Alex Johnston @swegen31 Twitter profile

Last Seen Profiles

@MNuukunde

@tigerpunksX

@4iaugu

@STAY_SERG

@ChristianAaby

@Mohamma78108419

@Mural

@pantungalimar

@tumsat63

@Khadija4566

@stwmaniax

@stw_pdg

@BirkyJane

@stw_pdg

@keikofuradance

@ad_quig

@Eliss1011532708

@ryanmaddoxx

@DCMProject

@Segooh_

@jandakembangstw

@AWSCloudIndia

@wawieli

@neymaratio

@HCSOST

@stw46

@tenkai_thegamer

@alex6inclair

@jandakembangstw

@CaraSheridanA

@Seeker

@Hingeneral

@elder_foxy

@HhGjf99

@EmmaP5801

@ViP_elshiko

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

I’m in trouble if the lockdown lasts less than six months because the jigsaw puzzle I’m working on says 3-5 years.

75

531

5K

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

@NedNeutrality This reminds me of the time I asked for extra salt on my edamame

3

52

2K

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Can’t remember a sadder day during my time in Tasmanian news. Respect for colleagues from all outlets who are covering the story with professionalism and empathy.

17

16

1K

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Sue Hickey has again used the Speaker’s chair to make a public comment, this time responding to Eric Abetz’s response to her! #politas #auspol @WINNews_Tas

42

347

803

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 months

Every other streaming app: we’ve been reading your thoughts so here is the show you logged in to watch Kayo: you’ve watched nothing but footy and golf since you subscribed but how about the V8s in Darwin?

10

29

604

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

@dannolan With my rat army and birds of prey we’ll attack from above and below

4

3

564

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

@dannolan *Alanis voice* I’ve got ten thousand rats when all I need is a wife

2

9

507

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

After being peppered with short balls by the Indian media, look how pleased @tdpaine36 was to get a half-volley from home! @brentcostelloe @WINNews_Tas

148

15

479

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Hearing Hobart will be confirmed tomorrow as host of the 5th Test #Ashes

37

38

481

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

Sounds like they’re not going to accept anything less than a first round draft pick

Omid Scobie

@scobie

5 years

Buckingham Palace have sent their own statement out, adding that discussions with the couple are at “an early stage.”

351

394

2K

10

35

420

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

It would appear a One Nation billboard vehicle has been set on fire on Hobart’s Eastern Shore. #politas #ausvotes

43

107

358

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

I feel like I’m on borrowed time keeping my Peter Dutton/Tom Hanks love triangle a secret

6

27

265

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

@AaronGocs Andrew and Usain Bolt

3

1

233

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Tell us what you really think, @SueHickeyTas #politas

16

43

228

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 years

Way back in 2004 @WINNews_Tas took a chance on me as 19 year old who knew nothing about TV but really wanted to be a journalist. 15 years later I’m proud to be heading back to the Hobart newsroom as news director for Tasmania.

36

7

216

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

@JustinThomas34 Shame Bryson was ruled out. He could have picked up a bar in the gym and accidentally won a weightlifting medal.

8

1

182

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

I know the Bridgewater Bridge build has been a challenge but this is really thinking outside the square. #politas

Paramount+ Australia

@ParamountPlusAU

3 years

Our compelling new adventure series will see 12 Aussies abandoned in the Tasmanian wilderness, forced to work together to build a 300-metre-long bridge in just 20 days. Did we mention there’s a $250,000 prize on the line? Apply now -

6

7

17

9

18

184

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

@beermitchell 7.21 on vet’s advice

3

1

172

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

8 years

This isn't a verse of We Didn't Start The Fire I'm familiar with...

Lyle Shelton

@LyleShelton

8 years

Penis tucking, chest binding, grinder hook-ups, masturbation, homosexual role play etc all courtesy of Safe Schools.

40

3

5

12

62

163

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

There was a time in Hobart when the only thing that would attract a line this long in January was tempura mushrooms

Dave Flower

@dmflower

3 years

This is the queue at Chemist Warehouse in Salamanca. Probably 200 behind and still streaming in. #covid19tas

5

1

10

20

157

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

I’m pleased your merch comes in XXL, @tdpaine36

6

3

143

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

1 year

Takes a bit to shock me these days but this decision has floored me. #politas

33

39

152

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

A man who’s had experience standing up to dinosaurs

1

5

148

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

Sorry. That was my favourite joke when I was about 8 and it felt topical.

5

1

144

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 years

After eating it for a second time, I’m prepared to declare this chilli prawn scramble from Bear With Me the best breakfast dish in Hobart 🌶 🍤 #editas What are some other contenders? We could have a tournament 🍳

30

2

140

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 years

Just met this beautiful human and told him the country appreciates him

8

0

141

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

Just helped a woman get some mozzarella off the top shelf of the fridge at the supermarket and now I’m walking round like I’m Paul Salmon

5

8

136

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 years

I’ve been completely fixated on what it would be like to be stuck in there. Cold, dark, damp...utterly frightening. But let’s not dwell on Latham’s mind, we should be celebrating the rescue in Thailand.

1

9

137

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Haven’t been this excited about an event in Launceston since I saw Bardot at the Silverdome ☠️

9

2

134

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

I turn 37 on Sunday but I enjoy a lime spider as much as I did when I was 7.

8

1

135

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

There’s not many people in public life in Tasmania who haven’t had an interview filmed by this guy! End of an era at @WINNews_Tas today, with Matt Growcott packing up the tripod after 18 years of loyal service. His dedication, talent and professionalism will be missed 🎥

7

2

132

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

One of Hobart’s most popular restaurants, Bar Wa Izakaya, is shutting its doors temporarily. #editas #politas

17

46

129

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 years

@WINNews_Tas @7milegolf @LukasJMichel @mikeclaytongolf @cdpgolf1 Here's the story! Thanks to Mat and Mike for being so generous with their time. You can probably tell by my voice that I'm pretty excited about it opening. @7milegolf #golf

10

22

127

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

3 ABC employees liked the video of me singing karaoke. Will it be played in senate estimates?

6

13

123

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 years

I dare you to find a more Tasmanian outfit @7Cricket

12

8

126

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

Fitzies City Cafe?!?

17

2

125

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

@letsgoayo God I’m relieved to discover there are two Tom Hollands

0

1

122

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 years

The ABC published my little joke #politas

5

17

116

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 years

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has told parliament he’d support changing the date of Australia Day to the last weekend in January. #politas

6

9

116

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Indulge me one enormously self-absorbed tweet on my birthday. 2004. Jane Franklin Hall v Christ College. I could still run and I took 7/13 from 5.1 overs 🏏

22

2

114

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

11 months

Saw someone share this on FB but had to see it with my own eyes. This is from the brand new copy of the phone book delivered today!

25

11

116

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

Just saw a guy coming out of the Epping Forest truck stop balancing a bag of hot chips on top of two coffees. Despite the precarious situation he couldn’t help himself...he leant down and gobbled up a chip hands-free.

12

0

112

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Bails just going with the bare necessities for his Zoom setup

5

1

113

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

I’d remind those knocking the Jack Jumpers that some of the world’s most famous basketball teams have unusual origins. Utah picked a musical style and San Antonio are named after a Devonport nightclub.

13

2

109

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

1 year

The big four.

5

6

108

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Hearing from a solid source the next Tasmanian election will be called tomorrow for May 1. #politas @WINNews_Tas

19

32

104

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 years

I love that Tasmania’s two Test captains went to Brooks High and Rokeby High. Public schools rule.

4

16

101

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 years

Turn on @WINNews_Tas to see the latest update from @7milegolf 📺 @LukasJMichel generously gave us some of his incredible drone work to include in the story 🦅 #golf @mikeclaytongolf @cdpgolf1 @WINNews_Tas

4

12

103

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

11 months

It was Sassafras all along

8

7

100

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

1 year

We ended sport tonight with a beautiful show of compassion from Tasmanian junior footy ❤️ Big thanks to Duff TV for sending us the vision and to the Huonville and Glenorchy junior clubs for their permission to share it with our viewers 📺 @AFLTasmania @WINNews_Tas

3

9

99

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 years

A memorable day in the newsroom!

Channel9

@Channel9

2 years

. @9NewsAUS will complete its Australia-wide broadcast news network in 2023 with a flagship hour-long 6.00pm bulletin dedicated to Tasmania, live from a new Hobart studio seven days a week. #Nine2023

7

25

150

8

1

100

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

10 years

I didn't believe the hype but my god they're right, Renee Zellweger does look different. #lateline http://t.co/ja9QTYHxmQ

12

77

94

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 years

Still trying to get my head around it all! The next few days are going to be fascinating. Hodgman to Gutwein was a pretty smooth transition but I think the equation is a lot trickier this time. #politas

14

11

98

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

@RoyDT @AFL @WarnieDT Took me a good five minutes to realise this wasn’t Paul Haselby and Clive Waterhouse at the Freo b&f count

2

1

95

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 years

Mum should have picked a house with a decent view

4

1

93

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

1 year

This is some of the most compelling local reporting I’ve ever read. Hats off to the team who put it together, including those who presented it in such a dynamic way. #politas

Kent thought one race looked a bit 'strange'. But then it happened again

One stable dominates the harness racing industry — sometimes fielding an entire race with its horses. Insiders warn unusual races and betting mean integrity officers need to act.

www.abc.net.au

5

11

89

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

I implore you to watch Tasmanian news bulletins tonight. Nothing I’ve experienced has come close to covering the last few days. The @WINNews_Tas team is doing a incredible job in extraordinary circumstances. #politas #covid19tas

5

93

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

Little easter project. I grabbed a bunch of beers I’ve never tried before and I’m going to score them all out of 100. #editas #beer

19

0

91

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

1 year

4.55pm on a Saturday in the middle of winter. This was one of the great ideas🍷

2

3

91

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 years

Let me know when Craig Parry does a nude shoot and I’ll get excited

2

11

89

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Wordle 241 X/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 I’ve brought great shame on my family

11

1

89

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

8 years

Three and a half years later I feel like this probably deserves a retweet. #bacheloretteau @BacheloretteAU

1

27

85

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

It’s going to be a stretch localising the baboon story but we’ll give it our best shot

5

85

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 months

Tas Labor the undisputed world champions of making the story about them when it didn’t have to be. #politas

5

6

87

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Long time listener, first time caller 📻 #politas

3

1

87

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

Shane Fitzsimmons is the Phar Lap of communicating. Extraordinary capacity to keep doing the job. Day 5408 and he’s still coherent.

News Breakfast

@BreakfastNews

5 years

"We are not environmental bastards." @NSWRFS Commissioner @RFSCommissioner on hazard reduction burning, which he stresses is not the panacea for stopping fires spreading. #nswfires #AustraliaFires

181

1K

3K

2

8

86

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

Now he’s gift-wrapping material for @sarahcpr

Sean Spicer

@seanspicer

4 years

"She's doing a great job," President Trump said about @FLOTUS , he added "she's got great judgement, I do I listen to her" WATCH MORE: @POTUS @realDonaldTrump

39

58

211

12

3

82

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

10 months

@Leo_Puglisi6 Dan Andrews has been banned from Holey Moley

2

1

84

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Not many people have delivered more little moments of joy into people’s lives. What a wonderful life.

Monte Bovill

@MonteBovill

3 years

Peter Cundall has passed away peacefully today after a short illness. He was 94 @abcnews

130

365

2K

2

12

84

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

@MonteBovill Sending you love, Monte. Can’t have been easy capturing such raw moments but you reminded us that even the bravest in the community are human like the rest of us.

2

4

84

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

This water buyback story is really taking hold. I just walked past a bloke with a 💧 tattoo on his cheek. Talk about commitment!

2

5

78

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 months

Sophie is being far too generous here but it is indeed my last day at @WINNews_Tas . I feel so lucky to have been part of such a clever, compassionate team for the last 5 and a half years. Long live local news.

Sophie Kuryl

@sophkuryl

2 months

It’s our last day working with one of my favourite people in the whole world. @swegen31 is the funniest, kindest, most compassionate human. He’s led the @WINNews_Tas team outstandingly over the past 5 years, including through the challenges of the pandemic. It won’t be the same

4

0

35

15

1

82

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 years

We don’t stop and celebrate good things often enough. Tonight we made a fuss over @brentcostelloe for his 20 year anniversary at @WINNews_Tas and he deserved every nice thing that was said about him ❤️

8

1

83

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

@vanOnselenP No one reads a room quite like Tony

1

4

79

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

11 months

Elise Archer’s statement includes these well wishes… “I wish my successor Guy Barnett the best implementing my significant law reform agenda but note he is to shortly appear before the Privileges and Conduct Committee and could be short-lived in that role.” #politas

20

21

81

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 years

Albo’s dog already has more followers than I do. More than a decade of my life down the drain.

7

3

82

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 years

@MarkDiStef Comforting message for those who have been a Broad

3

5

76

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

When I interviewed @RodneyCroome earlier this month he said he felt betrayed by Labor on the religious freedoms issue. I asked Anthony Albanese about it today. #politas #auspol @WINNews_Tas

26

12

77

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Here’s a heartbreaker for the golfers out there. If you haven’t played Tasmania GC, the first hole is a short downhill par 4. A dude this morning sprayed his tee shot and then knocked a provisional ball in the hole. Found his first ball and made bogey. #golf hey

9

7

78

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

I misread the headline and thought oh no Grace Tame playing the bongos how embarrassing

5

1

77

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

Whoever laid out today’s @ExaminerOnline is clearly a Jono Duniam fan #politas

6

7

78

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

BREAKING: Mood Food at Kempton has run out of chicken salt

17

5

74

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

🐵

9

8

73

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Happy election day! I can’t describe how different I feel to the ball of anxiety I was on this day in 2018. So to those with skin in the game, good luck and remember to look after yourself #politas

2

1

76

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

No tweet has ever aged more poorly in just three minutes. #politas

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

Premier has called a snap press conference. @brentcostelloe has sussed out it’s not an NBL team. My guess is Westbury isn’t getting a band new prison. #politas

1

0

4

3

77

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

1 year

“Surely, Tasmania has the ingenuity and goodwill to gather our cultural practices together in a precinct where disparate paths can intersect.” A powerful contribution from Simon Bevilacqua. #politas

Stadium has ‘transformative’ power to be new MONA

Simon Bevilacqua has revealed what he really makes of the mixed-use stadium at Hobart’s Macquarie Point, saying the project is part of a much bigger cultural vision than we all realise.

www.themercury.com.au

6

7

76

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

We’re two people down today because of the Covid jab and I couldn’t be happier. Proud of our guys for taking the health of the nation seriously.

4

0

77

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 years

He just remembered he forgot to put his footy tips in

3

6

75

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 months

Have the fondest memories of Templeton and I writing parody news stories in each other’s scripts on a Saturday morning. We were politely told to take it to email after one nearly went to air. Can’t believe we’ve lost him. Life is so bloody precious.

9

0

76

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

As I was just discussing with @MegESydes , there was a time when the most dreaded job in a TV newsroom was working Christmas Day, now it’s whoever has to pixelate the nude solstice swim👨‍💻

9

4

76

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman is about to announce he’s stepping down. #politas

15

70

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

2 months

The best news you’ll read all year! @sophkuryl #politas

13

1

75

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

3 years

Made it ✈️

5

0

74

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 months

Mark Radford. What a beautiful, generous guy. Patiently answers my dumb questions after each game I go to. North West Coast royalty 👑

3

0

74

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

5 years

@MurrayLeeA Bread scallop

3

4

69

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

4 years

“I got Coronavirus from Tom Hanks” is a Gold Coast t-shirt vendor’s dream slogan

4

3

69

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 months

Ant power 🐜 @brentcostelloe @JackJumpers

6

5

72

Alex Johnston

@swegen31

6 months

The Premier didn’t mention this at Tuesday’s debate when I asked him what he’d do differently next time there was disagreement within his party room. #politas