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Investigative journalist and best-selling author. Host of ABC Media Watch. All views are my own. Retweets not necessarily endorsements.

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  1. 3 hours ago

    one does so love this pic...

    7:22 PM - 10 May 2016 · Details
    11 retweets 11 likes
  2. 3 hours ago

    30 journalists got fired yesterday & now William Hill is offering odds on which paper will shut print first

    7:13 PM - 10 May 2016 · Details
    35 retweets 15 likes
  3. 3 hours ago

    Today I was due to visit the widow of the man who burnt himself to death two weeks ago. Border Force has blocked me from seeing her.

    183 retweets 65 likes
  4. 4 hours ago

    Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, OI. Australians NOT world-class tax dodgers. .

    Aust lawyers are marvelously shy creatures over . Perhaps they can be coaxed out wif a little sweetie
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    2 retweets 1 like
  5. 9 hours ago

    Missing 9 yr old boy. Missing since around 1730hrs. Missing from Newtown area. Call 999 if seen.

    1:47 PM - 10 May 2016 · Details
    29 retweets 4 likes
  7. 5 hours ago

    Cuckoo.

    Donald Trump compares refugees to venomous snakes.
    4 retweets 2 likes
  8. May 8

    The ABC is censoring news on its groundbreaking China website. Why??? And who knew??? Don't miss tonight at 9.20

    15 retweets 20 likes
  9. May 8

    BuzzFeed raises the level of debate. Is this really a story???? Pathetic.

    These Teens Met The Prime Minister, Then Snapchatted A Penis On His Face
    9 retweets 20 likes
  11. May 8

    A bad day at Fairfax

    About 30 people, we have heard
    16 retweets 7 likes
  12. May 8

    Brilliant. So well deserved. Bad news is will have to buy a new trophy cabinet.

    . brings home the Logie for the amazing team behind the Killing Season
    1 retweet 11 likes
  13. May 8

    Just awful.

    Islamic State horrifically murder another man for the 'crime' of being gay.
    5 retweets 6 likes
  15. May 6

    Belle Gibson facing $1m plus in penalties. Here's how lucky the media were they didn't get fined like Penguin did.

    13 retweets 14 likes
  16. May 5

    Note Penguin Publishing has also been fined for failing to fact check any of her claims - an egregious oversight.

    Belle Gibson faces more than $1 million in penalties for profiting off false cancer claims and defrauding charities
    30 retweets 23 likes
  17. May 5

    Ding ding.

    Belle Gibson faces more than $1 million in penalties for profiting off false cancer claims and defrauding charities
    6 retweets 8 likes
  19. May 5

    Ha ha. Cue BEA and BOAC shots from Heathrow?

    Dear Daily Mail, it's been a fair while since Ansett was at Sydney airport. Might need a new stock photo
    3 retweets 2 likes
  20. May 5

    Great work by Chip Le Grand

    The best piece on Neil Prakash you'll read today is this one, by my colleague Chip LeGrand.
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  21. May 5

    It's 5% if you strip out foreign currency movements and acquisitions

    Reuters reporting quarterly loss of rev 7.3% for NewsCorpse.
    1 retweet 2 likes
  22. May 5

    Mark Riley's Ch7 Eden Monaro polling story completely false, say <ibs

    Well, well, well. Bookies still have the Coalition 3-1 on to win the election.
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    2 retweets 1 like
  23. May 5

    And Fairfax Metro publishing revenue down 6% this yr, with 13% fall in regional media. Ouch

    7 retweets 2 likes
  24. May 5

    News Corp 3Q revenue down 5% from last year, despite increase from booming real estate biz REA. Not good.

    Busy day 4 media with REA & News Corp reporting half year results. See world's biggest newspaper group numbers here
    6 retweets 5 likes
  25. May 5

    How soon? I wonder.

    Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood bluntly tells Macquarie conference that 7 day printing is going with global trend for dailies moving to weekend only
    6 retweets 3 likes
  26. May 5

    Well, well, well. Bookies still have the Coalition 3-1 on to win the election.

    Mark Riley on 7 says internal Liberal polling has Labor in front in Eden Monaro 53-47. Seat gone with the govt last 17 elections.
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  27. May 5

    Certainly what I got from it. Can't say I was reading to closely but who does ... oh, yeah, I'm supposed to, er ...

    But if people, like myself and evidently like Paul, initially read it as "pollie confects/plagiarises
  28. May 5

    Surely I can sue for this?

    Nice critique of Jonathan Holmes in , but wrong host
    3 retweets 12 likes
  29. May 5

    How come only has 11000 Twitter followers? These guys are funny.

    Malcolm Turnbull’s 5 Tips For Owning Your Own Home
    6 retweets 9 likes
  30. May 5

    Ha. What a fool!

    Exclusive: Star Liberal Candidate Copied His Tough Family History From a Fake US Congressman
    6 retweets 9 likes
  31. May 4

    Excellent idea, and it's great stuff.

    Totally non self-promoting reminder you can follow me on Facebook for a behind-the-scenes take from campaign trail
    4 likes
  32. May 4

    Well done!

    Kate McClymont wins one of two Press Council Press Freedom Medals. Paul Maley wins the other. Congratulations. Well- deserved!
    2 retweets 6 likes
  36. May 3

    It's super ScoMo - the Tele flips out a double front page for

    8:35 PM - 3 May 2016 · Details
    12 retweets 11 likes
  37. May 3

    ABC Fact Check Unit: 400 verdicts issued and none lost on appeal, says

    Australia's ABC Fact Check fighting for survival via
    37 retweets 20 likes
  38. May 3

    Looking good for President Clinton II

    Yes, it’s early, but Donald Trump would have uphill battle against Hillary Clinton
    4 retweets 6 likes
  39. May 3

    Could they really elect this man?

    An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that 's birth certificate is a fraud.
    7 retweets 12 likes
  40. May 3

    Old, yes. Spoof, no.

    How amazing, the State Health Director who verified copies of Obama’s “birth certificate” died in plane crash today. All others lived
    5 retweets 5 likes
  41. May 3

    I think they're getting it in their ratings. Down last week.

    do you reckon 60mins will get a Walkley for their child snatch story? Is there a Raspberry Awards equivalent for journalism?
    3 likes
  42. May 3

    Bye bye Clive.

    Having concluded my service in 44th Parliament in House of Reps, I will not seek further election to this House at the next election
    5 retweets 14 likes
  43. May 3

    Wow. What a shocker.

    Medical Error Is Third Leading Cause of Death in US - Wow!! via
    1 retweet 2 likes
  44. May 3

    Will Tony & Kevin be joining Peter Dutton in trying to get this pic take down?

    *almost* everyone clapping for ScoMo after . Two guys didn't In case you missed it, ITS THESE TWO
    8 retweets 15 likes
  45. May 3

    Many thanks Andrew. Indeed, you were there first. Keep at it.

    More questions for and , who can't distinguish between activism and science
    4 retweets 5 likes
  46. May 1

    This has to be the paragraph of the week, from yesterday's Sunday Telegraph

    6:57 PM - 1 May 2016 · Details
    290 retweets 244 likes
  48. May 1

    UK hospital doctors under fire for making 40,000 Do Not Resuscitate orders a yr without telling patients / families

    1 retweet 3 likes
  49. Apr 28

    Just awful.

    Nauru refugee who set himself alight dies in Brisbane hospital |
    6 retweets 16 likes

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