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
    26 Sep 2016

    Class in Australia. It's still a thing. My latest, in Overland.

    13 replies 110 retweets 124 likes
  2. 7 hours ago

    “Trial Balloon for a Coup?” by

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  3. 12 hours ago

    Days it took for disapproval rating to rise above 50% Reagan: 727 Bush Snr: 1336 Clinton: 573 Bush: 1205 Obama: 936 Trump: 8 (Gallup)

    94 replies 3,108 retweets 3,938 likes
  4. 8 hours ago

    Dear Australian Labor Party. If you ever wanted a chance to take the high moral ground on borders, refugees and human rights, this it it

    25 replies 278 retweets 453 likes
  5. 17 hours ago

    so you're actively working on sending someone to Mars & boring tunnels in LA, but retracting a BS Muslim ban is impossible? 🤔

    51 replies 748 retweets 2,608 likes
  6. Jan 28

    Someone left his phone at my friend's work.

    281 replies 21,158 retweets 57,274 likes
  7. 10 hours ago

    Always a bit daunting when someone you admire reviews yr book. Great discussion, as you'd expect from

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  8. 11 hours ago

    Scott Morrison says Trump travel ban shows 'world is catching up' to Australia

    3 replies 5 retweets 2 likes
  9. 14 hours ago

    Australia will support Donald Trump on strong border protection policies: Julie Bishop via

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  10. 16 hours ago

    Today is primidi 11 Pluviôse in the year of the Republic CCXXV, celebrating hellebore.

    1 reply 7 retweets 14 likes
  11. 17 hours ago

    Yep, Julie Bishop really did praise Trump's "strong border policies." Australia: we have a government of fascist sympathisers

    52 replies 667 retweets 618 likes
  12. 17 hours ago

    Most of the influential players in Silicon Valley failed to say anything of substance against Trump's .

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  13. 17 hours ago

    London housing project touted by Morrison criticised for driving up rent prices

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  14. 17 hours ago

    So Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel and John McCain have all released statements condemning Trump's ban. Turnbull? Nothing.

    25 replies 195 retweets 185 likes
  15. 17 hours ago

    Collaborator

    President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower 4 Whitehouse: entrepreneurs lift their wings to fly higher! Yes we Can!
    5 replies 8 retweets 19 likes
  16. Jan 29

    The German Chancelor... explained the Geneva convention ... to the US president yesterday.... just let that sink in

    Merkel calls US travel ban unjustified. Her spokesman's full statement, a quick translation:
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  17. Jan 28

    We spoke to some of the Aussies who woke up to find they’ve been locked out of the United States

    25 replies 388 retweets 307 likes
  18. Jan 28

    Sergey Brin at SFO, told me he's here with protestors in a personal capacity, wouldn't give a comment.

    27 replies 791 retweets 1,720 likes
  19. Jan 28

    7. A single executive order has done more to convince the world that we are at war with Islam than all the issues of Dabiq combined

    65 replies 1,203 retweets 1,497 likes
  20. Jan 28

    Here is the problem with Australian journalism in one tweet.

    54 replies 329 retweets 265 likes

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