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@MichelleArrow1
Michelle Arrow
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Listening to Tony Abbott complaining this morning that fewer students are studying Australian history. I'm sure it's nothing to do with the fact that his parliamentary colleagues denounced the study of humanities as not being 'job-ready' and hiked the fees though
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amanda meade
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SBS gets viewer pushback over decision not to join Eurovision boycott if Israel allowed Amanda Meade https://t.co/80QDt3C8Ee
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Broadcaster’s acting MD says it’s crucial in these ‘troubling times’ to be impartial. Plus: ABC’s John Lyons takes on Trump
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amanda meade
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Lattouf unlawful termination case has cost ABC at least $2.5m, Hugh Marks tells estimates https://t.co/WByxeNW1nL
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Public broadcaster failed to follow its own processes, boss says, and it was ‘not a good reflection on the organisation’
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@BarackObama
Barack Obama
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Jane Goodall had a remarkable ability to inspire us to connect with the natural wonders of our world, and her groundbreaking work on primates and the importance of conservation opened doors for generations of women in science. Michelle and I are thinking of all those who loved
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amanda meade
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Kyle & Jackie O Show’s repeated ‘vulgar’ and ‘deeply offensive’ content prompts Acma warning to Kiis https://t.co/byaNkobchE
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Network’s broadcast licence could be suspended or cancelled by Australian Communications and Media Authority
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@meadea
amanda meade
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Kyle and Jackie O Show: The decency breaches came during two episodes of a guessing game where audio clips of male and female staff members urinating were aired, with hosts guessing which audio belonged to which staff member. @acmadotgov
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@ABCmediawatch
Media Watch
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Tonight on #MediaWatch: 🔥Sky’s ‘Freya Fires Up’ in hot water 🎙️The scandal you didn’t hear on one radio network 🪐Planet America falls for a spoof 📺 9:15pm ABC TV + iview
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@Bigly20
💧 Allan Coates
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The LNP’s deadly, cruel and callous treatment of Australia’s most vulnerable should never, ever be forgotten.
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New documentary The People vs Robodebt tells the story of how a disastrous automated Centrelink debt recovery scheme was brought down
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@BarackObama
Barack Obama
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We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven. The degree to which those comments can undermine public health, do harm to women who are pregnant, create anxiety for parents who do have children who are autistic –
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amanda meade
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The court found the ABC’s conduct was a particularly serious breach of employment law because the ABC’s senior managers knew there was an “organised political campaign” by pro-Israel lobbyists to have Lattouf removed from air.
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@meadea
amanda meade
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Breaking: ABC ordered to pay Antoinette Lattouf another $150,000 for unlawful termination over Gaza Instagram post https://t.co/kdOIw1Rchn
theguardian.com
Dispute began when radio presenter’s on-air shifts were cut short in 2023
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@fantoman79
Fantoman79
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I think I just had a stroke reading this.
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amanda meade
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The ABC has been barred from attending Donald Trump’s press conference near London this week following a clash between the broadcaster’s Americas editor, John Lyons, and the president in Washington DC over his business dealings. https://t.co/D6kE2fvSe3
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Australia’s national broadcaster told by Downing Street that accreditation cancelled for ‘logistical reasons’ as other international outlets also denied entry
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amanda meade
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Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has been charged with nine additional counts of indecent assault, bringing the total number of offences laid against the 84-year-old to 44. via @abcnews
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@hughriminton
Hugh Riminton
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Here’s to the bravest and the best. John Martinkus, cigarette intact, in pre-INTERFET East Timor 1999 (with Nine Cameraman Jamie Hamill). Rest in peace, old cobber.
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@hughriminton
Hugh Riminton
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A moving assessment of the life and work of Australian war correspondent, John Martinkus, dead at just 56, from two peers, Sally Sara and Mark Davis ⁦@RadioNational
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Veteran Australian war correspondent John Martinkus has died at the age of 56. Martinkus was renowned for his fearless coverage of conflicts often ignored by mainstream media, from East Timor's...
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@meadea
amanda meade
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Charlie Kirk’s killing was a tragedy. But we must not rewrite his life Moira Donegan https://t.co/6RIuztAiqF
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In the wake of horror, honest accountings of his life have not only become rare – they have also become dangerous
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