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@Tonaaayy_
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This shit has gotta stop. One thing is for certain though, this isn’t guna stop us speaking up or stepping up. Sent to my work email, no less.
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Just fkn gutted.
Fifteen-year-old Cassius Turvey was killed in an alleged attack two weeks ago. But why hasn't there been a public outcry? Our panel discuss.
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#mumsscarf
is secured. Thanks for the lovely messages, might’ve lost the plot a bit this morning. Go the
@Socceroos
I’m up for a Logie this weekend, it’d be cool if you voted for me at the link here!
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Did my best to sum up my feelings about the last little while.
@Tonaaayy_
weighs in on the distressing news this morning of allegations against former Hawthorn Club coaches separating First Nations players from their families and their partners.
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Sick of talking about this stuff.
.
@Tonaaayy_
on Taylor Walkers' video apology to Robbie Young.
"It is always on Indigenous people, always taking the high road and always having to extend the olive branch out and be the ones to help...even then in the wording we heard, Taylor will be the one leaning on Robbie."
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@GhuntusM
@mjrowland68
Shut up bro. I’m a blackfulla and I am duty bound to respect the land I’m on.
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Overwhelmed with lovely messages this morning. Firstly a huge congrats to
@paulwkennedy
on his 13 year tenure, what a star! Secondly I’m rapt to be welcomed in to a wonderful team! Ohhh and Happy Birthday
@mjrowland68
…
@BreakfastNews
@SciNate
@LisaMillar
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Such strength from ‘Amy’. Another day in the colony.
Statement on behalf of "Amy", the former partner of an Indigenous Hawthorn Football Club player, who alleges the club forced her partner to leave her and tell her to have an abortion.
#TheDreamTheCost
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The acting Prime Minister seems to feel fine with the statement ‘all lives matter’. It is a literal calling card for anyone who refuses to accept racism exists. Cooooool stuff.
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Yo, I’m getting real sick of Rohan Browning being labelled Australia’s fastest man. He’s unbelievably quick and I’m in awe of his ability BUT let’s not forget Patrick Johnson ran a 9.93.
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Who is this guy
Could be an unpopular opinion but just tuned into ABC Breakfast but is Tony Armstrong a bit of a dick?
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No one has less spatial awareness than a boomer in economy who just whacks the chair as far back as they can.
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Hope my biggest fan tunes in tonight at 8:30pm to watch A Dog’s World on
@ABCTV
James, if you miss it, you can always catch up on iView. I’m really proud of the work everyone did on it and I hope you enjoy it, too!
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@anncherie49
@BreakfastNews
Honestly, thank you SO much for the feedback I didn’t ask for but will definitely action.
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It’s crucial that we provide opportunities for Blackfullas to provide commentary in media. Without it we will continue to whitewash narratives. Loved being on
@OffsidersABC
this morning.
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So nice when you’re out on a run and a couple of 14yr old white boys decide to give you the boost you need as you’re running, ‘cmon blacky, the coppers are after ya!’
To be fair my pace picked up.
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Give me my mum’s scarf back,
@iamjohnoliver
Here’s last night’s story about the Qatar World Cup and one man’s mother’s scarf:
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The constant attacks on Lisa Millar are shocking, she is a wonderful colleague and a brilliant person. It’s time we did better.
Statement on stories by and Daily Mail Australia | About the ABC
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How did the teachers not look at me and not say stop taking the piss?
Starting an online petition for
@Tonaaayy_
to bring back his 90s Elvis look. Who’s with me?
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Just wanna give a huge shout out to mob. You’ve made warm and fuzzy this week.
#BlackfullaTwitter
especially
@NayukaGorrie
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Sometimes the words just come out. Sorry,
@karina_carv
!
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The Take 5 I did with the amazing
@zanrowe
is up in podcast form right now:
Also this is the photo with Goodesy that Zan and I talk about.
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Don’t worry, I’ve still got you. X
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A serious highlight of the
@AFL
season is seeing the epic Indigenous guernsey designs. They're always epic and such a good tool to share culture. The Indigenous cohort are always SO excited to design and then share them, too. And most importantly they make our mob proud.
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Haha I was not aware. What’s your favourite of the comments? I don’t wanna download tik tok to read em haha
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Fair bit of atmos down the pub this morning
England Beats Denmark to Reach Euro 2020 Final!!
@Tonaaayy_
is out celebrating with football fans in Melbourne
@BreakfastNews
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Dead-set, how is there not one person in the building who goes ‘look.. I ahh, I think this is racist and we shouldn’t print it’?
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Just disgusting what these athletes are having to put up with
Brisbane Lions detail 'shocking' examples of online racial abuse targeting players
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In better news than my last tweet this comes out this week!
Who’s ready for
@Tonaaayy_
to Take 5 this week?
Tuesday at 8pm on
@ABCTV
and iview. Ever wondered how Tony made his path to where he is today? Tony Armstrong’s “twists”, this week on
#Take5WithZan
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My former teammate and current friend
@brandonjack33
wrote a book that’s out today. It’s called ‘28’ and luckily enough for me, I’ll be talking with him about it on
@BreakfastNews
at 7:20.
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This pic looks fake.
Ross Lyon returning to coach St Kilda led us to think about comebacks we'd like to see.
I'd like to see
@Tonaaayy_
pull on the boots again for the
@sydneyswans
..
@BreakfastNews
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All these death threats I get. Like I don’t have big old posters with my name on em and boosted social media ads telling you exact time and date of where I’ll be. 😂😂😂
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Channel 9 just started commentating over the Welcome to Country. Cool cool cool.
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You better believe I’m making Keens curried snags this arvo. Lockdown called for it.
#iykyk
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Put this together for Sir Doug Nicholls Rd, give it a listen! Thanks to the team for pulling it all together!
🏉 Take a step through the journey of
@abcgrandstand
caller, Tony Armstrong as he goes from dreaming a backyard of Brownlows, to playing
#AFL
for three clubs and then on to commentating the action from the box. 🎙️📻
🖤💛❤️
@Tonaaayy_
#AFL
#IndigenousRound
#SirDougNichollsRound
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My boy BJ managed to sum me up in a paragraph and a half. Now I’m not sure if that says more about his writing or how basic I am 🧐. Nevertheless, 28 is out on on the 2nd of August and I can’t wait to read it!
I’d like to think I captured the essence of the phenomena that is
@Tonaaayy_
in this passage from 28…
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Pretty damn excited about the Cathy Freeman doco that’s to be aired this Sunday. I wrote about what her feats meant to a young Aboriginal boy. Check it out here.
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What an experience!
Tony ‘the Undertaker’ Armstrong headed to the Top End to live out his Top Gun dreams!
He got a behind the scenes, back seat and sky-high look at Exercise Pitch Black – check it out!
@Tonaaayy_
@AusAirForce
#AusAirForce
#PitchBlack22
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Joe, I look like I’ve just told a joke I shouldn’t have and am laughing to hide how scared I am of the repercussions.
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I’m convinced so many people don’t understand what the 15 minutes after winning a game of team sport feels like.
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It’s been a heavy week and I’ve got a heavy heart. Here’s tonight’s Yokayi Footy Monologue.
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Always thrilled when I get to catch up with one of my heroes.
Family, culture and country are at the heart of the new book from Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing and David Hardy - 'Back on Country'.
It's the latest book in the 'Somebody's Land' series, and Adam and David joined
@Tonaaayy_
to speak about how their backgrounds informed the story.
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Just had a Freudian slip and called the New Zealand Football Ferns the White Ferns. RIP
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One of the best conversations we’ve had on Yokayi Footy. Please give it a watch.
"A lot of non-Aboriginal people say 'oh get over it', well you know what - you can't get over it if it's happening all the time."
Gilbert McAdam, Josh Hill and Megan Waters share personal stories of racism on tonight's episode of Yokayi Footy at 8pm AEST on NITV.
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Wrote about the Champion that is Eddie Betts.
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@Democracy_Duck
@BreakfastNews
Couldn't be more wrong. I decided to talk about it because there is an Aussie involved and because the Superbowl is a massive sporting event.
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Absolutely cannot wait for this! I only want people to tweet their positive feedback about my INCREDIBLE taste. Thx.
This morning on
@BreakfastNews
I mentioned that the one and only
@Tonaaayy_
is doing the Take 5 this Friday!
If you've never heard it, where you been? But also, you can listen live at 10am on
@DoubleJRadio
or grab it after that on the Take 5 podcast:
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Always love chatting to
@zanrowe
What a comeback 🙌
@Tonaaayy_
tells
@zanrowe
about the tough journey from footy to
@BreakfastNews
#Take5WithZan
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Someone give me a call when roast potatoes aren’t the real MVP
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This is epic - Send through more, lookalikes. My fave will get a prize*
*a like or perhaps a retweet.
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Sleep with one eye open,
@mjrowland68
.
@Tonaaayy_
's life just flashed before his eyes!
Excited would be an understatement for how
@mjrowland68
is feeling about
@westernbulldogs
making finals!
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Honestly, why can’t I find the AFLW fixture on the AFL app? Footy starts on the 28th of Jan, not the 18th of Feb.
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Lol
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How people react to things doesn’t always match how they feel.
"When my own mates (at school) made hurtful or racist jokes about me, I laughed. Why? I was desperate to fit in."
@Tonaaayy_
deliver a monologue on whether racism should be defined by how a victim reacts at the time, or how they felt.
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Fully respect the other nominees, but a vote for me is a vote that will keep you on the right side of history. Hehehehe. Vote at
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😊
Who gets to answer the awkward King Charles questions?
More
#WintheWeekTV
with the brilliant Steph Tisdell and
@Tonaaayy_
on ABC iview
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It's guna be SICK
The brothas
@Briggs
and
@Tonaaayy_
on the telly this morning talking about
#FirstAndForever
at Hanging Rock, tix in sale soon!
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To who saw Brekkie this morning and wondered what the heck I was on about with my Mighty Boosh reference, here it is.
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I hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it!
How amazing are dogs? 😍🐶
#ADogsWorldAU
with
@Tonaaayy_
- Stream from Tuesday 22 March 8.30pm on ABC iview and ABC TV.
Read more:
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The man is a KING!
It was an inevitable and long-pending meeting & totally worth the wait to share the screen with
@Tonaaayy_
& talk all things
#T20WorldCup
. A fanboy moment for me & I’m glad Tony has convinced his producers that he’ll start dressing a lot more like me henceforth
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An absolute honour to be part of this. GO MATILDAS!
We are delighted to welcome
@Tonaaayy_
to the family to complete our
#Legacy23
Ambassador Final XI.
A passionate football fan and advocate committed to helping us drive meaningful change for
#OurGame
and the community.
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Fantastic service. Reach out if you need help.
If you are an Aboriginal man struggling at the moment you can call this fantastic service for help
Brother to brother 1800 435 799
For First Nations men
24/7
@jayninho
#COVID19Aus
#Mentalhealth
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I love Jo. She is so strong. This needs to get sorted.
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I bloody love
@pjhelliar
Our mate
@Tonaaayy_
may have only known
@PJHelliar
for just over a year but he has some wonderful words to say about the great man. Beautifully said, Tony!
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Damn straight!
Took my opportunity this morning speaking sport on
@abcmelbourne
with
@sammyjcomedian
to nominate Jian Fang Lay as Australia’s closing ceremony flag bearer. she’s an ornament to the Games, a maestro with the bat — no brainer.
#Tokyo2020
#FangForFlag
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Anyone who reckons ‘things are getting better’ needs to have a look at this. Completely sickening.
#blacklivesmatter
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I’m so proud of this!!
We are delighted to reveal the magical cover for
#GeorgeTheWizard
by the ever popular Tony Armstrong (
@Tonaaayy_
), with incredible artwork by debut illustrator Emma Sjaan Beukers!✨
Pre-order your copy now, and look for George on shelves this October: !
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It gets cold on ice baths.
"Freezing my ⚽⚽s off!"
@jacksonirvine_
from the
@Socceroos
has a bit of a giggle with
@Tonaaayy_
about the post-match ice bath...
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That head is actually a 1:1 ratio of how big it actually is.
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Hey everyone! Tune into
@DoubleJRadio
at 10am. I’m Taking 5 with the incredible
@zanrowe
(GOOD REVIEWS ONLY)
If you miss it live, be sure to catch it in podcast form:
Here’s a cute pic of Zan and I to try and convince you further.
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The power of sport uniting communities.
@pbol800
you’re an absolute star even tho you’ve stolen Izelden’s birthday!
"Like the whole community in Australia is happy for him, you can see it all over social media, they are proud of him because he has already made history."
@Tonaaayy_
chats to
@pbol800
's brother and cousin about his
#TokyoOlympics
journey.
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