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freelance video journalist. former international correspondent for @abcnews based in Istanbul.

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Tom Joyner
3 years
I’ve been in Ukraine since the start of this week. Going to share some photos I’ve taken in the time since
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Thanks to Nick Tabakoff from @australian for the story about me getting a massage in Ukraine. I’m not sure why it’s scandalous and I’m not embarrassed by it. I thought the massage was interesting hence why I posted it to Insta. My handle is (at)tom.joyner if you’d like follow btw
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I’ve just woken up to so many messages and tweets of support from so many people. Thank you all for such kindness, I am smiling ear to ear ☺️
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A lot has changed in Ukraine in the last few days. @isabellahiggins and I have been in Lviv. The city and atmosphere has changed a lot. Here are a few more photos I’ve taken:
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I'm heading home tomorrow after two months in and out of Ukraine. This last stint was spent in Kyiv with @isabellahiggins . We visited a few villages around the capital that were occupied by Russian soldiers. Here are some photos I took (and some observations) from along the way:
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3 years
My ABC colleagues and I have been working hard to bring our audiences stories from Ukraine over the last month or so. My shoulders were sore from wielding a camera every day. So I took a single afternoon off during the 18 days I was in the area to do something to remedy that.
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I was in Poland this morning when Nick Tabakoff rang me at 5:21am to ask if I’d like to respond to people in “the newsroom” who thought my massage posts were “tone deaf”. All I’ll add now is it sounds like Nick needs a massage too. I recommend it!
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3 years
I’m now taking a few days off since we left Ukraine yesterday and handed over to the incredible @seanrubinsztein , @Em_Dawn and Brendan Esposito who are there now. A heartfelt thanks to all who have watched, read and listened along the way. You are all amazing ❤️
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Tom Joyner
4 years
I am very lucky to say that in 2021 I will be moving to Jerusalem to become a Middle East correspondent for the ABC. It is really a dream come true and I still can't quite believe it. It means I am leaving @abc730 which is very sad because the team here has taught me so much
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The evacuation of the kids was partly overseen by Olha Kotovska, from the Ukrainian Ministry of Education. She had barely slept because of the air raid sirens this week and the big task of caring for the kids, but she was totally devoted to it. “It’s very important to help them”.
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3 years
A couple days ago, I visited a school in Lviv where 329 vulnerable children, many with autism and no parents, were taking refuge. Ukrainian authorities had evacuated them from the Donetsk and Kyiv regions in the middle of the night to Lviv. That day left a big impression on me.
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I left my drivers license in a hotel room in Kyiv nearly a year ago. Just checked into the same hotel and asked if they had it. Bewildered, the staff checked under the till and it was there. “A miracle” one said with a smile. 😂
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2 years
Thank you again for watching and reading. Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
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3 years
One thing I’ve noticed is the way Ukrainians here are helping each other. There is a feeling of solidarity. Everywhere there are people signing up to volunteer their skills or time — like making camouflage from clothes scraps. Hospitality staff in Lviv show staggering kindness.
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3 years
Tomorrow, we will continue to talk to Ukrainians and cover the invasion from inside Ukraine. I’m very proud to work with my amazing ABC colleagues @isabellahiggins @NicholasDole @JadeMacmillan1 @RoscoeWhalan @michellerimmer_ I’ll update this thread with more photos later
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3 years
The night the children arrived, the school principal and Olha Katovska stayed up all night making records of each child to ensure all were accounted for. For some of the children it was their first time on a train. The next day they put on Spiderman: Homecoming to entertain them.
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Among Ukrainians of all ages we’ve spoken to these last few days, a common theme emerges: a sense of humble, quiet, unquestioned duty. When asked why they are doing what they’re doing to help others, they often give a look that says there was never really any other option
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These men showed us how they were making hundreds of Molotov cocktails in the carpark under an apartment block in the Lviv suburbs to be lobbed at Russian forces. “Right now everyone wants to help the country. Everyone is doing what he or she can to help our country survive.”
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In another part of Lviv, these women have switched their textile business to making uniform patches to donate for Ukrainian soldiers. There are eight women who work there, all have been touched by war in some way. “To sit at home and do nothing, I’d go crazy.”
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2 years
The streets of Makariv were a mess. Buildings had holes in them. Roofs had collapsed. We met a Ukrainian soldier who holding a traditional bread loaf called palianytsia. He raised it to his face a few times to inhale deeply with his eyes closed. "Palianytsia," he muttered to me.
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2 years
In my time here, I've worked with many incredible ABC colleagues and been lucky to see a few cities and towns across Ukraine. It would not have been possible without the help of local Ukrainian drivers and fixers. Here is a pic of our Kyiv fixer, Mariana, next to a blown up tank.
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3 years
Over the last few days in Lviv, shops have shut and crowds have thinned. Curfew has remained at night. A ban is in place on the sale of alcohol in the evenings. One afternoon, it snowed, casting a blanket of silence over the city.
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2 years
...And our exuberant driver, Eugeny, who always kept our spirits up and who seemed able to effortlessly cut and weave through kilometres of dense traffic.
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When we met her, Tetiana Notchenko was sorting through debris in her kitchen with her mother. "We used to gather here. The memories are heartbreaking," she said. While she was gone, a stray dog found refuge in her shed. It was frightened and barking a lot. She found it some food.
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One of the biggest dangers in the villages were mines and unexploded ordnance. We knew to avoid soft ground (grass and mud) for this reason. In Andriivka, some fences had warnings sprayed on them. Many destroyed homes showed no signs of life. At one, a dog greeted us excitedly.
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This woman, Liubov Khomenko, was wandering the street outside her destroyed home. She had survived the Russian assault but had discovered her neighbour had not. She was beside herself with fear and trauma. "There are people missing. Some of them we know were murdered," she said.
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Tom Joyner
3 years
There were no obvious signs of the Polish government making any large scale preparations for possible Ukrainian refugees if there was to be an invasion. I met these volunteers in Lublin, eastern Poland, who were preparing supplies
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3 years
I began last week at the Polish border. At the time, just about everyone I spoke to denied there was anything to worry about. Many said Russia would never invade. There was no sign of a big movement of Ukrainians fleeing west into Poland *yet*
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The next day, we visited Brovary, east of Kyiv. The hospital there had been close to the front line. Staff were living inside the hospital as war raged outside. "In my more than 20 years experience, I've never seen wounds like this," the deputy hospital director told us.
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3 years
These boys said they’d been doing firearms training alongside school since starting year 10. “I believe every man should know how to shoot and defend his homeland,” one said. He was 15.
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3 years
On Wednesday, @isabellahiggins and i went to visit parents at a community firearms training in the basement of a school. It was very surreal to see.
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3 years
10 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrike in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City in the early hours of Saturday, local media reporting. 8 of those killed were children.
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What I did encounter were dozens of Ukrainians passing into Poland over the crossing to buy cheaper groceries or sell cigarettes. This was a daily routine for many. Minibuses would ferry Ukrainians back and forth all day
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2 years
This man was in a warehouse that was shelled by Russian forces as he was trying to organise food supplies for distribution. Now recovering in hospital, he was listless and his eyes vacant. His mother wept as she kept bedside vigil. "I wish the war would end," he said.
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7 years
Turnbull’s Instagram stories continue to reveal details his odd lifestyle like this really low TV
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2 years
Front yards of homes along the main street in Andriivka were battlefields. Weapons were left strewn everywhere. It was as if everyone had left suddenly and in a hurry.
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2 years
In another nearby village, the head of the local council said authorities were still looking for bodies of those killed by Russian occupiers. So far they'd found 70 but expected more. "I don't understand how anyone can kill these people."
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2 years
The first town we visited was Makariv, west of the capital. People were starting to trickle back to pick through what remained of their homes after the Russians had left. At the time, 130 bodies had been found on streets. Roads and footpaths were littered in debris.
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As we left for the next village, I saw this stray cat outside in the carpark. Someone had tried to feed it.
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We met this man, Serhii Tepliuk, who was trapped for two weeks in his basement when Russians came to occupy his house above him. They sprayed graffiti on the wall and crashed a stolen car into his yard. "They kept interrogating us whether there were any girls around," he said.
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Tom Joyner
3 years
Each night I returned back across the border to Poland to my hotel in the town of Medyka. I kept feeling like I might have been missing something in the conversations I was having with Ukrainians.
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3 years
During the day, the temperatures were freezing. We were only a couple days away from Russian invasion, and Lviv was alive with music and activity. In Lviv, we were far from the Russian border and there was a feeling of security that came with that
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3 years
Life in Lviv appeared normal (it was also beautiful weather)
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This woman, Larysa, for example, had just arrived by train from near the separatist-controlled areas of Ukraine when we met her. Her daughter had pleaded with her to join her Lviv.
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3 years
After Russia launched its assault, @isabellahiggins and I spoke to Ukrainians about their next move. This woman, Ulyna Shchurko, said her sons had risen to the occasion. One rang his grandma to reassure her everything would be alright. “He calmed her down”
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3 years
Then Russia attacked in the early hours of Thursday. Lviv, the vibrant, colourful city I saw earlier in the week suddenly was transformed. Shops closed, long lines outside ATMs, air raid sirens in the morning. A curfew was put in place at night.
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3 years
One man, Taras Rodtsevych, we met earlier this week at a Ukrainian civil defence recruitment centre. We met him again on Thursday after the invasion began. “Before today, nobody actually 100% believed this would happen,” he said. “A lot of people are afraid.”
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Tom Joyner
2 years
I haven't used Twitter in a while but lots has happened in my life. I've left Jerusalem, had a month off in Australia, and am now based in a new ABC bureau set up in Istanbul🇹🇷. I'm hoping to find lots of stories from here and neighbouring countries. I'll have more to share soon!
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Walking around Lviv, we met some Ukrainians who had decided to make the move to Lviv out of fear of an imminent Russian attack. We heard reports of rising rents. I often saw young men in military uniforms walking (unarmed) in groups
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2 years
I love seeing these kind of bus stops in Ukraine, they remind me so much of the iconic Canberra bus shelters
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Not far up the road were these two shallow graves where we were told two women were executed and later buried. They'd been exhumed for examination by Ukrainian authorities by the time we'd arrived.
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3 years
On the weekend in Lviv, not far over the border from Poland, trains were leaving full of people for the eastern parts of Ukraine. Still nearly all I spoke to said there was no need to panic over a possible Russian invasion
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All day we tried to withdraw cash at different locations. They had either run out or the queues were too long. At this bank, people were frustrated by the situation. Staff tried to explain that more cash would arrive soon.
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2 years
I remember thinking how chilling it was to see Russian jackets, takeaway food, a can of Monster energy drink, shoes, syringes. It had been occupied by Russian soldiers only days before we got there. All of it behind a torched school. There was still a school bus parked out front.
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In Bohdanivka, we found abject horror. Behind a local school, Russians had set up camp. There was a burnt out tank. Graffiti. Food scraps. Rubbish. The smell of burning was still hanging thick in the air.
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2 years
For the last few days @NicholasDole and I have been in Moldova, a small country that borders Ukraine. Since Russia's invasion, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed over the border. Here are a few photos I've taken along the way:
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3 years
Absolutely heartbreaking. From a 22yo Palestinian woman in Gaza today: "We say to each other 'Are you still OK? Are you still alive? Are you still fine? Is there bombing around you? We are saying bye to each other before sleeping. This is not drama. This is the real thing."
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Tom Joyner
7 years
Everyone in Sydney this morning #voteyes
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An 11-year-old boy called Finn from NZ has a message for the boy in the iconic shot from a boat escaping Mallacoota. They are the same age and have the same name 😭(from a local FB group)
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2 years
Last week I went back to Ukraine, this time briefly to the port city of Odesa with @NicholasDole . Although it hasn't come under major direct attack (much like Lviv), the atmosphere is very different. Here are some of the photos I took:
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Tom Joyner
3 years
Again down to the hotel lobby this morning because of sirens in Lviv 🇺🇦. There are many people cradling pets. Some people are weeping. One man is keeping his children occupied with drawing on a board in a nearby room. All look exhausted.
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3 years
Today was the second morning of air raid sirens blaring in Lviv and other Ukrainian cities. We were woken by hotel staff in our rooms and rushed downstairs with all the other guests around 6am. The atmosphere was muted and anxious.
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Tom Joyner
2 years
The ABC faces a crisis of relevance. The writing has been on the wall for years now: broadcast audiences are in sharp and irreversible decline. Those who stand to lose the most are young people across the country. I want to play a role in changing that.
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6 years
My first ever @abc730 story is airing tonight! It's about an invasive species of ant that has wiped out tens of millions of red crabs on Christmas Island, and the ambitious plan to save them by introducing a foreign species of wasp Tune in at... uh... 7:30pm
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5 years
Things I’ve learned since moving to Perth: - train lines follow the highway so you can stare at motorists - they spell the name Stuart without the S (Tuart ??) - there are only two states, WA and Over East - people love the potato shop called Spudshed - sandgropers
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5 years
Shout out to the other Tom Joyner who I’ve never met but sends me nice messages every now and then
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2 years
I recently spent a week in southern Somalia, an area on the brink of famine and living through its worst drought in half a century. It is truly a horrific example of how human-induced climate change is affecting the most vulnerable. Here are some photos (and videos) I took:
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2 years
Just wanted to tweet something I’m proud of: today I passed my Turkish exam! Ben çok mutluyum 😊
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5 years
If your friend ever wrongs you just send them this as a reminder of their obligations under the law
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5 years
Personal news: I am excited to be joining the team at @abc730 as a Perth reporter in a couple weeks. It's a privilege to continue covering the great and fascinating state of WA! That means I'm also leaving the Goolie, a town that has changed my life over the last year and a half
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6 years
Behold a $9.17 (!) bottle of water at Sydney airport
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3 years
A beautiful evening at the beach in Gaza
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2 years
always great to work with the legendary ABC London team 🇬🇧
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8 years
Life comes at you fast
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3 years
Good points made. I used "clashes" today in coverage. I will stop from now on
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Middle East Eye
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Many pro-Palestinian activists have criticised the term "clashes" for implying a degree of equality in the use of violence and that both sides are equally to blame
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7 years
Always gReat to chat 2 pEople on the train-malc
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I’m not sure if this is common knowledge but WA has a piece of legislation called the Dog Act 1976
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2 years
Tonight on @abc730 , @isabellahiggins and I visited Bohdanivka on the outskirts of Kyiv. It’s one of many villages in the area that was until recently occupied by Russian troops. We spoke to residents about what happened.
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8 years
Immensely proud to go out on this note as an @honi_soit editor this year. This is our final edition for 2016, on stands across campus
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A Tom Joyners update: yesterday I was invited to a Joyner reunion at the other Tom Joyner’s house. Everyone was very nice. I now have many new cousins, aunts and uncles 🥰
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A sign above a major street in Lviv: “Russia go fuck yourself”
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This is Abby, it’s her second day at the ABC’s Kalgoorlie office where she’s just started an Indigenous traineeship! She’s already smashing it in her new job 🥳👏
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2 years
Moldova is poorer than some of its neighbours (like Poland) also taking in Ukrainian refugees. I was struck by how much ordinary Moldovans wanted to give what they could. "I couldn't sit in front of the TV and watch the news. We need to do something," said one volunteer, Katerina
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3 years
On the road a few kilometres from the Gaza border, the road is lined with eucalyptus. It feels like anywhere in Australia
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Tom Joyner
6 years
Mary... thank you
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5 years
(sorry for the indulgent post) Two years ago almost to the day I started a dream job in kalgoorlie, WA. Today it’s my last day in this great state before I start a new gig in the Melbourne office in a few weeks. Thank you to everyone here for the memories! 🎉
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6 years
Ive never won any like this before but i won a small prize in the Australian Photographer of the year 2018 awards! thanks to the people who were nice enough to let me take their pic 😊
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1 year
The fact so few young people watch/listen to flagship ABC broadcast programming should be treated as the organisation's number #1 existential threat. Others suggesting the 7pm bulletin audience has always skewed older are both wrong and miss entirely the point.
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Exclusive in tomorrow's media section: Leaked data reveals how the ABC's audience has become dominated by boomers, with more than 80 per cent of ABC News 7pm viewers over 55.
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The owners of the house, George and Nina, were happy to have the Ukrainians' company. George was emotional telling us his son in Kyiv had urged him to help refugees. He said he was delighted by the sound of children's laughter echoing around his home. They were like a family.
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Tom Joyner
3 years
Never reveal your true voice
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3 years
the perfect intro for @tomrjoyner on ABC radio this morning [sound on 🔊]
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5 years
This is a tweet for Kelvin on Gumtree to prove I am a real person and not a scammer
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2 years
Overall, from our brief visit, I thought the city was beautiful. This is Odesa's famous opera house. It's quite regal when you see it in person. Now, it's surrounded by sandbag barricades and empty streets. The sign in this photo says "Odesa – Ukraine!!!"
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3 years
I am flying internationally tonight for the first time since Covid. Passengers spaced out, flight crew are wearing disposable cover-all suits and eye visors, getting to the gate took about 4 hours. Still very exciting!!!
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2 years
One guy we spoke to, Dmytro Kyryk, a software engineer, said if he hadn't been helping out, he'd be doomscrolling on his phone. Filling sandbags had given him a sense of purpose and value he'd lost at his day job. "Being busy, it actually helps with panic attacks," he said.
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That’s why I am running to be the next staff-elected director on the ABC board. I have long independently campaigned for change within the organisation, and have a record of years of innovation, mentorship, collaboration. To my colleagues, please vote 1 Tom Joyner for ABC board.
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On Monday, we met a family of 7 Ukrainians who’d fled from Odessa to Moldova. Somehow they’d found their way to the home of a kind retired couple in a sleepy village outside the capital. There wasn’t much room but they made it work. They felt safe there
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At the border, we spoke to mostly women and children. They had farewelled husbands/fathers/brothers who couldn't leave Ukraine (because they're of military age) and dragged their suitcases to Moldova. Many were crying. There were lots of kids (and adults) clutching soft toys.
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3 years
My last day in Gaza today. It’s been a really life changing experience over the last few days. The people in Gaza are strong and generous. I have several stories to write in the coming weeks! Can’t wait to go back
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This volunteer had crafted a periscope out of PVC pipe, foam, glue and mirrors. It will allow soldiers to peer over barricades on the front line. She was rightfully proud of her invention. "This building is filled with Odesa humour, smart heads and golden hands," she told us.
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