Ben Downie
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BREAKING: CLEO SMITH has been found ALIVE. Detectives in Carnarvon found her in a locked house at 1am.
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Many in the media class and other high profile people will be outraged at WA’s border opening delay. But there is an enormous silent population of west aussies, maybe even a majority, that still don’t want the border opened.
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BREAKING:
@ScottMorrisonMP
spotted in HAWAII with Aussie holidaymakers.
@7NewsAustralia
#7NEWS
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Caleb I will never forget you.
An 18-year-old learner driver is in a world of trouble after allegedly trying to run from the scene of an accident this morning.
@Ben_Downie
#7News
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Imagine being the youngest womens
#USOpen
champion, AND the first person from your nation to win a slam, then having to apologise through tears, while being booed, for achieving your dream. Disgraceful from
@serenawilliams
, congratulations to
@Naomi_Osaka_
an actual role model.
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BREAKING: Bridgetown Hospital has been evacuated as a bushfire rages towards the southwest town. Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blaze and a second near Denmark. Extreme conditions making things very difficult for fire crews.
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BREAKING: The missing radioactive capsule has been found by emergency services south of Newman WA.
@7NewsAustralia
@7NewsPerth
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“Like Utopia” gets thrown about a lot on here, but this is straight out of a Working Dog script.
Politicians dying of embarrassment on camera, close-up zooms, just a straight up car crash of an op.
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Three CH-47 Chinooks take off from Townsville’s RAAF Base to join firefighting efforts in Victoria.
@7NewsAustralia
#vicfires
#7NEWS
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7:30 timing is no accident for McGowan’s announcement. TV news has already aired, and it’s an entire night before it’s dissected in print and talkback.
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Mark McGowan will be forced to travel to NSW for Federal Court defamation hearing against Clive Palmer on Feb 26. McGowan WILL quarantine on return to WA if border remains in place, and NOT use quarantine-free exemption available to him.
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The lengths city-based TV journos go to make the death of regional newsrooms about themselves is pretty crook
Spend 2 years in a regional town climbing over everyone for a promotion to leave and never return. Dine out on “unforgettable experience” selfies for an entire career
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The result in the Townsville seats is a big rejection of Facebook. Hard to understate how much “Crime Pages” dominate discourse there. The stunning curfew policy doesn’t exist without them. Glad my adoptive northern brethren rejected the Zuck
#qldvotes
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BREAKING: Police have confirmed Cleo would NOT have been able to open the zipper of the tent on her own. It was too tall for her to reach the way the tent was set up on Saturday morning when she disappeared.
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Yes One Nation has collapsed but so has Clive Palmer. His highest profile candidate Greg Dowling in Townsville is polling something like 2% behind independents. People aren’t buying it anymore
#QLDvotes2020
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Okay now it’s LITERALLY raining sideways. 80kmh gusts and more affecting Kalbarri now from
#CycloneSeroja
and it won’t even made landfall for another hour at least.
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BREAKING: Mark McGowan announced $1 million reward for information that helps solve the disappearance of Cleo Smith.
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More than a dozen members of
@AustralianArmy
’s 5th Aviation Regiment prepare to take off in a CH-47 Chinook from Townsville to assist the firefight in Victoria.
@7NewsTownsville
@7NewsAustralia
#firecrisis
#7NEWS
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Show this to anyone who doubts the motivation of refugees. Being a refugee isn't a choice. It's life or death
Oh my God.
Desperate Afghans are hanging on the plane tires and falling from the sky near the Kabul airport
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Detectives still bringing in evidence to the Carnarvon police station this morning. These guys have been working through the night.
@7NewsAustralia
BREAKING: CLEO SMITH has been found ALIVE. Detectives in Carnarvon found her in a locked house at 1am.
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@cameronwilson
Announces you can hide your blue tick if you’re embarrassed about subscribing to blue. The next day explains your account will appear in for you.
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You’ve now subscribed to doorupdates:
Door remains in tact - but something from our balcony roof has broken off. Balcony is also flooding and our light fixtures are leaking.
#CycloneSeroja
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We’ve had no reception all day. Here’s a first look at some of the worst devastation we’ve seen in the daylight. Imagine sheltering from 170kmh winds in this....
@7NewsPerth
@7NewsAustralia
#CycloneSeroja
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BREAKING: Justice Michael Lee has awarded Clive Palmer $5000 in damages in defamation action against WA Premier Mark McGowan. Mark McGowan was awarded $20,000 in damages for his cross claim. Both men's defences were unsuccessful... ie they both defamed each other.
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Now deleted tweet from a
@WA_Police
account questioning the Vaccine Commander i.e. the Police COMMISSIONER about the efficacy of vaccines 🤦🏻♂️
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Bitta news: I’m heading to
@7NewsPerth
after knocking off for the last time in Qld. Last yarn for
@7NewsTownsville
was an absolute bog standard wrap pkg on a deadly virus, the NRL and Bob Katter. An all day any day 80 second metaphor for my time in North Queensland really. Hooroo
.
@AnnastaciaMP
warns tougher coronavirus restrictions could be in store for Queenslanders, despite praising the efforts of residents and health workers flattening the curve.
@Ben_Downie
#coronavirus
#7NEWS
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CYCLONE UPDATE: This is the view from the ground level of our accomodation. A home completely devastated unable to withstand a cat3 cyclone. Can’t move from here but SES say far more devastation around Kalbarri.
@7NewsPerth
@sunriseon7
#CycloneSeroja
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I want the border open. But the criticism that “WA hasn’t learned to live with COVID” is wrong.
The entire point of this, is the health sector DOES know how, and knows it can’t do it without boosters in arms.
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@bennyglish
@mirandadevine
Thanks for tweeting the photo of the article so we don't need to give this bile any clicks.
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BREAKING: Police have charged Terrence Kelly with “various offences” including 1 count of forcibly taking a child under 16. Kelly’s expected to appear in court TODAY
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@kirovkate
100%
Twitter sentiment and Facebook sentiment on this would be totally opposed. Journos in a massive bubble on this issue
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So good that the nation can SEE Justice Peter Kidd’s sentencing remarks on
#Pell
. Makes it harder for the Bolt’s and Devine’s to sell their obscurantist nonsense. You can’t seriously believe the career contrarians have a better insight into this case than the Chief Justice.
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BREAKING: Confirmation
@CliveFPalmer
is silencing criticism from ex-QNI workers as a condition of them receiving their entitlements.
#ausvotes
@7NewsTownsville
#7NEWS
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Every single North Queensland colleague of mine will be elated to see Jason Costigan go.
I’ll be providing no further context at this time
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So it’s hit Kalbarri as a cat 3. This window’s our last line of defence against the storm, powers just gone out, it’ll be an interesting 3 hours.
#CycloneSeroja
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The family of 16-year-old Stella Berry who was killed by a shark in the Swan River have just released a statement.
@7NewsPerth
"We are devastated and deeply shocked by the loss of our beautiful daughter Stella.
"We want to acknowledge the amazing support we have received."
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Pearce in WA looks like a bloodbath to Labor on early numbers. If this plays out across the state it could mean majority Labor government now SA has some seats in play.
#AusVotes22
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UPDATE: Door’s still standing... more importantly:
@dfes_wa
Just confirmed powerlines are down nearby in Denham - far too dangerous to send crews out. Also hearing further destruction in Kalbarrie. If you somehow missed the message stay inside.
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WA Premier Mark McGowan arrives at the Sydney Federal Court for his defamation hearing against Clive Palmer. Wouldn’t comment on the case, but is glad he likely won’t come face-to-face with the billionaire, since he’s already given evidence.
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SEARCH FOR CLEO: 36 hours since the 4-year-old’s been missing and still no sign of her. Police hold grave fears for her safety and are throwing everything at this whether she was taken or wandered off.
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Huge congratulations to
@7NewsPerth
cammos
@simonhydzik
and Matt Anderson on their Walkley nomination for Television/Video Camerawork for their coverage of Cyclone Seroja in Kalbarri.
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Adani’s sign in Townsville had to be taken down because of the heat... The climate change jokes write themselves.
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This is the radioactive capsule as it was for more than 2 weeks on the side of the highway in Western Australia.
@7NewsPerth
@7NewsAustralia
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Not to be outdone by the AFL media on Daisy Pearce last week - NRL players have made a big leap to become the most backwards cohort
DEVELOPING: Up to 7 Manly players don’t want to wear a “pride jersey” this week and are considering not playing.
@9NewsSyd
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Can’t see how the vegans protesting on farms would egg the PM. Vegans are against using animal products in any way.
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#ausvotes
My concern about today’s incident in Albury was for the older lady who was knocked off her feet. I helped her up and gave her a hug. Our farmers have to put up with these same idiots who are invading their farms and their homes.
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SEARCH FOR CLEO: First light and private helicopters have wasted no time searching the Blowholes north of Carnarvon for missing 4-year-old girl Cleo Smith who was last seen in her tent at 1:35am yesterday.
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Unbelievable... Former COVID Coordination Chair Nev Power charged with breaching WA COVID border laws. He's accused of using a private helicopter to fly from Qld to WA without a G2G Pass on October 8. Police caught up with him on October 20.
@7NewsPerth
@thewes
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EXCLUSIVE: The man tasked by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to spearhead the country’s post COVID-19 economic task force has been charged with breaching WA’s strict quarantine laws.
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@SamHarrisOrg
@ScottAdamsSays
Sigmund Freud had a lot of defenders when he was peddling un-falsifiable psychoanalysis. "Persuasion" is the modern day equivalent.
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@AusOpinion
Brain genius move to stoke the culture war against the ABC when it’s busy saving lives. Well done!
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Impossible to miss the parallel between
@BrittHiggins_
saying enough words time for action at the
#NPC
, and Labor being all words yesterday and no action today on the Religious Discrimination bill.
#auspol
I spoke on the Morrison Government's religious discrimination bill and the message we want to send to our kids. (1/2)
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The sheer hypocrisy of
@ScottMorrisonMP
criticising progressives by saying “alternative views are not permitted”, and then proceeding to put forward a plan to ban protests (READ:not permitting alternative views) in the same speech. What a joke
#auspol
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BREAKING: The Al-Kuwait can LEAVE Fremantle with 50,000 sheep on board.
The Federal Court quashed a last minute application by
@AnimalsAus
to prevent the live export ship departing.
@7NewsPerth
#7NEWS
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UNVEILED: Johnathan Thurston’s officially immortalised in front of the new Queensland Country Bank stadium.
@7NewsTownsville
@7NewsBrisbane
#7NEWS
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BREAKING: Clive Palmer ordered to pay costs of Premier Mark McGowan's cross claim in the pair's defamation battle, but not on an indemnity basis. Palmer's been ordered to pay the Premier's costs from 11am 22/12/22 onward.
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This man's career is coaching. He's dedicated a large part of his life to helping Arnie's succeed. He'll never have a medal around his neck. Her gold is the greatest success he'll likely ever achieve.
Let the guy go berserk ffs
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This is one of four MHR-90 Taipans from Townsville’s 5th Aviation Regiment that will depart to help fight
#bushfires
in NSW tomorrow.
#7NEWS
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Company man logging on: The West is right to slam Simpson. Left the club in worse shape than he inherited. Blindsides a board that isnt even sure when hes quitting. Ruins his own legacy by persisting with failure and being unable to affect change. A fair paper should be critical
Harley Reid was one of many to take a parting shot at a newspaper's coverage of Adam Simpson with a heartfelt post on his Instagram. 👇
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Doubles might be perfect for Kyrgios. He can’t play it too cool when losing, or act up, without letting down one of his good mates. Kokkinakis is keeping him honest and motivated. Imagine if it bleeds into his singles career
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Exclusive | The Black-Throated Finch is back. Adani missed its first deadline to put together a team of researchers after the State Government pushed through its management plan in May.
#auspol
👇🏻
Fresh concerns over the future of the Black-Throated Finch have been raised following revelations Adani has missed another environmental deadline.
@Ben_Downie
#7NEWS
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@Picketer
Also completely tone deaf to the fact many of those 6-figure coal jobs have already been flagged for automation. Which is only going to accelerate as more nations phase out coal before the next election.
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Cancel culture’s latest victim?
Whaling
WA’s newest MP has bemoaned the end of whaling in Albany 45 years ago, using her inaugural speech to Parliament to say it was based on a “lie” and liken the industry’s demise to the looming State ban on native forest logging.
Via
@RebLeMay
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Townsville’s a case study on the cross section of racism and Facebook Brain that’s contributed to this fatal outcome
A majority of members of the city’s crime pages support vigilantism and stone-age punishments against youths. The same calls are now repeated with 0 self-awareness
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This is the inevitable endpoint of Facebook brain
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Regional fb groups consistently outperform this platform for quality posting
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@JoshGarlepp
Don’t ask me how I know this but Freo gets a guernsey in the anime Sora yori mo Tooi Basho (A Place Further than the Universe)
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Elon Musk confirms X will fight newly levied fines from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner of $785,000/day certain posts related to the Wakeley stabbing remain online.
“We will robustly challenge this unlawful and dangerous approach in court.”
@7NewsAustralia
The Australian censorship commissar is demanding *global* content bans!
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Remember: The most advanced possible move is to make regional news bureaus shutting down about yourself.
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Try-saving shoulder charge sparks an all-in brawl, Fifita sent off mouthing “I’ll get you” to Rapana, who follows him to the bin shortly after. Fuck I’ve missed rugby league
#NRLAllStars
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Rubble is all that’s left of this family home, destroyed in the Boxing Day blaze in the Perth hills. The bushfire’s still burning, but firefighters have so far managed to prevent it claiming other properties.
@7NewsPerth
@7NewsAustralia
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“Big Dick energy” surely on the front of the Courier tomorrow
The Queensland Government has announced that they will make a bid for Virgin Australia. The state’s Treasurer
@camerondickqld
confirmed the Queensland Investment Corporation will manage the bid and look at options like an equity stake.
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Added to this: police say both parent’s movements on the night she vanished are not suspicious, leaving the door open to the theory that she was abducted. Police currently have no formally identified suspects.
@7NewsAustralia
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This parasite:
“Every Australian should be able to practice their religion without fear of discrimination in the workplace.”
Oh but it’s fine that LGBTQ people aren’t able to EXIST without fear of discrimination, let alone eternal damnation?
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Flex more on the now jobless people who walked in the same shoes you did 6 months ago.
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T-minus 10 minutes until
@CliveFPalmer
launches his
#Townsville
base of operations.
@7NewsTownsville
#auspol
#7News
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BREAKING: A fire has ignited in the Karrakatta Cemetry in Perth. Firefighters actively battling to bring the blaze under control.
@7NewsPerth
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Such a fantastic story. Up the tigers 🐯
Hermit Park Tigers player Scott O'Donnell stopped his team's game with the Suns to tie the shoelaces of a disabled opponent, before helping him score a goal.
@Ben_Downie
#7News
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My name is on this but the overwhelming majority of credit should go to
@sophiej_bailey
, who put the shift of all shifts in today to make it happen.
#superstar
Five friends have been plucked to safety in rising floodwaters after becoming stranded when their ute was washed away during a hunting trip at Bogie, west of Bowen.
@Ben_Downie
#7News
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I’d tag the cammos if they had Twitter. Fieldsy, Frank, Spence and Craig are the reason we’re nominated.
Shoutout to
@Ben_Downie
,
@AmeliaAdam1
,
@JWMartin07
and their cammos from Seven News Townsville for their
@QldClarions
nomination (Regional and Community – Broadcast Report).
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@ljayes
That’s a distinction without a difference.
An inquiry isn’t guaranteed justice.
But what it WILL do is put the claims through the same rigour he says he l put countless other sexual allegations through as a prosecutor.
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This is what Kalbarri’s been waiting for. SES crews working en masse to begin the huge cleanup effort. Also - communications just restored. A lot of residents will be happy to tell their families they’re safe, and hear the sounds of their voices.
@7NewsPerth
#CycloneSeroja
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Insp Jon Munday: “This operation is the most important operation to WA Police, if not nationally.”
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As a Queenslander that never really followed AFL and recently moved to WA. I feel like now's the right time to declare I've been a
@brisbanelions
and
@GoldCoastSUNS
fan since day 1
#AFLSunsEagles
#AFLLionsFreo
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Emergency Services minister Stephen Dawson “The search groups have quite literally found the needle in the haystack.”
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