Congratulations Mary Doyle — an excellent candidate who brings the number of women in the Albanese Labor Government up to 55 out of 104 💪
#AstonByElection#auspol
Breaking: Laura Tingle elected to the Board of the ABC. There were some strong candidates, from a range of backgrounds, with Laura’s win just being declared. With Laura a very strong addition to an important national institution @latingle
"No Western journalist has been tried on espionage charges in Russia in recent years. The arrest of Mr. Gershkovich represented a significant escalation in Moscow’s hostilities toward foreign news organizations...Acquittals are virtually unheard-of." nytimes.com/2023/03/30/world…
But the portion of remote-friendly vacancies in post-industrial or tourism-oriented towns such as Doncaster or Hull didn’t reach 20% at any point since 2019, and has recently slipped to nearly single digits bloom.bg/3Mb5Tce
My friend and thoroughly professional journalist @evangershkovich has been arrested by the FSB on obviously bogus espionage charges. Journalism is not a crime. Evan should be released immediately
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Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on Wednesday for her first visit to the U.S. in more than three years, in the face of threats from Beijing that American politicians who engage with her could trigger unspecified retaliation.
@jamestareddy@charleshutzlerwsj.com/articles/taiwans-pre…
BREAKING: In a world historic moment for climate action, the UN General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to seek an advisory opinion on climate change and human rights from the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice.
So what does this mean? 🧵
A 9 year-old girl lost her life trying to pull the fire alarm to warn other students in a mass shooting. Yet, a congressmen from her state the very next day said ‘there’s nothing you can do’ and basically said that’s why he home schools his kids. The 9 year old had more bravery.
The speaker of the house reads the riot act to a group of coalition MPs who injured a female house attendant while rushing out to avoid a vote. One by one they all stood up and apologised.
#auspol#qt
⛈️ Thunderstorm forecast for today, 29/3: Severe storms are possible again from this afternoon in the #DarlingDowns & #GraniteBelt, #SouthBurnett & South East Coast, incl #Brisbane & GoldCoast later this evening. Risk of heavy rain & flash flooding, damaging winds & large hail.
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), who represents the Nashville area and posed with children holding firearms in front a Christmas tree, has postponed a planned telephone town hall today “in light of the tragic losses at Covenant School.”
I am a paediatric emergency physician working in Australia.
I have NEVER seen a gunshot wound in a child, and have not seen a gunshot wound in anyone for over 20 years.
This cause of death is the result of "choices" by politicians and the people they represent.
Jordon Steele-John rips through Transphobes & rally organisers but praises the community for being able to “stare these bigots down”
This is brilliant 👏👏👏 #Senate
In past 24 hours, russians shelled 119 settlements in Ukraine, destroyed or damaged 63 infrastructure facilities. As a result of shelling and bombing by russian terrorists, 16 civilians were killed and 59 were injured.
Now that the coalition doesn’t govern anywhere on the mainland time to accept that people care about climate change and they will never flirt with right wing religious zealots and their awful discriminatory prejudices.