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Tim Fernandez @TimFernandezz

Journalist with @abcnews | fernandez.timothy@abc.net.au | Retweets not an endorsement and views my own

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"[The officer] punched [her] right eye with his right hand, causing the Plaintiff to scream... [the officer] was holding a police torch in his right hand." NSW government admits a police officer battered former Hannah Thomas at a pro-Palestinian protest. abc.net.au/news/2026-06-10/n…

State government admits ex-Greens candidate battered by police officer

Lawyers for the state government have admitted police "battered" former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas at a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney last year.

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A man who believes Ivan Milat picked him up while hitchhiking as a teenager in the mid-1970s has told an inquiry that a speeding ticket saved his life. @kelfuller abc.net.au/news/2026-06-10/n…

The speeding ticket that may have saved teen from Ivan Milat

Etched in Steven Clark's memory are the protruding teeth and moustache of the driver he says picked him up as a teenager — a man he now believes was serial killer Ivan Milat.

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Two men will be prosecuted over donations to Chris Minns's 2015 election campaign, but the NSW premier will not face any legal action himself. @NicholasDole abc.net.au/news/2026-06-09/n…

Two charged over Minns donations but premier won’t face legal action

Two men will be prosecuted over donations to Chris Minns's 2015 election campaign, but the NSW premier will not face any legal action himself.

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Deep under the Snowy Mountains, tunnelling machines have pierced through a key stretch of rock, edging Australia's most expensive energy project one step closer to completion. But will Snowy 2.0 ever justify its price tag? @JacintaCounihan abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/b…

Snowy 2.0 blows out by more than $3m a day. Will it ever be worth it?

Australia's most ambitious renewable energy project is slowly nearing completion, but experts are divided on whether Snowy 2.0 will ever justify its snowballing price tag. 

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ICAC inquiry to probe conflict of interest, favouritism allegations against University of Wollongong executives. abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/i…

ICAC to probe allegations against University of Wollongong executives

The anti-corruption commission is to examine allegations about recruitment and the employment of a consultancy firm against Chancellor Michael Still and other members of the university's executive.

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Labor MP Ed Husic says Australia needs to look at renegotiating the AUKUS pact with the United States and United Kingdom and start contemplating alternative options. abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/e…

Government says it preferred second-hand submarines

Australia and the United States' initial positions about delivering a new submarine under AUKUS differed, Senate estimates has revealed.

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Heartbreaking story. Women reveal Byron Bay's predatory 2000s culture of rape, humiliation and shame. abc.net.au/news/2026-06-01/n…

Conviction of Aussie band's 'sixth member' reveals Byron Bay's dark side

Rachel Kila has waived her right to anonymity to join dozens of others speaking out about the experiences of young girls in Byron Bay in the early 2000s, when they say it became normalised for older...

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#BREAKING: The federal government has conceded the National Anti-corruption Commission (NACC) needs a reset, following a series of controversies that have engulfed the integrity body.
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Commissioner Paul Brereton resigned on Monday due to a series of investigations into his defence ties and management of conflicts of interest whilst at the helm of the NACC.
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The integrity body has come under criticism more broadly for not being transparent in its decision making and its investigations.
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RT @abcnews: #BREAKING: Surging levels of renewable energy and better reliability from coal-fired generators are set to give consumers a br…

Power price drops for most customers as batteries flatten peak

Surging levels of renewable energy and better reliability from coal-fired generators are set to give consumers a break, with benchmark power prices to fall up to 10 per cent for consumers and more...

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Court orders prosecution pay $12,715 in legal costs after charges against an artist over a satirical artwork depicting Peter Dutton, Michael McCormack and Gina Rinehart in Nazi uniforms were dropped. abc.net.au/news/2026-05-23/n…

Charges withdrawn against artist for displaying Nazi symbols in artwork

The case has been dropped against an Australian artist charged with displaying Nazi symbols on an artwork depicting politicians and billionaires. 

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RT @abcnews: BREAKING: An Australian tourist has died after a fall while walking on the Inca Trail to Peru's Machu Picchu heritage site ht…

'We adored him': Family's heartfelt tribute after Australian's Inca Trail death

Australian man Matthew Paton, a Victoria Police sergeant, has died in Peru after falling up to 400 metres from a mountain path while walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

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"It's somewhat ironic that a stunt from within its own ranks is now giving those activists video evidence of the very thing they accuse Israel of: engaging in cruel and dehumanising practices." @MattDoran91 abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/i…

Israel supported Ben-Gvir's callousness, until it didn't

Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned a video of his national security minister taunting activists, including Australians, who have been detained. But it's the prime minister who allowed this behaviour to...

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Shocker. Australia's most expensive disaster recovery program located in northern NSW has failed to deliver a single home. abc.net.au/news/2026-05-20/r…

Australia's costliest disaster recovery program fails to deliver a single home

A new report finds a disaster recovery program set up after the devastating 2022 floods in northern NSW is yet to deliver any of the homes it promised.

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The former NSW Liberal government concluded Port Kembla was the most cost-effective location for a nuclear submarine base. The compared Port Kembla and Newcastle's housing prices, impacts on other industries and freight capacity. @gracecrivellaro abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/p…

Port Kembla identified as preferred AUKUS base in secret report

A labour union has called for transparency after Port Kembla in NSW was identified as a preferred east coast location for a nuclear submarine base in newly released documents.

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Gold Coast Suns coach Damien Hardwick has questioned whether it's a "good look for the AFL to be sponsored by Sportsbet" in a tetchy press conference exchange after being questioned over the Suns' team manager Mark Opie's links to a bookmaker, first revealed by Crikey last week.
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Plans have been submitted for Australia's most powerful gas-fired peaking power plant, as experts warn future energy demand could trigger a wave of new "mega" facilities. @BurfittPenny abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/m…

'Mega' gas-fired power stations could be the new normal, analyst says

Energy Australia says the proposed 1.4-gigawatt gas-fired power plant would be critical to the energy transition by supplying reliable back-up power, but analysts have flagged supply and economic...

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Police have withdrawn their first charges against a protester from Sydney’s anti-Isaac Herzog rally just hours after confirming any charges laid under a now-defunct law would be dropped. theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Police drop charges against Palestinian Australian protester arrested at Isaac Herzog rally as more...

Move comes as police review charges against protesters from Sydney rally made under now-defunct public assembly law

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"The inquiry accused the premier's staffers, of making false statements under oath... it also found the government communicates via disappearing messaging apps such as Signal to avoid compliance with orders for documents." abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/c…

NSW premier attacks 'kangaroo court' after report into $37m grants scheme

Chris Minns responds to claims from a parliamentary inquiry that the government "unlawfully redirected" millions of dollars of public money and accused witnesses of lying under oath.

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