@TooheyMatthew

Owner of a large and slightly weirdly-shaped head. | "Can become unpleasant when stressed." - Reviewer 2 | Purveyor of #GenderBalancingClothingCommentary

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Dear new followers, After butting up against Twitter's silly and arbitrary "can't follow more than 5,000 people" rule for the last 18 months I appear* to be allowed to follow more people now. I'll aim to add a few each day lest I trigger some kind of automated response.
Matthew Toohey@TooheyMatthew18 Nov 2020
Dear new followers, I would love to follow you back but Twitter has an arbitrary rule that I can't follow more than 5,000 people (well, 5,001 it turns out) until I have many, many more followers. No offence or shade is intended on my part.
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Priceless. From Albanese and Wale meeting in New York on UNGA sidelines. The last time they met, in Solomon Islands, Albanese (like everyone!) sat through a rather marathon Wale speech at Independence Day celebrations. Wale: "I gave you a Fidel"
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Media Watch
@ABCmediawatchSep 21
News Corp has turned, of course, to artificial intelligence, entrusting it to read council papers and turn out accurate, balanced, and fair copy, which it seems is going as well as its illustration which feature a protester missing his head. #MediaWatch
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Mike Rann@Mike_RannSep 21
Mike Rann recalls legacy of Don Dunstan 100 years after his birth abc.net.au/news/2026-09-21/d…

Mike Rann on 'maestro of the possible' 100 years after Don Dunstan's birth

On a day marking 100 years since the legendary premier was born, another former premier in Mike Rann recalls his own entry to politics under Don Dunstan's leadership.

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Henry Winkler
@hwinkler4realSep 20
OMG I was there .. Man could that guy water ski
Danny Deraney
@DannyDeraneySep 20
49 years ago today, Fonzie, clad in leather jacket and cut off jeans, "jumped the shark" on Happy Days.
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Who among us can resist a good Downfall parody?
Trita Parsi
@tparsiSep 21
LOL! Best Hitler-bunker-scene rendition so far! “You didn’t tell me these were the same Persians that defeated the Romans.” "Have Bari Weiss write why high oil prices are actually a good thing..."
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Suzie rizzio
@Suzierizzo1Sep 20
Hillary Clinton talking about Trump’s first inauguration and how when it was over George W Bush turned to her and said “That was some weird shit”. 😂😂😂
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Okay, so I'm working on my 3rd novel which is set in Australia in late 1984 I'm looking for any memories of that time - what stood out to you then - what was happening in Australian culture - slang that was used - any personal memories - whatever else you think might be relevant The best ones will get a character named after them (or they can choose a character name if they want to remain anon) Characters so far are: - multi-millionaire mining magnate (M) - Sth Aust Liberal senator (F) - ex-cop, private bodyguard for mining magnate (F) - ex-Vietnam veteran turned recluse (M) - local bush mechanic/Jack of all trades (M) - wealthy socialite, ex-wife of mining magnate (F) Thanks so much, and please share if 1984 isn't your thing 🙏🏽 xx
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While Mike Burgess is once again chasing the spotlight with his latest bout of malfunctioning hysteria, a reminder that this is how he posed in the front pages of ASIO's annual report Yes, that's right - a paid public servant posed for, and paid for, a full length portrait shot of himself and had it put in the very front of Australia's intelligence agency's annual report It's truly breathtaking. I’m trying to visualise how he could have made the exhibitionism worse for himself, but I suppose he could have had a tiara on as well .
Eddy Jokovich@EddyJokovichSep 18
Gosh, they’re still peddling this bullshit and expect us to believe it?
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Dave Donovan@davroszSep 19
Wait up folks, news flash! I have just received word that Dave Hughes may have made a substantially accurate tweet. Could be a fluke. An accident, after reading the Liberal Party talking points wrong, possibly.
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Kenny Devine
@TheKennyDevineSep 17
Smurfs? Is he talking about Smurfs?
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David Axelrod
@davidaxelrodSep 16
Closing the Kennedy Center, the official national memorial to John F. Kennedy, unless and until the name Donald J. Trump is added to it isn't the act of a president. It's the act of a petulant child. nytimes.com/2026/09/15/arts/… via @NYTimes

Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order

The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building.

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Dr Monique Ryan MP@Mon4KooyongSep 15
There's increasing evidence that the Exclusive Brethren not only had a significant physical presence in seats like Kooyong in the 2025 federal election. They also employed right-wing activists, including neo-Nazis and former Proud Boys, to disrupt election activities and campaigning, We have to get to the bottom of this - including the links between the Brethren, neo-Nazis, and the Coalition. Australians deserve to have confidence in the integrity of election campaigns and to feel safe participating in them. As member of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, I'll be supporting its Chair, Jerome Laxale, in asking the Exclusive Brethren's world leader Bruce Hales - and his son Gareth - to appear before the committee's inquiry into the 2025 Federal Election. theage.com.au/politics/feder…

‘The jig is up’: Global Exclusive Brethren leaders face grilling over election conduct

The church’s head Bruce Hales and his son Gareth are both set to be called before a parliamentary committee after this masthead revealed its links to harassment and stunts on the campaign trail.

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Michael J. Fox was just awarded the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, which has only been given out 7 times in Emmys history. here's his full speech "Initially, I kept my Parkinson's diagnosis a secret. I worried that it would affect my work and my relationship with audiences. Would they laugh if they knew I was sick? And then I was stunned by the support I got. The support from all of you. It was so uplifting. It made me feel like I could keep doing this and I hadn't lost what I do and they couldn't take this away from me. And it's because you stood up for me, and I really appreciate it."
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Six years after Aust historian Jenny Hocking won her legal battle to release secret correspondence between Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm Fraser & governor general John Kerr, her fight to reveal truth about Gough Whitlam’s dismissal is being adapted for stage theguardian.com/stage/2026/s…

Queen’s secret Whitlam correspondence inspires Sydney Theatre Company play in 2027

STC’s 2027 program also features Celeste Barber in Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris play, Tim Minchin as Scrooge and the return of The Picture of Dorian Gray

theguardian.com
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Aaron Smith
@aaronsmithSep 15
Eight months from podcast launch to Supreme Court. Strong first season.
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Props to Channel 7 for reporting on this. Too often now we see media outlets prioritising future access to a politician over accurate reporting.
7NEWS Queensland
@7NewsBrisbaneSep 15
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has had a Mar-a-Lago meltdown, telling an ABC journalist to "f off", before storming out of a press conference. He was grilled over his dinner with Donald Trump, which the Trump Organisation now says is a "complete fabrication".
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Let's leave aside ethics and morality and appearances and all that good stuff for the moment. Mr. and Mrs. Don Jr. must have the aggregate IQ of a kumquat to have thought it helpful to put this statement out.
nikki mccann ramírez@NikkiMcRSep 14
Bettina Trump, wife of Trump Jr., posts a lengthy Instagram caption responding to @propublica reporting that a Russian oligarch paid for over $170,000 of her wedding.
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Julia Ioffe
@juliaioffeSep 14
In Russian, we don't say "there's no free lunch." We say, "The only free cheese is in a mousetrap."
nikki mccann ramírez@NikkiMcRSep 14
Bettina Trump, wife of Trump Jr., posts a lengthy Instagram caption responding to @propublica reporting that a Russian oligarch paid for over $170,000 of her wedding.
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PM to Timmy Wilson: "I know Bill Kelty, and I know what he thinks of you. You could probably put it in print, but you can't say it in here." #Auspol #QT
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Irish President Catherine Connolly shoved Trump behind the smallest desk she could find and my God, she understood the entire fucking assignment. What a legend!
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The photo shows Trump signing the standard Distinguished Visitors Book at Áras an Uachtaráin as part of the routine ceremonial welcome in the state reception room, using the desk customarily employed for this by prior visitors including US presidents Biden and Obama. president.ie/en/media-libra… rte.ie/news/ireland/2… commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pres… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ras…
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