staff who had prior awareness of, or involvement in, the plan to tamper with the ball" @9NewsMelb.
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BREAKING: Amid reports Prof. Allen Cheng and Prof. Chris Blyth are being replaced at ATAGI - Prof. Allen Cheng tells @9NewsAUS "Chris Blyth and I were due to finish as chairs at end of June, but were asked to stay on for COVID until the end of the year." Will stay until December.
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BREAKING: Speaker Tony Smith has announced he will not be contesting the next election. "I also believe the time is now right for me to pursue other endeavours following the conclusion of this forty-sixth Parliament." @9NewsAUS.
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Vic Premier Daniel Andrews has suggested 14-day quarantine in hotels could become 2 days at home for the fully vaccinated. "If you're double dosed, quarantine may be 2, 3, 4 days get two negative tests and away you go". @9NewsAUS.
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BREAKING: Settlement has been reached in Robodebt class action. Gordon Legal says its $1.2 billion for about 400,000 people. This includes the $720 million the government is already repaying. @9NewsAUS.
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In a rather extraordinary climb down - Craig Kelly has told @9NewsAUS he hadn't invoiced his printing expenses yet and "I should actually pay for this actually myself". He says the printing cost "over $1,000" and he also had to pay Shutterstock for images of Ned Kelly. #auspol.
Craig Kelly says the notes for his trillion dollar stunt cost about $1,000 - paid out of his taxpayer funded printing and communications allowance. @9NewsAUS
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BREAKING: 125 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, or 25 vials have been disposed of because someone ordered too many to the St Vincent’s aged care home in Werribee. It couldn’t be guaranteed vials had been stored at correct refrigerated temperature so they’ve been thrown away. @9NewsAUS.
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The "pause" will be "unpaused" - PM says Australia's border to open on Wednesday to tourists from South Korea, Japan and for international students & skilled migrants. @9NewsAUS.
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.@AlboMP on @emmahusarmp investigation: "We have a process in place and the idea you should have a running commentary. is not fair either to Emma Husar or to the people who have made complaints about her." @TheTodayShow @9NewsAUS #auspol.
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@3AW693 Scott Morrison blames the media for highlighting the fines and jail time for breaches of the biosecurity orders during the India travel ban. The PM says neither he nor Health Minister Greg Hunt highlighted the penalties when blocking flight arrivals.
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BREAKING: Foreign Minister Marise Payne will use new laws to cancel Victoria’s Belt and Road agreement with China @9NewsAUS
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BREAKNIG: PM confirms armoured vehicles, Bushmasters, to be provided to Ukraine after request from Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy - Bushmasters will be flown over on C-17's @9NewsAUS.
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Tonight I say thanks to my wonderful colleagues at @9NewsMelb for an amazing 7 years. I am incredibly grateful for their support, guidance & friendship. A new adventure & challenge awaits at our bureau in Canberra with some incredible people - a role I throughly look forward to.
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CAR PARKS UPDATE: The PM’s office was due to decide on a key FOI request about the commuter car parks program - TWO MONTHS AGO today - it has STILL not responded. Since then the minister has announced a previously dumped carpark in a marginal Victorian electorate WILL go ahead.
The Government has been accused of covering-up details of its controversial 660 million dollar commuter car parks scheme. Dozens of pages have been hidden from public view, and repeated requests for crucial documents knocked back. @jekearsley #9News
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This is the Mogo fire . Princes Highway now blocked south - people taking the advice of RFS and moving parks along the coastline to get out of danger @9newsaus
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A new dawn. Thrilled to be given the opportunity to be a part of the amazing and brilliant @9NewsAUS team at our Canberra Bureau. Very much looking forward to a new challenge and an exciting opportunity.
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BREAKING: Australian economy has grown 3.3% in the three months to the end of September. The country is technically out of recession - the Reserve Bank governor is still urging caution. @9NewsAUS.
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Donald Trump is appointing Mark Burnett, the TV producer behind ‘The Apprentice’ and a range of other TV shows - as Special Envoy to the United Kingdom @9NewsAUS
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Alcott says Grace Tame has had “an absolutely incredible year. Tamey you are fierce and I love it”.
Dylan Alcott gets a standing ovation: “I think standing ovations are one of the most ironic things in the world.” - is emotional talking about the impact of health workers during the pandemic.
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BREAKING: This motion has just got up - so the senate has voted for a committee inquiry into the role of the PMs office and the impact the urban congestion fund has had on easing congestion. @9NewsAUS.
The role of PM’s office in the car parks scandal could be the subject of a parliamentary inquiry to look into not just the $660 million car park scheme but the entire $4billion Urban Congestion Fund. Senate vote possible tomorrow. @9NewsAUS .
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Liberal sources have told 9NEWS Prime Minister Scott Morrison offered Julia Banks a three-month secondment to New York - prior to parliament resuming this week. @9NewsAUS .
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Nationals MP George Christensen has made two secret submissions to Australia’s privacy watchdog in an attempt to block media access to information about a now concluded police probe into his frequent travels to the Philippines. @Politics_SMHAGE @Gallo_Ways
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BREAKING: The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provisionally approved Oxford Astra Zeneca Covid Vaccine @9NewsAUS.
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7 weeks into vaccine rollout - and still well under half of Australian residential aged care homes are yet to have a vaccine administered to a resident. #CovidVaccine
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BREAKING: Deputy Chief Medical Officer has confirmed ventolin and kids Panadol to go behind counter. Puffers limited to 1 per customer. @9NewsAUS.
Panic buyers hitting pharmacies - buying-up Ventolin - changes on the way @9NewsAUS #coronavirus #covid19 @Politics_SMHAGE
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BREAKING: AWU says Michaelia Cash AFP leak probe referred to Director of Public Prosecutions. .@9NewsAUS.
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ATAGI has recommended to the Federal Government Astra Zeneca now be administered to people aged 60 and above. @9NewsAUS.
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The Kremlin has banned Scott Morrison and other Australian MPs from entering Russia @9NewsAUS.
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Tracey Hicks opened her motel, her home & her heart to strangers. Here she is again offering her house to someone she’s never met. Since this morning - more than $1,000 has been donated - money which will be spent on food for those in need. @9NewsAUS @TheTodayShow
When Batemans Bay was overcome by fire, Tracey knew she couldn't sit by and do nothing. She generously opened her motel doors and let evacuees stay for free and even donated her own bedroom to an elderly woman. ❤️ #9Today
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BREAKING: Deal for face masks signed - Federal Government help for Victorian-based Med-con in Shepparton to make more face masks - expected to increase production ten-fold to more than 10 million a year. @9NewsAUS.
EXCLUSIVE - A war-style shift in manufacturing - as the government asks companies to make medical supplies - and breaking news on a new deal to produce face masks out of Victoria @9NewsAUS #covid19 #coronavirus.
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British PM Boris Johnson on Prince Philip - “We mourn today with Her Majesty The Queen. We offer our condolences to her and to all her family, and we give thanks, as a nation and a kingdom, for the extraordinary life and work of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.” @9NewsAUS.
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The Auditor-General has been handed down its report into the Building Better Regions Fund - finding Nationals areas got 29% more funding than they would have if grants were decided purely on result of merits process - couple of key paragraphs below @9NewsAUS
#EXCLUSIVE: The Federal Government has been accused of pork-barrelling, pumping almost $1 billion of grants into its own seats, or ones it wants to win. @jekearsley #9News
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Just before PM's speech - with PM in attendance - anyone who had been in close contact with someone who has coronavirus, or who had been to high-risk area in past 14 days. was urged to leave. #coronavirus
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BREAKING: Requirement for pre-departure PCR test for arrivals into Australia scrapped in favour of pre-departure rapid test to be done within 24 hours of flight. @9NewsAUS.
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In a rare move the Russian Embassy has announced the Ambassador will hold a media conference in Canberra tomorrow on the tensions over Ukraine @9NewsAUS.
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And they’re on their bikes - helmets and all - President Widodo and Prime Minister Albanese opting for pedal power at the palace @9NewsAUS
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Tina Turner dead at 83. The Queen of Rock n Roll being remembered outside her old record label on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. @9NewsAUS @TheTodayShow
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Here is Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher - again defending the Commuter Car Parks program - after #estimates heard then-Minister Alan Tudge asked his office to arrange meetings with "6 or 7" MPs prior to the creation of the top 20 marginals list. @9NewsAUS #auspol #carparks
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PM accuses QLD government of trying to extort money for health system - "to suggest that they're not going to open the borders unless I send them cash, how else would you like me to call it?" @TheTodayShow @9NewsAUS #auspol #covid19.
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Patricia Thompson (née Amphlett) aka Little Pattie sang the “it’s time” song for Labor’s 1972 election campaign - 47 years later she’s here as Bill Shorten is about to speak at the same venue where Gough Whitlam gave the “it’s time” speech. @9NewsAUS
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