Maani Truu
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Federal politics reporter @abcnews. Not active here, reach me at [email protected] / [email protected] / signal: maanitruu.72. Views my own.
Sydney, Australia
Joined April 2009
A belated bit of news amid my Twitter silence: I'm now covering federal politics @abcnews from Parliament House. As always, please feel free to slip into my DMs with any tidbits you think I should know (or Canberra survival tips tbh) đ
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Marion's tested positive for COVID 10 times â nine of those in the past 10 months. The mystery of why some people just keep getting sick @abcnews
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Scientists are still working to unpack the mystery of why some people keep catching the virus while others seem to be resistant. In the meantime, people like Marion have been left with more questions...
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BREAKING our @4corners: Matt wants every parent of a Scout to hear his story. Mattâs convicted abuser is alive, in jail, will give evidence to say Scouts NSW should have done more to stop him. Scouts had Mattâs case shut down. Matt ordered to pay costs. 1 https://t.co/TLqLxPHlkb
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Reforms in the wake of the child sexual abuse royal commission made it easier for victims to seek compensation, but now a fierce new battleground is emerging as some organisations at the centre of...
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@abcnews We also want to hear your story of dealing with the Australian rental industry, whether you're a tenant, landlord, or property professional
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With tensions across the rental industry at a fever pitch, we want to know how it's impacting you â whether you're a landlord, tenant or real estate professional?Â
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Wondering what's happening behind the scenes when you receive a rent increase? Here @abcnews explores the relationship between property managers and landlords â and the role they're playing in the rental crisis
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Property managers are often the only contact point renters have for their landlords, and agents must act in the best interests of their client. As the rental crisis continues, we take a look at who's...
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New from me: From a massacre in apartheid South Africa to 'feel good' multiculturalism: The dark history of Harmony Day Australiaâs the only country in the world that calls the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Harmony Day. https://t.co/pb1yq3eXPp
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March 21 is known around the world as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a solemn reminder of a brutal massacre that took place on this day more than 60 years ago. In...
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The ABS has released the latest personal safety survey: * 1 in 6 women have experienced economic abuse since age 15 * 1 in 4 women experience emotional abuse by a partner More here: * 2 in 5 ppl experience sexual or physical violence More here:
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A new national survey from the ABS has revealed an unexpected drop in the number of women reporting violence and emotional abuse by a partner they've lived with, compared to six years earlier.
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"If you have a significant event in your life, which can't be resolved until a future date, and that keeps on getting kicked down the road, that is going to impact on your mental healthâ @maanitruu and I look at the backlogs in Australiaâs courts: https://t.co/77G0MW1Ou2
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New data reveals courts across the country are still grappling with delays, forcing victims, witnesses and the accused to endure wait times far beyond nationally agreed benchmarks.Â
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One in three Australian prisoners (36.6 per cent) haven't actually been sentenced. Many are yet to face trial, meaning they're still legally innocent. Some are charged with offences that wouldn't necessarily result in jail time. With @CaseyBriggs
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A gradual tightening of bail laws has fundamentally shifted who goes to prison and why. With a record percentage of prisoners on remand, experts warn that people are being unnecessarily pushed into...
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With Albanese heading to Alice Springs, here's a story @abcnews published late last year that explores the deep complexity of the youth crime crisis in town: "A lot of these kids donât care if they live or die, because nobody else does."
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Kids hooning around in stolen cars. Driving head-on at police. Filming the action. A youth crime wave has engulfed Alice Springs â and the community is desperate for solutions.Â
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After three months of daily reports - hereâs the final inquest wrap up from me for the year. If you havenât followed the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker from the beginning, this should bring you up to speed đ âŠ@abcnewsâ© âŠ@abcdarwinâ©
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At the outset of the coronial inquest, NT coroner Elisabeth Armitage asked: âDo I know the story of Kumanjayi Walker and Constable Zachary Rolfe? Do you?â After three months, this is as close as...
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Djarrwalkpuy Yunupingu's whereabouts was a mystery for 25 years. Then a DNA breakthrough changed everything
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When Djarrwalkpuy Yunupingu, a teacherâs aide and much-loved father, failed to return home to the Tiwi Islands in 1996, his family were left with more questions than answers. Now, they finally know...
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Popping in with a quick update to say Iâm working at @abcdarwin for the rest of the year â so, if you have any great (or not so great) stories from the Territory to share, Iâm all ears! DMs open or email in my bio đ
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There is no standardised data keeping track, but through our investigation weâve established at least 315 First Nations women have gone missing, been murdered or died in suspicious circumstances since 2000.
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First Nations women are being murdered at up to 12 times the national average. But a Four Corners investigation reveals we will likely never know the true scale of how many First Nations women have...
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last year i hit my head, suffered a #concussion and didn't recover in the 'typical' couple of weeks. i've spent 12m+ working with a TBI rehab team, rebuilding my cognitive capacity and sense of self, finding a path out of the dark
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For a significant minority of people who sustain a concussion, symptoms persist for months or years â dimming sparks, derailing careers, pushing relationships and mental health into danger zones.
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I present my magnum opus (with bonus cameo from Warwick Capper đŠą): https://t.co/FJlw085HpT via @abcnews
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Masculine and feminine, long and short, functional and high-fashion. The humble mullet can be everything to everyone, and it's back in a big way.
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The federal government has warned of an unprecedented shortage of teachers across the country, but many already in the profession say theyâre desperate for secure and ongoing employment. So, whatâs going on?
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The federal government has warned of an unprecedented shortage of teachers across the country, but many already in the profession say theyâre desperate for secure and ongoing employment. So, whatâs...
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BREAKING: The Tamil family at the centre of a four-year immigration battle have received permanent visas. The ABC has confirmed the family was visited by a Department of Home Affairs team at their Biloela home today and told they had been granted permanent visas. @abcnews
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