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Legal affairs reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald. Connoisseur of fine puns. mwhitbourn@smh.com.au

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  1. 13 minutes ago

    So true! Gil is hugely talented and had no ego about this job.

    Read about the retirement of in 's column just now. I doubt he remembers but Gil was incredibly generous to me with his time when I did my cadetship at 2GB a long time ago. You can tell a lot about journos by the way they treat the most junior people in the newsroom
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    Flood puppy rescued by in Casino NSW

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    My heart is wide open for this story tonight . . . It’s about how Justice William Brennan, the liberal lion 🦁, was convinced to hire his first woman law clerk and who that clerk was. (Hint: She’s a judge now herself.) Our ⚖️ 🧵 starts now . . .

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    Mar 2

    I need help finding appropriate support services for my friend’s 15 old child. They are transitioning, abusive father is refusing to consent to mental health support. They live with their mum, who is running out of options. Are there any dedicated services to support them? 🙏🏽

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    Mar 2

    A very important reminder. Please wear a mask, a good one, where its sensible to do so, no matter what the mandate - there's every chance you'll be part of breaking a transmission chain & so saving a life &/or debilitating illness & long covid. As well as protecting yourself.

    Masks aren't mandatory in a lot of places anymore, but they not only reduce your chance of getting COVID, they might stop you unknowingly transmitting the virus to colleagues, people in vulnerable groups or children who are yet to be vaccinated.
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    Mar 2

    The gender pay gap is 23 per cent. I estimate the gender air conditioning gap is at least double that

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    Mar 2

    Expected from China, but not from India, a democracy and member of the Quad.

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    Mar 2

    THREAD: I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed & sad at the moment & so are many others I know, so I want to share a little good news. This is my friend Ravi from Newtown cafe Parliament on King. This week, Ravi was awarded the NSW Human Rights Medal for his work supporting refugees...

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    Mar 2

    Terrific and brave reporting from Ukraine by abctv’s

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    At Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, this 5 yr old boy is one of dozens of youngsters who can’t evacuate Kyiv- or this facility. His kidneys don’t function without 6 treatments a day… so he’ll remain in hospital despite nearby shelling and rocket attacks.

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    Mar 2

    After we approached Elliott’s office for comment he told the Daily Telegraph he instead wanted to name the station after Australia’s first Aboriginal army officer. He refused to answer questions about why he blocked the name ‘Gadigal’, which was put fwd by the local land council

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    NSW transport minister David Elliott personally intervened to block a departmental proposal to name a new underground metro station in Sydney after the traditional owners of the land, the Gadigal people, despite previous ministerial sign-off.

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    Mar 1

    Thank you President Biden. Thank you so much. You make me feel human.

    “The onslaught of state laws targeting transgender Americans and their families, it’s simply wrong," the president said in his first State of the Union speech.
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  14. Mar 1

    It is a profound relief to hear any political leader say that they will have the backs of transgender children and adults. It should not even be a question.

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    Mar 1

    In my day job running I speak to a lot of parents & carers about the issues affecting their children and families. Hand on heart can say that having better access to horse racing in schools hasn't ever come up.

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    Mar 1

    Dozens gathered in the centre of Lviv to help make military supplies. Together they tore up and threaded scrap materials to create a camouflage net. An air siren sounded and they took shelter for 45minutes before returning. “Whatever our country needs,” one local said.

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    Mar 1

    Read our full story here:

    A couple days ago, I visited a school in Lviv where 329 vulnerable children, many with autism and no parents, were taking refuge. Ukrainian authorities had evacuated them from the Donetsk and Kyiv regions in the middle of the night to Lviv. That day left a big impression on me.
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    A couple days ago, I visited a school in Lviv where 329 vulnerable children, many with autism and no parents, were taking refuge. Ukrainian authorities had evacuated them from the Donetsk and Kyiv regions in the middle of the night to Lviv. That day left a big impression on me.

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    Another translator reduced to tears during President Zelensky speech

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    Here is that emotional moment: "This morning, two cruise missiles hit Freedom Square...this is the price of freedom. We're fighting for our land and for our freedom."
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    Mar 1

    This whole negative RAT followed by a fever scenario is going around at the moment it seems.

    BREAKING PM HAS COVID
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