Tonight
@abc730
showcased Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Inviting the mad political fringe into the tent and validating it.
As a former reporter on that flagship programme, I want better judgement from the National Broadcaster in dangerous political times.
Dear
#abc730
I turned on tonight
to watch your reporting of the
#GladysBerejiklian
saga,
not to have you subcontract the story out.
If I want Caroline Overington’s opinion I’ll buy The Australian.
The ABC continues to hand itself into the police whenever those Murdoch toadies scream and point and jeer.
Pathetic.
It's the ABC Managers who need to be "counselled" - for failing to support
@latingle
and her right to speak freely.
Today was bittersweet. After 16 years and endless words, I’ve decided to step away from the microphone at
@abcperth
Thank you so much for telling me your stories. What a privilege it has been.
Note: Black and white filter used to exaggerate journalistic integrity.
Time for the
#ABC
to be taken quietly by the hand and reassured it no longer need be terrified of those who have held it captive.
Reckon Stockholm syndrome was very much on display during the campaign and again last night.
#ausvotes
#auspol
#election
@abcperth
Thank you all for your kind words today.
Appreciated and humbling
And this is a
@Russell_Woolf
moment to be treasured and held onto forever.
Love this life, don't wait til the next one comes.
@abcperth
This is what happened a day after Adam Simpson dared chip
The Harley Norman Daily for its intrusive, sensationalist coverage.
Sneering, insulting, media bullying at its worst.
What tripe.
@WestCoastEagles
@freodockers
Today I expunged the West Australian newspaper from my social media feeds.
It offers no insight.
No curiosity .
Just a jaundiced agenda of moneyed self interest and retributional journalism.
Instead of sneering at West Australians experiencing rare first hand exposure to covid ...
or demonising a French backpacker who has actually been in Australia since January of 2020 ...
why not, wrap up a small amount of compassion and share it freely this Christmas.
@abcperth
To the fella at Dan Murphy's in South Freo checking vaccination certificates ...
thanks for your great courtesy, encouragement and endless patience with difficult customers.
Great work.
Folks, be kind to all in hospo and retail.
@abcperth
In a time of crisis, a commercial breakfast show invites a racist on to say racist things. She duly delivers. They then repeat her racist views and ask the audience what do you think of these views?
I think, they are complicit in the erosion of public trust in media.
@abcperth
Dear
@WA_Police
We scrutinise what you do. We judge your decisions with the benefit of hindsight and we question (as we should) the manner in which you wield power or enforce the law.
Today we unconditionally and unreservedly thank you.
@abcperth
I am sorry Scott Morrison had mental health issues.
I am more sorry he was such an appalling, self serving and profoundly untrustworthy Prime Minister.
An extremist lunatic, Qanon fan & violent nutcase is currently being platformed on
#ABC730
Whoever made the decision to give this dangerous terrorist a second of publicly funded airtime needs to be sacked tomorrow
Laura Tingle is "counselled" and they air this unhinged troll
👇🏾
So, that's that.
Here.
Gone.
Quite the obligation
to do right and live well
and be kind
and hope others feel similarly motivated.
Have a good weekend.
@abcperth
Social media team at Courier Mail in BUNGLED attempt to score cheap points against a vastly more skilled and respected practitioner of journalism.
@abcperth
Mark McGowan doesn’t have to quarantine when he gets home from his Sydney court appearance.
That he intends to, suggests not higher principle,
but a bloke desperate to spend a week on the sofa, in his undies, eating cheezels and watching old eps of Outback Truckers.
@abcperth
In recent times I have felt the need to remind anyone who cares …
that The West, Gina Rinehart, Kerry Stokes and all their friends and acolytes, in no way represent me as a West Australian or reflect how I see the world and my place in it.
I can’t of course speak for others.
On today's radio evidence - almost wall to wall opinion from listeners -
@westaustralian
has misjudged frustration as broad sentiment. Yes there is disappointment and anger, but also a deep well of faithful support underpinning the McGowan response. Like it or not.
@abcperth
Familiar complaint ...
But reckon most footy fans around the country are really tired of Fox Footy commentary teams displaying their lazy, cheerleading for Victorian teams.
#foreverfreo
#AFLDogsFreo
To unsure or No leaning voters.
Most of you aren’t cookers, or neo Nazis or racists and I reckon you do have some faith in democracy and government making decisions on behalf of the community …
So don’t side with that crowd.
Vote
#yes
instead.
Help build hope, not regret.
Just one thing ...
Dear
@MarkMcGowanMP
,
if I am twice vaccinated and boosted and then produce a negative test before I fly ...
what risk do I pose to your citizens?
All good reasons welcome.
@abcperth
James Brayshaw declares "Lions fans nervous" and ten seconds later they extend the lead to 36 points.
Who are these idiot circus spruikers? And why do they have so little regard for their audience?
#AFLLionsPies
Malicious intent, empty of conscience.
The very template of a News Corp columnist.
@abcperth
Miranda Devine apologises for tweets ahead of defamation settlement
Hey
@BasilZempilas
I'm not in this space much anymore, but I really think you should change your mind about closing a space where women could feel safe.
This is not about shaming or sneering at you. Please just change your mind.
Dear
@CricketAus
You’ve brought bookmakers into our grounds;
legitimised a culture of poor sportsmanship
and sold whatever credibility you had
for the next dollar.
The ABC remains a more honorable custodian of this great game than you will ever be.
@abcperth
@abcnews
We're going into lockdown for a week.
Hospitality closes.
No school tomorrow.
Mask wearing outside mandatory.
Be stoic. Stay calm.
Let's do what we must West Australians.
#COVID19
@MarkMcGowanMP
@abcperth
This
#federalelection
is also crucial
to the future and integrity of journalism in Australia.
We are meant to serve the public interest
not the partisan interest.
People are increasingly infuriated by us
for refusing to recognise the difference.
#auspol
@abcperth
#
To those I know
to those I don’t,
thank you so very much for your
kind words of condolence
and fond reminiscences of your own Mums.
I’m only experiencing that which
many of you already have -
and if it flicks a light of warm memory
then we all bask in it.
Thanks again.
Because I still check in with QR codes ...
WA Health has confirmed I was in a covid area of concern - (seeing Dune at Raine Square.)
Asked to test.
Incredibly easy and convenient.
Stay in tonight.
Expect good news tomoz.
Keep doing the right thing.
#GetVaccinatedNow
@abcperth
Whoever I am,
heathen, skeptic, barbarian,
agnostic, secularist, humanist
whatever,
I will not tonight be paying much attention to those
who claim to be God’s representatives on Earth.
@abcperth
Sky News wishes to apologise to Senator
@sarahinthesen8
for broadcasting appalling comments by Senator
@DavidLeyonhjelm
earlier today, and for highlighting them in an on-screen strap. A producer has been suspended pending an internal investigation.
Relieved today to finally reveal that young Hugh was diagnosed with and has since recovered from ...Covid 19 in Istanbul.
He is quite well and tells me he no longer wears a bell.
Just a reminder to our
@abcperth
audience that most people will shake this off.
(Sighs deeply.)
Brian Taylor.
"Good travelling side Collingwood."
Encapsulates everything the rest of the country hates about the AFL and its media partners.
#AFLSwansPies
To all Australian media, notably the Harvey Norman Dailies …
You completely misread voter intent at yet another election …
Stop trying to manipulate outcomes.
Report news.
Prioritise fact checking over opinion
Pursue truth.
Or die an unmourned death.
#Vicvotes22
@abcperth
How can the
#AFL
be so progressive and encouraging and still be in the thrall of gambling companies? They are truly shaking hands with the devil and we should protest it.
Weak.
#Brownlow
@abcperth
Dear bank wanting to charge my really quite dead Mum an account fee of $30 on her 0.00 balance and now warn me of a late payment fee - how about I call you on Monday and we have a little chat?
@abcperth
Beyond the sad and enduring legacy,
there is really nothing else I want
or need to know about Shane Warne’s death
or his family’s grief.
Enough now.
@abcperth
Let tomorrow be the last January 26
#AustraliaDay
Nothing to lose.
Nothing to fear.
Everything to gain.
Let's tell the true story of Us.
#changethedate
Proud to moderate a forum on the
#VoiceToParliament
in Freo this week. A full house heard myths debunked and a compelling argument in support of the YES case.
Nothing to fear and everything to gain.
Let’s be a better Australia and back our First Nations people.
@abcperth
Father and son just rode past my place.
Kid about ten, trailing one bike length behind, suddenly calls out.
“I love you Dad.”
He shouts back.
“Love you too, mate.”
Great to hear both the power of words to encourage and the willingness to express them.
@abcperth
Spoke up about the McGowan government seemingly more concerned with broken basins than broken kids - and a minister who repeatedly tries to explain its not easy to retrofit our hottest prison with air conditioning.
How about giving it a try.
Give a damn.
@abcperth
#banksiahill
For those of us lucky enough to live lives of privilege in this country, has there been a more compelling argument put forward in this campaign?
What’s better for us is not always what’s better for me.
#auspol
#AusVotes2022
@abcperth
To those,
piling on
@freodockers
and wanting to reaffirm
how shit we are -
or how stupid fans are -
for supporting the club ...
Shut up.
We love them.
For all the flaws.
Jog on. (as the youngsters say.)
#foreverfreo
I have spent the past two months emptying my head of the 24 hour news cycle and the world of reactive opinions and views of which I was part.
And I have found space and room to read and consider, stare into space or ignore.
It is exhilarating and strongly recommended.
@abcperth
No WA Liberal voted for Julie Bishop other than
@JulieBishopMP
. Take a long look at the list of members who supported Peter Dutton. On Monday let all of them explain why.
Nice work
@westaustralian
@abcperth
HOW YOUR WA FEDERAL LIBERAL MPs VOTED IN THE LEADERSHIP BALLOTS. Might assist you as we head towards the next Federal poll. Courtesy today’s
@westaustralian
@westaustralian
The children of the boomer generation are putting in many more hours of unpaid overtime than their parents ever did.
And working on weekends.
And often with insecure short term contracts.
The premise of the story is nonsense, but the agenda is clear.
After talking to a statewide audience today, I genuinely believe that arguments to retain
#AustraliaDay
on Jan 26 are running out of steam.
I reckon more and more people are being drawn to something better and more truthful.
Let's call it the real story of us.
@abcperth
I believe in the intent of the
#VoiceToParliament
and I think most Australians will endorse it.
Voting
#Yes
will provide hope and opportunity. The promise of something better.
Voting No is to do nothing, believe in nothing and not even want to try.
America talks so loudly,
consumes so hungrily, shoots so recklessly
and prays so fervently,
you have to wonder
if it has any capacity
to even hear
the cries
of its aching
heart.
@abcperth
Robodebt is the story of the week. A planned and vindictive attack on the poor.
But Labor's super changes? Sure, let's call that class war.
A pissant performance by most Australian media. Lazy apologists. As ever.
@abcperth
Dear
@CricketAus
I know the lady who has a key to a brilliant 1.6 billion dollar stadium in covid free WA.
It might also be one of the only places we can win a test against India.
Whaddya reckon? Call below for details.
@WACA_Cricket
@abcperth
And finally …in the Senate race in WA
Legalise Cannabis Australia with
3.8% of the vote …
finished ahead of
Pauline Hanson's One Nation
with 3.2% of the vote.
The times they are a changin’
Good night.
#ausvotes
#auspol
@abcperth
What is the justification, the logic, the community benefit ...
in putting Willie Rioli (or anyone) before the courts
on a possession of marijuana charge?
Demeaning, archaic and self defeating.
@abcperth
@WestCoastEagles
It's goodbye and good riddance to
#kingleopold
...
our East Kimberley ranges are now the Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges, a combination of the Ngarinyin and Bunuba traditional names for the area.
Onya
@benwyatt
@abcperth
Mark McGowan went to Gage Roads on Friday night. It's been revealed as an exposure site.
Whatever you think of his current decision making, I reckon he'd earnt a quiet uncomplicated covid free beer.
@abcperth
Absolutely unbelievable finish
@ScorchersBBL
#BBLFinal
Congratulations champs.
Brilliant effort by the Heat. Hope they get an apology from the Harvey Norman Daily for that ungracious nonsense.
@abcperth