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Photographer at Large for Guardian Australia and host of Talking Pictures on ABC TV. Proud Sydney Swans Ambassador
Sydney, Australia
Joined June 2009
Meanwhile, away from the @elonmusk & @realDonaldTrump spat, in news from people w/o power... important refugee reporting in @GuardianAus by @BenDohertyCorro in PNG, w/pix by @mpbowers : “How long do we wait? What will happen to us? We deserve answers.” https://t.co/VC5sKvUEVl
theguardian.com
Samad Abdul is among the last of more than 2,000 people who passed through the illegal system. Prevented from leaving PNG, he says his life is wasting away
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These guys are gonna be talking pictures on Talking Pictures this morning.
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Heads-up. The talented cartoonist @meganjherbert will be joining @mpbowers on #TalkingPictures on #Insiders tomorrow. So, set your alarms for 9.50am. 😊 #auspol
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Spent some time, above ground and underground last week at the Cadia gold mine with @ConnickFleur
Last week Mike Bowers and I went 1.4km deep into “the heart of Cadia”. The mine’s GM reassured the community and said: “You can be angry at us for what we’re doing, but you’re safe.” But residents who spoke to @GuardianAus aren’t buying Cadia’s claims. (1)
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I spent some time in the NT with Lisa looking into this incredibly important story.
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I went for a long drive around western NSW with a community legal service and @mpbowers and recorded some stuff The Australian towns losing free legal assistance – podcast
theguardian.com
Nino Bucci talks to Jane Lee about what the crisis in the legal assistance sector looks like on the ground
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It will be a month before this lawyer from the Western NSW Community Legal Centre visits again, as part of outreach programs that cover 200,000 square km stretching from Dubbo past Bourke and north to the Qld border. @ninobucci @mpbowers
theguardian.com
Community legal centre outreach programs provide a vital service for remote areas but resourcing problems mean they could vanish any time
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And special thanks to @KathViner and @lenoretaylor for giving me the opportunity-A decade through the lens of Guardian Australia photographer Mike Bowers – in pictures
theguardian.com
From the furnace of federal politics to bushfires, droughts and floods, Guardian Australia’s photographer-at-large captures 10 years of tumult and triumph
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The best part of my job is the incredible people I work with from pic Ed’s @carly_earl @rolleipics @Blake_S_Wiggins to the amazing @murpharoo @AmyRemeikis and @gabriellechan here’s to the next decade
theguardian.com
From the furnace of federal politics to bushfires, droughts and floods, Guardian Australia’s photographer-at-large captures 10 years of tumult and triumph
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A decade through the lens of Guardian Australia photographer Mike Bowers – in pictures
theguardian.com
From the furnace of federal politics to bushfires, droughts and floods, Guardian Australia’s photographer-at-large captures 10 years of tumult and triumph
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Nice one Big D
Legendary Brazilian waterman Kalani Latanzi (circled) bodysurfs a 20ft Wedding Cake Island set wave during the peak of the swell yesterday. #bodysurf #Sydney #Australia
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Saddened to learn of the death of Age cartoonist Bruce Petty. He worked for the Age for over 40 years and was a regular Talking Pictures guest in the early years, he was a fierce intellect and a gentle man and I enjoyed working with Bruce who did this for me in 2010-Vale Bruce
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I spent some time in the Macquarie Marsh with @gabriellechan Drought and flooding rains: the Murray-Darling Basin water rights balancing act
theguardian.com
Floods brought the Macquarie Marshes back to life, but landholders need guaranteed environmental flows to help maintain a healthy marsh ecosystem that also supports businesses
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So very pleased that @FionaKatauskas is going to be drawing three cartoons a week for @guardianaus - alongside the always brilliant @firstdogonmoon
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Thirty years of Burning Love: fans flock to Parkes Elvis festival in Australia – in pictures
theguardian.com
Guardian Australia photographer Mike Bowers travels to the 2023 event for its 30th anniversary
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