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Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Feb 26

How much did the Howard government know about Chris Corrigan’s plans to overhaul the waterfront? Come along for the ride on this wild, wild story. Listen to trailer now. Ep1 drops Saturday

Conspiracy? War on the waterfront

Podcast Episode · ABC Rewind · 26/02/2025 · 1 sec

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Mark Humphries @markhumphries.bsky.social · 23d

Episode 1 of ‘Skase: Fall of a Tycoon’ is out now!

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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MandyCheevers ✒️ @mandycheevers.bsky.social · 23d

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
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01 | The Confidence Man - ABC listen

Christopher Skase wants to be a corporate cowboy. He’s 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...

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Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · 23d

Aaaaaand it’s here! Ep 1 of the series our team’s been working on for months - Skase: Fall of a tycoon. You’d’ve been living under a rock if you didn’t know who Pixie and Christopher were in the 1980s. They had it all - fame, money, glitz. Until they didn’t. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

01 | The Confidence Man - ABC listen

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Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Apr 3

“This 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.”

The Howard Govt spent 27yrs denying knowing about training personnel in Dubai to take over union jobs on the waterfront. It knew.

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.

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Emily Mayo @emilymayo.bsky.social · Mar 11

Absolutely loving @janfran.bsky.social Conspiracy? About the Waterfront Dispute. Fascinating. There’s 2/6 episodes up on the ABC Listen app. Can’t wait for the rest. It’s so good.

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Hannah McCann @binarythis.bsky.social · Feb 27

🚨 Historian Geraldine Fela has been working on producing this podcast about the 1998 waterfront dispute in Australia. Here’s 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...

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. This is a story of political intrigue, of ...

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Feb 26

This was just posted on President Trump’s Truth Social account.

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Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Feb 26

How much did the Howard government know about Chris Corrigan’s plans to overhaul the waterfront? Come along for the ride on this wild, wild story. Listen to trailer now. Ep1 drops Saturday

Conspiracy? War on the waterfront

Podcast Episode · ABC Rewind · 26/02/2025 · 1 sec

podcasts.apple.com

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Feb 12

It’s almost 5pm and it’s getting hotter 🥵

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Jan 11

Earthquake just up the road! #earthquake #sa #hawker

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Dec 31

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

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Dec 22

#theotherplace

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Dec 21

#holidayreads

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Dec 18

Is anyone actually having a good end to the year?

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Dec 6

The grevillea I rescued from the throw out pile at the local nursery

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Nov 27

Beauty in this moth on my front doorstep; sadness the next morning when I found it dead

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Nov 21

There are days I’m 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.

Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · Nov 21

FFS! The sacking of Sarah Macdonald from ABC Sydney is beyond stupid. I held that same shift on "Mornings" before Sarah and, on listening, wish I was half the broadcaster she is.
With Richard Glover & Robbie Buck leaving too - the station is losing its DNA. Good luck in the ratings!!

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Nov 21

The *best* feeling.

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Nov 16

My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.

Morning.

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Claire G. Coleman @clairegcoleman.bsky.social · Nov 15

Chef's Kiss goodbye to x from Austrian airlines

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Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Nov 15

Haven’t seen one!

Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Nov 15

Helloooooo 🙌

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Louise Milligan @milliganreports.bsky.social · Nov 13

A Fox News host is going to be Secretary of Defence. That is quite something.

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Kirsti Melville @kirstimelville.bsky.social · Nov 13

Truth stranger than fiction.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Nov 13

NEW: Trump says Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new department called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), named after a crypto memecoin.