Ben Eltham

@beneltham

National Affairs Correspondent, New Matilda; Lecturer, Deakin University; freelance arts journalist

Melbourne
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Joined November 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Apr 8

    I wrote this in October about Malcolm Turnbull's investments in the Cayman Islands

    278 retweets 150 likes
  2. 16h

    THIS is why we list rocket scientists as the standard of smartness. 5 years of flight. 1 second off target. That's <1 millionth of a % off

    2,236 retweets 2,612 likes
  3. 9h

    Everyone play nice now

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  4. 10h

    Rejection of Turnbull in Daily Telegraph's so-called heartland signals the waning influence of Murdoch newspapers

    34 retweets 28 likes
  5. 10h

    Trump is becoming the canvas on which America's great writers paint. Here: George Saunders

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  6. 10h

    Spoke to some former Gillard colleagues today. We agreed there really never has been a better time to be an Australian.

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  7. 10h

    Grey swings back to the government as more booths counted on 2CP. Will obviously swing back and forth for a while

    2 retweets 1 like
  8. 11h

    This makes no sense to me, but it looks cool

    Europe as a metro system
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  9. 16h

    Some good news for Chris, apparently

    And in other news, Green Left scribblers lament demise of yet another taxpayer-funded Green Left scribbling site.
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  10. 17h

    AEC website now has Oakeshott in front but early in the count. Wouldn't that put the cat among the pigeons? He'll get a very high pref flow

    213 retweets 229 likes
  11. 18h

    So there goes another outlet that at least paid writers something.

    Breaking: ABC axes the Drum website in first move by Michelle Guthrie
    16 retweets 13 likes
  12. 17h

    The live-feed is showing the trailer again: Definitely worth a re-watch, because it’s all happening RIGHT NOW

    38 retweets 39 likes
  13. 18h

    a strange and quite powerfully sad feeling when something you created and fought hard for is pulled down. sorry to see go.

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  14. 17h

    Killing off The Drum makes news coverage at the ABC narrower and less diverse. It was also incredibly cheap, so won't save Aunty that much

    111 retweets 85 likes
  15. 21h

    About to dissect the federal election shemozzle with on

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  16. Ben Eltham followed , and
    • Jen Rayner
      @JR_Rayner

      Author of Generation Less: How Australia is cheating the young. Political staffer. A posse ad esse.

    • QTUPresident
      @QTUPresident

      Established in 1889, the QTU is one of the largest public sector unions in Queensland. Current QTU President Kevin Bates took up office on 19 January 2012.

  17. Jul 4

    I'm taking a break from social media tonight to clean my flat and cook a delicious meal. But don't let that stop y'all

    2 retweets 21 likes
  18. Jul 4

    FFS. I only have to leave my laptop for 5 seconds these days and my cat's straight on it, writing a dystopian novel.

    849 retweets 1,942 likes
  19. May 25

    Text of my Edward Said London Lecture "Let Them Drown: The Violence of Othering in a Warming World" now up

    447 retweets 490 likes
  20. Jul 4

    Strawberry meets pistachio in this vibrant tart - merci for the slice Gabriel!

    4 retweets 19 likes
  21. Jul 4

    Controversial view: robots = productivity growth [ducks]

    2 retweets 7 likes

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