Mike Kalenderian
@mikekay.bsky.social
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Video EP at Guardian Australia. Emmy winner. Previously seen on HBO, ABC, Vice News
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It's that time of the (every second) year: the Bird of the Year poll is open for voting! Here is a brilliant video launching the vote — if you watch REALLY CLOSELY you might work out who @matildaboseley.bsky.social is voting for this year:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i30D...
Voting is open in the 2025 Australian bird of the year poll. Here's how to vote
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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Recent media coverage claims 'Australians, especially men, are reading less' and 'young men have stopped reading books'. But is that true? Guardian Australia's data editor @nickevershed.bsky.social looked into the data and came back with this factcheck: youtu.be/iThBQ91mnlk
Have men really stopped reading? The devil's in the data
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Is Aukus a $368bn solution for Australia, or will it only serve to create more headaches? A deep-dive of an explainer (pun intended) into the Aukus agreement, with Ben Doherty: youtu.be/KsC0rqWkaw4
Is Aukus a $368bn fix for Australia's problems, or will it create more headaches?
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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Please, show some respect
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In a change of pace, a lovely video today featuring the hundreds of volunteers who got together to help Melbourne’s oldest bookshop, Hill of Content, move thousands of books to its new location down the road. @caitkelly.bsky.social was there: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2yc...
Booklovers form human chain to move Melbourne's oldest bookshop one item at a time
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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With new laws affecting the right to protest in NSW, some experts are saying the state now has the most severe anti-protest regime in the country. So what are NSW's anti-protest laws, and how have they changed? @jordynbeazley.bsky.social explains:
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What are your rights to protest in NSW and how have they changed?
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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How are tiny magnets shaping tariffs, the future of Australia's mining industry and the ongoing trade battle between China and the US? Matilda Boseley takes a look at those earths which are rare (rare earths): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ68...
Rare earths: how these critical minerals impact Australian industry and global politics
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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The govt is making announcements around fighting antisemitism today but the politicians and lots of departments are still posting on X, and have paid X millions in taxpayer $$$ for ads.

Hard to see after yesterday's Grok incident what the justification now is. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Australian government gave $2.7m to Elon Musk’s X for advertisements in billionaire’s first year as owner
Exclusive: Spending came after the Albanese government paused ads for a week amid reports ads were appearing next to inappropriate content
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Bougainville fought a war to shut down Panguna mine. Now, with the goal of achieving independence from PNG, many want the mine to be reopened. Reporting by Ben Doherty:

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Bougainvilleans went to war to shut down the Panguna mine. Why do some want it reopened?
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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The jury in the trial of Erin Patterson is beginning deliberations as the mushroom lunch trial enters its 10th week. Here's our video from last week, recapping the closing arguments from both sides, hosted by courts and justice reporter @ninobucci.bsky.social :

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Closing arguments conclude in Australia's mushroom trial as jury deliberation approaches
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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A decision on whether to extend a Woodside gas facility until 2070 is expected any day now. As @adammorton.bsky.social explains, the decision won't factor in climate concerns, only what local pollution means for the globally significant collection of rock art: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsA...
A major decision on a Woodside gas plant's future hinges on WA rock art
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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I'm what you might call a 'savvy consumer'. Only losers pay the RRP
Screenshot of product pricing advertising item for $38.99, $0.01 Off RRP, "Don't Pay RRP: $39.00"
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What is a hung parliament? And what happens if Australia’s major parties end up in a dead heat?

Please enjoy our final episode in our Voting 101 series for the 2025 election:
Voting 101: What's a hung parliament, and what happens if no major party wins a majority?
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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The final week of the campaign was filled with the cost of eggs, welcome to country heckling, and the ‘hate media’ — James Colley sifts through the wreckage of the final few days in this week’s episode:
Election campaign final week: the cost of eggs, welcome to country booing and 'hate media'
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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We’re nearing the finish line: Anthony Albanese was asked intense geopolitical questions on The Sunday Footy Show and Peter Dutton somehow managed to tie everything back to cheaper petrol, including Easter chocolate. Watch our latest 'Surviving the Election with James Colley':
Crashing into the election’s final fortnight like a truck hitting an early voting centre
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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