Madeleine O'Dea
@madeleineodea
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Writer at large. Author of The Phoenix Years @AllenandUnwin 2016; @Pegasus_Books, 2017. Contributor to Beijing Bureau @HardieGrant 2021. AKA: 欧美琳
Sydney, Australia
Joined May 2016
FWIW, my story on Peter Dutton's property portfolio was NOT information from a Labor "dirt unit". December 23 was when I asked the Age's Library to start pulling ASIC company records (see below) and Feb 7 was when I contacted the Clerk's office to look at his register.
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This man has been gaslit by his own side, the LNP, and the far Left. This is the reality for Jewish Australians who hold political office , treated as expendable, easy targets, ignored. Yet, he continues to bring reason to the debate. https://t.co/0Ox5HE0J79
theguardian.com
Politics was the last thing on my mind when I saw parts of the Melbourne synagogue reduced to ashes after the fire
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10 years ago today #IlhamTohti was given a life sentence on baseless "separatist" charges for simply seeking to build bridges of understanding among ethnic communities. He must be freed and the PRC must end its genocidal efforts to erase #Uyghur culture and religion, say Chairs.
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Worth reading 👉Olympic boxing fury is all about misplaced rage and not about facts #Paris2024
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The saga that threatened to engulf the Paris Games is scary, but not for the reasons some are spewing.
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Hey @Channel9 enjoying your coverage, but can you please turn up the volume on @IanThorpe s mike? Bit hard to hear at times #Paris2024 🏊♀️ 🏊♂️
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What @krassenstein said
Wow. If you are to watch one video this morning, watch this. Pete Buttigieg perfectly explains why Billionaires in Silicon Valley now support Trump and why J.D. Vance has flip flopped to liking Trump.
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Newly elected members of the French parliament refusing to shake hands with the far right is extremely satisfying. A particular shout out to the rock paper scissors gag.
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Most comments here treat renters as a homogeneous group, but they are not. Many also assume renters are concentrated in inner-city suburbs. In fact, Broadmeadows, one of Melbourne's poorest suburbs, has nearly half of its residents renting—double the rate of any other tenure
In the March quarter, Victoria saw a decline of 15,600 rental properties as landlords sold their assets. But who is buying? Not renters. To comfortably afford a median-priced house in Melbourne requires a minimum weekly wage of $2,820, equating to an annual taxable income of
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In a bar in #Taipei #Taiwan Waitress told me that the cocktail list was “a little bit Harry Potter” 😃 @jk_rowling - thought you might enjoy 🍸
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Resolve poll in today’s SMH. The headline did not focus on the reality. The 2PP for Labor is over 56%. The movement in primary vote between Labor and Greens. LNP have lost a lot of ground. The other critical observation, the LNP in NSW have lost a lot of support from the 18-39
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'Let's just be decent for once.' As Australia inches closer to Referendum Day, @rove explains why giving our First Nations People a Voice to Parliament should unite us, not divide us.
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What Russell says, Vote Yes 🗳️ #Yes23
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