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feminist, social policy analyst. All comments personal views

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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
Hello @sussanley , read your remarks about union thugs. I've been in hospital for just under 4 weeks now, cared for day and night by some of the kindest most competent most caring most underpaid union thugs- nurses.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
The day is ending. No great achievements on my 89th,but have cut down a shoulder of lamb,made Rogan Josh. Sincere thanks to all the kind folk who've wished me well. Climate change,world war, pestilence permitting, perhaps a gathering in the garden for my 90th.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
3 years
@StephenJonesMP Something quite profound happened today. The Morrison Government just did something no other government has done since Federation: overturned the Speaker's ruling to refer a matter to the Privileges Committee. Astonishing. Corrupt.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
Ok. Ends happen. My friend of 65 years has died. She wanted to go- happy for her. Sad for friends family. End of an era of potters, politcal cartoonists ,painters. Will take a scotch to bed,grieve.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
Who knew surgery on Sunday?. Hip replacement this morning some time. May not be capable of logical thought for little while.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
Really sad tonight. Friend of 65 yrs in hospital dying. Just waiting for the end. Our children grew up together. She wants to go. Let it be be quick and painless.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
Personal advice: two weeks tonight since fall. Two specific pointers for others living alone: have a Personal alarm/keep mobile on your person; install a key lock box so the ambos can get in without damaging property. Benefits for outcome.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
@BMHComic @RonniSalt @AlboMP Kirrabilli is not a residence for the PM. It is an official residence for the purpose of hospitality for distinguished visitors. No PM residences are provided in cities other than the national capital.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
QT- PM shrieking. Seems seriously off balance. Speaker out of his depth.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
4 months
Just a brief note of appreciation for @PeterDutton_MP on behalf of Brisbane Woolworths staff residents of overhead apartments. Without your call for action, unlikely they'd have enjoyed fire damage evacuation at 4.30 a.m. after hooded man seeking Oz Day schlock vandalism
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
Brief up date. Thanks for message of support. Back in ward now. Much pain relief.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
Well, there's a turnup. Fell. In hospital. ? Femur fracture.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
I am shutting down for a while SO frightened by the state of US democracy. Need to draw breath consider implications for Australia
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
@RonniSalt I think the point there is the contrast between the scrupulous reports of breakfasts, phone calls etc., and the non reporting of signing a significant instrument- it is indeed remarkable.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
@RonniSalt Even before Twitter this has been a thing. Take it from a woman nearly 90.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
Remarkable front page in Saturday Paper- Robodebt RC will make direct referrals to NACC. Undestood that number of individuals have already received formal advice of adverse findings, referral. The wonderful @squigglyrick
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
11 months
I have known @senKatyG professionally and as a constituent for close on 20 years. She was Health Minister Treasurer and Chief Minister of the ACT prior to entering the Senate. She is an experienced parliamentarian, Minister, and utterly honourable.
@nareenyoung
Professor Nareen Young
11 months
Exactly. Targeting @SenKatyG is just about the silliest strategy ever. Total own goal.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
Friends: it is wonderful to finally be back at home, after sterling work by ACT Health/Canberra Hospital/University of Canberra Hospital. To look out from my bedroom into the flowering wattle, past the ti-tree,the waratah and the protea is a delight even if it's raining.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 month
Sam Mostyn as GG. What an excellent appointment.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
3 months
She is without decency or shame
@tom_tanuki
Tom Tanuki
3 months
Sharri Markson & Sky News have obtained a list of 500 Palestinians who received some sort of visa enabling them to leave Gaza. 81 are in Australia. They are using the list to doxx these people - these victims, who fled Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza since October. Report:
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
4 months
What a creep that Liberal staffer/official is
@PolipediaAu
Polipedia.com.au
4 months
The staffer was photographed in her workplace, most likely without her knowledge or consent either. #Auspol
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
11 months
Noting Sen. Van wants Sen.Thorpe to go to police, when Senate is in uproar over another alleged victim going to police, finding her confidential communications in the hands of hostile media.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
5 months
Israel has completely lost public opinion in the world beyond the Middle East. No one will forget the treatment of the Palestinian people.
@muhammadshehad2
Muhammad Shehada
5 months
🚨Israel's Public Broadcasting Corporation admits those are NOT Hamas militants It's random men & teenagers detained arbitrarily without charges, trial or legal counsel to "check *IF* some of them are Hamas terrorists" Meaning civilians are presumed guilty until proven innocent
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
Another day of many kindnesses about 90th. Family dinner for 9 tonight, daughters pushed ne out of the kitchen- vegs got mixed up sauces but all good. SO TO BED. 70 to garden parry tomorrow.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
There's a moral here- bringing can-do executives with fierce dislike of people needing financial support into a social security system they don't bother to understand yet ardently seeking savings can have pretty sad outcomes for the people they attack,& themselves
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
On a personal note for friends & colleagues, now safely relocated to the 'everything's up to date' University of Canberra Hospital for rehabilitation.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
I've worked, lived in Canberra since 1973, watched public administration after retirement. Cannot recall anything like this,on this scale. Wondering what remedies exist, not least for retired public servants.
@PNSlipper
Peter Slipper 😷
1 year
Criminal charges should be considered for all those involved in establishing and implementing #RobodebtRC . #auspol
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
Seemingly a medical practitioner? A registration authority ought be alerted
@ChrisEgginton
Chris Egginton
1 year
Incitement to injure or maim by a sitting MP. Not only does she call on army lingo to describe her intention to harm but was actually just another reservist armchair warrior.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
3 years
Goodness. Qld premier announcement- Toowoomba quarantine facility go ahead, with Wagner family. What a raised finger to @ScottMorrisonMP . Early works underway.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
Thread Who recalls the 1978 "Greek Conspiracy"? Fraser Government looking for savings in Social Security. New Secretary without DSS background decides suspicious number of individuals 'of Mediterranean background ' are on disability pension 1/
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
9 months
Quite astonishing move by Inquiry- and imagine thinking that the campaigning Murdoch paper would respect an embargo. Naive? Or an attempt to undermine the ACT Government's announced plan to handle the report?
@Paul_Karp
Paul Karp
9 months
The inquiry into giant fuckups in the ACT justice system has concluded with...another giant fuckup. Inquiry hands the report to just two media outlets.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
Remembering Susan, witty, Irish mischievous smile, great feminist.
@CanberraInsider
Canberra Insider
1 year
Australia's Sex Discrimination Act became law in 1984, championed by Hawke government Minister for the Status of Women, Susan Ryan. An ACT senator, she was the first woman in a Labor cabinet #IWD2023
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
3 years
@Miss_Mausie @SpeakerPelosi To an Australian, the description of the school children's gun drill is unutterably sad.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
4 years
Friendly reminder as the nation burns and weather conditions deteriorate, in a few days the National Party will be in charge as the PM jets off to India to sell coal. McCormack ACTING PM. Littleproud Emergency Minister. SO REASSURING
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
4 months
That's most regrettable Something is very wrong in #ourABC
@6NewsAU
6 News Australia
4 months
ABC political reporter Nour Haydar has resigned over concerns about the national broadcaster’s Israel-Hamas war coverage, as well as its treatment of culturally diverse staff She’s told Nine that the decision was not made lightly #6NewsAU |
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
6 months
@SkyNewsAust It's identical to system used for several decades to offer temporary visas to folk impacted by disasters of one kind or another as former prime ministers well know. This is simply islamophobic dogwhistling. And accordingly tasteless and destructive of community harmony
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
13 days
What a remarkable vulgar and revolting remark to make on air
@blowingtom2
Tom the whistleblower
14 days
Jackie-o sits ideally by whilst this piece of shit says these things. We have a problem in this country when ‘men’ like this are able to be broadcasted in to the biggest markets. Add in Fordham and Co and this is where we need to start. It has to be stopped.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
17 days
Good afternoon friends. Find myself once more road testing the ACT hospital system. All good so far tests,screening etc. Next week will tell if I have a pacemaker, but clearly no self-driving for quite a few months.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
5 months
This in our near neighbour major trading partner
@DrLoupis
Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis
5 months
🇲🇨Jakarta, Indonesia stands with Palestine🇵🇸 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
4 months
@JoshBBornstein @SquigglyRick @MRowlandMP @AlboMP @SenatorWong this is absolutely of highest importance. I urge you to intervene to appropriately indicate that the ABC must NOT be a football for particular foreign interest groups. Enough is enough.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
4 months
Strong support. New ABC management needed.
@Wendy_Bacon
Wendy Bacon
4 months
I’m appalled & sad ⁦ @NourHaydar ⁩ has resigned from ABC over #Gaza war coverage. Australia needs & deserves a culturally diverse media /this means more than occasional non-White face. Journalists & journalism educators must show concern & solidarity
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
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@Leo_Puglisi6 @6NewsAU It's supposedly a Christian festival, hence the MAS Ham is not eaten by Jews or Arabs. Neither celebrate Christmas. This is silly.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 month
What a repulsive person
@WhiteRoseSocAU
White Rose Society (Australia)
1 month
Daniel Lewkovitz of the extremist organisation the Australian Jewish Association also posted an uncensored video of one of the victim's bodies as police tried to revive them, before their loved ones have even been notified. No words of empathy for the lives lost. Filth.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
Disgraceful behaviour by Coalition Government
@ALeighMP
Andrew Leigh
1 year
The Liberals delayed tax deductibility for a bunch of charities - incl the Grace Tame Foundation. We're changing the law so that the time taken to get tax deductibility falls from up to 2 years to just 1 month. The war on charities is over. #auspol
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
8 months
Such professional behaviour. Would any sensible person want to seek a private consultation on a sensitive health matter in the shop of a shopkeeper who behaves like this?
@CroweDM
David Crowe
8 months
Protest rocks talks over pharmacists’ demand for another $3.3 billion.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 month
Outrageous scam which the Albanese Government needs to clean up as fast as possible. Are the long contracts Michaelia Cash signed immediately prior to the election the cause of delay?
@beneltham
Ben Eltham
1 month
Job providers receiving millions of dollars for positions found by jobseekers themselves
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
14 days
Good afternoon friends. Update on cardiac excitement. Back home after less intrusive procedure of underskin remote loop device to monitor things. Grateful for so many kind thoughts.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
VOICE introduced. Excellent speech greeted by standing applause by XBench & Govt. Small group of Coalition, seated, quickly left chamber. By their actions we judge them.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
@BenFordhamLive Ffs man, look at the known charactistics of the long term unemployed- people with medical issues , physical, Mental disabilities , older women. There's a reason these people haven't found a job they can do. Don't even mention single mothers
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
Goodnight tweeps. 4th Covid-19 shot today,feeling need to rest- impeded by halter/heart monitor. Ah. Tomorrow is another day.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 years
Just home after a birthday dinner at National Press Club. Thanks for the chocolate pudding guys. Member since '74. Time flies.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
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6 pm approaches @OurABC . Do disappointing there's no The Drum
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
23 days
Go well, go safely
@swilkinsonbc
Sarah Wilkinson
23 days
We are in Istanbul preparing to set sail to Gaza on the @GazaFFlotilla ships carrying with us 5,500 tonnes of humanitarian aid @5Pillarsuk
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
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Have boycotted farmed Tasmanian salmon for quite a while now since visiting Macquarie Harbour and seeing the pollution
@deniseshrivell
Denise Shrivell
9 days
Tasmanian salmon farming is the opposite of sustainable. Tassal is a Canadian company which pays little to no tax, employs very few - and is destroying the waters they operate in in Tasmania. And - Lib/Lab are knowingly allowing this!! #auspol #insiders
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
5 months
Thread. Such an interesting discussion on #The Drum on hope optimism. In '72/3 I hoped we'd succeed in getting a payment fir never married mothers. I was determined to keep fighting for it
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
9 months
Haven't once entered a Harvey Norman store since,whilst replacing gas oven & stove-top, dishwasher,gas space heater.
@MissPolly62
Miss Polly 🖤💛❤️
9 months
Finally some karma. Harvey Norman profits are down by a third. Keep up the good work folks. Does anyone remember when the parasite was the only one in the country who had RAT'S tests and he was selling them for an insane amount of $150 for a box of 5 or something similar?
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
Ooooh. Who'd have thought? Margaret Guilfoyle approved initial support for these when I ran Children's Services in Fraser Government. Fraser was supportive. That was when SNAICC was started.
@PRGuy17
PRGuy
1 year
It's been revealed Peter Dutton was a member of the Abbott government cabinet which gutted funding for Aboriginal Child and Family Centres which support vulnerable children, despite warnings the cuts would hurt children — a move starkly at odds with Dutton's recent words. #auspol
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
3 years
@sedvitae @benleemusic A reminder, Australia does not have 'socialised medicine '. We have a national tax based system of health insurance supplemented by private health insurance. The vast majority of medical practitioners are small businesses.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 months
So reminiscent of WW2. Never again theý said.
@BeckettUnite
Howard Beckett
2 months
This is Gaza 🇵🇸 today: Destruction. Displacement. Death. A genocide inflicted by Israel 🇮🇱, supported by Biden 🇺🇸, Sunak & Starmer 🇬🇧. History will judge them all as equally guilty. Equally evil.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
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@RonniSalt @Joy48 I am much older than Joy, but I too began my education through Blackfriars Correspondence School, in my case in 1939. We lived in the Hunter Valley, the express train dropped a bag with my lessons. Delighted to offer any support to Joy.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
4 years
Of course it was Susan. Rest well. Raise a glass to Susan for all her achievements for Australian women
@SRyan4elders
Susan Ryan
4 years
another great Whitlam decision
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
10 months
There are still many of us, former public servants who have been profoundly affronted and disgusted by what has happened here. We salute your efforts and contributions as those of all the campaigners.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
2 months
Who was it that gutted TAFE?
@DrDemography
Dr Liz Allen
2 months
Australia has a 90,000-deficit workforce that’ll stymie the nation’s housing goal
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
30 days
How sad
@edengillespie
Eden Gillespie
30 days
Faraz Tahir, a refugee working as a security guard, was killed during the Bondi Junction mass stabbing. @GuardianAus has been told it was his first day at the shopping centre. He was 30 💔😔 News on our blog & website.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
5 months
Oh? Better program than Q& A.
@neryssaazlan
Neryssa Azlan
5 months
The ABC has announced The Drum will not return next year, with its final episode to air this Friday ‼️‼️‼️‼️
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
4 months
Repurposing hotels is a swift way to create more long term apartments for social housing. Quicker process than repurposing office space
@RDNS_TAI
Richard Denniss
4 months
Great stuff @StevenJMiles This is exactly how governments can address a housing crisis. The next thing to do is for governments to build more housing and rent it to the people who need it the most at prices they can afford to pay #auspol
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
7 months
Wow. Wish an Australian spokesman would be so forthright.
@gypsy_nilima
Dr Nilima Srivastava
7 months
The legendary chief of Saudi Intelligence Turki -Al- Faisal could not have said it better. Worth a listen
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
7 months
An outstanding communicator, as might be expected from a woman who was a Darwin ABCTV announcer prior to entering politics, first NT then Federal. Ought be used more.
@abcnews
ABC News
7 months
#QandA Highlights: Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy has delivered a plea for Australians to vote 'Yes' in the Voice referendum, saying it's the grand final for First Nations people. Watch the full episode here:
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
3 months
First class analysis. Australia ought not provide taxpayers money to private,religious schools. Class divisions, cultural divisions perpetuated. Social cohesion damage
@1RossGittins
Ross Gittins
3 months
Why both sides of politics always short-change public schools #ausecon #ausbiz #auspol
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
3 years
A response from @westernsydneyu is called for.
@Mind_Mastery
Linda Campbell - Proud Sewer Rat 🐀💉💉💉
3 years
Pru Goward is a Professor at Western Sydney Uni. 'At Western Sydney University, Professor Goward will provide regional, national and international leadership in research on social policy and evaluation.' Seriously, @westernsydneyu ? This is the standard you're teaching?
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
8 months
@Kate_McClymont Seems there are two 'gentlemen ' in Toowoomba each high profile each charged with rape. This may not be who many think it is.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 month
@michellegrattan @ConversationEDU Netanyahu Government has irreparably damaged Australian attitudes towards Israel.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
11 months
@Paul_Karp Senator Thorpe may not be everyone's cup of tea, but this demands investigation.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
So sorry to this. A thoroughly decent man and principled politician. Sympathy to his widow and family.
@markgkenny
Mark Kenny
1 year
Vale John Kerin - frm treasurer, and the nation's best agriculture minister. Raconteur & gentleman. Pictured here just months ago with @MarieColemanAO at his fmr workplace, Old Parliament House, as they entertained the Int. Australian Studies Assoc. conf. dinner. @ANUausi
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
7 months
Let Netanyahu think on this. Massive long term implications for Israel's future legitimacy
@sahouraxo
sarah
7 months
“A genocide and holocaust is unfolding in Gaza before the eyes of the world.” —Al Jazeera reporter Wael Dahdouh
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
5 years
Barnaby robo call s right now. TWO LIES. 1.abortion right up to birth.Bollock s. 2. Gender preference allowed. BOLLOCKS. what a blatantly dishonest campaign.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
8 months
@steph_dalzell It does get better, meantime what a lovely person to encounter when you were at the (temporary) end of your tether.
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
5 months
Savva right on point
@JulianAndrew63
Julian Andrew
5 months
1/2: #Insiders panel sings praises of Olivia Caisley & lambasts AG Mark Dreyfus. Niki Savva then says it was a "borderline gotcha question, say sorry or else..." and later "Sometimes I think there are more glass jaws in the press gallery than there are in the parliament.." /2
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
3 years
@tegangeorge @10NewsFirst Any estimates on the number of women who will be killed in next 12 months? Domestic terrorism
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
10 months
Another Barnaby triumph
@abcnews
ABC News
10 months
The pesticides authority CEO and board chair resign, after a review triggered by allegations one of the agency's workers urinated on his colleagues.
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
5 months
Reasonable response to ignorant journalists idiocy
@DeborahSnow
Deborah Snow
5 months
Fraying nerves? ‘I will not be apologising’: Dreyfus shouts at reporter in fiery High Court exchange
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@MarieColemanAO
Marie Coleman AO PSM
11 months
@strangerous10 Would any woman, let alone staffer, who'd been assaulted in Parliament, now take a complaint to one of these Coalition women and expect confidentiality and support?
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
1 year
Before the Howard changes CES wS able to refer jobseekers with health or other problems to fee-free rehabilitation & retraining, including university & trade courses. That disappeared- the training available from current agencies bears no comparison.
@KZiwica
Kristine Ziwica
1 year
“There’s overwhelming evidence now that the mutual obligation system is punitive, and is doing more harm than good.” via @lukehgomes @GuardianAus
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Marie Coleman AO PSM
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What a day. To screening service for CTscan, after a patient at a health service fell on me after sudden loss of consciousness. Saw elderly gent on scooter unable to reach lift button. Leaned over to help- he reversed onto my foot. Yelped. He went forward.... scotch indicated.
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