Mike Ticher
@miketicher.bsky.social
📤 6788
📥 171
📝 54
Head of newsroom at Guardian Australia.
Keen to see how this prediction from Joe Hildebrand stands up if the Greens make the final two in Ryan. ABC currently has them ahead 56-44 against the LNP.
11 months ago
1
2
0
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Guardian Australia
11 months ago
Victoria confounds Liberal hopes of election revival, swinging even further to Labor
loading . . .
Victoria confounds Liberal hopes of election revival, swinging even further to Labor
The Coalition hoped its path to victory this election would lead through the southern state, but instead it has been left with a bare handful of seats * Election 2025 results LIVE: Australia votes tracker and federal seat counts * See our full coverage of the Australian election * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Fears of a Labor bloodbath in Victoria in the federal election were utterly confounded, with the Liberals recording a statewide swing against them and the party all but certain to lose several seats. Late on Saturday night, according to the Australian Electoral Commission, Labor had won 23 of the state’s 38 seats while the Coalition was at six – three held by the Nationals and three by the Liberals. Independents had three, with six still in doubt. The Liberals have seen a swing of nearly 2% away from them. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/04/victoria-liberal-election-results-seat-losses-labor-swing?CMP=aus_bsky
11
61
11
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Guardian Australia
11 months ago
Anthony Albanese claims a piece of history as scale of Labor victory stuns raucous crowd | Josh Butler
loading . . .
Anthony Albanese claims a piece of history as scale of Labor victory stuns raucous crowd | Josh Butler
The prime minister is the first to be re-elected since John Howard – and becomes one of Labor’s biggest heroes * Election 2025 results LIVE: Australia votes tracker and federal seat counts * See our full coverage of the Australian election * Get our breaking news email,free app ordaily news podcast It might have been the surprise packet of the night, but Labor picked up as early as January that it had a sniff in Dickson. Early in the evening – hours before Anthony Albanese raised workers’ rights, housing, gender equality, childcare, the NDIS and Indigenous reconciliation as the priorities of his second-term Labor government – the hundreds-strong crowd at his election night party grew round-eyed as results from Dickson started pouring in on the television screens. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/04/anthony-albanese-claims-a-piece-of-history-as-scale-of-victory-stuns-raucous-crowd-australian-federal-election-2025?CMP=aus_bsky
4
64
11
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Patrick Keneally
11 months ago
Interesting how far down on the NYT’s front the Australian election result is - I know there’s a lot going on there but still …
loading . . .
4
45
7
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Guardian Australia
11 months ago
Anthony Albanese’s experience showed, but a truly terrible Trump-inspired Coalition campaign helped
loading . . .
Anthony Albanese’s experience showed, but a truly terrible Trump-inspired Coalition campaign helped
Despite predictions of an inevitable slide into minority for Labor, Albanese’s election victory demonstrated voters aren’t interested in appeals to the fringes * Election 2025 results LIVE: Australia votes tracker and federal seat counts * See our full coverage of the Australian election * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Just as Australians were returning from the calm of summer holidays, Labor and the Coalition both held their breath as Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office in Washington. With a federal election year under way and the Albanese government desperate to restart Labor’s flagging political prospects, Trump’s victory had emboldened conservatives in the Coalition and right-wing minor parties. Along with sections of the Australia media, they pushed for a version of Trump’s unapologetic politics here. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/04/anthony-albaneses-experience-showed-but-a-truly-terrible-trump-inspired-coalition-campaign-helped?CMP=aus_bsky
3
68
19
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Adam Morton
11 months ago
A column A look at where we are at the end of the campaign. Whatever happens, some big stuff lies ahead.
bsky.app/profile/adam...
add a skeleton here at some point
2
21
5
reposted by
Mike Ticher
NPR
11 months ago
Radio Free Asia is laying off about 90 percent of its staff meaning it is effectively shutting down. It says it can no longer pay people after its funding was cut off by the Trump administration. By
@emilyzfeng.bsky.social
loading . . .
Radio Free Asia announces mass layoffs amid funding fight with Trump administration
Radio Free Asia is laying off about 90 percent of its staff meaning it is effectively shutting down. It says it can no longer pay people after its funding was cut off by the Trump administration.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5385314/radio-free-asia-announces-mass-layoffs-amid-funding-fight-with-trump-administration
44
730
322
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Guardian Australia
11 months ago
Australian election 2025 mini and micro party guide: how to avoid a Senate vote you might regret
loading . . .
Australian election 2025 mini and micro party guide: how to avoid a Senate vote you might regret
Behind unassuming names lurk parties with some hair-raising and eccentric views. And others that are pretty much what they say they are. Here’s what you need to know * Polls tracker; Election voting guide; Interactive seat explorer * Party policies; Full election coverage * Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast The most recent federal election proved politics is no longer a two-horse race, with a record 16 independents and minor parties elected to the crossbench, as well as 10 in the Senate. This time around the teals are no longer unknowns, and there are plenty more independents hoping to make a mark in lower house contests. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/03/australian-election-full-list-micro-minor-parties-party-running-voting-senate-ballot-paper-federal-who-should-vote-what-do-they-stand-for?CMP=aus_bsky
1
29
12
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Kevin Bonham
12 months ago
kevinbonham.blogspot.com/2025/04/how-...
How To Make Best Use Of Your 2025 Senate Vote
4
45
21
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Kevin Bonham
11 months ago
Reminder AEC staff should be saying "at least" 1-6 above the line or "at least" 1-12 below the line for a valid Senate vote. You can number as many boxes as you like and it makes your vote potentially more powerful to keep going.
14
115
35
Bob Katter shines through.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
Crashing into the election’s final fortnight like a truck hitting an early voting centre – video
Long-suffering election viewer James Colley is still here, watching on as Anthony Albanese gets asked intense geopolitical questions on The Sunday Footy Show and Peter Dutton manages to tie everything...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2025/apr/24/crashing-into-the-elections-final-fortnight-like-a-truck-hitting-an-early-voting-centre-video
12 months ago
0
3
2
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Lenore Taylor
12 months ago
I don't usually post about things because, like opinion polls, they can go up and down, but this result for
@australia.theguardian.com
is pretty amazing. Fourth most reads news site in the country. Such a credit to the entire team. Thank you to our readers and supporters. 👏
52
508
84
Happy for the artists who have been kept in work for 30 years (at least until AI) doing impressions of the Parramatta Road boulevarde. This one is lovely!
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/bus...
12 months ago
0
4
0
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Gabrielle Jackson
12 months ago
‘Bordering on incredible’: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies and offering none of its own, by
@adammorton.bsky.social
and
@readfearn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
‘Bordering on incredible’: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies and offering none of its own
With Peter Dutton’s views on climate change in the spotlight, the focus has turned onto whether there will be any policies to reduce emissions in the next decade
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/20/bordering-on-incredible-coalition-under-fire-for-planning-to-scrap-labor-climate-policies-and-offering-none-of-its-own
2
17
9
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Nick Evershed!?
12 months ago
One of the Liberal's big attack ad campaigns against 'Teal' politicians is based on their voting record in parliament. However, the attack ads only show part of the story - and a comprehensive look at MP voting since 2022 shows there's much more to it
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
The Coalition has attacked the teals for voting with the Greens in parliament. What does the data show?
Highlighting the simple correlation between voting records of teals and Greens ignores much of the context
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/15/how-teals-independent-crossbenchers-voted-federal-parliament-
9
42
30
The NYT games contempt for Australia is off the charts.
12 months ago
3
23
2
Criticism of a plant's "colour palette" from someone who admits to using a pink laptop seems harsh.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
loading . . .
I have dedicated far too much of my life to hating this ugly plant. It’s time to rip them out | Emily Mulligan
Agapanthus are daggy, environmental pests. Can we stop and think before these unsightly shrubs take over?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/11/i-have-dedicated-far-too-much-of-my-life-to-hating-this-ugly-plant-its-time-to-rip-them-out
12 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Adam Morton
12 months ago
Clear Air column today is about Labor’s batteries policy - what’s good, what’s missing, how it could work.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
loading . . .
Labor's home batteries policy could help people who will never take it up. Here's how | Adam Morton
The government’s promise to slash the cost of household batteries should be welcomed – it could drive a change that benefits everyone who uses the power grid
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/apr/08/labor-cheaper-household-batteries-policy-power-grid-renewable-energy-price?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6
55
25
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Adam Morton
12 months ago
Guardian Australia has launched a series about nature and threatened species. It's called Last Chance: The extinction crisis the Australian federal election is ignoring. Includes videos, news and comment pieces. Here's a preview of what it's about:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4kQ...
loading . . .
Last chance: the extinction crisis this election is ignoring
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4kQIgNvFL0
2
102
60
Some good news on short, nuggetty and extremely rare dragons.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
loading . . .
Earless dragons were presumed extinct in Australia – now Daisy and Kip have sniffed out 13 of them
Zoos Victoria wildlife detection dogs uncovered the ‘bloody gorgeous’ reptiles in return for treats and cuddles
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/08/earless-dragons-presumed-extinct-victoria-australia-wildlife-detection-dogs-found-them
12 months ago
0
4
0
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Kevin Bonham
12 months ago
#Morgan
continues being much worse for L-NP than other polls: ALP 32.5 L-NP 33 Grn 13.5 ON 6 IND 9* TOP 1.5 other 4.5 * generic ballot, likely overstated 2PP 53.5 to ALP by respondent prefs (+0.5) 54.5 by 2022 prefs (+1)
www.roymorgan.com/findings/985...
4
48
12
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Josh Butler
about 1 year ago
Some research is showing Aussies have differing opinions on whether Albanese or Dutton is best to respond to Trump Labor taking the tack that people want "stability" in an "uncertain" world, painting Dutton as "reckless" Column after a week on the road:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
Donald Trump in the White House seemed like a plus for Peter Dutton. But after this week, maybe not so much | Josh Butler
As Australians balk at rightwing populism, cosying up to the US president is no longer an election-winning formula. The opposition leader needs to find a new way to win attention
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/05/donald-trump-in-the-white-house-seemed-like-a-plus-for-peter-dutton-but-after-this-week-maybe-not-so-much
2
15
7
"Spurs, at long last, had finally seen a cup." Brutal.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
loading . . .
Ear and loathing: Ange Postecoglou’s bond with Spurs fans is finally broken | Jacob Steinberg
Tottenham manager chiding his own fans during defeat at Chelsea was an act of self-indulgence that backfired
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/03/ange-postecoglou-ear-cup-bond-spurs-fans-breaking-point
about 1 year ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Jim Waterson
about 1 year ago
God bless the British media! I love it! Clicks all round! Sky News > Daily Express > Er, the Daily Express' own liveblog
6
87
12
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Miles P Herbert
about 1 year ago
The electorate feels more divided and more disengaged than ever. Really enjoyed the podcast this week... the usual suspects...
@lenoret.bsky.social
@miketicher.bsky.social
and
@bridie.bsky.social
chatting through how these fractures may shape the election campaign:
add a skeleton here at some point
0
7
4
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Shelley Hepworth
about 1 year ago
As the federal election approaches, our new podcast series explores how much power and influence Gina Rinehart has - listen to the teaser:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
Gina: the billionaire who wants to make Australia great - podcast
Reged Ahmad speaks to Sarah Martin, senior correspondent and the host of our new podcast series, Gina, about who Gina Rinehart is and what she wants
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2025/mar/17/gina-the-billionaire-who-wants-to-make-australia-great-full-story-podcast-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
0
3
4
Stay safe out there.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
loading . . .
UK weather: temperatures in southern England could hit 19C this week
Met Office says some areas forecast to have warmer weather than Ibiza and Corfu on Thursday’s spring equinox
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/16/uk-weather-warmer-temperatures-southern-england-spring-equinox
about 1 year ago
1
3
2
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Gabrielle Jackson
about 1 year ago
‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars
The promise of adventure, attention, muscle and safety is driving consumers towards large vehicles – even as they fuel congestion and outstrip the size of car parks
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/15/you-have-unmet-needs-the-psychology-behind-australias-love-affair-with-big-cars
1
18
6
First in a short series on the increasing prevalence of huge cars in Australia's cities.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
About 60% of the 1.2m cars that drove out of the showroom last year were SUVs, but road fatalities reached a 12-year high too
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous
about 1 year ago
2
5
1
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Adam Morton
about 1 year ago
A column today: As Trump attacks US science agencies, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ushers in a fresh wave of climate denial in Australia Features some excellent climate science explanation by Prof Mark Howden from
@anu-iceds.bsky.social
loading . . .
As Trump attacks US science agencies, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ushers in a fresh wave of climate denial in Australia | Adam Morton
Alfred is being used as the latest front in an ideological war, but facts are relevant to how we prepare for a climate-changed future
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/mar/11/ex-tropical-cyclone-alfred-climate-denial-australia-trump-attacks-us-science-agencies
5
60
30
Just leave this here every day and change the name of the columnist.
about 1 year ago
0
5
1
Come and work with us.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
loading . . .
Guardian Australia hiring Assistant news editor, Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | LinkedIn
Posted 4:53:29 AM. Guardian Australia is part of Guardian News & Media (GNM), publisher of theguardian.com. As a…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4156823304/
about 1 year ago
1
3
6
Great piece by
@lexytopping.bsky.social
.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
loading . . .
History, memory, grief and belonging: my bittersweet Goodison farewell
Evertonian Alexandra Topping – knowing that the famous old ground’s time was running out – made a final pilgrimage with her nine-year-old son
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/feb/10/everton-goodison-park-history-memory-grief-belonging-my-bittersweet-farewell
about 1 year ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Lenore Taylor
about 1 year ago
www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/08/phyllis-tedesco-has-lived-in-western-sydney-for-50-years-shes-never-visited-bondi-until-now
something lovely for your Saturday night
loading . . .
Phyllis Tedesco has lived in western Sydney for 50 years. She’s never visited Bondi – until now
The 67-year-old is one of 400 people who travelled to eastern suburbs beaches this summer on free buses organised by Fairfield council
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/08/phyllis-tedesco-has-lived-in-western-sydney-for-50-years-shes-never-visited-bondi-until-now
3
38
4
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Miles P Herbert
about 1 year ago
A lot going on this week, in Australia and internationally, but
@miketicher.bsky.social
,
@lenoret.bsky.social
, and
@bridie.bsky.social
jumped on the mic to talk about how and why politicians end up making decisions that just don't track with the public:
loading . . .
Politicians, private lunches, and the perils of passing the pub test - podcast
Bridie Jabour talks with Guardian Australia’s editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, about why politicians find it so hard to pass the pub test
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2025/feb/06/politicians-private-lunches-and-the-perils-of-passing-the-pub-test-full-story-podcast
0
4
3
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Richard 塚正ー緑
about 1 year ago
Guy at the Guardian who convinces his colleagues that LLM should be rendered as Llm as it is pronounced as a Welsh word
3
36
3
One for everyone who does the rosters.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
Accidental email calling Australian doctors ‘a workforce of clinical marshmellows’ sparks furore
Health officials rush to apologise as union calls misfired message from administrator ‘tone-deaf’ and ‘unacceptable’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/31/accidental-email-calling-doctors-in-nsw-a-workforce-of-clinical-marshmellows-sparks-furore-ntwnfb
about 1 year ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Benita Kolovos
about 1 year ago
Proud to share a story that’s been almost six months in the making, the first in a new series from
@australia.theguardian.com
exploring the ways our criminal justice system fails victim-survivors of sexual violence and often retraumatises them in the process:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
‘Rape is effectively decriminalised’: how did sexual assault become so easy to get away with?
Few alleged offenders are found guilty. Many victims are retraumatised. What is getting in the way of the Australian criminal courts providing justice to sexual assault survivors?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2025/jan/31/is-effectively-decriminalised-how-did-sexual-assault-become-so-easy-to-get-away-with-ntwnfb
6
145
73
Definitely top five.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
loading . . .
‘It was triggered by a Fellini-esque woman who pulled a knife on someone’: how the Only Ones made Another Girl, Another Planet
‘It wasn’t a hit at the time, but when it was later used in an advert, I got paid 100 grand. I was still using drugs and the money was gone in a year’
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jan/27/how-the-only-ones-made-another-girl-another-planet
about 1 year ago
1
2
0
Or you could, I don't know, maybe legislate and build better to encourage public transport, cycling, walking and smaller car use?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
South Australia proposes law for bigger garages to stop street parking being ‘overrun’ with SUVs
Plan sparks debate about use of urban space, housing costs, and investment in public transport amid climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/20/south-australia-garage-law-changes-suv-sizes
about 1 year ago
1
18
2
These long-term trends don’t get nearly enough coverage, although I would be much less relaxed about climate.
www.smh.com.au/business/the...
loading . . .
Think the whole world’s going to hell in a handbasket? You’re wrong, and here’s why
More tragedy and turmoil is inevitable in 2025 but even so, for millions and millions of people around the globe, things are getting measurably better.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/think-the-whole-world-s-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket-you-re-wrong-and-here-s-why-20250107-p5l2lw.html
about 1 year ago
0
4
0
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Jack Snape
over 1 year ago
Happy New Year, hope you enjoyed the cricket.
www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2...
1
15
3
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Bonnie Malkin
over 1 year ago
It's the last day of 2024 so I would like to call out some of our journalism from the year. First, Amy Hawkins travelled to Bosnia to tell the story of the small but growing number of Chinese people travelling to the Balkans with the hope of getting into the EU.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/s...
loading . . .
A path towards freedom: the new route to Europe for desperate Chinese migrants
Revealed: A small but growing number of Chinese people are travelling to the Balkans with the hope of getting into the EU
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/25/a-path-towards-freedom-the-new-route-to-europe-for-desperate-chinese-migrants
1
7
4
reposted by
Mike Ticher
David Storey
over 1 year ago
A geographically confusing beer!
1
12
4
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Bonnie Malkin
over 1 year ago
Rebecca Ratcliffe visited Aceh where 160,000 people died in the Boxing Day tsunami 20 years ago. There, she found stories of tragedy, but also love and new beginnings
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
loading . . .
Indian Ocean tsunami: how survivors found love after Boxing Day disaster
A rise in the number of remarriages and a baby boom in the years since 2004 gave hope to survivors and helped them cope with the tragedy
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/26/indian-ocean-tsunami-how-survivors-found-love-after-boxing-day-disaster
0
6
4
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Dave Earley
over 1 year ago
you'd think using someone else's piece as headline inspiration, and then copy-pasting 250 words of it verbatim, would qualify for a link back…
www.foxsports.com.au...
loading . . .
‘Crazy’: Ange tactics slammed as ‘unserious’ after Reds ‘could’ve got 10’ in Spurs smash-up
‘Crazy’: Ange tactics slammed as ‘unserious’ after Reds ‘could’ve got 10’ in Spurs smash-up
https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/hit-for-six-ange-dubbed-crazy-and-unserious-for-tactics-in-latest-horror-spurs-loss/news-story/7faebe5d23a15ffa21d3ef8acd4aca4c
1
11
4
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Lenore Taylor
over 1 year ago
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The "fierce competition" was quite hard to find....
loading . . .
Woolworths says it has more than 40 competitors in Australia – we went looking for them
The supermarket giant cites specialist providers, convenience stores and online retailers among its rivals, but many seem well out of its league
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/22/who-are-woolworths-competitors-supermarket-competition-australia
7
62
24
All I want for Christmas is a really tiny dash of Ian Holloway energy. Brilliant interview by
@benfisherj.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
loading . . .
‘Why is the world so judgmental?’ Ian Holloway on painting, metal detecting and his 1,000th game
As the Swindon manager hits the dugout landmark he reflects on his ‘rollercoaster’ life and why he would be first to go in a nuclear attack
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/20/ian-holloway-1000th-game-manager-swindon-painting-metal-detecting-interview
over 1 year ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Mike Ticher
Adam Morton
over 1 year ago
Coalition ‘not serious’ about Dutton’s nuclear plan and running economy off it ‘unachievable’, Matt Canavan says - by
@joshbutler.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
loading . . .
Coalition ‘not serious’ about Dutton’s nuclear plan and running economy off it ‘unachievable’, Matt Canavan says
Nationals senator questions his own party’s policy, saying ‘all sides of politics are deciding their energy based on focus group’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/20/matt-canavan-national-coalition-peter-dutton-nuclear-power-policy
7
76
44
Load more
feeds!
log in