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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 20m

this should be good @johnthelyonsden.bsky.social 's report on Donald Trump's billions - www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Chasing Trump's Billions

Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 1d

Hugh Marks said ABC offered to settle for $150k but said that other issues made it difficult to find a resolution, including offering shifts on-air. Other conditions "would have amounted to a breech of our editorial standards" if accepted, MD Hugh Marks said.

Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 1d

The ABC is up to $2.5 million in external legal costs over sacking Antoinette Lattouf illegally, Senate Estimates heard this evening. That's not including penalties or any future costs order.

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 5d

“You are really saying you want development in other people‘s backyards for you to live in” This person is so close to getting it.

Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 5d

Lovely message in our inbox this morning 😊

One of the foundational NIMBY beliefs is that renters aren't worthy of having a say about their communities.

Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 5d

My cousin couldn’t remember the word eclair so just told he bought a hot dog with cream from the bakery.

Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 8d

ABC mgmt seems to love going the federal court. Mediation in this matter was today and it’s headed to trial next year mumbrella.com.au/abc-sued-ove...

ABC sued over fixed-term contracts for Play School worker

The media union has initiated Federal Court proceedings against the ABC, alleging staff are being forced into successive fixed-term contracts that breach the law.The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alli...

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CNN @cnn.com · 9d

On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, New Zealand law enforcement agencies told The Associated Press.

FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws | CNN

On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, New Z...

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Annie Kelly @annieknk.bsky.social · 9d

In my dictatorship every wheelchair and buggy would come with a free circular saw for this very purpose

josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 9d

photo of parked car annotated to where I think I should be able to destroy it for blocking pavement

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 9d

Interesting chart on Alan Kohler’s finance segment last night

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 13d

Pedro Sanchez pronounces Ardern's first name as "Hath-inda", which would please me enormously if I was her.

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 13d

Watching #ThePeopleVsRobodebt and Kathryn Campbell is just.. something else. Terrifying to contemplate public servants like this and the power they have over ordinary lives.

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 15d

Luckily for my mum I answered an unknown number a few weeks ago, as it was the driver of a taxi she’d just left all her luggage behind in.

CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 16d

my most unpopular opinion is that it's a sign of defective moral character if you point blank refuse to answer phone calls from unknown numbers. it's not that hard to hang up on spam/scammers, and you are probably missing important calls!

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 16d

www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Ju...

Paragraph from Federal Court decision:
63 Since its establishment in 1932, the ABC has been a trusted, respected and cherished part of the Australian cultural fabric. The ABC is seen as an important public institution at a time when trustworthy sources of news and information are increasingly hard to find. In the course of this proceeding, the ABC made much of its Board’s statutory duty to ensure impartiality. However, the ABC’s conduct in surrendering to the demands of the pro-Israel lobbyists and taking Ms Lattouf off air ignored the equally important statutory obligation of maintaining its independence and integrity. The ABC let down the Australian public badly when it abjectly surrendered the rights of its employee Ms Lattouf to appease a lobby group.

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 16d

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Bianca Nogrady @biancanogrady.bsky.social · 17d

Journalists need to be very very careful reporting on the paracetamol story. This is no time for straw man reporting or headlining Trump's statement without commentary, because all most people will see is the headline and take it as gospel. 1/

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 18d

I remember this is one of the things I really liked about Lantana

Travis Jordan @grugstan.bsky.social · 19d

Seeing trailers for some upcoming Screen Australia backed films and it’s amazing how so few Australian Stories involve cities at all. Everyone in our cities are completely devoid of stories. Our streets are narrativeless. Only the Bush has agency.

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 22d

Researchers, video editors, guest bookers, social media. Ira Glass once visited 774 and remarked that This American Life had the same amount of staff as all of 774 for one weekly radio show.

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MEAA @withmeaa.bsky.social · 23d

Union members at the ABC and across the media industry stand with John Lyons and reject the US President’s unfounded attacks on our colleague.
#MEAAmedia

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 24d

His insta is uh, interesting at the moment.

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 25d

If you are able, please consider chipping in to support the pair and their young families as they rebuild their lives.
Donations will directly support their recovery. www.meaa.org/news/gaza-jo...

Gaza Journalists Appeal

Donate to support the journalists of Gaza who are facing unprecedented hardship.

www.meaa.org

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 25d

They don’t speak the local language and have no access to social services or a safety net. They and their families, which include 6 young children, are starting from scratch.

Gaza Journalists Appeal

Donate to support the journalists of Gaza who are facing unprecedented hardship.

www.meaa.org

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 25d

They became extremely malnourished and were left with little choice but to leave their homeland.
Australia rejected their visa applications, but thanks to global efforts they have now been evacuated to a safe place.

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Emma Wynne @emwynne.bsky.social · 25d

Reporter Rakan and camera operator Salah have spent the past two years risking their lives to report the truth for Australian audiences on SBS — surviving bombings, displacement and famine.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 25d

A man in Washington, DC, plays the Imperial March from Star Wars while following patrolling soldiers. One of the soldiers threatens to call the police.

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