Anthony Segaert
@anthonysegaert.bsky.social
Parramatta bureau chief at the Sydney Morning Herald. I write about the region’s councils, culture and future.
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❌ Harbour Bridge
✅ King Street
✅ King Street
May 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
❌ Harbour Bridge
✅ King Street
✅ King Street
Oh how very Sydney: a buyers agent appears to romanticise driving down… Parramatta Road
May 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Oh how very Sydney: a buyers agent appears to romanticise driving down… Parramatta Road
My maths could be very wrong, but my count at Parramatta pre-poll centre this morning stands at:
- 83 corflutes
- 38 campaign volunteers
- 1 Liberal van with a petrol pump on it
#ausvotes
- 83 corflutes
- 38 campaign volunteers
- 1 Liberal van with a petrol pump on it
#ausvotes
April 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
My maths could be very wrong, but my count at Parramatta pre-poll centre this morning stands at:
- 83 corflutes
- 38 campaign volunteers
- 1 Liberal van with a petrol pump on it
#ausvotes
- 83 corflutes
- 38 campaign volunteers
- 1 Liberal van with a petrol pump on it
#ausvotes
Clover Moore lost her majority on the City of Sydney last election.
She made Labor’s Zann Maxwell deputy mayor. Despite a strong anti-Clover campaign, he hasn't spoken out against Moore too much while in office.
But he's speaking against her Housing Delivery Authority motion:
She made Labor’s Zann Maxwell deputy mayor. Despite a strong anti-Clover campaign, he hasn't spoken out against Moore too much while in office.
But he's speaking against her Housing Delivery Authority motion:
March 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Clover Moore lost her majority on the City of Sydney last election.
She made Labor’s Zann Maxwell deputy mayor. Despite a strong anti-Clover campaign, he hasn't spoken out against Moore too much while in office.
But he's speaking against her Housing Delivery Authority motion:
She made Labor’s Zann Maxwell deputy mayor. Despite a strong anti-Clover campaign, he hasn't spoken out against Moore too much while in office.
But he's speaking against her Housing Delivery Authority motion:
2️⃣ Shen Yun is a money making machine, but only because local Falun Gong followers have to pay for all of it.
Financial records I obtained show supporters have given almost $2 million in unsecured interest-free loans over the past two years, with $1m+ spent on advertising alone
Financial records I obtained show supporters have given almost $2 million in unsecured interest-free loans over the past two years, with $1m+ spent on advertising alone
February 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
2️⃣ Shen Yun is a money making machine, but only because local Falun Gong followers have to pay for all of it.
Financial records I obtained show supporters have given almost $2 million in unsecured interest-free loans over the past two years, with $1m+ spent on advertising alone
Financial records I obtained show supporters have given almost $2 million in unsecured interest-free loans over the past two years, with $1m+ spent on advertising alone
Two interesting things:
1️⃣ The group is highly effective at getting politicians to visit, and on their way out, give a short (always positive) review, which is then used by Falun Gong-aligned media to create loads of news stories
1️⃣ The group is highly effective at getting politicians to visit, and on their way out, give a short (always positive) review, which is then used by Falun Gong-aligned media to create loads of news stories
February 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Two interesting things:
1️⃣ The group is highly effective at getting politicians to visit, and on their way out, give a short (always positive) review, which is then used by Falun Gong-aligned media to create loads of news stories
1️⃣ The group is highly effective at getting politicians to visit, and on their way out, give a short (always positive) review, which is then used by Falun Gong-aligned media to create loads of news stories
Shen Yun is a show about Falun Gong.
This is how the Sydney performance began and ended last year:
This is how the Sydney performance began and ended last year:
February 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Shen Yun is a show about Falun Gong.
This is how the Sydney performance began and ended last year:
This is how the Sydney performance began and ended last year:
Shen Yun advertises itself as a music and dance show of 5000 years of Chinese history - “China before communism”.
But it’s created and run by Falun Gong, a spiritual group founded in China by a man called Li Hongzhi — not 5000 years ago, but in 1992.
But it’s created and run by Falun Gong, a spiritual group founded in China by a man called Li Hongzhi — not 5000 years ago, but in 1992.
February 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Shen Yun advertises itself as a music and dance show of 5000 years of Chinese history - “China before communism”.
But it’s created and run by Falun Gong, a spiritual group founded in China by a man called Li Hongzhi — not 5000 years ago, but in 1992.
But it’s created and run by Falun Gong, a spiritual group founded in China by a man called Li Hongzhi — not 5000 years ago, but in 1992.
Chances are, you’ve seen these posters on the street.
But what is Shen Yun, and who is behind it?
But what is Shen Yun, and who is behind it?
February 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Chances are, you’ve seen these posters on the street.
But what is Shen Yun, and who is behind it?
But what is Shen Yun, and who is behind it?
Associated Press sues the White House www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...
February 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Associated Press sues the White House www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...
can someone explain how it is that TikTok can do this despite me not allowing any sharing of contacts?
is it that the other person has me in their contacts and have allowed contact sharing?
is it that the other person has me in their contacts and have allowed contact sharing?
February 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
can someone explain how it is that TikTok can do this despite me not allowing any sharing of contacts?
is it that the other person has me in their contacts and have allowed contact sharing?
is it that the other person has me in their contacts and have allowed contact sharing?
well this is great (arrow added)
February 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
well this is great (arrow added)
So many fascinating details in this. The RBA building stacked with asbestos? Ross Garnaut demanding an opinion piece run at a certain time? Biscuits and fruit in the boardroom?
February 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So many fascinating details in this. The RBA building stacked with asbestos? Ross Garnaut demanding an opinion piece run at a certain time? Biscuits and fruit in the boardroom?
I know we love to hate on Darling Harbour, but the newish ICC and playground have brought a lot of life.
Will be interesting to see what happens when the construction on the old Harbourside is complete
Will be interesting to see what happens when the construction on the old Harbourside is complete
February 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I know we love to hate on Darling Harbour, but the newish ICC and playground have brought a lot of life.
Will be interesting to see what happens when the construction on the old Harbourside is complete
Will be interesting to see what happens when the construction on the old Harbourside is complete
Sometimes when I’m concerned about the power of big tech I open Facebook to find what its powerful algorithm is recommending — and all seems OK
February 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Sometimes when I’m concerned about the power of big tech I open Facebook to find what its powerful algorithm is recommending — and all seems OK
some fiery letters in today's smh over Ku-ring-gai Council's $20,000 trip to the Hydro Majestic:
February 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
some fiery letters in today's smh over Ku-ring-gai Council's $20,000 trip to the Hydro Majestic:
BREAKING: Full statement of Jo Haylen resignation: “I want to put on the record, I did also take a trip last year with my husband to the Hunter Valley. It was not the same circumstances as on the 25th of January.”
February 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
BREAKING: Full statement of Jo Haylen resignation: “I want to put on the record, I did also take a trip last year with my husband to the Hunter Valley. It was not the same circumstances as on the 25th of January.”
the MP representing Blacktown, Chris Bowen, has spoken out against the earlier comments in this piece
February 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
the MP representing Blacktown, Chris Bowen, has spoken out against the earlier comments in this piece
February 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
When ICE comes to church — harrowing reporting www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/shou...
February 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
When ICE comes to church — harrowing reporting www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/shou...
Good advice from the NY Times about how to give good news tips to journalists:
February 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Good advice from the NY Times about how to give good news tips to journalists:
"The Trump administration’s actions have been not just voluminous but efficient and effective." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"The Trump administration’s actions have been not just voluminous but efficient and effective." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I regret to inform you that Parisians have discovered the classic Australian activity of noise complaints
January 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I regret to inform you that Parisians have discovered the classic Australian activity of noise complaints