@CroweDM

Europe Correspondent at @theage and @smh. Previously Chief Political Correspondent in Canberra. Former director, National Press Club.

 London
theage.com.au/by/david-crowe-h0waa9
Joined March 2010
  • Tweets32.9K
  • Following2.8K
  • Followers45.4K
2KMedia
They’re targeted day and night — and these railways workers still turn up to work. From Kyiv: smh.com.au/world/europe/we-a…
28
6
138
9,297
David Crowe retweeted
Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchamp17h
North Korea is a democratic republic. Literally in the name of the country!
Elon Musk
@elonmusk19h
Hitler was a far left socialist. Literally in the name of his party!
75
713
9
16,140
213,614
No, @elonmusk, the U.S. stopped funding Ukraine last year. In fact, U.S. companies make money on American weapons for which we Europeans pay. The more you meddle in our politics and the more you play politics with your products, the more you damage your brand.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk19h
Replying to @elonmusk
And some of that US taxpayer money comes back through multiple laundry machines to fund political campaigns in America, which is why you see some politicians caring more about Ukraine than America!
1,066
7,851
295
41,424
751,234
I've been in those trenches every month or two for the last four years. People are tired, they miss their families, they have their frustrations. But they are there, still holding the line, with full clarity that if they let go, Russia and its tyranny will come to their homes.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk19h
What’s actually going on in Ukraine is that there is a massive incentive difference between the elites and the people. The former have grown very rich off the hundreds of billions flowing to Ukraine, while the latter’s children are conscripted to die in trenches.
95
467
5
2,929
47,656
Behind the broken shops — a broken social contract. In France, the violence and looting is only one part of a political and economic crisis. theage.com.au/world/europe/t…

The violence of the streets of Paris looked like rage. It revealed a society that will take years...

There is despair in France over how to stop a violent upheaval turning into a social collapse. The breakdown in order is so widespread, that it is impossible to turn away with a Gallic shrug.

theage.com.au
3
7
826
David Crowe retweeted
Enzo Morel
@mtwit75Oct 21
Puisque la CGT voulait censurer ce reportage « Au cœur des violences », et avant que celui-ci ne soit supprimé, en voici une sauvegarde. À voir ou à revoir.
Clément Garin
@cgtvoffOct 21
"Toute l'équipe a failli et doit démissionner" : la CGT de France Télévisions réclame le départ de Laurent Delahousse et de ses collaborateurs du 20 Heures cg-tv.com/articles/toute-l-e…

"Toute l'équipe a failli et doit démissionner" : la CGT de France Télévisions réclame le départ de...

Ambiance tendue dans les couloirs de France Télévisions ! Après l'édition du 20 Heures consacrée aux violences du 17 octobre, Laurent Delahousse et son équipe sont dans le viseur de la CGT qui...

cg-tv.com
400
6,773
362
13,326
1,885,884
Police allege a far-left extremist was the man responsible for burning down the Limoges town hall. smh.com.au/world/europe/unma…

Unmasked: The far-left extremist suspected of burning down 143-year-old town hall

Security experts have estimated about 5000 “black bloc” or far-left violent actors were on the ground during the riots in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Limoges.

smh.com.au
4
11
1,228
Amazing footage.
The Associated Press
@APOct 22
Two bystanders, including a television reporter, rescued a driver from a sinking car trapped in floodwaters in Morayfield, Australia, on Thursday. Australian Broadcasting Corporation reporter Will Murray and another man jumped into the water and swam towards the vehicle to help the trapped driver.
6
56
2,082
France is adrift, politically, fiscally and socially. My column in @FT ft.com/content/616c796b-a288… via @ft

Is France spinning out of control?

The country faces multiple crises and the political class seems incapable of responding

ft.com
1
15
1
37
4,902
David Crowe retweeted
Marie Gentric@MarieGentricOct 19
Voici un extrait de la vidéosurveillance qu'un commerçant a partagé avec moi aujourd'hui. Samedi, il a assisté au pillage du magasin dans lequel il travaillait depuis 29 ans, sans rien pouvoir dire, ni faire. "Ils étaient trop nombreux". L'ouvrage d'une vie, détruit en une soirée
508
4,898
457
15,622
5,861,034
The 11pm curfew has just taken effect in Place de la Republique in Paris. Up to a point.
6
33
2,089
Conformément aux instructions du Premier ministre @SebLecornu et du ministre de l’Intérieur @NunezLaurent, afin de protéger les personnes et les biens des risques de violences et de pillages commis ces derniers jours par des groupes de jeunes délinquants, le @prefetpolice a pris des arrêtés périmétriques d’interdiction de rassemblement et de manifestation, dans certains secteurs de Paris. Ces arrêtés prennent effet à 20h ce jour jusqu’à 6h demain. Plus d'informations : prefecturedepolice.interieur…
103
255
90
700
191,646
What’s the greater cause? Opposing Macron? Or getting free sneakers?
4
18
1,487
Awful news about Helen Haines — a principled politician and a thoroughly decent human being. Wishing the best for her.
29
256
4,164
Interesting comment on my article today. I don’t agree — I spoke to Parisians who are shocked and angry at the looting and pointless damage. They do not think it’s just another protest. theage.com.au/world/europe/n…
6
2
20
1,816
Parisians, on their way to work on Monday morning, are stopping to see the scale of destruction. One calls out a thank you to street cleaners as she cycles past. theage.com.au/world/europe/n…
9
45
2,722
Who are the rioters in Paris? This is what I saw. smh.com.au/world/europe/noth…

Nothing left to loot: Parisians ponder the real cost of another night of riots

There’s still some sympathy with the protesters’ original demands, but it’s hard to escape the sense that these riots reflect a modern France facing troubled times, reports David Crowe from Paris.

smh.com.au
6
27
2,966
Police and protestors are clashing time and again in Paris tonight. The police fire tear gas to disperse the crowd. Then the crowd regroups.
8
24
1,633
They were not looting “luxury” stores on the Paris street I’m on. I just walked past a smashed-up florist.
BFM
@BFMTVOct 18
"Arrêtez de faire les choqués pour une vitrine de luxe pillée": le coup de gueule de la compagne de Lucas Digne après les violences du 17 octobre l.bfmtv.com/1APL

"Arrêtez de faire les choqués pour une vitrine de luxe pillée": le coup de gueule de la compagne de...

En réponse aux nombreux actes de violence qui ont marqué le mouvement de contestation du samedi 17 octobre, Tiziri Digne, la compagne du défenseur du PSG Lucas Digne, a tenu à rappeler les révoltes...

rmcsport.bfmtv.com
6
40
3,043
The scale of the violence has shocked the people of France. From Paris:
10
1
29
1,839
Paris cleans up after the shocking violence on Saturday. You can see the evidence of what some call an insurrection.
9
1
56
2,638
Load more