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I’m old enough to have covered politics when standards and integrity really counted.
Those days have long gone.
.
@GladysB
was right to resign in the face of such serious allegations.
And wouldn’t you be holding off the hagiographies until we see what happens in the inquiry?
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BREAKING: Former
@abc730
host
@KerryOBrien
has declined an Order of Australia award (an AO) in protest against tennis great Margaret Court receiving the top honour. Mr O'Brien says the decision to give Ms Court the award was 'deeply insensitive' and 'divisive'.
@abcnews
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So, we are now at the stage of publishing photos of public figures in the proximity of a bong when they were 19 years old?
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Here it is.
Judge for yourself.
No, Minister, I don't identify with the left. My job as an ABC journalist is to hold ALL sides of politics to account, as I was this morning.
It was, and is, a simple question.
You're welcome back on the show any time.
@BreakfastNews
#auspol
.
@mjrowland68
asks Federal Health Minister
@GregHuntMP
why he attached a Liberal Party logo to a Government announcement about COVID-19 vaccines.
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Every politician, from every spectrum of every party needs to unequivocally denounce this today.
#auspol
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So, I've appointed myself
@BreakfastNews
Sport, Finance and Weather presenter.
Don't tell
@Tonaaayy_
,
@nadiasdaly
or
@SciNate
...
🤫🤫 😀
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The PM says Hotel Quarantine has been 99.99% effective.
The 0.01% has sparked lockdowns/restrictions in most cities.
The 0.01% led to a 22% fall in the City of Melbourne's economy.
Howard Springs has a 100% success rate. No lockdowns. No deaths.
That 0.01% is wearing thin.
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Our very own
@BreakfastNews
election year pledge:
We promise to be a 'Scomo' & 'Albo'-free zone. Nicknames for political leaders have no place on our show. Someone has to maintain standards.
And pollies using nicknames for us face the instant dump button!
Thank you.😀
#auspol
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The deaths of the children in Devonport has just about finished me for 2021.
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Programming note: I won’t be on
@BreakfastNews
this week as I’m isolating at home. One of my kids has been deemed to be a close contact of a COVID case at the supermarket they work at. It’s frustrating, but I’ll do whatever I can to stop the spread of the virus. Get vaccinated!!
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I am proudly voting for Laura Tingle to be the ABC’s next staff-elected director. In a field of very fine candidates, Laura’s experience, gravitas and ideas are just what we need on the ABC board right at the moment. She’ll be a fierce advocate.
@latingle
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@nick_coatsworth
I respectfully disagree, Nick. To me, the saddest thing about the gallows was that it incited violence against politicians. Full stop. It was a worrying development. We need to stop this behaviour in its tracks in Australia.
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I’ve run and I’ve run, but finally the virus has caught up with me 😞. I am feeling ok, bar a few sniffles and a sore throat. I will be back on
@BreakfastNews
as soon as I can. 🤞🤞Stay safe, everyone!
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For what it's worth,
@KerryOBrien
would have been honoured for a 50 year career in journalism that included 7 Walkley awards for excellence, including the Gold Walkley. He's made quite a contribution to Australian society.
@abcnews
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Shouldn’t the sad fact another person has died of COVID be revealed, by the Premier, at the very start of the media conference…and not left to the CHO?
#COVID19nsw
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This is the most powerful 90 seconds of TV I have seen in a long time.
@alexeggerking
addresses former High Court judge Dyson Heydon, who sexually harassed her when she was a young lawyer.
@abc730
@latingle
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I feel really sorry for those good journalists at the
@australian
when their stories appear in the same paper as this. Shameful.
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So we’ve heard a bit this morning from the ‘you can’t make me’ brigade when it comes to wearing masks. If you’re in a Melbourne and refuse to wear a mask, you’re no better than an anti-vaxxer. Just do it. Please. 🙏
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Tony Armstrong is a winner already for being the first
#Logies
presenter to make an Acknowledgment of Country.
Let’s hope this winning streak continues! 🤞
#Logies2022
@Tonaaayy_
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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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The ABC is currently helping save lives and properties. Just don’t.
COMMENT | Bias, bad reporting, wrong people, poor programming: Aunty's radio rules, but ABC TV is listing badly, writes John Simpson
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One final thought for the day for my fellow Melburnians. Lockdowns…violent protests…an empty MCG In September (again)…and now a bloody earthquake..it is a character-forming time! There are people wanting to tear this city apart. But your strength & character is amazing.👏🤛
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Enough.
Enough of the abusive comments about Lisa Millar, and other female presenters.
And enough of amplifying the bullying by republishing offensive comments.
Do better.
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A gentle suggestion to my fellow Victorians: Today is not the day to tell the people of NSW what they should and shouldn’t be doing. Today is a day when they need kind words. The govt will be accountable for its actions. Those in the middle of all of this need ❤️.
#COVID19nsw
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Hey,
@R_Scott88
. I reckon these
@Bunnings
staff deserve a bonus for the professional way they handled this.
Wait til this Karen finds out about 'no shoes, no shirt, no service'.
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And the winner is….
@Tonaaayy_
!!!!!!
This is me right now..
So proud and so happy for him. 👏👏
#Logies2022
#Logies
@BreakfastNews
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This Seinfeld outtake is priceless.
Vale Jerry Stiller. Thanks for the laughs.
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Making a mental note to never place myself in a situation where I have to be interrogated by Scott Robertson. He’s is…rather good at his job.
#ICAC
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This guy is all of us.
Mexican TV host has had it with antivaxxers and people who won’t wear a facemask 😂
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Yes to all of this.
Via Tress Reti - To those slagging off
@jacindaardern
- She is the 1st PM to have dealt w/ a terrorist attack, a volcanic eruption,
#ClimateChange
reforms & a pandemic all in 1 term of office - while holding a baby. So please sit down, shut up & let the woman get on w/ the job
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So many things to ask the Prime Minister about this morning but, while he is popping up on the other breakfast TV shows, he has chosen not to appear on ours. 😔
We will keep asking for you!
#auspol
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Interesting fact-check on the Coalition's claims a hung parliament will lead to 'chaos and confusion'.
Turns out, according to this analysis, the Gillard minority government had more success in passing legislation than the Morrison government.
#auspol
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I’m not an expert, but I speak to plenty of them.
I just don’t want my kids..and kids..getting Delta, especially when the science on the impact of Long Covid is far from settled.
So, please get vaccinated (if you can)! 💉 💉
#covid19aus
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Sure, there’s always been a robust back and forth between the ABC and News Corp.
The ABC, like any media outlet, needs to be accountable.
But that editorial today in the
@australian
crossed SO many lines.
I stand behind
@Milliganreports
and all of my colleagues at
@4corners
.
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Independent MP for Warringah
@zalisteggall
tells
@abcnews
it is ‘extraordinary and wrong’ for PM
@ScottMorrisonMP
and senior ministers to ‘undermine’ the work of bodies like the NSW ICAC in their push to have former Premier
@GladysB
run in Warringah.
#auspol
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With the greatest of respect (from a breakfast competitor 😀)this is pretty good.
#auspol
Here's what happened when we fact-checked some of Health Minister
@GregHuntMP
's claims in this morning’s interview about Australia's vaccine rollout.
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Labor leader
@AlboMP
on debates:
‘I do think the idea that the ABC would be excluded from any participation is rather extraordinary and that is the suggestion being made by Scott Morrison. I'm not quite sure what he's got against the ABC..’
@BreakfastNews
#auspol
#AusVotes2022
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Epidemiologist Nancy Baxter says Australia is currently in the ‘denial phase of the pandemic’ and believes authorities are being premature in further relaxing restrictions. She warns COVID will be with us for some time yet.
@BreakfastNews
@enenbee
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How does the PM know all about a complaint of alleged harassment in a media organisation when it took two years for him to be told of the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins?
#auspol
Morrison and
@aclennell
clash at presser:
"Let's not all of us who sit in glass houses here start getting into that"
#MediaWatch
#auspol
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Labor’s
@JasonClareMP
on last night’s debate:
‘It was full on, wasn’t it? It could have used David Speers’ interruption superpowers.’
@BreakfastNews
#auspol
#AusVotes2022
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Alan Jones: “Sky News have indicated to me that they will not renew my contract, which ends on November 30.” His final show on
@SkyNewsAust
is tonight.
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Dear
@GladysB
: noticed you did the breakfast TV rounds this morning. You are welcome on
@BreakfastNews
any time. We have a big national audience that would be very keen to hear your point of view. Don’t be shy…😀
#covid19nsw
#nswpol
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Well, this is exciting!
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60 Minutes interview with PM 574,000 viewers metro last night. A lot less than last week’s Cleo special (750,000) - and sizeable drop from MAFS 961,000.
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On
@BreakfastNews
this morning, former NSW Supreme Court judge Anthony Whealy QC took issue with the PM’s criticism of the ICAC, and
@ScottMorrisonMP
’s assertion there needs to be processes ‘that assume people are innocent before thought to be guilty.’
#auspol
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Shadow Education Minister
@tanya_plibersek
on
@AlboMP
’s jobless rate gaffe:
‘Elections aren’t memory tests. They’re tests of leadership.’
#auspol
@abcnews
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Ok, the supermarket exposure site that has had me in isolation for the last 5 days has today been downgraded by
@VicGovDH
to a Tier 2. I’ve tested negative, so I’ll be back on
@BreakfastNews
tomorrow! Again, please spare a thought for all supermarket workers & their families. 🙏
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Had to get this off my chest. Who’s with me?
@BreakfastNews
#MAFS
"It's the absolute cesspit of TV."
"This is a show that destroys relationships, it doesn't celebrate them."
"This is a show that encourages cheating and adultery."
@mjrowland68
is NOT a fan of Married At First Sight
#MAFS
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It has been a confronting and traumatic few weeks for so many Australian women.
The courageous and compassionate reporting of
@Milliganreports
@samanthamaiden
@latingle
@Lisa_Wilkinson
@AmyRemeikis
&
@tegangeorge
, to name just a handful, has guided as all.
Thank you.
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Priests who abuse small boys ARE paedophiles. Enough of the sophistry.
Comment: Most priests who abuse small boys are not even paedophiles, but rather sexually maladjusted and lonely individuals unable to resist the temptation to exploit their power
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The former PM launches a petition to establish a Royal Commission into the behaviour of Rupert Murdoch and his editors in Australia.
Australians have watched with growing anger at what the Murdoch media monopoly is doing to our country. A cancer on democracy.
Today I am launching a national petition to establish a
#MurdochRoyalCommission
.
If you value our democracy, please sign here:
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Former PM
@JuliaGillard
has good advice for new PM
@AlboMP
.
@abcnews
#auspol
'At the rate our new Prime Minister appears to be working at the moment, I think getting enough sleep might be the biggest challenge. Words of advice - make sure you're looking after yourself as well.'
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For any Minister asked whether they would accept an anonymous donation there is only one answer. Surely.
#auspol
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Let’s not crack gags about what is unfolding on the WestGate Bridge in Melbourne. This is the least funniest thing I have seen in a long time.
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This morning's show is dedicated to the memory of Hannah, Laianah, Aaliyah and Trey.
Words fail me.
💔
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BREAKING: Labor secures majority government after retaining the Melbourne seat of Macnamara.
#auspol
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Oh dear...
When a hit job goes wrong.
For what it's worth, I think
@normanswan
has been doing a mighty fine job guiding Australians through the pandemic.
And
@jonathanvswan
...show no mercy! 🤣
News Limited better lawyer up. I suspect
@jonathanvswan
will think it’s defamatory to have the photo of whoever that ugly old bloke is associated with his name. I am of course not referring to Kenny who’s a fine figure of a man and so young looking for his age.
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Disability advocate Beth O'Brien tells
@BreakfastNews
she found PM
@ScottMorrisonMP
's comment last night that he and wife Jenny were 'blessed' to have kids who don't have disabilities 'shocking'.
She says it displayed the mindset many people still hold on disabilities.
#auspol
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A reminder of the dogged work of
@FarrellPF
and the
@abc730
team on this story, including this moment in August.
#nswpol
#ICAC
I asked Gladys Berejeklian about this grant at her press conference this morning. Here's the full exchange 👇👇👇
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As we continue to report on the horrendous toll of the Texas school shooting...yet another one... Australians should continue to be grateful for the strength and courage shown by John Howard and Tim Fischer after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre.
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How good would it be to have the actual number of people and % of population vaccinated published every day, like the Brits do??
#auspol
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Coronavirus is causing so much disruption at the moment. Beyond the health impact, people are losing their livelihoods and our way of life has been altered dramatically. Some things never change though, including The Australian’s obsession with the ABC.
It is sad.
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And as we farewell
@paulwkennedy
, we are delighted to confirm
@Tonaaayy_
as our new
@BreakfastNews
sports presenter. Tony has an exceptional sporting knowledge & has wisdom beyond his years. And he ramps up the coolness factor here by 1000%..
Make him welcome! (pic:Julian Kingma)
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BIG NEWS:
@leighsales
announces on-air she is stepping down as
@abc730
host after the federal election.
@abcnews
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Some really sad news..former ABC weather presenter Mike Bailey has died in hospital after falling ill recently. He was superb at his craft and was a genuinely nice man. My sympathies to his family and friends.
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Huge congratulations to
@Tonaaayy_
for being nominated for the Graham Kennedy Most Popular New Talent Logie! He’s been such a fantastic addition to
@BreakfastNews
and Australian TV more generally.
@abcnews
@TVWEEKmag
#LogieAwards
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And coming up on
@BreakfastNews
…. well, he’s not. You’re welcome any time
@JoshFrydenberg
! 🤷♂️
#auspol
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BREAKING: My heart...at the news
@PhilWilliamsABC
is retiring from the ABC. He will leave a massive hole at
@abcnews
and in Australian journalism. Phil is truly one of the good guys.💔
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Labor's
@ClareONeilMP
on Health Minister
@GregHuntMP
saying 60% of recent aged care deaths have been in palliative care.
'I find that disgracefully offensive. I mean, what is Greg Hunt saying that these people were going to die anyway? That is a disgusting comment.'
#auspol
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Masks to remain mandatory in Victorian retail outlets. They were to become optional from tomorrow. The Vic Govt cites the ‘relative uncertainty’ created by Omicron.
@abcnews
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I am getting the distinct impression it's going to be one of those weeks in Canberra..
Strap in.
#auspol
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Putting politics to one side, congratulations to Greens Senator
@sarahinthesen8
and
@BreakfastNews
newspaper reviewer
@BenOquist
for tying the knot over the weekend. 🎉
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PM
@ScottMorrisonMP
says he believes it’s now time to ‘move on’ from the increasingly tense dispute with France over the cancelled subs deal. The French Ambassador clearly thinks differently.
#auspol
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To be honest, I am increasingly conflicted about the Melbourne Cup.
Yes, it's huge event (and God knows Melbourne needs them at the moment).
But I can't overlook the fact 7 horses have died on Cup day since 2013.
That really doesn't sit easily with me.
Genuinely torn.
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Good luck, South Australia. Everyone in Victoria is right behind you. 🤛
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Today, I mark 10 years at
@BreakfastNews
.
The show has come a long way...as has my wardrobe.
It is just as thrilling to be in the studio as it was on my first day, although slightly less terrifying!
Thanks to the the amazing Breakfast team and our wonderful viewers.
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A plea to all levels of government: Do 👏 Not 👏 Politicise 👏 Victoria’s 👏 Aged Care👏 Crisis.
Just work together and fix it!
#COVID19Vic
@BreakfastNews
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Premier?
Call me old fashioned...
What’s your preferred label for Daniel Andrews ? Poll closes 6pm Monday.
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Following on from
@ItaButtrose
’s suggestion this morning, it’s high time for a daily
#COVID19Aus
briefing from one agreed-upon figure, be it CMO Brendan Murphy or whomever. A fixed time. Every day.
We’ve got to the stage where the mixed messaging is causing excessive anxiety.
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