Laurel Irving
@laurel_irving
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Mum, ex-journo, un-co exerciser. Opinions my own, obvs.
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined September 2010
Goddamn hard to imagine better pre-game entertainment than that #aflgf #robbiewilliams
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I love this. How Australian travellers viewed what they’d find in England before they got there. Uninteresting people sitting in front of the fire eating crumpets whilst it’s foggy outside. A place useful as a stopover for a trip to the continent where suave men are found.
What sort of thing did Australians expect to find in England? 🌏 #OnThisDay 1961: Alan Whicker interviewed some Aussies just before they set sail from Melbourne to Essex.
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Tube on strike, I dawdled to Paddington on Friday. Passing the old wrought iron sign for Pizza Express, I was reminded of an event 30+ years ago, when I got caught up in a drama that resulted in a divorce, two marriages and many changed lives. It began with a heart attack 🧵
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.@BorisJohnson .@10DowningStreet Just touching base - we feel the time is right for a press conference. We have some experience with this sort of thing…
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This is very powerful
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I have never regretted following this account.
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Shocked to hear this news. Jill was passionate, untiring and super smart. As a baby political reporter during the first term of the Rann government, I was Bottralled more than once. But it was always done with good humour and grace. Vale Jill.
Former Labor adviser Jill Bottrall dies after cancer battle, remembered by Mike Rann as 'comrade-in-arms'
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User reports indicate ANZ is having problems since 1:52 PM AEDT. https://t.co/a8qg8HXPIS RT if you're also having problems #ANZdown
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We're jumping for joy! 🎉 After 175 days, ICU's Pod B is now closed to COVID-19 patients because of lower COVID-19 presentations. We have 6 rooms still available in the ICU for COVID-19 patients, and the ability to "switch back" Pod B to COVID-19 beds is always there if needed.
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But there was also the very sad story about Kamila Valieva. (…) I was very, very disturbed yesterday, when I watched the competition on TV and saw first in her performance how high the pressure on her must have been. – IOC President Bach #Olympics #Beijing2022
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Oh man this thread is so great. And the comments lift it to another level altogether.
A quick thread on in the importance of being careful what data you share - even if you're the Queen. Today, Her Maj tweeted this lovely picture, gor bless er, etc. You might think that the contents of the red box would be official business. And you'd be right. 1/6
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'Squid Game meets Chemist Warehouse'. So. Good.
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You know when a tweet is just so perfectly of its time? They don't get much better than this.
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An uplifting thread about a morning commute by train into Cape Town...
Good morning! It’s a beautiful day on the station. Are you taking the train?Cape Town weather is a low of 18 and 25. Waiting on the wonderful train!
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Hey friends, we know life feels pretty strange right now, and many people are doing it tough, so let’s learn from our mistakes and please only purchase what you need when shopping , availability of supplies honestly affects so many vulnerable members in our community.
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Royal Exhibition Building queue right now for vaccinations @7NewsMelbourne #Boosters #Melbourne #Omicron
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