Kirsti Melville
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Books, social justice, travel, photography, politics. ABC Radio National
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How much did the Howard government know about Chris Corriganās plans to overhaul the waterfront? Come along for the ride on this wild, wild story. Listen to trailer now. Ep1 drops Saturday
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Conspiracy? War on the waterfront
Podcast Episode Ā· ABC Rewind Ā· 26/02/2025 Ā· 1 sec
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/abc-rewind/id1337405260?i=1000696108085
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Episode 1 of āSkase: Fall of a Tycoonā is out now!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Listened to Episode 1 of Rewind on Christpher Skase hosted by the excellent
@markhumphries.bsky.social
it was as great as I was expecting. More Mark Humphries podcasts I say
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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01 | The Confidence Man - ABC listen
Christopher Skase wants to be a corporate cowboy. Heās handsome and elegant, with Hermes ties and flowing locks. His wife Pixie is beautiful, in a 1980s kind of way, with bouffant blonde hair and more...
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-rewind/abc-rewind-skase-fall-tycoon/105744504
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Aaaaaand itās here! Ep 1 of the series our teamās been working on for months - Skase: Fall of a tycoon. Youādāve been living under a rock if you didnāt know who Pixie and Christopher were in the 1980s. They had it all - fame, money, glitz. Until they didnāt.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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01 | The Confidence Man - ABC listen
Christopher Skase wants to be a corporate cowboy. Heās handsome and elegant, with Hermes ties and flowing locks. His wife Pixie is beautiful, in a 1980s kind of way, with bouffant blonde hair and more...
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-rewind/abc-rewind-skase-fall-tycoon/105744504
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āThis is the first time a member of Howard's government has publicly placed himself and others in the room as details of the training exercise were discussed.ā The Howard Govt spent 27yrs denying knowing about training personnel in Dubai to take over union jobs on the waterfront. It knew.
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New evidence about 1998 waterfront dispute
Former prime minister John Howard has always downplayed involvement in the waterfront dispute, but new evidence raises more questions about the government's knowledge of the events leading up to it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/waterfront-dispute-howard-peter-reith-1998-mua-corrigan/105103870?utm_source=abc_news_web
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Emily Mayo
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Absolutely loving
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Conspiracy? About the Waterfront Dispute. Fascinating. Thereās 2/6 episodes up on the ABC Listen app. Canāt wait for the rest. Itās so good.
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šØ Historian Geraldine Fela has been working on producing this podcast about the 1998 waterfront dispute in Australia. Hereās the promo. Series will be a must listen for anyone who cares about unions/industrial history/politics in Australia!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Conspiracy? War on the waterfront - ABC listen
On 8 April 1998 Australians woke up to the startling news that dogs and men in balaclavas were invading the docks around the country, locking out workers. Ā This is a story of political intrigue, of ...
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-rewind/waterfrront-ep-0/104985320
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This was just posted on President Trumpās Truth Social account.
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How much did the Howard government know about Chris Corriganās plans to overhaul the waterfront? Come along for the ride on this wild, wild story. Listen to trailer now. Ep1 drops Saturday
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Conspiracy? War on the waterfront
Podcast Episode Ā· ABC Rewind Ā· 26/02/2025 Ā· 1 sec
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/abc-rewind/id1337405260?i=1000696108085
about 1 year ago
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Itās almost 5pm and itās getting hotter š„µ
about 1 year ago
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Earthquake just up the road!
#earthquake
#sa
#hawker
about 1 year ago
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My book of the year. Honourable mentions to: Australian Gospel
@lechblaine.bsky.social
Juice by Tim Winton Tell Me Everything by
@lizstrout.bsky.social
The Ministry of Time by
@kalianebradley5.bsky.social
Long Island Compromise
@taffyakner.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
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#theotherplace
over 1 year ago
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#holidayreads
over 1 year ago
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Is anyone actually having a good end to the year?
over 1 year ago
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Beauty in this moth on my front doorstep; sadness the next morning when I found it dead
over 1 year ago
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There are days Iām so proud to work for the ABC. Then there are days like this. Sarah is a brilliant, much loved presenter and I cannot fathom the thinking behind this decision.
add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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over 1 year ago
My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is āsnerdlingā (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer. Morning.
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Claire G. Coleman
over 1 year ago
Chef's Kiss goodbye to x from Austrian airlines
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Louise Milligan
over 1 year ago
A Fox News host is going to be Secretary of Defence. That is quite something.
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Truth stranger than fiction.
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over 1 year ago
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Greg Jericho
over 1 year ago
The latest Global surface temperatures are out for October, and FMD the past two years...
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And, finally, the many wonderful chats I moderated at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival last month. Including this one with the most remarkable human and poet Ali Cobby Eckermann.
#uwrf24
over 1 year ago
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The view from our room in Padangbai,
#Bali
over 1 year ago
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Me and my daughter bringing more love into the world ā¤ļø
over 1 year ago
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Here are some things that have made me smile in the past few weeks: Our newly planted grass tree has miraculously flowered in our semi-arid garden.
over 1 year ago
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Twitter refugee starting from scratch and hoping the skies are indeed bluer and the words kinder here.
over 1 year ago
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